The more that I learn about Korean skin care, the more intrigued I am. I mean, have you ever noticed the beautiful, flawless skin of Korean women? They are definitely onto something! I was given the chance to review Purito skin care from Korea.
With Purito, I have found a skin care line that contains no harmful additives and is cruelty-free. I appreciate skin care companies that create ethical and environmentally-friendly and beauty products.
The Purito Centella Green range harnesses the powerful ingredient, Centella Asiatica, which is rich in amino acids and renowned for its powerful anti-aging properties. The range promotes the benefits of water-based products rather than alcohol and is expected to be particular popular with those suffering from sensitive skin.
The company has a strong ethical and environmental responsibility, and in addition to natural ingredients, all products are packaged using recycled wrapping paper.
"We take our responsibility to the consumer and the environment extremely seriously, and our PURITO Centella Green range is one example of that," says Ms. Sunny Kim, Director of PURITO.
"We believe only natural and necessary ingredients should be added to derma cosmetic products, avoiding the use of alcohol and other potentially harmful ingredients such as PEGs, Phenoxyethanol and artificial flavouring agents," she added.
The range is led by the Centella Green Level Buffet Serum, which contains EWG 1st and 2nd grade components and harnesses powerful soothing benefits to deeply replenish skin. Boasting a 49% Centella Asiatica content, the serum helps to stimulate collagen synthesis, calms inflamed skin and reduces pigmentation.
After cleansing and using the toner (below) I apply the serum to my face, neck and chest. I can immediately feel the hydrating properties sinking into my skin. I love how this product is fully absorbed by my thirsty skin, and it leaves no residue or grease.
The second product in the range – the Centella Green Level Calming Toner, contains Asiatic pennywort extract (10%) in a highly-enriched powder form, improving the appearance and texture of sensitive skin.
My skin has been pretty sensitive this winter because of the colder temperatures. I apply this wonderful toner with a soaked cotton ball to my face, neck and chest right after cleansing. It helps to remove any remaining dirt or makeup left behind, plus it refreshes my skin. It definitely helps heal acne, too! I have been breaking out on my chin lately (which never happens!) and I apply this toner to that area to help remove excess oil as well as soothe the irritation.
Finally, the Centella Green Level Recovery Cream is designed for use on face and neck, and the high concentration of Centella Asiatica (50%) smooths and calms troubled skin. The product is a light and fast-absorbing topical cream ideal for sensitive skin and those who seek a kinder moisturizer.
This skin care recovery cream is very light weight, and I use it both morning and evening. It doesn't look very fancy because of the tube that it comes in, but it really makes my skin feel amazing! I feel that my skin has a truly healthy glow, and I believe my skin looks a lot younger than my age. I have really been enjoying Purito skin care. The results speak for themselves, as you can hopefully see in the photo of me below.
CLICK HERE to see the rest of the Purito products range.
It is never too early to start taking good care of your skin. My daughters are both in their early twenties, and I have taught them the importance of proper skin care. At my age, I am using anti-aging products, but my daughters need an entirely different range of products for their younger skin.
Higher Education Skincare was developed specifically for the Gen Z and Millennial age group as a clean, cruelty free, education-centric line with high quality dermatologist-approved products.
Teenagers and young adults have different skin issues than more mature skin, like mine. Those with younger skin are not yet dealing with wrinkles, lines and loss of firmness, but the right skincare regimen can help to maintain healthy skin for a lifetime.
Higher Education Skincare's products align with one of the core essential skincare categories: cleanse, exfoliate, hydrate, treat or protect and when used daily help correct a variety of skin conditions such as acne, enlarged pores, uneven skin tone, sun damage, dryness and sensitivity.
I received samples of HigherEducation Skincare to review for my daughters. Below is a description of each one.
Pre Req Foaming Cleanser delivers an invigorating gentle foaming cleanser for normal to oily and combination skin that cleans impurities and removes excess oil while removing all traces of makeup. Exfoliates without stripping the skin of essential moisture. Tea Tree Oil provides benefits for skin that is prone to breakouts. Skin feels clean and refreshed.
Grinding Away Skin Polishing Scrub is a gentle, luxurious scrub that removes dead skin cells, improves skin texture, and helps to clear clogged pores. Your complexion can appear smoother, brighter, and more even in color.
Easy A 30 Exfoliating Pads help remove dead skin cells, replenish moisture, and visibly minimize pore size. Skin looks vibrant, smooth, and refreshed. Skin never feels dehydrated.
Cram Session Vitamin Infused Hydrating Lotion is a lightweight, off-white hydrating lotion is a daily antioxidant, loaded with vitamins A, C and E, that protects skin by limiting the production of free radicals which can cause cell degradation over time. Added melanin helps protect the skin from damaging blue light emitted from digital devices, the sun, and other sources. Plant extracts and peptides help restore skin hydration and resilience.
Spring Break SPF 30 is an oil-free sunscreen with sheer solar protection defends against prolonged skin damage from UV light and environmental assaults that cause skin to age faster. Microfine zinc offers broad spectrum physical sunscreen protection from both UVA (the aging rays) and UVB (the burning rays) and leaves the skin feeling silky soft. Contains aloe vera and super antioxidants to help soothe and balance the skin. Non-comedogenic (won't clog pores), fragrance-free, and safe for sensitive skin.
One of the very best skin care companies I have ever experienced is Rodan+ Fields. I love every single one of their products that I have tried. I was very excited to find out that Rodan + Fields came out with a new product. Their new Radiant Defense Perfecting Liquid is truly amazing!
I wear foundation every day no matter what, and when I learned that Rodan + Fields launched their Radiant Defense Perfecting Liquid, I couldn't wait to get the chance to try it for myself.
"Introducing our new, groundbreaking tinted Glow Guard, Radiant Defense Perfecting Liquid Broad Spectrum SPF 30. Formulated with dermatology-inspired skincare ingredients to deliver a radiant, healthy-looking complexion in six flexible shades. Use as the last step of your skincare routine to protect and perfect the glowing skin you've earned.
Why do we call Radiant Defense a Glow Guard? Its unique and proprietary RD3 Complex protects your skin. It helps neutralize the harmful effects of environmental aggressors, repair skin's natural moisture barrier and protect it from sun damage caused by UVA and UVB rays. Trust your skin to the doctors who've gotten it from the get glow."
I love how you have the option to select your matching shade by uploading a photo of yourself to virtually try on different shades of Radiant Defense to find your best match. From their six available shades, I discovered my perfect skin tone match, which is the Sand shade.
From the moment I first applied Radiant Defense Perfecting Liquid to my skin, I could tell that it was going to become my new favorite foundation.
After cleansing in the morning, I apply my Perfecting Liquid to my entire face, neck and upper chest area, and blend it gently with my fingertips. (You can also, apply it with your foundation brush or sponge.) I love the light, non-greasy formula that is so easy to blend.
It leaves a beautiful, radiant finish that never looks shiny or oily. It enhances my skin, and gives me a youthful, healthy glow. It looks and feels like a second skin, and yet does not look like I have makeup on my face. It covers all of my imperfections and makes my complexion look flawless. I am thrilled that it contains SPF 30, because I do not need to wear a separate sunscreen product, and my skin in protected and ready to go.
Radiant Defense Perfecting Liquid leaves my skin in better condition than ever. I have never before used a foundation that can make those claims!
When it comes to skin care, I look for products that help me age in reverse. Yes, it is possible! With Rodan + Fields, your skin can actually look younger. It is NOT a bunch of hype! I have been blessed with the opportunity to review Rodan + Fields products once again, and I cannot say enough good things about this company and their miracle products. No other skin care company has given me the results that Rodan+ Fields has.
One sad fact about life is that we all have to age, and I hate that. I plan to do everything in my power to look as young as possible for as long as possible. I have tried out and tested hundreds of different anti-aging products over the years, and Rodan + Fields has proven to be the most effective skin care regimen I have ever used.
I begin my day with washing my face with the Daily Cleansing Mask. I love this cleansing mask because it draws out the impurities from my skin. I simply wet my fingertips, and massage this amazing product onto my face, neck, and upper chest area, and leave it on for about 3-5 minutes before I rinse. I usually rinse it off in the shower. I use it both morning and night. It has such an uplifting, fresh fragrance.
My skin is left feeling soft and purified! I never experience any breakouts or oily skin at all when I use this cleanser morning and night.
The next part of my skin care regimen that I use after cleansing, is the Pore Minimizing Toner. I apply it with a cotton ball both morning and evening. It removes any excess oil, makeup traces and dirt. It makes my pores look invisible, and makes my skin feel fresh.
Next, I apply the Intensive Renewing Serum.It is so satisfying to pop open the little pre-measured capsules that contain the perfect amount of product that I apply to my face, neck and upper chest area. It gives my skin such a soft, yet firming texture. This serum contains vitamin A, which is 20x stronger than Retinol! Who knew? This serum is pure luxury!
The third step is the moisturizer. In the morning, I use the Triple Defense Moisturizer in the morning, which completely hydrates and protects my skin with an SPF of 30, and in the evening I use the Overnight Restorative Cream. My skin is left perfectly hydrated, youthful and radiant!
Lastly, I have found my soul mate of all beauty products, the one and only Lash Boost eyelash serum. I never knew a product could change my life as much as Lash Boost has. I have had people come up to me and actually 'swoon' over my long and lustrous lashes. (That includes two men, shhh! Don't tell my husband!"
The fist photo below is of me, fresh out of the shower (so please excuse my messy freshly washed/towel dried hair.) I wanted to show you what my lashes look like without ANY mascara on them. (Of course I had to put on lip gloss so I wouldn't feel totally naked!) I don't think my camera even shows how long and thick my lashes are. they are shockingly long!
I don't even think this photo below does my lashes justice, but I am not kidding you, I have to DETANGLE my lashes with a dry lash brush every morning before I put on mascara! I have even had to trim them. I LOVE IT!
 Sensitive Skin? No Problem! PCA SKIN's Retinol Treatment for Sensitive Skin to the Rescue!
The winter months can be tough, but keep your skin soft and youthful with DDF Skincare. I've included more information below. Please let me know if you are working on any stories and/or need samples. Thanks!
 Fragrance-Free Essentials for Fall!
For those of you who are scent sensitive or just don't like the fragrance in your products, these bath and body essentials are the answers to your prayers. Kneipp, MegRhythm, Ban, Josie Maran and Skinfix make it easy for you to cleanse, moisturize, and soothe your skin without worry.
For thousands of years, salt has been known as a source of health and beauty. For those with sensitive skin, this bath salt is for you. With the combination of trace elements and mineral salts, it will bring the skin back into balance, have a skin-calming effect and provide moisture to the skin.
This self-heating eye mask is the perfect way to de-stress, relax and hydrate surrounding skin after a long day. MegRhythm utilizes advanced self-heating technology to heighten relaxation and relieve hard working eyes with the warm and soothing sensation of steam heat.
With Ban's breakthrough technology, this formula specifically targets and virtually eliminates stress odor that other antiperspirants and deodorants may leave behind. Grab the unscented and start rolling on for a guaranteed sweat-free and wetness-free 24 hours.
A silky, velvety and ultra-hydrating body butter that's packed with more than 10 plant oils and extracts whipped to a feather-light texture. Combined with Pure Argan Oil, Shea Butter, Avocado Oil and White Tea Extract, this body butter will nourish, repair, moisturize, repair damaged and dry skin and infuses your skin with antioxidants. What else do you need?!
Banish dullness and reveal smoother, more radiant and healthy skin with Skinfix Facial Exfoliating Pads. Each textured pad is formulated with a blend of natural glycolic, salicylic and lactic acids to gently lift away embedded impurities and spent skin cells. Sugar Cane, Willow Bark and Australian Lime Pearl Extracts deliver natural AHAs to accelerate skin's own renewal process. Gentle enough for daily use or when skin is tired or dull looking.
No matter what your skincare concern is – everyone should show off smooth, moisturized summer skin! Whether you have chapped skin, suffer from eczema or have flaky patches, Curél Skincare has you covered with intense hydration for healthy looking skin from head to toe!
For skin that feels parched from being out in the sun, choose Curél Ultra Healing Intensive Lotion. Ideal for severely dry skin, this formula has been clinically proven to repair and renew extra dry skin two times better than the leading intensive lotion. It contains extra-strength, naturally hydrating agents so skin feels soft, supple, and restored ($7.99, Drugstores and Mass Retailers).


US 19E South of Johnson City, TN on TN/NC state line, along the Appalachian Trail. Gardens are at the top of the mountain, off TN 143 at Carver's Gap. Gardens have some paved trails & handicap-accessible areas. Elevation: 6267 feet.
In bloom about mid-June. NC side of gardens charge a per car entry fee (was $3.00 at the time this page was published).
Shown on Map shaded green (for state parks).
Natural trail around lake (2 miles, easy) and several ridge trails (2.5 to 11 miles, easy to moderate). Paved trails around animal cages.
Park includes nature center and planetarium.
Admission charged ($3.00 per car at the time of publishing). Additional fees may be required for planetarium shows & boat rides.
Take Dennis Cove Road out of Hampton, limited parking at trail head (Appalachian Trail). Easy 1 mile hike most of the way. Near the falls you turn off the main trail & go down a steep 3/10 mile trail.
It is also accessible from a second, longer trail, parking area along 321. This longer trail is said to be less steep. There are several smaller falls in the Dennis Cove area also.
Canyon walls are 150 feet high in places.
Gorge walls along Laurel Creek are popular with rappelers.
Limited parking along 19W. On privately-held land (with a privately maintained trail), short hike (1/4 mile) down to stream. Permission of land owner not required before visiting falls.
35 – 45 foot falls. Falls may be sparse during dry weather.
North of Shady Valley, near VA state line. Popular practice area for climbers.
Falls is across the road from the main area. Trail circles back to the road. The 'upper' trail is narrow with steep drop offs. Use the lower trail if accompanied by young children.
Narrow tunnel cut through end of rock for road. A trail runs across the ridge line. Climbers frequently climb to the left of the tunnel.
Okay, so this isn't exactly in Tennessee — but it's so close. You turn left off 19E, 9/10 of a mile across the state line. Travel backroads for about another 5 miles and you're at the head of the falls. A short trail takes you to a large flat rock at the top of the falls, continue on the trail to the pool at the bottom of the falls.
For the really energetic, it's about 1/2 mile hike to the Tennessee state line.
Large deep pool below falls, popular for swimming in the summer. Creek above the falls is flat, wide, shallow and slow – perfect for kids & non-swimmers to splash in.
There are two or more long cascades and several small ones along the trail. Just downstream from the main falls is a shorter cascade and some more are below that, but getting to them is difficult. (Getting back up is not much fun either.) The trail runs to the right of the falls (looking at the pictures) and is about as steep as the falls.
"Beauty Spot" an overlook area at the top of the mountain, with a wonderful 360º view of North Carolina and Tennessee is a few miles away over forest service roads. (The road is usually suitable for cars to travel on.) The Appalachian Trail passes through Beauty Spot.
See map. Beauty Spot is along NCTN border, Red Fork Falls to north east along Red Fork Rd.
This city owned park is on the south side of Johnson City.
We started at the parking area near Huckleberry Knob, elevation 2500 feet. Then continued up the trail towards Fork Knob and Tip Top, elevation 3300 feet. The trail is has a fairly low grade, surprising, since we climbed 800 feet. It follows the side of the mountain most of the way. It is narrow and a very steep drop should you loose your footing.
From Tip Top, you can almost see Kingsport, 20-some miles away. On our way back, we decided to take the shorter trail, past Lady Slipper Loop. It was steep and we were glad we were going down, not up.


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Are There Different Automatic Emergency Braking Systems?
by Rita DeMichiel | More Articles: Tips, Tricks & Trends
As vehicles continue to improve with advanced technologies, features such as automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems are at the forefront of car safety. AEB systems debuted in the mid-2000s and are responsible for saving lives and preventing highway mishaps. They have become so beneficial that they're now commonplace in most models.
In an agreement with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), by September 1, 2022, automakers will include automatic emergency braking systems as standard equipment in almost all new vehicles sold in the United States. AEB in new vehicles will become mandatory by 2025.
What is automatic emergency braking?
A Volkswagen Passat with automatic emergency braking (AEB) technology | Andreas Arnold/Bloomberg via Getty Images
AEB systems can detect a potential collision and automatically apply the vehicle's brakes. "By eliminating the human reaction time involved in braking, an AEB system can help reduce the likelihood of a crash or at least lessen the severity of the impact," Erie Insurance explains.
Automatic Emergency Braking can slow you down to help you avoid or reduce the severity of a crash. But, #YourCarNeedsYou to be an attentive driver behind the wheel and ready to react to traffic conditions. Learn more at https://t.co/QrRmzeXjK0. pic.twitter.com/aSpQH9r8Oy
— nhtsagov (@NHTSAgov) August 26, 2020
Though AEB systems vary by manufacturer, they operate under the same principle. A series of cameras or sensors, or both, will detect an oncoming forward collision. The vehicle software analyzes the possibility of a crash, evaluating several data points, including the distance of surrounding objects and the current rate of travel. If a potential threat exists, the AEB system automatically engages the brakes, slowing the vehicle to avoid impact.
Here are four types of AEB systems with varying levels of performance capabilities:
1. Low-speed AEB
A low-speed AEB system is designed to perform at speeds under 55 mph and will not engage during highway driving. Low-speed AEB is typically effective for preventing collisions in heavy city traffic and parking lots.
2. Full-speed AEB
This automatic emergency brake system is seriously impressive pic.twitter.com/nWFoMlH0TK
— The Sun (@TheSun) May 10, 2022
Full-speed AEB systems function best at highway speeds, using advanced sensors to predict vehicle movement farther down the road. The computer sees the impeding traffic ahead and slows the vehicle to react accordingly.
JD Power points out that while the sensing technology helps "see" farther down the road at typical travel speeds, "in most higher-speed situations, AEB can only slow your vehicle as much as possible before impact instead of bringing it to a stop in time to avoid a collision."
3. Reverse AEB
Automatic emergency braking is no longer functional on some new models after Tesla drops radar for a camera-based system, @NHTSAgov says. 1/8 https://t.co/Jhs3RK972O
— Consumer Reports (@ConsumerReports) May 27, 2021
Reverse AEB systems work when the vehicle backs up and are especially useful in driveways and parking lots. They're beneficial in preventing low-speed collisions and typically work with rear cross-traffic alert systems. The auto-braking system will stop the vehicle before hitting the object in its path.
4. Pedestrian detection
With features like front to rear Automatic Emergency Braking and Forward Collision Warning, accidents with injuries decreased by 56%. Nissan is equipping more models with safety technologies like these and more. https://t.co/qzJCUHKlIg #NationalTeenDrivingSafetyWeek source:@IIHSA pic.twitter.com/cpQDBI6y83
— Nissan (@NissanUSA) October 20, 2020
AEB systems are invaluable for detecting cyclists and pedestrians that might cross in front of your vehicle, helping to avoid unnecessary collisions. The advanced safety equipment also works in unison with forward-collision warning (FCW) technology to help detect large animals, such as deer, reducing the chance of impact.
FCW uses a sound or visible signal to alert the driver to a forthcoming collision, giving them the chance to hit the brakes. If the driver doesn't react fast enough, the AEB kicks in, stopping the vehicle before impact.
Do automatic emergency braking systems work?
IIHS Plans to Increase the Difficulty in Vehicle-to-Vehicle Crash Tests
MotorTrend points out that while "the technology is not advanced enough to detect and mitigate every potential impact," an AEB system "really works in those moments when a split second or a few feet make all the difference."
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), automakers' commitment to improving driver safety with standard AEB systems will "prevent 42,000 crashes and 20,000 injuries by 2025." The institute claims that "the estimate is based on IIHS research that found that front crash prevention systems with both forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking cut rear-end crashes by half."
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Home » Racing » F1 » F1 confirm revised 2021 calendar as season given new curtain-raiser after Australia delay
F1 confirm revised 2021 calendar as season given new curtain-raiser after Australia delay
Sports Personality of the Year: Lewis Hamilton receives award
The 2021 Formula One season will have a new curtain-raiser after the Australian Grand Prix, which was scheduled to kick off the campaign on March 21, was pushed back until November.
The showdown in Melbourne has been the traditional season opener since 1996 – excluding in 2006, 2010 and last year, when the race was called off at the eleventh hour due to the coronavirus crisis.
And F1 bosses have again been forced to shake-up the season and delay the Australian race, while the Chinese GP has also been postponed.
Ultimately, the sport has been forced into action with strict coronavirus travel restrictions in place in both countries.
The announcement means two of the opening three rounds have been rejigged – but the sport remains confident of staging a record-breaking 23-round campaign.
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Reginign world champion Lewis Hamilton will now kick off his title defence in Bahrain on March 28 before the F1 stars head to Europe for a race in Imola on April 18.
It is expected Portimao in Portugal will then host the third round on May 2 before the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona a week later.
Australia's new date of November 21 means the season will be extended by one week, with the campaign closing in Abu Dhabi on December 12.
The British Grand Prix retains its original July 18 slot meaning it will avoid a clash with the Euro 2020 final at Wembley and the Wimbledon men's final.
F1's new boss Stefano Domenicali said: "It has been a busy start to the year at Formula One and we are pleased to confirm that the number of races planned for the season remains unchanged.
"The global pandemic has not yet allowed life to return to normal, but we showed in 2020 that we can race safely as the first international sport to return and we have the experience and plans in place to deliver on our season.
"It is great news that we have already been able to agree a rescheduled date for the Australian Grand Prix in November and are continuing to work with our Chinese colleagues to find a solution to race there in 2021 if something changes.
"We are very excited to announce that Imola will return for the 2021 season and know our fans will be looking forward to the return of Formula One after the winter break and our revised season-opener in Bahrain.
"Obviously, the virus situation remains fluid, but we have the experience from last season with all our partners and promoters to adapt accordingly and safely in 2021."
The updated 2021 F1 race calendar
28 March – Bahrain (Sakhir)
18 April – Italy (Imola*)
2 May – TBC
9 May – Spain (Barcelona)
23 May – Monaco (Monaco)
6 June – Azerbaijan (Baku)
13 June – Canada (Montreal)
27 June – France (Le Castellet)
4 July – Austria (Spielberg)
18 July – United Kingdom (Silverstone)
1 August – Hungary (Budapest)
29 August – Belgium (Spa)
5 September – Netherlands (Zandvoort)
12 September – Italy (Monza)
26 September – Russia (Sochi)
3 October – Singapore (Singapore)
10 October – Japan (Suzuka)
24 October – USA (Austin)
31 October – Mexico (Mexico City)
7 November – Brazil (Sao Paulo)
21 November – Australia (Melbourne*)
5 December – Saudi Arabia (Jeddah**)
12 December – Abu Dhabi (Yas Island)
*Revisions to calendar are subject to World Motor Sport Council approval
**Subject to circuit homologation
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Q: Applying border-right to all elements except the last one I have Wordpress pages looking like this: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 |
I don't want a border-right on Page 3. How can I delete it?

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A: Use the :last-child pseudo-class to set border-right: none; on the last  in your .primary-navigation.
.primary-navigation a {
    margin-top: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    padding-left: 23px;
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    border-right: 1px dotted #7b7f82;
    position: relative;
    line-height: 1;
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.primary-navigation li:last-child a {
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More on the :last-child pseudo-class on MDN.

A: You can use CSS selector :not(:last-child) to select all your element BUT the last.

ul.menu {
  list-style-type : none;
  padding : 0px;
}

ul.menu > li {
  display : inline-block;
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}

ul.menu > li:not(:last-child) {
  border-right : solid 1px black;
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A: .primary-navigation a {
    margin-top: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    padding-left: 23px;
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    /* border-right: 1px dotted #7b7f82;   <-- REMOVE from this declaration block */
    position: relative;
    line-height: 1;
}

.primary-navigation a:not(:last-child) {
    border-right: 1px dotted #7b7f82;
}

Using the :not() negation and :last-child pseudo-classes, all anchors are given the border, except the last one.
Just FYI, this method may be simpler:
a + a {
    border-left: 1px dotted #7b7f82;
}

Using the adjacent sibling selector, a left-side border can be applied to all anchors immediately following another anchor. This means no left-side border on the first anchor, and no right-side border on the last anchor.

A: Add this style to you css:

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    margin-top: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    padding-left: 23px;
    padding-right: 23px;
    border-right: 1px dotted #7b7f82;
    position: relative;
    line-height: 1;
}
.primary-navigation ul:last-child {
    border-right: none;
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Sex Attacker May Have Been In Paisley Town Centre, Police Say
Detectives investigating a serious sexual assault believe the attacker may have been in Paisley town centre hours before the incident happened.
The 40-year-old woman was attacked in the early hours of Sunday November 27 as she walked along Merksworth Way in the Renfrewshire town.
The attack happened at 2.20am when the woman was approached by a man who pushed her to the ground and seriously sexually assaulted her.
Her attacker ran off in the direction of the airport and the victim was helped help by residents of a nearby house.
Police were called and the woman was taken by ambulance to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley and released after treatment.
The man is described as white, 5ft 7ins, well-built, with dark spiky hair and an eastern European accent. He was wearing a dark hooded top with the hood up and jeans.
Detective Inspector Louise Harvie, from the public protection unit based at Renfrew, said: ''A dedicated team of detectives are carrying out extensive enquiries at the scene as well as within Paisley town centre to find the person responsible for this horrendous attack as quickly as possible.
''From the CCTV footage examined so far, I believe the suspect may have been in Paisley town centre in the hours before the incident took place.''
Police Scotland have appealed to the public to come forward with information.
Ms Harvie added: ''If you were in Paisley town centre on Saturday night, please cast your mind back and consider whether you may have seen a man matching the above description.
''We also know that the victim made her way home from the town centre and was on Love Street around 1.20am. Were you near to Love Street around that time? Did you see a woman walking alone or anything suspicious?
''No matter how trivial you think your information may be, please come forward and ensure we can establish the full circumstances of this incident.''


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Tween Reads
by Maurice Broaddus
Featuring: best friends Thelonius Mitchell and Nehemiah Caldwell, two prank-loving, so-called delinquents from Mr. Blackmon's seventh grade special education class.
What happens: After a gun is found near the school, the principal is eager to blame the special ed kids, prompting Nehemiah and Thelonius to search for the real culprit.
Why you might like it: If you've ever felt boxed in by unfair labels and rules, you might relate to the characters in this honest, realistic read.
They called us enemy
by George Takei
The iconic actor and activist presents a graphic memoir detailing his experiences as a child prisoner in the Japanese-American internment camps of World War II, reflecting on the hard choices his family made in the face of legalized racism. Original. Gr 10+
The miscalculations of Lightning Girl
by Stacy McAnulty
Surviving a lightning strike that has given her genius-level math skills, 12-year-old Lucy is offered entry into college but reluctantly takes her grandmother's advice to attend one year of middle school, make a friend, join a club and read a non-math book. A first middle-grade novel by the author of the Dino Files chapter books.
Klawde : Evil Alien Warlord Cat
by Johnny Marciano
Exiled to Earth far from the planet where he was once the high commander, Klawde the ferocious alien war cat arrives in the home of reluctant Oregon newcomer Raj, in a debut installment in a laugh-out-loud story told from the alternating perspectives of the two main characters. Simultaneous eBook.
For Fans of Raina Telgemeier
Raina Telgemeier's new book, Guts, will be on shelves in September, but if you're looking for inviting cartoon art and lifelike characters, you don't have to wait -- just check out one of the books below.
by Vera Brosgol
Expectations: Frustrated misfit Vera hopes that she'll finally fit in among the other Russian kids at a Russian American summer camp.
Reality: From mean girls to a terrifying outhouse, camp is nothing like Vera expected.
Why Raina fans might like it: Just like Raina often writes about her own life, this relatable graphic novel is based on the summer camp woes of author Vera Brosgol.
All Summer Long
by Hope Larson
What it's about: With her best friend Austin ignoring her texts while he's away at soccer camp, Bina has a lot of free time for playing her guitar and hanging out with Charlie, Austin's surprisingly cool older sister.
Why Raina fans might like it: All Summer Long's expressive cartoon art and truthful take on friendship are a good fit for fans of Raina's realistic books.
Series alert: Keep an eye out for sequels -- there are two on the way!
All's Faire in Middle School
by Victoria Jamieson
Starring: homeschooled 11-year-old Imogene "Impy" Vega, who's just been promoted to squire at the Renaissance Faire where her parents work.
What happens: Impy's ready for a quest, and going to public school seems like just the thing. But will it transform her into a brave knight or a spiky dragon?
Why Raina fans might like it: This tale of friends and "faire-mily" is just as amusing and authentic as Drama, Smile, or Sisters.
by Kelly Yang
Recent immigrants from China, desperate for money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown Southern California motel for skinflint Mr. Yao, whose son is the only other Chinese American in Mia's class
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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Ctg Port: Long wait for berthing raises business cost of scrap importers
Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury
07 April, 2021, 12:50 pm
Last modified: 07 April, 2021, 02:03 pm
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Rod price increased by Tk11,500 in 6 months; allocation of 2 berths demanded
Scrap-carrying ships, before they can unload the imported goods, are now being forced to wait week after week at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port for their turn to berth.
As a result, importers are counting an extra $10,000 to $15,000 per day in demurrage to the ship owner.
This, the importers have complained, is increasing their business cost enormously.
They said a ship has to wait even for 26 days to get berthing. It means, in total, the ship has to pay extra $390,000.
Scrap is one of the raw materials of rod.
A number of cargo ships carrying scraps imported from different countries have been stuck in the outer anchorage for lack of berthing.
Due to this increased cost, the market price of rod is also increasing.
In the last six months, the price of per tonne rod has increased by Tk11,500 in the local market.
In September last year, rod sold for Tk48,000 to Tk55,000 depending on its grade. At present, it is selling for Tk69,500 per tonne.
According to the Bangladesh Steel Manufacturers Association (BSMA), in September 2020, after arriving at the outer anchorage, it used to take two to nine days for a scrap-carrying ship to get berthing.
Since then, the delay in getting berthing at outer anchorage started to increase every month.
It took three to fifteen days in October last year, 11 to 21 days in November, six to 17 days in December, 21 to 23 days in January this year and 13 to 26 days in February.
Seeking an end to the crisis, BSMA leaders have sent a letter to the chairman of the Chattogram Port Authority, demanding allocation of two berths for the scrap-carrying ships.
The letter, signed by BSMA Chairman Manowar Hossain, said unloading of scrap is being delayed a lot as there is no particular berthing anchorage for scrap-carrying ships.
The steel mills of the country are also facing problems in getting scrap supply.
The letter said steel producing mills in Bangladesh are currently meeting the steel demand of major development projects including Padma Bridge, Metro Rail, Karnaphuli Tunnel and Rooppur Nuclear Project.
In the future, the country's infrastructure development will increase and the use of steel will also increase. The cost of infrastructure development in the country is also increasing due to the increased rod prices.
Initially, the BSMA demanded two berths for at least three months particularly for berthing of scrap-carrying ships. In order to resolve the crisis permanently, it demanded two permanent berths.
Sanjay Kumar Ghosh, head of supply chain management of the country's leading rod manufacturing company BSRM, said due to shortage of jetties at the port, it is taking about a month for the scrap-carrying ship to start unloading.
A lot of money has to be paid for the delay. Due to this, the manufacturing companies are being forced to raise the rod prices in the market.
The mainline operators (MLOs) of the ship are held accountable for the crisis as their goods have been stuck at the port for a long time.
Many MLOs are reluctant to send ships to Bangladesh for this reason, said several shipping agents.
Shafiqul Alam Jewel, vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Shipping Agents Association, said out of 18 jetties in the port, containers are unloaded at 12 jetties while general cargo products are unloaded at six jetties.
He said due to the increase in the import of cargo products, unloading in a short time is not possible with a limited number of jetties.
As a result, although the average waiting time for container cargo ships has decreased, that for scrap and other cargo ships is increasing day by day.
He suggested that the problem can be solved through unloading general cargo ships at container jetties.
When contacted, Rear Admiral M Shahjahan, Chairman, Chittagong Port Authority, said scrap products were being unloaded at the private jetty of Karnaphuli Drydock Ltd, which was inaugurated on March 30.
This, he hopes, will reduce the waiting time for berthing of scrap cargo ships. Moreover, there are ships in other ports of the world at the moment. Prior to this, ships coming to the port are being given priority to get berthing.
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Ensuring Housing Rights through the Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM) in Post-conflict Marawi
"There is nothing here now, everything has been flattened."
Janodin Lao standing on the spot where his house was located prior to the 2017 Marawi Siege
This was the disheartened remark of Janodin Lao, 42, one of the thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Marawi City as a result of the five-month battle between ISIS-inspired militants and government forces in 2017. Three years after the siege, he returned home expecting to see posts and some walls standing as remnants of his house. But what welcomed him was flattened surface where not a single indication of his house remains — only memories of life remembered and retold.
In post-war Marawi where lack of comprehensive land and property records pose as a continuing challenge, Janodin, as like other IDPs, hold on to the remaining debris as proofs of rights and ownership on housing, land, and property that they onced owned prior to the siege. He did not sign any demolition consent, so he was devastated when he came face-to-face with an empty lot which used to be his home.
Janodin is one of the 1,500 home-partners of the Rebuilding Marawi through Community-driven Shelter and Livelihood Project being implemented by UN-Habitat Philippines in Marawi City, province of Lanao del Sur. Funded by the People of Japan, the project supports recovery efforts aimed at empowering IDPs to become proactive champions in rebuilding homes, livelihood, and peace in the communities. Active participation is ensured in every step of the project implementation through the People's Process approach. The 1,500 home-partners organized into 31 Homeowners Associations (HOAs) and 33 Cooperatives working together towards the construction of shelters, engagement in various livelihood activities, building their capacities for community development, and promoting peace-building and environment and social safeguards.
Participatory Process in STDM Adoption
Criteria in the Project
Community Baselining, Beneficiary Selection and Validation. Establishing the people-to-land relationship in post-conflict Marawi, particularly within the Most Affected Area (MAA)/Ground Zero where most structure lay in ruins, was a formidable challenge to the project. This is especially important since two of the beneficiary selection criteria requires linking houseowners with their physical house and its location. These two criteria are, 1) houseowners occupying the house for not less than three years, and 2) homeowners living within the 3-6 meters easement of Lake Lanao and Agus River – legally considered as no-dwell zone and high risk areas thus automatically barring IDPs from returning to their original location.
The project referred to the master list of IDPs provided by the City Government through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). As part of its validation process and in order to validate claims of meeting the priority criteria in beneficiary selection, UN-Habitat conducted transect walks in ground zero with barangay (village) and city officials and the IDPs themselves who located their houses and marked the exact location in the map provided by the barangays.
UN-Habitat staff with some IDPs during the transect walk at ground zero
After the transect walk, shortlisted names were posted at strategic places at the Marawi City Hall for public viewing. Public feedback was encouraged within a specified period of time to confirm or challenge the names in the list and their qualification based on the criteria. The shortlisted names were also posted on the project's social media page. As feedback came in, revalidation was conducted with barangay officials and key community leaders serving as key informants. Once this process was done, the final lists were posted.
Project Orientation and Briefing
Orientation on People's Process and Project Briefing was conducted for those in the final lists. Families willing to participate in the Rebuilding Marawi Project signed a consent form while home-partners accomplished a Family Information Sheet (FIS) to document individual profile information about the home-partner and their families. The information was stored in the database.
Mapping revalidation and database Link
Home-partners marking the pre-siege location of their houses on printed Google Earth satellite image
Further revalidation was conducted using printed Google Earth satellite images (from 2016, prior to the Marawi Siege) where the home-partners can identify the location and boundaries of their houses. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, where mobility restrictions are imposed, key officers of Homeowners' Associations, and in some cases barangay captains, are invited to do the revalidation. This activity further helps UN-Habitat in the refining the project's database by updating the information and linking their pre-siege location digitally in the database where their names and FIS data are stored.
Challenges in Adopting STDM:
Mapping revalidation and database updating amid Covid-19 pandemic
1. Covid-19 pandemic mobility restrictions limits community engagement in mapping revalidation and database updating. Because of restrictions, home-partners cannot easily be physically present at the venue;
2. Some HOA officers who were assigned to assist in determining the exact location of the house of their HOA members were unfamiliar with the site, making the process time-consuming; and,
3. Hesitancy in marking other home-partners' location on the map for fear of making an error and thereby earning their ire.
Next Steps for STDM within the Rebuilding Marawi Project Implementation
Once completed, the digital map with the database will be presented to project stakeholders, particularly the Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM). This represents the final list of home-partners who have been included in the priority list of the HOAs where they belong.
The home-partners will be transferring to the shelter where their Homeowners' Association are assigned. Each home-partner will be tagged to the location of their new house under the Rebuilding Marawi Project. This will be the initial recordation of land and housing rights in their new community.
Recommendations for Future Actions
As the Rebuilding Marawi Project draws to a close in the next six months, the following are areas recommended for future actions:
Shelter construction site, Brgy. Dulay West, Marawi City
Formalization of the home-partners' land rights (i.e. titling), either collective under their Homeowners' Association (HOA) or individually, to ensure tenure security of the home-partners, depending on the agreement between the Rebuilding Marawi Project and its project partners, particularly those tasked in land procurement and site development: Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC), National Housing Authority (NHA), City Government of Marawi and Provincial Government of Lanao del Sur in coordination with Task Force Bangon Marawi. At this point, early coordination with land registration agency must be part of Estate Management and Sustainability Planning of the HOAs;
2. The formalization of land rights is recommended to prevent the possibility of residential land dispute among and between neighboring home-partners as they settle down in their new houses. Conflict preventive measures that may include the placing of markers ("mohon") delineating boundaries of individual land area is recommended for consideration by the HOAs;
3. Mechanisms in updating the STDM in the future should be put in place by the HOAs as part of sustainability plan and as pro-active measure on people's mobility, passing on of property titles as inheritance for surviving family members, etc. For this to be possible, capacity-building on updating the STDM that taps into the existing technology know-how among younger generation family members of home-partners can be included in discussions and plans. This same goes with the necessary hardware (computer) and software support for this to be realized;
4. Training and turn over to local government (i.e. City Assessor and Building Official, etc.), barangay officials and pertinent national government agencies (e.g. Land Registration Agency, Register of Deeds, etc.). Sharing of the information to the City Social Welfare Office, the Ministry of Trade, Investment and Tourism, etc. can also be done to ensure provision of basic services the delivery of which, to be accurate and targeted, can make use of the comprehensive home-partners' information made available through STDM;
5. The documentation of collective ownership and use of public spaces and ensuring that women have equal access to these spaces and their safety assured, merit further discussion as part of establishing people-to-land relationships in the new communities;
6. Estate management to be established to ensure operation and maintenance of community facilities, basic services and public spaces; and,
7. Land management within the new settlement areas, particularly in light of climate change and natural hazards, is to be considered – e.g. coordinating with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources for the prevention of soil erosion along creeks and elevated portions within and surrounding the subdivision.
Article originally published on Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) website. Click here to view original article.


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Secrets and Lies: Season 1 Finale
*Spoilers*
I've finally gotten round to watching the finale which aired on Sunday. I found this episode really sad. So we find out who the killer is and I'm not exactly shocked. I had a feeling it would be Abby after last weeks episode. I can't believe they made it to be her though with her being the victim's brother and only being 12 years old. After it was revealed she was the murderer she was really sick, especially the comment she made at the end. She actually planned to kill Tom and hit him over the head 6 times just because she thought his mum would move away and then her family would stay together.
After being cleared of the murder Ben obviously turned himself in and confessed to protect his daughter but his eldest daughter wasn't happy about it and wanted to tell the truth. After the episode finished there was an online short episode which showed Cornell confront Natalie and get her to stand trial to testify against her sister and she agreed to do it. After that Cornell is seen approaching Abby and her mum and we suspect that she was there to arrest her for the murder of Tom. Also in this short episode it was made out like Ben had died in prison.
I hated Cornell throughout this show but when she stated to figure out who the real killer was she became a lot more likeable. I really liked her in this episode, her personality came out for the fist time. I liked the scene when she was trying to persuade Ben to tell the truth and admit that it wasn't him because she thinks his daughter will kill again.
I have really enjoyed this TV show and would love a second season even if he is dead. I think it could survive without him. There was a rumour that it would be an anthology series a bit like American Horror Story, so main characters wouldn't need to return. I do hope it gets picked up, I want more.
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Arrow: Season 3 Episode 22


Sagesse University and The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) are organizing an international conference on "Responsible Conjugality".
This event, hosted by the Institute of Family Sciences of the Faculty of Religious and Theological Sciences at the Sagesse University and the Department of Social Sciences at the USEK Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities, will take place on May 2 (La Sagesse University) and May 3, 2019 (Jean El Hawa Auditorium, USEK).
The conference aims to appeal to the inner freedom of young people to take responsibility for marriage and family. It intends to highlight the role that different disciplines must play to support the youth in the process of choosing this vocation, enabling them to seek the support of political, economic, legal, ecclesiastical, educational, and media powers.
The purpose of this conference is to clarify the concepts of responsible conjugality in relation to the Catholic frame of reference (in particular the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia and the chosen disciplines (philosophy, anthropology, sociology, psychology, education, ethics and bioethics, genetics, biblical theology, and law).


Moonwatch was crucial until professional stations were deployed in 1958. Satellite watching or satellite spotting is a hobby which consists of the observation and tracking of Earth artificial satellites.
The program was discontinued in 1975. There are many planetarium and satellite tracking computer programs to aid satellite spotting. In February 2008 the front page of The New York Times hosted an article about an amateur satellite watcher Ted Molczan in relation to the story about falling American spy satellite USA 193. Recently this has been identified as a security threat, and a pilot program was launched in 2008 to replace the OIG website with a US Air Force site with more restrictive access. There are many satellite watcher clubs, which collect observations and issue awards for observations according to various rules. .
American officials were reluctant to provide information about the satellite, and instead, Ted Molczan, as the article says, uncovers some of the deepest of the government's expensive secrets and shares them on the Internet. NASA s Orbital Information Group have been providing free information about over 10,000 objects in Earth orbit. People with this hobby are variously called satellite watchers, trackers, spotters, observers, etc. Amateur satellite spotting traces back to the days of early artificial satellites when the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory launched the Operation Moonwatch (1956), a program to enlist amateur astronomers in the effort to track Soviet sputniks, in an analogy with the World War II Ground Observer Corps program to spot enemy bombers.


What are you most looking forward to this year? "I'm looking for happiness and just helping people because that's what I try and do most: help people. I like to share and be a servant. Being a servant, I feel that I can be most useful in that manner. If anybody needs some help with something, I'm more than happy to do so. So that's my goal in life is to try and help people." – Jimmy Williams, of Crawford. Williams is an Auburn University transit bus driver.


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The Father Lay Generation (named after Fr. Francis Lay, co-pastor of St. Michael from 1976-1988) is a social group for older parishioners.
Membership is automatic on your 60th birthday, and your spouse is invited as well. There are no dues.
Check the weekly bulletin for information about upcoming events, or contact the Parish Office for more information.


Look Up Radio's Own, Fatima Burke, Needs your Vote!
Our marketing director, the awesome lady who is responsible for this website and nearly 100% of its graphics has been recognized by SAGMA and nominated to receive a Stellar Award for her company's work on the Luther Barnes Album, Another Level.
Congrats to our very own Fatima Burke on her endeavors! We, and apparently the world, honors your passion and dedication to the gift you have been given and continue to generously share with others!
UPDATE: We are grateful for all of your support. While Fatima Burke did not get the nod this year, the best is yet to come! Thank you for your votes!


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Research Roundup: An experimental Ebola cure may also protect against Nipah virus, gender inequality in clinical trials, and FDA authorizes first Zika diagnostic test for marketing
June 3, 2019 by Ansley Kahn
Interested in more global health innovation news? Every week GHTC scours media reports worldwide to deliver essential global health R&D news and content to your inbox. Sign-up now to receive our weekly R&D News Roundup email.
An experimental drug, remdesivir, was shown to protect monkeys against infection with Nipah virus—an emerging pandemic threat for which there is no approved vaccine or cure. The only current treatment is a still experimental monoclonal antibody that was tested during an outbreak in India last year. Remdesivir is also being tested against the Ebola virus in the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has shown some effectiveness against Lassa fever, MERS coronavirus, and respiratory syncytial virus in other studies. In the new study performed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, eight African green monkeys were given lethal doses of Nipah virus. The four monkeys who received intravenous remdesivir within 24 hours of infection and daily infusions for 12 days survived, while the four that did not died within eight days. If remdesivir wins approval, "it will give us an extra treatment that could be used relatively quickly," said Emmie de Wit, a virologist at NIAID, noting that "the average person who reaches a hospital dies within two days, so it's hard to protect them once they're infected." The next step is to test how long after infection the drug can be given and still cure the animals.
Women make up just over half of the 35 million people living with HIV worldwide but are underrepresented in clinical trials of potential HIV treatments, cures, and vaccines. A 2016 study performed by amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, found that women represented a mean of only 11 percent of HIV cure trials, 19 percent of antiretroviral drug trials, and 38 percent of vaccine studies. Despite the well-known differences in how the immune systems of men and women respond to the HIV infection and how women respond to some drug treatments, clinical trials continue to rely heavily on the participation of gay men in particular. Further complicating women's participation in clinical trials is the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) strict rules for including women of childbearing age, leaving most researchers to opt for the easy way out and just enroll men, collecting data from women only after the drug is on the market. As scientists continue to pursue cures for HIV in light of reports of the second patient cured of the infection, researchers must reckon with the longstanding obstacle of the lack of women in clinical trials.
The FDA has authorized the first diagnostic test to detect Zika antibodies in human blood to be marketed in the United States. The diagnostic, known as ZIKV Detect 2.0 IgM Capture ELISA, detects the proteins produced by the body's immune system when it tests for the Zika virus in blood. Though 18 other active tests to detect Zika exist, they have only been allowed under emergency use. This newly approved diagnostic test will only be usable by those with clinical signs and symptoms of Zika or on those who have traveled to regions with active Zika transmissions. FDA Acting Commissioner Ned Sharples noted that the marketing authorization of this Zika diagnostic demonstrates "FDA's work to protect the public health in emergency response situations."
Categories: Diagnostics, Ebola, FDA, HIV/AIDS, NIH, Research Roundup, Zika
Ansley KahnGHTC
Ansley Kahn is a senior program assistant at GHTC who supports GHTC's communications and member engagement activities.
Medicines for Malaria Venture
Saving two lives, not just one: medicines for malaria during pregnancy
Written by Dr. David Reddy / Medicines for Malaria Venture
An estimated 125 million pregnancies around the world are at risk from malaria annually.[1] For both mother and baby, the disease is potentially life-threatening and babies that do survive are often born with low birth weight, which is associated with negative impact on development.[2] These mothers-to-be need medicines to both protect them from getting infected with malaria and to treat them should they fall ill. Yet, these needs remain inadequately addressed.Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) is working with partners to improve the quality of global supplies of the World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended medicine sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) for use as intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp). As a partner in the Unitaid-funded Jhpiego-led consortium TIPTOP, MMV is supporting improved coverage of SP for IPTp in Africa through community health workers by strengthening the supply side for WHO-prequalified SP. For women who become infected with malaria during pregnancy, WHO currently recommends artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs) for the treatment of malaria in the second or third trimesters, and quinine with the antibiotic clindamycin in the first trimester. Angela Kangulumais is a primary school teacher in Zambia. She is 6 months pregnant with her second child. Angela is no stranger to malaria—she fell ill just before her first pregnancy and was treated with an ACT. Pregnant women at risk of malaria like Angela benefit from IPTp to protect themselves and their unborn babies from malaria. Photo: Medicines for Malaria VentureBased on meta-analyses comparing treatment outcomes using the ACT artemether-lumefantrine (AL) versus quinine in first trimester pregnancies and following a recommendation for policy change from an Expert Review Group, WHO is considering whether to recommend the use of all ACTs in all trimesters of pregnancy. That said, the data set regarding the use ACTs other than AL in the first trimester is comparatively small. MMV is working with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's Timika Research Facility in Indonesia to analyse historical data and to capture new evidence regarding the use of the ACT dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PQP) in the first trimester of pregnancy. These new analyses will contribute to the evidence base regarding safety and tolerability of this ACT during pregnancy.In addition to expanded use of ACTs for treatment in pregnancy, the malaria research community is also focused on exploring the use of DHA-PQP as a potential substitute for SP for IPTp in the future, should SP's preventive efficacy decline. MMV is working with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in Tanzania on a study to evaluate the cardiac safety of a single course of IPTp with DHA-PQP in pregnant women with and without asymptomatic infection.For the future, we are also looking at the medicines we have in development and how they might be used for pregnant women. Traditionally, most drugs are tested for safety in pregnancy quite late in development (if at all), since in many therapeutic areas, a product that cannot be used in pregnancy can still have enormous therapeutic value. However, in the case of malaria, the needs of pregnant women are clear and compelling. MMV thus focuses early on in its drug development process to identify molecules that may have an acceptable safety profile in pregnancy. This focus includes conducting standard embryo-foetal development studies in parallel with other non-clinical safety assessment or phase I studies. A favorable safety report early on means that these molecules could be prioritized for development. In addition, with MMV's support, a review was carried out and published to help guide the prioritization of antimalarial drugs for development. It detailed the non-clinical safety of all non-artemisinin antimalarial drugs. [3] The article summarized data that was previously not easily accessible to health experts and is helping to guide the development of next-generation antimalarial medicines that could have an appropriate safety profile in pregnant women. With our partners, MMV is committed to investigating all the avenues to improve pregnancy outcomes for women at risk of malaria. By focusing on protecting and treating pregnant women at risk, we safeguard two lives, not just one.[1] Dellicour S et al. "Quantifying the Number of Pregnancies at Risk of Malaria in 2007: A Demographic Study". PLos Med; 7(1): e1000221 (2010).[2] Schantz-Dunn J & Nour NM. "Malaria and Pregnancy: a global health perspective". Rev Obstet Gynecol; 2(3):186–192 (2009).[3] Clark RL. "Animal Embryotoxicity Studies of Key Non-Artemisinin Antimalarials and Use in Women in the First Trimester." Birth Defects Res. 109(14):1075-1126 (2017).
Four Takeaways from WHA 72
Written by Philip Kenol / GHTC
Against a backdrop of mounting global health challenges, the 72nd World Health Assembly (WHA) convened last week, with politicians, philanthropists, business executives, and civil society leaders all descending upon Geneva. GHTC was on the scene—attending side events, technical briefings, and following the official agenda. Here are our top four takeaways from this year's assembly:1. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) dominates WHA.Considered the theme of this year's WHA and a core component of the platform of the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, UHC was a ubiquitous topic in Geneva as stakeholders prepare for the United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting on UHC in September. Multiple side events and briefings focused on the topic with discussions yielding numerous calls to action from bolstering the inclusion of low- and middle-income country (LMIC) voices, to investing in community health workers, to making primary health care the central pillar of UHC. During the official WHA sessions, there was also strong consensus around the importance of leaving no one behind, equity in health, and a people-centric approach to UHC. The hotly anticipated zero draft of the Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on UHC was also released last week. The draft is meant to serve as a baseline for members states who will ultimately endorse a political declaration at the high-level meeting this fall and reflects some of the feedback that civil society provided during the consultative process. The document features some encouraging language on health research and development (R&D): calling for improved availability, access, and affordability of quality medicines, vaccines, diagnostics, and other health technologies, and it encourages incentives for R&D, including stronger public-private partnerships. The draft also underlines the importance of investment in new health technologies.While the R&D community can be heartened by these inclusions, there are notable omissions. There was no direct mention of specific diseases affecting vulnerable populations in LMICs and no specific request or direct call for increased investment in R&D for new health tools.2. Contentious access debate at WHA ends with compromise resolution on drug and health product price transparency.Advocates anticipated that the access to medicines issue would be the one of the most contentious topics at this year's WHA. They were right.After long and arduous negotiations which delayed the access to medicines session by several days, member states adopted a compromise resolution at WHA urging greater transparency on drug prices. The resolution calls on members to "take appropriate measures to publicly share information on the net prices of health products." The most contentious element of the initial draft, which urged disclosure of R&D costs, particularly for clinical trials, was ultimately amended to feature language emphasizing the purely voluntary nature of those disclosures. While the resolution was celebrated as a landmark by the WHO Director-General, many member states were unhappy with the process, with Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States expressing their discontent with the approach and timing.3. Ebola crisis keeps emergency preparedness at the top of the agenda.The worsening Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo loomed large at WHA, as tributes to health workers were featured throughout the proceedings. There was a common refrain during the week about the need for improved coordination in emergency preparedness between global actors and local communities, with many delegates from the global south, including WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros himself, emphasizing the importance of building trust and integrating community health workers in the process. From an R&D perspective, many stakeholders called for strengthening in-country capacity, including laboratory and clinical trial capacity, as an integral pillar of developing effective countermeasures.To better support member states in improving preparedness, WHO set up a new division specifically for emergency preparedness, as part of its reform process earlier this year, which will work in tandem with its existing workstreams on emergency response. WHO also welcomed the appointment of a UN emergency Ebola response coordinator to facilitate interagency activities. 4. Follow-up meeting to the UN High-Level meeting on Tuberculosis (TB) shows promise with accountability as key.Several sessions at WHA focused on the follow-up to previous political commitments, including the declaration from the UN High-Level Meeting on TB. It was encouraging to hear the United States, several members of the European Union, and a few other member states call for additional R&D to combat TB and underscore the need to develop new drugs and vaccines, scale up diagnostic capabilities, and invest in innovative technologies.WHO also released a multisectoral accountability framework to accelerate progress to end the TB epidemic, which was previously requested in 2018 by the WHA and the UN General Assembly. Several countries, including the United States, endorsed the framework during the official session, and WHO is looking to facilitate its adaptation and use by member states and their partners at country, regional, and global levels throughout 2019. This year's WHA cemented the need for new approaches, partnerships, and models in order to deliver on many of the promises that were made as part of the 2030 agenda. The next few months will see a continuation of advances on the UHC agenda, movement on WHO reform, and implementation of newly adopted resolution and political commitments.


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We Habs fans spend a lot of time regretting things. If only they'd taken Parise, Richards, Getzlaf or Carter instead of Andrei Kostitsyn in the 2003 draft. If only they'd traded Souray and Streit at the deadline for some picks or prospects. If only they'd gotten something decent for Ribeiro. You get the picture. Sometimes, and this is a novel idea for a lot of us, we'd be well-served to flip the lucky coin and look at the other side of it. Some of the most important players on the Habs roster are there because of pure chance.
As I watched the big win yesterday over the Pens, I thought about how lucky the Canadiens are to have found Jaro Halak kicking around in the ninth round of his draft. Then I remembered a story I heard about how *really* lucky they were that he was still around in the ninth round at all. The Habs took notice of Halak at the 2003 world under-18 championships, where he stoned Russia's Ovechkin and Malkin to lead his Slovak team to a shocking silver medal. The Canadiens weren't the only team that debated spending a draft pick on the kid, however. The Minnesota Wild's European scout saw that tournament too, as well as some of Halak's work in league play, and was pushing for his team to pick the goalie in the sixth round. Another official in the organization, however, was pushing for a big Czech goalie who'd also looked impressive in his junior league. The two argued back and forth as the clock ticked down, and finally, GM Doug Risebrough put an end to it by deciding, "We'll take the big one." Whew. By pure luck Halak got passed over by the only other team that was seriously interested in drafting him, just because he's small.
Halak and the Habs had a more well-documented close call earlier this year. Flyers goalie Ray Emery got hurt just as Philly was trying to establish a firm hold on a playoff spot. Flyers GM Paul Holmgren put feelers out around the league to see if he could pick up a promising goalie for cheap to backfill for Emery. He got a bite from Habs' GM, Bob Gainey. There are lots of stories out there about what Gainey asked for in return for Halak, ranging from Jeff Carter to a second-round draft pick. Whatever it really was, Holmgren decided the cost wasn't worth it for the Flyers and Halak remained a Hab. Whew, again.
Tomas Plekanec is another guy who's still a Canadien because of a quirky twist of fate, and a little bit of luck. Back in 2004, when Bob Gainey needed some scoring punch and the Rangers' Glen Sather needed to get rid of enigmatic Alex Kovalev, the two GMs agreed on a trade. Kovalev would go to Montreal for a top Canadiens prospect and a second-round pick. Gainey and Sather couldn't agree on the prospect though, so Gainey gave Sather a list of three guys from which to pick. They were Alexander Perezhogin, Jozef Balej...and Tomas Plekanec. Fortunately for the Habs, Balej was the Bulldogs' leading scorer at the time and Sather decided to take the guy with the better offensive potential. Of course, in hindsight, we can be grateful for that choice. Balej put up five points for the Rangers before getting traded to Vancouver and then moving on to play in Europe, and Perezhogin has played in Russia for the last three years. Plekanec has become a top-line centre with a couple of seventy-point seasons to his credit.
We fans ducked another bullet in regard to Plekanec when the reported deal of him and a few other Habs assets to Tampa Bay for Vincent Lecavalier last year fell through. Lecavalier also had seventy points this year, but his horrible contract and the addition of the other assets the Canadiens would have given up to get him would have made him less valuable to the team long-term than Plekanec has turned out to be. Whew!
There was a similar choice of assets in the Josh Gorges trade, except this time, it was Gainey's turn to pick. He and Sharks GM Doug Wilson agreed on a first-round pick and a young defenceman in return for Craig Rivet. Wilson offered Gainey a choice of Gorges, Brad Staubitz or Rob Davison. The story goes that although Staubitz and Davison were much bigger defencemen than Gorges, and Davison had more NHL experinece, Gainey picked Gorges because of his character. Gorges had captained the Kelowna Rockets to the Memorial Cup, but wasn't drafted to the NHL. He nevertheless worked his way into a contract with the Sharks, and that's what Gainey liked about him. Lucky thing for Habs fans that Gainey's a pretty good judge of character.
The Habs are lucky in Andrei Markov too. A sixth-round draft pick in 1998, Markov was a centre when he was chosen by the Canadiens. He wasn't getting a whole lot of ice time as a centreman, though, so his coaches talked to him about switching to defence to help fill a need on his team and give him more minutes. Markov didn't really want to make the change, according to some stories, but the coaches encouraged him to try it. By 2000, he was recognized as one of the best young defencemen in Russia and the rest is now a very happy bit of Habs history. It's scary to imagine what might have happened if Markov had decided to stick with the centre position and never tried defence. Whew!
I don't know about you, but sometimes it's good to reflect on some of the lucky breaks the Habs have had over the years. Every once in a while, the little decisions work out to have some pretty big benefits. It's good to remember that when we're tempted to bemoan the 2003 draft or the trades that were or weren't made to our satisfaction. Sometimes, chance actually works out in our favour.
pfhabs said...
-you make some excellent points but a good management group cannot just rely on serendipity to help their cause. vision in terms of implications 2, 3 years down the road of moves made or not made , knowledge of pro and amateur players, having keen eyes for talent and hard work must come into it somewhere.
-I still find it difficult to understand how
1. CH staff could not assess that the bad ankle on Niniimma hadn't really healed
2. why Brian Wilde who covers the CH for CTV Montreal knew from his Edmonton contacts that George Laraque no longer felt compelled to defend his teammates against everyone and that his skating skills had diminished. CH staff seemed unaware or discounted it...that move cost Komisarek his shoulder against Lucic, cost Kostitsyn a concussion against Sauer with no CH comeback and all the players became smaller against the Bruins last year in the playoffs
3. how could Gauthier make the evaluation that Beauchemin's back had not healed but now he is playing 24+ mins for the laffs
4. why the CH parted company with Koivu in favour of Gomez. Koivu scored 52 points this year for $3.2 million and Gomez scored 59 points for $7.35 million. their stats have been essentially the same for the last 7 seasons. the $4.1 extra cap expenditure will show its ugly face this summer in trying to sign Plekanec, the goalies, Moore and other RFAs
-there are other examples but it would seem to me that those decisions and others like them were more easily made than deciding to take one 18 year old over another or whether to keep a UFA or trade him before the deadline
-btw, it is common knowledge that many scouting services had Kostitsyn rated ahead of Getlaz, Carter and a couple of others who have subsequently proved that they can bring their talents to the table on a much more consistent basis than Andrei seems to want to display his
-just saying fate plays a role but other criteria are also very important and I worry going forward how the goalie situation will be played this summer. I like them both and would keep both as long as possible to maximize payback when you need to trade one of them. there are other important decisions to be made lets hope they make the right ones
Ohhhhhh.....been reading a few Pens blogs, these guys are starting to sweat with the comments. Not sure we can pull this all the way to the next round but it's nice to see some cocky folk starting to get nervous....Halak it a lot!
DB said...
The Halak story might help explain the Wild's poor draft record. It's not that they took another goalie over Halak with their 6th round pick; it's that they passed over Halak with their 7th and 8th round picks.
Most teams talk about picking the best available player. Presumably Halak and the other goalie were tied when the Wild made their 6th round pick, but when the 7th and 8th rounds came around other players were ranked higher than Halak. This makes no sense to me.
All teams have a certain amount of good and bad luck. How much we'll never know, but it seems that teams with good management seem to have more "good luck" than teams with bad management.
I like your article JT. Pays credence to the luck inherent in talent management.
I mean, virtually anyone can predict that drafting Sydney Crosby first is a good move but after that it gets dicey very quickly.
Hell, most Habs critics didn't predict this years team could even make the playoffs so when they predict doom and gloom for next year or beyond for individual players, it completely lacks credibility.
What if Kovalev had not hesitated on the offer Gainey made him in the off-season? And when Gainey decided to offer the Kovalev money to Gionta instead, what if Lou Lamourello had not told Gionta to take the offer from Montreal because it was the right thing for his family? Whew!
No no and NO.
JT I like your blog and your passion for the Habs, but the Timmins Kosty f-uckup was MAJOR. M A J O R.
It may go down as one of the worst Habs drafting errors ever, given who else was still available.
Did they interview Kosty? Did they check out his obvious stupidity and lack of motivation? No, clearly not.
Smart players are the best players. Do you think Getz is a dummy? Parise? Carter? I don't bloody think so.
Every team lucks out with throw ins, late drafts, and non drafted tryouts.
But you must NOT f-uckup on top ten picks, ever. Interview them, understand them. Don't take a guy top ten on a chance, ever. BE SURE.
The Kosty error by Timmins may seriously have cost us a cup, now. I'm not joking.
Can you inagine this squad minus Kosty, and plus Getz, Parise....?
That draft breaks my heart. It killed us, and I'll never forgive Timmins for it.
"Hell, most Habs critics didn't predict this years team could even make the playoffs so when they predict doom and gloom for next year or beyond for individual players, it completely lacks credibility."
-what is most amusing of some of the sanctimous head in the sand fans is they believe that many critics were completely off base by saying the CH would miss the playoffs
-perhaps those ostrichs need to be reminded that the CH backed into the playoffs in the last few minutes of the last game by holding the MIGHTY maple laffs to a tie and losing in overtime...the margin of making or not making the playoffs this year was the thinness of margins available; i.e., an overtime loser point in the only pro sports league that gives points for losing
-the team is a bubble team that would either miss or make it by a few and to suggest those that said they were definitely out lack credibility is beyond hyperbole and an indication of a lack of understanding of NHL hockey
@JHK
not only did they interview him, Dr Mulder examined him for the alledged epilepsy problem which was determined to be controllable by drugs..the final decision to chose Andrei K was made by Andre Savard the GM at the time...so I suggest you get your facts straight then you can 'hate' the right guy
as for top 10 mistakes AK isn't the only one made by the Canadiens nor anyone else is the league so I guess our Cup count should be nearer 30 if you include Denis Savard instead of Wickenheiser or Gagne instead of Chouinard and many more ? you'll need to be pissed at a lot of CH GMs
-into the present the team is performing beyond all expectations and the guys on the ice need be applauded. in reality they not accomplished anything beyond a first round victory over an opponent who completely disrepected them and paid the ultimate price for underestimating their opponent---humiliating defeat
Paul B. said...
@pfhabs
What about Napier over Mike Bossy ? Or Lindsay Vallis, Brad Brown, Brent Bilodeau, Turner Stevenson, Jason Ward or Terry Ryan
PFhabs
Fair enough, thanks for the corrections. And I really should not call any player stupid. Better to say he seems to lack motivation...apologies to AK for that.
That draft still bugs my ass though, especially as with better luck we'd be enjoying a very good player from it right now, and possibly have a good chance at the cup...


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Q: join user input at index of inputs I can't seem to figure out why I can't get this loop to loop - it always breaks instead. I believe if it was looping, the script (hopefully) would be working as instructed.
I've attached the instructions to the script and inline to explain my thinking.
Tahnks!
script accepts user inputs, and every time script receives a string, it should add the string to a growing string. Newly added strings should be added to the growing string at the index equal to the newly added string's length. If the newly added string's length is equal to or larger than the growing string, this script should add the new string to the end of the growing string. When this script receives a blank input, this application should stop receiving input and print the growing string to the console.
    if __name__ == "__main__":
user_word = input()
second_word = input()
results = user_word + second_word[:]
i = results
while results == "":  # When script receives a blank input
    print(results)  # stop receiving input and print the growing string
    break

if user_word >= results:  # if newly added string length equal to or larger
    results = user_word + second_word[:]
    user_word.join(results)  # the new string added to end of the growing string.
    print(results)

if user_word < results:  # new string is shorter than the existing string THEN
    results = user_word + second_word[:]  # add the new string at the index equal to the new string length.
    user_word.join(results)  # Newly added strings should be added to the growing string
    print(results)

A: s = ''

while True:
  user_word = input('Enter string')
  if len(user_word) >= len(s):
    s = s + user_word
  elif user_word == '':
    print(s)
    break
  else:
    s = s[:len(user_word)] + user_word + s[len(user_word):]


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