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Virginia teen dies after taking drug 'Molly' at electronic dance music show
Posted 2:32 pm, June 12, 2015, by Megan Woo, Updated at 02:46PM, June 12, 2015
WASHINGTON - A 19-year-old woman died after taking the drug "Molly" at a concert venue in Washington D.C. late Wednesday night, police told WUSA9.com. Victoria Callahan, from Steling, Virginia, was at an electronic dance music show called Flume at the Echostage concert venue in Northeast D.C. Callahan was taken to the hospital around midnight. Hospital officials confirmed Thursday afternoon that Callahan died while in the emergency room later that morning. The investigation into her death was considered on-going.
This was the second time a person has collapsed and later died after taking molly while attending a concert at Echostage, according to WUSA. A University of Virginia sophomore died after taking molly before a show at the club in September 2013.
Molly is a street name for MDMA, an ingredient in ecstasy.
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Sinn Fein's hollow 'apology' for Mountbatten's murder
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Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald, pictured with Gerry Adams (Getty images)
Prince Philip's death presented Sinn Fein with a particular challenge, given that the IRA murdered his beloved uncle. 'I am sorry that happened. Of course, that is heartbreaking,' said the party's leader Mary Lou McDonald this weekend.
But if the words sounded sincere, don't be fooled. Sinn Fein learnt a difficult lesson back in 2011, when the Queen and Prince Philip visited, the first time for a century that a British monarch set foot in Dublin. Back then, they completely misjudged Irish public opinion and refused to participate, ending up looking like kids outside a sweet shop with noses pressed to the window. The Queen got an approval rating in the Republic of more than 90 per cent and Sinn Fein were accused of being dinosaurs.
There was to be no repeat this time. In the wake of the Duke's death, Sinn Fein put out a statement of sympathy with the royal family, full of flowery words of sympathy. Somewhat remarkably, they haven't even objected to the Republic of Ireland flying flags on public buildings at half-mast.
So Mary Lou was well primed to deal with the difficult question of whether she was prepared to apologise to Prince Charles for the IRA having murdered Prince Philip's uncle and mentor, Lord Mountbatten, in 1979, along with his 14-year-old grandson Nicholas Knatchbull, Lady Brabourne, the boy's grandmother, and 14-year-old Paul Maxwell, a local boat boy.
McDonald's allegedly groundbreaking response when asked by Times Radio if she would apologise to the Prince of Wales for the death of his great uncle, Lord Mountbatten began:
'The army and armed forces associated with Prince Charles carried out many, many violent actions on our island. I can say of course I am sorry that happened. Of course that is heartbreaking.'
It beats me how anyone could think that was an apology, although I shouldn't be surprised. I'm a veteran of the period when the IRA's announcement of a 'cessation' of violence in 1994 was interpreted by almost all the media – despite the plaintive objections of us sceptics – as a permanent ceasefire, until the IRA blew up Canary Wharf and murdered two people. And we were accused of driving them to it because their feelings had been hurt because we didn't think they had stopped killing people.
As the media began falling over itself to welcome a breakthrough, McDonald's actual words got somewhat lost. Was she apologising for Mountbatten's death? Or was she saying sorry for the actions of the British Army in the lead-up to that murder?
Rather than offer genuine remorse, her apology seemed to say instead, as one critic put it: 'I'm sorry so many bad things happened in those days, but your lot were at it as well.'
McDonald followed up with a lot of meaningless guff about it being 'all our jobs' to ensure no family ever had to face 'the same tremor and heartbreak that was all too common on all sides of this island and beyond to ensure.'
In doing so, McDonald succeeded in keeping happy two of her primary constituencies – the feelings-obsessed young in the Republic of Ireland and the hardline Republicans. This means she won't lose any votes by seeming heartless or have to endure an unpleasant call from one of the IRA veterans in Belfast or the IRA Army Council.
But as for whether Sinn Fein really is sorry for what happened to Mountbatten, I'm about as convinced as Piers Morgan was by what Meghan Markle said to Oprah Winfrey. <//>
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A modern trio from General Motors
By David P. Castro
For my Friday AutoHunter picks I decided to go for a modern General Motors motif with three selections from the 80s and 90s in distinctly different genres.
Ford brought back the Bronco; couldn't Chevy revive the two-door Tahoe?
I can't imagine I'm the only one that maintains this notion about a short-lived full-size Chevrolet SUV model that left the market in 2000. It was a stout SUV with a spartan exterior, and the two-wheel drive example available on AutoHunter was refurbished with new paint, upholstery, moldings, and trim.
Under the hood is a 5.7-liter V8 engine paired with a 4L60E 4-speed automatic transmission and a limited-slip rear end featuring 3.41:1 gearing. The listing states that the air conditioning system was flushed, and all the engine fluids were replaced.
Despite its utility nature it has creature comforts for the driver and passengers with leather seats, air conditioning and power mirrors, locks, and windows.
1990 Buick Reatta
The 90s were a funky era for Buick. I don't mean that in a complimentary way, more along the lines of making cars that kinda' stunk. Their offering were dull, uninspired and had the same vibe as a high school student doing minimal work to pass a chemistry class. Yes, they made vehicles, but with minimal achievement.
The Reatta was different than some last-minute essay that was barely researched and hastily thrown together into some lowly functional form of academic achievement. Quite the opposite; the Reatta was a proper two-seater with distinct flavor and didn't look like the usual offerings from Buick.
This silver over gray example on the current AutoHunter docket has a fuel-injected 3.8-liter V6 engine paired with a 4T60-E 4-speed automatic transmission. The listing states, "The digital odometer shows 54K miles. The CARFAX report's last mileage figure of 51,370 miles was recorded in January of 2008."
You could use it as a GT cruiser with room for luggage and/or golf clubs on a brief sabbatical. And like their recent ad campaign maintained, people won't recognize that you're in a Buick.
I preferred the IROC-Z over the Mustang GT in the late 80s. This was based on aesthetics and a coolness factor, which are strong selling points for a kid in elementary school. Decades later and I still have the same sentiments, and this one on AutoHunter still looks sharp.
This one-owner Camaro is finished in Bright Red (WA8774) with IROC-Z graphics, and a ground effects package. Under the hood is a tuned-point fuel-injected 305ci V8 paired with a five-speed manual transmission and this Camaro has the Performance Package.
It needs some love and tenderness, there is a transmission fluid leak and other gremlins, but it looks like a solid foundation for a cool hobby car. A restored IROC-Z in red is a proper idea that my younger and current self would love.
David P. Castro
The Santa Rosa, California native is an experienced automotive and motorsports writer with a passion for American muscle cars. He is a credentialed automotive, NASCAR, and IndyCar reporter that graduated from the University of Nevada-Reno. A devoted F1 and NASCAR fan, he currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife, son, Siberian Husky, Mini Cooper, and 1977 Chevrolet C10.
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From now until Sunday (17th June) we have a huge 60% off many of our national and provincial directories for Ireland. That includes such essential titles for family historians as Slater's, Pigot's and Thom's. If that wasn't enough, we also have 60% off Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland and The Parliamentary Gazzetter of Ireland.
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We have three new Irish Titles for you this newsletter. This includes Bram Stoker's first book, to coincide with with our research into Bram Stoker's family history and the launch of findmypast.ie of 2 million more Petty Sessions records.
Bram Stoker, The duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in Ireland, 1879. This was Stoker's first book, a guide to the workings of the Magistrates' courts in Ireland.
Return of Requisition Forms showing the Name and Address of Persons of the Belfast Union, 1888. (Download). This important list of over 500 residents of Belfast Union was compiled to assist the creation of an accurate voters register. This is a very valuable resource for anyone trying to trace ancestors in the Belfast Union prior to the 1901 Census.
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Both Longford and Roscommon, as well as the other Irish counties, are covered by the Census Reports. These publications contain detailed statistical information collected from the census returns prior to their destruction. The statistics included include information right down to townland level, and so are excellent resources for those of you with an interest in local history before and after the Famine.
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A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed: Towns Hit The Switch Marked "Shoegaze Overdrive" And I Dig Them For That!
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Weekend Betting Selections
March 9, 2013 by Bet Adviser
QPR v Sunderland (Sat, 3pm)
A sold out Loftus Road will be rocking on Saturday as the home fans cheer on their team in the hope securing all three points in their bid to salvage their Premier League season. Last week's win over Southampton, away from home, was a real thriller. I saw a passion from the Harry's men that I haven't seen all season, a real desire to succeed. That win means the R's are just 4 points from safety and there is genuine belief now that they can stay up. Amazing what a win can do for you!
Sunderland saved themselves from four straight defeats in a row last weekend, rescuing a draw having gone 2-0 down at home to Fulham. The Black Cats have certainly been struggling and, while they are capable on their day, I reckon QPR have a lot more about them at present and I will be backing them to take all three points in a game that Harry will see as very winnable.
Bet Selection: QPR to win @ 13/10 with Paddy Power
Newcastle v Stoke (Sun, 3pm)
Newcastle have been in good form lately, picking up three wins from their last five league matches. A strong defensive display away to Anzhi earned Pardew's men a deserved 0-0 on Thursday evening and things are looking up for the Toon.
Stoke have been struggling to emulate their early season form. They no longer look rock solid at the back and scoring goals has also been a concern for Pulis' side, with just nine goals scored in eleven matches in 2013.
So, with Newcastle in decent form and Stoke struggling, it might surprise you that I will be backing Stoke on Sunday. Newcastle's Thursday night exploits combined with a lack of attacking options give me enough reason to expect that Stoke will earn at least a draw. The bet below pays out if the match ends in a draw or if Stoke win.
Bet Selection: Stoke (+1) @ Evens with Bet 365.
Reading v Aston Villa (Sat, 3pm)
A relegation treat for the neutral and a nail biting 90 mins for the supporters of both clubs. Villa have the better form but with Reading at home, anything is possible. I won't be betting on the outcome of this one but I will be backing under 12 corners and here is why. Reading average 4.86 corners per game and Villa average 4.68. There is no reason for me to expect that anything will be different in what I expect to be quite a cagey affair.
Bet Selection: Under 12 corners @ Evens with Bet 365
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Josiah Frost arrived, for the first time, at the All Seeing Eye, home of the Slaan Seers. He had never been there in person; always choosing to communicate with his team through the medium of a crystal ball, displaying the All Seeing Eye, and through the voice of the Overseers. But here he was. He lit a cigar and walked inside and onto the pitch.
There was a hive of activity within the stadium. A huge palanquin, surrounded by skink and saurus attendants, rested in the middle of the pitch. Within the palanquin, in repose, was the large bloated form of the slann, Lord Xlotec. Around the stadium other skinks and saurus were busily at work pulling down banners, repainting the seating and generally re-decorating. Engaging in team practice was not the lizardmen team which Josiah Frost usually coached but an array of humans and what appeared to be a polar bear. Frost moved to the palanquin and knelt before his new lord. He decided to just accept what was happening, not daring to object.
Frost looked down to his right hand where he did indeed still hold the cube of unmelting ice, which Lord Xlotec 'gifted' him at their last encounter. He had no idea why it was there and certainly had no recollection of taking it from his pocket, which was where he last believed he had left it. Frost's eyes were drawn to it and he found himself staring deep within. Lord Xlotec motioned with his hands once more and spoke words in some ancient, long forgotten language. The team logo's around the Slaan Seers stadium faded and were replaced by that of the unmelting ice cube. As Frost looked deeper inside an eye, like that of the Slaan Seers logo was staring back at him and was then gone from view.
Frost smiled a happy smile. Win or lose, draw or fail, fly high above their opponents or crash painfully into the dirt…. The Slann Seers had emerged.
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Interesting News Series on Military and the Internet
The Military's Internet 'Civil War' - The Washington Independent - U.S. news and politics - washingtonindependent.com
The Army cleverly dodged the bans, setting up its own versions of popular Web 2.0 sites, but hiding them behind password-protected portals. In that way, the Army appears to have found a middle ground between Internet proponents and skeptics. On this toehold, the land combat branch is steadily building new Internet tools that might help the United States catch up to Internet-savvy jihadists. In late April, the land-warfare branch even launched an official blogging service for officers. The blogs combine the best of the civilian Web 2.0 with old-fashioned military-grade security.
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So I'm sitting in the conference, trying not to strangle the parade of speakers who are all defining problems without proposing any actual solutions... and this guy is talking about how to get data down to the soldiers at the end of the last tactical mile.
This girl stands up and asks a question about getting data "to the tactical edge and beyond"
How the fuck do you get "beyond" the "tactical edge"? What are we gonna do, provide data services for the enemy?
If you're gonna talk about the tactical edge of the battlefield, shouldn't you have actually spent some time there?
Are we finally admitting the truth about the wars?
Morale: More Chest Candy
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So is the Bush administration still going to try to convince us that they're one consolidated war?
The God Weapon
The Face of Allah Weapon Returns | Danger Room from Wired.com
Nor is the God hologram really a new idea, though it's interesting to see it's still bandied about; military analyst Bill Akin wrote about this concept back in 1999, which described it as holographic image of Allah. "According to a military physicist given the task of looking into the hologram idea, the feasibility had been established of projecting large, three-dimensional objects that appeared to float in the air," Arkin wrote. "But doing so over the skies of Iraq? To project such a hologram over Baghdad on the order of several hundred feet, they calculated, would take a mirror more than a mile square in space, as well as huge projectors and power sources. And besides, investigators came back, what does Allah look like?"
Silly... he looks like this:
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Where's the proof?
Broun (GA10) | News | Congressman Broun Introduces Anti-Pornography Legislation
Allowing the sale of pornography on military bases has harmed military men and women by: escalating the number of violent, sexual crimes; feeding a base addiction; eroding the family as the primary building block of society; and denigrating the moral standing of our troops both here and abroad.
I'd be really interested in his data showing causation within a statistically significant range of probability. I think you can show some correlation... maybe... if you stretch the numbers.
But can you show causation? That's a very, very high hurdle to clear. Good luck showing a statistically significant measure of causation, no matter how you control for confounding or mediating variables.


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Coldwater controls the paint, holds off late Pennfield surge for big conference win
Troy Tennyson ttennyson@thedailyreporter.com @ttennysonCDR
Jan 18, 2020 at 1:56 AM Jan 18, 2020 at 1:57 AM
COLDWATER — A huge first quarter and total dominance of the paint propelled Coldwater to a big Interstate 8 conference victory Friday night, defeating the Pennfield Panthers 63-52 on Hall of Fame night.
On a night set aside for honoring some of the very best from Coldwater's history, the Cardinals did not disappoint the home crowd, roaring out of the gate to start with a dominant first quarter of play.
"We know that when this team plays that way, when the ball is moving, when we are moving and talking on defense, and when we are taking care of the ball and not turning it over, we are a tough team to stop," said Coldwater head coach Aaron Bucklin. "We also knew coming in that the inside, crashing the boards and the play of Dylan (Targgart) and Austin (Santure) was going to be our strength. We came in and did what we needed to do."
Right out of the tip the play was fast and furious for both teams, as both Coldwater and Pennfield quickly got up and down the court.
The x-factor in the first quarter was the total dominance of the Cardinals on the inside, as nearly every possession by Coldwater saw them pull down an offensive rebound. That would be a theme throughout the night, as Coldwater out rebounded Pennfield 40-24 for the game.
The Cardinals used their control of the inside, mixed with some pinpoint outside shooting from Ethan Crabtree and Brandon Downs, to build an early 13-4 lead at the four minute mark of the first quarter.
Despite some early foul trouble for the Cardinals they continued to run, using an acrobatic lay up that turned into a "3 point play the ole fashioned way" for Spencer Rodesiler to build a 20-6 lead with just over a minute to go in the quarter, forcing a Pennfield timeout.
Coldwater ended the quarter with yet another offensive rebound on their final possession, which led to a pass threaded through the eye of a needle by Austin Santure to Dylan Targgart for an easy bucket, as Coldwater led 23-6 after one quarter of play.
The scoring attack for Coldwater slowed down considerably in the second quarter as Pennfield got their feet under them and began mounting their comeback.
Behind the dynamic play of senior Ryne Peterson the Panthers slowly began to reel in the Cardinals. Pennfield went on to outscore Coldwater 17-12 in the second quarter of play, a quarter capped by a steal and an uncontested lay up for the Panthers as the horn sounded, finding the halftime score of 35-23.
Pennfield looked to race out of the locker rooms after halftime, quickly cutting the Cardinal lead to single digits after a small 4-0 run, closing to within 35-26 with a minute gone in the third quarter.
Coldwater answered with a three point play from Crabtree, rebuilding their lead to double digits at 38-26 at the six minute mark. And so it would go for most of the third quarter, as Pennfield would close to single digits, only to see the Cardinals answer right back and rebuild their lead to double digits yet again.
Coldwater capped the third quarter with a pair of free throws from Crabtree, building a 47-36 lead heading to the final quarter of play.
Pennfield looked to have momentum early in the fourth and final period, however a huge mental error pushed ole 'Uncle Mo' back towards the red and white.
An interesting intentional foul committed against a prone Ethan Crabtree in the backcourt gave Coldwater two key free throws and possession of the ball. Crabtree calmly sank both free throws and suddenly Coldwater's lead had grown to 52-40 with just under six minutes to go in the contest.
Pennfield wasn't going away quietly however, coming back on the next possession and sinking a deep three pointer, closing the score yet again to single digits with just under five minutes to go at 52-43.
Two free throws from Rodesiler pushed Coldwater's lead to 54-43, however Pennfield answered with a Peterson three pointer, closing the score to 54-46 at the four minute mark, leading to a Panther timeout.
Pennfield closed to within 54-47 and had possession with a chance to make things interesting with just over three minutes left on the clock, however an empty possession led to a Santure bucket in transition for the Cardinals, giving Coldwater a 56-47 lead. After yet another empty possession from the Panthers it was time for Pennfield to begin fouling to try and extend the game.
Coldwater answered the bell, sinking 7 of 10 free throws in the final two minutes of play to put the game away, as the Cardinals went on to take the 63-52 win.
Coldwater was led on the night by senior Dylan Targgart who recorded a dominating double-double, pouring in 15 points to go along with 14 rebounds.
Senior Austin "CT" Santure also recorded a double-double with his work on the inside, scoring 11 points to go along with 12 rebounds. Santure also added one assist, one steal and three blocks.
Ethan Crabtree led the Cardinals in scoring with 16 points to go along with seven rebounds and two steals, rounding out the trio of Cardinals with double digit scoring.
Also adding to the Coldwater effort was Brandon Downs with nine points, one rebound, two assists and one steal; Spencer Rodesiler with seven points, six rebounds, four assists and one steal; and Jaxon Janusz with five points, one rebound and one assist.
Pennfield was led on the night by Ryne Peterson who led all scorers with 24 points while Luke Davis added 10 points.
"That's a big win for us with Pennfield holding the best record in the I-8 at 6-1, tied with Western on top," said Bucklin. "We were a game behind them and with that win we are sure to be tied in second place. We hold our destiny in our own hands when it comes to the conference so I am pretty happy about that."
With the loss Pennfield falls to 6-2 overall on the season and 3-2 in the Interstate 8 while Coldwater improves to 4-4 overall and 2-2 in the Interstate 8 with the win.
Coldwater will next see action Tuesday when they take to the road for the first of four straight games on the road as they will travel to Harper Creek High School for another Interstate 8 battle.


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Facultatea de Teologie Romano-Catolică este una dintre facultățile care fac parte din Universitatea "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" din Iași.

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Facultatea de Teologie Romano-Catolică din Iași a fost înființată în anul 2002 și a avut trei duble specializări: Teologie Romano-Catolică Didactică – Asistență Socială; Teologie Romano-Catolică Didactică – Limba și Literatura Română; Teologie Romano-Catolică Didactică – Limba și Literatura Engleză. În anul 2007 datorită unor remodelări universitare cerute de Ministerul Educației aceste specializări au fost lichidate. Din acest moment facultatea a rămas doar cu două specializări Teologie Romano-Catolică Didactică și Teologie Romano-Catolică asistență socială. Cele mai importante contribuții la crearea facultății le-au avut Preasfințitul Petru Gherghel, preotul Benone Lucaci, rectorii seminarului pr. conf. Alois Bulai și pr. prof. univ. dr. Wilhelm Dancă, doamna profesoară Mariana Purțuc, iar din partea universității, domnul rector, prof. univ. dr. Dumitru Oprea și alte persoane din conducerea universității. În anul 2009 a fost înființată a treia specializare cea de Teologie Romano-Catolică Pastorală. Departamentul de cercetare științifică al facultății a luat ființă tot în anul 2009.

Misiunea facultății

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 lect. univ. dr. pr. Benone Lucaci (1 martie 2002 – 1 august 2003)
 lect. univ. dr. pr. Lucian Farcaș (1 august 2003 - 22 ianuarie 2004)
 prof. univ. dr. pr. Emil Dumea (22 ianuarie 2004 - 28 iulie 2016)
 conf. univ. dr. pr. Ștefan Lupu (28 iulie 2016 - prezent)

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Winter, spring, summer or fall, this Lemon Artichoke Dip recipe is always in season.
There are some recipes that are always served at a party, and artichoke dip is definitely at the top of that list. So when one of my friends made this light and bright version of it for a gathering at my house, I knew it was something I was going to recreate ASAP. All you need is a handful of ingredients and a food processor, and you can have this Lemon Artichoke Dip recipe as one of your go-to appetizers, too.
Generally, when I think of artichoke dip, I think of warm and cheesy favorites like this Asiago Dip or this Hot Crab and Cheesy Artichoke Dip. But this dip is served cold. Yup, you read that right. Cold artichoke dip. And it is spectacular. Once you dive into it, I know you are going to be addicted just like I am.
I mean, how can you go wrong when you have a smooth and creamy dip like this? Especially when it has the bright citrus flavor that complements any appetizer spread and has a short ingredient list that is easy to have on hand.
What makes this artichoke dip different from others?
Lemon, garlic, parsley, and artichokes pack this dip with flavor. Stir in some softened cream cheese and you're done. The sky is the limit with what you choose to serve this dip with. I love the crunch of blue corn chips, and it's also pretty fabulous on a slice of warm-from-the-oven French bread. And when I'm feeling really healthy, I'll scoop it up with some pea pods.
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That's why the Philadelphia Eagles feel the need to be as clear as possible when it comes to the fan-driven "controversy" of Carson Wentz vs. Nick Foles.
He's not the QB on Sunday, however, when Foles will take the field against the AFC South-leading Houston Texans a week after helping keep the season alive with an unlikely win in Los Angeles against the high-powered Rams.
So while Wentz convalecses from a stress fracture in his back, sports radio and a certain segment of the Eagles fan base has taken the Foles baton and run with it.
Wentz, perhaps on his way to being named NFL MVP last season, missed the final three games the the ensuing Super Bowl run with a torn ACL and LCL, with Foles stepping in as Mariano Rivera and closing things with spectacular performances against the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship Game and against Tom Brady and New England on the biggest stage of them all.
The franchise's first Super Bowl win has turned Foles into a near-mythical character with some even though he was pedestrian in the first two games this season while Wentz finished up his rehab.
Wentz took over in Week 3 and the offense has been spotty for the most part during a disappointing campaign, one that Foles could potentially save by running the table.
"It's why we have Nick here as a backup," Pederson said. "As a veteran player to -- I don't want to say bail us out -- but to execute the offense."
Many players contributed to the upset win over the Rams, including spectacular performances by Fletcher Cox and Avonte Maddox on defense but Foles is seen as the savior, a winner with an intangible that Wentz lacks.
And that narrative has Pederson playing damage control and managing the most important personality he has.
We just have to commit to that and communicate that to him and let that kind of sink in.


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Q: Is it useful to have a dedicated object for a lock? I am cleaning up a legacy java code and I found following construct:
final class QuiteComplexClass {
    private Object lock = new Object();

    void aMethod() {
        ...
        synchronized(lock) {
              ....
        }
    }
}

Is the special object for locking necessary here? What is difference when I used simple synchronized (this)?
I think it might by useful when the class is publicly visible and somebody may call synchronized on the class instance by mistake. But this class is package private so no external code can do that.

A: The difference is that if you use this as lock or mark method as synchronized then another piece of code could accidentally (or intentionally) use your QuiteComplexClass object as a lock. And it might cause your code to work incorrectly. If some other developer decides to write the code as below then your code will not be able to call synchronized methods on qcc instance while lock is being held.
synchronized(qcc) { // assuming qcc is an instance of QuiteComplexClass
   while (true); // or any other time consuming operation
}

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Is the special object for locking necessary here? What is difference when I used simple synchronized (this)?

Short answer: no, it's not necessary but aside from adding final I see little to no benefit to remove it.
I tend to like to use locking objects because they give me a more fine grained lock as opposed to locking on this.  You might have a couple different lock objects in your class if you are, for example, protecting multiple collections from race conditions.  One thing to sure is that you should always make sure to make the lock field final.
private final Object lock = new Object();

This said, if a class is simple and you want to make sure people know which methods are synchronized then using the keyword on the methods is very appropriate as well.  As you mentioned, this is an internal class but even then, developers working on the outer class might want to know about the sync points.

A: No, it's unnecessary. Using a lock object is a pattern intended to avoid locking on the instance. Whether that is valuable often is a matter of opinion.

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According to multiple news outlets, the Nexus 5X is also said to be priced starting at $380 for the 16GB model, or $100 more for 32GB.
All will fully be revealed tomorrow at 9:00 AM PT/12:00 PM ET.
Update : We have got a hands on video on Nexus 5X Prototype


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Man recounts how Seun Egbegbe duped a currency changer off $3000
A MultiChoice dealer has recalled to Sahara Reporters how Seun Egbegbe committed a $3000 fraud and it was covered up by his then lover, actress Toyin Aimakhu. Read the story from Sahara Reporters after the cut...
"The dealer, Semiu and Egbegbe had met briefly on December 9, 2015, at a MultiChoice outlet opened by the latter two days earlier at Uncle Joe Bus Stop at Mokola area, Ibadan.
About 9 am on that day; the dealer told SaharaReporters, a man he had never met walked into the outlet requesting to buy two GOtv decoders.
The prospective customer, added the dealer, said he was expecting a friend of his to bring money with which he would pay for the decoders.
Shortly after his arrival, another man arrived wearing jellabiya, the long robe favored by Muslim men, and gave the prospective customer some money.
The dealer, who was working when the jellabiya-wearing man handed over the cash, said he did not know the exact sum given to the first man. After handing over the cash, the man in jellabiya left. Curiously, too, the prospective customer, who would later turn out to be Egbegbe, the dealer explained, stepped out of the shop and waited outside, where he was shielded from view by a glass door.
Wondering what was happening to the envisaged transaction, the dealer stepped out to check on Egbegbe.
He found him standing outside and sought to know what was going on. Egbegbe, who kept impersonating a prospective customer, then pointed to a man waiting for downstairs, signaling that he was the one that would provide information required for the activation of the decoders. Though he was speaking, said the dealer, his voice was drowned out by music from the loud speakers hired to create awareness for the outlet.
That was the beginning of trouble. When the jellabiya-wearing man got upstairs to meet the dealer, he announced to him that Egbegbe had taken $3,000 from him.
He could not make any connection between what he heard and the transaction he was supposed to carry out.
"I considered it a joke initially, but later realized that the second guy was a Hausa man, who had innocently transacted business with the pretended customer on the assumption that he owned the MultiChoice outlet," the dealer said.
The Hausa man, recalled the dealer, told him that the pretended customer had phoned him from a Fidelity Bank branch opposite the MultiChoice outlet, claiming to own that place and requesting to change naira to dollars.
Apparently, Egbegbe had failed to give the forex trader the naira equivalent of the money he took from him, with currency trader lured into a false sense of security that Egbegbe owned the dealership and could always find him there.
When the currency trader realized that the man he transacted business with was not the owner, he raised the alarm.
"Before I knew what was happening, I was surrounded by over 20 Hausa men and dragged to Sabo, the hub of forex trading in Ibadan," the dealer told SaharaReporters.
From there, things would get nastier. At Sabo, the currency traders convinced that the dealer knew the man who took $3,000, descended on him.
"I was beaten for about 45 minutes and was about to be killed before a policeman from State Investigation Bureau (SIB), named Samson, intervened and ordered us to move to Oyo State Police Command Headquarters at Eleyele," he recalled.
While relieved to have escaped jungle justice, there was to be no further let-up to his ordeal.
At the SIB, the dealer and other currency traders were told to wait in a room, while the man from whom the $3,000 was taken, Samson and the SIB head went for a private discussion. After their discussion, and without any interrogation, he claimed, they were transferred to AKS for another round of beating.
At AKS, he added, they kept asking him to refund the $3,000.
"I kept telling them that I knew nothing about the money and that they should not kill me because of $3,000 (N750,000). After about 30 minutes of beating, I was handcuffed and taken to my office and to my house. My wife and four-year-old daughter saw me in handcuffs. They searched my house and found nothing," he said.
Before going to the dealer's house, they had arrested the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the Fidelity Bank branch opposite his office, where the perpetrator of the fraud claimed to have phoned the currency trader from. The CSO was arrested because the police found evidence that he had phoned.
Samson, the police officer, explained the dealer, had told them at SIB that CSO called him to find out if the operation was successful and that the CSO said it was.
From his house, they moved to that of his staff identified as Alfa. This is in the Agbowo area of Ibadan. They equally found nothing incriminating in the house.
The dealer said he would also later discover that Samson, the policeman, told the SIB that the found firearms in his house. He was the detained for five days.
While in detention, he kept requesting that he be charged to court because he suspected that there was a plot to make him face criminal charges and have him remanded in prison. On account of the suspected plot, many people, including one of his lawyers, advised the dealer to offer to pay N500,000 of the N750,000. The man from whom the money was taken agreed when it was suggested to him. He was told to put it in writing.
"I knew nothing about the money and there was also no way I could raise the amount suggested, having just started business. I was given till 15 January 2016 to pay part of the money," he narrated.
While waiting outside the Anti-Robbery Squad premises on the deadline day of January 15, 2016 the dealer said he saw actress Toyin Aimakhu with a man that was being wildly cheered by policemen.
He took a closer look and discovered that the man being cheered by the policemen was the person that came to his office requesting to buy GOtv decoders and eventually took $3,000 from the currency trader.
On the said day the victim saw him at Anti-robbery Squad where Seun Egbegbe and Toyin Aimaku came to release Aimakhu's Range Rover that he Seun gave her which d police impounded from her driver earlier that day and fortunately Semiu saw and recognized Seun Egbegbe as someone who collected $3000 from the BDC vendor. lawyers.
"I was confused. I then told one of the Anti-Robbery Squad officers that the man in front of them was the one who collected the $3,000.
The officer asked if I knew the person I was pointing at. I said I was sure he was the one. The officer said he is Seun Egbegbe, a socialite," said the dealer.
Stung, the dealer I ran to the Investigative Police Officer (IPO) handling his matter to tell him of his discovery. The IPO, the dealer said, asked him repeatedly if he was sure of the man's identity.
"I told him I was sure he was the one who came to my shop," stated the dealer.
Drama then ensued when the IPO wanted to arrest Egbegbe. He was arrested after initial hesitation by police and confessed that he was the one that did it.
But his actress girlfriend, Toyin Aimakhu told the police that she was ready to offer them (the police) any amount to bury the case because she doesn't want a scandal, the victim wanted to press charges against Seun Egbegbe but the police colluded with Aimakhu and threatened Semiu and his co-victim with harm.
Some officers were opposed to his arrest, but the IPO insisted on arresting him, and he was arrested.
He confessed to the crime and promised to refund the Hausa, currency trader. The actress, added the dealer, slumped in shock.
"I was invited back to AKS on January 18, 2016, for apology and compensation, but nothing not was done. The CSO and another staff of the Fidelity Bank branch lost their job. I incurred huge financial losses and almost lost my sight," the dealer recalled.
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Bullshit Jobs, Pt. 2
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By Marian BantjesPosted June 9, 2022 ∙ 7 min. read
I don't know if Dan Erickson, the creator of the Apple TV show Severance, has read David Graeber's Bullshit Jobs (see previous post), but it serves as the perfect working example of Graeber's theory.
Severance is named for and based on a fictional corporate system whereby some employees have volunteered to undergo an operation which splits their consciousness into two: one half of that consciousness lives a normal life outside the company (the "Outie"), with no knowledge or memory of the other half who works for the company (the "Innie"), who has no knowledge or memory of the Outie's life. The Outie, in their own sense of reality, never works; the Innie never does anything but work. This in itself could be based on the Marxist idea of alienation:
Marx argued that [pre-industrial work was] less alienating because workers (craftsmen for example) had more control over their working conditions, work was more skilled and it was more satisfying, because workers could 'see themselves in their work.' However, in 19th century industrial factories, workers effectively had no control over what they were doing, their work was unskilled and they were effectively a 'cog in a machine', which generated high levels of alienation— or feelings of powerlessness, helplessness, and of not being in control.
Karl Thompson, ReviseSociology: "What is Alienation?"
In Severance, the alienation is made permanent.
The first episode of the series begins with a newly severed worker (Helly) awaking in an empty boardroom and being asked to respond to "a brief survey" by a disembodied voice, reading from a script. Let the bullshit begin.
The majority of the show takes place at work: a company called Lumon (in which every object, tool, and supply is branded with the company logo), where the physical environment is a complex maze of identical white hallways, identical doors, and occasional views into usually empty working spaces. Prior to entering the maze (like rats), workers enter a vast, unoccupied reception area where they are "received" by a receptionist (the first bullshit job) and progress to another area where they meet a security guard (second bullshit job), whose presence is purely superfluous, as every area is accessed by key card, and, we learn, the elevator trip to the "severed floor" both resets their memory chip from Outie to Innie and scans them for contraband, including written or recorded messages of any kind.
The locus of the show is the department of Macro Data Refinement (MDR), where four people (Mark, Helly, Dylan and Irving), sit in a quad-cubicle arranged in the center of a large, otherwise empty room, doing something truly inscrutable with an array of numbers on a 1990s-era screen. It's hard for me to imagine that Erickson hasn't read Bullshit Jobs, because this mysterious job, disconnected to anything in the real world, is the absolute epitomy of bullshit. What the employees do is stare at a screen of numbers, get a "feel" for groups of them, and then grab those numbers and drag them into some kind of folder. They have no knowledge of what this does, or why— only that they are to do it.
Mark serves as some kind of manager of this team of four (as well as doing his "data refinement"), although there's nothing to manage. Above him is a frightening taskmaster, Miss Cobel, and above her is a silent "Board" who is at times "present" via intercom at meetings and/or interpreted via a human (the Board's lackey, Natalie), who says things like "The board won't be contributing to this meeting." She appears to inhabit a nether region between Miss Cobel and the Board.
At Miss Cobel's fingertips are three other lackies, perhaps the most disturbing of which is Milchick, a goon who doubles as a kind of corporate cheerleader from HR, which makes his brilliant smile and encouraging remarks feel threatening. Another goon, "Head of Security" Graner, is an unmistakable threat, brought in when things don't go according to plan and someone needs disciplinary action (which happens in the doublespeak-named "Break Room," where you definitely do not want to go).
Cobel's third lackey is a duct-taper, Ms. Casey, who provides "wellness" by calming employees with undoubtedly false tales of their wonderful Outie lives. She herself seems to smile in a rictus of terrorized tension.
Severance proffers hundreds of tiny digs at workplace culture, white-collar burnout, and corporations that see employees as mere unmet objectives. When Lumon managers sense that their team members are struggling with the unnatural state of permanent work, they send them for "wellness checks" with an in-house counselor, much as Amazon reportedly sends its exhausted warehouse workers to "AmaZen" stations for guided meditations and other well-being activities.
Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic: "When Work is a Terrifying Dystopia"
Aside from their ostensible job, those in MDR seem to do an astonishing amount of nothing: wandering the corridors, chatting, and having breaks for parties, information sessions, and ceremonies such as official photo-taking. These are all orchestrated under the menacing smile of Milchick. The most truly bizarre of these occurs in Episode 7: a "Music Dance Experience" where the music genre of "defiant jazz" is chosen by the rebellious Helly. You simply have to see it in context of the show to truly appreciate the total freakout it ultimately leads to.
The show draws on all sorts of concepts, such as the Orwellian moment when Ms. Cobel discovers an employee has managed to "reintegrate" (i.e. become unsevered as an Outie), but upon reporting this to the Board is told "reintegration does not happen," and the subject is closed; Maoist reeducation that occurs in the Break Room; and an entire quasi-religious corporate cult around the Lumon founder Kier Egan.
The script, meanwhile, perfectly captures in-office banter, some of which revolves around anticipated company incentives that fully embrace the banal: finger traps (a kind of toy that you stick one finger in each side and try to remove them— bullshit play to go with the bullshit job), "V.I.P." certificates to a common, low-level food outlet called "Pip's" (the coupon reads, pathetically, "I'm a Pip's V.I.P!"), and the top-tier, much-desired incentive of a Waffle Party.
Severance exposes the inevitability of something like this, a world in which we are lobotomized in order to better serve a company's bottom line. The series will make you wince at its spot-on send-ups of the tactics employers take to gaslit staff into believing they're satisfied.
Kevin Fallon, The Daily Beast: "Severance: The TV Show That Proves Going Back to Work Is Worse Than a Horror Movie"
Viewer spend a certain amount of time watching the main character Mark's very subtle expressions, including one hilarious scene (where comedy might be better interpreted as amused horror) where he struggles to follow Milchick's instructions to "make his eyes 'kind.'" The MDR team wanders the hallway to discover another department, O&D (Optics & Design), headed by the possibly-mild-mannered Burt, but with a secret contingent of 15+ additional employees (revealed later) who do more inscrutable work, but surely is a stand-in for a bloated advertising department.
There are many strange details (paintings, eggs, goats), and hints of malice in every corner, but the pièce de résistance is the title sequence that is surely based on the minimalist diktat of Massimo Vignelli's former design company Unimark.
As the series unfolds, I have expected a disappointing return to TV normalcy with a revolt against the evil corporation, but so far, after Episode 7— while "insurgency" is spoken aloud, and Outie action accelerates— the series remains satisfyingly nestled in intelligent references, and deeply dark, obscure humor.
Severance … whispers that there's something wrong with corporate America and every day you show up for your office job, you're complicit. That's because even the most over-the-top detail in creator Dan Erickson and directors Ben Stiller and Aoife Mcardle's thriller is rooted in fact. Severance isn't just one of the most tonally honest versions of office life; it's an entirely new genre of corporate horror that's a force unto itself.
Kayla Cobb, The Decider: "Severance Is the Punk Rock of Office Dramas"
This essay was originally published on Marian's blog, Marian Bantjes is Writing Again. You can keep up with her work here, or look through her archives on Substack.
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Q: How to render an MVC action to string without HTTP context? I need to render MVC action without HTTP context (I'm using quartz.net scheduling library, I'd like to render the action to string in quartz job).
How do I create an HTTP context, instantiate MyController and execute MyController.MyAction() so I get it in the quartz job as string?
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Problem is non trivial. I looked for other posts on stack overflow but all of them seem to cover the situation where you are wihtin a context of web request. In my case HttpContext.Current is null.

A: I've been using Razor Engine successfully for a while but it has some limitations; you can't use partial views, it's not thread-safe and most damning, studio doesn't recognize your .cshtml files as razor files since you're not really in an ASP.net MVC project so you get no intellisense.
I am therefore also looking for a better solution as well. Have you found any?
Ideally I'd want to be able to directly call a controller action and get the html.


Every year I try to post on Earth Day and reflect on what we've been doing to try to improve the state of the planet on a very local level. And I always wonder if we'll ever do anything really significant.
Some concerned folk may wonder how much more we can do to lower our carbon footprints and help change things, especially given the current political climate. So far I'm really doing all I have the psychic energy for, even though it's still not nearly enough. And since much of the news just seems to get worse, one really does tend to wonder if small gestures can help at all.
Despite all my grousing on this platform, though, I really do think they can. And, as the years go by, I seem to be noticing that more people are tuning in, becoming aware of at least some of the problems. Even the local barbecue joint has started sourcing their meat from sustainable and humane farms, and packaging their takeout food in compressed cardboard and paper: not bad for a Texas-grown business that prides itself on maintaining tradition.
In the news this week is plastic. This is to some extent because the Earth Day people are focusing on eliminating plastic pollution as the central theme this year. It's actually difficult to remember a world before plastic became a problem. Once upon a time it was tin cans and paper on the roadway that got folks riled up about messing with Texas and got the anti-litter campaigns started. Some of us may recall the famous scene in The Graduate, where Mr. McGuire pulls Benjamin aside and offers him one word of advice ("Plastics!"), which then sounded preposterous. Really? Plastics were the future? (Thought she who wanted a Greek-patterned set of Melmac as a wedding gift in 1968. And probably a set of Tupperware, too.) But those were the days before ubiquitous plastic packaging, bubble wrap, blister packs, and bottled water.
Throwaway plastics have become the symbol of an impending dystopic future. Shredded plastic bags float out from shrubs, trees, and fences along highways, and blow about like sad, limp balloons through the air; plastic water bottles show up everywhere (including along my back fence, where people who walk through the alley behind the house toss them); and gyres of plastic garbage the size of islands collect in the oceans. David Mastio of USA Today (apparently I wasn't the only one to connect The Graduate scene to this topic) and several science-related organizations blame this on Asian countries and untidy fishermen; Mastio suggests that we not feel guilty about our part in the mess and points out that a large proportions of medical advances have been facilitated by plastics. But those aren't the plastics that get tossed into rivers, streams, and oceans. And I've seen enough gulls flying around over landfills to know that we do indeed have something to do with the presence of plastic trash in the oceans.
So there's plenty of guilt to go around. It's not just fishing buoys and lines and tsunami-transported trash that fill the piles. A trip to the local park pond indicates that people still think nothing of tossing their plastic food containers when they're finished with them, or stuffing them haphazardly into open trash bins that allow the ultra light-weight containers to blow about or get scattered by foraging wildlife. It shouldn't be that difficult for us to stop buying water in plastic bottles. We could also boycott polystyrene cups and give up plastic straws.
For some time now, efforts to upcycle plastic bags and bottles have produced reusable tote bags with store logos on them. But just the other day I stopped in at a grocery store I used to frequent (before the appearance of Trader Joe's in the neighborhood). The clerk was amazed by my recycled-plastic-water-bottle wine bag, and by the fact that everything I bought besides wine fit into two canvas totes. The guy behind me bought about ten (doubled) plastic bags worth of food and other stuff, so it's clear that not everyone's a convert. But it's really easy to avoid some of the plastic crap by using alternatives: mesh bags for produce, stainless steel water bottles, glass and ceramic fridge and freezer storage containers.
Locating alternatives to plastics has become a minor obsession in this family. With the exception of storage containers for the garage and closets to keep out mice and silverfish (nothing else seems to work), we try really hard to avoid bringing any plastics home. The apparently unavoidable ketchup bottle or yogurt tub goes into the recycle bin. But I could even remedy this necessity by making my own ketchup and yogurt, or buying Bulgarian yogurt in glass jars; at some point I probably will. And we have managed to reduce the setting out of blue recycle bins to once or twice a month, and the big green trash bins to less than once a month. Mostly what gets recycled now is paper and wine bottles, a we've been trying not to accumulate much throwaway trash at all. If we could get Costco to stop over-packaging so many of the staples we buy, we might be able to become like those folks whose monthly non-recyclable debris can fit in a mayonnaise jar.
The reduction in trash goes hand in hand with a reduction in buying. This has engendered a bit of a political labeling paradox in our house. We're not particularly progressive, since we're not all that fond of progress for its own sake (except in social equality and fairness), and I've become especially conservative when it comes to my innate materialism. I still buy stuff, but--except for food--it's mostly "pre-owned." Or when it's new, like the big quilt I bought yesterday, it's to make something old last longer--like the chair I bought the quilt to cover. Were I a better person, I'd have used my stash of old fabrics to make a quilt, but I still haven't managed to learn to manage my time better. The quilt-making will follow planned mending of existing quilts and blankets, and cushion recovering, and the repurposing of various objects to use in the garden.
Our best effort this year has been to eliminate food waste. The smaller fridge has been wonderful for keeping us both aware of what needs using up, and we've had little except pits, skins, seeds, and coffee grounds to pitch into the compost bin. Even the skins and coffee grounds we often use for augmenting garden plantings. In the last year, only one or two things in the fridge have gone off before they were eaten, and at some point I'm wondering where our compost is going to come from, since we mulch our grass and rake leaves into litter piles to make soil.
The big purge will come this summer, when we rid the garage of what we've been stuffing in there so as not to feel like hoarders in the house. What can be recycled or repurposed will be, and as much as possible of we can't use or don't want will be donated. The plan is to eliminate what we don't use and to use the space for more creative endeavors. Beloved Spouse wants to learn about Japanese joinery and accomplish his own repairs on the house, and I want to get back to painting and potting (both plants and ceramics). And so, perhaps, by the next Earth Day, we'll have found more, and more effective, ways of lightening our footprints, carbon and otherwise.
For anyone who's still trying to figure out where to start, the New York Times is featuring a good series on "A Year of Living Better," with sound advice on How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint. The Earth Day network site has a nifty calculator for determining how much plastic you consume, and I'm going to use it to increase our own awareness.
And in case you need reminding about who really got this whole effort started, look back at Rachel Carson's three-part series for the New Yorker, "Silent Spring," which began running in the June 16, 1962 issue.
Happy Earth Day, Folks. We've spent a good chunk of the day working in the garden, fixing things, tidying up, and hanging out with the animal people. So far it's been a good day, and I wish the same to you.
Image information: The bees have taken over the old copper birdbath, and are busy swarming amongst the voluptuous blossoms on the wild gladiolus volunteers that increase yearly. They started out as "found" plants under a shrub, and I've just let them take over. We're working on building habitat for pollinators, including solitary bees, bumble bees, and butterflies. Some mornings are just glorious in the garden.


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The 13th Annual Wood River Cup short track mountain bike races wrapped up its fifth and final races on Wednesday night at Old Cutters Park in Hailey.
Pulling in the fastest times were Josh Berry, Liv Jensen and Terry Durran.
The series wrapped up at the Croy Creek trailhead which was followed by the awards party at Powerhouse Fit Studio in Hailey.
Men A (Cat. 1/2): 1—Josh Berry 43:34.7 (20 laps). 2—John Reutter 44:28.3. 3—Brad Walker 45:10.8. 4—Julian Gomez-Villafane 45:19.8. 5—Cameron Lloyd 45:40.2 6—David Harrison 46:11.7.
Others: -1 lap, Dien Tourssaint, Terry Durran, Greg Bearce and Darren Lightfield. -2 laps, Chris Gardner. -3 laps, Todd Byle. -4 laps, Herberth Corrales.
Women: 1—Liv Jensen 26:38.9 (9 laps). 2—Simone Kastner 27:36.6. 3—Muffy Ritz 27:48.0. 4—Kirsten Dehart 28:02.5. 5—Tori Canfield 29:16.6. 6—Jane Kraft 29:31.0. 7-Luma Randolph 29:42.8. 8-Renee Shelton 29:55.4. Others: -1 lap, Anja Jensen and -3 laps, Kaia Jensen.
Men's Sport: 1—Terry Duran 26:14.4 (9 laps). 2—Josh Glick 26:40.6. 3—Herberth Corrales 27:00.1. 4—Brian Kriesen 27:25.3. 5-Henry Raff 27:25.3. 6-Chris Kastner 27:41.6. 7-Hank Dart 27:45.8. Others: -1 lap, Jeff Lyon. -2 laps, Zane Lyon, Walter Kriesien.


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PSG College of Technology (often abbreviated as PSG Tech) is an autonomous, government aided, private engineering college in Coimbatore, India. It is affiliated with Anna University. It is affiliated to PSG and Sons Charities Trust. Among engineering colleges in India, PSG College of Technology was ranked 6th in private engineering colleges by India Today in 2018.

History

PSG College of Technology was first established as PSG Industrial Institute in the year 1926 by PSG and Sons Charities in Peelamedu, Coimbatore. The engineering college was started in the institute campus in 1951 by G. R. Damodaran, who became its first principal. The college was conferred autonomous status by University of Madras in 1978, which was continued by the Bharathiar University and subsequently by Anna University since 2001.

About 50 full-time and part-time programs in science, engineering and management at undergraduate and postgraduate levels by the 11 engineering and technology, computer applications, management sciences, basic sciences and humanities departments. The institute offers three 5-year integrated sandwich engineering courses which combines class room coaching with industrial training, one of the few in the country to offer such a course. Among the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes offered by the college, many are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation of the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). Being autonomous, the college frames its own curricula, updates syllabus, introduces new courses and is empowered to administer its own evaluation.

Rankings

Among engineering colleges in India, PSG College of Technology ranked 30 among engineering colleges by India Today in 2020, and 8 among private engineering colleges in India by Outlook India in 2022. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 49th among engineering institutes in 2020 and 85th overall. NIRF also ranked it 46th in the management ranking.

Student life

Clubs
The Students Union is the apex body which controls all the aspects of student life including associations, clubs and societies.

Clubs:
Youth Red Cross society,Global Leaders' Forum, Tech Music,
Drawing and Painting Club,
Book Readers' Club,
Entrepreneurs Club,
Photography Club,
Dramatic Club,
IEEE association,
Radio Hub,
Planning Forum etc...

Apart from these clubs, The college also has a Formula student team - Pegasus Racing, a Baja team and student wings of NCC and NSS.

Hostel
PSG Tech hostel was established on 27 February 1958. The hostels accommodates about 4300 students in 14 blocks named from A to N of which 5 blocks dedicated to women. There are five student dining halls, an auditorium, a library,a gym,a computer center and a guest house attached to the hostels.

Symposiums
Since 2005, the college conducts an international techno-management festival called Kriya. Every year in February, PSG also plays host to Renaissance, a two-day inter-collegiate cultural festival. Intrams is the intra-college cultural festival which is conducted in September.

Notable alumni

Aparna B Marar, classical dancer
Y. S. Chowdary, former Minister of State, Science and Technology & Earth Sciences, Government of India
Cottalango Leon, winner of Academy Award
Gopal Menon, documentary filmmaker
Jose K. Mani, Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha
Kalidhindi B. R. Varma, Vice-chancellor, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Lakshmi Narayanan, ex-vice chairman and ex-CEO of Cognizant and Chairman of ICT Academy
G. V. Loganathan, former professor, Virginia Tech
Madhu Bhaskaran, engineer and Professor at RMIT University
Madhusudhan Rao Lagadapati, executive chairman of Lanco Infratech
Mahesh Muthuswami, cinematographer
Mylswamy Annadurai, director of Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2, ISRO
Navin Ramankutty, Professor of Global Food Security and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia
K. Pandiarajan, businessman and politician
Ramachandran Govindarasu, former secretary of ADMK (IT Wing)
A. G. Ramakrishnan, professor, Indian Institute of Science
Shiv Nadar, Founder and Chairman of HCL Technologies
Siva Umapathy, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Sundar Raman, CEO of Reliance Sports and Cricket Administrator
Sundaram Karivardhan, industrialist and motorsport pioneer
C Vijayakumar, CEO, HCL Technologies
R. M. Vasagam. space scientist and former Project Director, Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment

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New Chaplain joins Mercy Center staff
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Cody Vance2018-09-11T11:52:29-04:00February 1st, 2012|Categories: Winter 2012|Tags: Faculty & Staff, Faith & Spirituality|
Saint Joseph's College has appointed Rev. John McHugh, O.F.M., Cap., as campus chaplain. An ordained Catholic priest and Capuchin Franciscan Friar, he has a long history of serving on college campuses. Father McHugh spent 17 years at Dartmouth College, first as an associate chaplain and then as director of the Catholic Student Center. After leaving Dartmouth in 2002, he was a parish pastor and later became a vicar provincial minister for the Capuchin Order from 2008-2011. From 1975 to 1985, he was a faculty member at St. Anselm College.
Father McHugh earned his bachelor's degree from St. Anthony College Seminary, and his graduate divinity degree at the Capuchin Theological Seminary. He earned a master's degree in theology from Maryknoll Seminary, and his doctorate degree in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame.
"My main goal is to get to know students and for students to get to know me," he says of his priorities this year. He would also like to identify and develop student leaders. "Many don't realize they have ability to be good leaders in the church, so I'd like to give them some opportunities to develop leadership skills."
Father McHugh says students are open to engaging in meaningful conversations because they're setting a course for their lives. Although he does faith formation with Catholic-oriented students, he is available to help students of all faiths.
Because he wants to give students the awareness that they can and should help others, he hopes to be part of the conversation in how Catholic higher education plays out beyond celebration of the Eucharist on campus. It's about leading a moral life in the setting where you are, he says, whether that's the dorm, the basketball court or how you greet a visitor. It's about "making the world a better place, not just making yourself a success," he says.
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