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1. Use as much as you can. It's a convenient way to maximize code reuse with very few keystrokes. Actually, this answer is seldom explicitly given, but if I judge by the code I see, this is a wide-spread opinion.
2. There are situations when inheritance is appropriate, and situations when it isn't. Namely, inheritance is appropriate to express IS-A relationships.
3. Never use it for the purpose of code reuse. Some take it even further and say never use it at all. Inheritance is flawed by design.
Throughout my life as a programmer, I have gone through all of these stages, in order. I think most of the controversy focuses on inheritance for the purpose of code reuse, and I'll start with that.
Inheritance for the purpose of code reuse
The first answer is easy to discard, as explained in this answer on the programmers stackexchange. Systematically using inheritance quickly leads to excessively large objects. The author of the code probably won't see this as a problem at first, and may indeed be oblivious to the problem. Unfortunately, this makes it very easy to fall into this trap.
The second answer begs for an answer to the question "what is an IS-A relationship?". I find that all IS-A relationships can be expressed as HAS-A, and vice-versa. Taking the usual example of cars, we can say a car has four wheels, and it is a four-wheeled vehicle. A car has an engine, and it is an engine-powered vehicle. Which is the correct way of expressing relationships between cars and their components?
Instead of relying on IS-A vs HAS-A, one can use the Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP), as pointed out in this other answer.
Informally, the principle states that if B inherits from A, then B must be usable in all places where A is used.
This is a bit of a loose definition, and even the more formal definition by Barbara Liskov and Jeanette Wing stated below invites further questions.
Let q(x) be a property provable about objects x of type T. Then q(y) should be provable for objects y of type S where S is a subtype of T.
What is the proof system assumed here? What kind of sentences can be expressed? Do the axioms include knowledge about the program?
Informally, how should "usable" be interpreted in the informal statement of the principle?
I don't think there is a single fit-all answer to this question. There are a number of aspects to consider, which all affect the initial development time and degree of maintainability of a software project.
Language Semantics.
Note that a language which allows to query the concrete type of an object makes it impossible to meet the LSP.
let f (x : A) = match x with | :? B -> failwith "Failing!" | _ -> x.DoSomething()
Obviously, an instance of B cannot be used with f, as it would cause the program to behave differently as when provided with instances of A (or some other subtype of A).
Notion of equivalence.
That instances of B can be used instead of A means that the behavior of the software when B is used is "observably equivalent" to that of the software when A is used.
There are different levels of strictness regarding equivalence. Including internal state in the observable behavior is a bad idea, as this forbids method overriding and polymorphism.
Even limiting oneself to "user-visible events" may be too limiting, as this closes the door to plug-ins that extend or modify functionality.
In the end, I think a popular but very weak notion is whether the program crashes or not. And even that may be too strong, as it's probably acceptable for instances of B to work where instances of A crash (OK, that's nit-picking).
Does "all places where A is used" refer to the places as they exist in the current form of the software, in the current and expected future forms, or in all possible forms?
There is a bit of overlap with the first aspect. When assuming the scope is limited to the current state, and if no concrete type tests on instances of A are made anywhere, then meeting the LSP seems feasible.
Assuming the second alternative (current and expected future forms) requires either a clear idea of what the future looks like, or a coding standard prohibiting the use of all language constructs potentially incompatible with the LSP.
If you are designing a library or framework to be used by other parties you don't control, you are condemned to the last option, "all possible forms". Unless you have a low level of ambition on the notion of equivalence, the LSP is impossible to meet in this setting.
There may well be other aspects I haven't thought of, but I hope I made it clear that the LSP isn't quite as simple as it may seem at a first glance. Using inheritance only "when it conforms to the LSP" often equates to "never" if one really cares about the LSP. Moreover, it requires an understanding of the principle itself as well as clearly identifiable decisions on all the points mentioned above, two conditions which are not met that often out-there-in-the-real-world.
Note that it's possible and indeed desirable to specify limitations on language features, equivalence and scope on a per-type basis. Doing it on a project-wide level would probably make it impossible to respect the LSP.
Inheritance limited to interfaces
My standing on the question of inheritance when limited to interfaces is not quite clear yet. I can't quite put my finger on the exact problem yet, so I'll leave it to another day to express my thoughts in details on the subject.
Shortly, it seems to me this kind of inheritance brings little, if anything at all, over composition. The argument of the "keystroke minimality" applies only to subtyping between interfaces, which I have had little practical use for so far.
Alternatives to inheritance
Composition is often cited as the right way to take advantage of code reuse. To put it mildly, mentioning it often fails to trigger the enthusiasm of proponents of inheritance for code reuse. It's easy to understand why:
type A = ... member this.DoSomething1() = ... ... member this.DoSomething15() = ... type OhForGodsSake_B = let an_a : A = ... member this.DoSomething1() = an_a.DoSomething1() ... member this.DoSomething15() = an_a.DoSomething15() type WhatABreeze_B() = inherit A()
Indeed, there is something to be said for the second approach. I wish F# had some way to achieve the conciseness of inheritance through composition, but that's not the case. This may be an oversight, or may be by design. As Matthieu M. writes in his answer, forcing verbosity can be beneficial:
[It] means that at least a couple keystrokes are needed for each method, and suddenly people begin to think about whether or not it's such a great idea to reuse this "fat" class for just a small piece of it.
I would add that this would also force the author of B to think about whether all 15 DoSomething() methods really are needed in B, or if it's enough to provide just a few of them.
By the way, should the methods in B have the same name as their counter-parts in A? If A is "VehicleWithWeels", and "B" is "Airplane", it makes sense to expose "VehicleWithWeels.Brake" as "Airplane.BrakeWithWheels", as airplanes have different means of braking. It's easy to miss that subtle point when using inheritance.
All-in-all, I don't think I should value my laziness and comfort over cleaner code, at least not in a professional setting. Still, I can't help being lazy... Programming isn't all about writing clean code, it's about having fun too.
When dealing with implementation relationships between concrete types and interfaces, I am happy with seeing it as "HAS-A" kind of relationship, or more precisely (and verbosely) "OFFERS-FUNCTIONALITY-AS-SPECIFIED-BY-INTERFACE". This can be achieved in two ways in F#:
// Explicit implementation type B1 = ... interface A with method this.DoSomething() = ... // Composition using object expressions type B2 = ... member this.AsA() = { new A with member x.DoSomething() = ... // Note "x" vs "this". "this" refers to B2. }
The first approach can be used when it's clear B1 can only provide A in one single sensible way at all times, the second approach is more general and flexible. One might wonder if the second approach shouldn't always be preferred. Where do extremes end? ;)


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Towards a more competitive and efficient European defence and security sector
A more influential Europe needs a strong and active common foreign and security policy, which in turn demands a more competitive and efficient defence and security sector. The successive waves of cuts in defence budgets and the persisting fragmentation of defence markets in Europe threaten Europe's capacity to sustain effective defence capabilities and a competitive defence industry. This also jeopardises Europe's capacity to meet the new security challenges in an autonomous and effective way. This is why the European Commission has yesterday presented a Communication which contains an Action Plan to enhance the efficiency and competitiveness of Europe's defence and security sector. The Communication foresees measures to strengthen the internal market for defence, to promote a more competitive defence industry and to foster synergies between civil and military research. Besides these, the Communication also explores options in other areas such as energy, space and dual-use capabilities. The Commission invites Heads of State and Government to discuss this Communication at the European Council in December 2013, together with the report prepared by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. (MEMO/13/722)
President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso said: "We will not have the weight we need in the world without a common defence policy. To support it, we need to strengthen our defence and security sector. In times of scarce resources, cooperation is key and we need to match ambitions and resources to avoid duplication of programmes. It's time to do more together and it's time to commit and engage for more Defence cooperation. This is what I am looking forward to seeing at the European Council in December".
European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani, Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, said: "There are some severe challenges facing Europe's defence industry and industrial base which is being undermined by the lack of new programmes. If Europe is to retain the industrial capability to meet our future military capability needs, and so underpin a credible Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), concerted European action needs to be taken. It is also clear that tackling industrial and market issues will only have a limited impact if there is no substantive European agreement. It is vital that European defence industry remains a world-leading centre for manufacturing and innovation, creating highly qualified jobs and growth. This is the ambition of the plan which we presented today".
Commissioner for Internal Market and Services Michel Barnier said: "Europe needs a credible CSDP to guarantee its own security and to assume its responsibilities in the world. To make this CSDP effective, we must also strengthen our defence industries and markets. In particular in times of budget constraints, this necessitates more cooperation and integration in order to become more efficient. Defence is still a domain of national sovereignty, and Member States are naturally in lead on this endeavour. However, the Commission can support them and mobilise its policies to strengthen the sector. The present Communication clearly illustrates this. It will contribute to the European Council of December and guide our action in the years to come".
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission Catherine Ashton, said: "The EU has the ambition to act as a security provider, in its neighbourhood and globally, both to protect its own interests and contribute to international peace and security. To be able to do so, we need capabilities. And to have capabilities, a sound industrial base is vital. This is also important in terms of jobs, growth and innovation. The European Council of December 2013 is a important moment to discuss the future of security and defence in Europe, and the Commission is making an important contribution to what needs to be a collective effort involving Member States, the EEAS and the European Defence Agency."
Why does action have to be taken by the EU?
It is clear that developing and maintaining the critical technologies and capabilities required for the future is beyond the capacity of Member States to achieve individually. While defence and security remain primarily a matter for national competence the Commission believes that more can be done to promote European co-operation.
This is particularly important since the current crisis hits hard an industry which is of strategic importance for Europe as a whole. It is also a major industrial sector with a turnover of €96 billion in 2012 alone, employing about 400,000 people and generating up to another 960,000 indirect jobs. Its cutting-edge research has created important indirect effects in other sectors, such as electronics, space and civil aviation and provides growth and thousands of highly skilled jobs.
To foster cooperation and enhance the efficiency of the sector, the Commission intents to take the following initiatives:
1. Accomplish the internal market for defence and security. Based on the two existing Directives on defence procurement and intra EU defence transfers (IP/07/1860), the Commission will also tackle market distortions and contribute to improving security of supply between Member States.
2. Strengthen the competitiveness of European industry. To this end, the Commission will develop a defence industrial policy based on two key strands:
Support for competitiveness – including developing 'hybrid standards' to benefit security and defence markets and examining the ways to develop a European certification system for military airworthiness.
Support for SMEs – including development of a European Strategic Cluster Partnership to provide links with other clusters and support defence-related SMEs in global competition.
3. Exploit civilian military synergies. Exploit civilian military synergies to the maximum extent possible in order to ensure the most efficient use of European tax payers' resources. In particular by:
concentrating its efforts on possible cross-fertilisation between civil and military research and the dual-use potential of space;
helping armed forces reduce their energy consumption.
4. Exploring new avenues. Drive the strategic debate in Europe forward and prepare the ground for more and deeper European cooperation. In particular by:
Assessing the possibility of EU-owned dual-use capabilities, which may in certain security areas complement national capabilities and become effective and cost-efficient force multipliers;
Propose ways to support CSDP-related research in those areas where EU defence capabilities are most needed.
Background - Who would benefit and how?
Member States will save time and money through European standards and certification, supporting clusters, role specialisation, joint research and procurement, more energy efficient armies and efficient use of spatial infrastructures.
European defence-related companies, including SMEs, will gain from: Better access to other markets, either within or outside of the EU, economies of scale through more standardisation and certification and improved access to EU funding.
European tax payers will benefit from: More efficient defence spending, less duplication between R&D civil and military efforts, a more efficient use of space infrastructure and The environment will benefit from the reduced energy footprint by Europe's armed forces.
The Communication will be the Commission's contribution to the upcoming European Council debate on defence in December 2013, in line with the Council Conclusions of 14 December 2012. In October 2012 the Commission announced that it would prepare a Strategy for Europe's defence sector. The Commission's Defence Task Force, established in 2011, is playing a key role in this process and the European Defence Agency (EDA) and European External Action Service (EEAS) are closely associated with the Task Force's work.
More information:
Defence industry - Working together to Support Europe's Defence
EU internal defence market is opening slowly
Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen (+32 2 295 30 70)
Carlo Corazza (+32 2 295 17 52) Twitter: @ECspokesCorazza
Chantal Hughes (+32 2 296 44 50)
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For the city of New Orleans, festivals—and most celebrations in general—tend to revolve around an essential cultural trifecta: food, music, and the arts. Whether it's bigger, ticketed festivals like New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest or Voodoo Music Experience, or smaller, free fests like the two being held this weekend, they all sample the best the city has to offer in each of these three cultural categories.
This weekend, October 12-14th, downtown hosts two different free festivals that attract visitors and locals alike each fall. Louisiana Seafood Festival celebrates the taste and quality of the state's world-renowned under-the-sea delicacies, and the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival combines genres of music and food that have been slow-cooked to perfection in restaurants and venues around the city.
At Woldenberg Riverfront Park on the Mississippi River, stages of live music, rows of food tents, and strips of artist booths converge to support local seafood eateries and artists alike. From fish, shrimp, and crabs to oysters, crawfish, and other seafood eats, just about every edible underwater creature available in the Gulf of Mexico and local waters will be represented.
Some of the most popular dishes include seafood gumbo, shrimp remoulade, crawfish etouffee, truffled seafood salad, fried oyster almondine, alligator sausage, and the long, winding line for Drago's famous and beloved charbroiledoysters on the half shell. In addition to fine food, live music will keep diners entertained, plus live food demonstrations from famous chefs, including John Besh, Michelle McRaney, Cory Bahr, and more.
In Lafayette Square, steps from the St. Charles Streetcar line, Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival features blues musicians from around the Mississippi Delta, including this year's headliners Keb Mo, Latimore, Clarence Carter, Sugar Blue, Chris Thomas King, and other local luminaries. There is also an oral history tent in the NORD Theater of Gallier Hall across the street where you can learn about blues music and history straight from the source as a host of blues legends take the stage to share their stories.
Barbecue may not seem like traditional local fare, but as with any other type of food, local chefs have found a way to make it delicious with the city's own unique twist. Enjoy smoked pork cakes or bbq pulled pork over grits from Squeal BBQ, or pulled pork, smoked brisket, or smoked chaurice sandwiches from The Joint, one of the city's most renowned barbecue restaurants.


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Tamera Mowry has confirmed that her 18-year-old niece Alaina Housley was among those killed by the Thousand Oak's Borderline Bar & Grill gunman. The actress, who is married to Adam Housley, first contacted one of Alaina's friends who was with her at the bar, revealing that her niece was still unaccounted for.
She then tweeted that Alaina was indeed one of the 13 and counting victims who died at the scene.
"Our hearts are broken," her statement read. "We just learned that our Alaina was one of the victims of last night's shooting at Borderline Bar in Thousand Oaks. Alaina was an incredible young woman with so much life ahead of her and we are devastated that her life was cut short in this manner."
Tamera's husband, Adam, went looking for Alaina at a local hospital but a reporter tweeted that guards wouldn't let him in because the hospital was on lockdown. According to the Los Angeles Times, Alaina's Apple Watch and iPhone also showed her location was still at the bar.
Among the victims are also a handful of college students who were at the bar line dancing and enjoying themselves. A sheriff's sergeant, Deputy Sgt. Ron Helus, who was on the verge of retirement, was also killed in the tragic shooting.
According to multiple reports, the gunman has been identified as army veteran 28-year-old Ian David Long. After opening fire on the bar, Long shot and killed himself.
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Fulham went out of the Carling Cup on Wednesday evening but only after a tough encounter against Manchester City went to extra-time at Eastlands.
The Whites took the lead through a spectacular first-half strike from Zoltan Gera but City equalised shortly after the break when Gareth Barry headed home from Craig Bellamy's corner. The score remained level in normal time but City managed to net the winner in the 111th minute through a Kolo Toure header.
Roy Hodgson made eleven changes from the side that lined-up against Wolves on Sunday. With Seol Ki-Hyeon and Eddie Johnson leading the line, it was certainly a new look attack.
The home side managed their first effort on target when, on 9 minutes, Gareth Barry rose highest in the area to send a header straight at David Stockdale. – the big keeper collected with ease.
It was the only opportunity of an entertaining opening spell which saw both sides produce tidy and attractive football without worrying their opposing goalkeeper. Mark Hughes' men occasionally produced phases of delightful one-touch football but often their passing movements were snuffled out by a well structured Fulham side.
Fulham's defensive organisation was not to the detriment of their attacking instincts however, as they got forward with purpose. Eddie Johnson in particular was working hard along the City back line.
City's attacks became more menacing as the first-half progressed but despite holding the upper hand in terms of possession, many of their ventures forward failed to find the final pass. Craig Bellamy, up against Fredrik Stoor, was finding it hard to make his pace count as the Swedish fullback was giving no quarter.
Fulham opened the scoring through a spectacular Zoltan Gera strike on 34 minutes. The Hungarian international, who was having an impressive evening, latched on to a touch infield from Eddie Johnson – sending the ball whistling past Shay Given into the back of the net from 30 yards.
City tried to strike back quickly and on 43 minutes Carlos Tevez managed to wriggle through two challenges on the edge of the Fulham penalty area, only to be denied by a forceful block from Chris Smalling.
Both sides were unchanged following the half-time interval. Unfortunately City started the brighter and were back on level terms on 51 minutes after a David Stockdale failed to punch a Bellamy corner clear and Gareth Barry was waiting to head the ball over the line from eight yards.
The goal injected fresh impetus into the home side's attacking play. City were pinning their hopes on wingers Shaun Wright-Phillips and Craig Bellamy to lead the comeback. But whilst Bellamy was looking the most threatening of the City players, he was constantly denied by the attentions of Stoor.
Kagisho Dikgacoi made his Fulham debut on 70 minutes when he came on for Simon Davies. The change saw Bjorn Helge Riise move to the right side of midfield, allowing Dikgacoi to pair up with Jonathan Greening in the middle of the park. Chris Baird donned the captain's armband as a result.
Seol Ki-Hyeon came close to giving Fulham the lead late on when he was denied by Given, who produced a wonderful save to claw the ball off the line.
Fulham closed the game looking strong in attack and were, without doubt, enjoying their best period of the game. Much of Fulham's stability was largely thanks to the firm base provided by Chris Smalling and Chris Baird, with the latter putting in another impeccable performance.
With neither side able to find the winning goal in normal time a period of extra-time was needed. David Elm came on for Eddie Johnson at the start of extra-time, giving the Whites a different attacking option up front.
The first period of extra-time saw Craig Bellamy force David Stockdale into a fine save when he raced into the area and fired a powerful shot on goal from a narrow angle. Stockdale reacted well to parry the ball away.
The home fans were growing restless as Fulham continued to absorb City's pressure and gradually work their way up the field. The first period ended with Carlos Tevez stretching to get his head to a Wayne Bridge cross which went straight to Stockdale.
Fulham looked to be getting stronger as the game went on and Bjorn Helge Riise came within inches of scoring for the Whites early in the second period of extra-time. The Norwegian international turned well past Joleon Lescott but his left-footed effort curled just wide of Given's right hand post.
Kolo Toure scored the winning goal in the 111th minute when he rose highest amongst a group of bodies at the back post to head in a Martin Petrov corner from close range.
Competition: Carling Cup
Date: Wednesday 23 September 2009
Kick-off: 8:00pm
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 24,507
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How To Treat And Prevent Breastfeeding Ailments
In the land of Oz, Dorothy was afraid of things like lions and tigers and bears. But in the land of breastfeeding, you're afraid of much scarier things, namely breast clogs, mastitis and abscess! Oh my!
Joanne Kimes
While it's true that every new lactating mother has to deal with common discomforts like engorgement, let down, and seeing what breastfeeding has done to her once soft and smooth nipples, the real slings and arrows of outrageous nursing tortures are much more painful. Each one is discussed in my new book, "Breastfeeding Sucks: What to Do When Your Mammaries Make You Miserable," but let's take a look at some of them here:
The most common of all painful ailments is a breast clog, a lump in the breast about the size of a milk dud. The reason for most clogs is that too much time had elapsed between nursing causing the milk in the ducts to thicken. To prevent clogs, nurse regularly to keep engorgement to a minimum, and remember to alternate starting breasts. To find relief, you don't have to look any further than your baby's powerful jaw sucking action. Start nursing on the side with the clog and latch him on with his chin aiming towards the clog since his lower jaw has the most suck for the buck. If the clog is stubborn or very painful, apply heat first with a warm towel, heating pad, or (if you're lucky enough to actually take one) a warm shower. Massage the clog by gently pushing it towards the nipple (do not rub it in circles). And finally, check to see if your nipple has a small, white blister. If so, soak it in warm water for ten minutes (a coffee mug is good for this), and pop it with a sterile needle. Yes it's disgusting and will make you want to feed your kid Power Bars from now on, but it's all part and parcel of the lactating course.
Next up, mastitis, a condition that can make you feel worse than that time you thought a Long Island Iced Tea was simply tea made in Long Island. With mastitis, your breasts become incredibly painful, you run a high fever and become more exhausted than you already are (if you can imagine that!). Mastitis can be caused by a clog that wasn't drained, forgetting to alternate breasts with each feeding, or a germ that got passed from your baby's mouth, through your cracked nipple and into your milk duct. To treat it you'll need a round of antibiotics so call your doctor. For pain, use cold compresses on your breasts and take an over counter pain reliever like Tylenol. And, even though you'd rather stick needles in your eye, you must continue to nurse (now you know why they created Mother's Day). If you don't, it could turn your already more-painful-than-a-bikini-wax mastitis into something far worse (which makes a great segue into my last ailment).
The breast abscess... The Super Bowl of soreness! The pinnacle of pain! The biggest scare to hit your breasts since silicone implants! A breast abscess is an infection deep within your breast tissue that causes a painful buildup of pus. Your breasts get red, swollen and painful, and you suffer from headache, fatigue, fever, nausea, and vomiting. The most common reason for this infection is to stop or limit nursing when you have a clog or mastitis. With an abscess, you must see your doctor to have it drained and get a round of antibiotics. You must also nurse only on the healthy breast and "pump and dump" the milk from the other. With antibiotics, your breasts will be up and around in no time, but until then, drink lots of fluids and get plenty of rest (impossible I know, but try anyway).
There you have it. The big daddies of nursing ailments. I know they sound far worse than any lion or tiger or bear, but the good news is that if you keep to regular feedings and alternate breasts each time, chances are you'll be just fine, and then can focus on other frustrations like getting your baby to sleep through the night and finding what's left of your sex drive. But those are subjects for a different article...


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Although Friday, Aug. 23, was the official moving-in day for Chestnut Hill College students, 11 freshman moved in a week early as part of the college's LENS (Leadership, Engagement and Service) program.
The LENS program offers students an opportunity to participate in a weeklong service immersion project by volunteering at local nonprofit organizations, such as Face to Face in Germantown, Philabundance, Guiding Star, and the Sisters of St. Joseph Earth Center.
Ryan Murphy, director of service learning and an adjunct professor at Chestnut Hill College, said this is the second year the college has run the program. He said the freshmen have a "leg up on their peers because they get to move into campus early, get settled and make friends who share their interest in community service."
"They are starting off their college career with a commitment to serving what our college and the Sisters of St. Joseph call the 'dear neighbor,'" said Murphy, 33, of Havertown. "The Sisters of St. Joseph's mission is to serve the dear neighbor without distinction, so recognizing that everybody we encounter is to be treated as a dear neighbor with love, respect and unity."
Murphy, who is working on his Ph.D., said his research and work with students is focused on social justice issues, particularly issues of gender and equality. He said a large part of their work is "relationship-based service" and is based on the Sisters of St. Joseph belief that "all are one."
Marisa Mango, a junior at Chestnut Hill College, is the LENS program's first student leader. Mango, 20, said she became "addicted to service" after taking Murphy's class, which dealt with issues of poverty, inequality and injustice.
Mango, who aspires to be a psychologist in an adolescent detention facility, said the students do volunteer work in several poverty-stricken neighborhoods, which initially may make them feel awkward and uncomfortable. She said her role is to guide them and answer any questions they may have about the program, campus or college-life. Mango said by seeing poverty first-hand and by interacting with the people in the community, their fears evaporate and perceptions about the poor change.
She said the service experience becomes a lens through which students begin to interpret their own life.
On Aug. 22, the students spent the day beautifying and cleaning up the Sisters of St. Joseph Earth Center and other areas of campus. They planted flowers and bushes, picked up twigs and leaves and other debris, added compost and mulch to flower beds, and set up recycling containers in every classroom.
Murphy said volunteering at the Earth Center reminds student about the fragile relationship they have with the Earth. He said it teaches them that "natural resources are finite and how they are distributed around the world is not always equitable."
"So if we can do something small to amend that, it helps people struggling with poverty and disease in the developing world and we're doing that on a local level," Murphy said.
Sister Mary Elizabeth Clark, director of the Earth Center, said her role as director is to teach students the relationship between sustainability, their faith and "caring for creation."
"I try to make that connection because there are plenty of groups that are doing [service projects related to the] environment but making the connection between our faith and sustainability is our mission," Clark said. "By having the newest members of the community do their service here, I believe it gives them a foundation for future work on the campus and embeds the concept of sustainability."
The opportunity to make a personal connection with people in her new community is what motivated Darby White, 17, of Pottsville, to apply for the LENS program.
"I wanted to be more in touch with my new community that hopefully will be my home for the next four years," said White, a freshman who plans to study business administration.
White said she attended a Catholic elementary school and high school, so the decision to attend a Catholic college just made sense. White said she wanted to attend a college that would not only challenge her academically but enable her to grow spiritually.
Armon Jordan, 18, of West Philadelphia, agreed. He said his faith has always played an important role in his life.
"People treat you like you are a member of the family," said Jordan, who has always been active in his community and church. "You're not a number here. I wanted professors who would do more than just teach the lesson plan."
Jordan said he applied for the program because if offered him the opportunity to meet a variety of people.
"The program offers people a chance interact and learn how to be social with people who are different from you," said Jordan, who plans to study business and economics. "Chestnut Hill College includes a spiritual life in your education life and I believe you need both to be successful."
For Jacob Pakmieciak, 17, of Long Island, the LENS program was an opportunity to build lasting friendships. Pakmieciak, who plans to study forensic science, never participated in structured service before. In fact, it never occurred to him to think of the service program as volunteer work: He was doing what came naturally – being a friend, a mindset that is emulated daily on campus.
As the ritual of unloading students' belongings from packed cars began on Friday morning, Chestnut Hill College athletes could be seen helping parents and students carry everything from microwaves to lacrosse sticks.
Gregory Gornick, athletic communications coordinator, said the practice of serving the "dear neighbor" begins on the first day at Chestnut Hill College.
"At Chestnut Hill College, tradition goes with a lot of things and with athletics being a Division 2 program, part of that is service and community awareness and reaching out to your fellow neighbor, which is very harmonizing with our mission at Chestnut Hill College," said Gornick. "It's part of a long-standing tradition. Our athletes have always come out to help the freshmen to move in – extending their arms and meeting their future teammates and future fans, just really bringing that sense of home to Chestnut Hill College."


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If you've stumbled upon this site unintentionally then I shall apologise in advance for subjecting you to yet another personal web site that goes in to way too much detail about someone you're never likely to meet or care about. However, if you purposefully came to this web site looking for information on Timo Newton-Syms then you've only got yourself to blame... ;-)
Just a reasonably normal guy sometimes spotted by the River Thames in Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK or in the suburbs of Helsinki, Finland.
Hobbies and interests include satellite television and radio, electronics, digital photography, snooker and pool. Plus walking, cycling, cross country skiing and occasionally glow worm hunting at night.
I also design web sites and host them at an affordable price (see the Web Design section below).
Photos of a glow worm in Buckinghamshire and my multi-satellite setup in Helsinki.
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I have been running my own web design and hosting business since 1998. I first became interested in web design when I acquired some web space on a friend's server at the University of Kent in 1995. After I left university I set up a business called
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Over the years I've developed a range of different sites from small simple local company pages to large complex corporate sites in both the UK and Finland. I also frequently team up with colleagues of mine on some of the larger projects.
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Officially Google no longer support Chrome for CentOS 6 (ref). The recommendation (for now) is to either switch to Firefox or Chromium. I decided to go with the second option.
Obtain the YUM repository settings here: chromium-el6 repo.
First uninstall Google Chrome
# sudo yum remove google-chrome
To install:
# sudo wget http://people.centos.org/hughesjr/chromium/6/chromium-el6.repo -O /etc/yum.repos.d/chromium-el6.repo # sudo yum install chromium
Do not launch Chromium immediately, if you want your Chrome settings to transfer over do the following:
# mv ~/.config/google-chrome ~/.config/chromium
(Alternatively you can copy cp -a or link ln -s)
If you want the Google Chrome PDF and/or Flash plugins (I did), then the extra step(s) are required:
# cd /tmp # wget https://raw.github.com/hughesjr/chromium_el_builder/master/chrome_libpdf_copy.sh # sh chrome_libpdf_copy.sh
# cd /tmp # wget https://raw.github.com/hughesjr/chromium_el_builder/master/chrome_pepperflash_copy.sh # sh chrome_pepperflash_copy.sh
I am not happy with Google's lack of support but I have become dependent on Chrome sync across all my computers and devices. I hope that Google changes/updates their process or that RHEL7 releases soon.
Reference: http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2013-June/135238.html


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Yoga these days has a lot of layers added to the classic hatha and vinyasa. Multi-certified instructors are combining it with martial arts, dance, swimming and more—plus, many formerly specialized yoga types are finding a new user base as people look to stretch their bodies and psyche. To borrow a great phrase (and workshop name) from Exhale Spa: Yogis, it's time to Shake Your Chakra!
Kickboxing combined with yoga brings two seemingly opposite exercises together…and then, you see how many overlaps exist between the two. This hybrid combines plyometric and isometric movements, music and meditation. It was invented by certified trainer Jon Koga, a fitness industry professional for nearly three decades.
SUP Yoga
With standup paddle-boarding (SUP) being so popular, it makes sense that ocean lovers would want to take their yoga onto the water. The width and stability of the boards makes them viable "floating yoga mats," though just like working out on the BOSU, the ever-moving surface makes you engage many tiny muscles that never get used in most regular workouts.
Aqua Yoga
If you prefer to be in the water rather than floating on it, aqua yoga is a low-impact, more body-balancing alternative to land-based versions. It's a favorite of pregnant women, disabled persons, and others with limited mobility.
Yoga Booty Ballet
Gillian and Teigh, the partners behind this fun, sexy, high-results program, have starred in several YBB videos over the years, bringing dance-cardio workouts like Cardio Cabaret to people's TV screens long before the advent of Wii Fit. The program originated at Swerve Studios in Los Angeles, but has spread to other cities via the videos and a teacher training program.
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Work on flexibility, challenge your circulation, and pretend you're a Cirque du Soleil performer by taking your poses aerial. This new yoga type puts people in a cloth sling that supports the core but gives greater freedom of movement to limbs, shoulders and trunk. It's offered at various studios and also some hotel spas including the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess.
Rope Yoga
Rope yoga has a similar principal to aerial, but suspends people from ropes affixed to a rope wall rather than the ceiling. Different areas of the body can be supported by the ropes depending on their placement. Also, the lower ropes are placed in a way that allows for floor work. Ropes are most commonly incorporated into Iyengar yoga, but can be used in various types and all levels.
Yoga and Chocolate
It's not a pairing for purists, maybe, but for people who want to incorporate more of the five senses into their experience, this is a delicious way to do it. The main guru behind the yoga/chocolate combo is David Romanelli, who goes by "Yeah-Dave" and whose philosophy is based on living and enjoying life in each moment.
Yoga and Capoeira
Requiring incredible core strength and flexibility, the Brazilian fight-dancing discipline Capoeira is one martial art that seems to have natural crossover with yoga. But there are few Capoeira masters in the States – thus, you don't see too many places offering this hybrid. Probably the best-known is Carlos Rodriguez's Caponyasa program, based out of New York City since 2011.
Rock Your Asana, at Shake Your Chakra
And if you're still skeptical of yoga, or haven't found the type that's right for you? Exhale Spa has the solution, and it's equal parts Zen, spa weekend and party. Shake Your Chakra workshops are held throughout the year at various Exhale hotel spas – the next one being at Revel in Atlantic City June 7-9 – and feature beauty bonanzas, trunk shows and live DJs in addition to more traditional offerings like sunrise yoga.


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Travelers will find limitless options for places to stay at the Delaware beaches, from luxury oceanfront condos, to budget-friendly hotels, to charming Bed & Breakfasts, boutique hotels and spacious beachfront rental homes. Browse the listings below for your perfect accommodation – just search the reviews, make your choice and book online here.


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Gmail released another Labs experiment and this one converts your Gmail inbox to a structured dashboard that shows multiple views. The improperly-named "Multiple inboxes" lets you add up to 5 lists of search results next to your Gmail inbox: in the right side of the inbox, below or above the inbox.
Use the advanced search operators to build searches like label:name-of-label, subject:linux or is:unread -in:inbox. If you were expecting to actually see the inboxes of multiple email accounts, you can achieve this by using Gmail's mail fetcher, which automatically labels the messages fetched from other accounts and archives them. You can then create panes that have the following format: label:firstname.lastname@example.com or to:myotheraccount.com.
"After you turn on Multiple Inboxes from the Labs tab under Settings, you can configure what you want to see, as well as set the number of messages displayed and the positioning of your panels from the Multiple Inboxes section under Settings," explains Octavian Costache, who created this feature.


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Happy new 2009, everybody!
An understanding of our fundamental limitations is among the most important contributions of science and of mathematics. At the same time, various fundamental limitations stated by many great minds turned out to be wrong, sometimes rather quickly.
There are quite a few cases where things that were considered to be impossible turned out to be possible. Immanuel Kant claimed: "No finite Reason can hope to understand the production of even a blade of grass by mere mechanical causes." This quote is from the Critique of Judgment (1790). Elsewhere Kant wrote: "It is absurd to hope that another Newton will arise in the future who shall make comprehensible by us the production of a blade of grass according to natural laws which no design has ordered."
Auguste Comte claimed: "Of all objects, the planets are those which appear to us under the least varied aspect. We see how we may determine their forms, their distances, their bulk, and their motions, but we can never know anything of their chemical or mineralogical structure; and, much less, that of organized beings living on their surface …" (The Positive Philosophy, Book II, Chapter 1 (1842)).
Spectroscopy was developed by Gustav Kirchhoff in the 1840s, and the first spectroscopic analysis of the sun appeared about ten years later, less than 20 years after Comte's statement.
A slightly different example relates to the philosopher Wittgenstein. As usual he is more cryptic. He gives an example of a person making claims that seem crazy to us. Writing before expeditions to the moon became a reality, Wittgenstein speaks of a person who claims that "men sometimes visit the moon." The following excerpt is taken from "On Certainty."
"What we believe depends upon what we learn. We all believe that it isn't possible to get to the moon; but there might be people who believe that it is possible and that it sometimes happens. We say: these people do not know a lot that we know. And, let them be never so sure of their belief, they are wrong and we know it."
There are famous quotations of predictions made by Lord Kelvin. Kelvin did not believe that heavier-than-air flying machines were possible and he regarded X-rays as a hoax. Kelvin's ingenuity was manifested even in cases where his overall predictions were wrong. He gave a lecture on the state of physics at the turn of the twentieth century, and – not unlike Hilbert's famous lectures in mathematics – claimed that physics was nearly complete and all problems would soon be settled. He mentioned, however, "two clouds on the horizon," the unexpected behavior of ether in the Michelson-Morley experiment and the problem of the spectrum of black body radiation. His genius as a physicist was manifested by the fact that of all the scores of open problems in physics present at the time (as there always are), he pinpointed the two problems that subsequently led to revolutions: the ether problem led to relativity, and black body radiation to quantum theory.
Itamar Pitowsky
(The items and citations of Kant, Comte, and Kelvin were contributed by Itamar Pitowsky, a philosophy professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and my former classmate there. Itamar also drew my attention, in the summer of 2006, to the weblog discussions regarding string theory.)


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A Monument to Caring
"I feel so terrible that I cant sleep at night," cried the widow to Rabbi Aviezri Auerbach, the rav of the Jewish community in Halberstat, Germany. "Not only did I lose my husband but I couldnt afford to put a marble monument on his grave and had to settle for a simple gravel one."
The rabbi thought for a moment how he could comfort this broken widow so upset at not having properly honored her husband. In a flash of inspiration he took a sheet of his rabbinical stationery and wrote on it a Will instructing his children to place on his own grave after his death a monument made of gravel and not of marble. He then read this document to the heartsick widow and thus assured her that her husbands memory would suffer no dishonor.
The rabbis instructions were faithfully followed when he passed away. When the residents of the city, Jews and non-Jews alike, expressed wonder at seeing such a simple monument atop the grave of such an illustrious spiritual leader, they learned what a Torah leader was ready to do to comfort a widow.


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- 1. Payson Community Educational Presentation: Human Trafficking
"Every 30 seconds, someone is trafficked"
Human trafficking: "People don't think it happens here" Andrea Kadar, Verde Valley Coalition Against Human Trafficking
Please attend this important event on Wednesday, September 20, to hear the facts about human trafficking, including in northern Arizona.
Guest speakers will include Andrea Kadar of the Verde Valley Coalition Against Human Trafficking, Payson Chief of Police Don Engler, and Marlene Hetrick, Local Pastor and Secretary of the Payson TEA Party
Please note: No one under the age of 13 will be admitted due to graphic content.
The presentation will begin at 6:00 pm in the Payson High School Auditorium, 301 S. McLane, Payson, Arizona.Click here to read more
- 2. TEEN VOGUE Normalizes Sodomy for Young Girls and Shows Them How to do it
Teen Vogue is an online magazine that targets teenage girls. It used to feature fashion, celebrities, and shopping. Since 2015, it began including politics (aka "Trump hatred") and current affairs (transgenderism, deviant sex, anti-Christian, anti-God). The print version reached over 1 million young people. The online version, especially now that it has sensationalized the most depraved human activites, is snagging even more teenagers, even children as young as 11. See Teen Vogue - Wikipedia.
I normally would ignore a publication like this, not wanting to give it a shred of publicity. However, parents need to know and understand the kind of information being peddled to their children via their tablets, iPads, Notebooks, Smartphones, etc.Click here to read more
- 3. Planned Parenthood Deception
This is an important video that explains how money is "fungible." It reminds me of the guy who begs his father-in-law for several thousands of dollars, because "Your daughter is in desperate need of life-saving surgery!" The father-in-law responds, "No. You'll spend it on drugs and alcohol." Son-in-law says, "Oh no. I've got money for that!"See below for more examples of how Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers deceive women. Over and over, Planned Parenthood asserts that they provide "prenatal care." Guess what. They don't!Click here to read more
- 4. Congratulate President-Elect Trump and Please Sign this Pro-Life Petition!
Click HERE to read and sign the following petition:
Congratulations on winning the presidency! After eight years of the most pro-abortion presidency in U.S. history, I am thrilled that the highest office of the land will now be used to defend the right to life of all U.S. citizens - including the innocent unborn. As such, I encourage you to follow through on the pro-life promises that you made during the campaign without delay. I also want you to know that you will have my support for any and all pro-life initiatives that you take as president, particularly when the going gets tough and you face opposition.
In particular, I encourage you to sign the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, to defund Planned Parenthood, and - if and when the opportunity arises - to nominate staunchly pro-life Supreme Court justices.Click here to read more
- 5. You never need a late term abortion to save a woman's life
In the 3rd and final presidential debate, Hillary Clinton was asked why she is against a ban on late-term partial birth abortions. In light of her longstanding association with Planned Parenthood and the abortion business, her answer reveals an astonishing ignorance about the actual process involved in a late term abortion, or she's outright lying.
In this brief segment Ms. Clinton states "I've met with women who at the end of their pregnancy get the worst news that one could get, that their health is in jeopardy if they continue to carry to term or that something terrible has happened or just been discovered about the pregnancy. So, you can regulate if you are doing so with the life and the health of the mother taken into account."
Here's the reality. A late term abortion procedure takes 24-72 hours, just to dilate the cervix enough to dismember and remove the baby. A woman whose life is at risk would be dead before the abortion could be completed.
On the other hand, a 1-hour emergency C-Section would most likely save the mother's and her baby's lives.
In the following video, Dr. Anthony Levatino, who has performed over 1200 abortions, explains why "You never need a late term abortion to save a woman's life." He is now Pro-Life.Click here to read more
- 6. Hillary Clinton: Ghoulish Abortion Queen
For years, Hillary Clinton has encouraged women to collude with and pay doctors to murder their own unborn children. In 2009, Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion corporation, presented U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with the Margaret Sanger Award. In 2014, Planned Parenthood honored Clinton for her "commitment to womens health."
The sick irony is that Margaret Sanger, a noted eugenicist and horrible racist, deplored abortion. She never would have called it "womens health." She would be horrified to know that monsters like Hillary Clinton are presented with an award in her name. Planned Parenthood didn't begin providing abortions until after Margaret Sanger was dead. She would not have tolerated what Planned Parenthood has become: an abortion empire responsible for stopping the beating hearts of over 7 million innocent, helpless lives.
Sanger opened the first birth control center in 1916. She later founded the American Birth Control League, which evolved into today's Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Sanger spoke out repeatedly on preventing pregnancy, not abortion.Click here to read more
- 7. 2016 Arizona Student Pro-Life Lobby Day
Arizona students are invited to attend this Pro-Life event at the Arizona State Capitol on January 19. It begins at 10:30 am. Lunch is FREE, so please click HERE for more information and to register and confirm your attendance. The address is 1700 W. Washington, Phoenix, Arizona.
This January will mark the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The Center for Arizona Policy, Arizona Right to Life, and Students for Life of America want to encourage students to learn how they can impact public policy by showing legislators that their generation cares about protecting life.Click here to read more
- 8. Fetus Seen from Inside the Womb using Ultrasound 4D
I first saw this video posted by a friend on Facebook. The source was the Meddy Bear Facebook site. On Facebook, it has received over 6,500,000 views. Here is the identical video on Youtube.Click here to read more
- 9. Pro-Abortion Pres. Obama Vetoes Legislation Defunding Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood is responsible for the deaths of 320,000 preborn human infants every year. They have been repeatedly videotaped admitting that they sell portions of these babies on a massive scale. Even so, President Obama is unmoved and vetoed legislation that would have defunded this depraved organization. Unfortunately, pro-lifers lack the congressional votes to override the veto of the most pro-abortion president in U.S. history. (That piece of information should give you insight into the enormous power of our U.S. Congressmen, and why it's critical to elect constitutional conservatives to those offices.)
According to a recent article in Live Action News:
"President Barack Obama vetoed legislation Friday that would have ended $400 million of the over $500 million in forced taxpayer funding going to Planned Parenthood for one year. The measure would have shifted Planned Parenthood's public subsidies to comprehensive health care clinics that offer more health services and outnumber the abortion giant 20 to 1.
"H.R. 3762, which included efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, is the first bill to pass both houses of Congress and make it to the president's desk.
"The U.S. Senate passed the measure last year using the reconciliation process, which prevented Democrat lawmakers from filibustering the bill. The U.S. House approved the Senate version this week.
"While a veto by President Obama was expected, the passage of the bill shows that even under the most pro-abortion administration in U.S. history, there are enough pro-life votes to send a bill defunding America's largest abortion chain to the White House."Click here to read more
- 10. Tenth Undercover Video: Planned Parenthood admits baby parts sales can make "a fair amount of income"
According to Live Action News, this video features multiple Planned Parenthood executives: Dr. Carolyn Westhoff, Senior Medical Advisor; Dr. Vanessa Cullins, Vice President for External Medical Affairs; and Deborah VanDerhei, National Director for the Consortium of Abortion Providers (CAPS).
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This is something you may have only seen in photographs.
It is a early New York Telephone bike. It was probably used
in a city. It has a nice sign on the back. The sign is from 1939.
I am not sure the type or date of the bike. Could be earlier.
Any help on what type of bike this is or any info on early telephone
bikes let me know...


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The way was clear, the Blue Wonder continued
In premises rented from well-known elevator manufacturers Stahl on the 1st floor of the Schlossmühle in Künzelsau, Günther Ziehl, now the father of two children Silke and Uwe, and his brother Heinz, the father of daughters Jutta, Margit, Helga and Karin, restarted the production of elevator motors. A positive start since Stahl were already familiar with the quality of ZIEHL-ABEGG motors. By the end of the Second World War ZIEHL-ABEGG was supplying 90 percent of the entire demand in Germany for elevator motors. Initially, the company started production with two elevator motor types, followed later by external rotor motors and with further developments in the pipeline. As before, the basis of these still lay in Emil Ziehl's invention – the external rotor – as it did for other future developments at ZIEHL-ABEGG, such as in fans, as a drive element and a design principle in the area of elevator technology. The idea of the brothers Günther and Heinz to use reinforced external rotor motors for ventilation systems was one that Heinz Ziehl in particular held on to – he saw great potential for its use across the ventilation system industry. Günther Ziehl worked out the financial basis and concepts necessary to realise their plans. Developments took their course and ZIEHL-ABEGG's comeback as one of the leading industrial producers of fans, drive systems and control engineering was secured.
1955 saw the first stage of construction of the new production and administration building. The development of external rotor fans begins in Künzelsau.
1960 employee numbers at ZIEHL-ABEGG already back to 600. The initial registration of the external rotor in an Ex-version was submitted and published.
1965 the Schöntal-Bieringen branch factory was built at a new production site, and affiliate ebm was founded with a 2/3 holding by the members of the Ziehl family.
1966 extension of the Bieringen factory to accommodate the aluminium casting area with its highly automated production procedures.
1967 - 1969 successful further development of the external rotor motor with directly cast axial blades and built-in motor. Production of switchgear starts.
1973 first foreign sales offices in Sweden, England and Italy.
1980 the development of electronic switching and control devices begins.
1985 initial development of mains-operated EC drives.
1987 introduction of DIN EN ISO 9001 quality management system.
1991 - 1995 foundation of the 12,000 m² Niedernhall branch factory for the manufacture of centrifugal fans. Extension of the Bieringen site to 22,000 m². Commissioning of the Power & Free assembly system for centralised production of the die-cast axial fan range. Foundation of the Marcali/Hungary production site.
1999 French firm FMV Lamel incorporated in the ZIEHL-ABEGG Group.
2001 the company becomes a family owned limited company under Chairman of the Supervisory Board Uwe Ziehl. In the same year: the new gearless synchronous drive ZAtop revolutionises elevator construction.
2002 commissioning of the 15,000 m² production centre for centrifugal fans at the Hohenlohe Business Park at Waldenburg. Further sales offices are established around the world (25 to date).
2005 Ziehl Holding GmbH founded. Uwe Ziehl, son of Günther Ziehl and proprietor of Ziehl industrie-elektronik GmbH + Co in Schwäbisch Hall takes over 100% of the company with his family, and continues to act as Chairman of the Supervisory Board. With the transformation to a limited company and the crucial support of Uwe Ziehl, the way was clear for ZIEHL-ABEGG to realise many new ideas and visions. After the sales offices held jointly with ebm were wound up, new offices were established all over the world, at a rate of one a month.
2006 sees the start of amazing developments in EC technology.
2007 ZIEHL-ABEGG China, production facility extended from 5,000 to 21,000 m²
2008 followed by the no less spectacular opening of the visionary InVent Technology Centre at the Künzelsau site. The nature and size of this globally unique test chamber means it can also be used to carry out measurements on customer equipment for AMCA, DIN, ISO, etc. certification. Expansion of the production facilities at the
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2009 introduction of the highly efficient Vpro-ECblue fan and development of the globally unique axial fan with bionic profile – the FE2owlet-ECblue – both of which exceed the 2015 EUp energy performance requirements. The Fcontrol frequency inverter with its sine filter, the world's first series for controlling any type and number of motors running in parallel.
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Why Moderating Comments Doesn't Remove Section 230 Protection, And Why More Lawyers Need To Understand This
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Here at Techdirt, we've covered a large number of bogus C&Ds. One thing many of them have in common (besides being vague about what they find actionable) is a misunderstanding of the Section 230 protections afforded to site owners. It seems as though that part of the law gets lost when aggrieved parties are offended by comments or forum posts.
And while it's fine for companies and individuals to be confused about who's ultimately responsible for allegedly defamatory posts, it's very definitely not OK when their legal representation makes the same mistake. As we covered recently, a financial blogger received a C&D from a trust company over a comment made by a forum member. The first letter completely avoided discussing Section 230 (but made room for trademark and copyright infringement somehow)... which was fine, seeing as it was written by the company's chairman. However, another letter, written by an actual law firm, acknowledged these protections but then made the claim that because the blogger had the power to moderate his forums, he was no longer protected by Section 230.
But that's completely wrong. And it's not just one lawyer. It's several of them. The first mistake is targeting a site owner for third party content. This is compounded when legal reps operate under the false impression that doing anything to comments and forum posts (deleting, editing, etc.) revokes Section 230 protection.
Marc Randazza ran into exactly this problem while attending an accredited CLE (continuing legal education) "Attorney At Blog" conference recently. (h/t to Scott Greenfield)
I want to clear up one bit of bullshit that seems to continue to walk the earth, sort of like a legal bullshit zombie. The bullshit is the notion that if I delete ANY comments on this blog, then I lose my Section 230 immunity.This is a very common -- and stupid -- misconception. Any site owner can moderate heavily, or not at all, and still be equally covered. The relevant part of the law is here:
This comes to mind because this Friday, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Attorney At Blog conference. During that conference, a very nice lady "informed" the audience that her blog would delete problematic comments, but they couldn't, lest they lose Section 230′s protection.
I felt like a dick having to correct her. But, I can't let a room full of people leave dumber than they came in. If you come to a place for CLE credit, the least you should do is learn something true, right? Shockingly, she defended her position by saying that it was based on the advice of her attorney. I advised her to fire that attorney immediately.
No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be held liable on account of—This means site owners are free to handle their comment threads as they see fit. Here's how Randazza puts it.
(A) any action voluntarily taken in good faith to restrict access to or availability of material that the provider or user considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected…
I do delete comments from time to time. If I notice them and they are "excessively violent" or "harassing" or "otherwise objectionable," I delete them. Why? First, its my blog, so my fucking rules. You have a right to express yourself, but not necessarily here. Second, I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that I can delete one comment and leave 100 filthy, objectionable, harassing, defamatory, nasty, and brutish comments and still not be liable.I can understand why parties miffed about comments or forum posts might make the mistake of singling out site owners in their hurry to hold someone, anyone responsible for their ruffled feathers and hurt feelings. But what's not excusable is legal representation making that same mistake for them. They're paid to know the applicable laws and if they're not clear on the subject, they should do a little research.
And it's completely ridiculous that one attorney would regurgitate another attorney's assertion that moderating comment threads somehow makes site owners liable for the words, links, etc. of their readers.
Those whose lawyers have encouraged sending bogus C&Ds targeting site owners over third-party content need to take the same advice Randazza offers to site owners.
If you're a Section 230 protected website operator and your lawyer has ever told you that you can't act responsibly, lest you lose protection, then pick up your phone and dial his number (or her number, whatever). I presume you'll get his voicemail. Leave this message "Hey, you're either really stupid, or fucking dishonest. In either event, you're fired, fucktard."I realize this protection is frustrating for everyone, from companies that can't take a little criticism to people who want their naked photos removed from revenge porn sites, but without it, the internet would be a barren, listless place. This culpability exception allows for a very vibrant web. If Reddit, Facebook, Twitter and millions of others were responsible for the content posted by their users, they would never have come into existence. Or they would have been sued off the face of the internet years ago.
This may seem like an unhealthy state of affairs for those currently aggrieved, but when you take into account the fact that a vast majority of internet users are generating billions of pieces of third-party content every day without defaming someone (or posting their ex's photo stash), you may finally appreciate why this protection is essential. Imagine the web as a top-down distribution system, more akin to a newspaper or TV station, and you're on the right (and very depressing) track.
Ultimately, the problem is with the lawyers who don't understand the law they're quoting. Site owners can be easily cowed by ignorant splashes of legalese on law firm letterhead, and for some lawyers, that's just as good as actually understanding the law -- if it has the desired effect. But people aren't paying legal reps to misunderstand the law for them. That's something they can do on their own. And when an attorney spews stupidity -- and cites another attorney's stupidity to back it up, that can't be addressed fast enough. Knowledge should be spread. There's no need to spread stupidity. It's not like the world is lacking.
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The dustup over deer-antler spray didn't last long, which is probably just as well. No reason to ruin Ray Lewis' retirement, or the week-long spectacle of everything that is the National Football League in this party town.
On Sunday perhaps the biggest audience ever to see a Super Bowl will gather in front of televisions for parties of their own. The game has become America's unofficial national holiday, its tradition of chip eating, beer drinking and commercial watching as deeply ingrained in the country's fabric as turkey and stuffing.
We celebrate the game even as it takes a brutal toll on those who play it. Football is a hurt business, and the biggest cheers on Sunday will be for those who deliver the biggest hits.
So remember when you jump and down and holler and scream that former players, some of whom entertained us in Super Bowls past, are suffering in the worst possible ways because of the beating their brains took on the playing field.
That the NFL is finally waking up to the crisis is commendable. That it took this long is deplorable.
It's hard to comprehend, and it may be the ultimate paradox. But football itself could be the one thing that kills the NFL.
Baltimore safety Bernard Pollard suggested the other day that it just might, calling the on-field violence "a car accident every play" and expressing fear that one day a player might die on the field. This, from a player who was fined for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Patriots receiver Wes Welker in the AFC championship game and is considered one of the hardest hitters out there.
President Barack Obama, meanwhile, says if he had a son he would "have to think long and hard" about letting him play football.
And if commissioner Roger Goodell didn't get it before, he seems to get it now. In recent months, he floated the idea of eliminating kickoffs to cut down on concussions, and used much of his state of the NFL appearance Friday to talk about improving player safety.
"The No. 1 issue is: Take the head out of the game," Goodell said. "I think we've seen in the last several decades that players are using their head more than they had when you go back several decades."
It's too late for former players, some of whom suffer from debilitating brain damage caused by hits to the head. Some 3,500 of them are suing the NFL for not doing enough to protect them, including the family of star linebacker Junior Seau, who shot himself to death last May. Medical researchers who studied his brain said findings were similar to autopsies of people "with exposure to repetitive head injuries."
While the league celebrates its new Hall of Fame inductees and fetes former stars who can still walk and talk, it fights every inch of the way in court on fears the claims of injured players can hit owners where it hurts the most - their wallets.
If anything, the game has become more brutal since the first Super Bowl 46 years ago. The players are bigger and faster, and better equipment gives them the false confidence to go head-to-head with each other.
No sport worth playing should need neurologists on the sidelines to protect participants. But that's precisely what the NFL will have next year as it belatedly tries to contain the fallout from the concussion issue.
Count former Patriots safety Rodney Harrison among those who worry. He was fined repeatedly in his long career for helmet-to-helmet hits, and estimates he suffered 20 concussions on the field. Today he works as a television analyst and seems healthy, but said on the "Costas Tonight" Super Bowl special that he gets headaches from bright lights and playing golf and has some anxiety issues he believes were caused by concussions.
"I'm scared to death," he said. "I have four kids, I have a beautiful wife, and I'm scared to death what may happen to me 10, 15 years from now."
The issue was big this week as members of the 49ers and Ravens were asked repeatedly about the safety of the game they make their living from. Most players dismissed fears about their safety, saying they knew what they were in for when they signed up to play football. But, at the same time, the players' union released a survey showing eight out of 10 players don't trust team doctors.
Understandable, when they serve at the pleasure of their employers. Even more understandable if you play in San Diego, where the team doctor lost a malpractice lawsuit last summer and the Medical Board of California wants to revoke his medical license.
These are all serious issues that deserve serious attention. The game will never be totally safe, but it can be safer.
Enjoy the Super Bowl. Celebrate the unofficial national holiday.
And hope that Goodell is as serious as he claims in finding a way to keep players safer than they are today.
Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at tdahlberg(at)ap.org or https://twitter.com/timdahlberg


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By Roberto Savio
Tokyo, October 2012 – From time to time, we read about the confrontation between Japan and China over some insignificant islands called the Senkaku by Japan and Diaoyu by China, which are also claimed by Taiwan. Japan also faces claims by South Korea over the Dodko islets, called Takeshima in Japan.
The fact that tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in their respective capitals in the last few weeks, and that China took the extraordinary step of deserting the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Tokyo a few days ago, should not be taken lightly ? it is the opening of a very serious regional conflict.
First of all, we should be aware that Asia is a continent where colonialism has created much deeper frustrations than in any other part of the world, with the possible exception of the Arab region. Unlike Africa, Asia ? which was invaded first by Europe and later by the United States ? had a long history, a vibrant cultural development and established forms of national government. Here is not the place to expand on this, but let us remember that only Thailand remained more or less independent. All other countries were colonised or put under control by European powers. The frustrations and humiliations still remain alive today.
Let us stay with China and Japan. China was obliged by Great Britain twice ? after a war in 1839 and a second in 1856 ? to open its borders so that British merchants could sell opium which obviously the Qing authorities did not want. The trade in opium jumped from 15 tons in 1730 to 4,200 tons in 1856. France and the United States also joined the banquet. Then, in 1894, Japan invaded China to take Korea. Japan returned in 1937, and that conflict eventually merged with the Second World War. Chinese losses are estimated at 1.7 million dead and Japanese at 480.000.
We now move to Japan. In 1853, the American Commodore Perry appeared in the bay of Tokyo and ordered the government to open its borders and trade. Japan militarised and modernised, to become once again a sovereign country, and engaged in a victorious war with Russia in 1904 to make clear that it was no longer a backward country. Then, at the end of the Second World War, Hiroshima and Nagasaki were wiped out and the country was subjected to American occupation from 1945 to 1952, during which period the head of the occupation forces, General Douglas MacArthur, changed all Japanese institutions.
It is also worth remembering that Japan had invaded several Asian countries, and memories of its harsh occupation still remain.
Now China and Japan are the second and the third economic powers of the world, and China will overtake the United States in the next decade. In Japan, which has stagnated (albeit at a very high level) for 20 years, very vocal nationalism is fermenting. Three major towns, Nagoya, Tokyo and Osaka, with a combined
population of 40 million people, are run by nationalists. Shinzo Abe, the newly-elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) which has been in power with little exception since the end of the war, wants to change the article of the constitution in which Japan renounces having an army for offensive purposes.
A new party is on the rise, the Japan Restoration Party set up by the mayor of Osaka, with a nationalist foreign affairs agenda. The present government, for once, is not led by the LDP but by a very weak and enfeebled Japanese Democratic Party under its leader, Yoshihido Noda. He is responsible for the current mess.
The Senkaku are a group of small islands (the largest measures four square kilometres), and were the property of a Japanese family. Their status was deliberately left unclear by Zhou Enlai (then Chinese premier) in 1972, at the talks for normalisation between China and Japan. At the time, Zhou Enlai said that the issue was to be left for future generations to solve.
They are inhabited, but there are rumours that they have natural gas (energy is a crucial problem for both countries). The right wing governor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara, raised 18 million dollars to buy the island from the owner as a demonstration of patriotism.
In China, this would probably have been considered bizarre. In a bid to appear stronger than Hishihara, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda nationalised three of them for 26 million dollars (making the owner happy). More brilliantly, he forgot to tell Chinese leader Hu Jintao when they met at a conference in Vladivostok, and Hu only learnt the following day from newspapers that the Diaoyu had been nationalised.
Since then, bilateral trade, which amounts to 326 billion dollars, has come to a halt, just as in a global economic slowdown. It is a fact that China has shown extraordinary aggressiveness, which has left many surprised. But the Pandora?s box that Noda has now opened is called UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) established in 1994 (which, by the way, the United States has not yet ratified). Thanks to several other little island and rocks, Japan has an exclusive maritime zone of 4.5 million square kilometres. China, which has a longer coastline than Japan, has only 880,000 square kilometres. Add to this that Japan is the strongest ally of the United States in Asia, and that Washington is pursuing a policy of containment of China in Asia (by 2016, 60% of the U.S. fleet will be close to Chinese waters), and it would be difficult to have a different view in Beijing.
For so long as the status of the Diaoyu is open, UNCLOS will still be open to interpretations and negotiations. And now, thanks to the internal game of power among Japanese politicians, the search for global governance becomes even more distant …
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A Lincoln University alumni group is seeking immediate public support for the Lincoln University Historic District on its Southern Chester County campus that will bring jobs and tourism to the region.
The Lincoln University Heritage Initiative (LUHI) has launched a petition to urge the Board of Trustees to consider a proposal for a historic district on the 160-year-old campus in Chester County. The petition urges the University to preserve rather than demolish historic buildings that have great architectural, historical and cultural significance not only on the campus but in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States. Lincoln University is the nation's first historically Black college and university (HBCU) founded in 1854.
The Lincoln University Heritage Initiative (LUHI), a non-profit organization, was formed by concerned alumni in May 2013, after Dr. Robert Jennings, President of the University, announced plans at the annual meeting of the National Alumni Association of Lincoln University to demolish Azikiwe-Nkrumah Hall, the oldest building on the campus, to make way for a new welcome center.
On May 31, 2013, a petition to save Azikiwe-Nkrumah Hall, signed by over 750 alumni and friends of Lincoln University, was presented to Dr. Jennings with a request that he abandon the plan to demolish the building and relocate the planned Welcome Center elsewhere on the 422-acre campus. Dr. Jennings responded in an "Open Letter to Alumni regarding Azikiwe-Nkrumah Hall," on the University website, in essence, that Azikiwe-Nkrumah Hall was not a historic building and the state legislature had approved its demolition and replacement four years ago due to its poor condition.
Azikiwe-Nkrumah Hall, built during the Civil War, has been in continuous use since 1865, first as a residence for professors and later as the African Center, the first institution of its kind in the United States to bring political refugees from South African apartheid countries to the United States for college-level education. The Hall, presently used as a Security Office, was named for two of Lincoln University's distinguished alumni, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, B.A, 1930, the first president of Nigeria and Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, B.A, 1939, B.S.T., 1942, the first president of Ghana.
In June, 2013, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission confirmed that 15 buildings on the campus, including Azikiwe-Nkrumah Hall, were historic and determined eligible in 1985 for the National Register of Historic Places as a Lincoln University Historic District and that Azikiwe-Nkrumah Hall may be individually eligible for the National Register upon further review. The University has not applied for the designation in the ensuing 25 years.
The LUHI alumni group, who are skilled architects, engineers, urban planners, grant-writers, scientists, historians, media professionals, fundraisers and educational and public administrators, have made numerous requests, without success, to Dr. Jennings and the Board of Trustees to 1) meet with LUHI; 2) to assist in obtaining national recognition of 15 historic buildings on the National Register of Historic Places; and 3) to assist in developing a Lincoln University Historic District that will bring economic benefit to the University and the region. LUHI's preliminary research indicates a substantial economic benefit to the University and the surrounding region from heritage tourism, currently a $1 billion a year industry in Pennsylvania.
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