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Ukraine crisis: the neo-Nazi brigade fighting pro-Russian separatists
by Tom Parfitt, Urzuf Kiev throws paramilitaries – some openly neo-Nazi - into the front of the battle with rebels. The fighters of the Azov battalion lined up in single file to say farewell to their fallen comrade. His pallid corpse lay under the sun in an open casket trimmed with blue velvet. Some of the men placed carnations by the body, others roses. Many struck their chests with a closed fist before touching their dead friend's arm. One fighter had an SS tattoo on his neck.
Sergiy Grek, 22, lost a leg and died from massive blood loss after a radio-controlled anti-tank mine exploded near to him. As Ukraine's armed forces tighten the noose around pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country, the western-backed government in Kiev is throwing militia groups – some openly neo-Nazi - into the front of the battle.
The Azov battalion has the most chilling reputation of all. Last week, it came to the fore as it mounted a bold attack on the rebel redoubt of Donetsk, striking deep into the suburbs of a city under siege.
In Marinka, on the western outskirts, the battalion was sent forward ahead of tanks and armoured vehicles of the Ukrainian army's 51st Mechanised Brigade. A ferocious close-quarters fight ensued as they got caught in an ambush laid by well-trained separatists, who shot from 30 yards away. The Azov irregulars replied with a squall of fire, fending off the attack and seizing a rebel checkpoint.
Mr Grek, also known as "Balagan", died in the battle and 14 others were wounded. Speaking after the ceremony Andriy Biletsky, the battalion's commander, told the Telegraph the operation had been a "100% success". "The battalion is a family and every death is painful to us but these were minimal losses," he said. "Most important of all, we established a bridgehead for the attack on Donetsk. And when that comes we will be leading the way."
The military achievement is hard to dispute. By securing Marinka the battalion "widened the front and tightened the circle", around the rebels' capital, as another fighter put it. While Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, prevaricates about sending an invasion force into Ukraine, the rebels he backs are losing ground fast.
But Kiev's use of volunteer paramilitaries to stamp out the Russian-backed Donetsk and Luhansk "people's republics", proclaimed in eastern Ukraine in March, should send a shiver down Europe's spine. Recently formed battalions such as Donbas, Dnipro and Azov, with several thousand men under their command, are officially under the control of the interior ministry but their financing is murky, their training inadequate and their ideology often alarming.
The Azov men use the neo-Nazi Wolfsangel (Wolf's Hook) symbol on their banner and members of the battalion are openly white supremacists, or anti-Semites. "Personally, I'm a Nazi," said "Phantom", a 23-year-old former lawyer at the ceremony wearing camouflage and holding a Kalashnikov. "I don't hate any other nationalities but I believe each nation should have its own country." He added: "We have one idea: to liberate our land from terrorists."The Telegraph was invited to see some 300 Azov fighters pay respects to Mr Grek, their first comrade to die since the battalion was formed in May. An honour guard fired volleys into the air at the battalion's headquarters on the edge of Urzuf, a small beach resort on Ukraine's Azov Sea coast. Two more militiamen died on Sunday fighting north of Donetsk <<Aug 10>>. Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine's president, called one of them a hero.
Each new recruit receives only a couple of weeks of training before joining the battalion. The interior ministry and private donors provide weapons. The HQ is a seaside dacha compound dotted with pines that once belonged to the ousted president of Ukraine, Vladimir Yanukovich, when he was governor of this region. Families in swimsuits with towels and inflatable rings walk past gate-guards toting automatic rifles.
Parked inside among wooden gazebos overlooking the sea are the tools of Azov's trade – two armoured personnel carriers, a converted truck with retractable steel shutters to cover its windows, and several Nissan pick-ups fitted with machine-gun mounts.
Mr Biletsky, a muscular man in a black T-shirt and camouflage trousers, said the battalion was a light infantry unit, ideal for the urban warfare needed to take cities like Donetsk.
The 35-year old commander began creating the battalion after he was released from pre-trial detention in February in the wake of pro-western protests in Kiev. He had denied a charge of attempted murder, claiming it was politically motivated.
A former history student and amateur boxer, Mr Biletsky is also head of an extremist Ukrainian group called the Social National Assembly. "The historic mission of our nation in this critical moment is to lead the White Races of the world in a final crusade for their survival," he wrote in a recent commentary. "A crusade against the Semite-led Untermenschen."
The battalion itself is founded on right wing views, the commander said in Urzuf, and no Nazi convictions could exclude a recruit. "The most important thing is being a good fighter and a good brother so that we can trust each other," he said.
Interestingly, many of the men in the battalion are Russians from eastern Ukraine who wear masks because they fear their relatives in rebel-controlled areas could be persecuted if their identities are revealed.
Phantom said he was such a Russian but that he was opposed to Moscow supporting "terrorists" in his homeland: "I volunteered and all I demanded was a gun and the possibility to defend my country."
Asked about his Nazi sympathies, he said: "After the First World World War, Germany was a total mess and Hitler rebuilt it: he built houses and roads, put in telephone lines, and created jobs. I respect that." Homosexuality is a mental illness and the scale of the Holocaust "is a big question", he added.
Fighters of the Azov battalion say farewell to their first comrade to die in the war against Russia-backed rebels (Tom Parfitt)
Stepan, 23, another fighter, said that if leaders of the pro-Russian separatists were captured they should be executed after a military tribunal.
Such notions seem a far cry from the spirit of the "Maidan" protests that peaked in Kiev in February with the ousting of Mr Yanukovich, who had refused to sign a trade agreement with the European Union. Young liberals led the way but the uprising, which ended with the president fleeing to Russia, provoked a huge patriotic awakening that sucked in hard-line groups.
Azov's extremist profile and slick English–language pages on social media have even attracted foreign fighters. Mr Biletsky says he has men from Ireland, Italy, Greece and Scandinavia. At the base in Urzuf, Mikael Skillt, 37, a former sniper with the Swedish Army and National Guard, leads and trains a reconnaissance unit.
"When I saw the Maidan protests I recognized bravery and suffering," he told the Telegraph. "A warrior soul was awakened. But you can only do so much, going against the enemy with sticks and stones. I had some experience and I though maybe I could help."
Mr Skillt says he called himself a National Socialist as a young man and more recently he was active in the extreme right wing Party of the Swedes. "Now I'm fighting for the freedom of Ukraine against Putin's imperialist front," he said.
His unit is improving fast under his tutelage. "What they lack in experience, they make up in balls," he said. Once he is done with Azov –where he claimed he receives a nominal GBP100 a month – Mr Skillt plans to go to Syria to fight for President Bashar al-Assad as a hired gun earning "very good money".
Such characters under Kiev's control play straight into the hands of Russian and separatist propaganda that portrays Ukraine's government as a "fascist junta" manipulated by the West.
"These battalions are made up of mercenaries, not volunteers," said Sergei Kavtaradze, a representative of the rebel authorities in Donetsk. "They are real fascists who kill and rape civilians." Mr Kavtaradze could not cite evidence of his claim and the battalion says it has not harmed a single civilian.
Ukraine's government is unrepentant about using the neo-Nazis. "The most important thing is their spirit and their desire to make Ukraine free and independent," said Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Arsen Avakov, the interior minister. "A person who takes a weapon in his hands and goes to defend his motherland is a hero. And his political views are his own affair."
Mark Galeotti, an expert on Russian and Ukrainian security affairs at New York University, fears battalions like Azov are becoming "magnets to attract violent fringe elements from across Ukraine and beyond". "The danger is that this is part of the building up of a toxic legacy for when the war ends," he said.
Extremist paramilitary groups who have built up "their own little Freikorps" and who are fundamentally opposed to finding consensus may demand a part in public life as victors in the conflict, Mr Galeotti added. "And what do you do when the war is over and you get veterans from Azov swaggering down your high street, and in your own lives?" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/11025137/Ukraine-crisis-the-neo-Nazi-brigade-fighting-pro-Russian-separatists.html
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You might know UK based Grime artist Jme better as the younger brother of his older sibling, Skepta. The two grew up in Tottenham, a neighborhood of North London, but the parents of Jamie (Jme) and Joseph (Skepta) Adenuga originate from Nigeria, and the brothers' upbringing had been heavily influenced by their African background.
The brothers recounted the influence their father's interest in DJing had on them early on, and how from a young age they began down a path of pursuing music because of their constant exposure to it, a fact the two agree is probably due to their family's loud and overactive style, which they undoubtedly carried with them from Nigeria. While Americans tend to think of rappers solely as an occupation within hip-hop, the UK actually possesses its own genre for rappers to live within: Grime. Grime, which originates more from Jamaican dancehall and includes more elements of techno in its fast-paced rhythm, is the genre of (often sarcastic and humorous) representations of urban life in the UK. And while Grime and Hip-Hop remain fundamentally different, as genres they both serve to provide artists a way to connect audiences with the realities of hardship.


"Her 12-year-old daughter in the front seat wasn't buckled in when her mom hit the brakes."
Kids! What a drag, what a bummer, when you are trying to live your life, have a little fun, maybe go to a wine tasting.
So they were bundled up in a car, but there was - like - an iPhone monitoring them. What's the big deal?
Let's say you come home from work. You want to watch South Park. But goddamn children, that you made the stupid mistake of having. Would it be wrong, would there be something reprehensible about locking them in a closet, strapped in with a seatbelt arrangement - provided you had an iPhone to monitor them?
Ok - maybe the closet is a bit harsh. Would it be ok, then, to strap them into comfy chairs in another room, somewhere safe, so you could ignore 'em and get some damn peace and quiet for an hour?
Here's the thing, AngryDad: a person who does that once will do it again.
Note that the "father"'s name is different to the mother's. Whenever your hear about a man abusing a child, it's almost always the mother's boyfriend, or a stepdad of some sort. It is *rare* for a man to treat his natural children like this.
Anyone who does this nowadays is a raging idiot. For a wine tasting? No jail, heavy fine. They are guilty of major stupid.


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Q: Apache solr + mysql connection I work on a project. I want to use mysql for storage all data  and solr for search only a string in database. Is it possible ?

A: Yes, it's relatively easy. You should look at:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/solr/Uploading+Structured+Data+Store+Data+with+the+Data+Import+Handler
and:
http://wiki.apache.org/solr/DIHQuickStart
A quick google and I found this gist:
https://gist.github.com/maxivak/3e3ee1fca32f3949f052
which looks pretty reasonable.

A: I had used it in my application. Only difference is... I have used Oracle database.
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Lawsuit attempts to thwart demolition of Healy house
Sarah McKenzie / [email protected]
Updated: May 2, 2014 - 8:03 am
A group known as the Healy Project has filed a lawsuit against the owners of 2320 Colfax Ave. S. in an attempt to block demolition of the 1893-era home.
The complaint comes less than a week after the City Council voted 11-2 to allow property owner Michael Crow to move ahead with demolition of the rooming house to make way for a new 45-unit apartment building proposed by the Lander Group. The house was designed by T.P. Healy — a noted master builder who was active in the city from 1886 to 1906.
An unsigned post on the Healy Project website elaborated on the complaint: "The lawsuit will establish that the property is a historic resource and that the property will be preserved for the benefit of future generations of Minnesotans. Moreover, the lawsuit will establish that there are viable options to demolition for this property."
The complaint filed in Hennepin County District on Wednesday alleges that the defendants — Michael and Linda Crow — have violated the Minnesota Environmental Rights Act by proposing to demolish the house. The Healy Project argues that the house is a "historic resource," which is considered a "natural resource" that is entitled to protection under the law.
The fate of the house has been the subject of intense debate for several months. Nicole Curtis of the DIY Network's "Rehab Addict" led a social media campaign to try to save the house and a group called the Minneapolis Residents for Responsible Development Coalition (MRRDC) held nightly vigils outside the house before last week's Council vote.
The property is known as the Orth house, which was named for its first owner. The 2320 Colfax Ave. S. represents a turning point in Healy's career. It was his last Queen Anne-style home before he moved toward a Colonial Revival style.
A hearing to consider the plaintiff's request for a temporary restraining order has been set for Monday, May 5 at 1:30 p.m. before Hennepin County Judge Marilyn Rosenbaum, according to court records.

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Colombia's 'second city' Medellin was once the murder capital of the world with 17 murders every day in 1991. It has since undergone a renaissance and is now one of the country's main cultural hubs.
Medellín, officially the Municipality of Medellín, is the second-largest city in Colombia and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains in South America.


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Meoneura sinclairi är en tvåvingeart som beskrevs av Wheeler 2000. Meoneura sinclairi ingår i släktet Meoneura och familjen kadaverflugor.

Artens utbredningsområde är Galápagosöarna. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Q: Laravel Routing error I'm just getting started with Laravel. I've just installed it. But when I'm making a new route it's not working, it's saying:

The requested URL /laravel/public/test was not found on this server.

This is currently my routes.php:
 Route::get('/', function () {
    >     return view('welcome'); });

    > Route::get('/test', function () {
    >     return view('test'); });

And of course I've made a view called test. When I go to:

http://localhost/laravel/public/test

I'm seeing the Laravel start template. But when I go to:
> http://localhost/laravel/public/test

It's not working?
And why can I also visit:

http://localhost/laravel.dev/

Thankyou.
EDIT:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    <IfModule mod_negotiation.c>
        Options -MultiViews
    </IfModule>

    RewriteEngine On

    # Redirect Trailing Slashes If Not A Folder...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ /$1 [L,R=301]

    # Handle Front Controller...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]
</IfModule>

A: I would imagine the issue is with your .htaccess.
This likely works
> http://localhost/laravel/public/index.php/test

Now your .htaccess should contain logic to pass all requests to the index.php already by default. If that's the case, then it's likely an issue with your Virtual Host entry not having AllowOverride All within the <Directory> block.
Note AllowOverride All is not a good choice for a production environment.


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Q: JSF: How to execute some code on every time a navigation rule is executed? Is there any way I can execute some code whenever a navigation rule is executed. Basically what I am trying to do is to have a JourneyTracker bean which will hold the current state of the journey (like the current page the user is in).

A: You can use a custom NavigationHandler for this. Basically, just extend that abstract class as follows:
public class MyNavigationHandler extends NavigationHandler {

    private NavigationHandler wrapped;

    public MyNavigationHandler(NavigationHandler wrapped) {
        this.wrapped = wrapped;
    }

    @Override
    public void handleNavigation(FacesContext context, String from, String outcome) {
        // Do your job here. Just check if "from" and/or "outcome" matches the desired rule.

        wrapped.handleNavigation(context, from, outcome); // Important! This will perform the actual navigation.
    }

}

To get it to run, just register it as follows in faces-config.xml:
<application>
    <navigation-handler>com.example.MyNavigationHandler</navigation-handler>
</application>


Today is Emmy Award winning newsman Thomas Roberts' birthday.
Thomas came out publicly as a gay man more than 10 years ago when he was an anchor at CNN and I have mad respect for him as a person and as a journalist.
To celebrate his big day, here is a little gallery of photos of the handsome Thomas who does such a splendid job for MSNBC and NBC News.
I've been without a computer for a few months but bought a new one this week. So happy to be back and just in time to wish this gorgeous, intelligent man, Thomas, a very Happy Birthday! I could listen to his voice all day.


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Personalized Sales Emails: 5 Tricks That Might Just Solve Your Sales Email Woes
November 18, 2019 | by Darryl Praill | Sales Engagement
Writing a sales email is tricky. A single word in the subject line can make or break the fate of that email. Sadly, the right way to email still eludes even the most experienced sales reps.
One of the most common reasons for any sales email to fail would be irrelevant content. 'We are so-and-so. We have done A, B and C. We can do this for you.'
Imagine opening the email that starts like this.
It's like going on a date with a presumptuous person who only talks about him-or-herself. Emails along similar lines are as annoying, if not more so, which is exactly why your message has to be about the prospect. Make it about their challenges, and how the integration of your product with their process will yield them the desired results. It's always about the prospect and what you can bring to their table! A one-size-fits-all approach does not work here. Despite knowing this, sales professionals continue to waste leads by sending cookie-cutter emails with little to no personalization.
Writing a sales email is tricky. A single word in the subject line can make or break the fate of that email. Get 5 #SalesEmails tricks for personalization. #SalesEngagement Click To Tweet
You say you hear your prospects, but are you making them feel heard?
Email recipients are no longer happy with a customary greeting. Even putting the first name instead of 'to whom it may concern' is losing its luster as a "personalization upgrade." Prospects are seeking acknowledgment and understanding of challenges specific to them, and it takes more than adding their names at the top of emails. They want to be heard. They need to know you are there to listen.
Email personalization at this level for every prospect in the lead list may seem daunting. But how else would you stand out among the cutthroat competition?
Here is how.
1. Give your prospects a voice within cold emails and make it count
Any communication mode is a two-way street; emails too. Face it; prospects are sick of receiving blind pitches, tone-deaf to their challenges. It's shocking how little research on the recipient and his or her company goes into the emails. Have you considered embedding a short poll on specific pain points or possible solutions in the email itself? It may not be a common practice, but it can certainly give the decision-makers you're emailing a voice and ensure some engagement.
A poll within your cold sales emails may generate interest and get some prospect insight that can accelerate the next phase in the sales process. This is just one method.
2. Personalize your communications to show how well you know your leads
Remember the craze around customized Buzzfeed quizzes? Why were so many people addicted to them, and still are? The quiz results told stories about the reader.
"Oh my, this is so me," they exclaimed. The rest, as they say, is history.
Every brand strives to be excellent storytellers – but tend to focus on their own story. They forget the central character is the prospect/customer.
Consider how Adidas launched its 'Originals line' last year through its #ORIGINALis campaign. They succeeded in making their target audience come forward with 'original' stories, redefining the meaning of originality. While establishing itself as a firm fashion icon, it also encouraged people to embrace their true selves. This campaign used storytelling to boost their engagement, and it worked.
A deep understanding of the customer persona is crucial for campaigns like these. You can apply the sales personalization strategy to your emails too.
3. Personalized Call To Action (CTA)
Reaching out to a prospect via email is only a foundation to your final goal: you want them to register on your site, request a demo, subscribe, share or buy your product or service. The call-to-action is the most significant aspect of your email. An email with a feeble one is only a touch better, and the one with the wrong CTA can ruin your brand image. Your CTA must hit the right note. By clicking, it should take the prospect to a blog or video or product demo that they need.
Setting a telephone appointment too can be a CTA but it needs to be specific. For instance, 'Looking forward to hearing from you soon' is as good as not putting any CTA. Instead, something like 'Would you be available for a short call on [Date & Time] so we can discuss a bit more about [Product]' might work. Even better, you may give them two or three options in the same week.
4. Use sales email templates as a foundation to personalize
Templates, indeed, are huge life-savers for salespeople who send tons of similar emails regularly. Having a few sales email templates ready for various prospect types (common inquiries and responses) can be handy. However, a template should only form the basic outline to save you time and effort to think up the lines, core message, and format every time. You would still need to edit and make it 'meatier' to make the email reflect your relationship with the prospect or customer. Nobody wants to read an obviously automated and soulless email.
In fact, you can even add a CTA in your email signature, complete with clickable social media icons at the end. It is subtle and offers enough scope for your email to stand out.
5. Reward loyalty to build more
A few years ago, receiving 'Happy birthday' emails was a big deal. However, nothing holds a candle to a real acknowledgment of a customer's loyalty. It could be in the form of a special discounted package or even a free trial for a certain period. When a customer receives such an email, he or she immediately knows it's not some bulk email. These types of emails are a privilege to receive; it is a reward. If you've included the right subject line with the offer, then your open rate should be great.
It's easy to set this up using the existing customer data – keep a few original copies of congratulatory messages and awards handy. Even a loyalty certificate would do.
Start Increase Quality Engagements?
When writing sales emails, personalization makes emails remarkably relevant and recipient-oriented, adding value to the relationship-building process. Focus more on building a one-on-one feeling, just as you do in face-to-face meetings. You have the demographic data, know the prospect's history of engaging with your brand, and possess enough insights to use them in real-time email automation. Why hesitate to use this information when it can increase quality engagements that can lead to increased revenue? These five tactics might solve most of your sales email woes.
Darryl Praill
Darryl Praill, Chief Marketing Officer of VanillaSoft, is a high-tech marketing executive with over 25 years' experience spanning startups, re-starts, consolidations, acquisitions, divestments and IPO's. He has been widely quoted in the media including television, press, and trade publications. He is a guest lecturer, public speaker, and radio personality and has been featured in numerous podcasts, case studies, and best-selling books.
Praill is a former recipient of the coveted Forty Under 40 Award, and has held senior executive roles in leading companies including Sybase, Cognos (now IBM), webPLAN (now Kinaxis), and CML Emergency Services (now AIRBUS). He has raised over $50 million in venture funding across multiple organizations and consulted with world-class corporations including Salesforce, SAP, and Nielsen. He is a Computer Science graduate from Sheridan College.
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[ANALYSIS] Multi-level Politics in Argentina
By Joaquin Gomez Amato January 9, 2022 January 13, 2022 Argentina, Brazil, China, COVID-19, English, Federalism, Latin America, Uruguay	0
Argentinian democracy has been classified as a "flawed democracy" in the 2021 Global Democracy Index. Although the consolidation of a bipartisan coalitional party system has given balance to the national arena in Argentina, the subnational level has its own dynamic, where the "strongmen" of many provinces have reportedly bent the rules of democracy to tilt the playing field in their favor.
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Lula Livre! Ex-President Lula da Silva Has Conviction Annulled
By Clara Browne-Amorim April 15, 2021 April 15, 2021 Bolsonaro, Brazil, justice, Lula da Silva	0
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, has had his political rights restored after The Supreme Court's new ruling allowed a judge to annul his criminal convictions. In this article we will cover the history of Lula and his conviction, and what his freedom means for the political landscape of Brazil.
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: Jamila Hedhli, a Beckman-Brown Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Research Fellow, mentors Hannah Bouvin, an undergraduate researcher, as a part of a recent Research Experience for Undergraduates program at the Beckman Institute.
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Located at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Opened 1989
As one of Dr. Beckman's alma maters, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was a clear choice for a location to support an Institute. Arnold and Mabel Beckman worked with Professor Ted Brown to plan this unique venture in multidisciplinary research. The Beckman Institute became a community of scholars and a physical space to foster collaboration, inspire bold scientific risk-taking, and nurture disruptive ideas. The Institute was founded to reduce barriers between traditional science and technology disciplines in order to yield research advances that otherwise would not occur.
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This week we're joined by very special guest Joel Duscher from Sanspants Radio to talk about all the weird and wonderful Avengers: Endgame theories! How will it all end? Will Ant-Man go where no man should go? Is Loki really dead? Which host hates Deadpool? Which one hates Captain America?? Find out in our Avengers: Endgame special!
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Renán Cleominio Zoreda Novelo (born 20 July 1950) is a Mexican politician and lawyer affiliated with the PAN. He served as Senator of the LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Yucatán.

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Sweet Potatoes Have 7 Health Benefits – The Perfect Winter Food
Sweet Potatoes Have 7 Health Benefits - The Perfect Winter Food
Salman Ahmad
(CTN News) – The health benefits of Shakarkandi are as follows: Sweet potatoes are naturally sugary, as their name suggests. Sweet potatoes are a starchy, delicious root vegetable that belongs to the plant family.
Sweet potatoes contain beta-carotene, vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, fiber, minerals such as iron, calcium, and selenium, as well as antioxidants.
An evaluation of sweet potatoes' nutritional value and potential health benefits is presented in this article. In addition, there are some recommendations on how to incorporate them into your diet more regularly.
1. Diabetes management
Sweet potatoes are naturally high in sugar and carbohydrates. The glycemic index of sweet potatoes is low, however. Since sweet potatoes have a low glycemic index, they release sugar gradually into the bloodstream.
Blood sugar levels are lowered during this continuous mixing phase of blood sugar.
2. Reduces the risk of heart disease
Fibre and antioxidants found in sweet potatoe can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
The high anthocyanin content of purple sweet potatoe has been demonstrated to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in several research studies.
3. Enhances the texture of the skin
A variety of sweet potatoes are excellent sources of antioxidants, vitamins A, C, and E. Vitamins C and E play a significant role in the health of your skin and hair.
Collagen, the major structural protein in the skin, is synthesized by vitamin C. As a result, the vitamin may be beneficial in the treatment of skin conditions such as acne.
4. Enhances the function of the brain
Purple sweet potatoe are very beneficial for the health of the brain.
Purple sweet potato has been found to reduce inflammation in the brain and prevent mental deterioration, according to a study.
5. Immune system booster
It is well known that orange-fleshed sweet potatoe are a fantastic source of beta-carotene, an antioxidant.
This beta-carotene is converted into vitamin A by the body. Vitamin A plays an instrumental role in strengthening your immunity and fighting off disease.
Furthermore, it contributes to the maintenance of your digestive system's health and the balance of natural gut bacteria.
6. Maintain a healthy vision
Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of beta-carotene, a type of vitamin A.
This antioxidant is typically found in bright orange-colored vegetables.
Beta-carotene is used by your body to produce vitamin A, which is then used by your eyes to detect light.
7. Digestive aid
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Q: Examples of mathematical work that gained recognition after it was outlined by journalists Having a background in both mathematics and journalism, I'm interested in examples of previously barely recognized mathematical achievements that received recognition after having been given attention by journalists through expository articles.
A good example is given by Victor Protsak's answer to the MO question "Major mathematical advancements past age fifty", where he mentions the work of Thomas Royen. His proof of the Gaussian Correlation Inequality received little attention upon its publication in 2014. It was only after Natalie Wolchover published a Quanta article in 2017 that he was given wide public and academic acclaim - as stated on his wiki page.
Question: are there other examples of mathematical work that were long forgotten or barely recognized, only to be revived by journalists who wrote up a story on the theorem(s) and the history behind them?

A: To elaborate on Somos's comment, David Gale wrote about The Strange and Surprising Saga of the Somos Sequences in the December 1991 "Mathematical Entertainments" column of the Mathematical Intelligencer.  First studied by Michael Somos in the course of his investigations of elliptic theta functions, these amazing sequences continue to inspire new research to this day; see for example the OEIS entry A006720 for Somos-4.
This example is a little unusual, though, because I don't think that Somos (or anyone else) formally published any research papers on Somos sequences before Gale's expository article.  In a footnote, Gale wrote:

Somos actually discovered his sequences eight years ago but did
not succeed in capturing the attention of the mathematical community until the summer of 1989.

A: There are several examples featuring Martin Gardner.  R. B. Kershner's work on tiling the plane with convex pentagons would probably have been largely ignored (with his mistake remaining undiscovered for who knows how long) had Gardner not chosen to write about it.  Conway's Game of Life was also unknown to all but a few people close to Conway until Gardner wrote about it.  I'm sure there are many other Martin Gardner examples.


This is a park which has immense land of 660 hectares including the eastern side of Nara City, Kofuku-ji Temple, Todai-ji Temple, Kasuga Grand Shrine, National Museum, Wakakusa-yama Hill and Mt.Kasuga-yama virgin forest.
Todai-ji Temple was built in the Nara period(710 - 794 AD) at the behest of Emperor Shomu(r.724 - 749).The temple was offcially positioned as one of many state-established provincial temples.
Kasuga Taisha Shrine was founded to protect the Heijo-kyo Capital and is the head shrine for about 3,000 Kasuga shrines all over Japan.
Kasuga Taisha is famous also for a wisteria trellis.
The Hanniya temple is located at the point which had gone up the ascent hill called the Todaiji Hall of the Great Buddha, the north direction in Shosoin, and Nara hill.
Yakushi-ji is a temple which carries out the whereabouts to Nishinokyo-cho, Nara-city, Nara-pref. and is the head temple of the Hosso Sect of Buddhism in Kofuku-ji.
Toshodai-ji is the temple which Ganjin in 5jo-cho, Nara-shi built, and is the head temple of the Ritsu sect.
Though officially called Kongosenji Temple, it is more familiarly known as Yata-no-ojizosan.
Yatadera Temple is also known as the temple of hydrangeas.
The Yamato Koriyama-jo castle was built by the Junkei Tsutsui which was a local military leader in 1580.
The main hall of Hasedera Temple extends southwards on a raised stage and is one of Nara Prefecture's biggest halls.
Hasedera Temple is famous for its peony garden and has 7,000 plants from 150 species of peony planted in the grounds.
Horyuji Temple is widely known as the oldest wooden structure in the world which tells the figure of the Asuka period at present. It was specified as the first world cultural heritage in Japan in 1993.
Hokki-ji is the temple of Shotokushu in Okamoto, Ikaruga-cho, Ikoma-gun, Nara-ken. It is near Horyuji Temple and Horin-ji.
If autumn comes, the fallow field around "Hokki-ji" will change to a "cosmos field".
Taimadera Temple is a temple that represents the western part of Yamato (the ancient name for Nara).It is known for being the only temple in Japan with both east and west three-storied pagodas remaining from the Tempyo Era (710-).
Sekkoji Temple was founded in 7th or 8th century by Ennogyoja, a magico-religious practitioner who trained himself at Mt. Katsuragi. The "Miroku Sekibutsu" of this temple is the oldest stone image of Buddha in Japan.
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Q: Converting Date in Where clause in SQL I need to return the sum of something within the last 30 days. My date field is a text field. My table looks something like this:
Client    Serial#        Hrs        MyDate
A         1              12         20200501
A         1              8          20200513
B         5              2          20200521
B         6              3          20200522
A         2              5          20200528
A         2              2          20200529

my Code looks like this:
SELECT Client, Serial#, SUM(Hrs)
FROM MyTable
WHERE CONVERT(DATETIME, MyDate, 112) > DATEADD(day, -30, getdate())
GROUP BY Client, Serial#

This is the error I get
"The conversion of a varchar data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range value."
I tried removing the convert function and got another error:
"The conversion of a varchar data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range value."
So now I am stuck. Thanks in advance for the help

A: You can fix this using try_convert():
WHERE TRY_CONVERT(DATE, MyDate) > DATEADD(day, -30, getdate())

Your format is the SQL Server defined format for a date constant, so you don't really need the format argument.
You can find the offending values using:
select mydate
from t
where try_convert(date, mydate) is null and mydate is not null;

Note that dates and datetimes have different ranges, so just using date instead might fix the problem.

A: SELECT Client, Serial, SUM(Hrs)
FROM MyTable
WHERE CONVERT(DATETIME, MyDate) > DATEADD(day, -30, getdate())
GROUP BY Client, Serial

You don't need the format 112 for comparison

A: Your convert function looks ok (although the 112 is unneeded going to datetime, that is for datetime to string conversion.)
So I bet you have some bad data somewhere in those date strings.
Dates have to be between January 1, 1753 - December 31, 9999.
Try sorting on that field and see if there is anything at the top or bottom of the list that looks suspicious.
You could add a filter:
    AND MyDate BETWEEN '17530101' and '99991231'
    AND LEN(MyDate) = 8

A: Because you have no other choice then to use a varchar as a date, then I would convert the one GETDATE() value to a varchar instead of converting all the rows to a date. It's possible because they are stored as YYYYMMDD. I think that would be bettter for performance (for sure if you have an index on this date column).
WHERE MyDate > CONVERT(varchar(10),dateadd(d,-30,getdate()),112)