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Montgomery County launches mobile vaccine program for elderly
Photo Courtesy Montgomery County Commissioners
Dr. Valerie Arkoosh
By Carl Hessler Jr. | chessler@pottsmerc.com | The Pottstown Mercury
PUBLISHED: March 5, 2021 at 10:20 a.m. | UPDATED: September 23, 2021 at 7:33 a.m.
NORRISTOWN – As Montgomery County health officials launched a mobile COVID-19 vaccination program for some elderly residents, they also reported on Friday that nearly 150 additional county residents tested positive for the virus.
The 146 new positive COVID-19 cases brought the county's total number of positive cases to 47,459 since March 7, 2020, when the first two cases of the virus were identified in the county, according to the latest data available on Friday.
No new COVID-19 deaths were reported on Friday, leaving the county's death toll at 1,233 since the pandemic began a year ago.
As of Friday, there were 131 COVID-19 patients in the county's nine hospitals, and 13 required ventilators.
Health officials, in coordination with the county Department of Public Safety, also launched a mobile vaccination program this week to begin taking vaccine to the county's most vulnerable elderly residents who would otherwise not be able to visit a mass vaccination site.
The program, under the direction of Dr. Alvin Wang, will serve elderly individuals who live in congregate senior housing, county Commissioners' Chairwoman Dr. Valerie Arkoosh explained.
"Our mobile vaccination program is up and running. Each week, we will set aside a portion of the vaccine received by our Office of Public Health to supply this new mobile vaccination effort," Arkoosh said. "I am so pleased to see this program get off the ground and I thank our team for getting everything in place for this important outreach effort.
"By establishing a mobile vaccination program, we are well positioned to reach residents with barriers to access in our communities and we will be ready to serve more people as our vaccine supply increases," Arkoosh added.
Meanwhile, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported on Friday that 47,593 county residents had received the full two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, during the ongoing Phase 1A of the state's vaccine distribution program. Another 91,866 residents had received the first dose of the vaccine, according to state data.
Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require two doses to achieve optimum protection.
Appointments are required to receive the vaccine. All those eligible for the vaccine in Phase 1A can pre-register to receive the vaccine through the county health department. The pre-registration link can be found at www.montcopa.org/COVID-19 under the green vaccination information button.
Residents who don't have internet access can call the county's COVID-19 hotline at (833) 875-3967 to connect with a volunteer who can assist them in pre-registering for a vaccine.
Currently, the county Office of Public Health operates two vaccination sites.
The county previously opened a vaccination clinic at Norristown High School to serve those who have appointments to receive their second doses of the vaccine.
Those receiving their first dose of the vaccine are currently being served at a clinic hosted by the Montgomery County Community College campus in Whitpain.
Officials said a third vaccination site in Willow Grove might open next week.
Officials added testing is still available for all county residents and those who work in the county and want or need to be tested. The county has established outdoor walk-up testing sites in Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, Willow Grove, Ardmore and Green Lane to accommodate those who want to be tested.
The six county-run sites provide self-administered tests at no cost, although insurance will be billed if you have it. The sites do require an appointment for testing.
The six sites are open Monday through Friday, weather permitting and at varying hours. Same-day appointments can be made weekdays starting at 7 a.m. by visiting www.montcopa.org/COVID-19 and clicking on the county testing information button. Residents can also register for a test at any of the six sites by calling 610-970-2937 beginning at 8:30 a.m. daily.
In Pottstown, the testing site is located at the county's Office of Public Health Pottstown Health Center at 364 King St.
In Norristown, a testing site is located on the parking lot of the Delaware Valley Community Health Norristown Regional Health Center at 1401 DeKalb St.
In Lansdale, a testing site is located at 421 Main St. Another testing site is located at Deep Creek and Snyder roads in the Green Lane Park area.
In Ardmore, a testing site is located at 114 W. Lancaster Ave. In Willow Grove, a testing site is at First Baptist Church – Crestmont, 1678 Fairview Ave.
Carl Hessler Jr. | Reporter
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Looking Back & Forth: Big Solar Surprises in 2017 & 2018
By: Michael Schmela, Executive Advisor
Looking back at 2017, many will probably say it was just another growth year for solar. Indeed, there were actually much stronger growth years for our sector. Take 2016, for example, when solar demand grew by an incredible 50% YoY – in 2017, newly installed capacity 'only' improved by 29%.
Yet, we need to put things into perspective – most solar analysts had expected no growth at all for 2017 only a year ago. In their 'realistic' scenarios for 2017 global solar market development, not one solar analyst predicted that annual capacity addition would be boosted by nearly one third in early 2017. In our Global Market Outlook (GMO) 2017-2022 published at Intersolar Europe 2017, we narrowly hit this number in the outer spheres of our High Scenario estimate with our prediction of 103.6 GW.
However, the focus of the story here is not why solar is notoriously being underestimated, and again surprised analysts, but why 2017 was indeed been a special year for the solar sector.
Here are my 10 main observations on solar markets in 2017:
1. Reaching the 100 GW level: As of 2017, we have to talk about a three-digit annual solar power production output and capacity additions. To be precise, 98.9 GW of solar capacity was installed in 2017, but shipments already exceeded the 100 GW level this year, with US developers ordering modules to prepare for Section 201 import tariffs. We've upped our forecast for 2018 already last December to 107.1 GW for 2018, 119.7 for 2019 and 132.6 for 2020, but will probably revise upwards again for our GMO 2018.
2. A cost leader – and still improving: We had highlighted in our GMO 2017, that 'solar expands its cost leadership role', using late 2016 awarded 2.4 US cents/kWh PPA in the United Arab Emirates tender as a reference, which meant that solar would be generally cheaper than new CCGT, coal, and nuclear power plants. After the solar industry has been beating the drums now for quite a while, we have now reached a point where an increasing number of serious business papers around the world have finally realised and reported on solar's cost leadership. In 2017, we've seen a 300 MW tender in Saudi Arabia with sub-3 US cents offers from 7 of 8 bidders, with one even bidding under 2 US cents. While components manufacturers are under enormous pressure to continue their cost-cutting efforts at full speed, the race for lower prices is not going to stop anytime soon. This is especially relevant as fossil fuels are still being heavily subsidised, thus making it often still very difficult for renewables to compete on a level playing field.
3. The premier new power generation technology: With solar's quickly improving cost competitiveness, in 2017 solar not only surged ahead of all other energy sources, the technology was also used for almost twice as much newly installed renewable power generation capacity, such as wind, which recorded 52 GW. Even more impressive, for the first time ever, more solar capacity was added than fossil fuels net generation capacity combined, which together only added 70 GW in the past year.
4. China makes the difference: The already strong dominance of China in the solar sector grew even further last year. After installing 34.5 GW, equal to a share of 45% in 2016, China surprisingly added as much as 52.8 GW in 2017, which expanded its global market share to over half of the world market (53%). A very important side note – if China had not invested so heavily in its domestic solar demand in 2017, offering very attractive incentives to developers, the global solar market would have only grown 5% to around 81 GW.
5. The rise of India. The solar seeds planted by the Indian government only a few years ago with the introduction of the 100 GW National Solar Mission have now flourished into a remarkable harvest, and it is only showing one direction – up. Last year, India was ranked for the first time among the top 3 solar countries in the world; in 2018, it will very likely claim the number two spot. The Indian example clearly shows that a truly ambitious national solar target can quickly boost the sector, turning a developing solar country into a global market leader. While the country has been seeing gigantic downstream and infrastructure investments, the long-term solar commitment of India's government has also sent the right signals to both domestic and foreign companies, of which several recently announced to invest in new or the expansion of PV manufacturing facilities in the country.
6. The return of Europe: Although solar in Europe is still in its energy transition phase, with the sector stunted by inhibitive policies, as of last year it seems on a recovery path, leaving these sluggish years behind. In fact, the European solar market even improved at nearly the same growth rate as the global solar sector – growing by 28% to 8.6 GW in 2017, up from 6.7 GW of newly installed capacity the year before. Yet, the majority of this solar growth comes from countries outside the EU, either triggered by the low cost of solar and/or attractive inventive programs, like in Turkey. The EU and its member states still have a lot of regulatory work to do if they want to see sustainable solar growth beyond 2020 when binding national targets for EU member states are unfortunately planned to end.
7. How politics hurt a solar star: Solar, like all forms of power generation, is heavily dependent on policy regulatory frameworks. The impact of how a generally very positive economic environment and investment climate for solar can seemingly transform overnight to a very difficult market can be seen in the US. In the US, uncertainty and import tariffs implemented by a new administration, among other factors, have resulted in a 30% year-on-year market decrease in 2017 – and a very modest growth scenario for the coming years.
8. Consolidation continues: It was foreseeable – and it has now come to fruition. While Japan still belonged to the top global solar markets in 2017, it shrank again by around 20% to less than 7 GW, down from 8.6 GW in 2016. Similar to Europe, a solar pioneer, the Asian country is now working on regulatory schemes to transition from high-feed in solar tariffs to tenders and self-consumption.
9. From small to big: Usually emerging solar markets start with utility-scale solar and move towards small distributed installations. Yet, Australia has successfully done it the other way around. While solar has been competitive in the residential field for quite a while in the country and continues to thrive, Australia has been waiting for large-scale solar to become really cheap before it began to invest in this market segment as well. 2017 was the year Australia truly discovered utility-solar, developing projects of several gigawatts with more in the pipeline for the coming years.
10. Emerging stars on the horizon: A number of emerging solar markets finally added over 1 GW of solar for the first time in 2017 – most notably Turkey, Brazil and Australia. We predict that we will see several more reaching that level this year.
It's way too early to say what will be part of the 2018 solar highlights, but Saudi Arabia's incredible announcement looking into installing a 200 GW project by 2030 was already the first big surprise and will be very likely a hot topic. But we will have to wait and see – if 2017's unexpected solar growth can teach us anything, it's that solar shows no signs of slowing down and it will continue to surprise us.

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    <system systemId="file:/C:/projects/nhinc/Current/Product/Production/Common/Interfaces/src/wsdl/NhincAdminDist.wsdl" uri="src/main/resources/xml-resources/web-services/NhincProxyAdminDist/wsdl/NhincAdminDist.wsdl"/>
    <system systemId="file:/C:/projects/nhinc/Current/Product/Production/Common/Interfaces/src/schemas/ebRS/edxl-de.xsd" uri="src/main/resources/xml-resources/web-services/NhincProxyAdminDist/schemas/ebRS/edxl-de.xsd"/>
    <system systemId="file:/C:/projects/nhinc/Current/Product/Production/Common/Interfaces/src/schemas/nhinc/common/NhincCommonProxy.xsd" uri="src/main/resources/xml-resources/web-services/NhincProxyAdminDist/schemas/nhinc/common/NhincCommonProxy.xsd"/>
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Q: use value from input datepicker I have a problem, I want to compare the value from the datepicker ins aspx. with the value in a ms sql table column. I already created the input datepicker and the function in javascript, but I don't know how to use in c# code-behind the value that I chose! Can someone please help me?
$(function () {

        $("#anfang").datepicker({
            prevText: '<zurück', prevStatus: '',
            prevJumpText: '<<', prevJumpStatus: '',
            nextText: 'Vor>', nextStatus: '',
            nextJumpText: '>>', nextJumpStatus: '',
            currentText: 'heute', currentStatus: '',
            todayText: 'heute', todayStatus: '',
            clearText: '-', clearStatus: '',
            closeText: 'schließen', closeStatus: '',
            monthNames: ['Januar', 'Februar', 'März', 'April', 'Mai', 'Juni',
            'Juli', 'August', 'September', 'Oktober', 'November', 'Dezember'],
            monthNamesShort: ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mär', 'Apr', 'Mai', 'Jun',
            'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Okt', 'Nov', 'Dez'],
            dayNames: ['Montag', 'Dienstag', 'Mittwoch', 'Donnerstag', 'Freitag', 'Samstag', 'Sonntag'],
            dayNamesShort: ['Mo', 'Di', 'Mi', 'Do', 'Fr', 'Sa', 'So'],
            dayNamesMin: ['Mo', 'Di', 'Mi', 'Do', 'Fr', 'Sa', 'So'],
            showMonthAfterYear: false,
            showOn: 'both',
            dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd',
            defaultDate: "+0w",
            changeMonth: true,
            numberOfMonths: 1,
            onClose: function (selectedDate) {
                $("#Label1").datepicker("option", "minDate", selectedDate);
            }
        });
        $("#ende").datepicker({
            prevText: '<zurück', prevStatus: '',
            prevJumpText: '<<', prevJumpStatus: '',
            nextText: 'Vor>', nextStatus: '',
            nextJumpText: '>>', nextJumpStatus: '',
            currentText: 'heute', currentStatus: '',
            todayText: 'heute', todayStatus: '',
            clearText: '-', clearStatus: '',
            closeText: 'schließen', closeStatus: '',
            monthNames: ['Januar', 'Februar', 'März', 'April', 'Mai', 'Juni',
            'Juli', 'August', 'September', 'Oktober', 'November', 'Dezember'],
            monthNamesShort: ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mär', 'Apr', 'Mai', 'Jun',
            'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Okt', 'Nov', 'Dez'],
            dayNames: ['Montag', 'Dienstag', 'Mittwoch', 'Donnerstag', 'Freitag', 'Samstag', 'Sonntag'],
            dayNamesShort: ['Mo', 'Di', 'Mi', 'Do', 'Fr', 'Sa', 'So'],
            dayNamesMin: ['Mo', 'Di', 'Mi', 'Do', 'Fr', 'Sa', 'So'],
            showMonthAfterYear: false,
            beforeShow: customRange,
            showOn: 'both',
            dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd',
            defaultDate: "+0w",
            changeMonth: true,
            numberOfMonths: 1,
            onClose: function (selectedDate) {
                $("#Label2").datepicker("option", "maxDate", selectedDate);
            }
        });
    })

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    <input type="text" id="anfang" />
    <asp:Label ID="bis" runat="server" Text="Bis: "></asp:Label>
    <input type="text" id="ende" />

A: replace
<input type="text" id="anfang" />

with
 <asp:TextBox ID="anfang" runat="server" ClientIDMode="Static"></asp:TextBox>

to make your input elements anfang and ende serverside and access them codebehind with
string result = anfang.Text;

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Abundance Insider: September 1, 2017 Edition
In this week's Abundance Insider: AI fashion designers, crowdsourced eclipse movies, and DeepMind's latest open source Artificial Intelligence release for StarCraft II.
Peter, Marissa, Kelley, Greg, Sydney, AJ, Bri and Jason
DeepMind and Blizzard Release Starcraft II AI Research Environment
What it is: DeepMind and Blizzard have just released StarCraft II Learning Environment (SC2LE), an open-source tool set that enables developers and researchers to train machine learning algorithms to play StarCraft II. They've released a dataset of 65,000 anonymized replays of the real-time strategy game, with plans to scale up to 500,000 replays over the next few weeks, along with machine learning APIs, mini-games and a joint paper sharing previous research.
Why it's important: In a blog post, the DeepMind team expressed their intent behind the SC2LE release. "Testing our agents in games that are not specifically designed for Artificial Intelligence research, and where humans play well, is crucial to benchmark agent performance," they wrote, adding, "Our hope is that the release of these new tools will build on the work that the AI community has already done in StarCraft, encouraging more DeepRL research and making it easier for researchers to focus on the frontiers of our field."
Spotted by Marconi Pereira / Written by Marissa Brassfield
Engineers Just Created A Tiny Antenna, Which Could Be Used For Brain Implants
What it is: Northeastern University researchers have developed an antenna that is hundreds of times smaller than current designs. Unlike traditional antennas, which process electromagnetic waves, these antennas use acoustic resonance. One design has a circular membrane and is optimized for gigahertz frequencies; the other has a rectangular membrane and is optimized for megahertz frequencies. Both millimeter-sized antennas can be placed on a single chip.
Why it's important: We've seen seemingly every component in wireless communication dematerialize except for antennas. A smaller footprint enables bioinjectable, bioingestible and bioimplantable applications -- think brain implants and nanorobots.
Spotted by Marissa Brassfield / Written by Marissa Brassfield
Amazon Has Developed an AI Fashion Designer
What it is: Amazon is developing a comprehensive machine learning system to better track fashion and retail trends. One shopping algorithm makes personalized clothing recommendations for users based on their preferences and social media behavior. Another Amazon-developed Artificial Intelligence can even generate new clothing styles by parsing related images. This latter algorithm leverages a tool called generative adversarial network, or GAN, made up of two deep neural networks that efficiently learn from raw data by simultaneously working together.
Why it's important: Amazon is digitizing a variety of historically critical roles in the fashion industry: designer, trend forecaster, and even stylist. What happens when advanced machine learning algorithms begin to proactively influence fashion trends, and integrated automated systems can give shoppers an ultra-personalized experience from design to delivery?
Spotted by Marissa Brassfield / Written by Sydney Fulkerson and Marissa Brassfield
Tax the Rich and the Robots? California's Thinking About It
What it is: Jane Kim, on the Board of Supervisors for the City of San Francisco, has launched the Jobs of the Future Fund to help California head off the negative societal effects of increased automation. The fund is a solutions-based forum for labor leaders, businesses, nonprofits and civic organizations to build support for a tax on companies that replace human workers with robots. "As workers are displaced, the companies continue to pay a portion of the lost tax into a fund that can then be used for education, retraining and targeted investments in new industries," reads the Jobs of the Future Fund website.
Why it's important: Thirty to 50 percent of all jobs are at risk in the next 20 years, depending on which research you read. Job losses don't just hurt displaced workers and their families -- they also impact revenue for social services when they're most needed. This initiative represents one approach local governments can take to help ease the transition into a future of increased automation.
Google Mashes Up Our Eclipse Images to Produce Crowdsourced 'Megamovie'
What it is: Google and UC Berkley partnered on a film called "Megamovie" featuring a compilation of crowdsourced photos of the recent total eclipse. The purpose was to gather a surplus of photos of the peak of the eclipse. The photos will be added to a database for scientists to study the movement and temperature changes in the sun's outermost atmosphere.
Why it's important: By leveraging the power of the crowd, Google can capture a far more robust array of images -- and for much cheaper -- than if they'd kept the project in-house. What happens when researchers can apply advanced machine learning algorithms to a data set like this one?
At Abundance 360, Peter's 250-person executive mastermind, we teach the metatrends, implications and unfair advantages for entrepreneurs enabled by breakthroughs like those featured above. We're looking for CEOs and entrepreneurs who want to change the world. The program is highly selective. If you'd like to be considered, apply here.
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"I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change"
June 29, 30, July 1 & 2; July 6, 7, 8, 9
All shows 8 pm except Sun. July 9 at 2 pm
Our summer musical in 2006 was "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" is fun, funny and full of singing and dancing. Show dates are different than our usual. It's 8 productions Thursdays through Sundays: June 29, 30, July 1 & 2 and July 6, 7, 8, 9. Show times are all 8 pm except for Sunday July 9 which is a matinee only at 2 pm.
The show is a celebration of the mating game as it takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum know as "the relationship." Act I explores the journey from dating and waiting to love and marry, while Act II reveals the agonies and triumphs of in-laws and newborns, trips in the family car and pick-up techniques of the geriatric set. This hilarious revue pays tribute to those who have loved and lost, to those who have fallen on their face at the portal of romance, to those who have dared to ask, "Say, what are you doing Saturday night?
Tickets are $16 in advance or $18 at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 583-1674 or email or at the Mad River Valley Chamber of Commerce on Rte 100 (check or cash)
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Jennifer.................Jenifer Tuck
Robert..................Jonathan Osborn
Jordan..................Ted Alexander
Director...............Shannon Pitonyak
Producer..............Mitchell Kontoff
Musical Director.......Joan Foster
Assistant to the Director..........Teresa Langston
Choreographer..........Nina Brennan
Costumes..................Ruth Ann Pattee
Stage Manager..........Kate O'Neill
House Manager.......Cindy Seckler
Photographer..........Francis Moran
Publicity & Playbill......Jennifer Howard
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Which media design can you design?
The media design is the art of the possible.But the art isn't necessarily what you end up with when you make it.This week, we looked at five of the most creative media designs from around the world.What is media design?Media design is an artform where designers are encouraged to create works that appeal to the…
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The media design is the art of the possible.
But the art isn't necessarily what you end up with when you make it.
This week, we looked at five of the most creative media designs from around the world.
What is media design?
Media design is an artform where designers are encouraged to create works that appeal to the audience they are trying to reach.
Media designers spend their time thinking about what makes the audience interested in what they are doing.
They then come up with ways of using this information to engage with their audience, from what they do to how they present themselves to what they put on their website.
This allows designers to tailor their designs to fit a specific audience.
How is media designing done?
Media designers often create a template or concept for their media designs.
A template can be anything from a short paragraph to a graphic design.
The template is then used to sketch out a design, usually using shapes, colours, typography, and logos.
Then, a designer goes through each of the elements in the template to create a visual representation of the intended audience.
This process is repeated until the final result is a product that the designer can sell.
Why is it important to get your designs on the web?
Media designs can help you build a brand, but they also can help drive traffic to your website.
"We're always talking about the audience we're trying to target, so media design helps you get the best out of your web presence," Media Designers Australia CEO James O'Connor said.
"You'll end up finding some of the best content you've ever read, which is an advantage for any business."
The biggest problem for a company seeking to attract new customers to their online presence is that most of their visitors don't care about what you are selling.
Media design helps create an identity for your business, which can then drive business.
Who are the designers?
James O'Connor says the internet is a great place for media design to flourish.
"There's so much opportunity out there, it's hard to know what to choose from," he said.
But it can be difficult to find designers who have an eye for creating something that stands out.
O'Connor says a good example is David Chiang, who has worked with businesses such as Nike and The Economist to create media design.
Chiang is also a founder of the Media Design Institute at the University of Melbourne, where he has designed for fashion brands including Adidas, Puma, Adidas Australia, and Reebok.
It's a passion project that he says he has been doing since he was a teenager.
"I wanted to design clothes for the people I cared about, and I thought I'd share it with them and let them decide for themselves what they wanted to wear," Chiang said.
"If they like it, they'll be able to get their hands on it and wear it.
He said the inspiration for Media Design was his childhood bedroom, where the house he shared with his parents and sister was built from Lego blocks."
That's what I wanted to create.
I just wanted it to be beautiful.
"James O 'Connor says that when designing a project, it helps to find the right mix of people and materials.
For instance, when he first started working on his first media design project, he wanted to use traditional media such as cardboard and paper.
When that didn't work out, he looked for different materials that he could use to make his project more interesting.
With the help of the media designer he hired, he started with a blank template and used a variety of different materials to create different pieces of media."
The final product was a series of boxes, each with different images on them," O'Connors said.
The result is an image that is both simple and sophisticated.
What do media designers have to do?"
We are always looking for people to come and work with us," O 'Connors says.
They help with design and development, creating mockups and working with other designers to create designs."
It's not about having one person working on everything, it is about creating a project where we can all work together," O T'Connor added.
The creative process can be intense, but O' Connor says that it's important to have a balance of people, expertise and creativity."
You want to get the team that are the most qualified and creative.
We can't work with everyone and everyone needs to be able do the same thing," he says.


Unlike other financial products, the credit card's interest rates are calculated on a yearly basis. The term APR (Annual Percentage Rate) indicates the interest you pay towards the transaction through your credit card. In simple words, it's a fee that you pay to your credit card issuer for the extension of the credit period. The credit card APR is calculated based on various factors and payable to the credit card issuer.
This is the most common types of APR where the interest is calculated based on the purchased we make. Whether for food, clothing, entertainment, or any other reason, your interest will be subject to a common interest rate.
When you use your credit card to withdraw money from an ATM, the Cash Advance APR will be applicable on the total amount you have withdrawn. The calculation of this type of APR is calculated on a daily basis after the end of the grace period, if the credit card issuer is offering any grace period. However, compared to Purchase APR and Cash Advance APR, the interest rate for Penalty APR is higher.
When you are unable to make the minimum payment for over two months, most credit card issuers will charge you with a Penalty APR that is higher than the other types of interest rates.
If you are transferring your card balance or switching to another card issuer, your credit card account will be subject to Balance Transfer APR.
When you apply for a credit card, the credit card issuer or bank will carry out a hard inquiry for your credit score. Your credit score will play a vital role in the decision of your credit card APR. If your credit score is excellent or good, there are more chances that the issuer will offer the credit card at a lower APR, however, a poor score will attract a higher APR.
Healthy credit score - By maintaining a healthy credit score, you will avoid the higher APRs on your credit card. Whether you already have a credit card or you are thinking of applying for a new one, a good credit score will help you in keeping the interest rates lower.
Payment behaviour - If you manage to make the full payments before the due date, you don't have to worry about credit card APRs, but when you are making only the minimum payments, the extended credit will be subject to an APR.
If you are monitoring your credit score and working towards improving it, once you notice a positive and sufficient change in your score, you can get in touch with your credit card issuer to request for a re-evolution of the APRs.
You can refer to BankBazaar's website to obtain a free credit score. The process is simple and doesn't require much time. You are also advised to check your credit score at least once a year. This will help you in understanding your financial credibility while applying for financial products such as credit cards and loans.
You can refer to your credit card's terms and conditions to determine the applicable APR. Alternately, you can also reach out to your credit card issuer to understand the APRs that is exclusively applicable for your credit account.


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You cannot fix electrical wiring by yourself. You cannot hire any kind of arbitrary electrical contractor either. Naturally, to ensure quality results for your office's electrical issues, you need to discover a dependable commercial electrician Brisbane companies trust.
Discovering a professional commercial electrician Brisbane firms hire, like those from www.dawsonelectric.com.au, is required for your business premises. If you hire them, you will avoid the mistakes and problems listed below.
You intend to work with an electrical expert because you want to mount or repair something. You'll risk damaged instalments or repairs when you don't have standards in hiring.
As an example, if you want a quality aircon installation Brisbane professionals can do, naturally, you would certainly avoid working with just anyone.
You might end up with a malfunctioning A/C system or one that consumes excessive electrical energy. Consequently, know that you work with professionals to prevent such mistakes.
Malfunctioning electric instalments or fixings are dangerous.
For instance, an electrical test and tag Brisbane firms carry out is performed to test if an item is safe to use. An unreliable electrical expert cannot provide substantial info; therefore, potentially leading them to mount or use products that failed the test and tag.
Besides item break downs, such a blunder might even cause fire in the office. It will likewise put your employees at risk of electrocution.
Amateur and unqualified electrical experts may offer products and services at a lower price but they could deliver low-quality items and assistance.
For example, when you employ a questionable contractor to fix appliances, you will most likely end up hiring another one in just a few weeks, since the exact same trouble repeats. You may also wind up acquiring new appliances too.
Additionally, you might pay for repair or restoration, if their damaged work creates injury to your coworkers or to your commercial property.
As an example, if you employ a sloppy electrical contractor for a smoke alarm setup, there's a higher possibility the device will not function if when a fire bursts out due to damaged circuitries.
Keep these guidelines in mind, to identify the best electrician in the city.
– Start by asking around, or do a quick Google search. Choose the most effective commercial electrician Brisbane businesses employ who have satisfied their clients.
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– Finally, trust an electrical contractor that spends time chatting with you about the procedure. Locate one that plainly clarifies the trouble to you and gives you clear solutions later on.
– Reliable electricians additionally abide by regional policies, like submitting licenses before working. Much better, begin doubting if an electrician attempts to stay clear of such duties.
Take note of these standards, so you can locate experts who can do a proper led downlights installation. You can likewise visit www.dawsonelectric.com.au for the best electrical experts in the Brisbane location. They can assist you with your electrical problems, whilst gearing you away from scenarios you should prevent.


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TOP > Nissan Reports > JD Promotion & Compétition and Nissan Canada celebrate third Nissan Micra Cup season and announce series' renewal for three more years
JD Promotion & Compétition and Nissan Canada celebrate third Nissan Micra Cup season and announce series' renewal for three more years
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada – On Saturday night, JD Promotion & Compétition and Nissan celebrated the third season of the Nissan Micra Cup in Quebec with an annual gala event for those involved in making it a success – including drivers and their teams, partners, series organizers and staff from Nissan Canada.
At the event, Joni Paiva, president of Nissan Canada Inc., announced that Nissan Canada and JD Promotion & Compétition have extended the Nissan Micra Cup contract for three more years, with races to occur in both Ontario and Quebec once again.
"The Nissan Micra Cup has grown a lot over the past three years," said Joni Paiva, president, Nissan Canada Inc. "We've preserved the exclusive, but welcoming and professional series theme and have opened our doors to a much larger audience. The Nissan Micra Cup is more than just a motorsport series. It is a testament to the reliability, affordability and quality inherent not only in the Micra, but all Nissans in the portfolio. The Nissan Micra Cup is also another way for us to connect on a deeper level with the general public, fans, Nissan owners and Nissan dealers, and we're thrilled to bring the family spirit of the Nissan Micra Cup back to Canadian tracks for three more years."


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TWO Postdoctoral Research Associate Openings!
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Two Postdoctoral Research Associate Openings
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The Department of African and African American Studies (AFAS) at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications from recent Ph.D. graduates in the humanities and social sciences for two one-year postdoctoral fellowships, with the option to apply for a second-year renewal.
Position One (Africanist):
This fellowship is open to any scholar, in any discipline and geographic focus, working in African Studies. Scholars who originate from the continent of Africa strongly encouraged to apply.
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An article written by the Reader in Commercial Law at Oxford Brookes University School of Law has been cited by the European Parliament's Constitutional Division as recommended reading for members of the body.
Dr Scott Morrison published an article in January 2018 in International Company and Commercial Law Review entitled 'Third-country equivalence: a Brexit scenario for UK financial services.' It analyses ways forward for British financial institutions post-Brexit.
The European Parliament recommended the article to its members in preparation for the plenary debate 'Guidelines on the framework of future EU-UK relations' held in Strasbourg on 13 March 2018. The Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Division highlighted the originality, constitutional importance and scholarly character of the article.
'Third-country equivalence: a Brexit scenario for UK financial services' was published in the International Company and Commercial Law Review, Volume 29, Issue 1, 2018. Further information and Scott's research and recent publications can be found on his staff page.


I know this is going to sound obtuse. Truth is, I'm have no idea what I'm doing. A while back I started a project with a friend to manufacture ethically produced, feminist, women's underwear. We're well on our way. In fact, we're so well on our way that it's time to write a business plan and start wooing investors. Problem is, business plans are mystifying for English majors like me. I know this is a shot in the dark, but does anyone have advice on drafting a business plan for a small start up looking for investors who might contribute between 5,000 and 10,000 dollars? We have our 1,2,5 year and long term goals, our mission statement and target consumer market down. The big thing I'm personally struggling with is what kind of market research we need to provide and how we make fiscal projections if we have started selling yet.
God, business school must be a doozey.


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require_relative 'userdb'
require_relative 'basicauth'
require 'tempfile'

module WEBrick
  module HTTPAuth

    ##
    # Htpasswd accesses apache-compatible password files.  Passwords are
    # matched to a realm where they are valid.  For security, the path for a
    # password database should be stored outside of the paths available to the
    # HTTP server.
    #
    # Htpasswd is intended for use with WEBrick::HTTPAuth::BasicAuth.
    #
    # To create an Htpasswd database with a single user:
    #
    #   htpasswd = WEBrick::HTTPAuth::Htpasswd.new 'my_password_file'
    #   htpasswd.set_passwd 'my realm', 'username', 'password'
    #   htpasswd.flush

    class Htpasswd
      include UserDB

      ##
      # Open a password database at +path+

      def initialize(path, password_hash: nil)
        @path = path
        @mtime = Time.at(0)
        @passwd = Hash.new
        @auth_type = BasicAuth
        @password_hash = password_hash

        case @password_hash
        when nil
          # begin
          #   require "string/crypt"
          # rescue LoadError
          #   warn("Unable to load string/crypt, proceeding with deprecated use of String#crypt, consider using password_hash: :bcrypt")
          # end
          @password_hash = :crypt
        when :crypt
          # require "string/crypt"
        when :bcrypt
          require "bcrypt"
        else
          raise ArgumentError, "only :crypt and :bcrypt are supported for password_hash keyword argument"
        end

        File.open(@path,"a").close unless File.exist?(@path)
        reload
      end

      ##
      # Reload passwords from the database

      def reload
        mtime = File::mtime(@path)
        if mtime > @mtime
          @passwd.clear
          File.open(@path){|io|
            while line = io.gets
              line.chomp!
              case line
              when %r!\A[^:]+:[a-zA-Z0-9./]{13}\z!
                if @password_hash == :bcrypt
                  raise StandardError, ".htpasswd file contains crypt password, only bcrypt passwords supported"
                end
                user, pass = line.split(":")
              when %r!\A[^:]+:\$2[aby]\$\d{2}\$.{53}\z!
                if @password_hash == :crypt
                  raise StandardError, ".htpasswd file contains bcrypt password, only crypt passwords supported"
                end
                user, pass = line.split(":")
              when /:\$/, /:{SHA}/
                raise NotImplementedError,
                      'MD5, SHA1 .htpasswd file not supported'
              else
                raise StandardError, 'bad .htpasswd file'
              end
              @passwd[user] = pass
            end
          }
          @mtime = mtime
        end
      end

      ##
      # Flush the password database.  If +output+ is given the database will
      # be written there instead of to the original path.

      def flush(output=nil)
        output ||= @path
        tmp = Tempfile.create("htpasswd", File::dirname(output))
        renamed = false
        begin
          each{|item| tmp.puts(item.join(":")) }
          tmp.close
          File::rename(tmp.path, output)
          renamed = true
        ensure
          tmp.close
          File.unlink(tmp.path) if !renamed
        end
      end

      ##
      # Retrieves a password from the database for +user+ in +realm+.  If
      # +reload_db+ is true the database will be reloaded first.

      def get_passwd(realm, user, reload_db)
        reload() if reload_db
        @passwd[user]
      end

      ##
      # Sets a password in the database for +user+ in +realm+ to +pass+.

      def set_passwd(realm, user, pass)
        if @password_hash == :bcrypt
          # Cost of 5 to match Apache default, and because the
          # bcrypt default of 10 will introduce significant delays
          # for every request.
          @passwd[user] = BCrypt::Password.create(pass, :cost=>5)
        else
          @passwd[user] = make_passwd(realm, user, pass)
        end
      end

      ##
      # Removes a password from the database for +user+ in +realm+.

      def delete_passwd(realm, user)
        @passwd.delete(user)
      end

      ##
      # Iterate passwords in the database.

      def each # :yields: [user, password]
        @passwd.keys.sort.each{|user|
          yield([user, @passwd[user]])
        }
      end
    end
  end
end


The Salary Survey for 2012 by recruitment company Robert Walters has shown that UK salary rises have not kept pace with inflation over the past year, although contractors are faring better.
While permanent salaries in Britain have increased by 1.5% year-on-year, contractors have seen a rise in their daily pay rate of 3.7%.
In addition, the market research revealed that London and the south-east of England dominate the jobs market with the biggest pay increases – permanent salaries in the capital have risen 1.8% on average and 2.4% in the Thames Valley and the south-east region. This compares to 0.4% in the Midlands and 0.8% in the north of England.


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Home News CRISPR Editing of Human Embryos Approved in the U.K.
CRISPR Editing of Human Embryos Approved in the U.K.
CRISPR-modified human embryonic cells will permit the functional testing of regulatory factors essential to development. [Joseppi/Fotolia]
Preserving the distinction between research purposes and clinical applications, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), a U.K. regulatory body, has approved the use of CRISPR gene editing on human embryos. The HFEA indicated that its approval was specific to an application tendered by researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, who could begin their work "within the next few months," provided they also secure the approval of a local ethics body.
The Crick's research, which will be led by Kathy Niakan, Ph.D., is aimed at understanding the genes human embryos need to develop successfully. Details of the proposed work appeared in September 2015, when the Crick researchers submitted their application to the HFEA.
"To provide further fundamental insights into early human development, we are proposing to test the function of genes using gene editing and transfection approaches that are currently permitted under the HFE Act 2008," said Dr. Niakan at the time. "We also propose to use new methods based on CRIPSR/Cas9, which allows very specific alterations to be made to the genome. By applying more precise and efficient methods in our research we hope to require fewer embryos and be more successful than the other methods currently used."
In response to the current announcement, Paul Nurse, Ph.D., director of the Crick, noted that Dr. Niakan's proposed research is "important for understanding how a healthy human embryo develops. It will enhance our understanding of IVF success rates," he continued, "by looking at the very earliest stage of human development—one to seven days." During this stage of development, a single cell gives rise to around 250 cells. In the Crick's investigations, development will be stopped at this point and the embryos destroyed.
In line with HFEA regulations, any donated embryos will be used for research purposes only and cannot be used in treatment. These embryos will be donated by patients who have given their informed consent to the donation of embryos that are surplus to their IVF treatment.
The current announcement follows HFEA deliberations that were detailed in the minutes of a meeting that took place on January 14. The minutes indicate the kinds of questions that were raised by proposed use of the CRISPR/Cas9 technique:
"One of the peer reviewers had suggested using alternative techniques for gene disruption, such as gene expression knock-down using RNA interference (shRNA), instead of CRISPR/Cas9," the minutes read. "However the Committee was satisfied that CRISPR/Cas9 had, in other studies, produced results suggesting that it was a highly efficient and targeted method of gene disruption, potentially superior to other techniques that were available."
The minutes also described the aims of the Crick's research:
Determine the relationship between the cellular and molecular properties of human preimplantation embryos and human embryonic stem cell lines.
Establish defined, animal product–free conditions for the derivation of pluripotent human embryonic stem cell lines, ultimately leading to Good Manufacturing Practice–compatible approaches.
Establish and characterize human extraembryonic stem cell lines.
It is with respect to the first aim that the CRISPR technique is most directly relevant. This technique, the researchers say, will allow functionally testing of the requirement of human-specific genes during embryonic development.
"Our recently published RNA sequencing data demonstrate several genes and signaling pathways that are specifically expressed during human embryo development, compared with mouse," the researchers indicated. "Many of our candidate regulatory genes are also expressed in [human embryonic stem cell (hESC)] lines. Therefore, gene-editing approaches will be optimized in hESC lines, prior to experiments using embryos. However, while we showed that hESC have a related gene expression state to the epiblast in the embryo, they are far from identical, which means that ultimately, we need to test the function of genes directly in the human embryo to determine if they are necessary for development."
Initially, the Crick's research will focus on the Oct4 regulatory factor, deficiencies of which are associated with the inability to generate embryonic stem cells in mice. According to the Crick team, there is evidence of temporal distinctions in the expression dynamics of OCT4/Oct4 between humans and mice. "It is therefore important to functionally test the requirement of factors such as OCT4 in human embryogenesis, to directly test conserved versus specific roles compared to the mouse," say the researchers. "As OCT4 is likely to play a role, this gene will also serve as a first proof of concept."
Following OCT4, the researchers will focus on human-specific epiblast enriched genes, such as KLF17, which the Crick team we recently identified. The Crick team also looks forward to investigating several human-specific factor, whose expression is absent in any of the pluripotent stem cell lines established to date, such as ARGFX.
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Climate Change Stresses Threaten Brazil's Water Security, Say Military Experts
8 Dec 2020 by Staff - Water Diplomat
Brazil is not adequately prepared for the impacts of climate change-related stressors on its security, economy, natural resource base, and critical national infrastructure, says a new report by the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS). Its hydro-electricity plants and military facilities are found to be especially ill prepared.
The report, 'Climate and Security in Brazil', urges Brazilian leaders to make climate change and counter-deforestation a "security priority" and to "climate-proof" the nation's security. The IMCCS is a group of senior military leaders, security experts, and security institutions from 38 countries, which examines security risks of a changing climate.
Launching the report, Sherri Goodman, IMCCS secretary general and senior strategist at the Centre for Climate and Security, warned that climate change is an existential risk to all societies and a matter of human and national security.
"Protracted droughts that severely affect agrarian states and megacities alike, may become a new normal as non-traditional rain patterns disrupt water and hydro-electricity supplies," Goodman said.
The group analysed the potentially catastrophic security consequences of resurgent and record-setting illegal deforestation, and associated carbon emissions. They also forecasted the likely impacts of climate change trends, such as sea level rises and rain variability, on Brazil's national security.
Brazil's water and energy sectors are already being impacted, says the report. Although Brazil's energy mix is weighted to "green energy" (over 70 Percent), experts warn that the nation's dependence on river flows and reservoirs for hydro-electricity production "may become its Achilles' heel should the processes that drive these systems become disrupted by non-traditional rain patterns driven by climate change".
If hydro-electricity plants – the country's major source of energy – significantly underperform while demand for electricity grows, significant multi-sectoral disruptions could occur, undermining human security and law and order.
"Protecting the Amazon forest is protecting Brazil's national security," Shiloh Fetzek, senior fellow for international affairs at the Centre for Climate and Security, said. "The forest drives water cycles that power Brazil's electricity and water supplies, and the country's economy, human security and national security depend on stopping deforestation from reaching a tipping point that permanently destroys the Amazon – and the global climate system.
"Enforcing the rule of law across the country, including through strong counter-deforestation measures, will also push back against the serious organised crime networks that pose the most immediate threat to Brazil's national security," added Fetzek.
The report says that Brazilian security institutions have a responsibility to prepare for, and prevent, these foreseeable security challenges. "This includes supporting climate resilience by not only better preparing military infrastructure to withstand trends such as sea level rise, but also strengthening military capacities for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations," the report states.
Deforestation and forest fire rates in some regions this year were record setting, raising concerns that the Amazon might soon reach a tipping point. Research by WWF has found an increase of 220 Percent in the number of fires this year in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands, with 58.5 Percent taking place in August.
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