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Going Out With a Bang
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by Josh G. on July 7, 2014
What a ride it has been…the end.
Okay, so that sounds more like how the weekend series for the big club went, but the truth is this was much harder to do after an amazing run. It feels like there is so much to say in a short amount of space, and I'll do my best to include everyone responsible. By no means is this a sad post, however, and I'll always be around the Twitterverse as well as supporting the UCB in anything I can do.
The Conclave recently celebrated a year of bringing the best Birds on the Bat content to the masses, and it was at that point I was faced with a decision. Not THE decision like that one basketball guy but finding time to fit everything in finally reached a crossroads. Not everyone can be Shoptaw or Buffa after all!
I've been a sports writer for 20 years and never in my wildest dreams did I think getting to meet the GM of the Cardinals would happen, let alone multiple times. So it is fitting I provided the comedic relief this time around for my last installment of UCB weekend. Your faithful scrappy utility blogger has a higher calling (Graduate School) as well as a talented daughter to keep on her own college track that will now be my focus. I wouldn't be here without Mrs. Scrappy-Utility-Blogger, and I know she is ready to not have to share me with St. Louis baseball.
But the trio of readers left at this point didn't show up for reminiscing tales — this is still the Preacher's last ride! And the only way to finish it off has to be a final bold prediction. It is trade season but this campaign has surely not turned out as anyone predicted. The club is missing something and no, it isn't more cowbell. Another strong voice in the clubhouse would bring that competitive fire back, and it would just be icing on the cake if said voice also happens to be left-handed.
As I hinted at earlier, I'm going in a different direction even after David Price keeps mowing down the competition.
Getting ready for my final Conclave post. Teaser – how would Lester look wearing the Birds on the Bat?
— Joshua Gilliam (@aprfool79) July 6, 2014
Yup, you read that right. I do want Mo to pull off a trade for an ace and even from the AL East but not for a bidding war. Let the Blue Jays, Giants, and Dodgers play Price is Right and give up half their top ten prospects. Unless the Rays come back to Earth, it makes no sense to deal unless Longoria suddenly ends up in the conversation and well, Tampa hasn't suddenly been taken over by TLR as far as we know. It also hurts any possible deals now that the cellar belongs to the other surprise team of the division.
Boston fans can certainly understand the grumbling felt by the Cardinal backers, but they will also point out that St. Louis is still in playoff consideration. While the Red Sox continue to admire their hardware from last October, a possible big problem resides on the horizon. Depending on which reports you believe, contract negotiations with ace Jon Lester have stopped and not everyone is happy about it. Would that provide the necessary window for another Holliday-type deal in the making?
As Daniel has told me many times, In Mo We Trust, and I would support a deal for a rental in this case. Why when the cost would still be high and sending prospects to Boston seems like a really bad idea you smart people say? Trades on paper rarely ever make sense but look at what the Red Sox need. They lost one outfielder to free agency and have struggled to put talent on the field since beating the Cards. Obviously I'm not looking at Taveras or even Piscotty in this exercise, but Grichuk and even a healthy Ramsey certainly seem like a strong starting point.
For me, though, I honestly can see this deal getting done more than any other because Boston has very little to lose. The chances of locking up Lester may be slim, but I'm reminded of what Nick said about championships — players come and go but flags fly forever. Lester is exactly the type of ace needed to pair with Wainwright and throw in a Brock Holt type, shopping list complete. Of course this is easier said than done because surely even less than half a season of an ace would cost at least a pitcher too, right?
Well, would anyone miss a Cooney or Lyons (sorry Daniel) if it certainly brings the pedigree that Lester has to offer. And hey, he may truly like the National League and everything St. Louis has to offer as one of the other truly great cities to play in…okay pipe dream aside, they have to make a move so why not reach for the stars! I've been blessed to share a room with great people and will never forget the times shared over the years. To Nick and Daniel, thanks for bringing me along for the ride and bring home title No. 12 because odd numbers are no fun!
Till we meet again – Preacher
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This rare expression of Napa Valley winemaking is one of only 120 bottles that will ever be made. Think of it as a bit of Napa Valley history in your cellar and celebrated in a glass with friends and family. Your Premiere Napa Valley wine celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Judgement of Paris tasting when the winning Chardonnay was crafted by Mike Grgich, beating the best of French white wines. To commemorate this victory, they created an exquisite Chardonnay grown on their best Old Wente clone. These grapes were grown naturally, without artificial fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides and relied on wild yeast fermentation.


Docker is the vanguard of a new generation of tools based on the concept of containerization. A container is much like a virtual machine, except instead of using bulky and expensive hardware emulation, the host operating system runs contained software in an isolated environment. The important isolation benefits of running software in a virtual machine are retained without the bootup delay or overhead of running a nested operating system. This makes Docker a vastly more efficient replacement for many uses of virtualization tools such as Vagrant.
The real advantage of Docker is that it is now practical to run the entire cycle of development, testing, and production tasks in containers based on the same system image. The description of a system image can be bundled with the application code and runs the same everywhere, from laptops and desktops to rack servers and cloud instances. Even hardware-accelerated desktop applications like Google Earth and Chrome can be run in containers with no perceived overhead.


Attackers are looking to make quick, easy money with unsophisticated malware combined with sophisticated delivery methods. The majority of today's ransomware aims to target the largest vulnerable population possible.
"Ransomware as a Service (RaaS)" and the emergence of Bitcoin have lowered the barrier to entry even further for attackers.
Some ransomware is beginning to implement non-malware tactics that leverage "trusted" native tools, such as Microsoft's PowerShell. These tools can be used in the propagation of the ransomware as well as file encryption.
Nearly 99% of ransomware attacks we analyzed targeted Microsoft products. Mac users were largely untouched by the ransomware samples we researched.
If global headlines in recent months are to be believed, ransomware's increased ubiquity and sophistication have reached epidemic proportions. According to these reports, malware such as WannaCry and NotPetya have thrust ransomware into the public's consciousness in an unprecedented fashion, while businesses around the globe scramble to keep up with the onslaught of attacks.
While it's true that ransomware is more ubiquitous today than ever, a different reality exists when it comes to sophistication. According to a recent analysis of a large set of ransomware families by the Carbon Black TAU, the majority of today's ransomware errs on the side of simplicity in an effort to target a mass set of victims as easily and quickly as possible. The net? Attackers are looking to make quick, easy money with unsophisticated malware, combined with sophisticated delivery methods.
To understand the world of ransomware, Carbon Black examined a sample set of more than 150 ransomware families. Our analysis reveals the majority of ransomware attacks are guided by simple economics and likely derive from unsophisticated actors who often leverage pre-existing do-it-yourself (DIY) attack kits purchased from the dark web.
Those who are striking out on their own also tend to use more basic programming languages, such as .NET, and reuse code from open-source projects and websites.
Episodic ransomware attacks, such as NotPetya, have made for splashy headlines, but reveal more about the general unpreparedness of worldwide businesses to handle these attacks than they do about a sophisticated evolution of ransomware. These attacks highlight that the industry at large is often failing to do infosec basics, such as patching.
Businesses appear to be focusing too greatly on next-generation threats while being unable to defend against the current era of basic malware. What's more, the public attention to new threats distracts many organizations from the ability to tool their environments and train their staff to respond to basic attacks.
The level of effort needed to secure environments seems so daunting to many in leadership that an investment in response and recovery would appear to be a better investment. As ransomware grew in prevalence, many businesses accepted the risk of individual machines getting infected and losing localized data. These businesses implemented policies to quickly reimage the machine with its most recent backup and move on.
However, malware such as WannaCry and NotPetya have changed that equation by including worm functionality to spread across networks. Reimaging a single infected system was ineffective if the ransomware was able to quickly move across the network and infect additional systems. Businesses that had accepted the risk of handling few ransomware incidents now risked losing complete networks. This was seen in various British hospitals where operations were shut down completely while ransomware automatically spread itself across a widely vulnerable network.
However, just as NotPetya was incrementally more sophisticated compared to WannaCry, the Carbon Black TAU expects a rising-tide evolution of ransomware in the coming months as attackers attempt to further extort money from unprepared businesses and consumers.
While the defenses required to limit the spread and damage of ransomware could be easy to determine, their deployment across large organizations provide a challenge for many security teams. As ransomware becomes more sophisticated over time, such challenges only increase.
Security teams will have to implement better lines of defense to detect complex malware and adversaries using non-malware attacks to encrypt data. The development of more sophisticated malware isn't then limited to single adversaries; Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operators can deploy a single, complex malware to hundreds of thousands of potential victims at a time.
For this research, the Carbon Black TAU analyzed more than 1,000 ransomware samples, categorizing them into more than 150 distinct families. Ransomware, like most other malware applications, can be grouped based upon its development characteristics; methods of injection; and unique techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs).
These attributes suggest that each group was designed by the same set of developers for the same purpose. Each family could be unique in the encryption routine it uses, the files it targets, the style of ransom note it provides, or even the method in which it collects its ransom.
Most of ransomware samples we evaluated are designed to run in place. Without the need for installation or configuration, these samples will start encrypting data immediately after execution. This is in contrast to less frequently seen families that perform more elaborate installation methods before malicious activity starts.
Some ransomware families (for example Abpodul) leveraged non-malware tactics. Characterized by files that would not be detected as malicious by legacy antivirus, these threats leverage "trusted" native tools, such as Microsoft's PowerShell, to delete Volume Shadow Copies and encrypt files. More prevalent malware even used PowerShell as a means to download and run the actual ransomware executable.
Ransomware code is less complex than many other forms of malware. A basic ransomware sample simply needs to traverse folders and encrypt files using standard Windows routines. There is very little coding involved to make ransomware, and much of that code can be sourced from other online projects.
Attackers are playing a numbers game to launch a mass set of attacks against the largest vulnerable population possible. "Ransomware as a Service'" (RaaS) and the emergence of Bitcoin have lowered the barrier to entry for attackers using ransomware. Bitcoin and ransomware are very clearly closely tied, with ransomware experiencing triple digit percentage growth since Bitcoin's founding in 2009.
By using underground markets and the dark web, Ransomware-as-a-Service provides an adversary with no technical experience the ability to easily sponsor a ransomware campaign with available funds.
These "spray and pray" attacks often rely on spamming and phishing campaigns to guarantee a small percentage of infections to extort money. Similar to many spam campaigns, ransomware has been sent en masse to thousands of email addresses at a single organization, requiring just one person to execute the payload for a successful attack.
99% of ransomware attacks target Microsoft products given Microsoft's large market share. Mac users were virtually untouched by the ransomware samples we researched. In fact, we found only a small handful of families targeting MacOS. One of those was destructive-ware due to it never sending the encryption key to any command and control server.
The majority of ransomware samples were written in English, a default language for Microsoft Windows products. We also came across samples written in French, German, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian.
The trend toward rudimentary ransomware speaks to the current state of cyber defense. On one hand, organizations with nascent (or non-existing) security programs have been unable to prevent even the most basic attacks. For more robust security teams, the focus on advanced, targeted attacks has potentially detracted from the routine "blocking and tackling" required to stop even attacks that have limited sophistication.
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Folic acid is a prescription medication used to treat anemia caused by low levels of folic acid in your body. Folic acid belongs to a group of drugs called vitamins, which are substances that you need to grow and develop.
This medication comes in tablet and capsule forms and is taken once a day, with or without food. This medication also comes in injection form and is given by a healthcare professional when needed.
Common side effects of folic acid include an allergic reaction, a change in sleep pattern, difficulty in concentrating, irritability, excitement, mental depression, and confusion.
How was your experience with Folic Acid?
What tips would you provide a friend before taking Folic Acid?
What are you taking Folic Acid for?
How well did Folic Acid work for you?
How likely would you be to recommend Folic Acid to a friend?


Years ago, Western Illinois University dissolved its chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers due to budget cuts and a dwindling interest.
Obregon recalled a time when a rumor was being spread that manufacturing was decreasing as one of the various reasons for the previous chapter's decrease in membership.
Colter Smith, a senior engineering technology major, said he believes in the bystander effect.
Due to a recent spike in interest, engineering technology students banded together to revive Western's chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).
It's a national organization dedicated to furthering the education of its members and the manufacturing technology industry and creating networking opportunities with those who are already established in the industry.
Marcial Anthony, a junior engineer technology major, was recently elected vice president of SME.
Smith, the newly elected president of Western's chapter of the SME, knew that reviving this organization would not be an easy task.
In the early days of SME, before this revival, the society was well known for its achievements.
On Nov. 1, 1983, Robert Anstine, the previous Mayor of the City of Macomb, proclaimed Nov. 8, 1983 as Society of Manufacturing Engineers Day.
Along with having a day dedicated to Western's student chapter of SME, the organization is known to win awards at different competitions including an award for professional development "in recognition for outstanding professional development programming during the 1990-99 academic year" from the national branch of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
This award and many others are displayed in various locations in Knoblauch Hall.
Smith was one of the students who approached Obregon for help in starting an organization for the engineering technology students.
SME is also taking sign ups for an upcoming ski outing.
To become a member of SME, students can email SME@wiu.edu or talk to other engineering technology students.
Smith will be visiting various classes with a list to sign for an email blast list, and flyers are located on the engineering technology bulletin board located in Knoblauch Hall.
Meetings are held in Knoblauch Hall at 4 p.m. every Thursday, subject to change.


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What It's Like Being a Production Coordinator on Commercials
Although the majority of my experience is in scripted drama, recently I've also started working on commercials. My first was an online ad that's shown on the company's website and social media outlets, and the second a TV ad that is currently broadcasting on TV as well as on the company's website and social media.
These ads were a lot of fun to work on so I thought I'd discuss some of the things I was involved in, to give you an idea of how the role of Production Coordinator works in commercial world.
Production Coordinators are responsible for a multitude of things and it would be impossible to write a definitive list, but here are some of the key tasks I was responsible for on these 2 ads specifically.
Organising castings.
Working with the information given to me by the client and producers, I sent out a casting brief to agencies to send forward options for casting. I shortlisted the talent and presented this to the producers, who further cut down the shortlist. I then organised a casting session where we met the talent and recorded their auditions. The Client, Producers and Director made their preferred choice and the talent was confirmed.
Child licensing.
The online ad I worked on featured a 5 year old girl and when a child or teenager features in appears in a production, a child performing license must be obtained. Working with the girl's parents and her agent I prepared the license, adding all the necessary information including a description of the production and the child's role in it. This was then sent to the council for approval, the appropriate license was obtained and the girl was able to work with us.
Location recces.
We got in touch with our friends at Good Spaces to help us find the perfect location. After sending them a brief with details of what we're looking for, several locations were put forward and we went on recces to check them out. During the location recces we were evaluating not only how the location looked but also the logistics, such as how accessible it would be for production vehicles, does the space allow (in both size and layout) enough room to get the camera angles we require, does it suit the style of the commercial, etc. After the recces, we discussed the different options and confirmed a location that the Client, Producers and Director were all happy with.
Travel and accommodation.
This always comes under the responsibility of production and is a common task regardless of the type of production (feature film, TV drama, TV factual, etc). I researched accommodation options, taking into consideration the location, facilities and costs. I booked train tickets, taxis and reimbursed any mileage that was agreed by the producers. I sent travel movement orders to the cast and crew I'd made arrangements for, so they had all their details in one clear, easy to read document. I kept a record of all costs and receipts, the information of which was tallied into a spreadsheet.
Hiring shooting crew.
The producers sourced the HODs (Director, DOP, etc) and I sourced the shooting crew such as makeup artist, art standby and runners. Sometimes I'd get in touch with crewmembers who I'd worked with before to see if they'd be interested and available. Other times I'd put a job post on Facebook groups such as Bristol TV / Film Crew, People Who Workin TV Who Know People Who Work in TV and People Looking For TV Work: Runners. Once I had selected the crew I thought were most suitable for the job, I presented this to the producers and after checking they were happy with my choices, confirmed the crew.
Coordinating set decoration and prop requirements.
Both ads involved a lot of art department preparation with which I assisted. I researched where to find particular items, arranged prop hire, arranged payment for set decoration and materials, organised delivery of large items, and so on. I liaised with the art department to ensure all prop and set decoration requirements were presented and accounted for prior to the shoot.
Organising catering.
Catering comes in all shapes and sizes depending on the scale of the production and number of people working on it. Larger productions (or productions based in the middle of nowhere!) may require a mobile catering company that is accustomed to film productions and outdoor events. Other times, and like I have recently, you can organise catering from local businesses. For these ads, I pre-ordered breakfast from a local bakery and we had lunch in a restaurant which was handily right next to our location. The staff were incredibly helpful and able to work with our film schedule, plus it was great food and a nice opportunity to keep things local!
Writing and distributing the callsheet.
In drama, the Production Coordinator will never write the callsheet (that's the 2nd AD's job) but in factual and commercial this is not usually the case. I wrote the callsheet for both ads, ensuring that all relevant information was included such as…
- Production company details and production title.
- Location name, address, parking information and map of the area.
- Crew call time.
- Cast call / make up / on set times.
- Outline of shots/scenes to shoot.
- Health and safety information.
I emailed the callsheet to all cast and crew and ensured hard copies were available on set.
As I have previously mentioned, this is not a definite list and there are a million other things that go on in the production department, so many in fact that half the time you don't even notice you're doing them! But I hope this information is useful for anyone out there interested in working in commercials, becoming a Production Coordinator, or who just wants to know more about film shoots.
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Because of its dual identity, Turkey will have an important role to play along Western and Islamic fault lines.
But just being here somehow reinforces the truism that Turkey is now one of the most important countries in the world.
The argument behind the truism is simple: By virtue of being Islamic yet in so many ways Western, Turkey has a distinctive and potentially productive role to play along various fault lines between Western countries and Islamic countries or Islamic non-state actors. And the character of the current Turkish government--more Islamic than previous governments yet determined to stay enmeshed in the Western world--only underscores that prospect.
So does walking around Istanbul. You see a non-trivial number of head scarves, but you see a lot more women's heads that are uncovered. You hear the five calls to prayer each day, just as I did when I visited Saudi Arabia a few years ago--but whereas in Riyadh all commerce ceases during calls to prayer (even the Starbucks closed its doors!), here the calls to prayer have no visible impact on street life.
The story of the week here--the Syrian shootdown of the Turkish reconnaisance plane--is another reminder of this dual Turkish identity. Here you have an Islamic country that, in the eyes of some of its citizens, now has a right to attack another Islamic country. But if it did, it could wind up being the leading edge of a Western-backed war aimed at regime change in Syria. And meanwhile it's consulting with NATO about what to do.
I'll post again from Turkey before leaving later this week. Meanwhile I'll leave you with the closest thing I have to traditional journalism--something I heard not from a cabdriver but from a worldly Turkish businessman I met at dinner. He made a pretty good case that Syrian leader Bashar Assad wouldn't have authorized the Syrian shootdown--and that, therefore, you have to suspect rogue military officers, presumably some who would like to complicate Bashar's life.


As if a mother and a chauffeur are completely interchangeable, and mothers become obsolete the minute their children turn sixteen. Another time, a couple of elementary-schoolers were putting on a play they'd made up, and the seven-year-old director told her cast, "We need the audience to be crying or laughing, because that's the only time people are really awake!" There's something so pure about the way children see the world, and I found this pureness was especially present during my favorite preschool activity: dress up.
Each classroom was equipped with princess gowns, superhero costumes, firefighter and police uniforms. I loved helping my kids dress up and play pretend, and I especially loved the adorable and strange combinations of costume pieces the kid's would select. For example, I remember a three-year-old boy parading around in a Cinderella dress accessorized with a Batman mask. Or a little girl in a firefighter uniform and miniature Minnie Mouse high heels.
The idea of gendered clothing is completely foreign to children, and I think it's absolutely wonderful. Which is why I found myself crying silently in the back of a classroom one day as my co-teacher read Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress to our preschoolers. Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress is a children's book written by Christine Baldacchino and beautifully illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant.
Like, look at how happy he is! I'm already tearing up. In addition to the dress, he also likes wearing shoes that go "click, click, click across the floor." Of course, his classmates tell him dresses are for girls, and isolate him for wearing the dress.
What follows is a lesson in acceptance, self expression, and imagination. I won't give it away, but it's so lovely and the illustrations are phenomenal and I 100% cried. If you're looking for a story to teach your children or students to be open-minded and accepting, I absolutely recommend this. The world could use a few more Morris Micklewhites.


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Machiavelli's The Prince Meets Sun Tzu's The Art of War
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What can we learn from these two masters of statecraft and war? While I do not suggest that you adopt all of the advice which follows as a guide for either litigation or mediation, it is instructive to reflect on some of the principles articulated by Machiavelli and Sun Tzu in these contexts in which litigators wage their battles to fulfill the interests of their clients. As you will observe, much of what follows is at odds with the advice contained in the companion outline provided with these materials (e.g., regarding transparency and deception). Yet there is wisdom in the alternative approaches of these ancient masters and much worthy of debate.
Prepare, Prepare, Prepare
Victory Is Predictable
"The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand. . . It is by attention to this point that I can forsee who is likely to win or lose. " Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. I.
Know Your Enemy and Yourself
"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. III.
Know Your Neighbors (Co-Defendants) and Neighborhood
"We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors. We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country . . ." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. VII.
Prepare and Adapt
"I compare fortune to one of those violent rivers which, when they are enraged, flood the plains, tear down trees and buildings, wash soil from one place to deposit it in another. Everyone flees before them, everybody yields to their impetus, there is no possibility of resistance. Yet although such is their nature, it does not follow that when they are flowing quietly one cannot take precautions, constructing dykes and embankments so that when the river is in flood they would keep to one channel or their impetus be less wild and dangerous. So it is with fortune. She shows her potency where there is no well-regulated power to resist her, and her impetus is felt where she knows there are no embankments and dykes built to restrain her." Machiavelli, The Prince, Ch. XXV.
Formula For Defeat
"These are the six ways of courting defeat – neglect to estimate the enemy's strength; want of authority; defective training; unjustifiable anger; nonobservance of discipline; failure to use picked men . . . " Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. X.
"To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. IV.
Make Certain That Everyone Knows Your BATNA
Do Not Surrender Your Arms
". . . we must distinguish between those who depend on others, that is between those who to achieve their purposes can force the issue and those who must use persuasion. In the second case, they always come to grief, having achieved nothing; when, however, they depend on their own resources and can force the issue, then they are seldom endangered." Machiavelli, The Prince, Ch. VI.
"There is simply no comparison between a man who is armed and one who is not. It is simply unreasonable to expect that an armed man should obey one who is unarmed, or that an unarmed man should remain safe and secure when his servants are armed." Machiavelli, The Prince, Ch. XIV.
The Sheathed Sword
"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. . .The skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field. With his forcesintact he disputes the mastery of the empire, and thus, without losing a man, his triumph is complete. This is the method of attacking by stratagem of using the sheathed sword." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. III.
Prepare Your Plan
"Ponder and deliberate before you make your move. He will conquer who has learned the artifice of deviation. Such is the art of maneuvering." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. VII.
Negotiating Tactics
Define The Field
"Whoever is the first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy will be fresh for the fight . . . Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy . . . By holding out advantages to him, he can cause the enemy to approach of his own accord; or by inflicting damage, he can make it impossible for the enemy to draw near." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. VI.
Opening Moves Set The Tone
"When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. If the enemy's troops march up angrily and remain facing ours for a long time without either joining battle or removing demands, the situation is one that requires great vigilance and circumspection. To begin by bluster, but afterward to take fright at the enemy's numbers, shows a supreme lack of intelligence." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. IX.
Make Your Points Clearly
"On the field of battle, the spoken word does not carry far enough; hence the institution of gongs and drums . . . banners and flags. Gongs and drums, banners and flags, are means whereby the ears and eyes of the host may be focused on one particular point." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. VII.
Conceal Your Plans
"Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night . . ." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. VII.
"[A] prudent man . . . must behave like those archers who, if they are skillful, when the target seems too distant, know the capabilities of their bow and aim a good deal higher than their objective, not in order to shoot so high but so that by aiming high they can reach the target." Machiavelli, The Prince, Ch. VI.
Punish All At Once; Dole Out Benefits Gradually
"Violence must be inflicted once for all; people will then forget what it tastes like and so be less resentful. Benefits must be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better." Machiavelli, The Prince, Ch. VIII.
"When men receive favours from someone they expected to do them ill, they are under a greater obligation to their benefactor. . ." Machiavelli, The Prince, Ch. IX. "The nature of man is such that people consider themselves put under an obligation as much by the benefits they confer as by those they receive." Machiavelli, The Prince, Ch. X.
Use Time Wisely
"A clever general . . . avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return. This is the art of studying moods. Disciplined and calm, he awaits the appearance of disorder and hubbub among the enemy. This is the art of retaining self-possession." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. VII.
Allow Your Enemy A Sense of Hope
"When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. This does not mean that the enemy is allowed to escape. The object is to make him believe that there is a road to safety, and thus prevent his fighting with the courage of despair." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. VII.
Adapt, Change Plans, Keep The Enemy Off Balance
"By altering his arrangements and changing his plans, the skillful general keeps the enemy without definite knowledge. By shifting his camp and taking circuitous routes, he prevents the enemy from anticipating his purpose. At the critical moment, the leader of an army acts like one who has climbed up a height and then kicks away the ladder behind him." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. XI.
"Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy's purpose." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. XI.
Better To Be Feared Than Loved
"The answer is that one would like to be both the one and the other; but because it is difficult to combine them, it is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both." Machiavelli, The Prince, Ch. XVII.
Is Deception Permissible?
"All warfare is based on deception." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. I.
"In war, practice dissimulation and you will succeed." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. VII.
"[A] prince . . . must learn from the fox and the lion . . . [O]ne must be a fox in order to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten off wolves. Those who act simply as lions are stupid. So it follows that a prudent ruler cannot, and must not, honour his word when it places him at a disadvantage and when the reasons for which he made his promise no longer exist."Machiavelli, The Prince, Ch. XVIII.
"When settling disputes between his subjects, he should ensure that his judgement is irrevocable; and he should be so regarded that no one ever dreams of trying to deceive or trick him." Machiavelli, The Prince, Ch. XIX.
"O divine art of subtlety and secrecy!" Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. VI.
Maneuvering Toward The Goal
"[T]here is nothing more difficult [than tactical maneuvering.] The difficult consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain. Thus, to take a long and circuitous route after enticing the enemy out of the way, and though starting after him to contrive to reach the goal before him, shows knowledge of the artifice of deviation." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. VII.
Each Participant Has A Role To Play
As A Surrogate
"[Princes] should delegate to others the enactment of unpopular measures and keep in their own hands the means of winning favours." Machiavelli, The Prince, Ch. XIX.
Use Each Participant's Strength
"When he utilizes combined energy, his fighting men become, as it were, like rolling logs or stones. . . [T]he energy developed by good fighting men is as the momentum of a round stone rolled down a mountain thousands of feet in height." Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch.V.
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The Sierra RS Cosworth is the latest product of Ford's long and fruitful collaboration with Cosworth, developers of some of the worlds most famous competition engines.
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But the crux of Tutu's argument is this — why aren't George W. Bush and Tony Blair accountable for their crimes?
Tutu points out the different standards when it comes to dealing with people like Robert Mugabe and Osama bin Laden. He argues that Bush and Blair "stoop[ed] to [Saddam Hussein's] immoral level," leading to the deaths of 110,000 Iraqis and 4,500 American soldiers. Not to mention the 32,000 soldiers wounded in battle.
On the basis of these figures, Tutu argues that Bush and Blair should be tried by the International Criminal Court.
Phi Beta Iota: Archbishop Tutu is correct in principle, but the better approach is an international Truth & Reconciliation Commission co-chaired by President Nelson Mandela and Minister-Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and including the final candidates from each of the four national parties being excluded from power by the two-party tyranny (Constitution, Green, Libertarian, and Reform) with Robert Steele as the senior intelligence advisor and someone like Derek Bok as the Chief of Staff. It is not difficult to arrive at the truth if you have Steele framing the investigation and Col Stu Herrington managing the Marriott Courtyard "guesthouse" for high-value "witnesses" summoned by the Commission and interrogated by Col Herrington's team prior to their formal appearance. Such a Commission could reasonably include several sub-commissions, including one on 9/11, another on the financial co-conspiracy between the federal government and Wall Street, a third focused on a full accounting of US borrowing and spending from 2000 to date, and a fourth nurturing a national dialog leading to a constitutional convention and an Electoral Reform Act. Neither money nor manpower should be spared. It is time to reboot the world, and justice –tempered by forgiveness when truth is rendered — might best start in the USA.


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Judges slow abortion bans in Texas, Ohio during pandemic
by: DAVID PITT and PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press
Posted: Mar 30, 2020 / 08:28 PM EDT / Updated: Mar 30, 2020 / 08:29 PM EDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge Monday temporarily blocked Texas' efforts to ban abortions during the coronavirus pandemic, handing Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers a victory as clinics across the U.S. filed a wave of lawsuits to stop states from trying to shutter them during the outbreak.
A new Ohio order is also unconstitutional if it prevents abortions from being carried out, a separate judge ruled Monday. The ruling instructed clinics to determine on a case-by-case basis if an abortion can be delayed to maximize resources — such as preserving personal protective equipment — needed to fight the coronavirus. If the abortion is deemed necessary and can't be delayed, it's declared legally essential.
Taken together, the rulings were signs of judges pushing back on Republican-controlled states including abortion in sweeping orders as the outbreak grows in the U.S. In Texas, the ruling came down after state Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, said abortion was included in a statewide ban on nonessential surgeries.
But U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel said the "Supreme Court has spoken clearly" on a woman's right to abortion. One abortion provider in Texas, Whole Woman's Health, said it had canceled more than 150 appointments in the days after the Texas order went into effect.
"There can be no outright ban on such a procedure," Yeakel wrote.
The rulings happened Monday as lawsuits were also filed in Alabama, Iowa and Oklahoma, after governors in those states similarly ordered a stop to non-emergency procedures and specifically included abortion among them.
The lawsuits were filed by Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Reproductive Rights and local lawyers in each state. Their aim, like abortion providers in Texas, is to stop state officials from prohibiting abortions as part of temporary policy changes related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Friday that abortions were included in his executive order banning all elective surgeries and minor medical procedures until April 7, unless the procedure was necessary to prevent serious health risks to the mother. Stitt said the order was needed to help preserve the state's limited supply of personal protective equipment, like surgical masks and gloves.
A spokesman for Stitt referred questions about the challenge to Attorney General Mike Hunter, who vowed in a statement to defend the ban.
"My office will vigorously defend the governor's executive order and the necessity to give precedence to essential medical procedures during this daunting public health crisis," Hunter's statement said. "Make no mistake, this lawsuit will itself drain significant resources, medical and legal, from emergency efforts, and likely, directly and indirectly, bring harm to Oklahomans as a result."
Alabama abortion clinics said without court action, they will be forced to cancel more than 20 abortions scheduled for Tuesday, including one patient who will be pushed past the legal limit for abortion in the state if she does not get the procedure this week.
"Preventing them from getting an abortion doesn't do anything to stop the COVID-19 virus, it just takes the decision whether to have a child out of their hands," Randall Marshall, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, said in a statement.
Alabama closed many nonessential businesses with a state health order, effective Saturday.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said Monday the state would not offer a "blanket exemption" to abortion clinics.
"Put simply, no provider or clinic is excused from compliance with this order," Steve Marshall said. "In Texas and Ohio, as in Alabama, abortion providers are demanding special treatment and believe that they are above the law when it comes to the emergency orders."
In Ohio, Planned Parenthood and abortion clinics that sued last year to try to thwart a law that bans most abortions after a first detectable fetal heartbeat are asking a court to speed up its decision in that case and to consider a recent coronavirus order by the state health director. In filings Monday, the groups' attorneys argued "the state is again attempting to ban abortions" through Dr. Amy Acton's directive barring all "non-essential" procedures and Attorney General Dave Yost's threats that it will be rigidly enforced.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds spokesman Pat Garrett said the governor "is focused on protecting Iowans from an unprecedented public health disaster, and she suspended all elective surgeries and procedures to preserve Iowa's health care resources."
Reynolds said Sunday the move was not based on her personal ideology but a broad order to halt nonessential procedures to conserve medical equipment.
The Iowa lawsuit said abortion procedures do not require extensive use of medical equipment and do not use N95 respirators, the devices in shortest supply during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Patients' abortions will be delayed, and in some cases, denied altogether," the lawsuit states. "As a result, Iowa patients will be forced to carry pregnancies to term, resulting in a deprivation of their fundamental right to determine when and whether to have a child or to add to their existing families."
The lawsuits seek court orders halting action pertaining to abortions and ask judges for immediate hearings.
Weber reported from Austin, Texas. AP Writers Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City; Kimberly Chandler in Montgomery, Alabama; Julie Smyth in Columbus, Ohio contributed to this story.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Organizers have canceled the 2021 Grand Rapids Boat Show due the pandemic, with plans for its return in 2022.
Cancellation of the show, which was scheduled to run from Feb. 17 to Feb. 22 at DeVos Place, comes out of safety and health concerns for exhibiters, vendors and consumers, according to show producer ShowSpan Inc.
State confirms 2,800 more coronavirus cases over 2 days
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan confirmed 2,843 more cases of the coronavirus over the weekend as the state sees improvements in epidemic metrics.
Monday's update from the state, which includes two days' worth of data, brings the total number of cases in Michigan to 538,377 since the virus was first detected here in March 2020.
by WGN Web Desk, Nexstar Media Wire / Jan 18, 2021
CHICAGO (WGN) — A man who was living inside O'Hare International Airport managed to escape detection for three months, according to prosecutors.
Aditya Singh, 36, is charged with felony criminal trespass to a restricted area of an airport and misdemeanor theft. Police said Singh claimed he was too afraid to fly home to California because of COVID-19.


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Q: Is it possible to enforce CSS1 in browsers? I was recently surprised to learn that CSS2+ is Turing complete, and hence it is potentially dangerous, from the information security standpoint, to open websites containing CSS. That being said, if a corporate policy, for example, has a strict requirement to ensure a system as secure as reasonably possible, it would be necessary to only allow CSS not more recent than version 1. It is possible to turn off CSS altogether in a particular browser, but then most websites would become visually hardly usable (add this to the corporate policy requirement of having JS disabled as well).
All this being said, is it possible to disable all CSS2+ in a browser, while allowing the browser to still render CSS1 code?

A: CSS2 was created in 1998, when websites were very rudimentary.
It is logical to assume that almost all websites nowadays use CSS options
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behind us.
Most websites today use CSS3, currently supported on all major browsers.
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How To Apply : Application can be deposit in related office of Chief Health and Medical Officer (CHMO) till 15th January 2013 at 5:30 PM.
Note : Who has applied in National Rural Health Mission advertisement dated 26th October 2012 (Sr. No. 22544/ 20869 / 2012 published) are not required to apply again.
2 Years experience of Storage and distribution of medicine.
Working experience of internet and software in hospital of health center.
Preferable : Experience as a peon in Govt. Universities / RPSC Exam or Secrecy department will get priority.
Pay Scale : In Two Year probation period 4850/- Fix and after completion of successful job the salary will be 4750-7440+GP 1300/-.
Application Form will be filled online that can be fill from any e-mitra kiosk, CSC, Cyber Cafe or any Internet enabled computer.
Selection Process : Interview will be done by selection board. If application will be received in high quantity than exam will be scheduled.
Interview will be held on 30th January 2013 at different centers. Interview Call Letter and Bio-Data Form will be available for download from SBI Website after 04th January 2013.
Candidate have to send Application in prescribed format of UKPSC (To Download Format Click here) to Secretary, Uttrakhand Public Service Commission, Gurukul, Kangdi, Haridwar - 249404 on or before 28th January 2013 till 06:00 PM.
A. (i) An eminent scholar with Ph.D. qualification in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline and published work of high quality, actively engaged in research with evidence of published work with a minimum of 10 publications as books and/or research/policy papers.
iv) A minimum score as stipulated in the Academic Performance Indicator (API) based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS), set out in UGC Regulations 2010 (to be supported by the documentary evidence).
(iii) A minimum of eight years of experience of teaching and/or research in an academic/research position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University, College or Accredited Research Institution/industry excluding the period of Ph.D research with evidence of published work and a minimum of 5 publications as books and/or research/policy papers.
(v) A minimum score as stipulated in the Academic Performance Indicator (API) based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS), set out in UGC Regulations 2010 (to be supported by the documentary evidence).
(i) Good academic record with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade) at the Master's Degree level in the relevant subject from an Indian University or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.
(ii) The candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC. Those candidates, who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (SLET/SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for Lectureship held prior to 1st June 2002, are exempted from the requirement of NET. For SLET/SET held from 1st June, 2002 onwards, only those candidates are eligible who have qualified J&K State Eligibility Test (SET) for Lectureship.
(iii) Candidates with Ph. D. Degree awarded in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET.
(iv) NET/SLET/SET shall, however, not be required in disciplines for which NET/SLET/SET is not conducted.
The prescribed application form can be had from the Transit Campus of the University at Sonwar, Near GB Pant Hospital, Srinagar 190 004, J&K on cash payment for Rs.300 or by sending a Demand Draft of Rs.300. Candidates belonging to SC, ST & PwD are required to pay only Rs.150 as application fee. The DD should be drawn on any nationalised bank favouring Central University of Kashmir, payable at Srinagar (J&K). The application form can also be downloaded from the University website and submitted/sent with a DD of Rs. 300 (Rs 150 in case of SC, ST & PWD). Complete application form may either be delivered personally at the Reception Counter of the University or sent by post to Registrar, Central University of Kashmir, Sonwar (Near GB Pant Hospital) Srinagar 190 004, J&K.
1. Doctoral degree in the relevant subject including relevant basic sciences.
2. 10 years experience in the relevant subject out of which at least 8 years should be as Assistant Professor or in an equivalent position in the pay band-3 of Rs.15600-39100 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 5400 / Rs.6000 / Rs.7000 / Rs.8000 and 2 years as an Associate Professor or in an equivalent position in the Pay Band – 4 of Rs. 37400-67000 with Grade Pay of Rs. 8700 / Rs. 9000.
3. The candidate should have made contribution to research/teaching/ extension education as evidenced by published work/innovations andimpact.
Doctoral degree in relevant subject with 8 years experience as Assistant Professor or in an equivalent position, recruited in the pay-band 3 of Rs.15600-39100 (pre-revised 8000-13500) with Grade Pay of Rs.5400 / Rs. 6000 / Rs.7000 / Rs. 8000 having made contribution to research/teaching/extension education as evidenced by published work/innovations and impact.
1. Master's Degree in the relevant subject with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from a recognized foreign university.
2. For the candidates having Master's degree, NET shall remain compulsory alongwith one publication in NAAS (National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi) rated refereed journal for recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor and equivalent in the disciplines in which NET is conducted. Essentiality of NET can be waived off for the candidates holding Ph.D. degree provided it has been done with course work as prescribed by the UGC Regulations, 2009 (and also as per ICAR letter No. 23(46)/2010-EQR (Edn.) dated 26th December, 2011, issued by ADG (EQR)), and the candidate has at least two full length publications in a recognized reputed referred journal of a registered society, listed in NAAS, on the last date of submission of application. Those candidates with Ph.D. degree without course work will not qualify for NET exemption.
Bachelor's and Master's Degree in relevant branch of Engineering / Technology with First Class or equivalent either in Bachelor's or Master's degree and Ph.D. or equivalent in appropriate discipline.
Minimum of 13 years experience in teaching and / or Research and / or Industry.
If the experience in industry is considered, the same shall be at managerial level equivalent to Associate Professor with active participation record in devising/ designing, planning, executing, analyzing, quality control, innovating, training technical books / research paper publications /IPR / patents, etc., as deemed fit by the expert members of the Selection Committee.
Minimum of 5 years experience in teaching / research / industry of which 2 years post PhD experience is desirable.
Bachelor's and Master's Degree in relevant branch of Engineering / Technology with First Class or equivalent either in Bachelor's or Master's Degree.
The application form duly filled in and complete alongwith requisite application fee should reach the Registrar, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan)‐313001 on or before 7th January, 2013 uptill 5:00 P.M., failing which the same will not be considered.
Applications are invited from the eligible meritorious sportsmen in CRICKET and KABADDI (For Men only) for recruitment in CLERICAL CADRE in Karnataka State.
Post : Sportsman in CRICKET and KABADDI (For Men only) for recruitment in CLERICAL CADRE in Karnataka State.
Sports Qualification - should have represented the State or National level events.
Applications with complete details and relevant attested copies of testimonials should reach the Chief Manager (Personnel), Personnel Department, State Bank of Mysore, Head Office, Bangalore- 560 254 ON OR BEFORE 31.12.2012.
language is desirable. Knowledge of soft skills such as Power Point / Word / Excel would be an additional advantage.
Selection will be made on the basis of a written test if necessary, followed by an Interview of candidates who qualify in the written test. The Written Test will be Objective Type covering Test of Reasoning, Numerical Ability and General Knowledge. The date and venue of the written test, if conducted will be communicated to the eligible candidates individually.
The selected candidates may be posted anywhere during the period of engagement based on business requirements.
1. Demand Draft of Rs 100/- towards application fees drawn in favour of LIC of India payable at the Divisional Head Quarter of the office where the application is submitted.
2. Attested Photocopy of Caste Certificate in respect of SC/ST candidates.
Candidates are advised to carry along with them the original and a set of attested photocopies of the certificates listed at item numbers 2,3 & 4 above, for verification at the time of the interview, if they qualify in the written test.
PROBATION PERIOD :- The selected candidate will be on probation for a period of 12 months (-1-year) of active service from the date of his/ her joining the Bank. There is a mandatory provision of executing a Service Bond by selected candidates.
Candidates are required to go to the Bank's website 'www.bankofmaharashtra.in' and click on the link Recruitment - open the Notification titled "BANK OF MAHARASHTRA CA RECRUITMENT PROJECT – 2012- 13 ". Read the notification , eligible candidates may take out a printout notification.
Age Limit: Candidates age limit is 40 years for unreserved candidates, 43 years for Madhya Pradesh Ex-Service man & 45 years for all other category candidates.
Educational Qualification: Candidate must possess Degree in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Science/Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacology or Microbiology specialization along with the Bachelor Degree in Medical Science.
How to Apply: Eligible candidates need to apply only through Online from www.vyapam.nic.in website on or before 11-01-2013. After submission of online application form take print of application form and retain it for further use.
Last Date for submission of online application: 11-01-2013.
Pay Scale: Rs.7200-19300 Approx. total emoluments at the start of the scale will be Rs.15000/-(approx.) inclusive of DA, CCA, & HRA at Metropolitan Centre.
In addition Medical Aid, Hospitalization scheme, Leave fare concession, Retirement benefits are admissible as per Bank's rule.
A pass in HSC examination (10+2) of 10+2+3 pattern/11th Std. Examination of 11+1+3 pattern/Pre-University or equivalent examination.
A pass with 50% marks in the aggregate in matriculation/SSC (old pattern) SSLC/10th Std. in (10+2+3) pattern or equivalent examination.
- CANDIDATES MUST POSSESS HIS / HER OWN VALID PERSONAL E-MAIL ID (As mentioned in the online application form while applying for CWE for recruitment of Single Window Operator-A/ SWO-A(Clerical Cadre)- 2012 WHICH SHOULD BE VALID FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THIS RECRUITMENT PROJECT.
- Eligible candidates are required to apply only "ONLINE" through our website www.centralbankofindia.co.in. No other means/mode of application will be acceptable.
- A candidate can submit ONLY ONE ONLINE APPLICATION which can be made between 22.12.2012 and 07.01.2013 (both days inclusive).
a) For the post having GP Rs. 1800 – Pass in Matric or ITI or its equivalent.
b) For the post having GP Rs. 1900 & 2000 – Pass in Matric or ITI or higher education.
in Science i.e. Maths or Physics.
d) For the post having GP Rs. 2800 – A university Degree or its equivalent.
AGE: 18 - 25 years as on 01.01.2013. No age relaxation is permissible to SC/ST/OBC.
rejected. The application duly filled in all respect should be signed in running script in Hindi and English both at the appropriate place. The candidate has to affix one recent passport size front view photograph in normal attire without sunglasses/wigs on the application in the space provided for the purpose. Candidate is also advised to attach one identical extra passport size photograph along with the application.
Note: Name and father's name may preferably be written in English capital letters only.
a) For the post having GP Rs. 2400 – 2800 – Rs. 60.
b) For the post having GP Rs. 1800, 1900 & 2000 – Rs. 40.
Application complete in all respect should be sent in a cover addressed to Assistant Personnel Officer/Recruitment, Railway Recruitment Cell, North Central Railway, Nawab Yusuf Road, Valmiki Chauraha, Allahabad (U.P) Pin Code – 211001 so as to reach on or before last date i.e. 31.12.2012. Application may also be dropped in the box kept in the Railway Recruitment Cell Office, Nawab Yusuf Road, Valmiki Chauraha, Allahabad on any working day (Monday to Friday) between 09.30 hrs to 18.00 hrs on or before last date. Candidates belonging to Andaman, Nicobar & Lakshadweep Islands closing date would be 15.01.2013, time upto 18.00 hrs. Such candidates should enclose a domicile certificate of Andaman, Nicobar & Lakshadweep Islands from and appropriate authority of the Andaman, Nicobar Administration or a certificate from a school or college last attended in Andaman, Nicobar & Lakshadweep certifying that the candidate has passed his/her examination from the school/college situated in Andaman, Nicobar & Lakshadweep.
The envelope containing the application should be super-scribed as "Application against Sports quota 2012-13 for ______________ (write name of game).
सेन्‍ट्रल बैंक ऑफ इंडिया, एक अग्रणी सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र का बैंक जिसकी पूरे भारत में 4000 से अधिक शाखाएंहै।अपनेजयपुर क्षेत्र के अलवर,अजमेर,भरतपुर,चुरू,ढोल्पुर,दौसा,हनुमानगढ़,झुञ्झुनू,करौली,सीकर,श्रीगंगा नगर,टोंक एवं जयपुर जिलो के अंतर्गत कार्यरत अपनी शाखाओं एवं कार्यालयों के लिए सफाई कर्मचारी सह अधीनस्‍थ कर्मचारी और/अथवा अधीनस्‍थ कर्मचारी के पद पर भर्ती हेतु आवेदन आमंत्रित करता है.
बैंक अपनी आवश्‍यकतानुसार उपर्युक्‍त दर्शाई गई रिक्तियों में कमी अथवा बढ़ोत्‍तरी कर सकता हैं.
कुल रिक्तियों में से 3 प्रतिशत विकलांग रूप से अक्षम एवं 20 प्रतिशत भूतपूर्व सैनिकों के लिए आरक्षित हैं.
बी) ऐसे अभ्‍यर्थी जिन्‍होंने सेन्‍ट्रल बैंक ऑफ इंडिया की किसी भी शाखाओं/कार्यालयों में अस्‍थायी/अनियत श्रमिक के रूप में कार्य किया है, एकबारगी कार्रवाई के रूप में उपर्युक्‍त पदों पर भर्ती प्रक्रिया में निम्‍न अहर्ताओं के अधीन भाग लेने के लिए पात्र होंगे.
1. ऐसे अभ्‍यर्थी जिन्‍होंने अस्‍थायी/अनियत श्रमिक के रूप में लगातार 12 माह की अवधि के दौरान न्‍यूनतम 45 दिनों तक कार्य किया है.
2. अभ्‍यर्थी की आयु (पात्र वर्ग में नियमानुसार छूट के अनुसार) 18 से 26 वर्ष होना चाहिए. जब उन्‍होंने शुरूआत में अस्‍थायी/अनियत श्रमित के रूप में सेन्‍ट्रल बैंक ऑफ इंडिया की किसी भी शाखा/कार्यालय में कार्य हेतु रखा गया हो.
3. दिनांक 09.08.2012 को अभ्‍यर्थी की आयु बिना वर्ग (अर्थात अनुसूचित जाति/अनुसूचित जनजाति/ अन्‍य पिछड़ा वर्ग/सामान्‍य) पर ध्‍यान दिए 45 वर्ष से अधिक नहीं होना चाहिए.
4. अभ्‍यर्थी को 12 माह की लगातार अवधि के दौरान न्‍यूनतम 45 दिनों तक अस्‍थायी/अनियत आधार पर कार्य करने के दावे के लिए बैंक को स्‍वीकार्य संतोषजनक साक्ष्‍य प्रस्‍तुत करना होगा.
5. रोजगार कार्यालय में पंजीयन अपेक्षित हैं, किंतु यह अनिवार्य नहीं है. अतः ऐसे अभ्‍यर्थी जिनके पास रोजगार कार्यालय में पंजीयन का वैद्य पंजीकरण है. उन्‍हें आवेदन के साथ इस आशय का विधिवत रूप से राजपत्रित अधिकारी द्वारा सत्‍यापित पंजीकरण कार्ड की प्रति संलग्‍न करना चाहिए.
6. ऐसे अभ्‍यर्थी जिन्‍होंने न्‍यायालय/एएलसी/आरएलसी/सीजीआई के समक्ष बैंक के स्‍थायी रोजगार के लिए दावा प्रस्‍तुत किया है और ऐसे मामले अंतिम निर्णय के लिए अभी तक लंबित हैं, को यदि वे संबंधित पदों के लिए अन्‍यथा पात्र हैं, इस भर्ती प्रक्रिया में भाग लेने के पूर्व स्‍वेच्‍छा से शर्तरहित विभिन्‍न फोरा पर दायर प्रकरणों को वापिस लेना होगा और यह वचन देते हुए इस आशय की घोषणा करनी होगी कि वे भर्ती प्रक्रिया एवं परिणाम उन पर बाध्‍यकारी होंगे.
(क) उपर्युक्‍त पदों के लिए शैक्षणिक योग्‍यता न्‍यूनतम आठवीं पास अथवा इसके समकक्ष है. उच्‍च शैक्षणिक योग्‍यता को बैंक की सेवा में किसी भी प्रकार की छूट और वेटेज नहीं है तथा कोई भी अभ्‍यर्थी उच्‍च शैक्षणिक योग्‍यता के आधार पर वर्तमान में अथवा भविष्‍य में पदोन्‍नति आदि के लिए दावा नहीं कर सकता है. सफल अभ्‍यर्थी को उसकी उच्‍च शैक्षणिक योग्‍यता पर ध्‍यान दिए बगैर केवल सफाई कर्मचारी सह अधीनस्‍थ कर्मचारी और/अथवा अधीनस्‍थ कर्मचारी के पद पर नियुक्‍त किया जाएगा.
(ख ) चयनित अभ्‍यर्थियों की तैनाती प्रारंभ में भर्ती क्षेत्र में की जाएगी किंतु प्रबंधन की अनिवार्यता और आवश्‍यकताओं के तहत उनकी सेवाएं स्‍थानांतरित की जा सकती हैं.
(ग ) चयनित अभ्‍यर्थी 6 माह की परिवीक्षाधीन अवधि पर रहेंगे.
(घ ) वेतनमानः बैंक के नियमानुसार देय होगा.
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1. आवेदन पत्र प्राप्‍त होने की अंतिम तिथि 22.12.2012 है, इसके पश्‍चात प्राप्‍त आवेदनों पर कोई विचार नहीं किया जाएगा. आवेदन साधारण डाक से निम्‍न पते पर प्रेषित किए जाएं.
साधारण डाक के अलावा अन्‍य किसी माध्‍यम से प्रेषित आवेदन स्‍वीकार नहीं किए जाएंगे एवं उन्‍हें निरस्‍त माना जाएगा. जिस पद के लिए आवेदन किया जा रहा है उसका नाम स्‍पष्‍ट रूप से आवेदन पत्र के लिफाफें पर लिखा जाए.
अभ्‍यर्थी दोनो पदों अथवा दोनों पदों में से किसी एक पद पर एक ही आवेदन-फार्म में आवेदन करना होगा.
2. आवेदन पत्र के साथ शैक्षणिक योग्‍यताओं संबंधी प्रमाण-पत्र, शारीरिक अक्षमता संबंधी प्रमाण-पत्र, भूतपूर्व सैनिक का प्रमाण-पत्र एवं रोजगार कार्यालय में पंजीयन के प्रमाण-पत्र की राजपत्रित अधिकारी द्वारा सत्‍यापित प्रति एवं सेन्‍ट्रल बैंक ऑफ इंडिया की शाखा/कार्यालय जिसमें कार्य किया है के प्रमाण की प्रति संलग्‍न करनी होंगी एवं साक्षात्‍कार के समय इनकी मूल प्रतियां अपने साथ लानी होंगी, जिन्‍हें कि सत्‍यापित प्रतियों से मिलाकर वापस कर दिया जाएगा.
3. अपूर्ण/आधे भरे हुए अथवा प्रमाण-पत्रों की सत्‍यापित प्रतियों के बगैर प्राप्‍त आवेदनों को निरस्‍त माना जाएगा एवं इस संबंध में किसी भी प्रकार का पत्राचार आदि नहीं किया जाएगा.
4. पात्र अभ्‍यर्थियों को निर्धारित दिनांक को साक्षात्‍कार हेतु बुलाया पत्र प्रेषित किया जाएगा एवं निर्धारित दिनांक एवं समय पर अभ्‍यर्थी को सूचित स्‍थान पर साक्षात्‍कार हेतु उपस्थित होना होगा अन्‍यथा अनुपस्थित रहने वाले अभ्‍यर्थी के आवेदन पर कोई विचार नहीं किया जाएगा और न ही इस संबंध में कोई भी पत्राचार आदि पर ध्‍यान दिया जाएगा.
पात्र अभ्‍यर्थियों के अलावा अन्‍य अभ्‍यर्थियों को किसी भी प्रकार की सूचना देने के लिए बैंक बाध्‍य नहीं होगा.
5. चयन के उपरांत यदि कोई भी जानकारी गलत अथवा असत्‍य पाई जाती है तो चयनित अभ्‍यर्थी की नियुक्ति समाप्‍त कर दी जाएगी.
6. बैंक के पास बिना कारण बताए किसी भी आवेदन, उपर्युक्‍त भर्ती प्रक्रिया को विलंबित करने एवं निरस्‍त करने का सर्वाधिकार सुरक्षित होगा.


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