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I'll attach a diff of the spec files and my other changes - what is
working for me. Libtiff 3.7.x uses auto* etc, so I removed lots of
old stuff from the spec file. Most of the patches are already merged
or were only needed for 3.6.x.
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Upgrade to 3.7.1 ;-)
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v3.7.1 already contains the fixes against the latest two security
issues, I read.
Created attachment 108999 [details]
Diff of the two libtiff spec files
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Excellent! This would also fix bug #128212 (missing LZW support
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Imagine for a moment that someone you work with gets the same salary as you but only does about a
quarter of the work you do
. Ok, maybe some of you don't have to
it because it's actually currently
happening in your workplace
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when it comes to our job.
Of course when we interview for jobs we don't say, "I just want to make sure that I'm not going to be
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You know where this is leading. The Gospel story we just heard is a familiar one. The landowner in the parable pays all of his workers the same amount, even though they worked different numbers of hours. When we hear this story many of us think to ourselves, "Well,
that doesn't seem fair
." Of course, when we think those words, we're putting ourselves in the place of the workers
who worked the most
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receiving end
of someone else's generosity. In one situation we're resentful, and in the other we're more than pleased and grateful.
However, I think there is a danger of misinterpreting this reading if we simply come away from it with the idea that God is
with some people and overly
with others, or that some of us get exactly what we
while others get
much more
, or that God is
to some people but
less so
with others. If we interpret the reading only in those terms, we might come to the logical conclusion that
God doesn't treat us all the same
We could
be more wrong, at least in the way most of us would understand that statement. Part of the problem, I believe, is that we talk about these attributes and actions of God
as if they are completely different things
, as if God is somehow made up of love, generosity, anger, mercy, judgment, fairness, punishment, etc . and basically spends his time sitting around deciding
who gets what
. I'm not sure that makes a whole lot of sense. To me, that seems to be kind of a projection of ourselves, and the
way we do things
, onto God. Actually, in faith, we believe that
God simply is
. God really can't be divided up in that way, nor can he be reduced to purely human qualities and characteristics.
You see, when we talk about God we're
limited by language
so when we try to say something about God we are forced to use words that normally are used to, describe the feelings, attitudes, and attributes of human beings in a sincere attempt to understand and
express the inexpressible
. But God simply
. His love
his mercy,
his judgment,
his anger,
his generosity,
his justice.
From our human perspective it can look as if God picks and chooses who gets the most and who gets the least, who gets limitless blessings and who must go without, who has a special place in his heart and who is much further down the totem pole. What's really happening is
God simply being God
. In the words of Isaiah,
"As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways
above your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts."
So how might we understand this reading? It's right in front of us. You see, we have a tendency to focus on the fact that the laborers didn't all put in the same amount of work. That's just us being preoccupied with our limited understanding of fairness. What we probably
focus on is the fact that each of the workers
received pay for a full day
. Each of them was offered the same, regardless of circumstances or what had transpired before. A
full day's wage
for the all-day laborers and for the newcomers, for the greatest and for the least, for the first and yes, even for the last.
God doesn't treat us all the same? From our
perspective, maybe not. But from a
perspective, God wants the
for every single one of us,
every single one of us,
every single one of us, and wants each of us to
experience the fullness of life
, a full day's wage a full, rich, and meaningful life which begins now and
continues on into eternity
It's interesting to note what Jesus says to those workers he approaches later in the day.
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Maybe that's who this story is really meant for, those of us, myself included, who find ourselves
putting off embracing the new life Jesus won for us
through his death and resurrection. He's continually offering us a full day's wage and we seem to want to stand idle in the marketplace (to quote from the reading). That should fill each of us with a
tremendous amount of hope
, for it doesn't matter how long we have been idle, how long we have neglected receiving this precious gift of new life. For some of us, maybe we've been
standing on the sidelines for our entire lives
You know what? That doesn't matter. God doesn't care what came
or who we were
. He only cares
who we want to be today
and whether or not we will accept his invitation to journey out into the vineyard and
receive our full day's wage
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much more than fair
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Triple Threat Baseball
Due largely to its limited production run, Triple Threat Baseball may not be as recognizable a name
as those of other recent or current tabletop baseball offerings -- but it would be hard to name any other
game ever produced that exceeds it in terms of either sumptuous production values or the enthusiasm
and passion for detail evidenced by its designer. That man is Douglas Spohn, and Doug was good
enough to sit down back in June and answer via e-mail the usual array of inane questions posed to him
some time ago by the pinheads here in the Baseball Games front office. Our apologies again for our
delay in bringing this to you, but without further ado, here at last is our interview with Triple Threat
Baseball's Doug Spohn...
Baseball Games: Triple Threat Baseball was first produced in 1999, is that correct?
Doug Spohn: Yes, we officially launched our game to the marketplace at a local art show in Olympia,
Washington, in October 1999. The day before the art show, we were still getting printed materials
off the press and shrinkwrapping games! It was a total adrenaline rush and we loved it!
BG: We understand your inventory is currently sold out. Was it continuously in production until last year?
DS: We commissioned one production run of 1,000 games. These games are branded as "Our First
Season," Limited Edition. No other games were ever produced. The final "complete" game was sold
during the Christmas season of 2005. A blemished set of component parts was sold to a very interested
buyer in mid-2006.
BG: And could you give us a little on the production, packaging, and marketing history of the game
over the years for those of us less familiar with Triple Threat?
DS: Actually, I began working on the game in 1962 at the age of ten. My friend and I were addicted to
real baseball and we wanted to play year 'round, even during basketball and football seasons. So, we
came up with the rudimentary mechanics of the game and played it endlessly! The idea sat idle in my head
and heart until 1994 when I was encouraged by two friends to finally finish it! We formed a company
(we all had day jobs) and away we went at fully fleshing it out. Five years and thousands of play test
sessions later, we launched it.
Our vision was to create a fun and realistic simulation game that reeked "baseball." With this in mind,
we made a number of guiding decisions early on: 1) it would be tangible -- it had to be something you wanted
to touch and feel and hold, 2) it would be a visual treat -- real photos of real professional players would be
included and it would come packaged in a wood box branded with a baseball bat-sytle logo, 3) it would have
authenticity -- had to be exciting, cerebral, like baseball.
I sat in local coffee houses for hours working the mechanics of the game. We kept the simple traditional
two-dice feature (batting dice) of the original 1962 version. We added hundreds of play variations with the
use of 14 different offensive / defensive cards and situational playbook scenarios along with the inclusion
of a third fielding die. To add tension, even the cut of the dice was important. The green batting dice are
straight-cut, and the red fielding die is round-edge-cut. This gives an extra moment of anticipation as you
wait to learn the outcome of a "great catch," "hangin' curve," "hit & run," "great throw," and the many other
strategic plays both game players can attempt.
Triple Threat Baseball is packaged in a wood box with a removable logo-branded lid. When flipped
over, the lid reveals a full-color silkscreened image of a professional baseball field (Mariners' AAA team field
with a few modifications). Has an attachable wood scoreboard as well. Fourteen offensive / defensive play
cards resemble baseball cards with images of real players in action. I finagled a two-year press pass with the
Mariners' AAA team. For two seasons I sat on the field taking photos, trying not get ejected by the umps!
A traditional scorecard method is used in the game, so a pad of 100 scorecards is included. The dice,
wood player tokens, and pencils are contained in a cloth rosin-type bag.
Other than the dice and the pencils, all game components were produced in the South Puget Sound region
of Washington State. My two partners and I assembled the game and our printer shrinkwrapped them for us.
Our downtown Olympia storage space was in a US Bank building at a prominent intersection. I had a
Triple Threat Baseball neon sign made for our window that lit up downtown like a beacon!
After our art show launch in October 1999, we were immediately successful at getting game placement
at several local specialty stores in Olympia and Seattle. We were also lucky to get placement at Ebbets Field
Flannels, an authentic baseball clothing store during our first Christmas season in 1999. In a two-week period
they sold 48 games! During our first year, we participated in the New York Toy Show and this yielded deals
with several national game catalogues and specialty game stores in Pittsburgh and Maine. During a family visit
to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in New York, I was mesmerized with how awesome it was. Upon
returning home, I contacted the merchandising manager. She reviewed the game and then arranged for it
to be featured in their annual Christmas catalogues for two years -- I finally made it to the Hall of Fame!
(But not as a baseball player -- bummer.) Still, it was very very cool.
In 2001, we arranged a deal with the Seattle Mariners and subsequently sold about a hundred games
through their team stores and website. They even allowed us to do game promos during several weekend
day games. We set up a display on the main concourse and had a giveaway raffle.
The following year, we met personally for an hour with Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks.
We pitched the game to him, even gave him a personalized autographed copy. After working four months
with his product manager, it was decided that the timing wasn't right, so our "Starbucks grand slam" never
For the next several years, we continued to sell the rest of the 1,000 games through our
website and several other on-line catalogues. Tom Goldstein, the editor of The Elysian Fields Quarterly,
was a strong supporter and seller of the game. We even sold twenty to a county transition prison system
for inmates. Right now, 1,000 Triple Threat Baseball games are being played throughout the US --
with a few in Canada and Japan.
BG: This is as personal as we'll get, but what's your background in actual baseball -- as a player and/or
as a fan? And which MLB team can count you as a fan?
DS: Beginning in 1959, I started playing organized baseball -- Little League, Pony League and then
high school. Like many kids, I had hoped to become a pro player. I grew up as a fan of the early
LA Dodgers. The first major league games I went to were in the LA Coliseum. Duke Snider was
my favorite Dodger and I attended "Duke Snider Night" near the end of his career. My parents and
grandparents helped me be a Dodger fan all through all the years with Maury Wills, Willie Davis,
Tommy Davis, Wally Moon, Frank Howard, Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Steve Garvey, Ron Cey,
et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
My grandfather took me to an LA Angels game at the LA version of Wrigley Field when they were
a minor league team. I sat behind a freakin' pole the whole time! But I loved it.
BG: Do you collect vintage baseball games at all, and if so, what do you have that you'd like to tell us about?
DS: Nope, but I used to collect baseball cards as a kid. I'll share a funny story about that. My best friend
-- Buster Arrelanez -- and I would collect and trade cards during the baseball season. Once the season
was over, however, we'd go to a local orange grove (when Southern California used to have them) and
we'd bury our cards in a shoebox. We'd make a treasure map and return to dig them up five months later
for the start of a new season! Very weird, very ritualistic, very fun! And very normal for a kid who was
a baseball fanatic.
BG: What was your experience with tabletop baseball before you designed Triple Threat --
which games did you play, what was your impression of how they performed, what did you like or
dislike about them?
DS: As a kid, the only commercial baseball board game I had was Electric Baseball. It was fun, but
I liked Electric Football better.
During the five-year development of Triple Threat, I purchased several tabletop baseball games --
APBA, Strat-O-Matic, Roll 'Em Baseball, Dice Baseball. While I was amazed how detailed the
real-player / real-stat games were, I found I had to make a major commitment in order to learn them
and enjoy them. They are amazing! I also discovered that there are thousands of people out there who
love these more complicated types of games. As such, I decided early on to not compete against these
great games with my game. And yet, I still wanted to produce a game that would leave you mentally
exhausted and very happy or sad depending on which dugout you were sitting in. I believe we succeeded
in doing that.
BG: Do you play any other tabletop baseball now in addition to Triple Threat, and if so, which games?
DS: I play no other baseball games right now. I am still a student of Triple Threat Baseball. The more
I play, the more skilled I become at it. I learn new things about it every time I play it.
BG: What other baseball games, if any -- past or current -- do you rate highly? or poorly?
DS: No real opinion here.
BG: What was your background in game design at the time you devised Triple Threat?
DS: I had never fully designed a game before. In my professional life, however, I've developed a number
of products that required detailed instructions for the layperson and I think that helped me with my game.
BG: What inspired or motivated you to design a tabletop baseball game in the first place? There are already
plenty of them out there...
DS: As I said before, it was a childhood dream from 1962. I picked back up on it in 1994 in an effort to
make something of enduring high quality that showcased a sport that I loved. Honestly, I didn't do it to make
any money. It also symbolized all the other projects in my life I had never finished.
BG: Why three standard dice and -- sorry, charts? Is it charts? -- instead of, say, four d10's, or cards,
or a spinner, or a grid, or a spring-bat action game, or any of the other formats and combinations of
game mechanics seen in other baseball games?
DS: Triple Threat Baseball includes two levels of play -- "Rookie League" and "Big League." Again,
I wanted to keep true to a basic feature of my 1962 version -- two dice that make up 21 different dice
combinations. Essentially, this simplicity makes up the Rookie League version of the game, which is
perfect for kids or adult fans new to baseball. Then, with the addition of a situational playbook and
fourteen offensive and defensive plays, the opportunities for just about anything to happen in a game is there.
This makes up the Big League version of the game. The average Rookie League nine-inning game takes
about twenty minutes to play. A Big League game takes about ninety minutes. One of the draws to the
Big League version is the strategy and timing of the optional offensive and defensive plays both game players
can choose to implement. Much mental energy is used as opposing players try to outwit each other. It's a
game of both chance and strategic decision-making. And it's totally mental. And thrilling! Just like in real
baseball, a final score can be 3-2 or 12-4.
BG: What were your priorities in designing the game? Which elements were most important, and how did
you weigh the crucial issue of complexity vs playability (simplicity vs realism)?
DS: Aesthetics were huge for me. I wanted to make something I'd be proud to keep out in full view. It had
to be nice and tidy, too. And playability was just as important. I didn't want the players to get bogged down
with large charts. That's why I decided to make things work within the dimensions of larger-sized baseball cards.
Of course, at a certain point in the design phase, I had to say, "Okay, that's it, that's the game!" -- meaning
I couldn't continue adding every little nuance. Like, a beachball being thrown on the field, et cetera.
BG: What was the process of creating the game like -- were you close with the first try, or was it a lengthy
process that saw it change radically along the way and over a long period of time? How much different is the
current version of Triple Threat from the earliest (design-stage) version? Has it been entirely a solo effort?
DS: The process was painstakingly arduous. Little by little I was able to make the mechanics of the plays
work together. Little by little I was able to find the right printer, box maker, graphic artist, dice supplier,
and so on.
It's fun to do guest speaking at local schools when teachers conduct units on inventors. I bring in my
early prototypes -- from cardboard pizza boxes to very heavy jewelry boxes! And the original game pieces
are very boring looking. I am very comfortable with the current level of complexity. Like I mentioned earlier,
I continue to learn more about the game the more times I play it. You can truly develop skills.
BG: What was the most difficult element to get right -- that is, what gave you the biggest problem in
making the game both realistic and playable?
DS: I had to be very careful about not assuming a lot about the players' current baseball knowledge. When
I assumed too much, the playability got confusing. If I spelled "everything" out, it got too cumbersome.
I worked to resolve these issues by hands-on playing, and especially by playing with others who did not
know the game. I made hundreds of minor corrections even when I thought I was just about done with it.
BG: Getting any board game into production, and then into consumers' hands, is quite a challenge in terms of
both logistics and expense. What's the experience been like for you, especially without having a big game
manufacturer behind you, and using what appears to be some pretty ornate packaging and graphics?
DS: Truthfully, I wouldn't have traded the experience for anything. I met so many amazing people in the
process, including a number of big profile professional players. I even played several innings of Triple
Threat with Jose Cruz of the LA Dodgers. Yes, it was a hands-on labor of love. I designed it, wrote
everything, took most of the game-piece photos, and sat side-by-side with my graphic designer for hundreds
of hours. My priority was to make a game I would like myself first and foremost. I was my most important
BG: What kind of feedback have you had from people who've played your game?
DS: I've received a number of unsolicited e-mails from game owners. All were positive, some unbelievably so!
Like the father who wrote to tell me that his son played it non-stop while on an extended road-trip. And like
a mother who said her daughter doesn't like playing baseball but loves playing Triple Threat.
One time I met an adult game-owner who worked at the Olympia Beer brewery. He said he and his
co-workers developed a league and even added more complexity to the rules. Another time I just happened
upon a couple who were playing it in a restaurant. I stopped and stared and then I told them I was the inventor.
They invited me to sit down with them to teach them the finer points of the game. I left the restaurant an hour
later and they were better players.
BG: What other game projects have you worked on or are you working on now?
DS: I've begun an educational version of the game that teachers could use as a teaching unit on baseball.
Will include an emphasis on math, history, science, language, and art. Have field-tested it in about eight
upper-elementary classes so far. Currently considering grant funding to support continued work on it.
BG: In 25 words or less, and without dissing the competition, tell us why we should try Triple Threat
DS: If you are looking for a game that's satisfying to hold, share, and play, then it's the game to have.
It's a game that can be played with your kids and with your baseball-savvy adults. It grows with you.
BG: Thanks immensely for taking the time to sit down and talk about Triple Threat Baseball with us!
DS: One last thing -- we currently have no plans to produce more games on speculation. Since we took
five years to sell all 1,000 (remember, we had day jobs!), we ended up in debt. I'm okay with that -- it was
a great experience!
file 2007 August: Butch & Co.
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A yacht charter in this part of the world takes you where the big ships cannot go. There is absolutely no other way to experience this remote and pristine, untamed wilderness than by yacht. The wildlife is extraordinary, the scenery is spectacular, and there is no better place to get a front row seat
A yacht charter in this part of the world takes you where the big ships cannot go. There is absolutely no other way to experience this remote and pristine, untamed wilderness than by yacht. The wildlife is extraordinary, the scenery is spectacular, and there is no better place to get a front row seat with nature. July and August are ideal with June and September being cooler and less busy.
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Nick, our super duper pooper scooper septic system excavooter, hooked us up to the new septic tank. Given the size of the tank (at our current rate of water usage it will take us three months to fill it up) it doesn't matter that it isn't connected to a leach field yet.
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Subtleties of Scientific Style
Matthew Stevens, Subtleties of Scientific Style published by Sciencescape editing.
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Catchword, Issue 111, Spring 2007
This slim book (103 pages) provides a concise summary of some of the intricacies associated with editing scientific documents. From his accidental entry into editing early in his science career, Matthew Stevens shares his 12 years of experience addressing some of the 'faults of scientific writing' that are often encountered. This book aims to address both the vagaries of this specific type of editing and to provide a succinct overview of some of the key editing concepts. An extensive table of contents helps the reader locate any particular broad issue for which they want quick answers; the index helps with the more nitty gritty points. Matthew starts by exploring substantive editing and expands upon some useful lists from other sources to come up with a plan of attack for science texts. Using the concept of an 'editorial Gestalt of a document – understanding it as a whole, not just the parts' a very practical strategy for approaching scientific editing is provided. A series of seven 'passes' are outlined that can reduce the risk of missing anything important - completeness, spelling, local meaning (at the sentence and paragraph level), figure and table citations, meaning (local and overall – assimilating the various facts), references, inserted comments.
The following sections introduce items such as common errors of writing (filler words, hesitancies etc.), errors of substance or sequence (such as unsupported statements, unaddressed aims, lack of agreement), errors of reasoning (false assumptions, tautologies, statistical clumping). After discussing some of the flaws, Matthew then moves on to ways to improve scientific written expression by focusing on abbreviations, using active versus passive voice, examining the order of events, and using Plain English in science. Within all these areas useful examples are shown and a common sense explanation is given. Visual presentation is given its own section, highlighting a particular bête noire – using word processor functions for graphics with the simple instruction – don't! Considerable details are given to help editors improve the appearance of scientific graphs. There are then 26 pages listing tricky or misused terms and errors in classical language as applied to science texts. This encompasses aspects relating to the use of terms such as: respectively, parameters, due to, base on, using, while, and with. Matthew provides clear examples showing ways these terms can be used to both obscure and to clarify scientific concepts. The appendices include a section on editing techniques, wordy phrases, British versus US spelling, and non-displaying and Unicode characters. Finally, the bibliography gives readers an extensive list of texts, web and software resources that can make the job of the scientific editor so much easier.
In this book the author has shared his expertise and various 'trick of the trade' within a specialised field of editing in a way that can prove very useful to editors dealing with 'science speak'. One of the most beneficial components is the way that he clarifies sentence structure and expression to ensure that the scientific meaning is not confused. Overall, this book would be a very helpful resource for editors working with scientific documents.


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Do you ever wish you could be more outgoing at parties? Or, more assertive at work? Do you often feel shy? A new type of elective treatment might be able to give you the personality of your dreams (and does not require a single incision)! It may sound like the newest pharmaceutical commercial, but some people are taking certain well-known prescription drugs in an attempt to make-over their personality-- but at what cost?
Prozac is not the only "personality make-over" medication. According to medicinenet.com, Paxil, another anti-depressant, had the ability to decrease shyness; Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) medication like Straterra can make an unaffected person more alert. This may be the new age alcohol, nicotine or caffeine, but we already know many of the potential harms of those substances-- so what of these prescription drugs?
"I understand the great temptation in that people imagine this is the 'quick fix'-- as in less pain, more gain," says New York psychoanalyst Gail Saltz, MD (read the full story at medicinenet.com). She goes on to say, 'The downside that people aren't made aware of is that some of these anxiety drugs are truly addictive-- meaning that people have to keep taking increased amounts to get the same feeling and they can't stop without going through withdrawal...Antidepressants aren't addictive...but they do flatten a lot of people...You don't
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Machine perception of natural signals has improved a lot in the recent years thanks to deep learning (DL). Improved vision systems with DL will make self-driving cars possible and is leading to more accurate image-based medical diagnosis. Improved speech recognition and natural language processing with DL will lead to many new intelligent applications within health-care and IT. Pattern recognition with DL in large datasets will give new tools for drug discovery, condition monitoring and many other data-driven applications. Applications in other areas such as natural language processing, biology, finance and robotics are numerous. Deep learning is an important tool for the leading IT companies' ambition about becoming machine learning and AI first companies.
The purpose of this course is to teach the participants about the latest developments in the field, about opportunities and pitfalls and give the participating companies access to computational frameworks that will allow them to go directly home and apply into in their own context. It covers both more well-established methods like feed-forward, convolutional and recurrent neural networks and frontiers like un-, semi- and reinforcement learning that can be expected to play a larger role in the coming years. The course is taught by Ole Winther, professor in Data science and complexity, DTU Compute, teaching assistants from DTU Compute with guest lecturers from companies using deep learning. Ole Winther is a deep learning machine learning researcher with experience in teaching deep learning both for DTU students and industry.
See the detailed contents here.
The course takes place November 6th to 10th, 2017 running 9.00-16.30 daily, at Vilvorde Kursuscenter, Vilvordevej 70, 2920 Charlottenlund.
Instructors: Ole Winther along with company guest lecturers and teaching assistants from DTU Compute.
Promoted in collaboration with IDA Fremtidsteknologi
Prerequisites: Programming preferably in Python, basic probability theory and basic linear algebra. Bring own laptop with web browser.
Computer frameworks: TensorFlow and AWS GPU computing.
Maximum number of participants: 60.
Price:16.000,- DKK excluding VAT. The price includes breakfast, lunch and access to computer resources.
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Adrian Wiszniewski reached global status as part of the "New Glasgow Boys" and his art can be found around the world. That's why we are delighted to have him as a new painting tutor on our painting holidays in Venice this June. We asked him to tell us a little bit more about himself – and here it is: meet our painting tutor Adrian!
Adrian, could you tell us a little bit about yourself and your painting background?
Of course. I am married with three children. I went to the Glasgow School of Art where I studied painting and have exhibited widely in places such as Australia, Japan and the USA. My art collections can be found in places such as Tate, Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Scottish Gallery of Modern Art.
What started your passion for painting?
I wanted to find a space to think and was very much inspired by encyclopaedias, comics and films.
What are your three favourite things about our painting holidays?
One of my favourite things is meeting interesting people with stories to tell. For me, teaching is a form of communication, so that's another thing I really enjoy about the holidays. And, of course, I find discovering and exploring new cultures very inspiring.
Talking about inspiring – what's the most inspiring Flavours' destination?
To be honest, they are all extremely interesting. Inspired by history, art and people, each destination is rich in all these aspects and makes them fantastic painting locations.
Why would you encourage people to join us in Italy?
Because, it's a great way to create your own memories and share an experience with others. Also, going abroad to paint you will learn to see with fresh eyes and new perspectives.
Finally, how would you summarise a painting holiday in Italy?
The world is an amazing place, shaped by amazing people through history. A painting holiday is the best combination of relaxation, life affirming, engagement and visual and mental refreshment
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FSX/P3D. If you are looking to head over to Algeria from some of your European sorties, NDSoft Scenery has you covered. They have just released a very decent freeware rendition of Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport near the city of Constantine. There is some real talent and promise here and I will be keeping an eye on them in the future. The preview screenshots were too over edited and lacked terminal closeups imagery so I uploaded some shots of my own which should give you an idea. Download comes with full installer and scenery config tool. Enjoy your gift!
ADX Update: I have been contacted by a very well known developer who has claimed this scenery uses stolen materials from their work of a certain "Down Under" airport . This scenery makes the ADX Rejected list. All Links Removed.
Note from George Grimshaw of FlyTampa: "NDSoft's Constantine scenery steals from Flytampa Sydney's ground surface textures, grass, taxiway/runway markings, vehicle textures, puddles, dirt, vegetation, skidmarks, lights, reflection/fresnel maps & even some of the manual documentation is copy pasted. The developers name is Nini Dhia Eddine. I'm seriously considering a name & shame on our Forum & Facebook page since he's deleted my post."
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STELCO STRIPS LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 DIRECTORS' REPORT Dear Shareholders, Your Directors are presenting the 24th Annual Report together with Audited Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2012. Financials Rs. in lacs. Particulars 2011-12 2010-11 Turnover & Other Income: - Income from operations 888.42 4426.42 - Other Income 68.75 957.17 12.27 4438.69 Profit (Loss) Before Interest Depreciation and Tax (257.34) (4257.99) Less: i) Interest 2.38 735.53 ii) Depreciation 256.27 229.35 iii) Provision For Tax - 258.65 - 964.88 Profit (Loss) After Tax (515.99) (5222.87) Add: Balance brought forward (4024.20) 1195.13 (4540.19) (4027.74) Less : Taxation adjustment of - 3.54 Previous year Balance carried forward (4540.19) (4027.74) Management Discussion and Analysis Report a) Industry Structure and Developments The business line of your Company comprises of flat steel products entailing cold rolled (CR) ,galvanized plain(GP) and galvanized corrugated (GC) steel sheets/coils/strips which fall under the single business segment of Steel. Indian steel industry is highly fragmented particularly in downstream segment with large number of organized and unorganized players. It can be broadly classified into primary and secondary sectors. The primary sector produces billets, ingots, hot rolled coils, plates. These form raw materials for the secondary sector which produces pipes, cold rolled & galvanized products. The operations of your Company are in secondary steel segment with product mix of cold rolled and galvanized steel sheets/strips catering to automobile, hardware, housing, consumer durables, infrastructure and other engineering sectors. The gloomy global macroeconomic environment coupled with slackening of growth in domestic market poses major challenges for the overall steel sector including your company 's plans of revival. b) Company's Performance: The operations of your company have been meager during 2011-12 due to stifling liquidity crunch caused by erosion of net worth/working capital by accumulated losses . The turnover & other income of the company for the year 2011-12 sharply decreased to Rs. 9.57 crores in comparison to Rs.44.38 crores in the previous year 2010-11. The net loss for financial year ended 31st March,2012 is Rs. 5.15 crores. Your company has filed reference with the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction(BIFR) under Section 15(1) of Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 on 08.02.2012 and it stands registered vide Case No. 27/2012. Your company continued to be in default to the lending banks in meeting financial commitments in view of operational and financial constraints but it adopted proactive approach to address this grim situation by pursing one time/negotiated settlement of bank dues by hiving off /sale of plant facilities and balance by private arrangement of funds by promoters including provision for paying off statutory dues. During the course of discussions for settlement of dues with lead banker viz. State Bank of Patiala and prior to the culmination of these discussions into approval of One Time Settlement (OTS) envisaging inter- alia proposal of sale of company's plant facilities at G.T.Road, Doraha to an affiliate of an internationally recognized steel conglomerate in India , the company received demand notice dated 13.02.2012 under Section 13(2) of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act (SARFAESI) Act, 2002 from State Bank of Patiala inter-alia calling upon the company and its directors/ guarantors payment of amounts mentioned in the notice together with interest etc. within 60 (sixty) days from the receipt of the notice & restraining transfer by sale/lease or otherwise of secured assets. Your company replied to this notice and requested State Bank of Patiala for its withdrawal to facilitate contemplated transactions of sale in its approved OTS to be completed without any threat or apprehension of proposed action under SARFAESI Act,2002. However the bank did not accept request for the withdrawal of the notice but terms of OTS were not agitated . Your company vigorously stepped up efforts for negotiated settlement of dues with other lending banks so as to implement the conditions attendant in One Time Settlement scheme approved by the lead banker. However these efforts of your company was constrained by the fact that each of the other lending/consortium banks have its own system / mechanism of considering and approving settlement of dues including granting of concessions /sacrifices even on the lines of those approved by the lead banker. Consequently the financial year was scheduled to be extended so as to close on 30th September ,2012 so that the financial year itself depicts the outcome of one time/ negotiated settlement of dues being pursued with the banks. However uncertainty still persists as to implementation of the one time settlement/ negotiated settlement of dues before 30th September, 2012 . So it was decided not to go ahead with the extension of the financial year and continue to adopt usual annual closure of 31st March c) Dividend The directors regret their inability to declare any dividend in view of losses. d) Outlook & SWOT Analysis The operations of your company are presently standstill with the wiping out of its net worth /working capital by losses resulting into disconnection of electricity connection of both plants and mopping up of bank & statutory dues in the nature of provident fund, employees state insurance, income tax etc. There are apprehensions of threatened litigations. Against this backdrop ,your company proposes to take measures for rehabilitation/revival of operations in consultation /approval of the lending banks /BIFR and is of confident of positive outcome in view of following areas of strength and opportunities despite exposed to threats/weakness as stated below : Strength 1. Independently located 2(two) manufacturing facilities - any of which can be hived off / disinvested for long term viability of the company. 2. Surplus moveable assets to infuse liquidity through sale with the permission of the lending banks/BIFR. 3. Manufacturing units having intrinsic strength & economic values to get replaced with alternate market oriented manufacturing lines /supplement the existing facilities. 4. Strategic advantage of being located in industry friendly area having all infrastructural amenities. Weaknesses 1. Stifling liquidity/working capital crunch presently constraining the operations of the company. 2. Working capital intensive nature of existing operations of the company & tightening of available trade credit. 3. Erosion of net worth of the company 4. Volatile economic scenario Opportunities 1. Expected reliefs/concessions under SICA ,1985 including suspension of legal proceedings to assist rehabilitation of the company in the interest of all stakeholders if the company gets registered as Sick Industrial undertaking . 2. Revival of operations if working capital concerns are addressed . 3. Being listed company, infusion of funds / liquidity through private arrangements /strategicinvestors if adjustments /set off in disproportionate levels of debts /dues through debt rehabilitation plan are permitted without proposed takeover /sale of units under SARFAESI Act, 2002 Threats 1. Disruption of relationships with lenders and creditors and legal proceedings thereof 2. Loss of business from customers on account of supply constraints 3. Credit risk that can arise from deterioration in the financial health of any customers 4. Loss of key managerial personnel/manpower leaving of company Internal Control System Your Company has adequate internal control system commensurate with the size and nature of business to ensure utilization and protection of assets, compliance with statutes and proper recording of transactions. M/s. Parshotam Singla & Associates, Chartered Accountants conducts internal audit of affairs of your company. Your Company has also an Audit Committee which inter-alia reviews internal control system of the company from time to time. Industrial Relations Industrial relations remained harmonious during the year under review. Corporate Governance Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, Corporate Governance Report, certifications and Auditors' Certificate regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance are annexed to the Directors' Report as Annexure-I. Directors' Responsibility Statement Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 your directors state that they have: a) Followed, in the preparation of Annual Accounts, the applicable accounting standards. b) Selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true & fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and the loss of the company for that year. c) Taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, so as to safeguard the assets of the company and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities. d) Prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis. Directors Sh.Amarjit Singh Palta retires by rotation as director and being eligible offer himselves for re-appointment at the ensuring Annual General Meeting of the Company. Fixed Deposits During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Section 58-A of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules made hereunder: Auditors M/s. M. P. Goyal & Co., Chartered Accountants, the Statutory Auditors of the Company retire at the conclusion of this Annual General meeting and are eligible for re-appointment. They have confirmed that they have been subjected to peer review process of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and holds a valid certificate issued by the Peer Review Board of ICAI .They have also furnished a certificate to the effect that their appointment, if made, will be in accordance with Section 224(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956. Auditors' Report Auditor's Report read with Notes on Accounts is self-explanatory and does not call for further explanations. Pursuant to Section 217(3) of the Companies Act,1956, following explanations are given on observations/ remarks on audited accounts : Regarding Auditors observations as to accumulated losses exceeding the net worth of the company, it is hereby submitted that company has already filed reference under Section 15(1) of Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act,1985 on 08.02.2012 and it stands registered vide Case No. 27/2012. Regarding the observations as to default in provident fund ,employees state insurance , welfare fund contributions & electricity dues , it is submitted that stifling liquidity crunch caused by erosion of net worth/ working capital resulted into default in these payments /dues. The company will be settling all these outstandings in the manner as may be set out in proposed revival plans in consultation with lending banks /BIFR The preparation of accounts on ongoing basis is based on these perceptions of management and relied upon by the auditors Regarding contingent liabilities as to filing of OA with Debt Recovery Tribunal -1 at Chandigarh by Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (PSIDC) in connection with cancellation of previously entered and executed buy back arrangements , it is submitted your company has approached the Hon'ble High Court for the states of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh challenging amongst others this move of the PSIDC. The company has been granted interim protection with the stay of proceedings at Debt Recovery Tribunal Regarding observations as to stay on alienation of 13 Kanals 18.5 Marals of company's land forming part & parcel of its 79 Kanals 12 Marals of land housing company's unit no. 2 at GT.Road, Doraha, it is submitted that this area of land is duly registered in the name of the company in January 1995 & subsequenlty mutated in its name. Your company is not /was not imp leaded as party in RSA No. 5039 filed in Hon'ble High Court for the states of Punjab and Haryana in which stay is transpired to be passed on account of dispute amongst family members/legal heirs of the seller and subsequently stay order stands entered in mutation records. The company is exploring all legal options available to it to protect its interests. Cost Auditors Sh. Gurjant Singh ,cost accountants, FCMA-22514 have been appointed as cost auditors of the company under Section 233B of the Companies Act,1956 read with Cost Audit Rules 2011 for the year 2012-13. The Cost Auditors Report for the financial year 2011-12 will be forwarded to the central government as required by law. Listing The Equity Shares of your Company continue to be listed with the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited to whom Annual Listing Fee upto year 2012-13 has been duly paid. Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange: Information required under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act 1956 read with Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 is given as the Annexure-II to the Directors' Report. Particulars of Employee During the year under review, no employee of the Company was drawing remuneration equal to or more than the limits prescribed under Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules 1975 as amended. Acknowledgement Your directors wish to place on record their gratitude to lenders, creditors , shareholders, government departments, customers and business constituents for their co-operation. Cautionary Statement Statements in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report describing the Company's expectations, estimates, and projections may constitute 'forward looking statements' within the meaning of applicable laws and regulations. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. For and on behalf of the Board of Directors (Bharat Bhushan Jindal Managing Director Place: Ludhiana (Amarjit Singh Palta) Date : 05.09.2012 Director
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Caston Windmill
|Caston Windmill
Caston Windmill
|Mill name
|Caston Windmill
|Mill location
|52°32′47″N 0°33′54″E / 52.54639°N 0.56500°ECoordinates: 52°32′47″N 0°33′54″E / 52.54639°N 0.56500°E
|Year built
|Corn mill
|Tower mill
|Six storeys
|No. of sails
|Four sails
|Type of sails
|Double Patent sails
|cast iron
|Fantail blades
|Six blades
|Auxiliary power
|Hornsby Oil engine
|No. of pairs of millstones
|Three pairs, a fourth pair driven by engine.
|Size of millstones
|4 feet (1.22 m)
Caston Tower Windmill is a grade II*[1][2] listed tower mill at Caston, Norfolk, England which is under restoration. The mill is also a scheduled monument.[3]
Caston Windmill was built in 1864, replacing a post mill which had been standing in 1834.[4] The tower was built by William Wright, a local builder, and fitted out by millwright Robert Hambling of East Dereham. It bears a date stone inscribed EW 1864, referring to Edward Wyer, who had owned the post mill.[5]
The mill caught fire during a storm on 24 March 1895 but it is not recorded how much damage was done. The Watton fire brigade were called upon to deal with the fire. Edward Wyer ran the mill until his death on 5 July 1897. His property was offered for sale by auction on 7 October 1897 at the Dukes Head public house, Caston, but remained unsold. Wyer's son James took the mill and ran it until 1910 when he retired. In that year, Wyer's brother-in-law Benjamin Knott took the mill. A new stock was fitted in August 1915 and a new sail fitted by Robert Martin, millwright of Beccles, Suffolk, in September 1922, at which date the mill was painted. Knott ran the mill until 1940, latterly in partnership with his son James. During Knott's tenure, a Hornsby oil engine was installed in the granary, driving a further pair of millstones. In 1940, the mill was sold to James Bilham, who used the engine driven millstones for milling, and removed the two pairs of Peak millstones from the windmill. Bilham died in 1967 and the mill was sold by his widow in October 1969.[5]
The mill was bought by millwright John Lawn, who intended to restore the mill to working order. The granary was converted to residential accommodation. Lawn entered into partnership with Philip Lennard as Lennard and Lawn (Millwrights) Ltd, at the time the only professional millwrights based in Norfolk. Lennard & Lawn did a lot of work for the Norfolk Windmills Trust and consequently the restoration of Caston Mill took place on an "as and when" basis.[5]
The cap and sails were removed on 23 November 1983.[6] John Lawn died in January 2000.[7] A memorial plaque was dedicated to him at Old Buckenham. The cap was refitted to Caston Mill in 2000.[6]
Caston Windmill is a six-storey tower mill with a two storey granary attached. There is a stage at second floor level.[5] The tower is 26 feet (7.92 m) outside diameter at ground level with walls 2 feet 6 inches (760 mm) thick. It is 17 feet (5.18 m) outside diameter at curb level.[6] The tower is 55 feet (16.76 m) tall to curb level. The boat-shaped cap is winded by a six-bladed fantail. The four double Patent sails have ten bays. Eight bays carried three shutters and two bays carried two shutters. The sails are carried on a cast-iron windshaft,[5] which also carries a 10 feet 4 inches (3.15 m) diameter wooden clasp arm brake wheel. The cast-iron wallower is carried on a wooden upright shaft.[6] The three pairs of millstones were driven underdrift.[5]
- Edward Wyer 1864–97
- James Wyer 1897–1910
- Benjamin Knott 1910–?
- Benjamin & James Knott ?–1940
- James Bilham 1940–67[5]
- ^ Historic England. "Details from image database (220169)". Images of England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "Caston Windmill and Granary (Grade II*) (1076787)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Monument No. 385768". PastScape. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Caston postmill". Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g Apling, Harry (1984). Norfolk Corn Windmills, Volume 1. Norwich: The Norfolk Windmills Trust. pp. 50–53. ISBN 0-9509793-0-9.
- ^ a b c d "Caston towermill". Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "One of the county's last millwrights". Paddy Apling. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
External links[edit]
- Windmill World webpage on Caston Mill