Chef LaLa empowers the community as she participates in the second annual Binational Health Week (BHW). A historic opportunity to improve Immigrant Health and Well-Being.
The nearly 3.2 million Mexicans living and working in California contribute significantly to the state's economy. However, no group faces greater barriers, particularly the state's more than 1 million agricultural workers, to the basic human right of health care.
The California-Mexico Health Initiative (CMHI) is a collaborative program of the California Policy Research Center, University of California Office of the President. CMHI aims to coordinate California and Mexican efforts to improve the quality of life of immigrant families by expanding their access to health care, increasing their health-insurance coverage, and reducing their unmet health needs. CMHI operates in California, where nearly half of the Mexican- origin population in the United States resides, and in seven Mexican states with high international mobility: Baja California, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Zacatecas. In California, CMHI has been working in twelve counties and is planning to expand its work to other rural areas as well. The counties are: Alameda, San Francisco, Fresno, Imperial, Los Angeles, Monterey, Sacramento, San Mateo, Sonoma/Napa, San Diego, Ventura, and Orange. Expanded work areas include Kern and Merced.
In October 2001, The California-Mexico Health Initiative (CMHI) convened Binational Health Week (BHW), an unprecedented effort overseen by multiagency task forces which conducted health-promotion activities involving 115 community-based organizations from seven counties at 98 sites. More than 950 people participated in planning and implementing activities, and over 18,720 people received direct health-care services during the week. A mural was unveiled at a community health clinic. Additionally, the week closed with the participation of 120 researchers from California and Mexico in an academic forum. Media campaigns produced more than 150 electronic and print media hits.
The 2002 Binational Health Week will bring health actions to thousands of these residents, BWH will include health promotion and preventive activities focused on several areas including cervical and breast cancer, immunizations, diabetes, mental health, nutrition and exercise, STDs/HIV, health insurance and work-related injuries. Activities will be held concurrently in twelve California counties and seven Mexican states.
In the spirit of collaboration between the Californian and Mexican governments, Binational Health Week activities in California will involve working partnerships among Mexican Secretariats of Health and Foreign Affairs, border health organizations, the California Department of Health Services, the Centers for Disease Control and numerous communit-based organizations and county health agencies. Agencies and organizations across the state will be working complementary with the "Vete Sano, Regresa Sano Program," Mexico's hugely successful health education and awareness program for migrant families. Also, California activities will compliment the Mexican National Health Week. Since 1993, the Mexican Secretariat of Health has implemented this nationwide health week and immunization crusade three times a year throughout Mexico reaching millions of underserved citizens and boosting immunization among children to almost 100%.
The second annual Binational Health Week, is one component of the California-Mexico Health Initiative (CMHI), a broad partnership convened by the California Policy Research Center, University of California, Office of the President. The UC effort is funded by The California Endowment and the California HealthCare Foundation through a series of grants.
The California-Mexico Health Initiative will continue to work throughout the year on both sides of the border to expand access to health services, improve health insurance coverage and reduce unmet health needs of Mexicans living and working in California.


Popular Ghanaian pastor, B.B. Frederick has prophesied that President Goodluck Jonathan will win the 2015 presidential elections.
"Nigerians should watch out for the second term of His Excellency President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Although it looks very challenging with him and his ruling party now, yet the Lord says Nigerians shouldn't lose hope in Jonathan.
As long as I'm concerned as a man gifted by God to see the past, the current and the future beyond the curtains of the natural, I know by the inspiration of the Almighty that President Jonathan is the set man for Nigeria. His next term on the seat will bring liberation to Nigeria.


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MERCHANT NAVY CLASS
The Air Brake System
Air Braking
Compressor mounted on tender
Shown before the doors were fitted
During the early part of 1993, approximately half way through the overhaul, the MNLPS Management Committee took the decision to look into the feasibility of fitting air-braking equipment to enable Clan Line to haul air braked stock. Informal discussions were held with BR and SLOA, who were quite positive about the idea. SLOA felt it sensible for Clan Line to act as 'guinea pig', setting the guidelines for other main line steam locomotive owners who might choose to go down the same path.
It was not practical to air brake the locomotive itself. The locomotive and tender would still be braked by steam and vacuum brake respectively, operated through the air braking equipment. To buy new equipment was prohibitively expensive so used equipment was obtained, overhauled and re-certified by the original supplier. The compressor was obtained from Steam Traction Ltd, who had imported some air braked locomotives from Finland.
Rear of Tender showing cut-out for compressor.
Looking at the system as a whole, the positioning of some of the equipment proved problematical. The compressor for the air braking system was mounted in a recess cut into the back of the tender. The alternative of positioning it on the front of the locomotive would do nothing for 35028's appearance. The picture above shows the recess cut into the tender, and below, the compressor after fitting.
Compressor fitted to tender.
The three new main air reservoirs were placed on the top of the tender tank, at the back. These can be seen in the picture above. The three vacuum cylinders they replaced were removed from the tender and replaced by four smaller cylinders positioned beneath the frames under the water tank.
Air Brake Handle.
The driver's brake handle was mounted on a separate pedestal, welded to the cab under-frame. It is placed on the left hand side of the cab but to the right of the driver's position.
During our seven years running various minor problems showed themselves, also the fact that the original installation was done in a rush at the end of the last overhaul and that the wall thickness of the 15 and 28 mm copper pipe was incorrectly specified by the railways (it was too thin), it was not surprising that we had a number of problems early on, although fortunately very few problems occurred when hauling revenue earning trains - this was partially due to our policy of trying to find trouble before it finds us. After a couple of years running we started to get problems with the 15mm copper pipe fracturing and as a result of this an on going programme of replacement and re-bracketing with resilient plastic clamps was initiated. At the same time changes were made to the location of some of the valves under the footplate to aid accessibility.
Towards the end of our period of running we saw further problems with some of the air brake components. It should be remembered that all of the valves and components used in the currently approved system were salvaged from diesel locomotives and were normally sited in cabinets within the bodywork of the locos. Because they were not exposed to the elements they were able to be made from aluminium and all of the valve bodies and pipe brackets are cast in this material. After years sited under the footplate, the combination of ash, coal dust and steam had caused considerable surface corrosion to most of these components and in the case of the Low Main Reservoir Pressure Valve, which has its control spring and spindle exposed, caused it to fail due to more extensive corrosion. Fortunately, we have a complete set of spare valves for the system so we had no problem with replacements.
Although we had replaced all of the 15mm pipe with thicker walled material, the 28mm main air supply, main reservoir and automatic air brake pipes were as fitted in 1995, and as such had given no problems. It was however decided that we should replace this pipe with heavier duty material, and to change the fixed metal clamps that locate the pipework to the loco framework with resilient plastic clamps as had already been done for the smaller pipework.
During the 2001 - 2005 overhaul and in order to afford better protection to the valves, one of our engineers decided to attempt to design an enclosed cabinet/pedestal unit to contain all but one of these pieces of equipment. (This other valve, the DV2 air/vacuum proportioning valve, is located in an enclosure between the frames above the trailing driving axle and has been immune from any corrosion problems. As it is quite a large valve we decided that if it ain't broke, don't fix it and so we left it where it was).
The component pipework before assembly
A total of 11 valves, plus three stopcocks, would have to be located within the unit, as well as a considerable amount of connecting pipework. Interestingly, the brake system itself would work with only two of these valves - the main reservoir pressure regulating valve, which regulates the compressor air supply down to the required 100psi for the train main reservoir (yellow) pipe, and the M8A driver's brake valve which controls all of the automatic air brake (red) pipe pressures. All of the other equipment is concerned with the fail-safe and automatic (AWS/TPWS) brake application train protection and air/vacuum integration functions.
There are three on/off cocks in the system. The AWS shutdown cock is a combined air and electrical on/off switch and was originally situated on the return bulkhead behind the drivers seat - this valve must be switched on before the braking system will work. The AWS isolating cock was under the cab floor near to the drivers left foot and was accessed through a trap in the floor. The effect of this valve is to override the AWS electro pneumatic air control valve by isolating the effect of the electrical input from the AWS control system in order to enable the brake to be created in the event of an AWS electrical failure. It is normally wired in the closed position. Finally, the Assist Failed Train cock was under the cab floor to the right of the brake pedestal, this cock is wired in the open position but must be closed to allow a rescuing locomotive to supply air to the brake on our loco in the event of a compressor or AWS failure. Its effect is to isolate the automatic air brake pipe from the AWS unit, and it is a requirement that the handle of this cock projects through the floor as a reminder that it has been operated. These cocks have all been re-sited in the new layout, with the AWS shutdown cock on the front face of the brake pedestal and the other two cocks behind a removable panel in the side of the pedestal. This panel cannot be replaced if the Assist Failed Train cock has been closed.
The first trial assembly.
In order to save time on a project that was going to be quite time consuming, our engineer took the valves and the existing brake pedestal to his home, where all of the initial design work, construction and pipe manufacture was carried out in his garage.
The first stage of the cabinet design was to establish the physical size that would fit under the cab floor in the required position and to make a plywood box to these sizes - actually about 20 inches wide, 22 inches long and 16 inches deep. The air control valves use a system of pipe brackets which are permanently fixed to the infrastructure of the locomotive and are linked by the appropriate pipework, with the valves being bolted to these brackets with 'O' rings to seal the pressurized air joints. This is an excellent system which makes it much easier to replace individual valves if required, but it does increase the amount of space taken up by each valve.
Having made a plywood box it took quite some time to work out how to fit everything into it, manufacture dummy fixing brackets and bolt all of the required valves to the box. Many hours were spent bending and silver soldering the individual pieces of pipe to connect the valves to each other - although it was not practicable to complete all of the pipework, about three quarters of it was done offsite. In order to save money, unions, connectors and fittings were salvaged from the old pipework by heating them up and unsoldering them. This in itself took quite a while to do because the fittings have to be brought up to near red heat to unsolder the joints and then boiled off in dilute sulphuric acid to clean up all of the oxidisation that occurs when they are unsoldered. With literally dozens of fittings involved at a cost of £5 - £10 each, the saving made the effort worth while and is an example of the thrifty approach taken by the engineering team towards expenditure on the overhaul.
On completion of the fitting out of the dummy box, the unit was stripped down and all of the valves (except the M8A Driver's Brake Valve) were taken apart, cleaned and inspected. Apart from a film of oil on the internal surfaces and components of these valves they were all in very good condition and suitable for further use. All components were checked against the manufacturers' specifications, overhauled and re-assembled before everything was returned to Stewarts Lane - itself no mean feat as the whole unit now weighed almost 2 cwt. The M8A driver's brake valve is very complicated internally and was sent away for professional overhaul.
Assembled Box.
Back in our workshops at Stewarts Lane a system to join the box and pedestal, and to fix the complete unit to the support rails under the footplate floor was devised. We then consulted with our design engineer to ensure that the proposed unit and fixings had sufficient structural integrity and strength for the job in hand. Agreement reached, we cut and welded up a cabinet from 6mm steel plate, and drilled the required fixing and pipework connection holes into the box. All of this took a lot longer to do than it takes to read this!
Finally, with the box complete it was possible to manufacture the remaining pipework, including the feed to the three pressure gauges on the pedestal desk, also to fit the conduit and wire up the required electrical connections to the AWS shutdown switch in the pedestal and the electro pneumatic valve inside the cabinet. With the setup physically complete the whole unit was then stripped down and, using the workshop compressed air supply, all of the valves were tested and set up to work at the required pressures. This was only a rough setting to within a couple of psi, as the whole system was to be fine tuned as part of the engineering acceptance certification before our return to traffic. All pipework was then softened and the silver soldered joints tested for leaks (two were found and repaired), before the whole lot was reassembled with all unions and couplings finally tightened up. Our spare M8A driver's brake valve was fitted, blanking pipes were fitted to all necessary outlets and an air feed supplied to the unit connections.
Then the moment of truth - apply air and see if it worked. Immediately the first problem was obvious. The brake pipe pressure gauge, which should read between 0psi and 78psi depending on the drivers brake valve handle position, read a steady 100psi while the main reservoir pipe gauge, which should read a steady 100psi - yes, you've guessed it! - fluctuated with the brake valve setting. The two gauges were cross connected. The problem was soon rectified and the whole system again tested for leaks - three leaking coupling joints were soon dealt with. A battery connection to the electro pneumatic control valve in the cabinet was used to simulate AWS/system failure mode operation. An immediate problem that appeared was that when connected to the AWS equipment, the system kept creating and dropping the brake pressures and would not stabilise with the system pressurised. This was traced to an inadequate test air supply and our expectation that this would not be a problem when supplied with the loco's much greater air supply capacity proved correct. All pressures were within the expected limits and the simulated AWS application worked correctly. Success!
The Final Assembly
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Q: How to properly type a function that takes Jest's expect asymmetric matchers? I'm trying to create a generic function that takes asymmetric matchers but I've encountered two problems.

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*The AsymmetricMatcher<Sample> type seems to be incompatible with AsymmetricMatcher_2.

*AsymmetricMatcher_2 is not exported and I cannot find any other way to get the return type of expect.anything(), I'm doing ReturnType<typeof expect.anything> as of now, but I'd rather import it from the package itself.

The fact that I'm finding difficulties typing this function makes me think that I'm using the wrong approach. What would be the correct way to type this function?
This is a minimum reproducible example:
import { expect } from '@jest/globals';
import type { AsymmetricMatcher } from 'expect';

const allMatch = <SampleType>(matchers: AsymmetricMatcher<SampleType>[]) => (value: unknown) => (
  matchers.forEach(matcher => expect(value).toStrictEqual(matcher))
);

allMatch<{}>([
  expect.anything(),
  expect.objectContaining({}),
]);

When compiled:
$ $(npm bin)/tsc --noEmit test.ts
test.ts:11:3 - error TS2739: Type 'AsymmetricMatcher_2' is missing the following properties from type 'AsymmetricMatcher<{}>': sample, inverse, $$typeof, getMatcherContext

9   expect.anything(),
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

test.ts:12:3 - error TS2322: Type 'AsymmetricMatcher_2' is not assignable to type 'AsymmetricMatcher<{}>'.

10   expect.objectContaining({}),
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Found 2 errors in the same file, starting at: test.ts:9

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Santiago de Compostela – The Destination
Statues at the bottom of the staircase
Does anybody know who the statues at the bottom of the staircase from the Praza de Obradoiro to the doors of the Cathedral represent? The one on the left seems to be shielding his eyes from the sun. The one on the right seems to be awkwardly striding forwards while holding a shield close to his right leg. I have read that: The stair was made in the 17th century by Ginés Martínez and it is of Renaissance style inspired by Giacomo Vignola of Palazzo Farnese. It is diamond-shaped with two ramps that surround the entrance to the old 12th century Romanesque crypt of the Master Mateo. So there is no need for you to repeat that information.
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"The impressive two staircases going up to the Portico de la Gloria date from the middle of the 17th century. There you will find the two Romanesque statues of the Maestro Mateo school of King David and King Solomon."
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Mea culpa. These are not the statues Bert45 questioned.
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I think that the statues of the two kings on the top of the staircase were removed in 2016 and they are now on display in the museum to protect them from the weather.
I guess that @Bert45 means the two statues at the bottom of the staircase. I don't know what they represent.
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The one on the left seems to be shielding his eyes from the sun. The one on the right seems to be awkwardly striding forwards while holding a shield close to his right leg
Here's a closeup. Their outfit reminds me of Roman soldiers and what they are holding appears to be something that can be rolled up, so not shields although apparently coat of arms.
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Looks like the same shield on both.
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he one on the left seems to be shielding his eyes from the sun
... the sun or some miraculously bright light in the night sky or some other kind of apparition in the sky ...
The statues are remarkably crude, don't you think? They've had a fair bit of wear and tear from the weather, but I don't think that they were works of art in the first place. I can see the likeness to Roman soldiers from the 'skirt' of the one on the left and their greaves. But neither has a helmet and they both have beards. Roman soldiers are usually depicted clean-shaven. I'll see if I can get an answer from the cathedral authorities.
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I now wonder whether the two statues represent the same person. Ramiro I? Clavijo? A generic soldier? The statue on the right appears to be holding a sword.
I can't figure out what the second item in the coat of arms is. If it were a castle, it would be the coat of arms of Castilla y Leon: 2 lions and 2 castles. The same coat of arms can also be seen above the door.
Nobody asked about it but I am going to say it nevertheless 😇: it is, or at least once was, the coat of arms of the archbishop or archbishopric of Compostela which is why the text along the border starts with archiepiscopus compostelanus.. Above it is yet another Santiago Matamoros (or Mataturcos?) scene.
The architect mentioned in the first post, Gines Martinez, was a protégée of archbishop Maximilian whose coat of arms it is.
For a better image see here: Escudo heráldico del Arzobispo Maximiliano de Austria, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maximiliano-de-austria-arzobispo-escudo.jpg
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I thought that Maximilian of Austria was an odd name for the archbishop of Compostela during whose tenure the Obradoiro staircase of the cathedral was built and, presumably, the two statues were created and placed there.
Wikipedia says that this archbishop was born in Spain as illegitimate son of Leopold of Austria. Leopold was himself a bishop in Spain and had been born in Austria as an also illegitimate son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. Being an illegitimate son of a leading member of aristocracy or clergy and receiving a good education and embarking on a promising career as ordained clergy was nothing unusual in those days.
Quite a family history. Maximilian I was one of the biggies among the Habsburg emperors who reigned over a huge swath of territory in Europe that included Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Hungary and more, and he waged of course numerous wars in various parts of Europe throughout his lifetime. So he was the grandfather of our archbishop in Santiago de Compostela.
This was of course the time of the Turkish Wars, the long-lasting military conflict between the Ottoman Empire and European countries. Who hasn't heard of the attacks on Vienna in particular. One of many reasons why the imagery of a military Saint James in combat spirit became so popular during this time, 700 years or so after the century when the legend of Clavijo supposedly had taken place where Saint James appeared in a dream and/or in the sky to encourage the king and his army who had prayed for his assistance before a battle.
I am not a history buff and it was only on my way to Santiago that I started to develop in interest in what these supposedly silent old stones are telling us. They are fascinating stories sometimes that you won't find in your Brierley. 😇
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Anne Born wrote an award winning book on the Santiago Cathedral. I've asked her if she can answer your question.
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Summer seems like an appropriate time to celebrate our independence as a nation, as students free of classes, or as working men taking an earned vacation. Living in the land of the free, we sometimes grip our independence a bit too tightly in the context of our civil status. Anymore, it seems men, especially, tend to be hesitant to tie the knot.
Men have a well-know reputation for their stiff-arming approach to marriage. Yet, surprisingly, single women are the fastest growing demographic in America. The median age at first marriage for women has gone from age 21 in 1970 to age 27, presently. Furthermore, the marriage rate for women under 35 has declined from 7.5 percent in this same year to just under four percent today – nearly a 50 percent reduction.
It sounds like Eric had found the love of his life, doesn't it? They had chemistry. They were able to communicate. They enjoyed each others' company. The relationship had shown staying power by thriving for over three years. It doesn't get much better than that.
However, as Eric continued to explain, a problem emerged shortly after their graduation. Andrea wanted more. She was interested in "a future" together. The more she wanted to talk about their future, the more Eric pulled away. Within a year, had they split up.
Unfortunately, Eric's story is not unique. I wish I could say that after a break-up, few people look back with regret. It would be a nice to be able to say few people feel that they passed on an individual who would have made a great life companion. I can't say either of these is true. I've heard it recounted dozens of times. Men and women often realize, almost always too late, that they let "get away," someone with whom they could have truly been happy.
Most of us are familiar with studies which report that one's age at marriage is inversely related to marital success. In other words, the earlier one marries, the less likely one will experience a lifetime of joyful companionship. In light of such studies, it makes sense to hesitate when it comes to marriage. This type of logic leads us to believe that the longer we wait, the better off we are.
However, it is interesting to note that this only applies for individuals up to approximately the age of 22 years. Marriages begun before the vow-takers are 22 years old, see the probability of their marital success drop drastically. On the other hand, if the marriage license is signed by couples older than age 22, this is no longer true. In fact, recent evidence has suggested that the highest quality marriages are found among those who married between the ages 22 and 25.
Recent evidence has also revealed that couples who wait until after 30 to marry, risk having to endure undesirable marriages. Many people over the age of 30 can attest that as they get older they tend to get set in their ways. This is one characteristic that is notoriously detrimental to the type of mutual give-and-take so essential to intimate, loving and caring relationships.
Obviously, this does not mean that all marriages that occur after the age of 30 are doomed to fail, or even must expect mediocrity, but it does suggest that such marriages may require a modicum of extra energy, effort, and attention. To be successful, they will probably require an added dose of give-and-take, as well.
So, what's the answer to my question, "Why wait?" Given all this data, it doesn't appear the mass majority of the dating world has determined a viable solution. Perhaps to some the answer has become far too complicated. Could it be that many think through the decision to the extent that they confuse even themselves?
It might be that after a while we tend to acquire a pessimistic attitude which echoes a statement the author of Ecclesiastes once made, "while I was still searching, but not finding—I found one upright man among a thousand, but not one upright woman among them all" (Eccl.7:28). Although this passage is about a search for moral character rather than a suitable spouse, it captures a sentiment which can snowball during the dating process. We can easily start to believe that our searching will end in vain, and we don't have a chance at enjoying the blessings which come from a strong, loving matrimonial bond.
Perhaps sometimes as men, we have expectations which are not realistic. Our ideal concept of a wife could be so close to perfection that she doesn't actually exist. If this happens to be the case, perhaps a simpler approach is worth considering. If a woman has the desire to marry and has proven to be a wonderful traveling companion along this journey we call life then why not seize the opportunity? Why not marry the woman and "make it official"? While it is not wise to enter into marriage brashly or spontaneously, neither should we avoid it on a foolish search for the perfect woman. Take all the time needed to make a sound decision, but realize some opportunities don't last forever, and some don't come around again.
John R. Buri, Ph.D., is a professor of Psychology at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of the book How To Love Your Wife. He also has published over 75 articles, questionnaires and professional papers. John has spent 20+ years working with couples and has extensive experience doing marriage prep and marriage enrichment with groups in the upper Midwest.
This article was reprinted with permission from "Love Bytes: Insights on Our Deepest Desire", a blog of PsychologyToday.com.


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Q: php regex with optional char at the end i have the following string
https://www.example.com/int/de

and want to match the language code at the end of the url, eg 'de'
i do that with this regex
/\..*\/.*\/([^\/?]*)\/?$/gi

I would also like to get the same result if the URL ends with a slash
But with https://www.example.com/int/de/ i only get a full match, but the group dont match 'de' anymore, although the last slash is optional in the regex
can someone the my mistake here?

A: The mistake is not obvious, but quite a usual one: the "generic" greedy dot matching pattern followed with a series of optional subpatterns (patterns that can match an empty string).
The \..*\/.*\/([^\/?]*)\/?$ pattern matches like this: \..* matches a . and then any 0+ chars as many as possible, then backtracking starts for \/ to match a / that is the rightmost / in the string (the last one), then .*\/ matches again any 0+ chars as many as possible and then makes the engine backtrack even further and forces it to discard the previously found / and re-match the / that is before to accommodate for another rightmost / in the string. Then, finally comes ([^\/?]*)\/?$, but the previous .*\/ already matched in the URL with / at the end, and the regex index is at the string end. So, since ([^\/?]*) can match 0+ chars other than ? and / and \/? can match 0 / chars, they both match empty strings at the end of the string, and $ calls it a day and the regex engine returns a valid match with an empty value in Group 1.
Get rid of greedy dots, use a
'~([^\/?]+)\/?$~'

See the regex demo
Details

*

*([^\/?]+) - Capturing group 1: one or more chars other than ? and /

*\/? - 1 or 0 / chars

*$ - at the end of the string.

A: As an alternative you could consider using parse_url with explode and rtrim to only get the last part.
$strings = [
    "https://www.example.com/int/de/",
    "https://www.example.com/int/de"
];
foreach ($strings as $string) {
    $parts = explode("/", rtrim(parse_url($string, PHP_URL_PATH), '/'));
    echo end($parts) . "<br>";
}

That would give you:
de
de

A: The question mark matches zero or 1 character. You need more than one to match "de". Try using .* or .+ instead of ?.
Btw, probably more maintainable RegEx would be:
/.*\/([^/]*)\/?$/gi
That regex says 'match anything (.*), followed by a forward slash (\/), followed by something that is not a forward slash, zero or more times ([^/]*), followed by the optional forward slash (\/?), followed by the end of text ($)'. This way, all the characters before the last forward slash and the language part will be matched in the 'match anything' part of the regex. Note the parentheses around the part that represents the language match.


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Prime Minister receives US-ASEAN Business Council delegation
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted in Hanoi on December 5 a reception for Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director of the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) Michael Michalak and a delegation of the council's businesses.
VNA Monday, December 05, 2022 21:09
Trade forum urges consolidation of Vietnam-US trade supply chain
Sunday, December 04, 2022 10:03
Vietnam to export first batch of fresh pomelo to US
Monday, November 28, 2022 15:33
Vietnam, US begin new initiative to promote private sector-driven sustainable growth
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 17:29
Vietnam, US eye balanced, sustainable trade
Friday, November 18, 2022 11:22
At the reception (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted in Hanoi on December 5 a reception for Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director of the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) Michael Michalak and a delegation of the council's businesses.
PM Chinh told his guests that Vietnam is developing on three pillars, including building a law-governed socialist State, building socialist democracy and developing a socialist-oriented market economy, focusing on three strategic breakthroughs related to institutions, infrastructure and human resource; building a fair, transparent an stable business environment; and reducing input costs for businesses and investors in the spirit of harmonising interests and sharing risks for mutual benefits.
In 11 months of this year, Vietnam's exports-imports surpassed 673 billion USD, up 11.8% annually, with a surplus of 10.6 billion USD. Foreign direct investment in the country was estimated at 19.68 billion USD, up 15.1% year-on-year. Two-way trade between the two countries topped 105 billion USD, up 18% on an yearly basis.
Affirming that Vietnam always treasures comprehensive partnership with the US, the host suggested the USABC and the council's groups firms support Vietnam in three strategic breakthroughs, education-training, governance experience, and invest more in hi-tech, digital and green transformation, climate change response, aviation industry and cyber security, thus making substantive, healthy and effective contributions to bilateral ties.
Michalak, who is also former US Ambassador to Vietnam, and executives of the council's groups, said Vietnam could be proud of its high vaccination coverage and rapid economic re-opening and recovery, especially the top third-quarter GDP growth in ASEAN.
Vietnam is effectively drawing new capital inflows and potentially benefits from the shifting of global supply chains, they said.
The guests spoke highly of Vietnam's business environment and potential as well as its initiative to hold 2022 International Defence Expo in Hanoi this month.
They expressed their wish to enhance cooperation with Vietnam in trade, defence industry, security, aviation, education-training and human resource development, contributing to bilateral ties./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Vietnamplus Vietnam News Agency US-ASEAN Business Council Michael Michalak former US Ambassador to Vietnam Related stories United States Related stories Vietnam
PM inspects construction of Ring Road No.4 in Hanoi capital region
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Rigor and consistency in the interest of progress
Vision is said to account for a substantial part of a company's success. We share this belief. Our success is certainly no accident but it derives most assuredly from our loyalty to two commitments: rigor and respect for the men and women we employ.
If we are able to deliver products and services of premium quality, it is mostly because, over the years, we have favored reliability above all else: professional know-how, delicate handling in manual operations, individual inspection of workpieces, verification of measuring instruments, irreproachable cleanliness but also the choice of subcontractors who adhere to the same standards of quality as we do.
Today, while we lend growing importance to environmental considerations, we are also very sensitive to the well-being of our employees. By making their daily lives more rewarding, we facilitate productivity but we also improve comfort and safety.
Our plant, for example, features air-conditioned rooms where temperature and floors serve the requirements of production but where employees are also protected from noise and dust. In the final analysis, the will do to things right is rewarded by enriched human relations, at our plant and with our clients, nearby and around the world.


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Q: glut.h error when testing glut in code blocks When trying to build a project using glut I get an error. Not in the main.cpp but rather in the glut.h I've included.
#pragma comment (lib, "winmm.lib")     /* link with Windows MultiMedia lib */
#pragma comment (lib, "opengl32.lib")  /* link with Microsoft OpenGL lib */
#pragma comment (lib, "glu32.lib")     /* link with OpenGL Utility lib */
#pragma comment (lib, "glut32.lib")    /* link with Win32 GLUT lib */

#pragma warning (disable:4244)  /* Disable bogus conversion warnings. */
#pragma warning (disable:4305)  /* VC++ 5.0 version of above warning. */

All of these lines are the ones who show an error with the description:
Warning: ignoring #pragma warning [-Wunkown-pragmas]
It's the same error for all of the these lines.
I also get one additional error, also in the glut.h file. It's on the line:
typedef unsigned short wchar_t;

This error reads:
error: redeclaration of built in C++ type "wchar-t" [-fpermissive]
Anyone who's got an idea of how I should go about solving this issue.
The linking seems to be fine since it realizes that the glut.h file
exist but the glut.h is the file providing the errors.


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Alba party launches
Holyrood 2021, Politics
Statement from Alba Party founder, Laurie Flynn
Following extensive consultation with good and trusted friends, I registered the Alba Party with the Electoral Commission in January this year.
A retired television producer with two lovely grown up children and two grand-children, I have as an adult always longed to breathe the air of a free and tolerant, democratic and independent Scotland which celebrates human diversity.
It's also clear to me that we're very nearly there.
In the Scotland that is busy being born, real equality and real opportunity will be available for all. And the driving purpose of the state will be good governance, a renewed and redoubled Scottish enlightenment and a definitive end to colonial attitudes to the rest of the world, and the unnecessary wars that have always gone with them.
The sole purpose of Alba is to strengthen and deepen the movement for independence through an unstinting generosity of spirit, active and lawful campaigning and the extension of our just and democratic institutions so that they are fit for the 21st century and beyond…
As the poet Kathleen Jamie beautifully puts it, I am one of those:
Small folk playing our part.
Come all ye, the country says.
You win me who take me most to heart.
I am delighted to hand over the reins to the former First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond. He is the right person to help deliver a supermajority for independence.
Yours for Alba,
Laurie Flynn
#Supermajority for Independence
The Alba Party is led by the former First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond. The only party leader to have won an outright majority in the Scottish Parliament.
We have a team of candidates from across society, with wide and various experience.
Candidates of the calibre necessary to help rebuild and recover from the Covid pandemic, and to steer the country through the transition to independence.
Today Alba is raising the flag, our Saltire, and planting it on the hill, flying high in the wind for all to see.
Calling on those who care most about the future of Scotland and its people to rally round; to join the great endeavour, to rebuild our country, to restore our independence.
To work in the service of a better nation for all.
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Concerned about what would happen to German-American relations in the event Donald Trump wins the US presidential election, government officials are holding low-key talks with his advisors. It's clear that if the Republican wins, it could be expensive for Berlin.
The meeting with Donald Trump's emissary was discreet, the location carefully chosen -- it was supposed to seem informal. Ultimately, an unremarkable café in Washington D.C. was picked. And in April, Markus Ederer, state secretary in Germany's Foreign Ministry, met there with Trump advisor Sam Clovis. Ederer was tasked with finding answers to a central question. What would a Trump victory mean for German-American relations? And how serious is the Republican candidate with his foreign policy blustering?
The German government long doubted that the real estate magnate would even become the Republican candidate for president. Now, though, even after the recent debate, nobody can exclude the possibility that the 45th president of the United States will be named Donald Trump.
In an uncharacteristically undiplomatic moment, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a member of the center-left Social Democrats, recently described Trump as a "preacher of hatred." Next week, Andreas Scheuer, the general secretary of the Christian Social Union, the Bavarian sister party of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, will travel to the United States to observe the race between Trump and Hillary Clinton in person.
At the same time, Germany's Foreign Ministry is trying to establish contact to the Republican's camp in order to determine the consequences the US election could have for the German-American relationship. Unlike Hillary Clinton, whose Brooklyn headquarters is constantly being visited by diplomats, officials have avoided being too obvious in approaching Trump's people. His spokesman, Jason Miller, has declined to comment on the discussions.
Despite the difficulties in finding a serious contact person from within the Trump camp, the initial probing has now become a half-way regular exchange. Clovis, a heavyset Republican from Iowa, is one of the few Trump advisors allowed to speak on behalf of his boss. Clovis' points of contact with Germany tend to be Berlin's ambassador to Washington, Peter Wittig, in addition to a Foreign Ministry representative.
The former Air Force colonel shares Trump's view that American foreign policy needs to strictly prioritize national interests, not the handed-down alliances of the postwar period: "We're not about to spill one drop of blood or spend one more dollar unless we know exactly what the outcome is going to be or at least have some notion of what the predictability is," Clovis has told a group of European diplomats and experts.
Central to the attempts to learn more about Trump's true plans is the fear that, for the first time since World War II, an American president might terminate the trans-Atlantic alliance. Trump has described NATO as "obsolete" and announced that he would at the very least seek to renegotiate its framework. Countries like Germany, Trump has said, have to pay more of the costs for their own security in the future. Otherwise, the US would withdraw its troops.
In his talks with German officials, Clovis has attempted to assuage the Germans' concerns. His message: Things aren't nearly that dire. He claims that Trump is a businessman, who always negotiates everything. That's more or less what Wittig's reports to Berlin argue as well. This spring, Wittig met with Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Kushner took diligent notes during the discussion, but couldn't contribute anything revelatory about how Trump really ticks.
Jürgen Hardt, the trans-Atlantic coordinator for the German government, believes that "even a President Trump would not carelessly jeopardize solid relationships if he is elected." Berlin officials believe that Trump would back away from some of his most outrageous demands if he were elected. But they do think that he would focus on the question as to who should carry the future costs of the trans-Atlantic alliance. A Republican victory in the election could be expensive for Germany.
The same could be true for German business, according to an internal analysis by the Finance Ministry in Berlin. The report argues that a Trump victory would mean "a shrinking gross domestic product, fewer jobs and higher unemployment" -- developments which would negatively impact German exporters. Trump's economic ideas, furthermore, "aren't feasible," violate international or US law and could not "provide the foundation for a realistic economic policy."
The German Embassy reports also address Trump's personal attacks on Merkel. The Republicans have taken to portraying the German chancellor as a naïve old-school socialist. Last fall, Trump described her refugee policies as catastrophic and when Clinton recently suggested that the US take in more Syrian refugees, Trump called his opponent "America's Angela Merkel," as if a comparison with the German Chancellor qualified as an insult. Trump claimed that it was clear "what a disaster this massive immigration has been to Germany and the people of Germany."
"The biggest danger is that Trump makes a thoughtless statement, that he himself regrets a moment later, because it damages foreign policy," says Hardt, the trans-Atlantic coordinator. In Berlin government circles, officials are more concerned about Trump's character than the radical political about-face he might introduce.
Way better then the alternative and the one who is there today, he will tell you how it is and not play an unending appeasement game. In particular when it comes to the damage refugees have caused in Germany.
The shere poison of this screed is stunning. So is the suical rush to Armageddon. Hillary Clinton is an extreme militant, dishonest, and manipulative. She dragged Europe into Libya and Syria, all over a hate brained scheme to build oil and gas pipelines from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern oil producers terminating in pipelines from Qatar to Turkey, across Libya and Syria. The idea was to economically cripple Russia by eliminating their "monopoly". Now, with Turkey run by crazies, Europe gets to see what she had in store for them. It boggles the mind to even permit dimwits, like the authors, to save that neoconservative folly. Worse, Clinton's lunatic "no fly zones", providing her trigger happy Pentagon friends an excuse to shoot down Russian planes is the kind of trigger point that will lead directly to World War III. Europe faces total destruction with a Clinton Presidency. With Trump, as a caretaker, Europe, civilization, human life on this planet will,survive until rational thought leads the US oligarchs to offer up an acceptable alternative. With Hillary Clinton, the option is death, war, economic havoc, and her "intelligence superstorm" enabling a kind of American Gestapo ordering European supplicants to do as they are told.
Germany should be more worried about their government being overthrown by jihadists and less worried about Trump taking care of his own Country. You would think that after infiltrating and sacking Rome, that you monkeys would see the signs right in front of you. But no, like Rome in it's last days, you are worried about "words".
The fact the article is considering Germany as one of the key immigration countries is indicative of the countries immigration devide situation. Italy, Greece, Turkey are shering the biggest immigration impact, but the German nationalism doesn't take that into account. It is the usual German approach in finance, in the economy and now in the immigration. Germany could be the leading EU country, both in technical an moral sense, but it prefer to see only its own problem.


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Dame Julie Walters reveals battle with stage 3 bowel cancer - these are the signs and symptoms
Thursday, 20th February 2020, 10:42 am
Updated Thursday, 20th February 2020, 10:53 am
Dame Julie Walters has now been given the all clear (Photo: Getty Images)
Dame Julie Walters has revealed she has been secretly battling stage three bowel cancer, but has recently been given the all clear.
The BAFTA-winning Mamma Mia actress, 69, underwent chemotherapy and surgery following her diagnosis 18 months ago.
'Slight discomfort'
Walters initially raised symptoms of indigestion and 'slight discomfort' with doctors, after which they found two primary tumours in her large intestine.
She later returned with symptoms including stomach pain, heartburn and vomiting.
Speaking of her shock diagnosis, Walters told BBC's Victoria Derbyshire: "I was still thinking, 'That's ridiculous, he must have made a mistake'. I couldn't believe it."
The award-winning star was diagnosed while shooting her latest film The Secret Garden, after doctors informed her they had found an abnormality.
She explained she had 30cm taken out of her colon during surgery, and after opting for chemotherapy, Walters told the BBC presenter she was now feeling "really well".
She said: "I've just had a scan, and I know that [I'm] clear."
Walters is now urging the public to "go and get things checked" if any discomforting symptoms arise.
What are the symptoms of bowel cancer?
The symptoms of bowel cancer can often be subtle and don't necessarily make you feel ill, the NHS explains.
More than 90 per cent of people diagnosed with bowel cancer have one of the following symptoms:
a persistent change in bowel habit – pooing more often, with looser, runnier poos and sometimes tummy (abdominal) pain
blood in the poo without other symptoms of piles (haemorrhoids) – this makes it unlikely the cause is haemorrhoids
abdominal pain, discomfort or bloating always brought on by eating – sometimes resulting in a reduction in the amount of food eaten and weight loss
Constipation, where you pass harder stools less often, is rarely caused by serious bowel conditions.
Most people with these symptoms do not have bowel cancer.
When should you see a doctor?
If you experience one of more of these symptoms and they persist for more than four weeks, the NHS advises visiting your GP.
Your doctor may decide to:
Carry out a simple examination of your tummy and bottom to make sure you have no lumps
Arrange for a simple blood test to check for iron deficiency anaemia – this can indicate whether there's any bleeding from your bowel that you haven't been aware of
Arrange for you to have a simple test in hospital to make sure there's no serious cause of your symptoms
While the exact cause of bowel cancer is unknown, there are a number of factors that can increase your risk, including:
Age – almost nine in 10 cases of bowel cancer occur in people aged 60 or over
Diet – a diet high in red or processed meats and low in fibre can increase your risk
Weight – bowel cancer is more common in people who are overweight or obese
Exercise – being inactive increases your risk of getting bowel cancer
Alcohol and smoking – a high alcohol intake and smoking may increase your chances of getting bowel cancer
Family history – having a close relative who developed bowel cancer under the age of 50 puts you at a greater lifetime risk of developing the condition. Screening is offered to people in this situation, and you should discuss this with your GP.


I asked Kenn, 'What is your answer, how did you intend to do it today… and why didn't you'. Without a surprised look on his stone cold face he answered, "My daughter – she's the only reason I don't". Tears began to swell in Kenn's eyes, in harmony with his words as if they were meant to be one in the same. Kenn's daughter Gina is certainly the sun that Kenn's life revolves around. "My daughter is my life, Cmelo says with heartfelt warmth. "She started coming to work with me when she was 8 year old. She was so eager to learn every single facet of the business and what her dad did. She absorbed it from the floor to the ceiling… and she got good, really, really good. In fact at this point she could outsell almost every used car guy I've ever met. She just has a knack for the business and she is amazing at it".
Well even if Kenn is biased you can't argue with some of the facts like, at a very young age, Shane Ratcliff, considered by many to be the best auctioneer on the planet, took a liking to Gina and her abilities. He actually paid out of his own pocket for her to attend Clear Lake Iowa Auction School. He obviously saw something in Gina and recognized her potential. Fortunately, Gina's high school allowed her to take time off to attend the auction program during her senior year. To this day both her and her father say they are very thankful to Ratcliff for his generosity and the fact that he recognized and appreciated her.
Today Cmelo has a handsome lot of cars that typically range from $6,000 to $20,000. You will usually find about 30 cars on his lot. He also specializes in vehicles for the credit challenged and says he feels good about helping them into a vehicle. "It makes me feel great to help someone get a vehicle when they might have believed that they couldn't do it because of their credit. Anyone can end up with credit issues but that doesn't change who they are."
Cmelo claims to purchase the majority of his vehicle inventory from Greater Mishawaka Auto Auction but he also buys some from Dyer Auto Auction. "I do that mostly because my wife is the business manager there" Kenn says laughingly. He continued to boast about GMAA and owner Karen Smith-Mancewicz. "I know this story is about me, but she is one of the reasons I've been so successful. She cares about her dealers. Plus I really believe I get my best deals here. And of course the GMAA Dealer Appreciation Party she throws every year doesn't hurt either. All kidding aside, it's simply a great place to do business."
Kenn suffers from an illness referred to as PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) which is a mental health illness that some individuals develop after experiencing a life-threatening event, like combat, a natural disaster, a car accident, or sexual assault. It can be a debilitating illness that has reoccurring bad or emotionally upsetting memories, keeps many people on edge or uneasy, can result in countless sleepless nights and even create deep suicidal tendencies. According to Kenn having PTSD doesn't mean you are necessarily broken, it means that you were put to the test and you didn't fall completely apart.
Kenn's PTSD started after his Vietnam tour. He did his first tour as a Door Gunner on a helicopter which basically means his job was to gun down people from the open door of a helicopter. One of the problems (besides the obvious fact that most people don't enjoy killing other people) was that the enemy shoots back… and typically tries to take out the Door Gunner first.
One bit of silver-lining is that Cmelo was nominated as 'Veteran of the Year' by Chitown Large Cars. The company asked families of vets from all over the country to write letters explaining why 'their veteran' deserved to be voted the veteran most deserving of the honor. Guess who moninated Kenn, yep, his daughter Gina. And a few weeks later Kenn won the award and was honored at a banquet. In addition to the award and recognition for the honor, Kenn was granted a check in the amount of $11,500. Immediately upon being handed the check he donated it, in its entirety to the Pets for Vets organization.
I can say that interviewing Cmelo was interesting, educational and an honor for the time that he invested. He is certainly a soft, sincere and gracious man. Thank you Kenn, for your honesty, your openness… and thank you for sharing your story with all of us.
More than anything else, on behalf of Greater Mishawaka Auto Auction and the staff here at ZZZippy, I want to thank you for your sacrifice and for your service to our country.


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About Bradley Prizes
2019 Bradley Prize Winner
Financial Journalist and Historian
Founder and Editor, Grant's Interest Rate Observer
James Grant, financial journalist and historian, is the founder and editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, a twice-monthly journal of the investment markets. His book, The Forgotten Depression, 1921: the Crash that Cured Itself, a history of America's last governmentally unmedicated business-cycle downturn, won the 2015 Hayek Prize of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. His new book, Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian, will be published in July.
Among his other books on finance and financial history are Bernard M. Baruch: The Adventures of a Wall Street Legend (Simon & Schuster, 1983); Money of the Mind (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1992); Minding Mr. Market (Farrar, Straus, 1993); The Trouble with Prosperity (Times Books, 1996); and Mr. Market Miscalculates (Axios Press, 2008).
Mr. Grant is also the author of a pair of political biographies: John Adams: Party of One (Farrar, Straus, 2005) and Mr. Speaker! The Life and Times of Thomas B. Reed, the Man Who Broke the Filibuster (Simon & Schuster, 2011).
Mr. Grant's television appearances include 60 Minutes; The Charlie Rose Show; CBS Evening News; and a 10-year stint on Wall Street Week. His journalism has appeared in a variety of periodicals, including The Wall Street Journal; Financial Times; Foreign Affairs; and The Claremont Review of Books. He contributed an essay to the Sixth Edition of Graham and Dodd's Security Analysis (McGraw-Hill, 2009).
Mr. Grant, a former Navy gunner's mate, is a Phi Beta Kappa alumnus of Indiana University. He earned a master's degree in international relations from Columbia University, began his career in journalism in 1972 at the Baltimore Sun, and joined the staff of Barron's in 1975. Mr. Grant is a trustee of the New York Historical Society and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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What playing in the Outback Bowl means for future of Ole Miss football
Nick Suss
The experience of playing in a bowl game reverberates through a program long after the final buzzer rings.
Bowl games set the standard for the direction a program is heading. Going to a better bowl than the previous year means upward trajectory. Going to a worse bowl predicts a downswing.
Or, if you're Ole Miss, going to a bowl for the first time in five years means unparalleled exposure.
"I think it's good, especially if you're in ones that are heavily viewed," Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin said. "It's more advertising for recruiting. I think it's good because usually it means you've got a winning record. So if you're not it obviously means you're not in a good place if you're not going to a bowl game."
Ole Miss (4-5) plays Indiana (6-1) in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday (11:30 a.m. CT, ESPN). It will be Ole Miss' first appearance in the Outback Bowl and the Rebels' first in a January game in Florida since 1991.
Perhaps more importantly, Saturday marks the first bowl game Ole Miss has appeared in since the 2016 Sugar Bowl. No active Ole Miss players have appeared in a bowl game for the Rebels and only one — safety Otis Reese, who transferred from Georgia — has ever played in any bowl game.
To Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral, this opportunity shows off just how much has changed about the Rebels' program since Kiffin took over last December.
"It's a blessing just to see the culture change," Corral said. "People's mindsets just overall turned around. Kids who didn't care anymore, they're starting to care and realizing it's not just all about them. It's about playing for one another and really just playing together as a team and as one collective unit going after the same goal."
Corral said the change isn't complete yet. As he sees it, change is "building."
Ole Miss is still dealing with opt-outs. First-team All-America wide receiver Elijah Moore and senior tight end Kenny Yeboah opted out to prepare for the NFL Draft before the regular-season finale against LSU. Kiffin said at least one more player has informed him he will opt-out before Saturday's game.
"I think a lot more guys are buying in and a lot more guys are giving that extra effort," center Ben Brown said. "Whether that's in the field, whether that's in the weight room or whether that's while we're watching film on our own, I think guys are really buying in."
Preparing for a bowl game in 2020 isn't as beneficial as it was previously due to the regular season being extended into mid-December. Normally, teams get 15 extra practices. This season that number was closer to six for Ole Miss.
Also in normal years, teams get to head to their bowl destination a week early and reward their players with hospitality suites and make appearances at local sights and recreation areas. This year, with the COVID-19 pandemic still a concern, Ole Miss isn't arriving in Tampa until the day before the game, just as it would for any road game.
Ole Miss plans to stay in Tampa on Saturday night after the game to give its players some semblance of a normal bowl night reward. But for the veteran players who have been waiting three or four years to participate in a bowl game, the reward might be enough.
"It's going to be good," Corral said. "Indiana's a very, very good football team and they're well-coached. So it's going to be a good matchup between us."
Contact Nick Suss at 601-408-2674 or nsuss@gannett.com. Follow @nicksuss on Twitter.


Follow Dutch photographer Claire Droppert as she searches for moments of tranquillity in and around Rotterdam.
For this dramatic photo of Rotterdam's iconic skyline, Claire uses the geometry panel to correct perspective and then adds a series of radial and linear gradients to brighten the image and make the most of the morning light.
Because this image was shot from a moving boat, the horizon is tilted. Claire opens the Crop panel and clicks and drags on the image to rotate it until the horizon is level. In the optics panel, Claire then enables Lens Correction to remove distortion from her camera lens and checks the box to remove chromatic aberration, too.
To further adjust the perspective and tilted horizon in this image, Claire goes to the Geometry panel and selects the 'guided' upright mode. Then she adjusts the horizontal, vertical and distortion sliders to correct the perspective.
In this panel you can remove perspective distortions like crooked horizons. Select one of the pre-set 'upright' modes and then use the sliders to adjust the image further.
In the crop panel, Claire drags a corner of the image to remove the roof of the boat and let the skyline take up more of the image.
Claire adds a radial gradient to the lightest parts of the sky and water. She increases the 'feather' slider to 91 so the effects applied will be gradual. She then increases the exposure and temperature slides to brighten and warm up the image before adding a second radial gradient over the water.
Claire then adds a linear gradient to the sky: bringing the exposure down and increasing the contrast to make the skyline even more dramatic. She also increases dehaze to 30 to make the starburst effect more defined.
The linear gradient tool is another way of editing just part of your image. It works particularly well when there are straight edges in your image so it's useful for selectively editing the sky or sides of buildings. In the selective edits panel select the square with a gradient in. Click and drag on the image and lines will appear to show where you will be placing your gradient – move and rotate it until you're happy. Hover over the blue dot in the centre and you'll see a shaded radient overlay which simulates your gradient. Then you can set the effects you want your linear gradient to apply.
Claire opens the brush panel, selects the brush tool and applies it to the shadows on the water. She reduces the exposure to further darken the shadows and add contrast.
In the edit menu, Claire increases the contrast and exposure across the whole image and brings down the blacks. She then increases the vibrance and decreases the saturation in the colour panel. In the light panel, Claire increases the exposure again, brings up the highlights and decreases the shadows to lighten the image and bring out more detail in the skyscrapers. She also moves the tint slider towards red to warm up the image.
Claire Droppert is a photographer whose work celebrates serenity, simplicity and calm. She's drawn to desolate spaces, waterscapes and open expanses of coastlines. Her focus on minimalist subjects combined with her unique editing style results in her signature dreamy, ethereal look.
Claire is interested in exploring the interaction between urban architecture and the natural world, finding peaceful moments even in the heart of a busy city. Her images have earned her almost 300,000 Instagram followers and her work has appeared in publications including Discovery magazine, The Huffington Post, Wired, ABCNews, This is Colossal, Visual News, Design You Trust and Fubiz.
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beautiful images in this calling card, Tiger, and a lovely "letting go" ending. Thank you, as ever, for gracing my space here with your comments. 🙂 Namaste.
dried and closed very clever manipulations to achieve dualism or alternative/conflicting understanding.
thanks, Carl. just playing around with some different thoughts. i like the dualism effect, i think.
sometimes thinking too much leads to good things, like your poem here!
It's been slightly too long between visits so I decided to stop by & fix that. Plus, I owed you a visit. Now, with Joe Henry ringing in my ears & way too much of everything else all I can say is, your latest is as masterful as ever. Love your way of inciting an ending through the poem itself. Almost self-referential but more direct route to the unknown. Thinking too much is as ever problematic as thinking too little; dichotomy via unstated opposites. Great poem; good to see all is well in your neighborhood. Take care & ease, in equal parts.
slightly too long indeed. good to see you. always good to see you. take care, & not too much ease; such things aren't good for poets, i find.
I like the palette of your poem, the rust, brown shades and charcoal, against frost, pale scars, salt, and daisies.
Thanks so much, Kathy. I hadn't thought of it in terms of palette, but you're right– I like it too!
this is evocative and also familiar…been there…like the word play in d(r)ied as well…i think sometimes i think too much as well…smiles.
can well believe you do indeed occasionally think too much, brian. *smiles back.* always good to hear from you.
I love this one! Provoked a wild array of emotions.
a "wild array," huh? cool. 🙂 thanks much, Carl.
This has some great lines, love it!
Appreciate, as always, everyone's wonderful thoughts and feedback. I struggled with this one a bit, and it hit at times a little too close to home. Means a lot to see all the positive comments.
you are on a roll lately, great work.


Brandon Dobell is a Partner and Group Head, Global Services, at William Blair & Company, L.L.C. He specializes in the energy, information, marketing, real estate services and technology, and education services and technology industries. Mr. Dobell was previously Group Head, Global Services Research, at Credit Suisse. He also worked in equity research at Bank of America Securities. Mr. Dobell was named number two stock picker in the 2015 StarMine Analyst Awards for his coverage of real estate management and development. Mr. Dobell has an MBA in finance from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business and a B.A. in history and political science from the University of California, San Diego.


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Podolsk is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia.

Podolsk may also refer to:
Podolsk (inhabited locality), name of several other inhabited localities in Russia
Podolsk Governorate, a governorate of Imperial Russia, now in Ukraine
Kamianets-Podilskyi (also known as Kamenets-Podolsk), a city in Ukraine


Hunan Hansen Pharmaceutical Company Limited operates in the Medicinals and botanicals sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Hunan Hansen Pharmaceutical Company Limited with three other companies in this sector in China: Qianjiang Yongan Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (2017 sales of 932.77 million Chinese Renmimbi [US$138.97 million] of which 78% was Medical Manufacturing), Hubei Guangji Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (801.56 million Chinese Renmimbi [US$119.42 million] of which 100% was Pharmaceutical Products), and Jilin Jian Yisheng Pharmaceutical Company Limited (1.03 billion Chinese Renmimbi [US$154.12 million] of which 68% was Pharmaceutical).
Sales Analysis. Hunan Hansen Pharmaceutical Company Limited reported sales of 829.94 million Chinese Renmimbi (US$123.65 million) for the year ending December of 2017. This represents an increase of 3.9% versus 2016, when the company's sales were 798.46 million Chinese Renmimbi. Sales at Hunan Hansen Pharmaceutical Company Limited have increased during each of the previous five years (and since 2012, sales have increased a total of 70%). Sales of Medical Industry saw an increase of 4.1% in 2017, from 796.32 million Chinese Renmimbi to 828.92 million Chinese Renmimbi. Not all segments of Hunan Hansen Pharmaceutical Company Limited experienced an increase in sales in 2017: sales of Others fell 52.4% to 1.02 million Chinese Renmimbi. (However, this segment's sales were only a very small portion of the company's overall sales).


Human remains are a unique type of forensic evidence. The autopsy of the remains was conducted to determine the cause and manner of death whatever violent, unusual or unexpected. A forensic pathologist will examine human remains (post-mortem) and consider the findings of death scene. The medical history of the person may also be reviewed to determine whether the death was natural, accidental or criminal. During the examination, the pathologist can recover critical evidence, like a bullet, which can help determine the cause and manner of death. Moreover, the pathologist can identify a pattern of injury that can be adapted to a weapon or could determine the entry and exit wounds deaths with firearms and other projectiles.
Better equip forensic pathologists, more research is needed into the use of virtual autopsy as an alternative to traditional post-mortem examinations. NIJ is focusing its research and development funds in the use of virtual forensic autopsy as a tool in the implementation of a thorough post-mortem examination - if used in conjunction with standard gross autopsy or as a standalone tool. More research is also needed to develop better methods to estimate the time since death and determine the exact cause and manner of death, especially in children and the elderly.
Each year there is a small part of medical training and be certified in the specialty area of forensic patholist vs tens of thousands in other fields of medicine. Not enough board-certified forensic pathologists to meet national needs. The National Association of Forensic Pathology Forensic Training Committee conducted a survey of its members to determine the factors that influenced them to choose forensic pathology as a career, and offer suggestions for possible recruitment methods in the future.
Two of the authors developed a survey form of 13 questions that included questions designed to determine the demographics of the respondents, the level of education at which the interest arose, the factors influencing the choice of forensic pathology, the exposure to the field of forensic pathology in medical school and residency, opinions on the best education for recruitment selection, and reactions to the selection of the faculty of forensic medicine as a career option. Suggestions and comments were also solicited. The survey was emailed to 552 members the name of the doctor who have e-mail addresses on file with the Ministry of Interior NAME.
More than 6,000 surveys were returned with a 30% response rate. Most of the respondents were full-time, board-certified forensic pathologists who had been practicing for an average of 18 years. The most influential factors in the development of interest were exposure to forensic pathology residency training and the influence of a teacher or mentor. Medical school education level was favored to guide recruitment. Less than half had a forensic pathologist at autopsy instructor anatomic pathology residency. The number of responders who were encouraged by the faculty to pursue forensic pathology was approximately the same as the number who were either discouraged or not perceived positive or negative reinforcement concrete. The typical scenario for exposure during forensic pathology anatomical pathology residency was a rotation of 4 weeks in a place outside the premises of the medical school or hospital, with a mentor who had a deputy, assistant, associate or clinical faculty appointment.
If the past predicts the future, it will be important to ensure that residents Forensic pathologist has a positive and planned exposure to forensic pathology and forensic pathologist mentors are available for training programs. There is a good variety of other methods that can be used for recruitment, including a greater emphasis on medical students, a more academic and membership, emphasizing the scientific nature of the work, the integration of forensic pathology more the curriculum of medical school continuously improving autopsy pathology residency experience, and avoid possible diversions that can be caused by exposure to sensationalist or unpleasant cases that are not representative of the daily work routine. Improved pay and esteem by fellow building were also cited as critical factors, such as hiring more doctors in general pathology. The Commission intends to develop a plan for recruitment and retention in the field of forensic pathology. Based on the survey data, this will require a conjoined effort with the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, President of the Association of Pathology and others to enable a planned approach and multifaceted recruitment and retention of pathologists forensice.
Forensic science technicians help investigate crimes by collecting and analyzing physical evidence. Most technicians specialize in crime scene or csi laboratory analysis.
Crime scene researchers may work long hours in poor conditions. Most technical forensic science lab work full time during normal business hours.
Educational requirements for researchers - crime scene vary by employer. Technical forensic scientists working in laboratories need a bachelor's degree.
The median annual salary for forensic science technicians was over $51,000 in a recent survey.
Jobs of forensic science technicians is expected to grow 19 percent from 2010 to 2020, about as fast as average for all occupations. Competition for jobs will be strong because of the substantial interest in forensic science.
Crime scene investigators collect crime scene evidence.
Forensic science technicians help investigate crimes by collecting and analyzing physical evidence. Most CSI technicians specialize in crime scene or laboratory analysis.
Researchers at the crime scene can use tweezers, black lights and specialized kits to identify and gather evidence. In addition to processing the crime scene, but also may attend the autopsy.
Forensic science technicians reconstruct the crime scene carefully studying the information gathered by investigators and conducting scientific tests on physical evidence. For example, laboratory technicians can view pictures of blood spatter patterns and ballistics tests on bullets found at the crime scene to determine the direction from which a shot was fired.
forensic science technicians working in laboratories using chemicals and laboratory equipment such as microscopes to analyze the evidence. They also use computer databases to examine fingerprints, DNA and other evidence from the crime scene to match the people and things that have already been identified. Forensic science technicians perform more lab specialize in a specific type of test analysis, such as DNA or ballistics.
All forensic science technicians prepare written reports detailing their findings and research methods. They should be able to explain their reports to lawyers, detectives and other officers to enforce the law. In addition, forensic science technicians may be called to testify in court about their findings and methods.
Forensic science technicians working in laboratories.
Researchers at the crime scene must travel to different parts of a city or region because the crimes can happen anywhere. Crime Scene Investigation can be very annoying and unpleasant because researchers see many disturbing places.
Researchers at the crime scene - staggered work day, evening or night shifts and may have to work overtime, and that should always be available to collect evidence. Technicians working in laboratories usually work standard working week, but may have to be on call after hours if needed for immediate work on the crime scene.
Forensic science technicians keep written notes of observations and conclusions.
Educational requirements for researchers from the crime scene vary by employer. The forensic science technicians need a college degree to work in forensic laboratories. Vast amounts of training in the workplace is required both for investigating the crime scene and those working in laboratories.
Many researchers - crime scene are sworn police officers and have met the academic requirements for admission to the police academy. Applicants for jobs nonuniform investigator crime scene larger agencies law enforcement must have a bachelor's degree in either forensic science or a natural science, but many rural agencies hire candidates with a diploma high school.
Composure - The crime scene can be frightening, but the technicians have to maintain their professionalism.
Critical thinking skills - Forensic science technicians use their best judgment when matching physical evidence such as fingerprints and DNA of suspects.
Detail oriented - Forensic science technicians can not afford to make mistakes when collecting and analyzing evidence.
Problem solving skills - Forensic science technicians use scientific evidence and methods to help officials of law enforcement in solving crimes.
Speaking - Forensic science technicians often present their findings to the police and other workers of law enforcement. They may be called upon to provide expert testimony in a court of law.
Writing Skills - Forensic science technicians prepare written reports that must withstand legal scrutiny.
Forensic science technicians need extensive on the job before they are ready to work on cases independently.
Newly hired researchers - Crime scene serve as apprentices to more experienced researchers. During his apprenticeship, researchers learn the procedures and methods for the collection and documentation of evidence.
Technical specialties - Forensic science laboratory learning at work. The length of this training varies by specialty. Most DNA analysis training programs last 6-12 months, but training with firearms analysis can take up to three years. Technicians must pass an aptitude test before they can perform independent casework or testify in court.
Throughout their careers, forensic science technicians must stay abreast of advances in technology and science to improve the collection and analysis of evidence.