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How Australia's doomed charities regulator fights terrorism
Friday January 9, 2015
There could be an unintended consequence of axing Australia's charities regulator: it might hamper counter-terrorism efforts.
While the Abbott government tries to convince senators to support the abolition of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, the Melbourne-based agency is quietly working to prevent charitable donations ending up in the hands of terrorists. This week, the commission reminded not-for-profit organisations of their particular vulnerability to "the risk of misuse for the purpose of terrorism financing", as stated in recent reports from the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre and the international Financial Action Task Force.
In October, commissioner Susan Pascoe told The Mandarin the ACNC had developed a unique counter-terrorism role that would be missed if it was axed. "It's hard to see who would have the [same] oversight of activity, if we didn't have an independent regulator," she said. "It's not the kind of role that the [Australian Securities and Investments Commission] or the [Australian Tax Office] would logically inherit."
Pascoe says the ACNC helped Australia fulfil its obligations as an FATF member to support the work of the inter-governmental organisation, which claims its policy recommendations "are recognised as the international standard for combating of money laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction".
Pascoe also spoke of the commission's work with intelligence gathering and law enforcement agencies at the October launch of the inaugural Australian Charities report, produced by Curtin University's Not-for-profit Initiative from the data charities must supply the commission each year:
"In a recent speech, William Shawcross, the chair of the Charity Commission of England and Wales, said it is the role of a charity regulator to ensure that charities operating in high-risk regions are fully aware of their duties and responsibilities. He also said that protecting charities from terrorist penetration is a vital element of a charity commission's role. The ACNC takes our oversight role as the national charity regulator extremely seriously."
David Gilchrist
According to the lead author of Australian Charities, Professor David Gilchrist, the ACNC's role is "very unique" because it is the only Commonwealth agency that has a full understanding of the many different types of not-for-profits, and a remit that intersects with all of their potential interactions with government.
"I think that the ACNC is in a very unique position to be able to understand better than any other federal department or agency what's going on in the sector and to be able to develop policy in relation to some of those kinds of things," Gilchrist told The Mandarin. And he agrees the ACNC plays an important role in combating terrorist financing and other shady financial activities.
"First and foremost it is a regulator, but regulation is only part of its role," he explained. "The other parts of its role include maintaining and building up community trust in the sector, and also building capacity for the sector. And those two roles combined with the regulatory role mean that the ACNC is in a very unique position where it really does understand what is going on in the sector, it understands how the sector thinks and operates, and it understands how the sector uses its resources and responds to some of the things that the government has responsibility for, including those external responsibilities associated with various treaties.
"At the end of the day, in order to be successful in terms of prevention of money flying out of Australia through charitable organisations into the hands of people that we wouldn't like to see money flowing into, there needs to be an organisation in Australia that really understands the full remit of the operations of [not-for-profit] organisations."
The federal government wants to axe the Labor-instigated commission because it says it's a red tape burden on charities. Its responsibilities would be folded back into the ATO; Pascoe argues the ATO has an inherent conflict in managing charities as it's a revenue-raiser.
How the ACNC detects money laundering
In the FATF's report on the risk of terrorists taking advantage of or being directly affiliated with not-for-profits, the taskforce found information collected by bodies like the ACNC helped detect such activity in 68% of case studies analysed. This compares with 63% that used intelligence on national security threats, and 58% that drew on information from law enforcement agencies. The report concluded that:
"Overall, the examination of how instances of abuse and risk were detected by relevant stakeholders supports the notion that mitigation of risk is achieved through the collaborative efforts of a number of different actors. While different actors offer, at times very different types of information, when put together, a complete picture of the risk environment is achieved."
Gilchrist believes the Australian government would find it harder to identify and stop money flowing through the charitable sector to violent groups without the ACNC working with its crime fighting and security intelligence gathering arms. It would also be much harder to communicate directly with the sector.
The Australian Charities report, he explains, provides "the first substantial look at the charitable sector in Australia using actual data and using more than simply a sample of organisations" — and that newly collated data becomes even more powerful when combined with what else the government knows.
"What we were also able to do, through the auspices of the ACNC, was to combine that data with ATO data and also with [Australian Bureau of Statistics] data, so that we're starting to get a much fuller picture of what's going on in the sector," Gilchrist said.
"… there's never going to be a position where you're not going to get these kinds of nefarious activities."
"So it's not just a matter of what data the ACNC collects but how that data is combined with other data, how it's been evaluated in the context of the ACNC's understanding of the sector and what's happening in the sector, and then how the results of that are communicated throughout the sector, so that people can be on the lookout for those things. Because there's never going to be a position where you're not going to get these kinds of nefarious activities."
While the incidence of such terrorist financing is rare, the risk is also persistent and threatens the public trust that is so vital to the charitable sector, which today employs nearly a million people, marshals some 2 million volunteers and turns over about $100 million a year before donations, representing about 8% of the economy — and that's only the charity subset of the broader not-for-profit sector. Mining, for comparison, is a $217 billion-a-year industry, but employs less than 200,000 people.
"One of the things that we identified out of that data was the sector is an extremely important part of the Australian economy, so you do need to have a government agency that understands the sector because, regardless of the colour of the government, regardless of the politics and what it wants to do, it needs to understand the economics of the sector in order to make good policy," said Gilchrist.
"Traditionally, it's just sort of flown along and it hasn't represented a great deal of money or a great deal of risk, but increasingly it's become a significant part of the economy and when you, for instance, start talking about cutting funds to the sector, then you're starting to talk about an economic impact at the national level, and this is not well understood by governments yet, because we haven't had the kind of data and the kind of access to data that the ACNC's provided until now."
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I read this article but am still little wiser how the ACNC actually contributes to the identification of terrorist financing. And I note that such financing is 'rare.


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When getting the CFBundleIdentifier in applicationdidFinishLaunchingWithOptions: I get the same result.
I have changed the project name, maybe it has something to do with that?
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A: I got the same error. In my case, the .ipa was put inside a folder. But, since i used the file-extension ".ipa" when Xcode asked me to where to put the output, the file was put inside a package. Once i exported the archive again and only used a name for the output everything worked fine.

A: Open your info.plist and check to see if Bundle OS Type code is null. I had the same problem, and added APPL to Bundle OS Type code, and it was OK.
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A: Change Bundle OS Type code and Bundle creator OS Type code to APPL.
It probably won't work. :-(
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A: I had this issue and resolved it the following manner. First make sure that this is not related to information in the info.plist - as outlined in the other answers - make sure that Bundle OS Type code is set to APPL. This was not the issue for me.
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A: In my case I had two info.plists sitting silent in finder. After deleting one I also had to change:
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A: In my case I was using someone's else certificate and provisioning profile to archive app, sending him IPA file and he was uploading it to Apple Store. It resulted in this same error, the fix was to send whole dictionary with "ExportOptions.plist", "DistributionSummary.plist", "Packaging.log" and IPA.

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My Brother's Lead, My Brother's Legacy
loss, Memories of my brother, thankfulness
Anyone who has lost someone close to them knows what I mean when I say there's a hole in my heart that won't ever be filled. At least not on this earth.
My brother Greg's absence is an abyss not only within me, but also in the family landscape. It is always there, but at times it seems more dangerous or delicate to walk around it, like at birthday times, or on the anniversary of his accident, and at other significant events. Even apparently non-significant events can make me aware of it too. Like the other day when a hairdresser asked me in the course of our casual chit-chat about my siblings.
I never know how to answer such questions, and to be honest I don't have a particular pattern or policy I go by. I'm a fairly open person so often I will just tell the truth. I have a brother and sister overseas in Holland, I begin, and then…. 'I had a brother here, but …..' Depending on the context into which the comment falls, it can often sound so empty and mute that I wish I hadn't said it. Or that I could at least follow the comment up with something more, because there is so much more to tell than just that he left us.
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Mages, Mana, and the Living Font
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Mana and Mages
Many of those who lack an understanding of Magecraft wrongly assume that Mana is an energy or source of power (either stemming from the life force of an organism, or from some other source). Because of this, there exists a mistaken impression that Magecraft is similar in nature to both the Paladric Arts and Arts of Knighthood, despite claims to the contrary by the Eturian Mages Association, Holy Paladric Order, and the High Order of Knights.
Unlike both the Paladric Arts and the Arts of Knighthood, Magecraft uses Mana, which is not a form of energy at all. Mana exists as a constant, ever changing affirmation of existence and all its phenomena, and as such, would be most accurately described as "Absolute Existential Affirmation". In more understandable terms, Mana is an intangible, readily accessible, complete, and final store of information about the physical world – albeit one which cannot be understood, detected, or manipulated by non-Mages. If an object could be perceived using either touch, sight, sound, smell or taste, then Mana would be the sixth sense. While touch, sight, sound, smell and taste could be mistaken or disguised, Mana would be the absolute truth at all times, disregarding the natural laws of the physical and only concerning itself with what is at that given moment. In its most basic interpretation, Mana is physical reality itself.
The Effect-Result-Cause Interaction of Mana
Because Mana is only concerned with what is, as opposed to how or why, Mana manipulation is both extremely difficult and incredibly dangerous. Put simply, Mana is able to completely disregard the natural laws of cause and effect. First, the "Absolute Truth" is imposed upon the world, and then the previously non-existent cause is reconciled with the now (already existent) effect. This reversal of the natural laws was first officially recorded and studied by Archmage Eliarna, who coined it the "Effect-Result-Cause Interaction", a slightly shorter and inaccurate wording for "the creation of the Effect Results in a Cause". Of course, a basic understanding of the Interaction has existed since the first days of Magecraft. Without such an understanding, Magecraft would not be possible at all.
A simple example of the Effect-Result-Cause Interaction would be the spell "Meteor", from the Magister school of Magecraft. The Effect is "a meteor falls". Since no such meteor exist before the spell is cast, the only way for "a meteor falls" to be the Truth would be if "the meteor exists" was Truth. Thus, prior to the spell being cast, no Meteor existed at the targeted area. Following the spell taking effect, the Meteor exists at the target location. There is no "state" in-between the two scenarios. This is also the reason why it is impossible to "interrupt" a spell being cast, as spells inherently do not have a "cast time".
Mages and Spells: the Living Font
A mage is a person who is able to detect and manipulate Mana. mages have existed in Eturia almost since the dawn of Eturian Civilization, and have traditionally been both highly regarded and treated with suspicion. Such a view arises from the misconception that mages are able to accomplish anything they wish using the intangible, incomprehensible power known as Magic, powered by Mana. Naturally, this is quite far from the truth.
Mages are able to manipulate Mana through a birth trait known as the "Living Font". The Living Font is what provides mages with their abilities. While Mana flows through all living creatures, only those who have the Living Font are able to interact with it.
What a mage actually achieves remains a matter of some debate. Although the effects of a mage's spells – and by extension, the relative causes – are obvious, there is great disagreement regarding just how these effects came to be. Some believe that mages "overwrite" the relevant Mana, and thereby change the Truth - a view that holds prominence in Aedarnia. However, a rather noticeable flaw with this theory is its contradiction with the most important property of Mana – that Mana is absolute. Other Magecraft Theorists propose that rather than a form of rewrite, mages instead "re-reference" Mana to alter the Truth. For example, changing "this object is hot" to instead point to "that object is hot", and take from elsewhere "that object is cold" so that it may be reapplied as "this object is cold", which would be the two-stepped re-reference process behind cooling an object using Mana. Though this is not violating the empirical nature of Mana, this theory does pose the yet unanswered question: where then, does the altered phenomena go? If a different object is to be heated so that the targeted object is cooled, then precisely which object is selected, and where can this process be observed?
Winner x 1
Aetheism Noble
Replace mana with a physical body/communication/technology and you have the real world. Most everyone's reality is overwritten by what everyone else tells them they should be doing.


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The Kraft Heinz Company, «Крафт Хайнц Компани» — американский продовольственный концерн, возникший после слияния компаний Kraft Foods Inc. и H.J. Heinz Company. Является третьим по величине среди компаний по производству пищевых продуктов и напитков в Северной Америке и пятым в этом сегменте во всём мире. Штаб-квартира компании находится в Питтсбурге (штат Пенсильвания) в США. Хотя продукция концерна продаётся в 190 странах мира, основным регионом деятельности являются США, на них приходится 70 % выручки.

История
В марте 2015 года было объявлено, что компании Kraft Foods Inc. (основана в 1903 году) и H.J. Heinz Company (основана в 1869 году) будут объединены в единую компанию. Акционеры Heinz получат контроль над 51 % объединённой компании, а акционеры Kraft Foods Group будут контролировать 49 % единой структуры. Это решение единогласно одобрили в советах директоров обеих объединяемых компаний. Слияние было завершено 2 июля 2015 года.

В 2018 году была куплена сингапурская компания , продававшая продукты питания в Австралии, Новой Зеландии и ряде стран Азии.

В феврале 2019 года Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам начала против компании расследование в связи с нарушениями ведения бухгалтерского учёта; по результатам расследования компании в IV квартале пришлось списать 15,4 млрд долларов завышенной стоимости брендов Kraft и Oscar Mayer.

В ноябре 2021 года американскому филиалу французской компании Lactalis за 3,2 млрд долларов были проданы права на несколько брендов сыров в США и бренд Cheez Whiz в других регионах. В том же году американской компании  был продан бизнес по расфасовке орехов, включая бренд , стоимость сделки составила 3,35 млрд долларов.

Собственники и руководство
По состоянию на конец 2022 года 72 % акций Kraft Heinz принадлежали институциональным инвесторам. Крупнейшими держателями акций компании были Berkshire Hathaway (26,6 %), 3G Capital (7,9 %), BlackRock (5,7 %), The Vanguard Group (5,5 %), Capital Group Compsnies (3,4 %), State Street Global Advisors (3,0 %)

 Мигель Патрисио (Miguel Patricio) — главный исполнительный директор с июня 2019 года, председатель совета директоров с мая 2022 года. В компании с начала 2019 года, до этого возглавлял отдел маркетинга в пивоваренной группе Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Деятельность
Подразделения компании сформированы по географическому принципу, в различных регионах варьируются торговые марки:
 Северная Америка (США и Канада) — производство продукции под брендами Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Heinz, Philadelphia, Lunchables, Velveeta, Capri Sun (по лицензии), Maxwell House, Ore-Ida, Kool-Aid, Jell-O; 35 предприятий, 77 % выручки.
 Международная деятельность — бренды Heinz, ABC, Master, Kraft, Quero, Golden Circle, Wattie's, Plasmon, Pudliszki; 43 предприятия, 23 % выручки.

Основные категории продукции компании:
 приправы и соусы (31 % продаж);
 сыры и другая молочная продукция (15 %);
 бакалейные товары (12 %)
 замороженные и охлаждённые продукты (11 %);
 мясо и морепродукты (10 %);
 освежающие напитки (7 %);
 десерты и выпечка (5 %);
 кофе (3 %);
 детское питание (2 %).

Более 20 % продаж приходится на супермаркеты сети Walmart. Основными рынками являются США (70 % выручки), Канада (7 %), Великобритания (4 %). Расходы на рекламу составляют около 1 млрд долларов в год.

В списке крупнейших публичных компаний в мире Forbes Global 2000 за 2022 год Kraft Heinz Company заняла 361-е место. В списке крупнейших компаний США по размеру выручки Fortune 500 заняла 139-е место.

Уход из России
В июле 2022 года компания выставила на продажу свой бизнес по производству детского питания в России, который включал два завода мощностью 30 тыс. тонн продукции в год и локальные бренды. Стоимость бизнеса оценивается в 3 млрд рублей. Речь идет о компаниях ООО «Хайнц-Георгиевск», ООО «Ивановский комбинат детского питания» и брендах «Умница» и «Сами с усами». В ноябре Коммерсантъ написал, что покупкой заинтересовались несколько компаний: «Черноголовка», «Фармалакт» и АФК «Система». По состоянию на конец 2022 года на Россию приходилось около 1 % продаж Kraft Heinz, в России работало 1100 сотрудников компании.

Дочерние компании
Основные дочерние компании по состоянию на 2022 год:
  Делавэр: Battery Properties, Inc., Boca Foods Company, Capri Sun, Inc., Churny Company, LLC, Devour Foods LLC, Ethical Bean LLC, evolv group llc, evolv venture capital fund LP, evolv ventures llc, Fruitlove LLC, Garland BBQ Company, Gevalia Kaffe LLC, Gourmet Specialties LLC, H. J. Heinz Company Brands LLC, H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC, Heinz Credit LLC, Heinz Purchasing Company, Heinz Thailand Limited, Heinz Transatlantic Holding LLC, HJH Development Corporation, HJH Overseas LLC, International Spirits Recipes, LLC, KFG Management Services LLC, KFGB Holdings LLC, KHC New Venture 1 LLC, KHC New Venture 2 LLC, KH Foodstar LLC, KH Gustav LLC, KH Investment Company LLC, Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, Kraft Foods Group Exports LLC, Kraft Heinz Bridgetown LP, Kraft Heinz Creek LLC, Kraft Heinz Holding LLC, Kraft Heinz Ingredients Corp., Kraft Heinz Intermediate Corporation I, Kraft Heinz Intermediate Corporation II, Kraft Heinz Investment Company LLC, Kraft Heinz Ventures LLC, Kraft New Services, LLC, Nature's Delicious Foods Group LLC, Lea & Perrins LLC, Phenix Management Corporation, Primal Nutrition LLC, Seven Seas Foods, Inc., Sewickley LLC, The Bold Butcher, LLC, The Kraft Heinz Not Company LLC, Wellio, Inc., Wexford LLC, WW Foods LLC, XO Dairy, LLC
  Айдахо: Heinz Foreign Investment Company
  Аризона: Heinz-Noble, Inc.
  Иллинойс: The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation
  Калифорния: O.R.A. LLC
  Пенсильвания: Kraft Heinz Foods Company
 : Cerebos (Australia) Ltd., Golden Circle Limited, H.J. Heinz Company Australia Limited, Heinz Wattie's Pty Limited, Kraft Heinz Australia Pty Limited, Salpak Pty Ltd.
 : Kraft Heinz Argentina S.R.L.
 : Bridgetown KHC SRL, Highview Atlantic Finance (Barbados) SRL, KH Caribbean SRL, Kraft Heinz (Barbados) SRL
 : H. J. Heinz Belgium S.A.
 : BR Spices Industria e Comercio de Alimentos Ltda. Heinz Brasil S.A.
 : Tsai Weng Ping Incorporated Limited
 : Asian Restaurants Ltd., Carlton Bridge Limited, Fall Ridge Partners LLP, H.J. Heinz Company Limited, H.J. Heinz Finance UK PLC, H.J. Heinz Foods UK Limited, H.J. Heinz Manufacturing UK Limited, HP Foods Holdings Limited, HP Foods International Limited, HP Foods Limited, Kraft Heinz UK Limited, Lea & Perrins Limited
 : Alimentos Heinz, C.A., Distribuidora Heinz Caracas, C.A., Distribuidora Heinz Maracaibo C.A., Fundacion Heinz, Industria Procesadora de Alimentos de Barcelona C.A.
 : H. J. Heinz GmbH, Just Spices GmbH
 : Cairo Food Industries, S.A.E., Heinz Egypt LLC, Heinz Egypt Trading LLC
 : Heinz Israel Ltd., HZ.I.L. Ltd.
 : Heinz Nutrition Foundation India, Kraft Heinz India Private Limited
 : P.T. Heinz ABC Indonesia
 : H.J. Heinz Company (Ireland) Limited, H.J. Heinz Ireland Holdings Unlimited Company, Noble Insurance Company Limited
 : H.J. Heinz Foods Spain S.L.U., H.J. Heinz Manufacturing Spain S.L.U.,
 : Heinz Italia S.p.A., Istituto Scotti Bassani per la Ricerca e l'Informazione Scientifica e Nutrizionale
 : KHC Toronto Holdings ULC, Kraft Heinz Canada Holdings Company ULC, Kraft Heinz Canada ULC, Kraft Heinz Foods Company LP, Renee's Gourmet Foods Inc.
 : Country Ford Development Limited, Foodstar (China) Investments Company Limited, Foodstar (Shanghai) Foods Co. Ltd., Heinz (China) Investment Co. Ltd., Heinz (China) Sauces & Condiments Co. Ltd., Heinz (Shanghai) Enterprise Services Co., Ltd., Heinz Hong Kong Ltd., Heinz Qingdao Food Co., Ltd., Heinz UFE Ltd., Kaiping Guanghe Fermented Bean Curd Co. Ltd., Kaiping Weishida Seasonings Co. Ltd., Kraft Heinz (Shanghai) Enterprise Management Co., Ltd., Kraft Heinz Yangjiang Foods Co., Ltd., Weishida (Nanjing) Foods Co. Ltd.
 : Heinz Colombia SAS
 : Alimentos Heinz de Costa Rica S.A.
 : Heinz Finance (Luxembourg) S.à r.l
 : Delimex de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Heinz Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
 : H. J. Heinz Nigeria Ltd.
 : H.J. Heinz B.V., H.J. Heinz European Holding B.V., H.J. Heinz Global Holding B.V., H.J. Heinz Holding B.V., H.J. Heinz Investments Coöperatief U.A., H.J. Heinz Nederland B.V., H.J. Heinz Supply Chain Europe B.V., Koninklijke De Ruijter B.V., Kraft Heinz Amsterdam B.V., Kraft Heinz Global Finance B.V., Kraft Heinz NoMa B.V.
 : Cerebos Gregg's Ltd., Cerebos Skellerop Ltd., H.J. Heinz Company (New Zealand) Limited, Heinz Wattie's Limited, La Bonne Cuisine Limited, Master Chef Limited, Thompson & Hills Ltd., Top Taste Company Limited
 : Heinz Africa and Middle East FZE, Kraft Heinz MEA LLC
 : Jacobs Road Ltd.
 : Heinz Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited
 : Heinz Panama, S.A.
 : Hugo Canning Co. Pty Ltd.
 : H.J. Heinz Polska Sp. z o.o., Pudliszki Sp. z o.o.
 : Kraft Foods Group Puerto Rico LLC, Kraft Heinz Puerto Rico LLC
 : Heinz Korea Ltd.
 : ООО «Хайнц-Георгиевск», ООО «Ивановский комбинат детского питания», ООО «Петропродукт-Отрадное», ООО «ППК», KraftHeinz Vostok Ltd.
 : Asian Home Gourmet (CPL) Pte. Ltd., Foodstar Holdings Pte. Ltd., Heinz Asean Pte. Ltd., Kraft Heinz Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.
 : Kraft Heinz (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
 : Ege Assan Gida Pazarlama Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, S.A., Heinz Gida Anonim Sirketi, KHC Turkey Gida San A.S.
 : H.J. Heinz Distribution SAS, H.J. Heinz France SAS
 : Kraft Heinz Chile Limitada
 : Heinz South Africa (Pty.) Ltd.
 : Heinz Japan Ltd., Heinz Wattie's Japan YK

Примечания

Ссылки

 The Kraft Heinz Company на сайте Комиссии по ценным бумагам и биржам

Компании США
Производители продуктов питания
Компании, входящие в индекс NASDAQ-100


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Q: Subtracting Timestamp Values in Python Using Pandas I currently have two columns within my dataframe in the following format:
Col1 = 2020-12-04T20:16:26+00:00
Col2 = 2020-12-04T20:58:14+00:00
I just want to create a new column that is the time difference between these two values. I've tried the following but encounter an error:
df['Subtract_time'] = df['Col1'] - df['Col2']

Error: unsupported operand type(s) for -: 'str' and 'str'
Additionally, how would I utilize .strptime() to extract just the date from the timestamp. I've tried the following to no avail.....is there any type of guide to understand what combination of '%Y/%m/%d/%h/%M/%S' for any given timestamp?
date_time_obj = datetime.datetime.strptime(date_time_str, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f')

A: Are your columns formatted correctly?
Furthermore you can try this to subtract those timestamps:
df['Subtract_time'] = (df.Col1 - df.Col2)

Another method would be:
df['Subtract_time'] = df.Col1.sub(df.Col2)


This medicine is for external use only. Do not take by mouth. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Make sure the skin is clean and dry. If you use a cream or lotion to soften your skin, apply this medicine after all of the other cream or lotion has been absorbed. Apply just enough gel to cover the affected areas. Rub in gently. Do not cover area with a tight dressing. Wash your hands after applying this medicine unless you are treating your hands for psoriasis. If the gel accidentally gets on areas you do not treat, wash it off. Avoid contact with your eyes. If this medicine comes in contact with your eyes, rinse your eyes with large amounts of cool water, and contact an eye doctor if eye irritation continues.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F). Keep tube tightly closed when not using. Throw away any unused gel after the expiration date.
Use this medicine with caution if you are also using other products with a strong skin drying effect. This may include products with a high alcohol content, astringents, spices, the peel of lime or other citrus, medicated soaps or shampoos, permanent wave solutions, electrolysis, hair removers or waxes, or any other preparations or processes that might dry or irritate your skin. Talk to doctor or health care professional before using these products. This medicine can make you more sensitive to the sun. Keep out of the sun. If you cannot avoid being in the sun, wear protective clothing and use sunscreen. Do not use sun lamps or tanning beds/booths. Avoid weather extremes because they may be more irritating to patients using this medicine.


News broke last night that the dreaded downtown Hole will be converted into a new Olympic sized swimming pool. The project is a coup for those eager to see the space put to a better use. Spokesperson for the project, Justa Trickdu, said that as soon as the rat poison is removed from the area, construction can begin. Detractors say they fear seeing bathing suited shoppers in the mall, whereas supporters say the time has come for downtown summertime fun.
It already is a pool after every rainstorm, so why not?
That would be awesome. And it could totally double as an ice rink in the winter. Hello Winter Olympics in Stamford! And ice fishing! And a place to test freshwater submarines! i love it.
I heard that the downtown art exhibit this summer will feature statues of totalitarian dictators.
Worst idea ever! Gotta be an April Fool's joke.
Not the best place for a pool, unless you add a YWCA to it.
That sounds awesome! Will there be lifegua--waaait a second, are you pulling our legs?? Gee whiz, got me again, Notesy!


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North Carolina Conservation Hall of Fame
The North Carolina Conservation Hall of Fame seeks to honor those individuals who have exhibited long-term service in the cause of wildlife and/or wildlife habitat conservation, conservation education and conservation outreach in North Carolina. Induction into the North Carolina Hall of Fame is reserved for those individuals whose service is exemplary, steadfast, and impactful. Inductees may be well-known or little-known to the general public, but their service to the natural resources of the state must be on an order and scale that invites recognition at the highest levels. The purpose of this award is to recognize these special individuals, but also to inspire others to increase their own capacity to make a difference for wildlife in North Carolina.
Nominee's contributions must exhibit long-term statewide or national significance.
Nominees may be considered for meritorious service in the disposition of duties related to their employment, e.g. natural resources agency or NGO personnel. But in this case service must be particularly distinguished and impactful. The North Carolina Conservation Hall of Fame is not designed to honor length of service solely, but depth and breadth of impact.
Nominees typically, but not always, have exhibited contributions that affect a wide range of natural resources and their use.
Nominees may be living or deceased.
North Carolina Conservation Hall of Fame Members
Dr. Fredrick S. Barkalow, Jr.
Turner W. Battle
Dr. Roland P. McClamroch
Clyde P. Patton
Stanton Inscoe
Walter McNairy
Hugh G. Chatham
Macy L. Hoyle
Frank E. Copeland
James P. Yount
Charles R. Shaw
Chester W. Arnold
Phillip H Bracewell
L.A. Dixon
Rex Gary Schmidt
Wayne Bailey
Dr. Thomas Quay
Margaret C Nygard
Thomas W. Reese
James W Dean
John Lentz
Bryan Upchurch
Ross O. Stevens
Duane Raver, Jr.
Eddie Bridges
John Runkle
John E. Pechmann
Fred Stanback
Dr. F. Eugene Hester
William E. (Bill) Holman
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Sometimes, homemade can really be better.
Love brownie brittle, the thin and crispy version of the fudgy treat? Save money by making the homemade version: you only spend around P140 for a batch that's twice as much as the store-bought pack. That means you have a stash good for a week of chocolate happiness!
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper lightly sprayed with baking spray.
2 Combine butter, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl; mix until well incorporated. Add egg white and blend well.
3 Mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix for about 1 minute or until smooth.
5 Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and quickly sprinkle brittle with chocolate chips. Return to the oven and bake for 7 to 10 more minutes.
6 Remove baking sheet from the oven. Transfer brownie brittle to a wire rack to cool. Cut brownie brittle into pieces before it cools completely and becomes crispy, or break it apart once completely cool. Store in an airtight container for 7 days.
Eat your brownie brittle in traffic, in waiting lines or with lunchboxes to make even the dullest moment spark happiness. Keep it on the kitchen table for kids coming home as a good way to end the day. This brownie brittle will be your sweet companion in every situation.
If you love your brownies fudgy, you'll want to stock up on this ingredient.


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package org.apache.zookeeper.server;

import org.apache.zookeeper.common.Time;

/**
 * 创建服务器统计器,包含最基本的运行时信息
 * Basic Server Statistics
 */
public class ServerStats {
    /**
     * 从开始或是最近一次重置服务端统计信息之后的向客户端发送的响应包数量
     */
    private long packetsSent;
    /**
     * 从开始或是最近一次重置服务端统计信息之后接受到的客户端的请求包次数
     */
    private long packetsReceived;
    /**
     * 从开始或是最近一次重置服务端统计信息之后的请求处理的最大延时,最小延时,以及总延时
     */
    private long maxLatency;
    private long minLatency = Long.MAX_VALUE;
    private long totalLatency = 0;
    /**
     * 处理的客户端请求总次数
     */
    private long count = 0;

    private final Provider provider;

    public interface Provider {
        public long getOutstandingRequests();
        public long getLastProcessedZxid();
        public String getState();
        public int getNumAliveConnections();
        public long getDataDirSize();
        public long getLogDirSize();
    }

    public ServerStats(Provider provider) {
        this.provider = provider;
    }

    // getters
    synchronized public long getMinLatency() {
        return minLatency == Long.MAX_VALUE ? 0 : minLatency;
    }

    synchronized public long getAvgLatency() {
        if (count != 0) {
            return totalLatency / count;
        }
        return 0;
    }

    synchronized public long getMaxLatency() {
        return maxLatency;
    }

    public long getOutstandingRequests() {
        return provider.getOutstandingRequests();
    }

    public long getLastProcessedZxid(){
        return provider.getLastProcessedZxid();
    }

    public long getDataDirSize() {
        return provider.getDataDirSize();
    }

    public long getLogDirSize() {
        return provider.getLogDirSize();
    }

    synchronized public long getPacketsReceived() {
        return packetsReceived;
    }

    synchronized public long getPacketsSent() {
        return packetsSent;
    }

    public String getServerState() {
        return provider.getState();
    }

    /** The number of client connections alive to this server */
    public int getNumAliveClientConnections() {
    	return provider.getNumAliveConnections();
    }

    public boolean isProviderNull() {
        return provider == null;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString(){
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append("Latency min/avg/max: " + getMinLatency() + "/"
                + getAvgLatency() + "/" + getMaxLatency() + "\n");
        sb.append("Received: " + getPacketsReceived() + "\n");
        sb.append("Sent: " + getPacketsSent() + "\n");
        sb.append("Connections: " + getNumAliveClientConnections() + "\n");

        if (provider != null) {
            sb.append("Outstanding: " + getOutstandingRequests() + "\n");
            sb.append("Zxid: 0x"+ Long.toHexString(getLastProcessedZxid())+ "\n");
        }
        sb.append("Mode: " + getServerState() + "\n");
        return sb.toString();
    }
    // mutators
    synchronized void updateLatency(long requestCreateTime) {
        long latency = Time.currentElapsedTime() - requestCreateTime;
        totalLatency += latency;
        count++;
        if (latency < minLatency) {
            minLatency = latency;
        }
        if (latency > maxLatency) {
            maxLatency = latency;
        }
    }
    synchronized public void resetLatency(){
        totalLatency = 0;
        count = 0;
        maxLatency = 0;
        minLatency = Long.MAX_VALUE;
    }
    synchronized public void resetMaxLatency(){
        maxLatency = getMinLatency();
    }
    synchronized public void incrementPacketsReceived() {
        packetsReceived++;
    }
    synchronized public void incrementPacketsSent() {
        packetsSent++;
    }
    synchronized public void resetRequestCounters(){
        packetsReceived = 0;
        packetsSent = 0;
    }
    synchronized public void reset() {
        resetLatency();
        resetRequestCounters();
    }

}

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Larry Hankin
Born: New York City, New York, USA
Larry Hankin (born August 31, 1940), is an American actor, performer, director and producer.Hankin is known for his roles in TV shows Breaking Bad, Matlock, Friends (as Mr. Heckles) and Seinfeld (as Tom Pepper), as well as for his major role in Escape from Alcatraz (1979) with Clint Eastwood. He also acted in How Sweet It Is! with Debbie Reynolds and James Garner (1968), the Adam Sandler movie Billy Madison (1995). He had cameo appearances in three John Hughes films, Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987); Shes Having a Baby (1988); and Home Alone (1990). He had brief appearances in Pretty Woman as the landlord (1990), as well as minor roles in Loose Shoes (1980), The Sure Thing (1985) and Running Scared (1986). Hankin also appeared in Married... with Children, as well as one of the Halloween specials of Home Improvement. Hankin also appeared in three episodes of Star Trek: Voyager as Gaunt Gary and one episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Hankin and Curtis Armstrong played the hippie entrepreneurs who purchased Buy the Book on Ellen.On Seinfeld, Hankin portrayed Tom Pepper, the actor cast as Kramer on the pilot-within-a-TV-show Jerry. He portrayed a homeless man in season 5 of Malcolm In The Middle. He then appeared again with Bryan Cranston in seasons three and five of Breaking Bad as junkyard owner Old Joe.In 1977, Hankin appeared in the episode The Bums vs. the Reds of the situation comedy The San Pedro Beach Bums. He also played Mickey the Bartender in a WKRP in Cincinnati episode called Hotel Oceanview that also has a cameo appearance by Dr. Joyce Brothers as Vicky Von Vicky.In 1982, he played the dog catcher in Annie.In 1980, Hankins short film Sollys Diner earned him and the films producers a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.Hankin was a founding member of the commedia dell arte improv group The Committee in 1963 located at an indoor bocce ball court in San Franciscos North Beach district.He has recently been doing work with the online comedy group Magic Hugs, and has appeared in a number of their sketches, as well as the series Baby Mentalist for Channel 101.In 2006, Hankin had a guest role in season two, episode five of My Name is Earl as Tom.
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Q: how to calculate limits of greatest integer function I'm really confused, how can we calculate the limit of greatest integer function where the variable tends to infinity? Like for eg i had this question $\frac{\lfloor{(3x-2}\rfloor}{(2x+1)}$. A hint will be appreciated. Thanks

A: Since $x-1\leq \lfloor x\rfloor\leq x$, for $x>0$ we have
$$\frac{3x-3}{2x+1} \leq \frac{\lfloor 3x-2 \rfloor}{2x+1} \leq \frac{3x-2}{2x+1}$$
The limit of the left and right expressions as $x$ goes to infinity is $\frac 3 2$, so the same holds for the middle, by the squeeze theorem.


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Q: datatable en SweetAlert2 Estoy cargando un datatable a un sweetalert2, en el cual quiero mostrar la lista de alumnos que estan registrados en esa clase, de lo contrario hacer otra cosa, el problema es que no me carga los datos.
con ese código me carga los datos, pero me da un error en consola que me dice que reload no es una funcion, intente con ajax.reload(); pero me lanza error Uncaught TypeError: $(...).DataTable(...).reload is not a function
"initComplete": function(settings, json) {
  $("#alumnosCurso").DataTable().reload();
},

Este es la funcion completa en que ejecuto el sweetalert2 con el datatable
$('body').on('click', '.eliminarCurso', function () { // Boton eliminar Datatable
  var id_curso = $(this).data("id");

  var view_html='';
  var url = "{{ url('getAlumnosCurso') }}/"+id_curso;

  $.get(url, function (r) { // hago la consula a mi tabla alumnos
    var data = $.parseJSON(r);
    console.log(data);
    if(data==null){ // si no hay alumnos registrados con este curso

    }else{ // si existe hago lo siguiente
      $.each(data, function(i) {

        var alumnosCurso = '

Rut	Nombre	Apellidos

';

        $('#alumnosCurso').DataTable({
          'paging'      : false,
          'lengthChange': false,
          'searching'   : false,
          'ordering'    : false,
          'processing'  : false,
          'info'        : false,
          'autoWidth'   : true,
          'responsive'  : true,
          'data'        : data,
          'columns': [
            { data: 'rut'},
            { data: 'nombre'},
            { data: 'apellidos'}
          ]
        });

        Swal.fire({
          title: 'CUIDADO!',
          text: 'ZY',
          html: alumnosCurso,
          type: 'warning',
          showCancelButton: true,
          confirmButtonColor: '#3085d6',
          cancelButtonColor: '#d33',
          confirmButtonText: 'Yes, delete it!'
        }).then((result) => {
          if (result.value) {
            Swal.fire(
              'Deleted!',
              'Your file has been deleted.',
              'success'
            )
          }
        })
      })
    }
  });
});

el formato del data es el siguiente

adjunto esta imagen en la cual se ve lo que quiero hacer, pero me da ese error en consola

A: SOLUCIONADO
opte por cargar la datatable por ajax, pero este me daba un problema al cargar la datatable, ya que como lo mostraba en la pregunta, cargaba primero el sweetalert antes que la datatable, asi que lo que hice fue colocar el sweetalert dentro del initComplete el cual su funcion es ejecutar "algo" despues de que la tabla este cargada
aqui la solucion
DataTable

        Rut
        Nombre
        Apellidos

**Funcion de btn eliminar*
El sweetalert dentro del initComplete
$('body').on('click', '.eliminarCurso', function () { // Boton eliminar Datatable
  $('#alumnosCurso').DataTable().destroy();
  var id_curso = $(this).data("id");

  var view_html='';
  var url = "{{ url('getAlumnosCurso') }}/"+id_curso;

  $.get(url, function (r) { // hago la consula a mi tabla alumnos
    var data = $.parseJSON(r);
      if(data==null){ // si no hay alumnos registrados con este curso
        swalWithBootstrapButtons.fire({
          title: 'Estas seguro?',
          text: "El curso sera eliminado junto a las clases asignadas a este",
          type: 'warning',
          showCancelButton: true,
          confirmButtonColor: '#3085d6',
          cancelButtonColor: '#d33',
          confirmButtonText: 'Si, eliminar',
          cancelButtonText: 'No, cancelar'
        }).then((result) => {
          if (result.value) {
            $.ajax({
              type: "DELETE",
              url: "{{ route('curso.store') }}"+'/'+id_curso,
              success: function (data) {
                Toast.fire({
                  type: 'success',
                  title: 'El curso ha sido eliminado con éxito!'
                })
                table.draw();
              },
              error: function (data) {
                Toast.fire({
                  type: 'error',
                  title: 'Ocurrio un problema'
                })
                console.log('Error:', data);
              }
            });
          }
        })
      }else{ // si existe hago lo siguiente
        var rut = "rut";
        var nombre = "nombre";
        var apellidos = "apellidos";
        $('#alumnosCurso').DataTable({
          'paging'      : false,
          'lengthChange': true,
          'searching'   : false,
          'ordering'    : false,
          'processing'  : true,
          'info'        : true,
          'autoWidth'   : true,
          'language'    : lenguaje_es,
          'responsive'  : true,
          'serverSide'  : true,
          "initComplete": function(settings, json) {
            var dt = $('#alumnosCurso');
            Swal.fire({
              title: 'El curso no puede ser eliminado,'+'
'+'tiene alumnos asignados!',
              html: dt,
              type: 'error',
              showCancelButton: false,
              confirmButtonColor: '#3085d6',
              confirmButtonText: 'Aceptar'
            })
          },
          'ajax'        : {
            'url': "{{ route('curso.ver_alumnos_curso') }}",
            'data': {"id_curso": id_curso},
            'type': "POST"
          },
          'columns': [
            { data: rut},
            { data: nombre},
            { data: apellidos}
          ]
        });
        $("#alumnosCurso").DataTable().ajax.reload();
      }
  })
});

Ruta
Route::post('ver_alumnos_curso','cursoController@ver_alumnos_curso')->name('curso.ver_alumnos_curso');

Función de la ruta en el controller
public function ver_alumnos_curso(Request $request){
  if ($request->ajax()) {
    $id_curso = $request->get('id_curso');
    $alumnos = alumnoModel::latest()->where('id_curso','=',$id_curso)->get();
    return datatables::of($alumnos)
            ->addIndexColumn()
            ->make(true);
  }
  return view('curso.curso');
}

y este es el resultado


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Q: DynamoDB queries take 2000ms for no obvious reason I am using DynamoDB to query some data. At a bottom you can see number of miliseconds for certain percentage of requests.
Most of the time DynamoDB works fine with about 100ms response time. (there are only queries on Primary Key or Indexes). About 0.4% requests take more than 800ms (which is the limit the service need to provide response) even at "calm" times. Its not perfect, but good enough.
However certain load (which is not even big) triggers DynamoDB behaviour that causes about 5% of requests to have 2000ms response times. There are several queries in one request, but if one of these queries take more than 800ms, whole request is terminated by caller.
We are using Node.js and this is how we use the AWS library:
This is how we initiate the library
const dynamodb = new AWS.DynamoDB.DocumentClient({
    region: config.server.region,
});

/// ...

dynamodb.query(params).promise()

Example of query
{
   "TableName":"prod-UserDeviceTable",
   "KeyConditionExpression":"#userId = :userId",
   "ExpressionAttributeNames":{
      "#userId":"userId"
   },
   "ExpressionAttributeValues":{
      ":userId":"e3hs8etjse3t13se8h7eh4"
   },
   "ConsistentRead":false
}

Few more notes:

*

*CPU of service is currently autoscaled to be below 10%, higher load or cpu usage does not make the service work worse, we even tried to reach 50% with same response times

*There is no "grow" of response time. Its usually less than 100ms and then out of nowhere its 2000 for 1-5%. As you can see in the graph

*The queries do not use ConsistentRead

*We are using Global Tables in 4 regions. This happens in all regions (the service is deployed independently in all 4 regions as well)

*DynamoDB metrics for tables used do not show any spikes in response times

*Service is deployed in ECS Fargate, but it was deployed before in ECS EC2 with same results

*All tables in all regions are on-demand

*The 2000ms delay happen anywhere in service during request lifetime when querying dynamodb (=happens for different queries, even for different tables)

*When I repeat the same request that took more than 2000ms again, it takes only 100ms or less


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The ramparts of the iconic Galle Fort, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and heavily fortified by the Dutch a century later, is home to many acclaimed hotels and villas of various styles and a haven for cuisines from all parts of the world. Nestled in this bustling UNESCO World Heritage site is Fort Bazaar, a Portuguese inspired boutique hotel offering stylish accommodation with a touch of minimalism.
Tiled with handmade Vietnamese floor tiles and a Moroccan styled courtyard, Fort Bazaar is a unique hotel that is much sought-after by travelers from all walks of life.
Located overlooking the courtyard, these rooms are furnished with a four poster king-sized bed or twin beds, wardrobe and armchair.
Furnished with a king-sized bed or twin beds, wardrobe and armchair. These rooms have access to a private balcony or courtyard.
These spacious suites are located on the first floor with a large private veranda offering a view of the many Galle Fort rooftops and the breathtaking Indian Ocean. The suites are furnished with a four poster bed, sofa and table.
Fort Bazaar's main restaurant Church Street Social, is a vibrant space serving up some delicious fusion of Middle Eastern and South Asian cuisine, including dishes such as the famed Sri Lankan black pork curry and the perfect eggs benedict topped with hollandaise.
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Havířov railway station is a train station in Havířov, Czech Republic, located on a line between the cities of Ostrava and Český Těšín. Its main building is one of the best examples of the Czechoslovak avant-garde artistic movement known as the Brussels style of the 1960s.

History
The first train station was opened at this place in 1910. After the city of Havířov was founded after the Second World War it was needed to rebuild the station and to build a new station building. The new building was built in 1964-1969 by the Moravian architect Josef Hrejsemnou in the so-called Brussels style. In the interior there is a huge glass mosaic designed by Czech painter and glass designer Vladimír Kopecký. The owner České dráhy (Czech Railways) plans to reconstruct the station with work projected to begin in 2019, which may include demolishing the station building. Many architects, art historians and others protest against this decision.

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Mom's I see you. With your iPhone at the ready or a fancy new camera in hand. You see those kiddos growing up way too fast and you want to remember every tiny bit of them. I get it, trust me I do. It doesn't matter what camera you have in your hand you can take amazing photos of those Kiddos and I'm here to give you a few really simple tips to help you. The best camera you have in the one in your pocket…. As in the one in your hand. So if you have it, use it and use it well. So here we go, use the simple tips the next time you want to capture your kiddos and be amazed at your abilities!
Ok, anyone can take a photo of a kid from the same angle we look at them daily, sure its cute but is it interesting? Probably not. Getting down on their level (yes, you may have to kneel or lay on your belly) to capture them from a new angle will make a huge difference in how they are seen in the frame. Suddenly you get a better view of that cute little nose or that tiny little mouth or oh gosh those big eyes or thick lashes! Looking for a new perspective is a game changer. If they are standing get low and make them look like the KING OF THE WORLD. Are they laying down? Lay down next to them and see them in a new way. Are they in the crib? Crouch down and look at them through the bars. I promise this will make a huge impact on your images.
If you learn nothing else, hear this. LIGHT is KING. You have to have good light to take a good photo. It doesn't matter how fancy your camera is if you don't have good light on your subject the image will look sad. Now I know you here this often and you are like "ok cool, but what does that mean" BEEN THERE. Lets start simple. Stick them in the open shade. Open shade will give you nice even light on your subject without crazy contrasting shadows to battle on their face. As you get more advanced you can play with light in different ways but for now stick to the open shade. If you are inside (I'll do a whole post about this later) keep them lit by the window but not back lit by the window. Anytime you have bright light behind the subject especially indoors your little iPhone will have a hard time figuring out the right exposure to make their face look pretty. So keep it simple for now. Open shade, no backlighting (maybe someday I'll do a post on how to back light you subjects and make it look nice).
Here is the thing. You love that kid for who they are right? Let them be themselves. How would they interact with that environment? Let them do it. How would they act in that situation? Let them do it. Your kid standing straight and looking right at you is 1) torture for them and 2) kinda boring. Let them move around, dance, jump, whatever. Just let them be themselves. Something will come through that you will love AND it will tell a better story.
These two could be combined I guess. Don't make the smile. Cause they probably won't. They will either choose a silly face or just glare at you. You want them to smile? Tell them a joke. Make them laugh. Tickle them. I don't care they are your kid. But once you get mad and force a smile, it won't look genuine. Let them play, giggle, sing you a song whatever. Again, you will capture a very authentic and honest photo of your beautiful child.
What is that little thing that you absolutely adore about your kid. Is is that thing they do with their hands or the way they scrunch their nose when they tease you? Think about what it is that your child does in this season that you say, "he does that ALL the time and I just think its the cutest" He may grow out of that cute little quirk, so see if you can capture it. Again, this will help you preserve a memory of that kid that is so totally them you will be ecstatic.
Thats it! Super simple right?! Biggest take away, get on their level, find good light, and let them be them. You will be so surprised how much this can transform your little snaps of those adorable little kids.
I love this advice!! I feel like it applies to lots of different facets of photography.
So beautiful! I love your style. These tips are so helpful.
This is excellent advice — kids are tricky and not "forcing" smiles but looking for authentic moments is such a great reminder for timeless photos!
Yes! These are all great tips!
Great tips! Love that photo of the kiddo looking at camera!
Amazing tips! I will be sharing this with all my mom friends.
Enjoyed your tips…but as a g'ma with 2 bad knees needing replacement…getting down to the level suggeste might mean I stay there! Have 2 yr old twin granddaughters – one goes left, her sister, right!! The photo sessions are brief!
YES! These are fabulous tips, and I love that they can be implemented with any age, almost in any location, and with nearly all cameras (even phones). All parents can take wonderful photos, and these tips are a great start for learning how!
These are such good tips! I always try to remember to get on their level. It makes a big difference!


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Abraham (The Petersheim Brothers #2)
Jennifer Beckstrand
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Known as "The Peanut Butter Brothers" for their Wisconsin family business, hardworking Andrew, Abraham, and Austin Petersheim have their plates too full for romance—until their little siblings decide to play matchmaker . . .
With their house full to bursting since Mammi and Dawdi moved back in, the Petersheim twins know the only way to get their bedroom back is to get their older brothers married off. But Abraham is so shy, he'll barely speak to girls. Still, they've noticed how he looks at Emma Wengerd at church. Emma is so talkative, Abraham's quiet ways wouldn't matter a bit. Soon, the boys have hatched a scheme that sends Abraham right to Emma's
door—and her chicken coop . . .
Abraham doubts that pretty, popular Emma would be interested in him. Yet when he finds himself by her side, having to straighten out the twins' mischief—more than once—he can't help imagining a future with her. And the more time they spend together, the more Abraham realizes that perhaps no matter how many boys buzz around Emma, with faith, it's only the right one that counts . . .
Praise for Jennifer Beckstrand and her Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill series
"Full of kind, sincere characters struggling with the best ways to stay true to themselves and their beliefs."
"A heart-warming story of faith, hope, and second chances. The story will captivate readers who love the Amish culture and enjoy an endearing romance."
—Amy Clipston, bestselling author of A Seat by the Hearth
Zebra, 9781420147728, 304pp.
Jennifer Beckstrand is the RITA nominated and award-winning author of the Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill and The Honeybee Sisters series, as well as a number of novellas. Novels in her Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill series have been RITA® Award and RT Book Reviews Reviewer's Choice Award finalists. Huckleberry Hill won the 2014 LIME Award for inspirational fiction and Huckleberry Hearts was named a Booklist Top 10 Inspirational Fiction Book of the Year. Jennifer has always been drawn to the strong faith and the enduring family ties of the Plain people. She and her husband have been married for thirty-three years, and she has four daughters, two sons, and seven adorable grandchildren, whom she spoils rotten. Please visit her online at www.JenniferBeckstrand.com


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Leader of Ring that Stole Dozens of Firearms during Burglaries of Southern California Gun Shops Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
SANTA ANA, California – A Los Angeles man has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to a series of burglaries in which well over 100 firearms were stolen from businesses operated by federal firearms licensees.
Eddie Lee Harris Jr., 27, who lives in the Harvard Park district of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of conspiracy and one count of theft of firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer. When he is sentenced by United States District Judge Cormac J. Carney on January 30, Harris faces a statutory maximum sentence of 15 years in federal prison.
Over a 2½-month period in late 2015, Harris conspired with several others to steal firearms from gun-related businesses in a series of burglaries and attempted burglaries in Orange, Riverside and Los Angeles counties, according to a plea agreement filed in United States District Court.
Also yesterday, another Los Angeles man who participated in the burglaries was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Faizon Azante Donnie, 20, who also resides in the Harvard Park district of Los Angeles, pleaded on June 6 to one count of theft of firearms from a federal firearms licensee (FFL) and admitted that he participated in two of the burglaries.
"Participants in this ring that targeted firearms dealers directly contributed to an increase in the number of illegal firearms available on the black market and, therefore, indirectly contributed to an increase in violent crime in our community," said United States Attorney Eileen M. Decker. "This case is the latest example of our commitment to reducing violent crime by working with our federal and local law enforcement partners to curtail the illegal weapons trade and firearms theft."
This case stems from a series of burglaries in which the thieves broke into gun stores in the early morning hours by breaking glass windows or doors to the businesses. Once inside, the burglars quickly stole handguns, rifles, shotguns and silencers, among other items. The burglaries often lasted less than three minutes.
Following the thefts, those involved gathered at South Los Angeles residence, where the guns were divided up. During Donnie's sentencing hearing, Judge Carney described the conduct as "mayhem."
Donnie became the fourth person sentenced in relation to the spree that led to the theft of 128 firearms. Members of the conspiracy targeted seven firearms-related businesses between August 29 and November 7 last year, including Orange County Firearms and Rifle Gear Company in Fountain Valley, SureFire Institute in Yorba Linda, FMK Firearms in Placentia, Warrior One and American Pacific Rifleworks in Riverside, and ExaTactical Firearms in La Puente.
The three defendants previously sentenced by Judge Carney last month are:
Kenneth Terell Mullen, 21, of the Mid-City section Los Angeles, who was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison;
Davell Dejon Mena, 19, of Watts, who was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison; and
Keon Mena, (Davell Mena's cousin), 19, of the Florence district of Los Angeles, who was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.
A sixth defendant in the case – Brittani Nicole Collins – pleaded guilty in January and is pending sentencing.
Another defendant, Derrick Smith, 27, of the Vermont-Slauson section of Los Angeles, is expected to plead guilty later this week.
The final defendant in the case, Teophelus Lee Usher, is currently at large and is wanted by law enforcement. The 20-year-old Usher is a fugitive after fleeing earlier this year from his Exposition Park residence. Usher had been under house arrest after being granted bond following his arrest in this case.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
"This burglary ring caused significant damage to local small businesses and caused a substantial threat to the public and law enforcement as stolen firearms all too often wind up in the hands of violent offenders in the commission of crimes," said ATF Special Agent in Charge Eric D. Harden. "Members of the public should contact their local police department or ATF if they have any information on fugitive Teophelus Usher."
Anyone with information about Usher is urged to contact the ATF at 1-800-ATF-GUNS.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Scott D. Tenley of the Santa Ana Branch Office.
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Seated at centre is Prajnaparamita, the goddess of transcendent wisdom and the personification of the text she holds in a raised hand. Two seated bodhisattvas, Padmapani Lokeshvara and Vajrasattva, attend her. At left are two miraculous events from the life of the historical Buddha: his birth in the Lumbini grove, and his subduing of the enraged elephant Nalagiri at Rajgir. Depicted at right is the Buddha's first sermon at Sarnath, where he preached to an assembly of monks and bodhisattvas, and the miracle at Shravasti, where he caused a multiplicity of Buddhas to appear.
Prajnaparamita, the goddess of transcendent wisdom and the personification of the text she holds in a raised hand. Two seated bodhisattvas, Padmapani Lokeshvara and Vajrasattva, attend her.
The Buddha subduing of the enraged elephant Nalagiri at Rajgir.
The Buddha's his birth in the Lumbini grove.
Buddha's first sermon at Sarnath, where he preached to an assembly of monks and bodhisattvas.
at Shravasti, where he caused a multiplicity of Buddhas to appear.


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In deciding to become carbon neutral, we realised that we had a great opportunity to bring benefits beyond reducing carbon emissions. We also recognised that our indirect contributions to high carbon producing activities places a responsibility on us to act. Our core value of self-awareness means that we take action to develop ourselves and each other.
Shoal's selected providers of carbon credits are the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation and Greenfleet. The Aboriginal Carbon Foundation is a not for profit that connects Aboriginal communities with organisations seeking offsets. They provide training for Indigenous rangers and support traditional land management. They deliver many core benefits including social, cultural, environmental, political, economic and community health. This aligned with our values of sociability and is also a creative, long-term approach to managing and supporting the environment. Creativity is another of our values, so we agreed that the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation was a good match.
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Choosing the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation and Greenfleet quickly gained support from our team and was approved by our Leadership team.
"We hope to have an impact beyond the direct environmental benefits including demonstrating support for Indigenous communities as well as supporting Australia and New Zealand conservation projects," says Michael Waite, Shoal CEO. "These purchased carbon credits and carbon neutral certification are just the beginning of Shoal's journey to becoming leaders in sustainable practice."
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Israel to consider Palestinian football improvements
Who's mixing politics and football?
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday Israel would consider "certain" measures to help Palestinian football after Palestinian officials asked to get the Israeli association thrown out of world governing body FIFA.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who is on a visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, said "a match for peace" would take place between the two sides in the wake of the spat.
Netanyahu said "we will discuss a certain number of measures that could improve the situation (of Palestinian football)," without providing details.
Israel Football Association chief Rotem Kamer earlier Tuesday condemned a Palestinian attempt to oust his country from FIFA as "cynical" and counter to the spirit of sport.
Blatter has said the issue is his "challenge number one" ahead of the May 29 FIFA Congress, at which he will also be seeking re-election.
Kamer said that the Palestinian demand had "nothing to do with sports".
"We see it as a clear mix of politics and football, something which should not find a place in the FIFA Congress," he told reporters.
"We believe football in our region should be used as a bridge between people".
Palestine, which has been a member of FIFA since 1998, wants the world body to bar Israel from international competition to punish restrictions it places on the movement of Palestinian players.
It also opposes the participation in the Israeli league of five clubs located in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
The motion will need a three-quarters majority to be passed at the FIFA Congress in Zurich.
Kamer stressed the IFA has "helped the PFA (Palestine Football Association) in any way it could."
He said regulating the movement of Palestinian players "is not something that is in our hands," and it was security concerns that prevented the entry of a small number of players into Israel.
"I don't see any other football associations in the world telling their governments how to deal with security issues," he said.
The Palestinians are also basing their request for Israel's expulsion on the "racism" against Arabs of some Israeli clubs.
Kamer acknowledged a problem existed but said it was not unique to Israel. He said the authorities had taken harsh steps against Beitar Jerusalem, which has notoriously ultra-nationalist fans.
"Our national teams are combined with Arabs and Jews, we have joint leagues, joint clubs," he said.
Netanyahu criticised the "politicisation" of football, which he said "could cause the deterioration of a remarkable institution".
PFA head Jibril Rajoub rejected Kamer's criticism, saying the demand to expel Israel was "nothing related to politics".
"The suspension of Israel is not our target, our target is to help the Palestinian athletes to move," Rajoub told reporters in Ramallah, speaking in English.
Rajoub said he had met with former Israeli president Shimon Peres on the matter "six times" but they failed to resolve the issue.
"We (will) never accept a compromise. There is no deal outside of FIFA," he said.
Blatter said last week that a successful vote on the Palestinian motion would be a "dangerous" precedent that could get FIFA involved in other political and diplomatic battles.
The FIFA supremo said Tuesday he had agreed with the Israeli leader that a match between Israel and Palestine would go ahead "in future".
"The will is there to organise a football match for peace between the two teams," Blatter told journalists after meeting Netanyahu.