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Channel letters are custom-made metal or plastic letters commonly used in exterior signage on public and commercial buildings, and often internally illuminated. Unlit three dimensional letters that are applied to sign panels or monuments are usually referred to as dimensional letters.

Channel letter types

Face-lit channel letters

Metal construction (standard)
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The face can also be applied with black perforated vinyl, so the letters appear black in the daytime and white when lit at night. For the best effect, face colors are usually matched with their closest corresponding LED color. A warm white LED is best used with a yellow or orange face. Since the advent of LED lighting technology, channel letters have become thinner in depth, decreasing to as shallow as  from , a trend which began in Europe, and is seen increasingly in the United States.

Exposed neon channel letters
These are standard channel letters, but the neon is covered with a clear acrylic face to keep birds from making a nest as well as to protect the exposed neon from outside elements, i.e., weather, etc. This allows for the exposed neon to be seen, as well as the inside of the channel letter interior itself to add to the dimensional look.

Plastic formed channel letters
Formed channel letters feature a molded plastic backer with a raised lip. A plastic molded cover snaps over the base. The cover, or face, can be flat, round or "prismatic" (faceted face) and is made from translucent light-diffusing colored plastic. Light is emitted from both the face and the sides of the letter. Cut vinyl can also be applied to the face to create various colored light effects, or to produce a halo effect. The plastic face can also be made with a translucent chrome finish so the letters appear chrome by day, but still light up at night.

Back-lit channel letters

Back-lit channel letters are also called "reverse-lit" or "halo letters." The face of the letter is constructed from aluminum and the lighting is directed to the back. This light floods the wall that the letter is mounted to and creates a negative space at night. It is usually the most expensive form to manufacture. LEDs are installed to the inside back of the can, and the back is often fitted with a clear or translucent plastic back to diffuse the light and protect the lighting elements and wiring. The letters are typically mounted 1-1/2" from the wall so they are set off from the façade of the building. The inside of the can is often painted white to reflect light. The effect of the halo lighting allows for a variety of creative effects depending on the color, sheen, and texture of the building surface. Light-colored building surfaces with a matte finish produce the best halo effect; dark mirror-like finishes the worst.

Face- and back-lit channel letters
These letters combine the features of a face and back-lit letter. The inside of the can is usually not painted white.

You can see channel letter Signs and similar kinds of signs in:
1. Shopping malls
2. Plazas Bars and boutiques
3. Restaurants and hospitals
4. Coffee shops and hotels

Mounting
Channel letters may be flush mounted (attached directly to the building facade), or they may be mounted on a raceway or wireway. A raceway is a rectangular mounting structure which serves as both a container for the sign's electrical components (such as a power supply) and a mounting structure.

A wireway also serves as a mounting structure but typically contains only wiring. It is thinner and broader than a raceway, and may also be used as a backer panel for the channel letter set.

Face-lit letters may also be mounted so they rest on the top the building surface with a bottom and top rail supported by metal arms.

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Review: CHILDREN OF RUIN (Children of Time #2), by Adrian Tchaikovsky
July 26, 2019 maddalena@spaceandsorcery
I received this book from the publisher, through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review: my thanks to both of them for this opportunity.
When I approached this novel's predecessor, Children of Time, I did so with some apprehension, since I'm mildly arachnophobic and the main characters in that story were indeed spiders: imagine my surprise when Adrian Tchaikovsky's writing not only made my fear a moot point, but compelled me to root unabashedly for the eight-legged heroes of his saga…
The previous novel ended with a hint that there could be further territory to explore in this universe, whose most fascinating element comes from the fact that uplifted creatures are now the more populous, more advanced species, and mankind is still struggling with the aftermath of its civilization's end. Children of Ruin starts where book 1 ended, with a mixed group of scientist – arachnids and humans – embarked on a voyage of discovery for new frontiers.
Like book 1, this sequel follows two different timelines: the 'present' aboard the ship Voyager with its mixed crew, and the more remote past, where a group of terraformers has to deal with the collapse of human civilization and the realization that they might be all that is left of mankind. With a storyline that somewhat parallels that of the evolution of new intelligence on Kern's World, home of the spiders, one of the scientists on the ship Aegean uses Dr. Kern's uplift virus on his octopus specimens to create a viable race for the water world he's focusing on, thus creating a new intelligent species.
As eager as I was to learn more about the arachnid-human association and their journey of exploration, together with the marvels of the organic ship they traveled on, Children of Ruin did not work for me as well as the first book in the series did, partly because of what I perceived as a form of pattern repetition, and partly because of pacing problems. Still, I'd like to start with what I enjoyed in this new story.
The alliance between the survivors of mankind and the uplifted spiders is one that works but still needs to bridge many differences, chiefly where inter-species communication is involved: that was one of the most fascinating elements in this novel, with characters endeavoring to find the best approach – either simply linguistic or more mechanical – to understand each other without the mediation of the Kern personality residing in their computer. And of course there are still the compelling arachnid social dynamics, where the females assert their dominance while the males struggle to obtain recognition in what I perceived as a pointed commentary worked through an interesting role reversal.
The human terraformers offer another thought-provoking perspective, especially in their reactions after the protracted silence from Mother Earth leads them to a dismal conclusion. They all appear as self-centered individuals, more focused on their scientific goals than on building a cohesive group so far away from home – in other worlds, an echo of Avrana Kern, multiplied by five, which made me think often about the author's overall negative vision about humanity.
Then there are the octopuses, whose journey toward increased intellect somewhat parallels that of the spiders, but of course with substantial differences due both to their nature and to the liquid environment they live in, which offers fascinating angles in the creation of their society and its evolution, both planet-side and in space. For example, there are two curious details that stuck to my mind: one is that being boneless octopuses don't suffer from the bone deficiencies that plague spaces after a prolonged permanence in microgravity; and two, for creatures that can move in several directions, there is no concept of 'up' or 'down' to upset directional perceptions as it happens to humans.
All of the above elements intrigued me of course, together with the addition of a new kind of creature bent on assimilating other forms of life to understand them, which added further pressure on the already tense situation between octopuses and the explorers from Kern's World. Still, the octopuses' evolution did not feel as compelling as that of the spiders in the first novel, and there was a great deal of space dedicated to their biological and psychological progress that felt more like a textbook than a work of fiction, lacking the irresistible quality of the evolutionary saga of the arachnids. Where I cared – so surprisingly, given my bias – for the way the spiders evolved in the course of the millennia of their history, I could not feel equally engaged with the octopuses' journey, and what's worse I could not feel any connection with the spiders featured in this novel: this perceived remoteness on my part was the main reason I was not invested in this story as I was with the first book.
Much of my reaction could be ascribed to the lack of novelty compared with its predecessor, since I could not erase the feeling of "been there, done that" that plagued me for most of the way, and moreover the overall plot gave off the feeling of being artificially intricate, lacking the beautiful, clear progression I enjoyed with Children of Time, which does not mean I did not enjoy this story but that I feel how a more… streamlined narrative would have worked better for my tastes.
I'm glad I read this, but nonetheless I can't avoid the consideration that sequels often thread on dangerous ground, and this one might not have always successfully avoided the pitfall of such ground.
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20 thoughts on "Review: CHILDREN OF RUIN (Children of Time #2), by Adrian Tchaikovsky"
I'm very interested in squid, but this seems a bit formulaic indeed. Thanks for the heads up!
The squid angle had potential, indeed, as did the character of the scientist uplifting them: for this reason I'm sorry it did not work as well as I hoped…
Makes me wonder if he wrote this for the money/pressure than because of the idea, like the first one.
Exactly my thought…. (((SIGH)))
More textbook than fiction was kind of how I felt about book 1 and I struggled with it quite a bit, so I guess I probably should avoid this one? I think octupuses are fascinating and I'd love to see more SFF books feature them, but this kind of does sound like a rinse and repeat.
"I could not feel equally engaged with the octopuses' journey, and what's worse I could not feel any connection with the spiders." Out of context, this line sounds really strange and funny and I love it. 😀
LOL It's true that writing about the missed connection with the (eeeeekkk!!!) spiders sounds strange, indeed… 🙂
While I was fascinated by the spiders' evolution in the first book, here that… magic, for want of a better word, was next to non-existent and that's the main reason for my feelings of disappointment.
I liked this a tad more than you, but I also agree there was a sense of been there done that, and the wearing off of the novelty definitely contributed to this one falling short of its predecessor. The edge still goes to book one!
Sequels always tread on very slippery ground, and this one's footing, just to stay on the metaphor, seemed uncertain of its footing, hence my lack of total involvement in the narrative. Still, it was an interesting read, although I'm not certain if I would go for a third book in the same universe…
piotrek says:
Children of Time I have on my shelf, and need to finally read. Pity this one is not as good, but with my enthusiasm for Tchaikovsky, I will get there one day. At least it's not as disappointing as McClellan's foray into Urban Fantasy 😉
I consider Children of Time a "must" read for any SF enthusiast, because it's a new take on the genre, especially when you take into account the nature of the… main characters 🙂
From what I gathered, reading various reviews, Tchaikovsky has something of a checkered record, so I guess it's a matter of luck with any of his books one choses to read…
I quarrelled with his choices in some of the books I've read, but I'm still a huge fan 🙂
This is a series that I haven't started, and this does make me hesitate a little. I'll sit on the fence for now I think although I do like this author.
Lynn D
I feel I can more than safely recommend Children of Time – you can't go wrong with that one (provided that spiders don't make you run away screaming, of course…), and if you already like the author you will not be disappointed with that one 🙂
This is an excellent review and though I am a solid fan of his writing – I love his sheer ambition and willingness to continually have a go at pushing the envelope – I did feel in places that he tried to do too much with the storyline over too vast a span of time and consequently the characterisation suffered. I gave this one 7/10 which is the lowest score I've ever given his writing. That said, his name on a cover guarantees that I will get hold of the book:))
From the reviews I've read so far, Tchaikovsky's writing – and reader commitment – vary greatly from one book to the next, so I guess this was one of the less engaging stories and I must persevere 🙂 in my search for his better works…
He is very adventurous, writing a wide variety of books in different settings – the only books I couldn't get on with is his epic insect series Shadows of the Apt, but lots of people absolutely love them. His Shadow of the Fall epic about animals with souls is a wonderful read, in my opinion. I've also particularly enjoyed his novellas Dogs of War and The Expert System's Brother and Spiderlight. I also loved Redemption's Blade, but it has received mixed reviews.
I did try Shadows of the Apt but could not get into it – to be truthful it was a peculiar moment for me and my mood at the time might have influenced my opinion, so the jury is still out on it, while I think about giving it another chance. The Shadows of the Fall core concept sounds downright fascinating, so I'm adding it to my "wanted" list: thank you for the tip! 🙂
Oh I agree about the concept, but I found the pacing too slow and there weren't enough characters that I was really rooting for. But then, I can't get on with George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire for the same reason, either. I far preferred the TV series!
Ah well, if it's similar – character-wise – to GRRM's saga, I could end up enjoying it. And I don't even have to wait FOREVER for the next book to come out… 😉
That's true! He is nothing if not prolific:))

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Parish Bulletin – January 31, 2016 – 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted byCatholic Parishes of the Upper Pontiac January 29, 2016 Posted inParish Bulletin, St. Alphonsus Parish, St. Joseph's Parish, St. Paul the Hermit
Masses and Celebrations for the Week
Day Time and Place Celebration Intention
Monday No Mass
Chapeau Katie Phelan
By: Henry & Joan Sallafranque
Chapeau Pat Ranger
By: Iris & Meril Fleury
Thursday 10:00 AM
St. Joseph Linda McLaren
By: Linus Sullivan
Friday 10:00 AM
St. Joseph Frances Giroux
By: Ruth Allard
Sheenboro 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Margaret Maloney
By: Betty Morris
St. Joseph 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Missa Pro Populo
Chapeau 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Pat Ranger
By: Pat & Verna Mercier
Therese Demers
By: St. Alphonsus CWL
Parish Lectors Communion
Chapeau André Chartrand André, Janie
St. Joseph Sharon Fitzpatrick Rita Keogh-Cortolezzis
Sheen Donald Retty Peter Gleason
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: Viola Fleury, Dean Fitzpatrick, Kerry Kelly, Alexis Lepine, Paul Dennie, Judy Sullivan, Teresa Gaston, Norma Ranger and Shirley Bissonnette.
Parish Collection Counter
Sheen $590.00
St. Joseph $1,188.00
Chapeau $1,514.00 Suzanne Lapierre, Monday February 8th
REMINDER: The box for used stamps is still at the back of the church. One thing to remember when cutting them please leave at least ½ inch of paper all around the stamps.
2016 BOXES OF ENVELOPES: are now available for pick up. If you are new to the Parish or if your name is not on any of the boxes, please feel free to take a blank box and put your name and address on your first couple of envelopes so we can enter it into the system. Thank you so much.
CATECHISM CLASS: The next Catechism class will be held on February 7th at 9:15 at Dr. Wilbert Keon School.
NOTIFICATION OF THE DIOCESES OF PEMBROKE: On January 6, 2016, the Diocese of Pembroke received from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith a decree dated December 4, 2015 conveying and executing the decision of the Holy See, in which Robert Borne of the Dioceses of Pembroke has been dismissed from the clerical state and dispensed from all priestly obligations. The decree indicated that there is no appeal of this decision. This Notification is being issued so that the faithful may have clarity regarding the canonical status of Robert Borne. With the publication of this sand and necessary decision, it is asked that the Holy Father and all concerned by remembered in prayer.
CWL MEMBERSHIP FEES ($20.00): will be due early in the New Year. Kindly use the envelope in your box or a regular one marked "CWL Fees" with your name on it. It can be put in the collection basket or given to a member.
CHAPEAU LION'S CLUB: will be having a pancake breakfast this Sunday, January 31st at Harrington Community Centre from 8 until 12 noon.
RÉSIDENCE MEILLEUR DU HAUT PONTIAC – The public is invited to attend the Annual General Meeting for the seniors residence which will be held on Wednesday, February 3, 4:30pm at the Municipal Office, 75 rue Notre Dame, Chapeau. Le public est invité à assister à l'Assemblée générale annuelle de la résidence pour personnes agées le mercredi 3 février à 16:30h au bureau municipale, 75 rue Notre-Dame, Chapeau.
BOWLING BASH: February 27, 2016 Fundraiser to raise funds for the bowling alley tickets are available $10 each. Prizes are 3 $1000. Events include bowling tournament Register teams with David 689-5508 and Lorraine 689-5062. $75/team, Euchre tournament and chili supper contact Mariette 689-2448, dance starts at 8pm. Don't miss out on a chance to win the prizes contact David for tickets.
YOUNG AT HEART CLUB: will be hosting a Pot Luck Dinner for all the members on Wednesday, February 17th at noon. Cards will follow.
THANK YOU: We would like to thank our relatives and friends who took time out to support us at the time of Anne's passing. Your cards, prayers, visits & donations were greatly appreciated. Your kindness will never be forgotten. Gerry & Rachelle Fitzpatrick & Family
TUESDAY SOCIAL CLUB: We love to welcome new people to a pleasant afternoon (1-3pm) of chatting, knitting, sewing, painting, book exchange, card playing, board games and anything that's legal. Once in a while we have tea and cookies. See you there. Angie at 819-689-2486.
The Upper Pontiac Sports Complex is open for public skating Wednesday and Friday evenings from 6:30 to 7:50 pm. The cost is $2 for adults and $1 for children, but free on Fridays when we have a sponsor. So far this year we've had free skating thanks to Lepine's Garage, Investors Group, Chapeau and District Lions Club, Gerard Labelle CPA, The Sunstrum family and SRB Technologies-Ross Fitzpatrick. For the start of the 2016 season, Jan 29th Tony Donnelly-Royal Lepage. Please make an effort to thank and support our generous sponsors and if anyone would like to become a sponsor, call Mark Jennings at 819-689-1096. See you on the ice!
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Bishop N.Z. Lorrain council 1531 will host its annual Shrove Tuesday pancake supper at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Pembroke, on Tuesday, Feb 9 starting at 5 p.m. Cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children. Members are being asked to donate desserts. A special note for members, the regular meeting will start at 7:30 p.m.
Bishop N.Z. Lorrain council 1531 will host its annual Lenten Twilight Retreat at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Pembroke, on Tuesday, Feb. 23 starting at 7 p.m. The speaker will be Father Scott Murray. This event is open to member knights, their families and all parishes.
Bible Study – Lectio: Eucharist-Beginning Feb. 18 & 19 –Our Lady of Lourdes Parish will host a 10 part study on the Eucharist. Lectio: Eucharist is an incredible opportunity to encounter profoundly the mystery that is at the centre of our faith. The study will be offered twice weekly, so you can choose between either Thursday evenings at 7:30pm or Friday mornings at 9:30am immediately after the respective Masses. Fr. Bill Kenney and Fr. Scott Murray will lead the discussions. Attendance is free. For more information see formed.org. The content can be accessed with the parish code CYN27A. Please register by emailing lourdesbibles@gmail.com.
CATHOLIC HUMOUR– WHERE DO WE SEND THE BILL?
The store clerk called an ambulance, when they saw him collapse to the floor. The paramedics rushed the man to the nearest hospital where he had emergency open heart bypass surgery. He awakened from the surgery to find himself in the care of nuns at the Catholic Hospital. A nun was seated next to his bed holding a clipboard loaded with several forms, and a pen. She asked him how he was going to pay for his treatment. "Do you have health insurance?" she asked. He replied in a raspy voice, "No health insurance."The nun asked, "Do you have money in the bank?" He replied, "No money in the bank." Do you have a relative who could help you with the payments?" asked the irritated nun. He said, "I only have a spinster sister, and she is a nun."The nun became agitated and announced loudly, "Nuns are not spinsters! Nuns are married to God."
The patient replied, "Perfect. Send the bill to my brother-in-law."
Notes from Fr: Tim
1) I hate colds. This one has been a reminder of just how much I hate them. My thanks to Fr. Bill Kenney for filling in for me at Sheenboro last Saturday. Please say a short prayer on my behalf that I will eventually shake myself free of this latest virus.
2) You will see elsewhere in the bulletin the notification that Robert Borne has been dismissed from the clerical state (defrocked) in the wake of his recent convictions of sexual abuse involving minors. Bishop Mulhall wrote a letter to the priests which accompanied this notice that included the following text, words which place his removal in its proper perspective:
"With this action, the Church has not denied Robert Borne something that is his right or that he deserves. On the contrary, by this decision Robert Borne will no longer be able to exercise a great gift which had been given to him by Christ through the Church. This gift was intended for the service of God and his people. The exercise of this gift has been taken away from him for the remainder of his life. Nor does this act in any way jeopardize his ability to receive the graces of the sacraments of the Church for his own salvation. The penalty imposed is the loss of a faculty to exercise a precious gift."
3) Please pray for the repose of the soul of Roy Jenson brother in law of Jerome, Paul, Pascal & Henry Sallafranque & Pauline Belland and Families.
Parish Bulletin – 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 24, 2016
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Covid-19: COVAX Delivers…
Covid-19: COVAX Delivers Its First Batch Of Vaccines To Ghana
According to new reports, Ghana has become the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative.
The World Health Organization (WHO) through the COVAX initiative aims to deliver about two billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines globally, to ensure fair sharing of vaccines among all nations.
Many rich nations were recently accused of buying or ordering more vaccines than they need.
Countries like Canada had ordered 338 million vaccines to inoculate their citizens. An amount that can vaccinate its population of 37,956,557 five times over.
A total of 600,000 doses of the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University arrived in Ghana's capital Accra on Wednesday.
Vaccinations are expected to start there next week.
In a joint statement, the WHO and the United Nations children's fund (Unicef) said it was a "momentous occasion".
"The arrival of the Covid-19 vaccines into Ghana is critical in bringing the pandemic to an end," they said.
Ghana has recorded more than 80,700 cases of coronavirus and 580 deaths since the pandemic began. These numbers are believed to fall short of the actual toll because of low levels of testing.
The WHO and Unicef said the shipment represented "part of the first wave of Covid vaccines headed to several low-and middle-income countries".
Though the vaccines are not generally intended for children, Unicef is involved in the scheme because of its expertise in procurement and the logistics of vaccine delivery.
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Kidney Failure means your kidneys have been severely damaged. Hence, the kidneys fail to remove excessive fluid and filter wastes and toxins in the blood. As time goes by, many useless substance build up in the body, leading to blood clots, high blood pressure, nausea, headache, fatigue, and other problems. Enlarged heart is always the result of hypertension and arterial sclerosis. Heart disease has been the leading cause of fatal for Kidney Failure patients. Therefore, urgent treatment is needed.
You are required to keep a low sodium diet since high sodium in the blood makes your body retain water, leading to swelling and high blood pressure. Both of the two results can lead to or aggravate enlarged heart.
Besides, limit protein intake to reduce the burden on kidneys. The metabolic products of protein cannot be excreted effectively, resulting in deposition of wastes in the blood stream. Therefore, blood circulation is blocked, leading to enlarged heart.
To achieve this treatment goal, you cannot just depend on dialysis, since it cannot solve the underlying problem. All the symptoms or complications are due to reduced kidney function. However, medicines or dialysis can not repair the damaged renal tissues, so they take limited effects on Kidney Failure.
Unlike medicines and dialysis, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is more natural and effective. Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it can dilate blood vessels, reduce inflammation and degrade extracellular matrix, which can improve blood circulation as well as repair damaged renal tissues. Therefore, this therapy works by improving kidney function. That's why I say Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is more natural and effective.
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A new James Connolly museum in Belfast has renewed calls for a statue of the Irish revolutionary near his Edinburgh birthplace, despite fears it could prompt a sectarian backlash.
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It is a balance though. The weeks where I find myself unable to have one night at home leave me a bit stressed. It means I've eaten out one too many meals, possibly drank one too many drinks and generally stayed up one too many extra hours.
My favorite part is that all of these activities involve different groupings of friends, which means I get to see all of my friends on a regular basis. Quite the feat nowadays as we spread out further, travel for work or even start to have families that keep us busy.
Meeting about every six weeks, I've been a part of my book club for 7 years now. And they were together for years ahead of my joining. We've seen some turnover in the last few years, mostly due to big moves, but have enjoyed bringing new folks into the fold. I wrote about book club early in this blog's life, check it out here.
Of course, our big joke within Book Club is creating its own blog. Which I actually finally did one day, but we have not kept it up at all (Pie in the Sky idea: throw up recipes, book ideas and more. . .). Everytime we can't remember whose turn it is to host or what book we read six months ago we blame it on the blog.
I recently hosted discussion on Beautiful Ruins - complete with antipasto kebabs echoing the Italian themes to match. I had made these at our housewarming party and the quick-to-make treats were too easy to pass up.
We have had a few Bunco get togethers so far and intend on picking them back up this fall, after a busy summer. If you don't know bunco, you are missing out on the easiest game this side of the Mississippi. 8 players. 2 sets of dice. Barely any math skills needed. And a bell.
Rather than provide potentially confusing directions, I'll point you to the World Bunco Association for the rules and regs. They recommend 12 players, but that can be a tall order for a monthly get together, so we work with 2 tables of 8. Short a player when I hosted, a stuffed bear managed to successfully fill in. Bear actually came pretty close to winning it all!
The players each put in $5 which is then split amongst the winners, so a bit of incentive to play beyond simple wine drinking and gossip. The host also provides a little prize to the lowest scorer, so never fear - even losers come out ahead in this game.
Starting with a visit to Sepia during Restaurant Week, our foursome of ladies have spent the summer sampling fine dining throughout Chicago. Usually with a Groupon in tow (hey, why not?), we've stuffed our faces at RPM (Bill and Guiliana Rancic's italian baby) and Geja's Cafe (dubbed the most romantic restaurant in Chicago - table for 4, please!).
Geja's Cafe was certainly a different experience, as it is a fondue restaurant. We started off with a cheese fondue and moved on to cooking our own main courses of scallops, chicken and vegetables before ending the night with roasting marshmallows over a flaming chocolate fondue. I am quite curious how many tables accidentally start on fire at this joint.
I'm due to pick next and have had my sights on a little french restaurant called Chez Moi. Just need to pull the trigger and pick a date!
Okay, this one's a little more formal than a club, but it has been the activity that keeps me out of the house on Tuesday nights these last 8 weeks. For my birthday, Bob and my sister went in on a Second City writing class for me! I spent the last 2 months learning basics in comedy writing and building a couple sketches.
It has been nice to focus on creativity and writing after a long day at work, so much so that I've signed up for Writing 2, starting in a couple weeks! Of course, I'm kicking myself for not taking advantage of these classes when I first moved to Chicago 9 years ago like I've always said I was going to. . .it took a gift to get me in, but I could be hooked!
My two favorite volunteer opportunities fall on Tuesday nights, now in conflict with the Second City class which means I'll need to start searching for alternative projects! One opportunity I used to take advantage of during the school year was library maintenance. We head to the Disney Magnet School right by my house to help re-shelve books, label spines and general upkeep to assist the librarians. It only takes two hours out of your evening, is quiet (it is a library after all) and hearkens me back to my library job through college!
The second opportunity is Read-With-Me-Junior, wherein we spend a couple hours wrangling 3 year olds with books and activities. The kids are part of a safe place and healing center for victims of domestic violence, so Chicago Cares provides support to help watch the kids during some evenings. Most are good to get through one book and then decide to do their own thing until it is activity time. I started volunteering with this project before my nieces were born and it was certainly good practice for someone like me with little toddler experience!
That wraps up the main clubs and activities that keep me busy! There are always the random bowling nights (like this past Wednesday where I managed to get a 112, a simply amazing score for this girl), happy hours and dates with the husband, but these regular activities give me a little something to look forward to with each month.


The Ancient Netminder: Who Would Want Me?
So I passed the first test. I am skating. Maybe not with the strength and flair I recall from my youth but let's be honest. Good memories have a way of getting better over the years. In any case, I feel good enough on the ice to move onto step 2 of my plan.
In my years of lurking at the local rink and watching adult leagues I was always curious how someone like me would break back into the fraternity. Having moved to north Texas in 1999 I had no ties to organized hockey and none of my friends played the great game.
I had seen notices posted on the rink's bulletin board with calls for players needed to join this or that team and sometimes a league. But without any ice time I had no illusions of calling someone out of the blue. I imagine the call..
Me: Soo uhh, you're looking for a goalie?
Hockey Guy: Ya man! When can you play?
Me: Uhhh well here's the thing. I don't have any gear and I haven't actually played since before you were born.
Sometimes I'd see signups sheets for leagues with designations like "I", "D" and "C". None of this meant anything to me. Playing junior hockey in Canada when I was young meant you were on the "A- Travel Team" playing tournaments and prime ice time or else you were hauling yourself to practice with all the wanna-be's at 5AM.
"he asked twice if I was inquiring about a team for me or my kid."
But I was ready for the next step so I sucked up my pride and approached the rink manager armed with questions. He was helpful although he asked twice if I was inquiring about a team for me or my kid. Soon enough he and I agreed that a good starting point would be the Adult Instructional League (I-League) which he assured me would be full of beginners of all ages- a perfect starting point for an ancient net minder who hasn't played in 25 years.


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New data released by Foundation Home Loans has revealed that the number of landlords planning to buy their next property within a limited company vehicle has jumped significantly in a few months.
Almost two-thirds of landlords plan to make their next buy-to-let purchase within a limited company vehicle; this is a significant increase on the 55% who said the same in the quarter two iteration of the research – undertaken by BVA BDRC and carried out in September 2019 with the results based on 888 online interviews.
Foundation said that the most recent results also show how limited company purchases have become the preferred option for all landlords, regardless of the size of their portfolios. Previously, landlords with larger portfolios – 11-plus properties – were more likely to say they would purchase in such a manner, but now landlords with smaller portfolios are equally likely to use the strategy; 62% of those with 1-10 properties said they would purchase via a limited company next, while 65% of those with 11-plus properties said the same thing.
Of those landlords who said they would purchase via other methods, 26% said they would purchase as an individual (up from 24%), 8% said it would depend on the circumstances at the time (down from 13%), 6% said they would purchase in the name of a partner or spouse (down from 10%), while the rest said they would either purchase via another means or they didn't know.
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Foundation said that, while it is clearly positive to see advisers taking almost three-quarters of buy-to-let mortgage business, with the anticipation that almost two-thirds of landlords that plan to re-mortgage would do so via an intermediary, there was still a significant amount of business that could be secured from landlords, particularly those who either go direct or intend to go direct.
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At the time that Rotary formalised its eradication efforts by creating the PolioPlus program in 1985, polio was killing or paralysing more than 1,000 children per day.
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India — long considered a country where it would be simply impossible to eradicate the disease has not had a case since 13th January, 2011 and has been declared polio free.
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Q: Regex Notepad ++ delete all except japanese character words I've been searching for a while now but still can't figure it out.
I found expressions like ([一-龯])|([ぁ-んァ-ン]) but have no idea how to delete all except these.
What I like to do is something like this:

1. おはようございます ohayou gozaimasu – Good morning!
2. こんにちは  konnichiwa – Hello / Good afternoon!
3. 久しぶり  hisashiburi – It's been a while.
4. じゃあまた jaa mata – See you!
5. お元気で  o genki de – Take care.
6. o namae wa nan desu ka – What's your name? お名前は何ですか?
7. …desu – I'm……です
8. suki desu – I like it. 好きです
9. If you're not going to be waving your handkerchief in a heartfelt goodbye (where "さようなら" [sayounara] or "farewell" would be more appropriate), then じゃあまた is a great way to say "see you"! You can also use ではまた[dewa mata] which is slightly more polite. じゃあね (see ya) and じゃあまた明日ね  (jaa mata ashita ne – see you tomorrow) are also quick and friendly phrases for parting. If you're in Osaka, then be sure to try some 大坂弁 (oosaka ben – Osaka dialect) and say, ほなね[hona ne]!
10. Example. ああ、それは、何ですか。
11. 1402  10時
12. 1405  11時
13  1408  12時
14  1411  1分
15  1414  2分
16. 1450  3時間
17. 1474  30時間

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おはようございます
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じゃあまた
お元気で
お名前は何ですか
です
好きです
さようなら じゃあまた ではまた じゃあね じゃあまた明日ね 大坂弁 ほなね
ああ、それは、何ですか。
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UPDATE as per the op's comment pointed out by Gurman and KenY-N:

Search By:
[^、-〿぀-ゟ゠-ヿ＀-￯一-龯\r\n]+(?![、-〿぀-ゟ゠-ヿ＀-￯一-龯\d])|[…""'\"'–]

And  replace it by:
empty

Explanation:

*

*^ negate class which means to capture anything which is not there
inside []

*[^、-〿぀-ゟ゠-ヿ＀-￯一-龯\r\n\b] ranges that you dont want to remove which
includes hiragana, katagana etc.

*\r\n you need that to not replace newline

*+ indicates repeat of characters in the class

*(?![、-〿぀-ゟ゠-ヿ＀-￯一-龯\d]) this negative lookahead makes sure that
any the previous capture is not followed by japanese characters and
numbers

*|[…""'–] this will ensure that this missing punctuations are also removed.

Demo

A: Based on this page, this will find each sequence of non-Japanese characters:
([^ -ヿ一-龥!-○])+

I've skipped the arrows, symbols and "weird asterisk thing" mentioned in the comments. Basically this will select any non-Japanese characters, including other language text. Note that Notepad++ appears not to allow the \uxxxx format, so the literal characters need to be typed in, or as I did, pasted from charmap.
If I do this:
\b([^ -ヿ一-龥!-○])+\b

ie, match between word boundaries, it preserves 11時 and eメール as well. I'm not sure why, though...

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Dutch Government Reluctant to Boost Production from Groningen Gas Field
(Reuters) — Tapping the Groningen gas field, which is being wound down due to a series of earthquakes, should be a "last resort", a Dutch minister said on Tuesday, after a government advisory body suggested using the field to help fill gas stores.
Countries across Europe are racing to stock up on gas in case Russia stops supplies in retaliation for Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.
The Mines Council, an independent advisory body, said in a letter to the Dutch government that its current target of filling gas storages to 80% was inadequate.
"The goal should be to fill the storages to the maximum, not to the European minimum," it said.
"Using the Groningen field to fill the storages and as an emergency measure is, in the eyes of the Mines Council, a real option to take into consideration and prepare."
However, Hans Viljbrief, a junior economic affairs minister, said that idea was not realistic given other advisory bodies had pointed to the threat the earthquakes pose to human health.
"If all of Europe were shut off from gas by Mr. Putin, then we'd be in a different situation, a dangerous situation could arise" of acute physical shortage, he said. "Then there would be other considerations. But Groningen is the last resort."
Production from Groningen, Europe's largest gas field, is due to be halted by 2023.
About 6 billion cubic meters (Bcm) of gas used in the Netherlands, or 15% of gas consumed, came from Russia in 2021.
The government is counting on additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, imports from Norway, and a national energy saving campaign to replace Russian gas by year-end.
On June 3, energy minister Rob Jetten said Dutch gas consumption was down 33% in 2022 from the year before, citing data from grid operator Gasunie.
On May 19, the government published plans for Groningen to produce 4.5 Bcm of gas in the year ending in October, and none the following year.
On May 27, Jetten announced a subsidy plan to encourage filling Dutch storage facilities to meet the 80% threshold by October. They are currently at 42%.
On May 30, Dutch gas trader GasTerra said Gazprom was halting delivery of gas after it refused Russian demands to be paid in rubles. GasTerra had expected to receive 2 Bcm of gas from Gazprom in May-October.
ICE to Open London Gas Hub, Creating Route Around EU Price Cap
Russia's Sakhalin 2 May Double LNG Revenue as Top Buyers Stay Despite Ukraine Crisis
Trinidad Offers to Pay for Venezuelan Gas with Humanitarian Supplies
Pipeline Operator Kinder Morgan Sees Tax Credits Speeding Up Clean Energy Investments
US Issues License to Trinidad and Tobago to Develop Venezuela Offshore Gas Field


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using System.Collections.Specialized;
using KDG.DataObjectHandler.Serializers.Json;
using Microsoft.AspNet.Identity;
using SpielGut.Classes;
using PasswordValidator = SpielGut.Validators.PasswordValidator;

namespace SpielGut.Forms
{
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A data haven, like a corporate haven or tax haven, is a refuge for uninterrupted or unregulated data. Data havens are locations with legal environments that are friendly to the concept of a computer network freely holding data and even protecting its content and associated information. They tend to fit into three categories: a physical locality with weak information-system enforcement and extradition laws, a physical locality with intentionally strong protections of data, and virtual domains designed to secure data via technical means (such as encryption) regardless of any legal environment.

Tor's onion space (hidden service), HavenCo (centralized), and Freenet (decentralized) are three models of modern-day virtual data havens.

Purposes of data havens
Reasons for establishing data havens include access to free political speech for users in countries where censorship of the Internet is practiced.

Other reasons can include:
 Whistleblowing
 Distributing software, data or speech that violates laws such as the DMCA
 Copyright infringement
 Circumventing data protection laws
 Online gambling
 Pornography
 Cybercrime

History of the term
The 1978 report of the British government's Data Protection Committee expressed concern that different privacy standards in different countries would lead to the transfer of personal data to countries with weaker protections; it feared that Britain might become a "data haven". Also in 1978, Adrian Norman published a mock consulting study on the feasibility of setting up a company providing a wide range of data haven services, called "Project Goldfish".

Science fiction novelist William Gibson used the term in his novels Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive, as did Bruce Sterling in Islands in the Net.  The 1990s segments of Neal Stephenson's 1999 novel Cryptonomicon concern a small group of entrepreneurs attempting to create a data haven.

See also

 Anonymity
 Anonymous P2P
 Pseudonymity
 Corporate haven
 Crypto-anarchism
 Sealand located in international waters in the North Sea
 CyberBunker
 PRQ, an ISP in Sweden
 IPREDator located in Sweden
 International Modern Media Institute
 WikiLeaks

References

Computer law
Anonymity networks
Crypto-anarchism
Information privacy
Internet privacy
Data laws


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To be fair: what does economic justice look like?
Agenda / To be fair: what does...
What is meant by economic (or distributive) justice has far-reaching implications for economic policies and their outcomes. However, in policymaking the interpretation is often implicit, with limited awareness and discussion of alternative concepts or their merits and drawbacks. What are these key concepts of economic justice, and what is their role in competition policy, regulation and regional state aid?
In broad terms, economic policies have two main objectives: descriptive—in particular, to pursue avenues that increase economic efficiency; and normative—to bring about outcomes according to how things 'ought to be'.
Normative objectives involve the notion of 'distributive justice': for example, should the rich be taxed more than the poor? Should competition authorities focus on consumer outcomes and let producers look after themselves? Should all consumers receive the same quality of service in telecommunications services? And should producers be forced to pay taxes even if governments make deals with them?
As descriptive economics focuses on economic efficiency, it can provide only partial answers to these questions. However, it can be complemented by normative economics, which builds on moral theory and ethics to examine different notions of justice.
The distinction between efficiency and a fair distribution of wealth can be imagined in terms of making a cake for a party—while efficiency maximises the overall size of the cake given the available ingredients, fairness splits it among the party-goers in a certain way. What this split should look like, however, is highly controversial, and requires a normative judgement. At the same time, the split is often implicit in the context of economic policy or legislation, rather than being explicitly spelled out.
This article takes some basic notions of economic justice,[1] and illustrates their application to three aspects of economic policy.
Competition. What are the potential justifications for the consumer welfare standard that is used in competition policy for the assessment of market outcomes in various jurisdictions, including the EU?[2] This measure excludes producer welfare and hence does not allow the profits of a business to offset any detrimental effect on consumers.
Regulation. What is the normative basis of regulations that require firms to provide a basic service to all consumers? For example, the EU's Universal Service Directive stipulates that telecoms providers must make their services available to all consumers; that emergency calls must be free of charge; and that there must be sufficient coverage of payphones.[3] Similar rules exist for postal service providers, to ensure that they deliver to all consumers while maintaining a certain service quality, even if this is not profitable for some consumers (such as those in rural regions).
Regional state aid. What is the rationale for regional state aid? State aid provisions aim to promote the common good of all EU member states by prohibiting subsidies that distort competition between firms and lead to subsidy competition between jurisdictions in order to attract international investment. However, regional aid provisions allow for support to projects in regions where the average GDP per capita is less than 75% of the EU average, albeit still subject to certain rules to ensure efficiency.[4]
Concepts of distributive justice
First, it is useful to explore what is meant by distributive justice. Economists, philosophers and others have argued in favour of a range of concepts.
Figure 1 groups together the key concepts of justice according to their objectives. At the highest level, proponents of an 'equality of rights' focus on the processes that bring about distributions of wealth, such as compliance with the rule of law or an action motivated by the intention to increase welfare. Here, therefore, the means through which an outcome is achieved are more important than the end itself. A central figure in this school of thought was the philosopher, Immanuel Kant.[5] In contrast, 'consequentialists' focus on the outcome of an action—which is regarded as the only standard of right or wrong. Jeremy Bentham propounded this argument (as founder of the utilitarianism movement, a branch of consequentialism).[6] There is clearly a tension between these two schools of thought.
Figure 1 Selected concepts of distributive justice
Note: This list of concepts is not exhaustive.
Source: Oxera.
These concepts are implicit in various laws and regulations. There are few examples of policies with a focus on process, although contract law often permits a wide range of outcomes within the limits of the rules defined by the contract. Outcome-focused policies, in contrast, are much more widespread. These judge actions according to their effects, such as whether an agreement between firms increases prices (while a process advocate would focus on the intention of the original action).
The distinction between these theories of justice relates to their underlying concept of 'a good life'—whether this is adhering to certain rules, enjoying a certain utility, or being given certain opportunities. This question can play into many arguments about economic policy, such as:
the allocation of government budgets (how much should be spent on pensions, education or health?);
the taxation of inheritance (to what extent should all children be starting from a similar economic position?);
the regulation of companies (should firms be obliged to provide certain services even where they would not choose to do so voluntarily?).
Among the outcome-focused concepts, utilitarianism is the most widely known. In principle, it considers all kinds of 'utility' obtained by individuals within a society, where utility can be thought of as the 'enjoyment' or 'benefit' that individuals receive.
Utilitarians can hold very different ideas about a 'just' distribution of utility. This is illustrated in Figure 2, which shows three groups in a society—A, B and C—and two proposed policy changes. For example, it shows that Policy 1 reduces the utility of Group A compared with the initial setting; increases the utility of Group C; and leaves Group B unaffected.
Figure 2 Assessment of policy changes under different utilitarian approaches
Some utilitarians argue that the aggregate utility of a society (i.e. the sum of the welfare of all individuals) should be maximised, regardless of its distribution. This view promotes economic efficiency under all circumstances and is referred to in economic policy as the total-welfare approach. As both policies in Figure 2 increase the sum of the welfare that Groups A, B and C enjoy, according to this approach they would each be an improvement over the initial state of the world.
Other utilitarians aim to equalise the marginal utilities across individuals within a society, implying that, irrespective of the absolute utility enjoyed, it should be equally difficult to increase their utility by an additional unit. For example, two individuals enjoy the same marginal utility if spending €1 leads to the same utility increase for both—even though one person may obtain it from buying ice cream and the other from donating the €1 to charity. While marginal utility is not evident from the figure, it is often assumed to be equal if the groups or individuals have the same utility—so it becomes more unequal under policy 1, rendering this inadmissible.
In contrast, proponents of a maximin distribution envisage a society in which the worst-off person has the highest utility compared with the alternative distributions available. This view often involves substantial redistribution. It would consider policy 1 bad, as it reduces A's welfare, while policy 2 would be desirable because the minimum level of utility across the three groups increases.
Perfectionist approaches are consequentialist and therefore also focus on outcomes, but emphasise only certain types of utility. One reason for excluding certain forms of utility is that they are perceived to be counterintuitive or morally questionable—such as greed, sadism or other antisocial preferences.
Perfectionists therefore look at a limited range of outcomes, such as 'intermediate' outcomes that enable individuals to pursue a 'good life'—an idea debated since the time of the ancient Greeks. One example is the capability approach developed by economist, Amartya Sen, which inspired the Human Development Index, comprising factors such as life expectancy, literacy and income.[7] In a similar vein, philosopher, John Rawls (and others), has argued that the relevant measure is equality of opportunities.[8] In this respect, different individuals get the same chances to pursue a life with access to resources that cover basic needs, while bearing the consequences of their choices (e.g. whether they wish to work hard or enjoy more free time).
The challenge for proponents of these approaches is to justify the choice of outcomes included and those left aside. The types of utility that are relevant will vary depending on whether a 'good life' is understood to manifest itself in, for example, a high degree of physical wellbeing, self-determination, or living in and contributing to a peaceful environment. However, through their impact on laws and regulation, such considerations have a tangible impact on economic policy, as discussed further below.
Measuring outcomes
Even if a common standard is agreed, it is challenging to measure to what extent an actual distribution is 'just'. Most theories of justice involve measures that are not easily observable, such as utility or opportunities. A measure needs to have the same meaning for different individuals (be 'interpersonally comparable') for a comparison to be meaningful and for a distribution within a society to be assessed. If a theory of justice is intended to guide actions of individuals or institutions, it needs to provide some way of examining the current 'level of justice'.
In practice, economists and politicians often take income or wealth as an approximation of welfare or utility, with GDP as the national indicator. However, this is problematic for at least three reasons.
Decreasing marginal utility: a billionaire is likely to value receiving €1,000 less than someone living on €1,000 a month would (this is referred to as the 'decreasing marginal utility' of income). This is because the relative change in income is smaller, the more wealth a person has.
Things that money doesn't buy: individuals derive utility from many things, such as free services, social interaction, or even good weather. While economists often aim to express the value of these sources of utility in monetary units, it is difficult to obtain a reliable estimate for all relevant aspects.
Individual variability: it is difficult to produce individual estimates of a person's utility, because people receiving the same level of income derive different amounts of utility from it, as well as from things that they do not purchase. This means that it is hard to assess the distribution of utility (or opportunities, or other metrics that are considered relevant) and the aggregate utility associated with a certain level of GDP.
One alternative measure is 'Gross National Happiness',[9] which the government of Bhutan has adopted as its measure of choice. While this may alleviate the first and second concerns above, it is still likely to be individually variable, thereby requiring more effort to measure.
Justice in practice
Many economic policies invoke a certain idea of justice, although this is often implicit. Returning to the three examples in the introduction, choices about the approach to distributive justice are at the centre of each one and affect regulators and competition authorities' day-to-day decisions.
Competition policy in many countries focuses on consumer welfare, as highlighted above. Agreements between firms or mergers are therefore prohibited if there is harm to consumers.
Competition policy would look different, however, if an alternative standard were adopted. For example, if the distribution of consumer welfare had to be considered, competition policy would be more restrictive. In such a case, it would be necessary to understand changes implied by a merger for different groups or even individual consumers. For example, under a maximin approach, mergers could be blocked even if a minimal price rise were expected for one of many products, irrespective of the outcome for other products. In contrast, a total welfare approach might make more mergers admissible. Higher post-merger profits earned by firms would be taken into account, but only if they were larger than the loss in consumer welfare.
Some firms are required to provide a certain service to all consumers, as noted above. This kind of policy is likely to be rooted in a theory of justice that is more sensitive to distribution than the aggregate consumer welfare approach.[10] It may also be related to a perfectionist approach that puts emphasis on giving everyone access to specific services in order to ensure equality of opportunity.
Under a pure aggregate consumer welfare approach, such universal service obligations would not be seen as optimal; a fundamental result in microeconomics is that welfare is not maximised if people receive services when their willingness to pay is lower than the cost of delivering that service. In contrast, proponents of utilitarianism who demand equal marginal utilities might require universal provision to cover a wider range of services (especially if people living in rural areas derive as much utility from these services as people living in cities).
Regional state aid
State aid rules allow for differential treatment across regions, based on relative GDP. This indicates an underlying idea of justice that supports a certain degree of equalisation of income across the EU. However, it does not lead to a direct intervention, unlike in the examples above: regional aid allows states and firms to exploit specific rules, but it does not oblige them to do so. This combination is complex to characterise in terms of the ideas of justice discussed above. While state aid as such is motivated by efficiency concerns, it allows for a redistributive element when the efficient outcome is 'unequal enough' (i.e. if there are regions with less than 75% of average GDP).
State aid provisions prohibit spending tax money in ways that counteract certain principles of the EU. Tax, more generally, is a key tool for achieving or increasing distributional justice in a society. For example, many countries have an increasing marginal income tax rate and some kind of support for individuals who earn less than a certain minimum amount. Such redistribution, according to textbook economics, is likely to reduce aggregate welfare as measured by total income; however, the basic premise of a more equal distribution appears to be widely accepted. This can be justified with decreasing marginal utility of income, but also with maximin utilitarianism.[11] Experimental studies have shown that individuals place significant value on fairness in income distribution.[12]
Concluding observations
Economic policy is not only driven by efficiency considerations. It usually also considers some notion of distributive justice. However, this notion is rarely made explicit, even though its choice has a direct impact on policy and day-to-day decisions made by public bodies.
The choice of the consumer welfare standard in competition law is more restrictive than some alternatives, and focuses on outcomes rather than on the process by which the outcome is brought about, such as the consumer's choice. What is more, concepts of distributive justice in different areas of economic policy do not always coincide—with competition law focusing on consumer welfare in aggregate while elements of sector-specific regulation focus more on distribution. This raises the question of whether the choice of a specific concept is the result of an explicit policy debate or whether such choices have implicitly evolved over time and diverged in different areas.
A better and more explicit understanding of normative choices would assist policymaking. This applies not only to existing policies and their underlying concepts, but also to the assessment of future policy proposals.
For example, should there be stronger regulation of online firms that displace some activities of offline firms in order to create a level playing field? Should firms be obliged to publish the ratio between their lowest- and highest-paid workers, or should this ratio even be restricted? Should there be a basic income that guarantees a certain living standard for people, even when they are unemployed? The answers to these questions, at least in part, depend on which of the many approaches to distributive justice is used.
Contact: Dr Leonardo Mautino
[1] Building on Roemer, J. (1998), Theories of Distributive Justice, Harvard University Press, revised edition.
[2] Madill, J. and Mexis, A. (2009), 'Consumers at the heart of EU competition policy', Competition Policy Newsletter, 1.
[3] Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services.
[4] European Commission (2013), 'Guidelines on regional State aid for 2014-2020', Official Journal C209, 23 July.
[5] Kant, I. (1993) [1785], Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, 3rd ed., translated by J.W. Ellington, Hackett.
[6] Bentham, J. (1907), An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, Clarendon Press.
[7] Sen, A. (1980), 'Equality of what?', lecture delivered at Stanford University on 22 May 1979, in S.M. MacMurrin, The Tanner lectures on human values, 1, 1st ed., University of Utah Press. Sen, A. (1983), Choice, Welfare, and Measurement, Basil Blackwell.
[8] Rawls, J.A. (1971), A Theory of Justice, Harvard University Press.
[9] This index comprises nine domains: psychological wellbeing, health, education, time use, cultural diversity and resilience, good governance, community vitality, ecological diversity and resilience, and living standards.
[10] However, it is not possible to tell from the rule, as such, which theory of fairness it is based on, as different theories may lead to similar policies. A maximin approach, for example, would imply that the universal service is the highest level of service that can be made available to everyone.
[11] Maximin utilitarianism is more likely to underlie strong redistributive systems, as it requires the person earning the least to have the highest income compared with alternative distributions.
[12] Economists have carried out experiments that asked people to play an 'ultimatum game' where person A can split a certain amount between themselves and person B; person B can accept the offer or refuse it, in which case both players get nothing. This experiment has been played in many versions since the 1980s, with the central result that individuals refuse offers if they feel they are being offered an unfairly small amount. This is an important result, because standard economic theory predicts that person B would prefer any non-negative amount (even $0.01) rather than refuse the offer and receive nothing.


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Q: How do I call serverside php from locally hosted javascript Hello I am building a widget. The app has to be run locally on the device but needs php. I have a web server that  has the php files and when the whole widget is just put on the server it works fine but when its locally run I cant't call the php files using ajax. How do I call serverside php from locally hosted javascript

A: When you just open your HTML files locally, AJAX requests will be prevented. See here: Ajax in Jquery does not work from local file
You can spin up a local web server and then it should work, but there may be a better solution. What exactly are you trying to archieve? Should it be more like an application?


Epic loon has been developed by Macrales Studio and published under the banner of Ukuza. It was released on July 13th, 2018 where the Gameplay had one of the finest features with high visual effects. There are many monsters in the city kill all of them without wasting your time because they will destroy everything. You can also download waye game that's also nice installment at all we have to add a standalone entry to your library because it's necessary.
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Dascillus lathaensis is een keversoort uit de familie withaarkevers (Dascillidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1973 door Lewis.

Withaarkevers


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CNN Exit Polls: More Than Half of Voters Unhappy With Country's Direction
The CNN poll, which was preliminary and subject to change, showed 26 percent of those surveyed supported the president while 39 percent said they were voting to send a message of opposition
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Voters check-in at a polling station in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., November. 6, 2018. Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg
These are the midterm races Haaretz is following closely – and U.S. Jews should too
Donald Trump, President of the United States of Hate?
CNN host asks is Fox News still a 'news organization' after hosts rally with Trump
More than half of people surveyed in a CNN exit poll say the direction the U.S. is on is the wrong track and a similar number are opposed to U.S. President Donald Trump.
The CNN poll, which was preliminary and subject to change, showed 26 percent of those surveyed supported the president while 39 percent said they were voting to send a message of opposition. Only a third of the surveyed voters surveyed said Trump was not a factor.
Also, 65 per cent of voters said they decided on who to vote for more than a month ago. Only 15 per cent decided in last week or last days.
First time voters were 16 per cent of those surveyed, up from 10 per cent in 2016.
A Washington Post-Schar School survey of battleground districts showed that Trump and healthcare topped voters' concerns, followed by the economy and immigration.


I love this dress and have been looking for a cute tan/navy dress to go with some amazing shoes...but seeing as I'm on the shopping hiatus- I'll pass (ps my wallet and my husband thanks you for starting that support group!!!).
It's gorgeous! Thanks for the introduction to this designer!!
Oh yes. The shape of those sleeves is so perfect.
me too!!!!!!!!! maybe you can sew one- looks easy.
oh my, this is quite stunning.
this is perfect on so many levels!
And it would be a well spent $400!
Such a cool cute dress. I love it paired with the dark tights and bootie shoes!
Next time you're in LA, we'll do a studio visit with Jesse. Her clothes are AMAZING!


A few years ago I was fortunate enough to have a box of glass slides come into my possession, here are a few of them, one day I'll get the whole lot scanned in and shared. But for now here are a selection of Norwich through the glass from about 1890 to 1920. I suspect some if not all of these are by George Swain Senior.
Looking South towards St John Sepulchre if I'm not very much mistaken, very poor area pretty much forever. Note truck, milk cart and motorbike.
Again I'm thinking Early 20th Century, maybe about 1910, The tin shed on the right was an annex to the police station and later the maternity building I believe. Not the buildings next to the Garnet that aren't there any more which lined the market side weren't there then either. Possibly my favourite plate out this batch.
Bit narrower. not a soul to be seen. Tram lines give away the age, we did work out where this is fairly exactly, looks to be the top of the steps from Davey Place looking towards the top of Prince of Wales Road probably 1900.
Clothes look pre Great War or thereabouts, so it would seem. Plus it's got Trams, lovely trams in their terminus. Note that Red Lion Street joins Castle Meadow as it does now, it didn't originally, opened up by removing buildings so trams could get through to Castle Meadow and Prince of Wales Road. You can just see the Castle peering round the corner of The Bell Hotel, I've done that too, it was a dangerous place in 1987.
Viewed from Bethel Street. I'd guess at early WW1 based on the stiff peaked caps, although that doesn't follow that it's later, it does imply that these lads were dressed properly though as the stiffener is still in, a fashion that was more common with those who weren't at the front who tended to take the stiffener out. They also have the long Puttees and the woman is showing her ankles which is a bit riske. Difficult to say exactly.
Just before the turn of the century one would make the assumption. Wellington is on his pediment, Transport is feet and horse with no sign of tramlines yet, which appeared around 1900 and Jarrolds is not in it's Skipper home yet which was around 1905 – 1910. So it's an old one, at least the scanner coped with it. It could have been shot from the row of buildings that was Bookmart.
Fantastic photos. Do you have any of St Stephen's road? Live opposite the old hospital and have yet to find any early views of this side of street.
There are a few views of St Stephens Road, mainly postcards, and mainly looking up towards the split between the Ipswich Road and the Newmarket Road, but you never know what might turn up.
Another set of captures which have whisked me away to another time and place. I did wonder if the gents in uniform could have been City Police men, but the webbing pouches probably indicate that they aren't. The Garnet shot has a gent dragging what looks like a water hose behind him. Possibly washing down the road or settling the dust? Nice wheelbarrow too.