Delay, someone told me recently, is the enemy of action. And the lack of action is the enemy of raising funds.
This seems so obvious, and yet too many nonprofits and way too many development directors don't seem to get the obvious.
If I have a pet peeve about consulting, it is the number of clients and prospective clients who don't get back to me in a timely fashion. I had the same pet peeve when I worked full time for organizations. Then it was my colleagues who peeved me off.
For most of my career, I spent much of my time following up. Following up to make sure that something was done; to check that something was received; to find out if a decision was made or a step taken. I sometimes feel that my only purpose in life is to nag.
What makes it strange is that I am not a particularly organized person. And, as those who know me will attest, I don't enjoy process. What I am goal oriented, and my overriding goal is getting things done.
Lots of people are like me, but few seem focused on fundraising. Or, perhaps, a more accurate statement would be that few who should be focused on fundraising are focused on getting things done. I wonder if that is an occupational hazard?
In a recent workshop, one of the participants noted that she is normally a very get it done person. The exception? Yep. Fundraising.
"I just hate it," she said, but as the executive director of the organization, it is one of her primary responsibilities. What is a reasonable person to do?
For starters, change that attitude. And maybe just rid your vocabulary of that word. Instead of thinking "fundraising," think, "giving donors an opportunity to make an impact." OK, maybe that's long. So think "growth." Think "progress." Think "improvement." None of those would conjure up a picture of a grasping someone.
Now, I don't think that fundraising should, either, but I'm a realist—and for too many people, that's exactly what fundraising connotes.
For years the profession has tried to put the focus on something other than fundraising. We've tried to replace fundraising with development or advancement, and there is a validity to those terms. We are asking for more than simply funds when we ask someone to join with us in supporting our organization. We are looking to develop a relationship and to advance our cause to greater heights…and yes, to raise funds so we can do the work that is so important.
The focus, therefore, should be on what we accomplish or could accomplish because of the generosity and caring of our donors. If we can convey our passion and join it with theirs—and better still, make it "our" passion—fundraising becomes something positive. And instead of delaying so you don't have to do something you really do not want to do, you are driven to work with those who share your excitement about the work that your organization does and want very much to be a part of it.
Janet Levine works with nonprofits and educational organizations, helping them to increase fundraising capacity and build stronger boards. Learn more at http://janetlevineconsulting.com. While there, sign up for the free monthly newsletter.
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Start walking, jogging or bouncing on a trampoline and breathing in the breath pattern described in the video at the start of this blog post. Also remember to tap your fingers in the method detailed in that same video.
Start thinking of, and ideally saying out loud all the things that you're grateful for.
Start saying thank you for all the things you envision in your life (dreams and goals) as if they are already present reality.
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As you meditate if important thoughts or actions come to you, write them down in short hand on a nearby notepad.
When you finish meditating and have a list of ideas that came to you during meditation, or during your 15 minutes of magic, then look them over and think about which one of them that - if you completed that "to do" item today - would make the biggest difference in your life and would make all of the other items on the list either not important or easier to achieve. Circle that one "to do" item and either complete it right then or set a sufficient block of time later in the day to work on completing that one thing.
You can easily do google searches nowadays and quickly find images that bring to heart and mind the states, possessions, skills and goals that you seek for your own life. Compile them all together in a place you can and often do see on a daily basis - like your phone's screen saver or a wall in your bedroom or bathroom, and print out those visions in a collage - or upload them onto a private vision board online using a tool like Pinterest. Whatever works for you, pull those dream images together and look at them daily, ideally somewhere where you do your meditation or your 15 minutes of magic - like next to your mini trampoline while you shout out all the things you're grateful for. You'll get super high and your ideal's will very likely start flying into your life as realities with all the enthusiasm and belief you generate through these practices.


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Theo Epstein: Cubs will 'be very objective' at trade deadline
You've heard by now that the Cubs didn't exactly turn in an active offseason. Despite entering the winter with talk of change, the club largely picked around the edges and ended up sticking with its existing veterans.
© Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Epstein may have a new manager in Ross, but clearly he is prepared to make more changes.
That doesn't mean the status quo will hold indefinitely. If anything, it seems the pressure will be applied right out of the gates to a roster now overseen by rookie skipper David Ross. As Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports, Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein made clear he's ready to act at the trade deadline if things don't go as hoped.
Epstein says the Cubs will "have to be very objective about what we have" during the summer trade period. That's always the case, to some degree, but it certainly sounds as if the Chicago organization will be applying a rather stringent standard to its buy/sell analysis come July.
"In the middle of this season, if we have a legit World Series contender, that is really meaningful," said Epstein. "But if we don't, you can't be blind to the realities of the following 18 months."
You need not read through the lines too finely to get the gist. The Cubs are looking at a two-year window on some key players. They're not interested in waiting until there's just one season of control left before selling.
Clearly, the hope had been to strike a deal in the just-completed offseason. The team wasn't able to find a sensible arrangement, but could be more aggressive in shopping players this summer if it's not in the position it hopes for.
Most interesting of all may be Epstein's framing of the choice. The standard he poses — "legit World Series contender" — is a fairly lofty one.
What if the Cubs are in a competitive postseason position, but don't quite seem primed for a serious run at a championship? That's not clear just yet — and will surely be the subject of close analysis by the organization. But Epstein's comments make clear, at minimum, that the team has already contemplated scenarios in which it'd engage in a mid-season sell-off of some kind.
The situation is complicated by the fact that the club is pressed up to the competitive balance tax line. It was already fair to wonder, on the heels of a winter of austerity, whether the team would stretch its internal payroll for mid-season additions unless it found itself in a truly compelling position.
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Ruth G. Coppola Beloved mother, longtime hospital and Bloomfield school nurse Ruth G. Coppola, of Franklin Lakes, N.J., formerly of Upper Montclair, N.J., passed away on Oct. 5, 2019, three weeks prior to her 100th birthday. Ruth was the second of two children born to parents, Eugenia and Florio Graglia of Paterson, N.J. on Nov. 1, 1919. Ruth graduated elementary school No. 21 in 1933, and graduated Eastside High School in 1937. She attended and graduated St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in 1940 with an R.N., and after graduating began her career as an OR nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital in Paterson. She met and married her husband of 63 years, Pellegrino William Coppola on March 14, 1945, and accompanied him to Washington, D.C. from 1947-1951, while he attended Georgetown University Medical School. She worked as a private duty nurse and OR nurse in Washington at that time. Returning to Montclair, N.J., in 1951, she gave birth to her son Peter in 1955. She then began a second career with the Bloomfield School System in 1968 as a school nurse. Ruth went on to obtain a B.A. from Jersey City State Teachers College in 1968, and a master's degree in educational psychology from Montclair State University in 1973. She continued to work for the Bloomfield School System for 33 years, retiring in 2001 at the age of 82. Ruth worked at three elementary schools in Bloomfield: Oakview, Watsessing, and Brookdale schools before moving to Bloomfield High School, where she eventually retired. Ruth also participated in and was a group winner early on in the New Jersey lottery, being one of six in her school to co-purchase a winning lottery ticket. Ruth was an avid reader with a voracious appetite for all literary work, especially fiction and was an active participant in the Montclair Library system. Her approach to nursing combined expertise with compassion and empathy. An intelligent and thoughtful figurehead in the family, Ruth had a brilliant sense of humor. She is survived by her loving son, Peter William; his loving wife, Vanessa Ann; two cherished granddaughters, Alexa Rae and Andrea Mary, and a step granddaughter, Chelsea Marie Martin. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Pellegrino William, and her brother, Edwin Graglia. Funeral arrangements at The Hugh M. Moriarty Funeral Home, 76 Park St., Montclair, N.J. 07042. Viewing hours are on Thursday Oct. 10 between 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. On Friday, Oct. 11, a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered, beginning at the Hugh Moriarty Funeral Home at 9 a.m., and proceeding to St. Cassian Roman Catholic Church, 187 Bellevue Ave., Montclair, at 10 a.m. Internment at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Totowa, N.J. For directions and online condolences visit moriartyfh.com . Following the services on Friday, a lunch will be held to celebrate Ruth's life at 1 p.m. at Nicola's Restaurant, 650 Union Blvd. Totowa. All friends and family are welcome. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ruth's honor to the Montclair Public Library, 50 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, N.J. 07042, and the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 8th Ave., 7th Fl, New York, N.Y. 10001.
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EPA Fines Owner of San Joaquin Valley Almond Orchard for Clean Water Act Violations, Orders Restoration of Wetlands
SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Edward Lynn Brown, owner of an almond orchard near Merced, California, for violations of the federal Clean Water Act that impacted more than two acres of rare vernal pool wetlands . The settlement requires Brown to pay $212,000 in civil penalties and restore and preserve 15 acres of wetland habitat.
On March 14, 2019, EPA inspected the site. Inspectors determined that earth-moving activities by Brown had discharged fill material into waters that flow into the San Joaquin River. This work had been undertaken without obtaining a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
"Grading and filling wetlands of the San Joaquin River Valley without proper permitting impacts water resources and endangers California's unique native plants and animals," said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman. "In a time of drought and climate change, it is essential to protect these rare and vital water resources and habitats from destruction."
Brown's earth-moving activities from 2016 to 2020 involved building a retention basin and access roads and planting a new almond orchard. The impacts from these activities resulted in the degradation of over two acres of vernal pool wetlands adjacent to Parkinson Creek, a tributary of the San Joaquin River that bisects the ranch. This work violated provisions of a previous 2014 EPA Order, which had required Brown to notify the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of any proposed activity that may impact local water systems.
A pond on the almond orchard that provides critical wetland habitat impacted by soil and sediment disturbances. (EPA photo)
To mitigate these negative environmental impacts, under this settlement Brown has agreed to develop a plan for removing 1.9 acres of fill material, restoring, and enhancing 2.44 acres, and preserving 12.66 acres within an 81.39-acre area within the orchard.
Contact Information: Joshua Alexander, 415-972-5940, [email protected]
For more information on enforcement of Clean Water Act Section 309 visit: https://www.epa.gov/cwa-404/clean-water-act-section-309-federal-enforcement-authority.
To view information on the 2014 Clean Water Act enforcement action, visit: https://archive.epa.gov/epapages/newsroom_archive/newsreleases/f7437d2c778475d685257d94006344bc.html.
To view the 2014 public notice, visit: https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/www3/region9/enforcement/pubnotices/pubnotice-merced-ranch.html.
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Q: RuntimeError: An attempt has been made to start a new process before the current process has finished its bootstrapping phase I develop a code that performs neural network modelling using Pytorch. My code runs pretty well in my Pycharm console, but it does not work when I run it from a script. I checked it several times and I don't see any obvious problem.
The full error that I get is:
RuntimeError:
An attempt has been made to start a new process before the
current process has finished its bootstrapping phase.
    This probably means that you are not using fork to start your
    child processes and you have forgotten to use the proper idiom
    in the main module:

        if __name__ == '__main__':
            freeze_support()
            ...

    The "freeze_support()" line can be omitted if the program
    is not going to be frozen to produce an executable.

The error in my code seems to originate in my trainer (and more specifically in the last line i.e. in "val_split=0.1)":
trainer.fit(
        X_tab=X_tab,
        target=target,
        n_epochs=5,
        batch_size=256,
        val_split=0.1)

I use Python 3.7 and Windows, if that helps. Could that be a multi-processing problem or anything else?

A: I got the answer!
My understanding is that this has to do with the reduction.py backend code.
If anyone get this runtime error, you can add:
if __name__ == '__main__':
    import code
    code
    code

and it will solve the issue!

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Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative
by David Brock
Hardcover: 288 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.17 x 9.52 x 6.48
Publisher: Crown Pub; ; (March 5, 2002)
Review by William A. Spriggs, January 19, 2003
Once again, let me remind readers of this web site that I do occasionally stray from the web site's theme and read other publications that do not appear to be related. However, if one assumes that innate evolutionary pressures guide many of our present human behaviors, then one can easily conclude that a book about exposing political "dirty tricks" by the conservatives at the highest level of American politics is right in our path of study.
And, boy does this book get primal -- down and dirty, would be a better description. What is important to readers of this web site is the relationship of this book -- a book about the highest levels of American politics -- and to the book titled Moses was a Right-Wing Conserevative. (See my review Sept. 3, 2001).(See my review Sept. 3, 2001). That book, to put into its simplest form, was about the lowest level of American politics -- politics mixed with American religious fundamentalism, and written by a man named, John L. Plough, who could easily be considered an obscure "front-line trooper." In comparing the two books, one can begin to construct the common thread in human beliefs that guide American politics up from the slime pits of religious extremism to right-wing conservatism. What one finds is that the innate expressions of hate of one's opponent appear to be the same but that the outward expressions of those hate expressions get more subtle and "polite" the higher the hierarchy.
Blinded by the Right, however, could easily be deemed a memoir and confessional of someone who managed to circulate in the highest levels of conservative hierarchies. If this were still the Cold War, and the author was a Russian, then David Brock could easily be the equivalent of a three-star general. The author, a former journalist for the conservative magazine, The American Spectator -- who curiously enough, began his writing career at the University of California, Berkley by being a left-leaning liberal -- describes in minute detail his captivation by the siren wail of money and power; he details how he was nurtured, mentored, and led by the Right down a path of conservative thought. He also relates a stunning fact on page 196: "All of us at the Spectator were in it together at one level or another, scamming Scaife. (Mr. Scaife was the financial backer behind The American Spectator).
You may recall that David Brock is the journalist who helped to discredit Anita Hill with his book, The Real Anita Hill: The Untold Story, by injecting into the American cultural stream the "idea" that Ms. Hill was "a little bit nutty, and a little bit slutty" -- in other words, Mr. Brock was able to publish an American best-seller based upon the simple human predisposition for gossip; this totally "discredited" her testimony against the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. You may recall that Ms. Hill testified that Mr. Thomas made inappropriate sexual suggestive remarks toward Ms. Hill, boasted of his sexual prowess, and his shared his views about his obsession at viewing pornographic videos. In this case, "local gossip" and a well-oiled conservative media blitz was used "beat back" her testimony, and thus, to influence national affairs for years to come. Brock later discloses in this book, that in a phone conservation with the Supreme justice, Judge Thomas admits to Brock that the allegations made by Ms. Hill were true.
Brock, by his own confessional, (or is it delusional projection?) was responsible for his participation in the conservative, financially-backed "Arkansas Project" which led to "troopergate" and, more importantly, to the legitimizing (establishing a cultural norm) in the main-stream press that it was OK to investigate the private affairs of a sitting President. It appeared as if, after troopergate, Bill Clinton was wounded in the water, and the sharks could smell blood -- and that made it OK to attack the sitting President; this then led, or helped, to trigger the events that led to the impeachment trial of Clinton (Of course, Mr. Clinton helped to advance his own demise by dallying with Monica Lewinski). Brock admits that he was "thrilled" to be in the thick of things that swirled around the right-wing dirty tricks operations that moved below the radar screen during the Gingrich era -- and by being a true believer in the conservative agenda -- until he could no longer deny that the political force he was advancing was built on little more than lies, hate, and hypocristy.
The most important parts of Blinded by the Right come in the early parts of the book when Brock lays before the reader the basic philosophy of the modern American conservative movement. It is in this section that evolutionary psychologists can gain the most insight because basic "innate" thoughts, emotions, and political maneuver mechanisms are spread out before us like a buffet. In the following quote, Brock lays bare his general overview assessment of the people involved in the conservative movement:
The leaders of our (conservative) generation had been drawn to Washington, rather than New York, where politics, not ideas, are central. Yet we were different as well from past generations who had come to the capital to make their mark. High-minded ideals of public service and journalism were little in evidence, nor was there much concern or compassion for those less fortunate than us. for all our ferocious intensity, our hatred of big government and big media, our ideology was in a way empty, more an attitude, a kind of playground politics, than a philosophy of government. p. 33.
In another overview of conservatives, there are many references to the Democrats or the Left as "the enemy." As such, we find the conservative making references to "wars," "battles," and "struggles," with the "opposition." One must constantly be reminded that these are humans and not chimpanzees fighting for hierarchical positioning. What I am trying to place before you is evidence that innate "confrontational" motivations are at work. Some excellent examples:
Bo Hi Pak, The Washington Times' (a conservative newspaper based in Washington D.C.) president.....Pak described his challenge this way: "It is a total war, basically war of ideas, war of minds. The battlefield is the human mind. That's where the battle is fought. So in this war, the entire thing will be mobilized -- political means, social means, economic means and propagandistic means -- trying to take over the other person's mind. p. 23.
In a 1988 speech decrying the left's campaign against (Supreme Court nominee) Bork, Newt Gingrich captured well how we saw things in the movement: 'The left at its core understands in a way Grant understood after Shiloh that this is a civil war, that only one side will prevail, and the other side will be relegated to history. This war has to be fought with the scale and duration and savagery that is only true of civil wars. While we are lucky in this country that our civil wars are fought at the ballot box, not on the battlefields, nonetheless it is a civil war." p.47.
Weyrich...."We are no longer working to preserve the status quo. We are (conservative) radicals, working to overturn the present power structure of the country...He describes his views as Moaist..'"I believe you have to control the countryside, and the capital will eventually fall'...He advocated no-holds-barred tactics. 'I am struck by the fact that we have lots of people who want to be nicer than God. If you read Scripture, Jesus was not some sort of milquetoast person with supreme charity...He cut people in two'. p.54.
"...but the Gingrich revolutionaries read the (1994) election results as a sweeping mandate for radical conservatism, slashing government spending, eliminating federal departments, and enacting huge tax cuts...Gingrich protégé Grover Norquist sent out an invitation to a post election party at his Capitol Hill home. Quoting from the movie Conan the Barbarian, it said: "TO CRUSH ENEMIES, SEE THEM DRIVEN BEFORE YOU, AND HEAR THE LAMENTATIONS OF THEIR WOMEN" (Capitals mine). p. 218.
So, as you can see, the examples above give excellent examples of "war conflict" mentality of the conservative thought. But if one looks very close, what you find is this: "War" victory represents the masculine innate past that shouts out and declares that "to the victor goes the spoils." and "Show no mercy to the enemy," etc. And if we translate that into a modern conservative mantra and distribute it to the masses, it comes out like this: unregulated capitalism combined with an attack on altruism. Nothing really changes: the basic motivation remains the same, (win at all cost to gain the best advantage for yourself, your clan, your village, and show no mercy for your opponent; Social Darwinism in the raw -- give every advantage to the rich; control the media to control the culture; control the courts, etc.) It is just that the shift in the timeline and culture changes the outward movements. The question we have to ask is this: Will this greed and the attack on altruism from our past be with us forever, or is it just the momentary "success" of a relatively few? Obviously, if we look around us, we find that the vast majority of humanity lives in a non-violent, altruistic world. Will good ultimately triumph over evil? I believe that as science advances, it will show us that compassion and diversity is the path that evolution is truly heading on.
But every "revolution" begins with the individual and the actions that they take. In conclusion of this review, we are also given a very close view of the internal struggle that the author confines to us as his thought process changes from "evil" that he has perpetrated, to his attempt to do "good" by writing this confessional. Throughout the book, Brock gives many examples of his desire for maintaining "high ideals" while "selling out" those ideals in order to advance in the conservative hierarchy. Here are two perfect examples.
My intense desire to succeed in my chosen career as a conservative writer, and to belong to my tribe, obscured any other feelings or values that would have complicated the picture, and I buried many of my beliefs to fit into the movement. p.46.
Rationalization and denial were no longer possible. The proverbial scales were starting to fall from my eyes. I was now on notice that my relationship to the conservative movement was not an alliance, but a misalliance. Yet I had gone to Provincetown to work on a draft of The Real Anita Hill. With rhetoric of the culture war, and whose constituency was in large measure about to jump ship on principle. What principle would that have been, after all? I was not a Log Cabin Republican, the openly gay men and women trying to liberalize GOP ranks. I was a closeted opportunist. I had no interior life to speak of -- my sole focus was outside myself, on my career, my book, my place in the conservative movement, my now tight relations with a circle of conservative friends. I had so little sense of self, particularly as a gay man, that I had no principle to defend. The die was cast. I chose to turn a blind eye to rhetoric and intentions that I knew were wrong. My book cemented my place on the wrong side in a culture war that was offically declaring gays as targets, objects of scorn, even persecution. I again put my conscience in abeyance, this time knowingly. p. 126
The above paragraph is perhaps one of the most insightful ever written (at least, one that I can recall) that describes a personal conflict of interest between one individual's internal "desire" to go in one particular direction, and yet the strong external forces at work in the group selection process that "forces" our species to go against "their individual better judgment." I believe that this an excellent example of human natural selection in motion (even though debate still swirls around human sexual orientation) as biological internal emotional pressures are being overridden by "external" -- meaning events outside the individual's personal experience -- that occur outside of the human brain. In this particular case, this male focuses on his quest for a hierarchy position at his local environment by "conforming," "assimilating" -- that is "changing" his behavior to match the "external forces" around him -- social norms -- the "required behavior" of the conservative movement. So, if one "high-ranking 'General'" in the conservative cause can "see the light" and defect from the old evolutionary path of total greed and the rejection of compassion for those less fortunate, is it possible that others could follow? I know so; time is on the side or love, peace, and the rejection of our violent biological past. Make love not war.
Overall, Blinded by the Right is long, "gossipy," and "chatty"; it is totally anecdotal in form as we would have to take Mr. Brock's word for everything. As such, it is not really suited for any interests except those who consider themselves political junkies who have an interest in evolutionary human behavior as well
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I did not see the vehicle just the remains of the tracks.
outhern end of my mile.
In the driftline about an 1/8 of a mile from the jetty. These and many large crab and mussels were in this area see next photo of the driftline.
There was a 50' section of the drift line that contained Kelp, large barnacles, large mussels and crab. The crab were intact but appeared to have been dead for a while. This section was approx an 1/8 of a mile from the jetty.
This is what I picked up along Mile 290. This is the least amount of trash I have collected in a day on mile 290. And yes the solve bag was one of the items I found.
I am also volunteer with Solve and their adopt a mile program. Myself and 3 others collected over 50 pounds of trash.
Evidence of the strong summer north winds. Sand collecting along the jetty. I was pleasantly surprised at the lack of liter.
Visiting Camp Magruder and took advantage of free time to walk mile south to Bar View Jetty. Beach was filled with driftwood. Removed two bags of glass beer bottles and plastic water bottles.


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Del Mar Sunday: Shedaresthedevil A Slight Favorite In Clement Hirsch
Horse Racing News July 31, 2021 0 Margaret Ransom
Clement L. Hirsch, Del Mar, graded stakes, Road to the Breeders' Cup, Santa Anita Park
By Margaret Ransom
A trio of talented distaffers led by slight favorite Shedaresthedevil is set for Sunday's $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch (G1) at Del Mar, with the winner earning an expenses-paid berth in the Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) as part of the "Win and You're In" challenge series.
The Hirsch is run at 1 1/16 miles with a post time of 6 p.m. PT. The weather calls for a sunny day with temperatures expected to reach the low-80s, guaranteeing another day with a fast track.
The Clement L. Hirsch, once known as the Chula Vista Handicap, was renamed in 2000 to honor Clement Hirsch, the popular horse owner and breeder who founded California's prestigious Oak Tree Racing Association.
A superstar list of distance fillies and mares have graced the Del Mar winner's circle after capturing this race, including champions Princess Rooney, Bayakoa, Paseana, Sharp Cat, Azeri (twice) and Zenyatta (three times).
Champion Stellar Wind won this race three years ago for the second time and Eclipse Award winner Unique Bella ran her final career race in this event two years ago.
Hall of Famer Bob Baffert saddled Fighting Mad to victory in 2020 in what was her last win. She was retired earlier this year and is in foal to Curlin.
Trainer John Sadler has a record five winners, one more than Charlie Whittingham; Chris McCarron leads all jockeys with seven wins in the Hirsch.
Shedaresthedevil -Photo Courtesy of Benoit Photo
Shedaresthedevil (7-5), who won the 2020 Kentucky Oaks (G1), comes into Del Mar from Ellis Park in Kentucky and is trained by Ken McPeek. The 4-year-old was third in the Ogden Phipps (G1) on Belmont Stakes day after winning a pair of graded stakes, including the La Troienne (G1) at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Oaks day. The filly loves the distance (8-5-1-2) and has a trainer who loves to ship west and win races (think Swiss Skydiver in last year's Santa Anita Oaks). Her speed figures are strong, her class numbers are high, and she will have regular rider Florent Geroux aboard and the pair will no doubt head right to the front after the break.
Coolmore's As Time Goes By (8-5) seeks a third straight graded stakes score and first Grade 1 after taking the Santa Margarita (G2) and Santa Maria (G2) in her last two this spring at Santa Anita. The beautifully bred daughter American Pharoah and Take Charge Lady has been out of action since her last start in mid-May but hasn't missed a beat for Baffert and has some solid works to her credit.
She's versatile and can win around one turn or two, and while she seems to want to be up on the engine, she can take back a little and still have enough in her tank to finish strongly for the win. Mike Smith will be back aboard.
With one exception – an eighth-place finish in last year's BC Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) – Venetian Harbor (2-1) has been the picture of consistency. From nine starts, she has four wins and four seconds and all but her debut – a second-place finish – and maiden score came in graded stakes company. After the Breeders' Cup, the Richard Baltas-trained daughter of Munnings got a nice, long freshening and came back to win the Monrovia Stakes (G3) going 6 ½ furlongs on the turf at Santa Anita as a prep for this race nearly two months ago.
So now, in her second start off the layoff she figures to be fit and ready and though this race may be a tad far for her preference, she will be gunning for the front right from the gate.
Paige Anne, trained by Simon Callaghan, has done well in graded stakes. She's making her second start of the year off a third in a Golden Gate Fields allowance race and though she's consistent, having only finished off the board once, she will need improvement to have a chance. Leading jockey Flavien Prat rides.
Warren's Showtime, a Cal-bred daughter of Clubhouse Ride, has done her best running on the turf and captured the Wilshire Stakes (G3) at a mile at Santa Anita in mid-June. She is undefeated in her one start on the main track at this distance and 0-for-2 at Del Mar.Former claimer Clockstrikestwelve has been a consistent allowance performer but has faltered when being raised up in class to stakes and graded stakes company. She is a nice filly, but this is a tough task against this field.
Cover Version, a Darley-bred daughter of Medaglia d'Oro, is also a former claimer and has had some success in allowance company, but this jump in class will probably prove a bit steep for her
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Top Songs of 2020-24
The top 10 songs of 2015-19 | Go to the music index page
At the end of every year for the past two decades, I've taken a few days to consider the top ten songs of that year that had just passed. Here are the top ten songs of 2020 to 2024:
Above: Listen to the top 10 songs of 2020 compilation
The Top 10 Songs of 2020:
1. Nu:Logic ft. The Nextman "Our Nights (VIP)"
2. Taylor Swift "Invisible String"
3. Kelsea Ballerini ft. Halsey "The Other Girl"
4. WeiBird (韦礼安) "Jide huilai" (记得回来)
5. OSN (高爾宣) "Be Alright"
6. Koriass "Blacklights"
7. The Devil Wears Prada "Isn't It Strange?"
8. Dzhizus (Джизус) "Love"
9. Klute ft. MC Fava "One Last Day (Original Mix)"
10. Tatarka "Kawaii"
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From foreclosure to 150 herds: Grass-fed yogurt company succeeds with niche mindset
Kelli Boylen for Progressive Dairyman Published on 24 May 2018
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"It's not the making of the product; it's the selling," says Tim Joseph of Maple Hill Creamery about niche marketing.
Good farmers may or may not also be good marketers, he said, and there are a great many other things to take into consideration if you are considering value-added products or expanding into niche markets.
Today, Maple Hill Creamery of Kinderhook, New York, sources milk from more than 150 small family farms; their specialty is dairy products from 100 percent grass-fed organic cows. They are doing well now, but the company comes from a very humble beginning.
Tim and his wife, Laura, struggled when they started processing their own milk – a lot. They came extremely close to losing everything in 2009 and were barely scraping by to the point they didn't have grocery money, couldn't pay for heat and were struggling to feed their cows.
They started dairy farming in 2004 as a conventional operation but were drawn to grass-based organic farming.
The Josephs started making creamline yogurt from their own milk for their kids on their stove top. They opened a small storefront in 2009 and sold their yogurt at farmers' markets.
Tim quit his full-time job, and they started Maple Hill Creamery just as the recession hit. "With the economy at a low point, it was probably the worst possible time to take a chance on a yogurt company and leave the only steady income we had," Laura says.
Their situation was desperate.
"Tim's sister, Julia, and her husband, Pete Meck, decided to quit their dependable, well-paying jobs in New Jersey and join us in order to keep the business alive," she says.
Things got worse before they got better. Their car was repossessed, and they were facing foreclosure. Pete took over yogurt-making, and Julia sorted out the finances; Tim and Laura focused on the dairy.
Somehow, the four of them working together made things turn around.
Consumers became more aware of grass-fed milk, and the business started to grow. By 2012, the two families sold their herd and their farm and moved to a much larger facility in New York to keep up with demand. They worked on developing their "milkshed" of grass-fed herds to supply the necessary milk.
Maple Hill Creamery's products now include fluid milk, blended yogurts, Greek yogurts, drinkable yogurt, kefir and raw cheeses.
Tim says one of the most important things to consider when thinking about niche marketing is: "Are there enough consumers interested in your product out there to sustain you?"
He notes there is very little "middle ground" in dairy marketing. "It is some of the most competitive space in the grocery store, and pricing is competitive as well," he says.
"When thinking about developing a small brand, you need to think about how you are going to sell all your milk via your brand or other outlets, because the milk you can't sell – that's what will kill you," he says.
Tim says it's important to think like a consumer when considering niche markets. For example, in terms of grass-fed dairy, most consumers have little understanding of the higher Omega 3 and Omega 6 in grass-fed milk the grass-fed industry focuses on. But consumers are actually more focused on the increased animal welfare of grass-fed cows. The consumers' assumption is: Grass-fed cows are healthier, so the milk must also be better.
Grass-fed products are the fastest-growing segment of the dairy product industry, increasing at a rate of 30 to 50 percent – but consumers need to understand why they should be willing to pay a premium for a product when in the store.
Yogurt has a better profit margin than other dairy products, but less than 20 percent of Americans eat yogurt. "You need to be thoughtful of product choice when looking at cash flow," Tim says.
Tim says to be sure what you are doing makes you happy, and you need to be willing to work with consumers and the general public.
After all their financial struggles, the Joseph and Meck families say they are committed to paying a fair price for their milk. "Tim, in particular, is driven to keep grass-fed standards high and true to the movement's original intent: better for cows, better for farmers, better for the earth and better for you," Laura says.
"I believe dairy will continue to both consolidate and fragment simultaneously," Tim says. "As brands develop products to address additional consumer interests and desires, existing brands and more 'broad-stroke' claims will struggle to maintain share and will naturally lead to continued consolidation."
Maple Hill's plans are to continue to develop and market grass-fed organic dairy products within other areas of the dairy case and grocery store.
"Our mission is to be the gold standard and most trusted grass-fed organic dairy brand in America," Tim says. "Grass-fed organic dairy is all we do, and we want to be the 'go-to' brand for families looking for grass-fed options for their family."
Niche markets for dairy products do exist and, after 60 years of the pendulum swinging to convenience foods, it is coming back to the "story of the food" and a simple ingredient panel, Tim says.
In tough economic times, one option some producers consider is exploring niche markets. Maple Hill Creamery is proof it can work but, at the same time, they are fully aware of how difficult it can be to be successful. For those considering giving it a try, Tim advises them to be careful. "Try to find ways to test your market (utilize co-packers or food incubator facilities) to test your market and business assumptions before 'you go all in.'"
PHOTO 1: The family who owns and operates Maple Hill Creamery includes (left to right): Tim Joseph, Thomas Joseph, Will Joseph, John Joseph, Laura Joseph, Julia Meck, Molly Meck, Petey Meck and Peter Meck.
PHOTO 2: Tim Joseph says the creamery's mission is to be the "go-to" brand for families looking for grass-fed dairy options.
PHOTO 3: Tim Joseph says while the grass-fed industry focuses on the omega-3 and omega-6 in the milk, consumers are more drawn to the animal welfare aspect of grass-fed. Photos courtesy Maple Hill Creamery.
Kelli Boylen is a freelance writer based in Waterville, Iowa.
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Football fan, 20, charged with shouting anti-gay slur at match in Brighton
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A British 20-year-old football fan was ejected after shouting a homophobic slur at a match on Sunday.
George Bradley, from Greenwich, is being charged and due to appear in court next year.
The young Chelsea fan is accused of using 'threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behavior'.
The court's charges say his alleged actions were likely to 'cause harassment, alarm or distress'.
Bradley will appear at Brighton Magistrates Court on 3 January.
Football fan charged with shouting homophobic slur at match
A statement from Sussex Police read: 'The vast majority of Chelsea fans supported their team with passion and pride and were a credit to their club.
'One individual was ejected from the away section after club stewards dealt with an isolated incident of alleged homophobia.
'The individual was subsequently arrested and charged and his details have been passed to Chelsea FC, so they can take the appropriate action.'
Bradley was also told not to attend any Chelsea Football Club match, home or away.
Premier League clubs have recently attempted to do more to combat homophobia.
But in doing so, they have experienced a spate of homophobic abuse.
Football fans attack clubs for trying to combat homophobia
Big name teams, such as Arsenal and Chelsea, have been receiving homophobic responses to their participation in the Rainbow Laces campaign.
Manchester United, which also participated in the campaign, received more than 43,000 'angry' comments on the official Facebook page.
The Rainbow Laces campaign was created by Stonewall and involves high-profile sportspeople wearing rainbow attire, such as captain armbands or shoelaces.
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Android phones and features that flew and flopped in 2018
By Prosyscom Tech On Dec 28, 2018
2018 sure was a fun year to be an Android fan. While the usual flagship updates to the Galaxy and Pixel phones dominated the headlines, the year saw a steady stream of announcements and upgrades competing to grab our attention (and our money).
There were so many awesome phones in 2018, it's nearly impossible to pick a favorite. Some had killer features, some had great designs, and nearly all of them had incredible cameras. So for the last Android Confidential column of the year, I decided to tackle the best and worst phones of the year from a different angle. Here are the things that stood out for me in 2018:
Most underrated camera feature in 2018
Winner: Top Shot, Google Pixel 3
A lot of words have been written about Google's Night Sight feature on the Pixel 3, and rightful so. It's a fantastic, even mind-blowing feature that turns unusable low-light shots into something you can share on Instagram. What isn't getting nearly enough attention is Top Shot. This Pixel 3 feature lets you choose from a selection of images taken before and after the original pic so you can make sure you got the moment right.
There are technical drawbacks—namely that the new pics are much lower in resolution and don't take full advantage of the Pixel 3's superior processing skills. But for parents and anyone who's ever lamented missing a shot by a second or two, Top Shot is a godsend.
Runner-up: 2018 was the year when pretty much every premium smartphone climbed on board the wireless charging train (I'm looking at you OnePlus), but the Mate 20 Pro does something way cool with it: Reverse wireless charging. With a 4,200mAh battery, you're not going to need to charge the Mate 20 Pro very often. But you can lay another phone on the Mate 20 Pro's back and it turns into a wireless charging pad, meaning you can fill up your friend's phone in a pinch. Just try not to be too smug about it.
Most overrated camera feature in 2018
Winner: Dual Aperture, Samsung Galaxy S9
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If 2018 was defined by one trend (other than the notch, that is), it has to be a renewed focus on the camera. And it's not just software. We saw triple-camera arrays, ultra-wide lenses, 3X zoom, and dual-camera selfie cams all become standard in 2018.
There was one feature that received way too much hype: Dual Aperture. One of the signature features of the Galaxy S9 and S9+, it lets you manually switch from f/2.4 to f/1.5 at the tap of a button, which is admittedly a very cool thing to watch.
But there's a reason why no other phone maker copied it: It's kind of pointless. While a wider aperture certainly has an influence on the quality and composition of your pictures, manually switching it on the fly is kind of a gimmick. It's much more effective to either let the signal processor handle the adjustments in auto mode or use a slider for more precise adjustments.
Runner-up: We heard a lot about artificial intelligence and augmented reality in 2018, but aside from Google Assistant, nothing really stood out on Android phones. LG's ThinQ was laughably bad, HTC all but abandoned Sense, Bixby didn't take off, and Google Lens is still just a parlor trick. As 2018 comes to a close, we're still waiting for a practical use for AI and AR.
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Coolest smartphone color in 2018
Winner: OnePlus 6T
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Black was out in 2018, and in its place there were a bunch of truly awesome smartphone colors. But the coolest by far is the OnePlus 6T in Thunder Purple. To be honest, I didn't know thunder had a color, but the purple-to-black gradient on the OnePlus 6T with a slick reflective curve down the center made me a believer. Unfortunately it's sold our on oneplus.com, but I'm hoping they make it standard on the OnePlus 7.
Runner-up: It has to be the Mate 20's iridescent Twilight finish, which morphs from purple to blue to black, depending on the light.
Best smartphone in 2018 that refused to follow trends
Winner: Samsung Galaxy Note 9
It didn't come as a surprise that nearly every Android phone rushed to copy the iPhone X's notch in 2018. What was a surprise was the one company that didn't: Samsung.
Samsung usually isn't shy about jumping on the latest trend—look no further than AR Emoji to see what I mean—but none of its handsets had a notch in 2018. And the Galaxy Note 9 stands out as a result. Even with a design recycled from 2017, the Note 9 looks and feels just as fast, powerful, and modern as the Mate 20 Pro or iPhone XS.
Runner-up: I'm stumped. If you know of any other worthy flagship that went notchless in 2018, let me know.
Worst resurrection of a smartphone brand in 2018
Winner: Palm
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All you really need to know about the first Palm phone in years is that it has a 3-inch screen and no name. (Seriously, Verizon calls it the Palm Palm.) Nor does it have the ability to make calls on its own. AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile customers need not apply. Oh, and it costs $350. I could go on, but let's just say the long-awaited Palm revival fell flat on its tiny face.
Runner-up: Palm's pretty much in a class by itself here. The only other brand revival to speak of in 2018 was Nokia's, but it's basically the polar opposite of Palm. In fact, Palm's execs might want to steal a page from the Nokia 7.1 for their next project.
Best trend to look forward to in 2019
Looking ahead, 2019 is shaping up to be just as big—if not bigger.
Winner: Folding screens
While Samsung showed off a proof of concept folding screen in November, we've yet to see what it, Huawei, LG, and others are rumored to be cooking up around a marketable foldable phone in 2019. Regardless, they're going to be the first must-see and must-hold Android handsets since the Galaxy S6 Edge. Color us excited, even though they're probably going to be overpriced and filled with bugs.
Runner-up: If you thought 2018 was filled with great cameras, just wait until 2019. We're already hearing rumors of a quad-camera Galaxy S10, as well as a seven-camera LG phone, so strap in.
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Andreea Leonte | 11 January 2023
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in cooperation with Sofia Security Forum published in January 2023 the policy paper Secret Charm – China´s Hidden Influence in Southeast Europe.
This policy paper is an analysis of China's influence in eight countries from Southeast Europe, including Romania. Andreea Leonte, RISAP Fellow, participated as one of the authors of this briefing paper.
This policy paper highlights a case study, which provides useful lessons learned as to Beijing´s broader geopolitical and geo-economic objectives as well as the ambition to increase its economic leverage and political clout. The paper features case studies on China's influence in eight countries in Southeast Europe, conducted by local experts. The authors assess China's investments, its image and the appeal of its governance model in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia.
There is an ever-growing body of literature on China's presence in Southeast Europe (SEE) and, yet, there are several issues that remain under-researched at this stage, namely:
Why does the SEE region – and the Western Balkans in particular – attract the vast majority of Chinese loans and investment capital throughout the whole of Central and Eastern Europe? Can this only be attributed to the fact the Western Balkans are not bound by EU rules and regulations?
While a long list of Chinese investment projects in the region are marred by controversies, the SEE region appears to be largely out of step with the disillusionment with China in other parts of Europe and the deterioration of China's image on a global scale.
There seems to be more to China's economic presence in the SEE region, e.g. some sort of affinity for the Chinese socio-political model and governance standards. Could it be that in the systemic rivalry between liberal democracies and authoritarian state capitalism the majority of SEE countries feel more at ease with the latter than the former?
If so, can some patterns be established for the manifestation of China's "secret charm" in the SEE region? And what would the possible recipe – or recipes – be for an effective response of the liberal world to this secret charm?
Disclaimer: The conclusions and recommendations included in the report do not necessarily represent the position of RISAP, which was not institutionally involved in this project.
Secret Charm - China´s Hidden Influence in Southeast Europe
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Andreea Leonte
Andreea Leonte is Fellow for China Studies at RISAP. A Mandarin speaker, Andreea's research interests focus on China's foreign relations, China-Europe relations, the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-CEE 16+1 format.
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Many Voices Raised at Supreme Court Rally
This morning, thousands of advocates and families gathered at the steps of the Supreme Court to reflect, celebrate, and raise our voices.
As the Justices heard arguments in the Proposition 8 case, the United for Marriage Rally clearly showed the strength and diversity of our movement. People of all ages came; some conservative, some moderate, some liberal- all united for a common cause. Many religious leaders and congregants attended, following our early-morning interfaith service. We represented many cultures, and hailed from states all across the country.
The individuals who spoke reflected this makeup: a Republican who served as an aide to President George W. Bush, Chris Edwards took the podium to articulate his vision of marriage as a "human right for every person."
Reverend Gary Hall, Dean of the National Cathedral, agreed, "the freedom to marry the person you love is more than a Constitutional right. It is a moral right." National Council of La Raza President Janet Murguia looked to history, concluding, "our separate struggles are really one… Familia es familia. Family is family."
United Church of Christ Bishop Yvette Flunder, who describes herself as an African American woman, worker, mother, and grandmother, called on the Court to "follow the arc of justice," and led the crowd in song.
DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton joined us to say, "there are no second class citizens. There are no second class marriages!"
Baltimore Ravens linebacker and LGBT ally Brandon Ayanbadejo spoke his conviction: "In the end, love is always going to win the game."
It appears that the stories of our diverse community are not lost on the Justices. Justice Kennedy, in particular, seemed to be moved by the stories of the children raised by gay and lesbian couples. Early on in the argument, he questioned the attorney arguing on behalf of the Prop 8 proponents and acknowledged that there is an "immediate" legal harm to those same-sex couples who cannot be married. And he said the voice of thousands of children of same-sex couples is an important aspect of the case. "They want their parents to have full recognition and legal status… the voice of those children is considerable in this case, don't you think?"
As Justice Kennedy was contemplating the voices of our children inside, outside on the steps of the Court, we also heard from the children of LGBT parents, as Outspoken Generation co-chair Ella Robinson stood beside her father, and gave this inspiring speech.
The energy, positivity, and sense of community onstage were more than matched by the crowd. We saw many wonderful homemade signs- some more lighthearted than others.
We brought music, clapping, and a few impromptu dance parties. A pair of stubby-legged pugs in red jackets came from New York, along with their dads Alberto and Jerry. Friends boosted each other up on shoulders for photos of the crowd, waving flags and smiling. As one speaker told an emotional coming out story, the man in front of me composed himself with a hand across his face. The friend next to him wordlessly reached over to rub his back. As the hearings came to a close, longtime activist and organizer Cleve Jones put the moment well: "Whatever the justices decide, we have already won the hearts and minds of the American people. You were always equal."
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