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19th Annual Ethics Symposium Held on February 15 at Monona Terrace
Posted on February 18, 2019 by jaynecoster | Leave a comment
submitted by Joyce Bromley
On this very day (February 15th), 2418 years after the city of Athens sentenced Socrates to death for corrupting the minds of youth and for impiety (399 BC), Rotary had the audacity to hold its 19th annual Ethics Symposium in the City of Madison. President Jason Beren gave a heartwarming welcome and an overview of the many ways Rotary contributes to the betterment of the world. He invited students to become a part of Rotary beginning with Interact.
Nearly 200 students representing 11th graders from 19 area high schools met at the Monona Terrace to learn how to think about issues beyond their own welfare—and how to act ethically. Students were assigned to various groups throughout the Symposium. This scramble allowed them to have discussions with students from various backgrounds. Students represented large urban schools and smaller schools, some from rural areas; students whose families are first generation immigrants, or are themselves immigrants; privileged and underprivileged; well-represented in society and others who feel under-represented; and students from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.
We are faced with dilemmas every day. Some dilemmas are large, some are small; some are personal, some involve a community; some require an immediate response and some take time to resolve. Many are gut-wrenching and can either strengthen a relationship or destroy it. Some keep you in a group, others make you an outsider. Often dilemmas do not have a right or wrong answer. Ethics training provides a framework to analyze how to arrive at a socially beneficial action.
Our own Rotarian, Anthony Gray, CEO of the Institute for Global Ethics, led the call and over 50 volunteers carried the Rotary virtual "banner." Among the Rotarians were seasoned ethicists who had worked with the Symposium for several years, and those who joined for the first time. We were privileged to be trained in an ethical approach prior to the Symposium. This training provided a well-organized process for the day and helped us utilize each session—essential for each breakout group of 20 students. You cannot fool students. They would know if we had been unprepared. Clearly, we passed the test.
The warm-up to ethics training began with performances by college students from the Edgewood College Theatre. These topics introduced dilemmas related to how to make transgender students safe in locker rooms; effects of racial profiling; and a reaction to a request for a job recommendation.
Students I interviewed as they arrived in the morning had a variety of reasons for attending the Symposium. Some were encouraged to attend, because it would look good on college applications. Others were open to a new experience–they wanted an opportunity to engage with other students beyond their own environment, as well as to learn how to reflect on leaders' speeches. And many had altruistic reasons. Most students expressed an interest in caring about people and wanting to find ways to work together to find better solutions to life's uncertainties. One expression was powerful: "This is now "our" world, and we need to know how to define it better."
Using the Rotary framework these students were presented with dilemmas, and they practiced how to conduct themselves by using standard behavior toward others. Initially, they were asked to report their "gut reaction." Then they began to use the "ethics skills set" in the framework for analysis. In the end they reported their "final decision."
Recognize an ethical issue—a dilemma cannot be solved until it can be identified.
Obtain information about the situation—get facts and collect data.
Test alternative actions from various perspectives in 4 stages: Stage 1: What action benefits me most? (Egoism); Stage 2: What actions do my friends or group members think I should do? (Social Group Relativism); Stage 3: What action would produce the greatest amount of good & the least amount of harm? (Utilitarian); and Stage 4: What action best respects the rights and dignity of each person? (Rights—What will be fair to all concerned?)
Act consistently using your best judgment with the data/facts available.
Reflect on your decision. Be willing to adjust a decision as you obtain more data/facts and reactions of others.
Yield on your ethical judgments, these will govern your conduct and become your character.
The dilemmas presented in the Symposium were issues from actual school board records. They included cheating, racial disparity, and violence in schools.
This generation of students has lived with principles of "duck and cover;" that is, how to conduct themselves when an "intruder" is in or near their school and their school is in "lock-down." This is evasive language which really means, if someone exhibits threatening (even life threatening—e.g. an armed person) behavior, drills are used to teach students and teachers what they each can do for protection.
The final dilemma of the day concerned a proposal to have teachers with a concealed carry license and annual additional mandatory training with local police to voluntarily carry guns to school. Would this make schools safer or give students the perception of being safer? In this exercise, each student was to put herself/himself in the role of a student representative on the school board and represent the student body. After the discussion that included arguments for and against the proposal, the representative had to vote. In the session that I attended, of the 18 students, the "student body" voted 17:1 to reject the proposal and maintain the current "no firearms" policy. The trauma these students expressed, and continue to feel, about the gunfire they experienced has defined their high school education. Eventually, the student who would initially vote to allow teachers to carry guns under these circumstances was willing to consider other safety measures that could be put in place instead of guns. The value of this exercise, and all of the others throughout the Symposium, was that students felt safe in expressing their shift in thinking. Many students shifted from their "gut-reaction" when they reported their final decision.
Teachers recognize that much of their own learning comes from their students. This was certainly true at the Ethics Symposium. By the end of the Symposium, students were asked their reaction. Their experiences were wider than "this will be good on my college application" (which it undoubtedly would be) to the benefit of having their views validated. They appreciated that the Symposium was not a lecture course, where they were told how they were to do something. They struggled with topics and had to engage in dynamic groups, sometimes with others from very different life experiences. They appreciated the respect they received from offering different perspectives.
Some may accuse Rotary of impiety because these students were not entirely satisfied with the status quo. If teaching these students how to think rather than what to think is corrupting the minds of youth—then we would certainly be guilty. We came away with the satisfaction that these students feel they have obtained tools to help them practice ethical behavior. Dan Mahoney, Counselor at Memorial High School, and a staunch supporter of the Rotary Interact Program, said that over the years, he has witnessed the value of the Ethics Symposium. For students who attend, it has been life-changing (and for the good).
Posted in Ethics Symposium, Rotary Club of Madison
Tagged Annual Ethics Symposium, Madison WI, Rotary Club of Madison
18th Annual Rotary Ethics Symposium Held Feb. 16 at Monona Terrace: Learning the "Right Way to React"
Submitted by Carole Trone; photos by Margaret Murphy
"Oh, I like your pin!" exclaimed Sun Prairie High School student Thomas Collins. Thomas had interrupted his own polite response to my question about why he had signed up for this year's Annual Rotary Ethics Symposium. Thomas and more than 200 other fellow high school juniors from 23 area high schools gathered on Friday, February 16, 2018, for the 18th Annual Rotary Ethics Symposium, underwritten by the Madison Rotary Foundation. Thomas and fellow classmate Jacob Monforte readily confirmed that Rotary was a familiar organization to them as they rattled off different community events that they had participated in. The Ethics Symposium, however, drew their particular interest. They jumped at the chance to sign up because it was important to them to learn "the right way to react." Conversations with many other students that day confirmed that these young people were seeking guidance. No strangers to difficult situations, Friday's gathering of students from across the Madison area embraced the opportunity to learn more about ethics and from each other.
This year's Rotary Ethics Symposium chair was Dave Scher, who coordinated the day's program with the help of 20 fellow Rotarians and the Rotary office staff. For the planning committee, this day was the culmination of months of discussions about the most effective ways to share the Rotary ethical framework through scenarios that were ethically complex and would resonate with high school students. The thoughtful planning paid off. Members of the Edgewood College Theatre Group started the morning by acting out three different ethical dilemmas: 1) a group classroom project where one student slacked off; 2) a dilemma about whether a sports team should kneel during the national anthem; and 3) reporting a felony conviction on a college application form. Many different students shared their responses and judgments to follow-up questions skillfully posed by members of the Edgewood College Theatre Group. Notably, not every comment uniformly confirmed the same judgments, but every comment was met with respect by the large group of peers. Unconditional respect was one of several discussion ground rules outlined in the program and stressed by the Rotary facilitators, and students readily complied.
Students buzzed with conversation as they left this large gathering and regrouped for the next three sessions. For the remainder of the morning, students gathered in smaller groups of about 18-20 students for about 55 minutes per session to explore and discuss three different dilemmas: 1) a sexting scenario; 2) a student-teacher equality ratio policy; and 3) the ethics of taxing soda and sugary drinks. Students worked through the dimensions of each dilemma by applying the Rotary framework for Ethical Decision-Making:
Recognize an Ethical Issue
Obtain Information about the situation
Test Alternative Actions
Act Consistently
Reflect on your Decision After Acting
Yield on your Ethical Judgments
The planning committee strategically assigned students to specific sessions in order to connect as many different students from different schools as possible. "Mixing it up" proved to bring one of the most valued dimensions of the day. Megan Andrews of Middleton High School shared that this was her second year of participating because of scheduling conflict for a junior who was unable to attend last year. Megan sought out the chance to attend this year because she found the mix of other ideas from other students to be so insightful. Other students I talked to also felt that the new connection to students from other schools was a highlight of the day. These students craved the chance to learn more about other schools and students who were so close and yet completely unknown to them. One Monona Grove High School student marveled that it was the Symposium that actually connected her to a rich conversation with a La Follette student, "and we're just down the road from each other!"
Building stronger relationships in our community is at the core of Rotary and so it's not surprising that the Ethics Symposium has attracted many faithful Rotarian volunteers over the years. Rotary member Karla Thennes laughed when I asked her why she volunteered. "Well, last year a member of my Porchlight board suggested that I participate, but after that first year I didn't need any nudging. The kids are amazing! I don't remember being challenged like this when I was in school. The students who gather here are leaders—you see a real overlap between the students here at the Symposium and the students who are awarded Rotary scholarships."
Fellow Rotarian Stacy Nemeth agreed. Stacy has volunteered for at least the past eight years of the Symposium, adding that "it's my favorite Rotarian day of the year." Stacy has chaired the committee in the past and served this year as a session facilitator with Karla. It's a big time commitment on a weekday, but with rewards that are so much greater. "You hear so many negatives about today's youth but then you come here and realize that we're all going to be fine with these students in charge." Stacy also observed that it's a one-day event that returns so much throughout Dane County. "These students go back to their schools with this new knowledge and they share it with their classmates. It's such a valuable and unique contribution that Rotary brings to the schools."
Lunchtime conversations confirmed Stacy's point. Students from several participating high schools noted that they had no opportunities to have these kinds of discussions in their busy school lives. They valued the time to reflect and also the time to talk and learn from each other. Rotarian Michelle McGrath's post-lunch invitation for students to share what they learned readily confirmed how much students gained from the day. Dozens of students shared comments like, "I learned that there's a lot more to consider than your gut," and "Sometimes what is easy to do is not always right." With cell phones in remarkably little use at any point during the day, it was clear that students were hungry for this kind of engagement.
For more photos, visit our club's Facebook page.
Also, Neil Heinen featured our Ethics Symposium during his February 16th editorial on Channel 3000. Click to watch it.
Posted in Annual Ethics Symposium, Ethics Symposium, Rotary Club of Madison
Tagged Annual Rotary Ethics Symposium, Edgewood College Theatre, Madison WI, Rotary Club of Madison
Fostering Ethical Decision Making
–submitted by Ben Hebebrand; photos by John Bonsett-Veal and Mike Wenzel
Almost 250 11th grade students from 20 different Madison area high schools met for the 16th annual Rotary Club of Madison Ethics Symposium on Friday, Feb. 19 at Monona Terrace in Madison, affirming at the culminating luncheon the need not just for adolescents but all of us to "think all the way through decisions." This kind of thinking, the students expressed, could be enhanced by discussing dilemmas with others including those whom we do not know and those who are different than us.
"Discussing issues with others can broaden your viewpoint," said Katie Feller of La Follette High School. "It's interesting to see how people can change their view (by thinking and talking it through)," added Liz Dominguez of Marshall High School.
The five-hour symposium kicked off with real-life reminders that ethical decisions abound throughout history and contemporary life. Steve Johannsen, the 2016 Rotary Ethics Symposium Chair, reminded students that the day was a significant date in history as US President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, authorizing the deportation of Japanese Americans to internment camps. "It is a decision that is still being discussed today," he said, leaving "tacit" the current political dialogue on the Syrian refugee crisis and immigration.
It was a group of UW students by name of "First Wave Hip Hop Theater" that in the opening session framed and underscored the importance of ethics by its artistic representations of the Holocaust, slavery (particularly vivid and thought-provoking through a simulation of a public whipping of a slave), police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement with particular reference to the Madison protests in the wake of the March 5, 2015, police shooting of 19-year-old Tony Terrell Robinson, Jr. First Wave is comprised of a diverse group of UW students, all of whom are part of the first university scholarship program in the U.S. centered on the spoken word and hip-hop culture. The group's performance helped the assembled 11th grade students indeed grasp how ethics not only shape individual lives but instead entire cultures and societies.
In three separate breakout sessions of about 20 students each, the high school students with the aid of a Rotary facilitator discussed the ethical implications of adolescent alcohol use and the potential for drunk driving, affirmative action directed toward youth of color, and the use of a locker room by a transgender student who has not had gender reassignment surgery. Many of the students remarked not only how timely these topics were, but also incredibly important for them to discuss.
The three sessions not only provided rich dialogue among the high school students, but also introduced them to a hierarchy of moral and ethical thinking. Students initially were challenged to record their gut decision, and subsequently made decisions through the lens of "egoism" (What Action Will Benefit Me the Most?); "social group relativism" (What Action Do My Friends or Group Members Think I should Do?); Utilitarianism (What Action Would Produce the Greatest Amount of Good and the Least Amount of Harm?); and the "Right Approach" (What Action Will Best Respect the Rights and Dignity of Each Person?).
Photo 1: Denis Collins & Melanie Ramey; Photo 2: Mike Casey and Rotary District Governor Mary Van Hout; Photo 3: Karen Christianson & Ben Hebebrand
"We want the students to think about these stages. Our goal is to lead them toward the Rights Approach," said Denis Collins, who, as a Business Ethics Professor at Edgewood College, has lent his expertise to the symposium since its inception. "Creating a forum and a framework in a safe setting with new acquaintances," is what defines the essence of the symposium, according to Johannsen. Affirming the sense of safety was a student speaker who proclaimed that "sometimes, but not today, our opinions get discounted."
The sense of safety is no accident. All Rotarian facilitators underwent a five-hour training session, stressing ground rules best summarized by the mandate that participants need to "treat every single person with complete and unconditional respect." The training for the facilitators included a presentation by local psychologist Dr. David Lee on "LGBTQ Discussion on Transgender and Identity Issues."
The symposium also offered accompanying teachers and principals the opportunity to ponder possibilities to introduce further outlets for students to discuss ethical dilemmas. Rotarian Bob Shumaker pointed out that often it is the kids who bring back to their schools the need and desire for further ethics education. "Belleville High School kids created an Ethics program," he said. "The kids created and gave their teachers ethical dilemmas relating to student discipline and assessment of student work."
Education, including learning about an ethical framework for decision-making, is of course enlightening. Thomas Mulholland of East High School summed it up this way: "Apathy is dangerous; ignorance is more dangerous." Equally uplifting was an impromptu remark by a student during the public comment session that "after today, we can still have faith in humanity."
Posted in 2. Meetings, Annual Ethics Symposium, Ethics Symposium
Tagged First Wave Hip Hop Theater, Madison Area High School Juniors, Madison Area High Schools, Rotary Club of Madison, Rotary Ethics Symposium, UW-Madison
The 15th Annual Rotary Ethics Symposium Expands Students' Bandwidth for Ethical Decision Making!
Posted on March 2, 2015 by jaynecoster | 1 comment
–submitted by Maggie Peterman; photos by Donna Beestman and John Bonsett-Veal
Stacy Nemeth, Chair of 2015 Ethics Symposium Committee
More than 200 students from 18 Dane County high schools were challenged to examine the decisions they make every day in a new way Friday, February 27, at the 15th annual Rotary Ethics Symposium at Monona Terrace.
With dramatic performances on edgy teenage issues – teenage pregnancy and a father confronting his adolescent son about drug use – members of the UW-Madison First Wave Hip Hop Theater, a cosmopolitan multicultural artistic program, set the stage for high school students.
And First Wave led the students through the R-O-T-A-R-Y Framework for Ethical Decision Making, which is a six-step process of thinking through a dilemma and making a decision.
Then the high schoolers went to work. They were confronted with two dilemmas: Hostile Messages and an Affirmative Action Proposal.
"It was fun to be able to discuss realistic problems," said Desmond Lawrence, 17, a junior at Madison's Memorial High School, following the workshop. "I like that they (Rotarians) want us to reach out to our own high schools to get these (workshops) going."
Rotary members along with participants from Rotaract clubs at UW-Madison and Edgewood College led the workshops. Students learned the ground rules, which emphasized: "Treat every single person in the room with complete and unconditional respect."
"I liked that whatever you had to say, you were going to be respected," noted a student from Belleville High School. "It was nice to see that my friends had a serious side."
"The coolest thing of all," said a student from Monona Grove High School, "someone from my school and I, we had different opinions and we still like each other."
The ROTARY Framework for Ethical Decision Making is as follows:
R = Recognize an ethical issue
O = Obtain information about the situation and others' interests and perceptions
T = Test alternative actions from various perspectives
A= Act consistently with your best judgment
R = Reflect on your decision after acting
Y = Yield to your ethical judgments
Students dispersed into workshops to learn the practical application of the Rotary Framework. The sessions were designed to group together students from a variety of high schools.
"Once students were in the smaller groups, they were willing to delve into the issues," said Sophie Chadli, 17, a senior at Madison's Shabazz High School.
At first, many participants felt isolated. They later discovered a new-found freedom as they listened to each other and even gained the confidence to rethink their stand.
"When we were doing the panel on affirmative action, others' opinions changed mine about certain things," said Dominique Taylor, 16, a junior at Middleton's Clark Street Community School. "Me and some other students want to inform our teachers about the process so we can start training and recommend (the Ethics Symposium) to other students."
It was a new learning experience, most students agreed.
"I really enjoyed today," said a student from Madison's East High School. "It's something that will stick with me. It's a tradition that will keep on giving. I met lots of new people."
The students' willingness and enthusiasm to embrace a new experience impressed Rotary leaders.
Sarah Gempeler, 20, a junior at Edgewood College and a Rotaract member, grew up in Monroe, a south-central Wisconsin city of about 45,000 residents.
"It's great to see how passionate these kids are about (relevant) issues," Gempler said. "I grew up in a town where there wasn't much diversity in our high school."
A first-time volunteer for the symposium, Janet Piraino, a Rotary member and district director for a Wisconsin representative, praised the next generation of Wisconsin voters.
"This is my first time and I'm blown away by their ability to stand their ground," she said. "There were students of color on both sides of an issue that spoke very passionately for their position. One African American girl spoke in opposition to affirmative action because she felt it didn't honor equality."
Discussions on controversial topics showed that students are listening and collecting information as they go about their daily lives, said Steve Johannsen, a Rotary member and Madison business advisor.
"The (affirmative action) statistics were eye-opening for all the students," Johannsen said. "It gave them a much better feel for real community issues. The conversations were unbelievably insightful and respectful."
Rotary leaders are willing to assist high schools students and faculty with developing an "Ethics in Action" project at their schools, said Stacy Nemeth, Chair, 2015 Rotary Ethics Symposium.
Monona Grove High School Principal Paul Brost led a discussion with judicious students from his 925-student school. Students were enthusiastic about working with trained facilitators – Rotaract students and Rotary leaders – to deliver the project to Monona Grove.
"People need help learning about ethical decisions, but we need someone to help facilitate our conversations," noted a Monona Grove student who voted in favor of assistance from Rotaract students. "We're too used to just listening and taking notes. We need a role model to help us get going."
Throughout the discussion, Brost encouraged students to take a leadership role.
"I'm willing to preload the idea at a staff meeting," he offered. "If it's student-led, it's up to you to take the lead and find a coach or a teacher willing to make it work. It needs to be bite-sized and meaningful.
"Part of our goal in school is to get kids to different leadership opportunities," added Brost who has attended the conference 13 years. "Students always find this very worthwhile. It has high value for us."
Rotary member, Donna Beestman, is a veteran participant at the Ethics Symposium. She praises students and school leaders for their dedication and applauds the annual work of the more than 50 Rotaract and Rotary volunteers.
"It's like students go through a transformation in the course of four hours," she said.
Tagged Annual Ethics Symposium, Ethical Decision Making, First Wave Hip Hop Theatre, R-O-T-A-R-Y Framework, Rotary, Rotary Club of Madison
2014 Rotary Ethics Symposium – Ethical Decision-Making in Action!
–submitted by Kathryne McGowan; photo credit to John Bonsett-Veal, Pete Christianson and Valerie Johnson
From left: Dora Zuniga, John Bonsett-Veal, Karen Christianson & Rob Stroud
We did it again! The Rotary Framework for Ethical Decision-Making has been shared and used by over 200 high school students from 19 schools in Dane County. The 14th annual Rotary Ethics Symposium occurred on Friday, February 14, 2014. After a year of planning, numerous committee meetings and intensive work on the curriculum and facilitation process, over 60 Rotarians and Rotaract volunteers led discussions on ethical dilemmas, hearing from the students about what they would do if they were part of the scenario and why.
As the students gathered, there was the typical chatter about their morning, their friends, a homework assignment and occasionally a "Do you know what this is?" or "Do you know what is going to happen today?" These inquiries were generally met with shoulder shrugs, or an "I don't know." The mood of the room was anticipatory, a little nervousness and maybe some expectation that this would be boring.
After a brief welcome by our chair Robyn Kitson (pictured at left), the opening session began. A lone voice recited a poem, then a second voice, a third and a multitude of voices. A simple, yet powerful poem, should the protagonist take the life of someone who has attempted to harm him and others? This began the discussions of the day. Our keynote performers, First Wave Hip Hop Theater, sculpted their presentation to highlight ethical situations from violence, to use of language, to our impressions of others. The "wow" of their thought-provoking performance was just the beginning of a day of exploring new ideas. This was not going to be a boring day.
First Wave (pictured above) introduced the ROTARY Framework for Ethical Decision-Making:
A = Act consistently with your best judgment
The students went to sessions where the ROTARY framework was put to the test with two very different ethical dilemmas: the implications of keeping a promise to a friend who is being bullied via social networking; and, the implications of public policy for the homeless. The students showed us that we should be very hopeful for our future. The students readily embraced the framework and in many cases, naturally used the framework to approach the ethical dilemma.
At the final sessions the students worked with others from their school to identify an ethical issue within their school, and to develop a plan of how to approach the problem. The students chose big issues — bullying, diversity, inappropriate use of social media were some of the topics. We are looking forward to hearing back from the students about the outcomes of applying the framework in their school with their chosen special projects implemented post event.
The day concluded with an interactive lunch attended by many Rotarians that allowed the student to share their impressions from the day. Gone was the nervousness, fear of boredom and anticipation of the morning, replaced with confidence and understanding. Student after student discussed their belief that they have found a way to keep the discussion going and continue as leaders in their school.
Photo 1: Al Ripp & Jamie Weissburg; Photo 2: Kathryne McGowan & Nelson Cummings; Photo 3: Cheryl Wittke, Paul Karch, Mike Wenzel & Barb Siehr
This signature event of the Rotary Club of Madison continues to grow and develop the future thought leaders of our community. If you had the opportunity to participate, this year we welcome your comments and if you've not yet participated in this event we encourage you to sign up for the Ethics Symposium Committee for 2014-15 and join us next year.
(The Rotary Ethics Symposium is generously underwritten by Madison Rotary Foundation.)
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Tagged Annual Ethics Symposium, Membership, Rotary, Rotary Club of Madison


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Bovada: Going to the main page, you will see the 'Sports' option highlighted at the top left-hand side of the page, just above 'Casino'. Using this you will then go through to the sports section, with the sports themselves being listed down the left side again, with 'E-Sports' being placed just below 'Boxing' near the bottom. At the top now you'll find an 'All E-Sports' roll-down menu, from which you'll want to select 'Other E-Sports'. Down the center of the page you will now have all your options, as you should be able to find 'NBA 2K' some way down. There will also be the option to 'view all', which should then take through to the NBA 2K section itself, thus allowing you to make your bets.
Bet365 Sportsbook: Using the 'English' language option you'll then be taken through into the main site itself. Next, midway down the left-hand side of the page, you will want to pick 'Esports', which is just below 'Darts'. This will take you through to a whole list of options rolling down the middle of the page, with the 'NBA2K – NBA 2K League' listing some way further down towards the bottom. The 'match winner 2-way' bet will be where most of the action is happening, as it will provide you with the odds and betting options available on pretty much every game currently going.
NBA 2K League Betting Strategy
With this being a relatively new entry into the world of eSports, it's still finding its footing somewhat, with it rapidly growing in stature every day. This isn't to say that there isn't plenty of factors which you can look out for when placing any bets though. Examining the star players and teams from previous years will give you a head-start, along with examining their play from past games.
Many of the players themselves are rising up through the ranks quickly too, with many of them playing professionally on a fixed salary now. This means that you should definitely keep an eye out for anyone making headway, something which you can do by closely monitoring them through their live-streams on Twitch, along with their social-media which will also keep you constantly updated as to any developments. Whilst the odds given will help you part of the way, it's always important to know everything that's going on in order to make your bet far more profitable in the long-run.
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Despite what the name of Phobocosm's sophomore album may tell you, there is no shortage of fantastic bands playing cavernous, dissonant death metal. So what does this young Canadian quartet do differently to quench your thirst and starve out the competition in a war of sonic attrition? Bringer of Drought's solution is to double down on the oppressive atmosphere while somehow increasing the accessibility from the band's brilliant debut Deprived. The end result is a confounding effort in titanic, elemental death metal that manages to distance itself from the competition.
Deprived, Phobocosm's 47-minute introduction, was a stunning exercise in extremity. The riffs were downtuned, buzzing, and malevolent, compounding on each other to continually batter you down without any hope for reprieve. The album's length, though nowhere near excessive, often felt like an endurance test after wave after wave of blast beats and bludgeoning chords. That album caught the attention of many listeners, drawing comparisons to other dissonant, cavernous bands like Mitochondrion and Ulcerate, but in the endless barrage of Incantation-meets-Gorguts riffs, it was easy to lose yourself and wonder where the band was going.
To address this possible shortcoming, the band appears to have made a conscious effort to pull off seemingly contrasting goals on Bringer of Drought. Phobocosm's second release surprisingly manages to sound more immediate and more varied. Both goals are achieved through sharper songwriting and an increased clarity in musicianship.
The first objective, the increase in accessibility, was accomplished by trimming the fat of Deprived's run-time. Bringer of Drought clocks in at a mere 34 minutes across half the number of tracks of the debut album. The band smartly uses this more limited space to pack in more focused details. There are less walls of unending blasts to get lost in and more time signature changes and alterations in riff and pace and even feel to guide you through the many corners of the band's unique sonic maze. Each instrument really has to shine in order to hook you over the shorter length, and each musician certainly stepped up to that task. Of particular note is vocalist/bassist E.B.'s rhythm work here; the bass lines stand out prominently on opener "Engulfing Dust," lending the album a much beefier, more satisfying texture of heaviness than that found on Deprived.
The pronounced bass is just one of the many elements the band uses on Bringer of Drought to increase the variety, and therefore listen-ability, of the album compared to its predecessor. Although the band plays a consistently oppressive style of death metal more dependent on feeling and weight than headbangability, they change up riffs, rhythm, and tone just enough to achieve a unity of sound rather than a uniformity. The aforementioned "Engulfing Dust" and album closer "Fallen" are slower, more plodding tracks with caveman drums and lots of negative space wherein the reverberating, almost vertigo-inducing lead lines can create a sense of desperation. Third track "Ordeal" also taps into that feeling of hopelessness, but it does so with a much faster, more aggressive drum rhythm that drags you along in a stampede of double bass and fills toward an uncertain end. The remaining track, "Tidal Scourge," maintains this uniformity with a bass groove that plumbs the depths of the ocean with its crunchy, anchor-heavy percussive attack that leaves you gasping for air and solace.
All in all, the band has achieved a momentously heavy and, honestly, depressing release that I find myself revisiting again and again largely because of the way it improves on everything the band did on its predecessor. The intent to separate itself from its forebear is also the source of its only true downfall. In seeking to be slightly more accessible, the band loses some of the downright nastiness and aggression that makes bands like Antediluvian so unique and horrifying. In seeking to be more multifaceted, the band loses a bit of the focus on killer, oddball riffs that make groups like Gorguts and Chthe'ilist so special. As it stands, Phobocosm now fill the gap somewhere between the two camps, and although distant from the others, feel a little less distinct because of it.


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Tessa Thompson Walks Back Criticism of Lena Dunham's Lack of Involvement in Time's Up
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Tessa Thompson. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
After criticizing Lena Dunham for not being involved in the Time's Up movement in advance of the Golden Globes, Tessa Thompson has walked back her comments and clarified that she believes "The Time's Up campaign is for everyone, in all capacities, contributions big and small." "A response I made to comments on an Instagram post became fodder for a piece that I believe was designed to create conflict where there isn't any," Thompson said. "It's perhaps more complex than that. But I, in no way, want to diminish Lena Dunham and her work, her voice, and her importance."
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The controversy began last night after Thompson posted a photo of the women involved in the Time's Up movement that included Lena Dunham. When commenters criticized Dunham's participation, especially in light of her defense of Girls writer Murray Miller when he was accused of sexual assault, Thompson responded with a statement indicating that Dunham wasn't involved in the movement. "We hosted an open house for the actresses for red carpet messaging and Lena's presence was a surprise to us all," she wrote. "This is a time of reckoning. And for many, a re-education. So many women also have real work to do."
After Thompson's comment, Lena Dunham responded to IndieWire with a statement explaining her lack of involvement in the planning of Time's Up. "I was honored to be invited to the meeting by a close friend and to observe the work that these amazing women have been doing the past few months," she said. "For highly personal reasons, I've been unable to join previous efforts but being asked to be a part of this celebratory moment was truly beautiful. I've worked with Tessa and respect her artistry and admire her consistent candor."
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Q: Why don't the jquery datatable never reinitialize? I have trying to get it right but failed. The problem is that when I call filltblServicesReport function which initializes database mainly, it works for the first time but when I call it again then it doesn't load the new data. Eventhough I am destroying it but still it doesn't.
I am loading it via click event of a button.
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            $('tfoot td#tdTotal').text("");

            var url = '@Url.Action("DetailedServiceReport")';
            var data = { FromDate: $("#FromDate").val(), ToDate: $("#ToDate").val() }

            $.post(url, data, function (response) {

                if (response.ReturnStatusJSON == true) {

                    $("#tbodytblServicesReport").html("");

                    var i = 1;

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                         .append($('<td>').html(val.InvoiceNo))
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                         .append($('<td>').html(val.VehicleRegNo))
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                        destroy: true,
                        bPaginate: false,
                        dom: 'Bfrtip',
                        buttons: [
               'copyHtml5',
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                   extend: 'pdfHtml5',
                   footer: true,
                   title: 'Services Report (' + $('#FromDate').val() + ' - ' + $('#ToDate').val() + ')',
                   customize: function (doc) {
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                           color: 'gray',
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                       doc.styles.tableHeader.fontSize = 10;
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                        ]
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                    swal("Sorry !", "No Record Found", "error");
                    $("#tbodytblServicesReport").html("");

                }
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A: $('#tblServicesReport').DataTable.ajax.url.load

Solved it. You can use .ajax.url.load with data table to reinitialize it.

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Poor posture doesn't happen quickly.
It is the result of bad habits that become reinforced over time.
Of course, nobody deliberately chooses these habits, they are often the result of sitting for long periods of time, in poorly designed office or home furniture.
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August 10, 2015by Hao NguyenNo CommentsArtist Showcase
In The Moment: Interview With R&B Artist J-Luv Da Prince
1) How long have you been doing what you're doing and how did you get started in the first place?
I've been doing music for almost 15 years now. I was introduced to a studio at the age of 14 by one my cousins. I joined them one night in the lab and they heard me freestyling to a beat they were about to record on and he told me to go hit the mic and say what you have to say. It all started there.
2) What sort of hurdles and obstacles did you face to get to where you are now?
Well, as they say, "to make money, you have to spend money." As a teenager, i wasn't the type to go and get a 9 to 5. Guess you could call me lazy, so i hit the streets with my peoples at 17 and started getting a little bit, if you know what I'm saying.
I also didn't have the equipment for good production and it was other artists in my town, but back then, helping another person out weren't really what people wanted to do. I understood that though. It was all about family and they wanted to stick close to their own.
Don't hate them for it. I can also say family didn't really back me with what i wanted to do. That's a long story, so i want get into that. Basically, that was it.
3) What's the hardest thing about being an independent artist?
The hardest part about being an independent artist is just getting people to listen to your music. The industry has labels to back them. You have to walk these streets.
But that's exactly what its about. I love talking and associating with other people. Some can be jerks at times, but I think I would act the same with a stranger coming up to me. I just ask for one chance. That's it!!!
4) Are there any independent hip-hop artists out there who inspire and motivate you?
As for r&b artists, i like a lot of their music, but a few the really inspires and motivates me would have be, JKell, Shun Ward, Maskerade, and Fedarro. Between those four, they drive me to write and record the best songs that i can, when i listen to their music.
As for hip hop, which i still love even though I'm all about r&b/soul, a few I salute is Fame, K-Styles, and Naudikah. Go check them out, Google them! You'll be surprised what the industry is missing with a lot of underground artists.
5) Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
I'm a tell you the truth, i hate that question. No one, especially music artists, can really predict how their career is going to go. But to give you an answer, staying committed to my career and steady getting my name and music out to the masses. Basically, be in a better positions that i am right now.
6) Who were the first influences on your music and style?
I started off rapping first, so back then the artists I used to listen to were Snoop Dogg, Nas, 2pac, Biggie, basically the ones every artist would say, if you think about it. You might notice I didn't say Jay-Z. Let's just say, he wasn't an artist I could get into.
And until this day, I still can't. Now when I got into r&b, first singer I heard was R. Kelly's "Down Low." When I heard that I flipped out and wanted r&b at that moment. Something about that damn song. Then I found Jodeci, Guy, Jagged Edge, Boyz 2 Men, Dru Hill, just to name a few.
Never knew how deep music could be, until I heard them sing and preform. So put all those artists together and my music would fit right in.
7) If you could choose to collaborate with 3 other artists on the same track – who would they be?
R. Kelly, Drake, and August Alsina
8) What makes your music different to other artists?
Simple answer, I ONLY write about what I go through in life. I really can't tell you anything else.
9) What are you hoping to achieve with your music?
A lot of people would say success and fame. I just want be acknowledged. Say MY Name!!!
10) What do you think is the biggest barrier an artist like yourself has to overcome, to gain commercial success?
In this day in time, you have the internet. You can easily get your music out the masses. It all comes down to investing in yourself. You don't do that, why are you even setting up a mic in the first place. I don't know anybody that is doing this for a hobby.
It's all about the hustle. You have to grind it out, take the criticism, do better, and so on. It takes time. They're really no barriers that I can see.
Written by Hao Nguyen
Stop The Breaks is an independent music marketing company focused on showcasing independent hip-hop artists. Our goal is to help motivate, inspire and educate independent artists grinding around the world. We provide branding, content marketing, social media, SEO and music promotion services.
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If you ever said 'they're all the same', you are a reason you don't get the politicians you want.
If you ever said 'they're all the same', you are a reason you don't get the politicians you want. If you have been rude about a politician on social media, you are a reason you don't get the politicians you want.
Well, I managed, through some miraculous (and, frankly, unfamiliar) feats of incredible self-control to navigate my way through the Christmas period without falling out with anyone about Brexit or politics. We have opposing and strongly held views, so it's not always easy – but it works when we remember there's a person behind the politics.
But folk are strange aren't they? They complain that politicians are out of touch with real people, yet have a massive hissy fit if one lives in social housing.
They despise the "elite", whom they accuse of not understanding the general public, yet vote for those very same people.
They say they want politicians to concentrate on running the country, yet object vociferously to salaries that in theory free MPs from worrying about the bills when they should be worrying about the state of the nation.
They accuse MPs of having big egos yet expect them to be immune to any and all personal attacks.
I have met quite a few MPs. Some I have found to be arrogant and dismissive of opposing views.
They're the exception. Most of them I've experienced as hard-working, decent people trying to serve all their constituents, not just the ones who voted for them. They're not all vying for power. Many of them just want to do a good job for citizens and country.
It seems to me that to stand as a public officer (MP or local councillor) takes an enormous amount of courage. They are vilified on mainstream and social media; their families are treated as fair game; they are subjected to breathtakingly shocking, horrendous personal attacks, especially if they are from a BAME background or a woman or gay, or hold a position contrary to yours.
If you stand for public office, you seem instantly to become a figure of hate simply because you have the letters "MP'" or "Cllr" attached to your name.
If you have ever said "they're all the same", then you are a reason you don't get the politicians you want. If you have ever been personally rude about a politician on social media, then you are a reason you don't get the politicians you want. If you have ever muttered "well they weren't forced to be a politician, so they shouldn't complain about being personally attacked", then you are a reason you don't get the politicians you want. And if you have ever said "they're all in it for themselves", then you are a reason you don't get the politicians you want.
Of course, there is no denying that there are other problems with the way we get the politicians we get, such as the huge costs of running for office, but if you're one of those people who think it's ok to make ad hominem attacks on politicians, then you're a powerful reason why lots of really good people are never going to stand for public office.
By all means criticise the policies, the positions, the politics. Vociferously. With passion. But lay off the personal attacks. Remember, there's a person behind the politics.


Gary is certainly an expert on a long, fulfilling career. Today, he celebrates 50 years with Milliken & Company. Gary began his career with Milliken Electronics and after four years, transitioned to Milliken Reseach where he began working on theMillitron project, the company's proprietary digital carpet printing technology. For over 46 years, Gary has worked on 34 Millitron production machines which have been installed in 10 different countries. He is a key leader in the design and support of every system involved in this industry-leading technology.
Nicknamed "Hawk" by his team members for his uncanny ability to spot and identify problems with any circuit board, Gary has an incredible skill set surrounding electronic lab test equipment, including data analyzer, oscilloscopes and Millitron test stands. These vital skills are important to the Millitron Development team. Gary has spent most of his 50 years at Milliken working in the same location, the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina- highlighting his dedication to the Millitron project and the company.
"I worked hard to learn all I could, and that doesn't stop even today." Gary is always looking to learn new things, as he feels continuous learning unlocks so many opportunities. Take electronics and computers, for example. That emphasis helped lead Gary to where he is today. "I learned from some really good guys, and I'm still learning from really good guys." While he firmly believes in lifelong learning and in utilizing mentors to help advance your career, Gary has since stepped into a mentor role, sharing his knowledge with the next generation of Milliken associates.
Outside these mentor-mentee relationships, Gary has well-established friendships with associates, some for more than 30 years. He has been known to share excess produce – gardening being a personal hobby – with his co-workers seasonally. He credits his long tenure at Milliken to these relationships, as well as to the love and support of his wife and two daughters.
Congratulations to Gary on his 50-year service award.


Use peppermint candy to make them — you'll be glad you did. Adapted with permission from Brownies! Good Housekeeping Favorite Recipes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9" x 13" baking pan. In a small bowl, whisk flour and salt.
In a heavy 4-quart saucepan, melt butter with unsweetened and semisweet chocolates over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth. Remove from heat. With wooden spoon, stir in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs; stir until well mixed. Stir flour mixture into chocolate mixture just until blended.
Spread half of brownie batter into prepared pan. Arrange peppermint candies in a single layer over batter, about 1/2 inch apart. Spread remaining batter over top.
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Album #64: The Cardigans – Life
Posted byjohnmurray1984 Mar 17, 2020 Mar 17, 2020 Posted inAlbum Reviews 2020Tags:Albums, Reviews, The Cardigans
Origin: Jönköping, Sweden
Label: Stockholm Records
Best Track: Rise & Shine
So at this time of global crisis, what is the logic behind a review of a 25-year-old album from a Swedish indie-pop band?
Like most of the world, I'm spending a lot of time indoors with my family right now, and last week we were playing one of the old Shine compilations. These ran from the mid-to-late 1990s and were a collection of indie and rock songs from a fondly remembered period in British music. One of the songs on it was 'Rise & Shine' by The Cardigans, which my four-year-old daughter took an instant liking to, and now wants played on repeat.
It's not hard to see why this song would appeal to an infant. It has a childlike cheeriness, with its upbeat, jangly guitars and the lullabyish vocals repeating a phrase they would've heard regularly since the day they were born.
'Rise & Shine' was the fourth single from the band's 1995 second album Life, although it had actually appeared on an EP they released as far back as 1992. Reaching the heady heights of #29 in the UK singles charts, it's probably not one of their better known songs. You're more likely to have heard the album opener 'Carnival', and there's even more chance you'll be familiar with the 1996 hit 'Lovefool', which featured in the Romeo + Juliet film of that year.
It instantly strikes you as a happy, summery song, but on close listening and attention to the lyrics, one thing that stands out about 'Rise & Shine' is that the words during the verse are at odds with those of the chorus. With lyrics like "I want to be alone for a while" and "I want it all to be gone tomorrow" (both quite fitting at the moment, actually), this sounds like the voice of someone who is not the least bit happy. In fact, far from being a feelgood indie-pop tune, I'm beginning to think this is a song about depression.
The chorus ("I raise my head and whisper/Rise and shine/Rise and shine my sister") can therefore be interpreted in two ways. One is that the 'sister' is a real person – a close friend, or perhaps even literally a sister. It's that person who's got your back, picks you up when your down, and tells you that you can 'rise' above it and 'shine' like a star. That's a pretty uplifting message.
But the alternative is that the 'sister' is merely that mask worn by many people who suffer from depression, and represents that part of the brain that tells them to just get up and get on with it, wear a smile and stick it out. The interesting thing about that interpretation is that the song itself is doing the same thing by giving the impression of being a fun and breezy pop song, when in reality this is the facade of a dark and serious subject.
In any case, 'Rise & Shine' seems doomed to be a song I associate with COVID-19 and self-isolation for the rest of my life, and both interpretations seem apt. I don't know whether to think positive and find inner-strength, or just put a brave face on and look forward to it being over. As an anthem for the current state of affairs it seems as good a song as any, except maybe 'Touch Me I'm Sick' by Mudhoney.
But this has turned into a single review, hasn't it, so what's the album like? It's good, nice, pleasant…one of them really. You can't exactly rave about it, but it's a perfectly enjoyable accompaniment while in the car, at a barbecue or just about anywhere else. Singles aside, my other favourite moments are the bouncy, odd-time signature of 'Travelling With Charley', and the sophisticated lounge styling of 'Celia Inside'.
Hope that explains it. I've always said I'm writing a journal first and a music review site second with this blog. I can't promise I won't be as waffly and idiosycratic as this again.
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Multiple Teams · Jan 12 Winter Sports Start-Up Information
After a long wait we will be beginning our winter sports seasons this Saturday, January 16 with competition starting as early as Friday, January 22. Athletes must have completed the online registration, required health forms and paid their athletic fee to participate. Since the season has been adjusted to a shorter season we will be
Multiple Teams · Oct 28 Winter Sports Registration
REGISTRATION and PAYMENT PLEASE HAVE DONE BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6: To register, please login to the Southfield Christian website (www.southfieldchristian.org) and complete the 2020/21 HS Winter Sports Registration Form. All registration and payment ($150) will be done through your student account. If you wish to pay by cash or check instead of through your student
Multiple Teams · May 21 Championship Salute: Boys Basketball 2019
The boys basketball team defeated Frankfort 62-39 in the 2019 MHSAA Division IV State Championship game. The Eagles were led by the 1st Team All-State backcourt of Junior Da'Jion Humphrey and Senior Jon Sanders who led the Eagles with 20 and 19 points respectively. Junior All-State guard Noah Rheker also had 10 points. The boys basketball
Multiple Teams · May 15 Coaching Profile: Clennie Brundidge
Coach Brundidge arrived as an assistant coach at Southfield Christian in 2012 right after the Eagles won their first boy's basketball state title. Since then the program has gone 173-32, while going 93-1 in MIAC conference play and amassing 8 MIAC conference titles, 7 MHSAA district titles, 5 MHSAA regional titles and 4 MHSAA state
Multiple Teams · May 13 Championship Salute: 2018 Boys Basketball
The boys basketball team won the MHSAA 2018 state title with a 64-54 win over Buckley. The Eagles got a huge day from Junior Harlond Beverly who had 23 points, 8 steals, 7 rebounds, 6 blocks and 4 assists. Junior Caleb Hunter had 13 points and Senior Bryce Washington had 12 points and 9 rebounds.
Multiple Teams · May 11 High School Basketball Awards
Varsity Boy's Basketball, 17-4 (10-0), MIAC Blue Conference Champions The Boys Basketball team captured the MIAC Conference Title for the 9th consecutive year and their 6th straight undefeated season in conference play. Senior Da'Jion Humphrey became the 6th player in program history to surpass the 1,000 career point mark. He will also become the 6th alum in the past 9
Multiple Teams · Apr 23 Championship Salute: 3-Peat
The 2013-14 boys basketball team went a school record 26-1 in route to the program's 3rd straight MHSAA State Title. The team had victories over Southfield High, Southfield-Lathrup, Walled Lake Western, Ann Arbor Pioneer and Detroit Community. There lone loss of the year came early in the season to Saginaw Arthur Hill. The Eagles would rebound
Multiple Teams · Apr 15 Championship Salute: Back-to-Back
The young 2012-13 Boys Basketball team started the year 3-4 after graduating a number of all-state seniors the previous season. However, after a rough start and coming off the Eagles only conference loss between 2011-2020, the team would go onto win their next 20 games and capture their 2nd straight MHSAA Boys Basketball State Title.
Multiple Teams · Apr 8 Championship Salute: Team "Find A Way"
The 2011-12 Boys Basketball season forever changed the Southfield Christian Basketball program. The program was 2 years removed from the worst season in school history having gone 1-20. Under 1st year Head Coach, Josh Baker and behind 3 senior All-State players in Chris Dewberry, Gavin Toma and Lindsey Hunter III, the Eagles won a school
Multiple Teams · Apr 6 Basketball Teams Earn Academic All-State
The girls and boys basketball teams both earned Team Academic All-State Honorable Mention Honors from the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan for the 2019-20 season. The girl's team had a team GPA of 3.62 while the boy's team had a team GPA of 3.5. Congratulations to our student-athletes on their hard work in the classroom
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At the site of an early authorized FIMP project at Kirk Park Beach in Montauk this past winter.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' long-awaited Fire Island to Montauk Point post-Superstorm Sandy re-evaluation report is now available for public review, and the Army Corps is planning several community meetings after Labor Day to give the public a chance to weigh in on the massive document.
Among the projects recommended for the East End are a 90-foot-wide berm and 15-foot-high dune along the barrier beach south of Westhampton and the shortening of 13 groins along the Westhampton shoreline to reestablish natural coastal processes there.
The plan also includes a feeder beach at Potato Road in Sagaponack, which is contingent on a local pond opening management plan for Georgica Pond, and a sediment management plan for the controversial downtown Montauk beach stabilization project completed this past winter.
The plan provides for the placement of about 120,000 cubic yards of sand on the front face of existing berms at each location approximately every four years "as advance fill to offset erosion."
It also calls for a "proactive breach response" plan along the barrier island fronting Shinnecock Bay, where the Army Corps will restore dunes to 13 feet or higher and 90 feet wide if they are "lowered below a 25 year design level of risk reduction," and work to enhance the resiliency of the dune and the salt marsh on the bay side at Tiana Beach.
Congressman Lee Zeldin will brief members of the public on the study at a special meeting Thursday morning, Aug. 18, at 11:30 a.m. at Westhampton Beach Village Hall, 165 Mill Road, Westhampton Beach.
The Army Corps is planning to set up at least four meetings throughout the FIMP coverage area in the month of September, according to Army Corps Public Affairs Specialist James D'Ambrosio.
Mr. Zeldin's office said Thursday that meetings are going to be scheduled for September 14 at Babylon Town Hall; Sept. 20 in Patchogue at the National Park Ferry Service Terminal; Sept. 27 in Southampton (either at the library or the college); and Sept. 28 at the Montauk Firehouse.
The Beacon will have more information on the final locations and times of the meetings once they are finalized.
The eastern portion of the Army Corps Tentatively Selected Plan | click on the photo for full size image
Public comments will be accepted in writing through Sept. 29, either addressed to The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Planning Division-Environmental Branch (ATTN: Mr. Robert Smith), 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278-0090 or by e-mail to: Project Biologist Robert.J.Smith@usace.army.mil and Project Manager Mark.f.Lulka@usace.army.mil.
Mr. D'Ambrosio said each meeting will include a presentation on the project, a poster board session explaining different aspects of the project and a question and answer period.
After the public comment period is closed and internal reviews of the draft are complete, he said, the project delivery team that wrote the original report will write a final report, which the Army Corps expects to be complete, delivered to headquarters and signed by the Assistant Secretary of the Army "in early 2017."
After that process is complete, the Army Corps will prepare design plans to bid out the project, with the anticipation that work will begin "sometime in 2018," said Mr. D'Ambrosio.
"People really want to know when there's going to be a shovel in the ground, but that's contingent upon everything here happening," he said. "There are a lot of checks and balances. We want to be good stewards of federal money, and we want it to be comprehensive. It's all designed to work within a system together."
The estimated cost of the project is $1.2 billion, funded at federal expense through the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, passed just after Superstorm Sandy struck Long Island's shores.
While Mr. D'Ambrosio said that no project will protect the coastline 100 percent from storm damage, the projects together are designed to minimize damage to life, property and infrastructure.
He said the Army Corps anticipates some of the projects might be controversial, as was the case with the Montauk beach stabilization project conducted last winter, and representatives from his office are willing to set up additional meetings in communities where people would like to have more input.
"They're major civil engineering projects, and it gets very involved," he said. "It also involves taxpayer money. But local communities couldn't come up with this kind of money to get these projects done."
The full Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point Draft Hurricane Sandy General Reevaluation Report is online here and extensive documentation on the overall FIMP process is online here.
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Q: Swift Eureka forms: how do you limit the number of rows in a multivalued section? I am using Eureka to build a form in iOS using Swift. I have created a multivalued section, e.g.:
form +++ MultivaluedSection(multivaluedOptions: [.Insert, .Delete], header: "My Header", footer: "My footer") { section in
    section.tag = "mySectionTag"
    section.addButtonProvider = { _ in
        return ButtonRow() { row in
                row.title = "Add row"
        }
    }

    section.multivaluedRowToInsertAt = { index in
        return TimeInlineRow() { row in
                row.title = "My row title"
        }
    }
    // initialize form with any times that have already been set previously, times: [Date]
    for time in times {
    section <<< TimeInlineRow(tag) { row in
        row.value = time
        row.title = "My row title"
    }
}

I would like to limit the number of rows you can insert into my multi valued section. Was thinking about doing it by hiding the ButtonRow using some kind of Condition but I'm not sure how to connect it. Alternatively could just present an alert if you tap the button row when the count of values() in the section is too high, but then how do you block the actual inserting?
Was also considering that I could do something inside multivaluedRowToInsertAt based on index but still not sure what.
Looked through the issues and was surprised not to find anything on this already, so I can only assume I'm missing something obvious.
Another thought I had was to set a Condition on the ButtonRow in the addButtonProvider that returns true if the row with a certain max row tag (that I create) is not nil in the form (i.e. no such row exists), and then in the multivaluedRowToInsertAt it would check if the index is greater than the max allowable index and if so it applies the max tag when creating that row. But it seems the green + insert button is automatically applied to the last row of the section regardless of the type. Then I tried changing the multivaluedOptions to just .Delete when the max rows are reached but I'm having trouble figuring out how to get it to go back to allowing inserting after a row is deleted.
Also tried putting a condition on the ButtonRow's disabled property based on a similar method as above (with a max row) but it also runs into duplicate row tag issues and the green add button still responds to taps, and the showInsertIconInAddButton property has no effect.
Even if I get this method working, it seems unnecessarily convoluted and I would have expected there to be a much simpler solution since it seems like this would be the kind of functionality a lot of people would need.

A: As laid out in Mahbub's answer and hinted at in the original question, one can check the index in the multivaluedRowToInsertAt block and update the multivaluedOptions and hide the button row accordingly.
Properties in FormViewController:
private var myButtonRow: ButtonRow! // Can also just refer to it by tag
let kMaxCount = 5

Inside a setup function in FormViewController: (not shown, setting up the section / button row / add provider etc)
section.multivaluedRowToInsertAt = { index in
    if index >= self.kMaxCount - 1 {
        section.multivaluedOptions = [.Delete]

        self.myButtonRow.hidden = true

        DispatchQueue.main.async() { // I'm not sure why this is necessary
            self.myButtonRow.evaluateHidden()
        }
    }

    return TimeRow() { row in // any row type you want — although inline rows probably mess this up
        row.title = title
        row.value = Date()
    }
}

The changes to the button row inside multivaluedRowToInsertAt didn't seem to take hold until the 6th row was added, regardless of when the hidden method is called and what the max count is set to, and the last row that inserts goes in the second last place. So then I tried the code as written above, with a dispatch call delaying evaluateHidden() and it seems to work. I'm not sure why, presumably some conflicting race condition. Note, when the insert method is called it is on the main thread, so it's not about changing UI on a background thread.
Then for when rows are deleted there is a function called rowsHaveBeenRemoved you can override in a FormViewController subclass that is called whenever a row (in any section) is removed:
override func rowsHaveBeenRemoved(_ rows: [BaseRow], at indexes: [IndexPath]) {
    super.rowsHaveBeenRemoved(rows, at: indexes)
    if let index = indexes.first?.section, let section = form.allSections[index] as? MultivaluedSection {
        if section.count < kMaxCount {
            section.multivaluedOptions = [.Insert, .Delete]
            myButtonRow.hidden = false // or could
            myButtonRow.evaluateHidden()
        }
    }
}

A: This is how can you limit the number of rows in a multivalued section:

section.multivaluedRowToInsertAt = { index in

    if index > 2 {
        let multiValuedSection = self?.form.sectionBy(tag: "MultivaluedSectionTag") as! MultivaluedSection
        multiValuedSection.multivaluedOptions = [.Reorder, .Delete]

        self?.form.rowBy(tag: "AddButtonProviderTag")?.hidden = true
        self?.form.rowBy(tag: "AddButtonProviderTag")?.evaluateHidden()
    }

    // Do other stuff
}


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Optimum use of foreign aid
Many aid agencies in the past had delivered strictures on successive Governments for under utilizing donor aid.Some even refused to extend further aid due to this reason, stalling development work. This is mainly due to the fact that our administrative set up was hamstrung by red tape and other bureaucratic bottlenecks. Project permits were held back for one reason or other and investors were sent from pillar to post resulting in delay in these projects getting off the ground. More often than not development projects were abandoned due to investors quitting in disgust. The end result - grandiose development programs being stillborn and donor funds still in the kitty.
Therefore it is encouraging to note Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardhana saying that Government entities would be strengthened to enhance utilization of foreign aid towards development projects.
Speaking at a function in Matara the Minister said at present foreign aid utilization stood at 35 percent which needs to be increased to a higher level with the opening up of new development projects in the country including the North and East."With the dawn of peace in the country, the Government has launched many development projects with Government and donor funds covering the whole country".
Compared with the poor performance in the past, 35 percent aid utilization is noteworthy. What should be done now is to improve it further so that a majority share of the aid could be spent productively. It is necessary to streamline the administration so that feasibility studies, environment import studies and other necessary procedures and administration could be completed without unnecessary delay.
Foreign aid is obtained with difficulty and for good causes. Hence it is a criminal wastage, if it remains unutilized or underutilized. While unutilized aid is lost, development work for which they were obtained gets stalled.
Sri Lanka stands to get rid of the lethargy and sluggishness that has almost become a hallmark of development work, especially those in the State sector.
It could also be advisable to remove the component of foreign aid utilized for seminars, foreign trips and other unproductive endeavours.
With massive foreign funds now expected to flow into the country, the Government must see to it that every dollar is spent for the intended purpose and that no room is left for waste and financial impropriety. This, while ensuring that the funds are spent prudently where the public derives the maximum benefit.
Under-utilization of donor funds is the result of poor planning and direction and most often occurs when the anticipated counterpart funds fail to materialize. Sometimes development projects that started with much fanfare gets stalled midway due to this and the donor component remains idle. Therefore all angles should be covered in any given project to ensure the optimum funds being utilized.
Above all, accountability should be the key principal governing the utilization of donor funds. This is more so since funding sources are fast drying up due to heavy lending into spheres affected by the global financial crisis. Ideally the Government should set up a separate body staffed with experts to monitor the utilization of foreign aid to ensure no areas are neglected in the post war reconstruction.
Arresting reckless driving
The Health Ministry is to formulate a system whereby an errant motorist who injures a victim will be called upon to foot the latter's medical bill. According to a Ministry spokesman, the Government spends between Rs. 5 and 10 million on a single such victim during his or her period of hospitalization.
It is said that more often than not the victim is a breadwinner and ends up becoming a dependent due to being maimed or carrying other serious injuries. This, while the perpetrator gets away with a fine. On the face of it, the move is a logical one especially given the statistics showing some 50,000 road accidents annually. Though all may more fall into the 'serious' category, a sizeable percentage of this would be ICU cases where the Government would be footing the bill which would be a not inconsiderable sum from the health budget.
According to the proposed move, the offender will have to reimburse the entirety of the hospital bill that is meant to act as a deterrent. But nothing is mentioned about the consequences of default.
Sure, affluent motorists may be able to fork any sum. But what about the ordinary lorry and bus driver? Could they meet a medical bill of Rs.5 million? Therefore the remedy lies in stringent court sentences to arrest reckless driving on our roads leading to accidents.
Political solution through reconciliation
Since June this year, when we last addressed this forum, Sri Lanka has made significant strides towards a lasting and durable solution to our long-standing conflict. I wish to acknowledge with gratitude the keen interest the members of this Council have displayed in the evolving situation in Sri Lanka and wish to reassure them that, with the defeat of terrorism, the President Mahinda Rajapaksa's Government is doing its utmost to restore, rebuild and renew the foundations of a democratic social order throughout the Lankan territory.
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There is this strange thing about skin colour. If you are white, you can do no wrong, you are above-board, intelligent, good hearted etc etc, at least that's what certain high-ranking people on the global stage seems to believe. I am talking specifically about James Elder, UNICEF's Communications Director in Sri Lanka, who has been asked to leave the island by September 21, 2009.
Don Bosco Vocational Training Centres:
Beacon to a darkened landscape
Don Bosco Vocational Training Centres are located in all parts of Sri Lanka. There are no less than 10 such training centres approved by the Board of Investment alone and they scattered from North to the South and East to the West. What business is a vocational training centre having with the Board of Investment? That seems a very legitimate question.
The ninth death anniversary of M. H. M. Ashraff falls today:
Kingmaker of the East
Nine years sounds quite a long period, but not when it comes to Ashraff. It seems only yesterday that he took off without bidding us farewell. Aman his only son, a young man with his adorable Zahara, by his side brings but Ashraff to life. The humility, genuine warmth, and secrecy in generosity in abundance, is truly Ashraff in Aman.
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Jennifer and Kevin are two incredibly sweet people who recently said "I do" at Kilbuck Creek in Monroe Center, IL. Jennifer wore a beautiful gown from Sara Grace. The dress had an allusion back with crystal buttons that looked amazing. They had originally planned for an outdoor ceremony, but the weather had other plans. They ended up having an indoor ceremony in the reception area and it turned out wonderful. As the ceremony ended, the clouds parted and we still were able to make our way outside for a few pictures.