The works were aimed at building a new part of the production building with a total area of over 12,000 m2 – including a production hall, switchgear, concierge, warehouse, fire hydrant, decks, car parks, squares and maneuvers. The reconstruction of the technical building and the boiler room, the demolition of parts of existing production buildings and the execution of new technical and technological infrastructure were also performed. The new building has been put into operation as scheduled.
The investment was carried out in Tarnów Podgórne for Towarzystwo Gospodarczego Meblopol Sp. z o. o., which included a comprehensive construction of a production and warehouse facility with an office part. The property was put into use on September 2017.
In 2017, the design and production company IDEAPRO Sp. Z o.o. In the area of the southern economic zone of Nowa Sól a modern three-aisled production and storage hall with a support structure of steel girders and an office building with traditional masonry, mullion and transom construction has been erected.
The subject of the contract was the preparation of the technical-architectural documentation, and then the comprehensive proces of the construction works. The building consists of an external storage hall of 30.25m x 86m and 3 docks with a 3-storey office and technical mezzanine and a water tank. The total usable area of the office building - mezzanine is about 741.08 m2.
Commitioned by Levant company, in Komorniki, a warehouse building along with an office spaces was built. The total usable area is 6678,76m2. The construction consisted of the design together with the complete proces of the construction works.
The building in Gniezno is 3300 m² of usable area of steel production and warehouse hall. As requested by the investor, PKOB Wegner has been responsible for the whole proces starting with full design service with visualization, execution projects and full infrastructure and ending with the valid license for use.


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FD1D_BURGERS_LAX
Finite Difference Non-viscous Burgers Equation
Lax-Wendroff Method
FD1D_BURGERS_LAX, a MATLAB program which solves the nonviscous time-dependent Burgers equation using finite differences and the Lax-Wendroff method.
The function u(x,t) is to be solved for in the equation:
du/dt + u * du/dx = 0
for a <= x <= b and t_init <= t <= t_last.
Problem data includes an initial condition for u(x,t_init), and the boundary value functions u(a,t) and u(b,t).
The non-viscous Burgers equation can develop shock waves or discontinuities.
runs the program.
The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.
FD1D_BURGERS_LAX is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version.
BURGERS, a dataset directory which contains some solutions to the viscous Burgers equation.
BURGERS_CHARACTERISTICS, a MATHEMATICA program which solves the time dependent inviscid Burgers equation using the method of characteristics, by Mikel Landajuela.
BURGERS_SOLUTION, a MATLAB library which evaluates an exact solution of the time-dependent 1D viscous Burgers equation.
BURGERS_STEADY_VISCOUS, a MATLAB library which solves the steady (time-independent) viscous Burgers equation using a finite difference discretization of the conservative form of the equation, and then applying Newton's method to solve the resulting nonlinear system.
BURGERS_TIME_VISCOUS, a MATLAB library which solves the time-dependent viscous Burgers equation using a finite difference discretization of the conservative form of the equation.
FD1D_ADVECTION_LAX, a MATLAB program which applies the finite difference method to solve the time-dependent advection equation ut = - c * ux in one spatial dimension, with a constant velocity, using the Lax method to treat the time derivative.
fd1d_burgers_lax_test
FD1D_BURGERS_LEAP, a MATLAB program which applies the finite difference method and the leapfrog approach to solve the non-viscous time-dependent Burgers equation in one spatial dimension.
FD1D_BVP, a MATLAB program which applies the finite difference method to a two point boundary value problem in one spatial dimension.
FD1D_HEAT_EXPLICIT, a MATLAB program which uses the finite difference method and explicit time stepping to solve the time dependent heat equation in 1D.
FD1D_HEAT_IMPLICIT, a MATLAB program which uses the finite difference method and implicit time stepping to solve the time dependent heat equation in 1D.
FD1D_HEAT_STEADY, a MATLAB program which uses the finite difference method to solve the steady (time independent) heat equation in 1D.
FD1D_PREDATOR_PREY, a MATLAB program which implements a finite difference algorithm for predator-prey system with spatial variation in 1D.
FD1D_WAVE, a MATLAB program which applies the finite difference method to solve the time-dependent wave equation in one spatial dimension.
PCE_BURGERS, a MATLAB program which defines and solves a version of the time-dependent viscous Burgers equation, with uncertain viscosity, using a polynomial chaos expansion in terms of Hermite polynomials, by Gianluca Iaccarino.
Daniel Zwillinger,
Handbook of Differential Equations,
Academic Press, 1997,
ISBN: 0127843965,
LC: QA371.Z88.
fd1d_burgers_lax.m, the source code.
timestamp.m, prints the YMDHMS date as a timestamp.
Last revised on 13 January 2019.

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Any one having a white face, and being so disposed, could stop us, and subject us to examination. ... When I get there [in Pennsylvania], I shall not be required to have a pass; I can travel without being disturbed.
I have no sympathy for the narrow, selfish notion of economy which assumes that every crumb of bread which goes into the mouth of one class is so much taken from the mouths of another class.
Interpreted as it ought to be interpreted, the constitution is a Glorious Liberty Document!
Find out just what the people will submit to and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue until they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.
What is possible for me is possible for you.
The non-producers now receive the larger share of what those who labor produce. The result is natural. Discontent culminates in exactly the same ratio that intelligence sustains aspiration.


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Last name: Ulyatt
This interesting and unusual name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and represents the rare survival of an Olde English pre 7th Century personal name, "Wulfgeat". Few native given names were retained after the Norman Conquest of 1066, when a large number of Continental personal names were introduced and subsequently became very popular, either from choice or expediency. The name "Wulfgeat" is composed of the elements "wulf", wolf, and the ethnic name "Geat". This refers to the original Scandinavian people to which the legendary 'Beowulf' belonged. 'Wulfgeat' is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 in a variety of forms including "Wluiet, Wluiat, Vlfiet, etc. Not surprisingly the name generated a number of surnames, ranging from Wolfit, Woolfit(t), Woffit and Woolvett, to Woollett, Woolatt, and the mainly Yorkshire Ullett, Ulyet, Ulyatt, and Ullyott. Medieval recordings of the surname include Robert Woluyet (1306, Essex); Robert Woluet (1315, ibid.); and Margaria Woliet (1351, ibid.). Later examples of the name recording include Beatrix Ulliotte, the daughter of Antholie Ulliotte, who was christened at Danby in Cleveland, Yorkshire, on October 12th 1586, John Ulyat who married Ann Classan at St Georges Chapel, London on June 17th 1742, and finally Emily Ullyatt, daughter of Thomas Ullyatt, christened at the church of St Denis, York, on December 31st 1854, in the reign of Queen Victoria. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Godwyn Ulfget, which was dated 1095, in the Rolls of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, during the reign of King William 1, known as 'The Conqueror, 1066 - 1087. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Surname scroll for: Ulyatt


The twenty-first century began as the century of migrants and refugees. Endless caravans, a widespread flood of children, men and women seeking protection and security—victims of violence, poverty, famine, and climate change—forced to leave their homes by wars and armed conflicts. According to the last annual report of the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of migrants and displaced persons on our planet is more than 65 million of our fellow human beings.
The presence of these refugees and asylum seekers, of labor migrants and undocumented migrants, of trafficked persons, and of those searching for their lost families, is a hard everyday reality in many countries. Their vulnerability and suffering confront us, disrupt us, and emotionally seize our conscience. We experience this contemporary global social crisis caused by globalization and armed conflicts, as a crisis not only of politics and economy, but of the very essence of our religious faith and our fundamental moral and ethical responsibilities.
For Christian Churches, the migration and refugee crisis challenges our central biblical and ecclesial principles. Hospitality for the foreigner is at the core of the life and the pastoral mission of the Church. In the parable of the Good Samaritan, we witness unconditional love and compassion. We see how we must become a "neighbor" (πλησίον) to everyone who needs our support, regardless of their social, religious, cultural, or political affiliation. It should be impossible to close our ears to the cry of the refugees, of all the needy, vulnerable and exploited people. Every human being, created in God's image and likeness (Gen. 1.26), possesses an incalculable and precious dignity. There is nothing more sacred than the human person.
Throughout its history, the Church has emphasized the support of disadvantaged and suffering people. This "culture of support" has been called "one of the permanent contributions of Christianity to the history of human civilization" (W. Huber, Die Kirche in der Zeitenwende, 320). Churches have ever been prophetic on burning issues of injustice and violence, protecting the oppressed and fostering a culture of solidarity.
"The contemporary and ever intensifying refugee and migrant crisis, due to political, economic and environmental causes, is at the center of the world's attention. The Orthodox Church has always treated and continues to treat those who are persecuted, in danger and in need on the basis of the Lord's words: 'I was hungry and you gave me to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me to drink, and was a stranger and you took me in, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to me', and 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these my brethren, you did for me' (Matt 25.40). Throughout its history, the Church was always on the side of the 'weary and heavy laden' (cf. Matt 11.28). At no time was the Church's philanthropic work limited merely to circumstantial good deeds toward the needy and suffering, but rather it sought to eradicate the causes which create social problems. The Church's 'work of service' (Eph 4.12) is recognized by everyone.
It has been a principal concern, through all twenty-five years of our Patriarchal ministry, to highlight the valuable contribution of all religions to the culture of solidarity, peace, and justice, as well as to explore new ways and possibilities of making religions more effective in confronting social problems and challenges.
We must work to solve once and for all the conflicts in this region, for they are the very root of this migration and refugee crisis. We are thankful to all the countries that have received these migrants and refugees. We express our sincere gratitude to the people of Greece, one of the European countries most challenged by migration, who, despite a severe economic crisis, have responded and continue to respond with a generosity and compassion that exemplifies the best of the human spirit.
The Orthodox Church in Lesvos, Chios, Kos and elsewhere, as well as dioceses, parishes, and faithful, have had and still have an immense impact on the plight of the refugees: caring for them, providing food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and advocacy.
Indeed, the Greek people have demonstrated the human face of Europe, even as their country is becoming Europe's greatest refugee hotspot, and some neighboring European countries are closing their borders to migrants and refugees.
The migration crisis challenges the European identity at its deepest core. It has been said, that Europeans would betray their values, "if barbed wire obstacles, tear-gas, water guns and canine units were the instruments to keep refugees far away from the European Union" (H.-G. Pöttering, Predigt, 16.11.2016, 7). It is also unacceptable that some Europeans, who praise human rights and who wish to appear as defenders of a "Christian Europe", at the same time employ hard language against migrants and refugees, and defend closed European borders. Is it possible for Europe to save its identity by applying double standards? We think not.
It is likewise impossible to confront the refugee and migrant crisis on the basis of a technocratic, bureaucratic and economy-centered Europe. Human persons are not mere objects and numbers. Economy, security, and technology can provide only temporary solutions. It is an illusion to suppose that our modern societies can remain open, democratic, peaceful and human, primarily through economic progress and security measures. An open society loses its openness if the problem of migration is not faced according to the core European values and standards.
Considering how religion can promote social inclusion and justice highlights another commitment that we should pursue. We cannot separate our concern for human dignity, human rights or social justice from our concern for peace and sustainability. These concerns are closely linked. If we value each individual made in the image of God and value every particle of God's creation, then we must also care for each other and for our world. The ecological problem of pollution is invariably connected to the social problem of poverty; and so all ecological activity is ultimately measured and properly judged by its impact and effect upon other people, and especially the poor. The environmental issue is closely related to our topic today. In fact, climate change will in a near future, if it is not already the case today, impact more and more migration flows related to geopolitical conflicts.
In terms of our concerns for human beings and the protection of environment, Christianity and humanitarian movements come together and go hand in hand. The necessary solution can be found in the eminent tradition of human rights and Christian spirituality. The core of human rights is the protection of human dignity. This is the basis not only of political and individual rights, but also of social, cultural and the "third generation" of human rights, that is, community-rights. These are the corner-stones of European identity.
Furthermore, it is our conviction that human rights cannot be properly understood apart from their religious roots. Even if the modern movement for human rights initially opposed Christian Churches, and the Churches saw in it a deviation from core Christian principles, a totally secularized Europe would be a Post-Europe. The marginalization of religion does not promote the goals of human rights. Rather, it is another form of fundamentalism, a fundamentalism of modernity.
The existing tensions and differences between secular states and religions do not annul the fact that both are caring for human dignity. A real spiritual and moral renewal of Europe can be founded on a truly human and humane response to the present refugee and migrant crisis.
This crisis is an opportunity for building bridges, for practicing solidarity, instilling confidence, and encouraging cooperation. We need common vision, common mobilization, common initiatives, common action. Indeed, we need one another. We need men and women of peace. Governments and NGOs, religions and humanitarian movements, all must work together. Every institution, every single person of good will, as well as the younger generation who have their own specific responsibility have to contribute to the protection of vulnerable people, to promote hope.
The migration crisis is not only a problem for Europe. It is a matter for the whole of humankind. Social problems touch the bodies and souls of human beings, their freedom and dignity, the sacredness of the human person. In this sense, the struggle against violence is indivisible from our efforts for the protection of the refugees and our struggle against racism, oppression, exploitation, and exclusion.
Let us transform the "threat of otherness" into the opportunity to foster a culture of solidarity and inclusion. Secular states and governments should see religious faith as an ally. Religion plays a pivotal role not only in personal life, but is a major social force. Faith inspires. It inspires the struggle against the powers of inhumanity. Faith is a source of spiritual strength and of a permanent awareness and engagement against the threats to human dignity. True faith encourages us to continue our efforts for a just world, even when the difficulties, the impasses, and our human condition discourage us from trying.
We are convinced that religions can strongly contribute to the solution of the migrant and refugee crisis. They can promote peaceful coexistence. They can empower the spirit of solidarity against division and polarization. They support the struggle against injustice and the unceasing task of the protection of human dignity. They can and should support all initiatives in the political sphere that serve freedom and justice.
Consequently, the place of religions facing the immense migration crisis is not on the sidelines. The world expects the common witness of people of faith. It is our duty to promote interreligious dialogue. Communication and openness liberate religions from introversion. The mutual trust between religions is a force supporting universal peace. Antagonism and mistrust are diminishing the capacity of religions to contribute to the culture of solidarity, which is the condition sine qua non for the just solution of the migration problem.
If religions act as forces of justice, they can function as a positive challenge for secular institutions and humanistic movements to discover in them a precious ally for the sacred task of the protection of human dignity.
For us Christians, "God is love" (1 John 4.8). Discrimination of human beings, closing our eyes before the suffering of our brothers and sisters, is the negation of love. Hatred and violence are the negation of human dignity in the name of human selfishness. Hatred and violence in the name of God are a negation of authentic faith and an offense against God. Wherever and whenever love and solidarity are practiced, God is present. We must work constantly, so that the contemporary "return of God" will become a return of the "God of love" and the renewal of the culture of solidarity.


How to avoid the deadzone in your composition.
I spent my career as an art teacher in the public school system. For years I had piles of student work that I sorted, graded and selected for display. I taught children from kindergarten through high school.
During that time I saw and corrected the same mistakes in compositions. One of frequent mistakes was starting to draw in the center of the page and filling in the space from the midpoint out. I called this little trap "the deadzone".
A typical children's drawing. Perfectly symmetrical.
A deadzone is placing the center of interest or a point of emphasis in the center of the composition when you are using asymmetrical balance.
To avoid or resolve this problem you need start with an understanding of emphasis and balance.
Emphasis is defined as an area or object within the artwork that draws attention and becomes a focal point. Subordination is defined as minimizing or toning down other compositional elements in order to bring attention to the focal point.
Symmetrical balance can be described as having equal visual "weight" along a central axis. It may also be referred to as formal balance. In asymmetrical balance used by fine artists, the two sides are not identical, but the elements are arranged so that there is a visual of balance.
A work of art by Jenny Beyers. Perfectly balanced from a center point.
Artists who work with functional forms like houses, jewelry, or functional quilts use "formal balance" because they have to consider function.
Does it make sense to have an entry to a dwelling in the center of a building? Does a quilt have to fit on a rectangular mattress of a certain size? Of it does and that's why these artists and craftsman consider how how object will be used before they consider how an object looks.
Fine artists like painters or art quilters; do not have to consider functional restrictions. What matters when making a purely creative nonfunctional; item is the composition. Fine artists often use asymmetrical balance because it keeps the viewers interest longer, allows the artist to lead the viewer to point of emphasis.
Use your camera phone, or a ruler and roughly divide your composition in thirds in both horizontal and vertical directions. The division will look like a tic-tac-toe board.
Find the focal point. It's the place or object you want the viewer to see first. Ask yourself: Is that focal point in the middle? Hopefully not because that middle is the dreaded dead zone.
Below is one of my quilts called "Namaste". The focal point is clear. The hands touch the forehead with a burst of light radiating from that space. Initially the point where the figures hands met in front of her face was lower. You could see the full circle of light.
After taking a picture, I cropped the top of the quilt several inches to raise the focal point. In the completed work the focal point is located in the upper third of the composition and off the center line avoiding the "dead zone".
I hope this hint has helped you make more informed design decisions.
You can see my work…….
This entry was posted in How to..., Lesson from an Art Teacher and tagged Deadzone on September 20, 2017 by metaphysicalquilter@gmail.com.


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Penric and the Shaman
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The second Penric story feels a lot better developed than the first. It's also about 60 pages longer, which for a novella is quite a difference. Things happen instead of merely happen to Penric.
Penric is not the only viewpoint character here, which is partially a device to keep you from immediately understanding everything he does. Or, maybe, it would be better to say that it's used to show that the other characters don't understand everything he does. Meanwhile, we get two new characters, that are central to the story, while Penric is more roped into it.
Penric has had four years to get used to his 'passenger', and go through a somewhat rushed education as a divine (it isn't said, but it's more likely that Penric hurried through on his own, rather than was pushed through), and has settled into the Martinsburg court before this adventure picks him up. Oswyl is a "Locator", basically a marshal/detective, who shows very much as a dedicated career cop, and Penric starts mentally categorizing his frowns partway through.
The case he's on seems clear enough, as it was fairly definitely the knife of the prime suspect who killed a minor noble, and it was obviously in his possession at the time. But motives are cloudy, and the action of the story gets tangled up in a completely different tragedy. Much of the theme here, as in the other Five Gods stories is in the realm of the gods work in mysterious ways. Of course, part of what makes the series work so well is that the gods' aims are generally comprehensible, its just their side of the problem lies a bit outside the normal human world.
In all, it's a solid sequel to Penric's Demon, and better than that story. The expansion to three (okay, four) major characters helps, the tradeoffs in viewpoint are a little jarring at first, but serve the story structure, and the overall plot is in better shape; this ups my recommendation of the series as a whole, and I expect it will continue to get better.
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On Wednesday 13th April a group of 20 students from the University of Exeter in the UK came to Brussels to meet ALDA and the Council of Europe (CoE), within the framework of ALDA's programme "Discover Europe with ALDA".
The Coordinator of the Citizenship Programme Aldo Xhani and the representative of the CoE Mr Lars Nyctelius showcased the work of the two organisations in promoting democracy in wider Europe and the long-standing cooperation between ALDA and the CoE.
Participants had a unique opportunity to get to know more about the Council of Europe and its promotion of human rights through international conventions since 1949. Key initiatives were showcased in order to understand the impact of the institutions such as the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and the Convention on Cybercrime. A particular focus was put on understanding the difference between the CoE and the EU institutions and how the two organizations cooperate between them.
The meeting was also an occasion to showcase ALDA's multiannual work in enlarged Europe to promote democracy at the local level. Participants got to know more about decentralization and the success of the multistakeholder approach in promoting community development. Producing trust at the local level among local authorities, ordinary and civil society organisations is key for successful communities. Particular attention was also put to the Local Democracy Agencies as a fundamental tool to foster local democracy in the Neighbourhood region.
More information about the programme "Discover Europe with ALDA".


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China's insurance industry has enjoyed robust growth in recent years. Total premium income, for example, rose 27.5% in 2016 to reach RMB 3.1 trillion (USD 490 billion), the strongest growth the industry has enjoyed since 2008. As well, by the end of 2016, total insurance industry assets stood at RMB 15.12 trillion (USD 2.39 trillion), a 22.3% increase from the start of the year.
Premium growth slowed in 2017 and 2018, due in large part to China Insurance Regulatory Commission ("CIRC") and China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission ("CBIRC") reforms aimed at universal life insurance. Nonetheless, the overall outlook for China is healthy and statistics for 2018 show that overall insurance premium income rose 3.92% from a year earlier to RMB 3.8 trillion (USD 562.52 billion). As the industry adjusts, premium income growth will likely accelerate. Indeed, Swiss Re Group forecasts that premium income will post annual growth of over 10% in the coming two years. Total insurance industry assets, as of the end of 2018, stood at RMB 18.33 trillion (USD 2.71 trillion), a 9.45% increase from the start of the year.
This report provides an overview of key developments in the PRC insurance industry in 2018 and explains their impact on foreign investors. It then moves on to an attempt to forecast regulatory trends in 2019 and beyond. It concludes with a discussion of some statistical highlights and key growth drivers of China's insurance industry.
a complete overhaul of China's financial regulatory system, including the creation of a super regulator and the merger of the CIRC with China's banking regulator to create the CBIRC as a single regulator for banks and insurance companies.
Below is a summary of the key contents included in the review.
Foreign insurance companies and foreign investors in China's insurance sector, as well as foreign invested insurance intermediaries, will benefit from a number of changes such as the increase and then elimination of the foreign ownership cap in life insurance companies. These initiatives represent a significant opening of China's insurance market to foreign investment. In the wake of these announcements, multiple foreign insurance companies have announced plans to enter, or expand their operations in, the PRC market. For instance, in May of 2018, FWD applied for a license for a majority foreign-owned life insurance joint venture. As well, in November 2018, Allianz received approval to establish China's first foreign insurance holding company and AXA announced it would purchase the remaining 50% stake in its China joint venture, AXA Tianping. Prudential and Sun Life have also indicated their interest in increasing their holdings in their China operations.
On 16 May 2017, the CIRC concluded a framework agreement with the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance ("OCI") to achieve mutual recognition that the solvency regimes of China and Hong Kong are equivalent (the "Framework Agreement"). Mutual equivalence recognition is meant to increase cooperation between the two regulators, provide regulatory and supervisory convenience, and prevent administrative overlap. Under the Framework Agreement, the CBIRC and the Hong Kong Insurance Authority, which has replaced the OCI, will complete an equivalence assessment of their solvency regimes within four years.
Following upon this, the CBIRC promulgated the Notice on Issuing the Solvency Regulatory Rules for Insurance Companies ("Notice 34") on 2 July 2018. Notice 34 is the one of the first steps in the transition to mutual recognition of the two regimes. Essentially, it provides that, when a Chinese insurer cedes risk to a qualified Hong Kong reinsurer, a lower (vis-à-vis other foreign reinsurers) risk factor will apply and the capital requirement of the Chinese insurer will be reduced accordingly. This amounts to granting preferential treatment to Hong Kong reinsurers and Notice 34 will doubtless increase the prominence of Hong Kong reinsurers and brokers in China's reinsurance sector.
Notice 34 and the Framework Agreement are best understood in the context of the Greater Bay Area Initiative, a much broader effort to economically integrate the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions with the surrounding Chinese cities of the Pearl River Delta. This burgeoning mega-city will play a key role in the Belt Road Initiative and in its economy as a whole. Further integration of Hong Kong's economy into the Greater Bay Area will likely provide additional opportunities for foreign insurers and insurance intermediaries to access China's insurance market.
Throughout 2018, the CIRC/CBIRC and other authorities continued to implement the wave of reforms that they had initiated in 2017. These reforms are meant to address excessive risk and reorient China's insurance industry towards long-term sustainable growth. The extraordinary chain of events that led up to this massive reform campaign and the key reforms enacted in 2018 as a result thereof are discussed in further detail in the full report, which can be downloaded here.
Beginning in late 2017, the central government totally restructured China's financial regulatory system. Its first step was to establish a super regulator, the Financial Stability Development Committee (the "FSDC"). On 13 March 2018, the National People's Congress announced the merger of the China's insurance and banking regulators to create the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, which will cede some powers to the People's Bank of China and work under the supervision of the FSDC. This reorganization is meant to address the high systemic risk which has plagued China's financial system in recent years and which many observers have linked to the fragmentary nature of its regulatory system.
Many observers predict that premium income growth, which figured at 3.92% in 2017, will rapidly accelerate as insurers adjust to new economic and regulatory conditions. For instance, Swiss Re Group anticipate 10% premium income annual growth in 2019 and 2010. Beyond strong premium income growth, however, predictions are difficult. Though the Chinese central government and the CBIRC have made their plans and objectives very clear, it remains to be seen whether the China-US trade war, China's economic slowdown or other factors will shift the industry's direction. As discussed below, there are already signs that the central government is recalibrating its economic policy away from deleveraging and reform and towards stimulus. Ultimately, if the CBIRC's can continue to advance its reform and liberalization agenda, we predict the emergence of an insurance industry that will be very hospitable to foreign investment and will see increased activity by foreign insurers and intermediaries.
China has considerable potential for insurance industry growth. By the end of 2017, its insurance penetration rate had reached a modest but respectable 4.42% (2.59% in life insurance and 1.83% in non-life). By comparison, Hong Kong and Taiwan have very high penetration rates of 15% and 16% respectively. Indeed, China has a massive USD 18 trillion "protection gap" that is projected to increase to USD 46 trillion by 2020. Given the rapid state of development and reform of China's insurance industry, it is difficult to summarize current market conditions. In general terms, China's insurance industry is still maturing and has significant room to grow. Foreign insurers' market share is currently modest. However, new regulations, along with economic and social growth drivers, have created conditions that are conducive to their expansion.


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Revenge-Porn Bill Gains Momentum in House
by Marilyn Drew Necci | Feb 10, 2014 | POLITICS
Revenge pornography is one step closer to criminalization in Virginia after recent amendments to House Bill 326 helped pave the way for the proposed legislation to clear the House of Representatives.
Delegate Robert Bell, R-Charlottesville, is the chief patron of the bill, which would classify the unlawful dissemination or sale of pornographic images as a Class 1 misdemeanor in the commonwealth.
Bell's legislation passed the Criminal Law subcommittee unanimously (11-0) this past week. But he says clarification was needed before HB326 could progress.
"This would be the issue where a person initially gives permission to use the (pornographic) pictures," Bell said. "And, subsequently, (the recipient) uses them (the photos) maliciously to intimidate or harass them (the victims)."
The key word is "malicious." The bill originally stated an offender needed to cause the victim "substantial emotional distress" in order to be charged with the crime. However, several legislators insisted such language was too vague for interpretation.
Therefore, the subcommittee narrowed the definition of "revenge pornography" to require malicious intent on behalf of the offender in a criminal case.
Bell says the inclusion of recognizable legal terminology allows future cases to be judged more on precedent than individual circumstance.
The subcommittee also agreed to remove a clause in the bill that initially established a new Class 6 felony for the dissemination of pictures depicting a person under the age of 18. Bell says the felony clause was removed because such acts already violate current Virginia child-pornography statutes and legislation including fiscal impact was unlikely to pass.
Delegate Marcus Simon, D-Falls Church, proposed a similar legislation at the beginning of the 2014 session, which has since been encompassed by HB326. He says he views the bill as a deterrent to revenge pornography.
"If you put something on the Internet, it can never be erased," Simon said. "The best we can do is to prevent it (revenge pornography) from happening in the first place."
Despite the unanimous vote in the Criminal Law subcommittee, not all lawmakers are quick to call revenge pornography a crime. Delegate Scott Surovell, D-Mount Vernon, says he has mixed feelings about the bill and isn't sure that civil action isn't more appropriate for revenge pornography cases.
The American Civil Liberties Union Virginia Chapter also has voiced opposition to HB326 because the legislation could wrongfully expose the immaturity of minors.
"This bill has the potential to make criminals out of kids," ACLUVA stated in an email. "Children lack the maturity to fully comprehend the short- and long-term consequences of forwarding a boyfriend or girlfriend's inappropriate photos, videos or texts."
Additional concerns about constitutional privacy rights are relevant too, according to ACLUVA, but the organization has not actively lobbied against the bill.
If passed, violators of the revenge pornography law would be subjected to a $2,500 fine and a maximum of 12 months in jail.
The House Courts of Justice Committee is expected to vote on HB326 this coming week.
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Happy Sunday peeps! The new Lady Dior campaign for Cruise 2017 starring Marion Cotillard has landed! Here's the campaign film! FULL set of campaign photos will be up on the blog this Tuesday, so stay tuned! Meanwhile, enjoy the film!


There are quite a few recipes in The Artful Baker that would be perfect for your Thanksgiving table, such as the Peel-to-Stem Apple Pie or the Deeply Pumpkiny Pumpkin Cheesecake, but in case you're pressed for time or would like your guests to leave with a handmade gift, here's a great recipe that requires only 15 minutes of active work.
There have been many crazes in the food blogosphere over the last decade, and I am surprised that blond chocolate wasn't one of them. Technically, blond chocolate is not a designated category. It is essentially caramelized white chocolate, which is nothing new, but Valrhona was the first to produce a stable couverture version. Frédéric Bau, the founder of L'Ecole du Grand Chocolat Valrhona, is the mastermind behind Valrhona Dulcey, the first couverture blond chocolate. It has a toasty, buttery, biscuit-like flavor, with a final hint of salt, akin to a freshly baked croissant dipped in dulce de leche.
With a cacao content of 32 percent, Dulcey is made from cocoa butter, sugar, whole milk powder, dried skimmed milk, whey, butter, lecithin, and vanilla.
In The Artful Baker, I use it for the ganache layer of Brownie Wears Lace (page 96), pair it with cream cheese and ground cinnamon to make the frosting for my carrot cake (page 122), and turn it into a glaze for Mocha Éclairs (page 234).
It goes particularly well with fruits that are low in acidity, such as bananas and mangoes or with ingredients that have earthy and decadent flavors, such as tahini and sesame.
Hope you enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!
In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the cream and tahini to just below a boil, stirring frequently.
Add the chocolate and stir gently with a silicone spatula until blended and most of the chocolate melts.
Add the butter and blend with an immersion blender until smooth.
Scrape the ganache into a shallow bowl and level the top with a small offset spatula. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap, pressing it directly onto the surface of the ganache, and let stand at room temperature until the ganache is firm enough to roll, about 1 hour.
Spread out the sesame seeds on a plate in a single layer.
Using a melon baller or a dessert spoon, scoop ganache mounds of about 2 teaspoons (0.4 ounces; 11 grams) each and place them on a plate. Quickly roll each mound between your palms into a smooth ball, place it onto the sesame seeds, and roll to coat it in sesame seeds all around. Let stand at room temperature, uncovered, until firm, about 20 minutes.
Transfer the truffles to an airtight container, separating the layers with parchment or waxed paper. Serve at room temperature.
Storage: The truffles will keep at room temperature for 3 days.
I am going to order the blond chocolate you recommend and try these. I wisely implicitly trust you.
I do hope you soon will return to Cafe Fernando, to write and posr, perhaps while between bites of icecream.
Anne Wallace – Thank you for the award, Anne! It means the world to me! I will return to my blog soon. It has been very difficult adjusting to my life after the book tour and I have been busy with a few freelance projects. I have a couple of posts in progress. Thanks again for the sweetest note.
I second Anne's comment. I am loving your book. It was worth buying for the matcha pistachio sables alone. I thought my next challenge will be the passion fruit caramels.
I bought a second copy for my daughter, after she read mine and wanted to take it home with her. It's a beautiful book, and you should be so proud of yourself.
Karen Brown – Thank you so much, Karen!
Hello, and thank you for all the recipes, writing, and photos! I've just discovered your blog and love it. Just made some mango-passion fruit curd for the chocolate cake with curd & ganache, for a birthday coming up.
But I am straying from this recipe! Is there a brand of tahini relatively widely available in the US that you would recommend? I live in a small town with limited grocery choices, so will be ordering some along with the blond couverture (and while I'm at it, some Biscoff spread, after reading your cake recipe that features it in the filling!). Looking forward to trying these truffles soon. Thanks again!
Maggie – Thanks for your kind words! I'm not familiar with all the brands available in the US, but this is the brand I sent to my American recipe tester and she loved it. Hope you like the truffles.
Your baking book, The Artful Baker, is truly gorgeous! I was mesmerized by the beautiful pictures and the terrific-looking recipes. I plan to immediately return to the shop where I found it and pick up a copy.
I have a question…. on page 290-291 in your book, I believe it was the recipe for hot chocolate, there was a picture of two beautiful floral tea cups and saucers, and a matching carafe/pitcher. Do you know where I might find that set? I would love to own it!
Hi Gloria – Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm happy to hear you liked the book. Actually, the props you mention aren't a set. The cups and saucers are vintage Meissen and the chocolate pot is vintage Dresden. Your best bet is to search them on eBay.


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World Refugee Day Highlights Increased Need for Access to Education in Emergencies
Giulia McPherson, June 21st, 2018
Opinion Education in Emergencies Youth
Yesterday, June 20, marked World Refugee Day, an opportunity to draw attention to the record 68.5 million people who are displaced around the world. The statistics are stark, but the resilience of refugees and others who are forcibly displaced is palpable as they journey to find safety, security and build a better future for themselves and their families.
According to UNHCR figures released this week, Syria continues to top the list of refugee-producing countries with more than 6 million individuals who have fled the country. Inside Syria, more than 6 million people are internally displaced and 13 million are in need of humanitarian assistance, including basic aid and protection.
"We had to move at least twenty times from one place to another. When we finally returned to our 'original home' it had been completely burned down and destroyed" says Rama a thirteen-year-old girl, from Homs, Syria who is enrolled in a Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) center for children. The war has impacted Rama's life in myriad ways, including interrupting her schooling.
Within Syria and across the region, access to education for children displaced by the Syrian conflict is at a critical juncture. Inside Syria, one in three schools are not operational due to destroyed infrastructure or lack of security, and a third of all children within the country are out of school. In neighboring refugee-hosting countries – primarily Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey – 43.5 percent of school-aged children from Syria are out of school. Child labor is widespread and rates of early marriage among the refugee population is over 20 percent in Lebanon and 30 percent in Jordan.
In a recent report by JRS/USA, Protecting the Promise of a Generation, we describe the challenges refugees face in accessing a quality education, and how to address those challenges. Education offers an important form of protection for children and engenders hope as it prepares refugees to meet future challenges. Education provides stability and a sense of normalcy, and acts as a form of vital psychosocial support to children whose lives have been affected by crisis.
JRS is working across Syria and the region to ensure children like Rama and those who I met in Lebanon have access to early childhood education, primary and secondary education, youth centers, and learning support programs like tutoring and language training, are all necessary interventions. These programs ensure that the generation of children who have lived through war, and know little else, will be independent and self-sufficient no matter what their future holds.
In Homs, Syria JRS has three centers, all of which offer education and activities for children. When they returned to Homs, Rama enrolled in the JRS program. At first, she had a difficult time, refusing to mix with other children and preferring isolation, but the JRS social worker and staff worked closely with Rama and her family to help her regain her self-esteem.
Maintaining this level of support by the U.S. is critical as Syrian families struggle daily to put food on the table and a roof over their heads. Yet, investing in education should be as much of a priority. Unfortunately, globally, education receives on only 2.7 percent of total humanitarian aid available, which amounts to 48 percent of the amount requested.
In addition to traditional bilateral support by donors, a new funding mechanism established at the World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016, Education Cannot Wait, has transformed the delivery of education in emergencies by mobilizing the partners and resources needed to provide for a child's right to education in the face of complex and protracted crises.
With both rapid response and multi-year funding platforms, Education Cannot Wait programs fund education in emergency and protracted crisis situations and include a special focus on reaching girls, improving protection of the most vulnerable, and improving both teacher capacity and engagement with the refugee host community.
Through innovative mechanisms like Education Cannot Wait, we must ensure that education becomes a priority for all displaced children and adolescents.
Giulia McPherson is the Director of Advocacy & Operations at Jesuit Refugee Service/USA. JRS works in more than 50 countries worldwide to meet the educational, health, psycho-social and emergency needs of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons.
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Alaqa Heruy Berru (1865-1949) was the leading Ethiopian painter during the later period of the reign of Emperor Menilek [ruled 1889-1913].
The son of a simple peasant of Dima Giyorgis, he was trained by a local church painter, Mamehir Walda Giyorgis, before traveling to Shawa in about 1895, where he decorated the Church of St. George at Feche, 60 mi (96 km) north of Addis Ababa. This work was so well regarded that he was selected by Emperor Menilek to paint St. George's, the principal church in Addis Ababa, which was built to commemorate the Ethiopian victory over the Italians at Adwa on St. George's Day, March 1, 1896. This talented artist, who is remembered as having been among the first to make use of new techniques of painting, and to employ imported materials, later decorated the Church of St. Mary at Entoto, 3 mi (5 km) north of Addis Ababa. He was assisted in this work by his son Emailof, who subsequently emerged as a leading portrait painter. He was also responsible for designing various medals and decorations for the Ethiopian government.
He held the position of Alaqa (head) of the Church of Arata Maryam, near Feche. He resigned from this post during the Italian occupation from 1935-41, but resumed it shortly before his death. Like many Ethiopian artists of former times, he founded a family tradition of art, and his grandson, Ala Fallaga Salam, was the founder after World War II of the School of Fine Art.
R. Pankhurst, "Some Notes for a History of Ethiopian Secular Art," Ethiopian Observer, Vol. 10, No.1, Addis Ababa, 1966.


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Appendix 15: 'Baron' Corvo.
In what follows, unless otherwise stated, page numbers refer to the 1979 Penguin Books edition of A.J.A.Symons, The Quest for Corvo: an Experiment in Biography, first published in 1934. This biography, now regarded as something of a classic in its own right, has probably done as much to raise Corvo's profile as the 'Baron's' works themselves.
Frederick William Rolfe, unsuccessful artist, frustrated author and failed priest, aka Baron Corvo, was born of a middle-class English family in London in 1860 and died in relative poverty in Venice in 1913. His first published book was Stories Toto told Me (1898), which followed the appearance of six of the stories in the famous literary quarterly The Yellow Book in 1896-7. Today he is perhaps best remembered (at least by his fans, of which there are certainly a number) by his novel Hadrian the Seventh (1904), which, like much of the rest of his fictional output, was a sort of coded autobiography of his ambitions (p.26), with Rolfe himself as the hero, in the form George Arthur Rose, a struggling author and failed priest, who nevertheless becomes Pope Hadrian VII (p.18ff). But not only that, the book contains vengeful jibes at, and spiteful caricatures of, all those who had wronged him in his life (p.173) – and in Rolfe's case, that was just about everybody he had ever met! In fact, one of Rolfe's claims to fame today is the coded – and colourful – glimpses he gives of his (quite readily recognised) contemporaries, not just in Hadrian the Seventh, but in his other books as well, notably Nicholas Crabbe, which remained unpublished until 1958 simply for fear of libel actions! (For example, Alison Prince, in her book Kenneth Grahame: an Innocent in the Wild Wood (1994), p.102, quotes, from Nicholas Crabbe, Rolfe's depiction of the publisher John Lane, in the character of 'Slim Schelm', as "a snivelling little swindler if you gave him a chance…a carroty dwarf, with a magenta face and puce pendulous lips…") Here we are more concerned, though, with Rolfe's book, cited in note 13, The Rubaiyat of Umar Khaiyam: done into English from the French of J.B.Nicolas, together with a reprint of the French Text, with an Introduction by Nathan Haskell Dole which he published under the name of Frederick Baron Corvo in 1903.
First, let us take a look at Rolfe's title of Baron Corvo. Symons quotes a letter from Vincent O'Sullivan in which he says that Rolfe told him, in a letter, that 'Baron' was "a designation I picked up in Italy."( p.80) O'Sullivan speculates that it might have been a minor title bestowed on him by the "Duc Sforza de Santafiore" (sic), in one of whose palaces in Rome Rolfe stayed as a guest. (This would have been in 1889 (p.71) – O'Sullivan hypothesised that Italian nobles were at that time allowed to bestow honorific titles more or less as they saw fit.) Again, an article in the Star newspaper for 29th October 1913 says that Baron Corvo was "an Italian title which he claimed to have acquired through the gift of some estates by a former Duchess of Cesarini-Sforza" (p.30), this being the correct rendering of the name mis-remembered by O'Sullivan. Finally, Charles Kains-Jackson heard a similar story directly from Rolfe: "Corvo owed his title, or said that he owed it, to an elderly English lady, the Duchess Sforza-Cesarini…who had…more or less adopted him as a grandson, and bestowed on him a small estate carrying the baronial title much as certain English properties carry the privilege of being Lord of the Manor." (p.38). In fairness, Kains-Jackson adds that "there seemed no reason to doubt his claims." But however it may have been, Corvo is Italian for Raven, and it is certainly known that in his time as a theological student at Oscott College in Birmingham in 1887-8 (p.72), of which more presently, Rolfe used a raven as his personal crest and even had a stuffed raven on his desk (p.70).
Oddly enough, despite Rolfe's own 'testimony' as cited above, the Ducal origin of his 'title' is disputed in Dom Sylvester Houédard's chapter "A Request for Rolfe" in New Quests for Corvo, edited by Cecil Woolf and Brocard Sewell (1965), p.118. Houédard rejects "the impossible hypothesis" of O'Sullivan, the Star newspaper account, and Kains-Jackson's testimony, adding that:
"….in fact the Italian episode that contributed the rank was a Bishop's joke (*) and the title that dates from Oscott is a reference to the line in Skelton's poem The Book of Philip Sparrow, which speaks of 'The raven called rolfe'(**)."
Houédard's footnote (*) cites Leonard Moore's account, published in The Bookman (April 1934), of how Rolfe's explanation of his title, as told to him, "made no mention of a Duchess Cesarini-Sforza, but said that one day when he was at the Scots College (Rome) he was walking with a Bishop and the latter said that he, Rolfe, ought to have a title, so he made him Baron, then and there, with the name of the village of Corvo, upon which they were then looking down." For the record, Houédard has not quoted the sentence of Moore's following on from this: "A pleasant, simple tale, but as I did not believe a word of it I was untroubled by doubts as to whether bishops walked with the youths of the Scots College, whether they had the power of ennobling anyone, or even if there is a village with the name of Corvo." (The Scots College, another training college for priests, where Rolfe went after leaving Oscott, was – and still is – in Rome, and again this would be 1889 – Symons p.82. It is not clear on a modern map, however, just where the village of Corvo was/is.)
As for Houédard's footnote (**), this simply says "cf. Edward Hutton's Catholicism and English Literature (1942), p.217." But all that Hutton does is to list "F.W.Rolfe (Baron Corvo)" amongst the post-1845 "Catholic men and women of letters in England" (p.203), and to add in a footnote:
"'Self-styled Baron Corvo' his critics sometimes scornfully call him. Self-styled Baron, but not self-styled Corvo. In the Priest John Skelton's (1460-1529) poem The Book of Philip Sparrow, the following line appears: 'The raven called rolfe.' This is surely the origin of the pseudonym of that strange and unhappy figure, Baron Corvo."(p.217)
In other words, this is Hutton's theory as to where Rolfe got his pseudonym from, not a statement of fact, and it is not clear whether Hutton had read Symons' biography of Rolfe, or whether Rolfe had read Skelton's poem. Be that as it may, "the raven called rolfe" is line 414 of Skelton's poem. (Incidentally, I have been unable to discover what significance Skelton gave to the name Rolfe, though he might have used the name simply to rhyme with "solfe", or "sol-fa" as we would now render it, meaning simply "to sing.")
What is clear is that Rolfe's title was suspect, as was so much else about the man. One of his contemporaries at Oscott College said that his fellow students regarded Rolfe as a poseur. He had arrived at the college playing the role of "an Oxford man", but it was rapidly discovered that he had not been to the University at all – he had merely lived in the city for a short time. (Symons p.71) In the letter cited above, O'Sullivan repeated the Oxford pretence, adding that "he had what used to be known as the 'Oxford accent' to the extreme." (p.78). Another contemporary at Oscott said that, "He explained to me that 'Rolfe' really came from 'Rollo', the common ancestor of himself and William the Conqueror. He had an overweening vanity." (p.70.) A contemporary at the Scots College in Rome complained of "his tendency to 'swank'", adding that, despite his professed horror of lying, "he was universally regarded as about the biggest liar we had ever met." (p.83) Finally, in 1890 he persuaded the publisher Elkin Mathews to announce a forthcoming book The Story of S. William: the Boy Martyr of Norwich, "by the Rev. Frederick William Rolfe, Late Professor of English Literature and History at S. Marie's College of Oscott." (p.90) The book never appeared, and, Symons adds, was probably never written. But more than that, Rolfe was never a Professor, at Oscott, nor anywhere else for that matter; and far from being a Reverend, he never even made it to priesthood, having been "asked to leave" both Oscott (p.74) and the Scots College (p.84)! In the case of the former, it would appear that Rolfe was sponsored by the Bishop of Shrewsbury, and that the Bishop withdrew his funding when he realised that Rolfe was spending more time on his hobby of painting than he was on his priestly studies. In the case of the latter, it would appear that Rolfe was expelled by the Rector after his fellow students complained that "his general laxity and carelessness lowered the tone of the college." (Though this is amusing to read now, there is actually a real tragedy in it all, as it was a major disappointment of Rolfe's life that the Church would not accept him as a priest – hence his delusional self-promotion to Pope Hadrian VII in his novel.) Nevertheless, his expulsion from both Oscott College and the Scots College did not stop him turning up in North Wales, in 1895, posing as "a shabby, pious itinerant artist, calling himself 'Fr. Austin'." Firstly he sought "aid and work" from the Franciscan brothers of Pantasaph, and when that came to a sudden end (he was "found reading a Kingsley novel instead of the edifying book provided by his spiritual director"), he sought work at the shrine of St Winefride's Well at Holywell (p.92-3.) Here he was engaged to paint some banners for the shrine, and all went well until he decided that he wanted more than just food and lodging for his efforts….(p.105) [As regards Rolfe's banners, see the note at the end of this Appendix.] Much later, when he decided to drop his Baron Corvo pretence, he took to styling himself "Fr. Rolfe". This, of course, can be read as both Frederick Rolfe and Father Rolfe (p.171-2), again symptomatic of his thwarted ambitions to become a priest. After all that pretence, it becomes rather strange when one encounters a letter to his brother signed simply "Freddy"! (p.182)
As regards Rolfe's translation of Nicolas' Omar, which he produced, remember, under the authorship of Frederick Baron Corvo, this was, as indicated in note 13, published in both England and America. (The publisher, in fact, was John Lane, Rolfe's caricature of whom we quoted above.) The project had the enthusiastic support of Nathan Haskell Dole, who, in his Introduction, dubbed Corvo "a masterly translator," adding that "he often penetrates through the decorative filigree of the French style to something approaching 'Umar's own marvellous concentration, condensation." (p.ix) (Dole's standard work on The Rubaiyat is cited in note 1a.) Not only that, but the project was apparently suggested to Rolfe by no less than Henry Harland (the editor of TheYellow Book) and Kenneth Grahame (famous now for Wind in the Willows (1908), but at that time a member of The Yellow Book circle) – for which see Symons p.163 and also Dole's Introduction, p.xiv. However, a key factor for Rolfe was probably that FitzGerald's version was enjoying huge popularity on both sides of the Atlantic at that time, so that here was a chance of literary and financial success. According to Symons, "Rolfe was very pleased with his translation, and expected it to make his fortune." (p.165) [Rolfe's other major disappointment in life, besides never being accepted as a priest, was lack of recognition for his writing, and, of course, the associated lack of remuneration for his efforts. Money was always a problem for him, throughout his life. In 1893 he was ejected – wearing only his pyjamas!- from his lodgings in Aberdeen for non-payment of rent (p.51) and part of the reason he was expelled from the Scots College in Rome may well also have been his failure to pay his rent (p.71). He was well known for bad debts (p.79, p.88); he was dubbed "a sponger" by the wife of one of his friends (p.151); and he had, by his own admission, "a frightful time with money worries" (p.169).] Unfortunately, as Symons tactfully put it, "it is only by the enthusiastic that Rolfe's text can be read for pleasure" (p.165), as a result of which the book "fell flat in England, and was stillborn in the United States. (p.166) Rolfe never did make his fortune, either from Omar or from anything else, and, as stated earlier, he died in relative poverty.
Given the failure of the first edition of Rolfe's Omar, it would be interesting to know the circumstances in which a second edition of it came to be published in 1924, this time illustrated by Hamzeh Carr and with an Introduction by no less an authority than Edward Heron-Allen. But alas, Heron-Allen's Introduction gives no details regarding the circumstances behind its publication, so one is left wondering if perhaps it was a limited edition produced, as Symons put it, "for the enthusiastic". It is worth noting, though, that Heron-Allen considered Dole's introduction to the first edition to be "a remarkable literary feat" and referred to Corvo as "a remarkable and eccentric genius, who left a fantastic mark upon English literature during the concluding years of the nineteenth century." His comments on the strange contrast between Nicolas and Corvo are worth quoting:
"Nicolas, as a ripe scholar, could appreciate the meanings of the original rubaiyat, but he was not only of an austere and puritan turn of mind, but he was also deeply imbued with the dogmata of Sufi mysticism, and paraphrased with a liberty that at times almost amounted to licence in an effort to 'whitewash' poor 'Umar, and to read into his quatrains mystical interpretations of the most materialistic sentiments. 'Baron Corvo', on the other hand, proceeded far in the opposite direction, and being without the knowledge equipping him to judge of the original meaning of the Persian text, converted the whole of Nicolas' prose into a gospel of pure sensualism, into which he introduced a predominant note of homosexuality, which is far from justified by the original. He seems to have laid hold of the occasional references to khush pisaran – beautiful youths – which occur ad nauseam in most oriental poems, and dragged the most regrettable interpretation of this occasional phrase into every quatrain in which the passion of love, mystic or material, is even lightly referred to, and so gives him an opportunity to ride his hobby." (p.v-vi)
Despite all this, Heron-Allen goes on to say of Corvo's translation that "from a purely literary standpoint, it is a remarkable and interesting performance", adding that he can "cordially endorse" Dole's view that Corvo was "a masterly translator." (p.x).
As regards the above quoted paragraph, recall the remarks in chapter 14 of the main essay about the homosexual undertones of the "pretty young boy" sakis, or servers of wine, in Omar's verses, and their possible resonance with FitzGerald's latent homosexuality. Baron Corvo was himself a homosexual. He was, as Symons put it in one of his more sympathetic moments, "one in whom nature had not implanted a love for women" (p.66). But he was one who, in Venice, was "a patron of that homosexual underworld which exists in every city" (p.241), and who apparently had a fondness for young boys. Hence, we may suppose, his overemphasis on "beautiful youths" in his translation.
Though I have used Symons' classic The Quest for Corvo in the above, readers should be aware that there is a more detailed, if less entertaining, biography of Corvo: Miriam J. Benkovitz, Frederick Rolfe: Baron Corvo (1977). For The Rubaiyat, see particularly p.115-6 & p.134-6. Benkovitz refers to Rolfe's Rubaiyat as "to a large extent a paean to wine and homosexuality" (p.116) and reveals that it was John Lane who assured him that he would "net four figures" from the book (p.135.)
How homosexually biased is Rolfe's Translation ?
One of the things that intrigued me about Heron–Allen undertaking to write an Introduction and Notes to the 1924 edition of Rolfe's translation was that Rolfe knew no Persian, and had merely translated Nicolas's translation from Persian into French. Not only that, but as Heron–Allen saw it, Rolfe had made of Nicolas's translation, "a gospel of pure sensualism, into which he introduced a predominant note of homosexuality, which is far from justified by the original." (Introduction p.v–vi) How far Rolfe's translation of Nicolas portrays this is open to debate, attitudes to homosexuality having changed so much since Heron–Allen's time.
Since Rolfe did not read Persian, the most homoerotic verse in the original (v.221) escaped him. The original actually begins "O, sweet boy� (Introduction p.vi & Notes p.xxviii–xxix), and proceeds to dwell, in no uncertain terms, on the arousing nature of his bodily charms. Nicolas softens "O sweet boy" to "être adorable" (adorable being), which becomes "Lover o' me" in Corvo's translation (p.90–1), thus losing most of its force – the 'Baron' repeatedly uses that curious phrase "Lover o' me" to translate both Nicolas's "ami" (male friend) and "amie" (female friend), as well as his "mon coeur"(my heart) and "mon âme" (my soul.)
Likewise, v.234 of the original – the famous verse which was defused by Nicolas as an unfortunate example of the Oriental use of erotic symbolism to convey an intense Love of God (Notes p.xxx) – became fairly innocuous in Corvo's translation.
What Heron–Allen clearly had in mind when he talked of Corvo's "predominant note of homosexuality" was his repeated translation of Nicolas's "échanson" (cup–bearer or saki – eg. v.18, v.188, v.415, to cite but three amongst at least twenty such) as "Ganymedes", for the Greek myth of Ganymede represents the classically 'acceptable' face of Greek Love or pederasty. (According to Roman mythology, copied from the Greek, the beautiful youth Ganymede was carried off to heaven by an eagle, in the words of Lemprière's Classical Dictionary, "to satisfy the unnatural desires of Jupiter.")
Again, in v.77, Rolfe renders "des danseurs" as "a Gymnopaidike" (a naked boy gymnast or dancer), though this is the only quatrain in which he does this.
Another one–off, in v.271, is Rolfe's rendering of "des belles aux yeux langoureux du narcisse" as "Lovers with languishing Eyes of Narkissos." Thus he turns Nicolas's reference to beautiful women with narcissus–like eyes to one referring to the beautiful youth of Greek mythology, the son of a river–god and a nymph, who was condemned by Nemesis to fall in love with his own reflection.
In fairness to Rolfe, though, he does allow some specific references to "lovely girl(s)" to stand without any attempt to change their sex (v.150, 242, 257 & 358.)
Anyone reading Rolfe's translation today, then, would scarcely class it as a hotbed of homoeroticism.
A Note on the Holywell Banners.
'Baron Corvo' being such a colourful, if unpleasant, character, it may interest readers to know that five of the banners painted by him have survived and are on display in the Museum at St. Winefride's Well. They were designed to be carried in religious processions relating to the shrine, and they depict St. Winefride, St. Augustine of Canterbury, St. George, St. Gregory the Great and St. Ignatius of Loyola. A good account of them, with illustrations, can be found in T.W.Pritchard, St Winefride, her Holy Well and the Jesuit Mission, c.650-1930 (2009), p.310 & p.339-349, with the illustrations facing p.224 & on the rear dust-jacket; also in the small but detailed monograph by Robert Scoble, Frederick Rolfe's Holywell Banners (2010), which contains full-page illustrations of each of the five banners, plus a photograph of two of them being carried in procession in about 1899.
Heron–Allen's involvement with the Rolfe / Corvo edition.
[This section details the results of research done at the London Library after the foregoing section of this Appendix was written.]
So, why did Edward Heron–Allen (hereafter EHA) take on the job of writing the Introduction to the 1924 edition of Rolfe's translation, given what he saw as its homosexual slant, and given that, "When Mr Lane sent me the edition of 1903, I declined the task of reviewing it" (Introduction p.vi)?
Part of the answer lies in a unique volume in the Heron–Allen Collection at the London Library (hereafter LL). Inside it are bound together a copy of Nicolas's translation of 1867 followed by an annotated copy (made up from proof–sheets) of the EHA–Corvo edition of 1924. More importantly, tipped–in to this volume are various newspaper clippings, reviews, letters, an article by Shane Leslie about "Frederick Baron Corvo", originally published in the September 1923 issue of The London Mercury (mentioned in Introduction, p.v, footnote), and clips about Corvo–related material.
One of the letters pasted–in to this volume is from John Lane. It is dated September 7th 1923. In it he says he would be glad if EHA could see his way to write "a short introduction" for the new edition of Corvo's translation of Nicolas. He mentions having had illustrations done for it by Hamzeh Carr, of which he is sending proofs to EHA. He would prefer not to re–use Nathan Haskell Dole's introduction to the first edition, which was done for publication in America, and would prefer instead one by EHA. Finally, it appears that Lane had consulted EHA previously "on a literary matter", for which, since he "did not desire a fee", Lane had sent him some books. Consequently, in return for doing the Introduction to the new Corvo edition, Lane offered him ten guineas worth of books by way of payment. There is no mention at this stage of EHA doing any Notes on the Corvo translation – only a short Introduction to it.
EHA clearly agreed to do the Introduction, for the next LL letter from Lane, dated September 15th 1923, says that he hopes EHA can get the Introduction to him by September 22nd, if possible, and that he "will be able to say a word about the illustrations."
Now, as it happens, we have EHA's reply to this, dated September 19th 1923 – it is one of several letters preserved in the John Lane Correspondence File Series at Reading University Library (hereafter RUL.) In it he says of his Introduction, "It's not a thing to be roughed off in a hurry, my reputation is at stake!" He goes on to say that he thinks Dole's original introduction was admirable, that it should be retained, and that it should be prefixed by his own Introduction "which I think should be on the lines of comparing Nicolas with the literal translation of the MSS which FitzGerald used." After saying, "Who is Baron Corvo anyhow ?" (he clearly hadn't seen Shane Leslie's article at this stage) he concludes by saying that he finds Carr's illustrations "very interesting." Notice, again, that at this stage Lane had only asked EHA for an Introduction, not the copious Notes that he was now preparing.
Back in the LL is a reply from Lane dated 21st Sept 1923 saying that he quite likes the idea of retaining the Dole Introduction, and suggests a meeting for lunch. EHA's reply to this, at RUL, dated 22nd Sept 1923, says he can't make lunch, but tells Lane that he has done notes on about 100 quatrains. Still at the RUL, by 30th September EHA is writing to B.W. Willett, one of the directors of the firm of John Lane the Bodley Head, saying that he will shortly be bringing him the whole of the Notes and (hopefully) the Introduction as well, and suggests, in view of the extra work involved in the Notes, that the original fee of 10 guineas should be increased to £20 plus 12 copies of the book. Willett's reply, after consultation with Lane and other Board Members, and dated 4th October 1923, is in the LL. Whilst he admits that the Notes will add value to the book from the scholarly point of view, their length plus the typesetting of the Persian script in them will add considerably to the production costs, already high on account of the illustrations. Therefore "under these circumstances" they cannot offer more than the original 10 guineas as a fee, though they are happy to throw in 12 copies of the book.
There is a gap in the correspondence at this point, both at the LL and the RUL, so there is as yet no record of how EHA responded to this. (As we shall see, in the end, he only received a cheque for 10 guineas plus 12 copies of the book.) When the correspondence does pick up again, it is about proof–sheets and delays in publication of the book, partly caused by problems with getting the Persian text printed, and partly because of the General Election "which made things so dull in the bookselling world that we were afraid of an absolute failure if we brought the book out so late." But a cheque for his efforts will soon be in the post, he is reassured. (Letter from Willett, dated 13th December 1923 at the LL. As the book was originally planned to come out in time for Christmas, "so late" presumably means so close to Christmas.)
EHA's reply to this, at RUL, dated 14th December 1923, asks Willett if it would at least be possible to have an advance copy of the book, or, preferably, a set of the sheets unbound. "I have got a duplicate copy of Nicolas at last," he went on, "& I should like to have it interleaved with the Bodley Head book & bound up for my library." Here then is the genesis of that unique copy of the 1924 edition of Corvo in the LL.
Next, we know that EHA received a cheque for 10 guineas, together with the promise of a set of proof sheets after Christmas (Letter from Willett dated 21st December 1923 at the LL.) But come March 1924, EHA had still not received a copy of the book, bound or unbound, and he was not happy. It was at this stage that EHA thought the book had actually been published, but nobody had thought to tell him. On 25th March he wrote to Willett to say that he had actually seen the book advertised for sale in a bookseller's catalogue (*), and that being the case, "I shall be glad to have the 12 copies, as per your letter of 4th October last." (RUL) Willett replied on 27th March (LL) to say that the book certainly hadn't been published, and he was afraid that it wouldn't be until the autumn. But when it was out, he went on, EHA would certainly receive his 12 copies as promised. Meanwhile, he would much like to know in which catalogue he saw the book advertised. "I don't think it is possible," he added, "that any of the half–dozen copies that were bound up as specimens could have got loose." This made EHA see red. In a letter to Willett dated 28th March (RUL) he wrote:
I really do think that if you bound up "specimen copies" you might have had the consideration to send me one, in view of the vast amount of work I did for you, for which you refused to pay (my fault I admit, but one does these things under a misapprehension at times), & the fact that you knew I was anxious to bind a copy with Nicolas, & promised me a set of sheets "soon after Christmas."
This, of course, shows that EHA fully acknowledged that in doing his Notes as well as the Introduction he had, in effect, voluntarily done far more than John Lane had ever asked for, but that, even so, he had deserved more financial consideration than he had got, if only via a gentleman's agreement. He concluded this letter, the last at either the LL or the RUL somewhat acidly thus:
You will very properly reply that I have shown myself to be a foolish & trustful old gentleman & therefore unworthy of any consideration whatever. And you will be quite right. I ought to have known better.
One wonders if, in the end, EHA might have felt himself in sympathy (had he lived to see its publication in 1958) with 'Baron Corvo's' characterisation of John Lane, quoted earlier, as "a snivelling little swindler if you gave him a chance."
For 'Baron Corvo', Heron–Allen and 'The Hotel Window Story', see Edward Heron–Allen: a walk on the wild side.
(*) The book dealer was William Brough & Sons, of Leamington Spa, and two letters from them, in response to EHA's queries (dated 29th March & 1st April 1924), together with a copy of the catalogue entry, are pasted–in to the LL copy of the Nicolas–Corvo volume. Apparently Brough & Sons had based their catalogue entry on the strength of a promise from a publisher's traveller, who was soliciting orders at the time.
My thanks are due to Amanda Stebbings, Head of Member Services at the London Library, for finding the LL's temporarily elusive copy of the EHA–Corvo 1924 volume, which contains the letters from Lane & Willett to EHA; and to Tim McCann, Chairman & Archivist of the Heron–Allen Society, for supplying transcripts of the letters from EHA to Lane & Willett at Reading University Library.


Indonesia's third largest cellular opertator PT XL Axiata Tbk (EXCL) today reported a slight decrease of 2.08% in net profit last year.
In a financial statement filed to Indonesia Stock Exchange today, XL posted Rp2.83 trillion net profit last year from Rp2.89 trillion a year earlier.
Gross revenue rose 7.26% to Rp18.92 trillion from Rp17.64 trillion. President Director Hasnul Suhaimi at XL Axiata, in a press statement, said the performance slightly increased as telecommunication industry has maturated.
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KANGAROOS and an emu have been killed by dogs, and another kangaroo is missing after an attack at Snakes DownUnder at Childers.
Dog Attack at Snakes Downunder: Kangaroos and an emu have been killed by dogs, and another kangaroo is missing after an attack at Snakes DownUnder at Childers.
Park owner Ian Jenkins said he found the dead animals on Monday morning inside the enclosure and a dog still inside and another outside the reserve.
"Unfortunately we found one of the dogs inside our kangaroo/emu reserve along with four of our kangaroos, Lilly, Rose, Calliope and Miranda dead along with one of our emus, Emoo," he said.
"The other dog was on the outside of the fence. We found a hole in the chain-lock fence, the bottom of which had been torn off the bottom wire."
He said it was unfortunate the animals had paid the price for a dog owner who was not responsible enough to keep their pets restrained.
"Man's best friend isn't always so friendly towards other animals when left to roam," he said.
The dog attack comes after an earlier one on July 7 when 14 chickens were killed by two dogs at the park.
"The other dog was on the outside of the fence. We found a hole in the chain-lock fence, the bottom of which had been torn off the bottom wire," he said.
Mr Jenkins said he was able to contain the dog yesterday morning and it was taken by animal control.
Doing a head count on Tuesday morning, Mr Jenkins has realised not only were four kangaroos killed but one is now missing - he fears for its life as the highway is close by.
"She doesn't really have a chance," he said.
"I've been out looking for her but no luck."
Mr Jenkins would like dog owners to take responsibility for their pets.
"It's been a sad day for us here, not made any easier by the thought that these dogs may have to be put down," he said.
Mr Jenkins said the remaining kangaroos were exhausted and as the species was easily stressed it didn't look good.
"The movement of Izzy, one of our older female eastern greys is severely compromised although no visible injuries," he said.
"One of our local vets was on site very promptly to check on the remaining animals all of who were highly stressed.
"Our fingers are crossed for her. Loco, one of our red kangaroo males is very sore and sorry too and hasn't moved much throughout the day."


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Ever since the game's early access was launched, it has taken the gaming world by storm. The game's early access can be enjoyed on PC, Xbox, Play station, while the Nintendo Switch players also wish to play this game. As per reports, this game is not available on Nintendo Switch, and no further announcement has been made from the game developers about its release on Nintendo Switch.
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After Multiuverse early access open beta version launch, this game has become everyone's favourite. This game includes infinite characters from the Cartoon world, like Shaggy, Batman, Superman, Scooby Doo, Tom and Jerry and others. It is soon expected to include LeBron James, Morty and Rick among its list of characters.
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Danish festival giants join forces for comeback event
Live Nation has teamed up with nine of Denmark's biggest festivals – Roskilde Festival, NorthSide, Heartland, Copenhell, Smukfest, Tinderbox, Jelling Musikfestival, Nibe Festival and Grøn – for a one-off event that will mark the reopening of the country.
'Back to Live' will take place at Refshaleøen, a former industrial site in the harbour of Copenhagen, on Saturday 4 September – days after the country's current Covid-19 restrictions are due to be lifted, allowing large events to take place.
According to the organisers, the concert will also serve as an opportunity for the festivals involved to "gain experience and collect empirical data on Covid initiatives" in relation to organising large live events.
"Two years without festivals have been hard for the entire music industry and both the audience, artists and organisers need to feel the community," reads a statement from the organisers.
"The crisis has also strengthened the dialogue and cooperation between the festivals"
"At the same time, the crisis has also strengthened the dialogue and cooperation between the festivals and revealed a pronounced need to focus on the importance of live concerts and their significance for community and unity in society."
The one-day outdoor concert will kick off at 2:00 pm (CET), hosting performances from "some of Denmark's biggest names in rock and hip hop" including Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, Dad, Suspekt, Tessa and more to be announced.
Tickets for Back to Live are on sale now for DKK 545 (€73).
Currently, in Denmark, 10,000 people are allowed at "public events", thanks to the country's Covid-19 'passport', Coronapas, which certifies that the bearer has either tested negative for the coronavirus or is immune/vaccinated.
The government recently clarified the restrictions from August onwards but the news came too late for Denmark's major music festivals, which cancelled en masse last month citing a lack of information.
However, a number of the festivals – Roskilde, Nibe and Smukfest – have planned alternative events this summer.


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Michael Sonis
Bar-Ilan University - Department of Geography and Environment
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Geography
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Índices De Ligações E Setores Chave Na Economia Brasileira: 1959-1980 (Linkages and Key-Sectors in the Brazilian Economy: 1959-1980)
Pesquisa e Planejamento Econômico. 24(2): 287-314, August 1994
Joaquim Guilhoto, Michael Sonis, Geoffrey J.D. Hewings and Eduardo Martins
University of Sao Paulo, Bar-Ilan University - Department of Geography and Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Linkages, Input-Output, Brazil
Multiplier Product Matrix Analysis for Interregional Input-Output Systems: An Application to the Brazilian Economy
Proceedings of the Forty-Sixth North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International, November 1999
Joaquim Guilhoto, Michael Sonis and Geoffrey J.D. Hewings
University of Sao Paulo, Bar-Ilan University - Department of Geography and Environment and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Linkages and Multipliers in a Multiregional Framework: Integration of Alternative Approaches
Proceedings of the Forty-Third North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International. Washington, D.C., E.U.A., 14 a 17 de novembro, 2005
Interdependence, Linkages and Multipliers in Asia: An International Input-Output Analysis
Paper Presented at the 5th Summer Institute of the PRSCO of the RSAI 15-16th October 1998 – Nagoya, Japan
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 01 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2014
Joaquim Guilhoto, Geoffrey J.D. Hewings and Michael Sonis
University of Sao Paulo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Bar-Ilan University - Department of Geography and Environment
Asia, input-output
Linkages, Key Sectors and Structural Change: Some New Perspectives
The Developing Economies. Vol. XXXII, No. 3 Setembro, pp.233-270, 1995
Michael Sonis, Joaquim Guilhoto, Geoffrey J.D. Hewings and Eduardo Martins
Bar-Ilan University - Department of Geography and Environment, University of Sao Paulo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
An Economic Analysis of Biproportional Properties in an Input-Output System
Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 42, pp. 361-387, 2002
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 22 May 2002
Yasuhide Okuyama, Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, Michael Sonis and Philip R. Israilevic
West Virginia University - Regional Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bar-Ilan University - Department of Geography and Environment and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Deceased)
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The Asian Economy: Trade Structure Interpreted by Feedback Loop Analysis
Journal of Applied Input-Output Analysis. Vol 2, N. 2, pp. 24-40, 1995
Michael Sonis, Joaquim Guilhoto and Geoffrey J.D. Hewings
Bar-Ilan University - Department of Geography and Environment, University of Sao Paulo and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Productive Relations in the Northeast and the Rest of Brazil Regions in 1995: Decomposition & Synergy in Input-Output Systems
Geographical Analysis. V. 34, N. 1, January, pp. 62-75, 2002
Production, Brazil, Northeast, Synergy, Input-Output
Ldu-Factorization of Miyazawa Income Multipliers in Multiregional Systems
The Annals of Regional Science, Vol. 34, No. 4
Michael Sonis and Geoffrey J.D. Hewings
Bar-Ilan University - Department of Geography and Environment and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


SAN BERNARDINO � With 1st District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt the lone dissenter, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a balanced budget for 2011-12.
The budget for the fiscal year that begins Friday closes a $46.6 million structural shortfall in part through deep cuts to public safety, including eliminating 33 District Attorney's positions, 77 Probation Department positions and deferring $34.2 million in funding to staff the Adelanto Detention Center.
The budget passed 3-1-1, with Mitzelfelt opposed. Third District Supervisor Neil Derry abstained because he's facing felony charges related to an unreported campaign contribution.
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