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Panel Beating a Broken Body- Part 1 The Lower Back
Whether you come to the gym from an office job that has you seated all day, a construction job that carries with it a multitude of aches and pains, it is becoming more and more common that directly behind a body composition goal, or often the largest obstacle is essentially panel beating a broken body.
The most common ailments are knee pain, lower back pain and shoulder injuries. Over the next three weeks we will be working through the common causes, the signs and symptoms, how to fix it, what to stretch, what to strengthen with an added focus on nutrition and recovery.
First up is the biggie- the lower back.
It is estimated that in the western world nine out of ten people will experience serious or chronic back pain in their life compared to four out of ten in the eastern world. Interestingly this comes as no shock, nor is it a coincidence.
When it comes to any joint, or in the case of the lower back a junction of joints there must be a balance between mobility and stability. In regards to the spine Dr Stuart McGill has coined the term "mostability".
Not only does a healthy spine, or in reference to this article the lower back have stability and tightness through the surrounding muscle tissue but it should also have movement and crucially control through that movement.
Common Causes For Lower Back Pain
As with all joints there is the common risk of acute injury and in the instance of the lower back this can be attributed to lifting all manner of items from a weight in the gym, an old TV or washing machine all the way through to the innocuous tasks such as picking up a pair of socks from the floor.
Although many of the topics discussed in this series will help bullet proof the body to these issues, each article is addressed at corrective exercise and practices geared towards improving joint condition or alleviating pain.
The regular nine to five, corporate office job is perhaps one of the greatest culprits in causing lower back pain.
The simple truth is our bodies just aren't made to spend long periods of time seated. In this position our core and glute muscles deactivate and weaken over time, our hip flexors are in a shortened position and over an extended period this causes a slight pelvic tilt.
This tilt alone will cause aches or tightness through the lower back and over time that tightness moves up becoming a tight thoracic spine (the region of your spine where your ribs attach).
The next likely perpetrator for lower back pain comes from the gym- lifting with poor technique, or no tightness. At the end of the day we are a strength and conditioning gym with strength training making up a major part of our programming. The unfortunate truth is that regardless of how perfect your technique is when dealing with heavy weights sometimes things do go wrong.
However, there are many tips, techniques and considerations to improve technique that without these in place over time poor lifting technique will result in aches, pains and disfunction.
Repairing the Damage
Depending on the severity of your injury, we use the term "repairing the damage" loosely. For general aches and pains however working on some of the following will go a long way to alleviating pain and discomfort.
First and foremost you need to take some of the tension out of the hips and that is through a combination of three strangely linked techniques.
- Look at your breathing
- Try and avoid what is causing them to tighten
- A combination of stretching, mobility and release work
It sounds outrageous to many that your breathing could play such a large roll in the overall health of your lower back- but without correct breathing your diaphragm isn't able to function as it should and this compromises the overall integrity of your inner unit core muscles.
In response to this, muscles such as the psoas (a hip flexor) will tighten and often result in what seems like perennially tight hips- a problem in of itself. When this is the case it is very easy to assume that the hips are the problem and so begins the endless cycle of loosening hips that just keep tightening up.
Next time you're laying on the floor- take one hand on your chest, and one on your belly. Draw in a long deep breathe and take note of which hand moves the most. Typically it will be the one on the chest, however it should be the belly expanding first and the most then the chest lifts and expands at the end.
The next step is to start identifying the activities that aggravate it- chief problem number one- sitting for long, looooonnnnnggggggg periods of time. Again this will further tighten the hips.
Naturally with such a huge percentage of people's jobs involving sitting at a computer desk most of the day makes it difficult to avoid sitting. In this instance just do what you can- for most people that would be hopping up from time to time and going for a short walk, it can literally be just around the office. Just make the time for some movement.
Finally the release work. There are no two ways around it- to restore lost range of movement takes time, patience and commitment. It must be combined with stability work on the other side to improve the balance of agonist and antagonist muscle groups.
Depending on your starting point long static stretching, trigger release work, massage, dynamic stretching, PNF stretching or a combination of them all will be an essential mix.
Full disclaimer when we refer to "tighten" we aren't suggesting losing mobility- rather strengthening your stability muscles. The most common when improving back pain the core, the glutes and middle back (the latter two we will go through in detail later- glutes in knees, middle back in shoulders).
Imagine the body as a series of bits and pieces stacked on top of one another, swaying about as you move around. It is the muscle tissue that holds the stack from collapsing- increased strength leads inevitably to increased stability.
Increasing the strength first and foremost throughout the core is incredibly important- at Hybrid we like to start our members off with bracing exercises such as dishes, hollow body holds and plank variations that are easily cued to engage core muscles.
Over time we will build this up to advanced progressions of the hold and then incorporate movement through bracing, often still while laying- whether its in the form of a controlled sit up, or four point stance.
As the client progresses, so to does the complexity and skills in the core exercise until ultimately we have someone who can activate their core laying, sitting, standing and moving. As we always emphasise- we teach the fundamentals first and build layers on from that point to further correct and improve core health and subsequently alleviate lower back pain.
It is important to remember, that just because lower back pain is common- does not mean it is normal. Nor should it be accepted. In the instance of acute injury- often that is unable to be prevented.
For the aches and pains, stiffness and tightness improving the mobility and stability throughout the hips, the core and the thoracic spine is your first step to bullet proofing your lower back- thus allowing an increase in quality of life.


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Portlaoise Rugby Club hosts juvenile awards night with special guest
Portlaoise Rugby Club hosted their annual juvenile awards night at their clubhouse in Togher recently.
Special guest on the night was former Portlaoise RC player and current Connacht player Eoghan Masterson who was on-hand to present the awards.
*Browse through our photo gallery above using the arrows in the top right-hand corner of the main photo.

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7 Investments for Monthly Income
10/29/2019 5:00 am EST
Focus: STRATEGIES
The only type of investment that income investors like more than equities that deliver a steady flow of quarterly dividend distributions are monthly dividend stocks, suggests Ned Piplovic, income specialist and editor of DividendInvestor.
While the ultimate goal of income investing is a portfolio that delivers a constant flow of income payments, even the most ardent income investor will not invest blindly into equities based solely on a high dividend yield.
Share price movements occur on much larger orders of magnitude than dividend hikes or even dividend cuts. Even a rapidly rising dividend payout can rarely compensate for a fast share price decline.
Therefore, every investment portfolio — whether income-based, or asset-appreciation-based — should include a core of equities that offer reliable long-term capital growth, as well as a steady income flow.
The list below is not just a list of equities with the highest yields. Only one company has a one-year record of annual dividend hikes. All other equities have at least three years and as much as 19 consecutive annual dividend boosts.
Further, to make this list, every equity had to offer sufficient asset appreciation to deliver positive total returns over the past one, three and five years.
Without further delay, below is the list of seven monthly dividend stocks to buy now, presented in ascending order by their current dividend yield.
STAG Industrial, Inc. (STAG)
Dividend Yield: 4.88%
Headquartered in Boston and incorporated in 2011, STAG Industrial, Inc. is an industrial real estate operating company focused on the acquisition, ownership and operation of single-tenant, industrial properties throughout the United States.
The company boosted its annual dividend payout amount every year since its formation in 2011. The current $0.119 monthly distribution is equivalent to a $1.428 annual payout and currently yields nearly 5%.
In addition to a steady dividend income, the company also enhanced its share price nearly 10% in the last year.
Furthermore, the share price nearly doubled since its five-year low in February 2016.
The total return from the combined benefit of rising dividends and asset appreciation exceeded 12%. Over the last three and five years, the total returns were 35% and 75%, respectively.
Solar Senior Capital Ltd (SUNS)
Dividend Yield: 8.03%
Solar Senior Capital Ltd. is a business development company that provides investments to leveraged middle-market companies in the United States.
The company offers investments in the form of senior secured loans, including first and second lien debt instruments. Solar Senior Capital does not invest in start-up companies or companies having speculative business plans.
The company raised its monthly dividend distribution amount seven times during the first 18 months after its formation in mid-2011 and has paid a steady $1.42 annual dividend over the past seven years.
In addition to its steady dividend distributions, the company's share price contributed supplemental gains amid moderate volatility. Just over the past 12 months, the company delivered a 13.6% combined total return. Over the last three years, the total return was 35% and the total return exceeded 57% for the current five-year period.
Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN)
Dividend Yield: 6.59%
Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, and founded in 2005, the Gladstone Investment Corporation is a private equity fund specializing in lower middle market, acquisitions, buyouts, recapitalizations and debt refinancing.
After losing nearly 85% of its value during the 2008 financial crisis, the company advanced more than five-fold and regained more than 90% of its losses since the all-time low in March 2009.
The company's current $0.068 monthly payout corresponds to a $0.82 annualized payout and has a yield of nearly 6.6%. Over the last nine years, GAIN enhanced its total annual distribution 70%, which is equivalent to an average growth rate of 6.1% per year.
In addition to its regular monthly distributions, Gladstone also distributed three extra dividends in 2017, two in 2018 and one year-to-date in 2019. Additionally, the company supplemented its rising dividend income with steady asset appreciation for a 17% total one-year return, as well as 70% total return over the last three years and a 130% total return over the last five years.
EPR Properties (EPR)
Dividend Yield: 5.86%
Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, and founded in 1997, EPR Properties is a specialty REIT that invests in commercial properties primarily in the entertainment, recreation and education segments.
While experiencing a pullback like the rest of the markets in December, EPR's share price dip reversed direction while still nearly 20% above its low from April 2018. The share price recovered its December losses before the end of January 2019 and continues rising.
With just one dividend cut from $0.84 to $0.65 in 2008 and flat dividend payouts for the entire 2009, the company has hiked its annual dividend amount 18 times at an average annual growth rate oh 6.3% over the last two decades.
Furthermore, the relatively steady asset appreciation and rising dividend income combined for a 20% total return over the past 12 months and a total return of nearly 90% over the last five years.
Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
Dividend Yield: 5.66%
Based in Houston and incorporated in 2007, the Main Street Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in long-term equity and debt investments in small and lower middle market companies.
Main Street Capital had the misfortune of incorporating right before the 2008 financial crisis and its share price lost more than 40% of its Initial Public Offering (IPO) level by early 2009. However, the share price more than quadrupled since reversing trend in March 2009.
The share price recovered from the overall market pullback in December 2018 and has gained more than 30% since the 52-week low on Christmas Eve. The company boosted its monthly dividend payout 5.1% from $0.195 last year to the current $0.205 payout amount,
Over the past 12 years, MAIN hiked its annual dividend amount 11 times and nearly doubled the total payout over period, for a 5.3% average annual growth rate. Shareholders enjoyed combined total returns of 20% over the trailing 12-month period, 54% over the past three years and nearly 85% over the last five years.
LTC Properties, Inc. (LTC)
Dividend Yield: 4.44%
Headquartered in Westlake Village, California, this REIT invests in senior housing and health care properties primarily through sale-leasebacks, mortgage financing, joint-ventures and structured finance solutions.
With more than 200 investments in 28 states and 30 operating partners, approximately 50% of its portfolio in comprised of senior housing, while another 50% is skilled nursing properties.
Unlike many other equities that slashed their dividends drastically in the aftermath of the 2008 crisis, LTC merely paid a flat annual dividend in 2009 and resumed its annual dividend hikes the following year. Since suspending dividend payouts in 2001, LTC has advanced its annual payout 440%, which corresponds to an average annual growth rate of 10.4%.
The $0.18 current distribution is nearly 6% above the $0.17 payout amount from last year. This current monthly payout converts to a $2.16 annual payout.
LTC Properties supported its rising dividend distributions with steady capital gains as well. Just over the past 12 months, shareholders enjoyed a combined total return of 23%. The total returns were more than 67% over the last five years.
Realty Income Corporation (O)
Dividend Yield: 3.58%
Headquartered in San Diego and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) since 1994, the Realty Income Corporation operates as a REIT in the commercial real estate market. The company has delivered nearly 600 consecutive monthly dividend payouts in its 50-year history.
Additionally, since converting to a REIT in 1994, the company has enhanced its annual payout every year by delivering nearly 100 annual dividend boosts — an average of nearly four dividend increases per year.
The current $0.227 monthly payout is 2.7% higher than the $0.221 payout from the same period last year. Over the last two decades the company managed to maintain an average dividend growth rate of nearly 5% per year.
In addition to the steady supply of dividend income, the REIT also delivered strong asset appreciation. Just over the past 12 months, the company delivered a combined total return of nearly 40% and a total return of more than 116% over the last five years.
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I have a 1993 pontiac sunbird 4.0 LE engine. I was told by a repair shop that my throttle converter clutch solenoid (TCC solenoid) is bad.
I have read that you can unplug the wire to it, and it will not harm the car, but I will use more gasoline.
If I do this, is it going to harm my car otherwise.
Thanks, JR
I have a 1993 pontiac sunbird 4.0 LE engine. I was told by a repair shop that my throttle converter clutch solenoid (TCC solenoid) is bad.
Nope. Won't harm a thing. You just lose the lock up torque converter function which will reduce fuel mileage.
If the TCC solenoid is sticking causing the engine to stall at idle, you might try this. Purchase a can of SeaFoam TransTune and add a half a can to the transmission fluid. I've had good luck unsticking TCC solenoids using the SeaFoam.
Transman says that if you disconnect the TCC you will cause the transmissin to overheat, due to the constant slipping of the converter. I have never bought that assunption and the gas mileage will not suffer much because the converter doesn't lock up anyway until you reach cruising speed, and most cars would perform better if it didn't. Most cars don't have enough power to run in "lockup" without "unlocking" on a hill and "locking up" again when it levels out. My old Dodge not only "unlocks" on a hill but downshifts to 3rd gear at the same time, which I don't like.
The car only does this when we slow down to stop. (more often after we have gotten off the highway) It starts vibrating, shaking, ect really bad, then dies once we have almost come to a complete stop, and the brake petal gets hard to push. Then we try to start it, it runs, until we put it into gear, then it dies again. Once we have let it sit for awhile, it will go again.
Like I said we took it into a dealer repair shop and they said it was a bad TCC solenoid, and would cost the over $600 to replace the solenoid.
After reading the internet it shows that the part can be replaced just by removing the transmission pan. The dealer says that they have to remove engine bolts, the transmission, ect to get to it. We dont want to try to fix it ourselves until we know where it is exactly. I have not been able to find that info out just yet.
I did read that you can simply unhook the wire to the solenoid, but it would cause the car to use more gasoline.
Is there anyway to find out for sure where that is located? We have a book on the car, but it does not show the location.
If I add that seafoam cleaner, do it matter how much I use for my car? It wont hurt adding it if the fluid is already full?
I would like to try something like that first. Then if that doesnt work, I could try unhooking the wire to the solenoid. My car has over 204.000 miles, so its not like it has long to live anyway. But then I have seen several sunbirds at Pull A Part that have at least 250.000 on them.
I just didnt want to unhook it and have it cause more problems.
Thanks again, JR
Trans will not overheat due to constant slipping of the converter. They do that constantly in city driving anyway. Could 100,000 cabs be wrong? The lockup is only for steady driving and does save about 3-6% when you are at steady speed. Otherwise it disengages and reengages all the time usually from 30-40 mph. like city driving. The trans are built to handle the stop and go so turning it off is not a problem.
DO NOT just disconnect it and leave it at that. The Lockup solenoid is under the side cover. Sometimes the engine cradle needs to be lowered to get the side pan off. The solenoid is around $50. Dont go to a dealer, take it to a trans shop. $600 is WAY too much to pay for this. Disconnecting the lockup solenoid will not only cause a loss of MPG but it will cause the transmission to run much hotter and depending on how hot your trans is running normally it can most definately cause the transmission to overheat. Dont chance that with a trans which has over 200k on it. We're talking about a $50 part here. This $50 part has the potential to cost you over $1000. If you have any questions about this, ask a pro.
Does anyone know if there is a diagram anywhere on the internet showing exactly where the solenoid is located?
Also any idea where to purchase this TCC solenoid? I have tired and tried looking on the internet, and cannot find any web sites that have one.
Thanks again!
Right behind the drivers side front wheel you will see a transmission pan mounted sideways. Remove this pan and the lockup solenoid will be behind there. Easy to replace. Look at it real good, on your vehicle you just might be able to get that cover off without lowering the engine cradle.
Here is a pic of the lockup solenoid. Check with your local auto parts stores, they might carry them. I was wrong about the price of yours, my supplier LISTS them for $35 so you should find them for under $50.
Back in the day, there was no such thing as locking TC. But, the systems were built a bit more robust back then, esp cooling systems, to handle the additional heat. I have no doubt some systems today are built more marginally and therefore susceptible to overheat.
Back in the early 90s I bought an '89 2500 w/thrashed 700R4. The fluid was wasted, brown and the trans was having trouble. I did a fluid swap and unplugged the TCC. It was intended as a beater plow truck for me anyway. I ended up running that truck almost daily to work (30 miles one way), plowing and general hauling duties like that for a decade.
I used it to haul my plow, all my welding/gas tanks, engine blocks, a car trailer with a vintage vette and other assorted gear on it, from the WI to MA. I was afraid I'd get pulled over for being seriously overloaded. I sold the truck a few years later and it's still going strong- TCC disconnected. YMMV.
Yeah, cooling systems aren't buffered like they used to be. Around town the electric fan typically provides air flow that would not otherwise be possible at a given engine rpm.
Side note on interesting trans cooling modalities: One Toyota pickup with HD trans cooler (I assume it's a Tundra) ONLY engages the air:fluid auxiliary rad up front when the converter is unlocked. When in lockup the system reverts to engine coolant fed directly from (something like) the heater circuit locally at the trans. No in rad cooler tank at all. One thermostat controls both engine and trans. It's very much like the sandwich laminar coolers found on some 80's Fords and many Euro's through today.
The only true advantage I see for the lockup converter (other than eliminating unnecessary heat) is that it can allow a really high stall converter to compensate for lower powered engines without paying on the other end. Otherwise, just throw in higher gearing for economy's sake. It may not deliver quite as much drivability …but …SO?
I often thought a trans composed of a series of converters with lockups would be more reliable than the CV transmissions. Virtually unlimited torque and low losses at cruise.
Unplugging the torque converter clutch will not harm the transmission or cause it to overheat. This is just a regular three speed automatic transmission with the TCC lock up feature. When the TCC solenoid is unplugged it reverts the transmission back into a regular automatic three speed. How long did we have three speed automatic transmissions before they added the TCC feature? Those transmissions never overheated because they didn't have the TCC feature.
When the SeaFoam didn't free up the TCC solenoid, I would unplug the TCC solenoid to prevent the stalling problem. And people drove their vehicles for years with the TCC solenoid unplugged with no tranny problems.
When shopping for parts, be sure to ask for: "TORQUE Converter Control Solenoid", or "Transmission Control Solenoid", or "Torque Converter Clutch Lock-up Solenoid".
[ I'm glad the parts suppliers (almost) made their minds up on a common name for this part !]
WHAT is the size of that engine? Is it 2.0L, or 3.1L? I don't find an other size.
It doesnt matter whether you "Buy" anything or not. Facts is facts whether you like it or not.
Fact 1: Torque converters generate lots of heat from slippage.
Fact 2: Torque converters are designed to dissapate heat (During the non lockup time under 40 mph) This is your 100,000 cabs issue.
Fact 3: When lockup ocurrs, the converters pump and turbine are coupled resulting in no slippage. No slippage = no more heat. This is when the converter cools.
Now, lets unplug that lockup solenoid. What happens?? The pump and turbine are no longer coupled and the slipping begins. Well, who can drive 40 mph or less, not me. Get on the expressway, get up to 60, 70, 75… With no more lockup, the converter clutch is slipping its life away at high speed. Since the converter is not designed to dissapate that much heat at one time it starts to balloon, then it turns blue, then it fails internally.
Now, Mr Ellis, if you still think I'm wrong here, I would love to hear it. I have been explaining this to you for some time now and I'm trying to put it as simple as I can since you are not a mechanic. Please make a point and back it up with a link or two for us to look at. I'm providing links for you to back up what I say.
Now, Twin turbo, I'll bet that HD 2500 had a HD cooling system in it which would definately help keep the converter cool.
I realized last night when I was going to sleep that I posted I had a 4.0 engine. Its a 2.0. Sorry about that. I have been so stressed over this car thing, and then spent the day yesterday on the internet trying to find out all this info, I just wasnt thinking right.
I just called a local tranny parts store, and they said it would be $20.39! How about that. Sounds cheap.
Now to get it done! LOL
Thanks again, JR
Wow, good deal. Dont forget the side cover gasket, its only a couple of bucks.
Well, Transman, it seems that a few others disagree with you. With your Idea one wold burn up a transmission if they drove around town under lockup speed. Slipping oil doesn't generate much heat. Here are a couple of quotes from the links you provided " Highway vehicles generally use lower stall torque converters to limit heat production, and provide a more firm feeling to the vehicle's characteristics" "In modern designs, the blade geometry minimizes oil velocity at low pump speeds, which allows the turbine to be stalled for long periods with little danger of overheating."
Well I called a couple of transmission repair shops, and got quotes from $225 to $350 for them to do the work, including the cost of the part.
We can do the work ourselves, but at that price, we might just have someone else do it. My biggest decision is to find one that has a good reputation. Is that possible? LOL. There has to be some out there that are honest.
I still might just pull the wires, and drive it like that. Since it has over 204.000 miles, I dont know how long its going to last anyway. While money is tight right now, I would like to just pull the wires, and it looks like after reading these posts, it should be ok, I just think I might be better off having the work done, and overwith.
Thanks again, JR
Re read what I said, in fact never mind, I'll post it here again for you. "Get on the expressway, get up to 60, 70, 75… With no more lockup, the converter clutch is slipping its life away at high speed. Since the converter is not designed to dissapate that much heat at one time it starts to balloon, then it turns blue, then it fails internally." There is nothing in my post referring to overheating around town. In fact it states that converters are capable of dissapating heat at pre lockup speed. Every link I posted supports my statements. You state that highway vehicles use lower stall converters to reduce heat. We are not talking about lower stall converters. And we're not talking about vortex flow. We are talking about heat being generated by disconnecting the converter clutch and driving with it disconnected. I stand by my statements.
Thats entirely up to you, just as long as you are aware of what can happen by leaving the solenoid disconnected. When you called those transmission shops did you happen to ask them about what could happen by driving with the solenoid disconnected?? The $225-$350 is much more in the ball park than that $600 quote you got.
As far as trans shops go the small mom and pop type of shop will do you much better than those large chain type shops.
Good luck with it.
"Mom" is the mechanic. "Pop" is the counter person.


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Islam, started with a set of beliefs that inspired imperial conquests, brought in wealth and quickly manifested into a civilization.
And art is an integral part of any civilization. In the period between 632 and 750 Muslim conquerors have taken over lands from the two powerful empires in the Middle East, Byzantium and the Sassanid – and they would continue to expand further in the following centuries.
As a consequence of its geographical growth, Islamic architecture borrowed from preceding civilizations and elaborated on it.
It was not long before Islam rendered its own form of worship buildings – in that case, the mosques. Mosques combined existing features like domes, columnar arches, and mosaics and added new ones like large courts for congregational prayer and the Mihrab, to enable Islamic worship – and still each mosque has its unique feature and story.
Ramadan is just the perfect time to contemplate the beauty of Islamic architecture, hence Identity presents 5 of the most monumental mosques around the world.
1. The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhrah)- Palestine
This mosque is situated in the heart of the holy city, Jerusalem. The Dome of the Rock mosque was one of the earliest Islamic buildings in Jerusalem, 691 AD undertaken by the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwān to imprint the presence of the new religion onto the historical city. No expense was spared; the best Byzantine architects were hired to design it along Christian artists who rendered its intricately beautiful mosaics against a golden background. Its design was inspired by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, while the great epigraphic vine frieze was adapted from the pre-Islamic Syrian style. The blend of features this mosque provides bespeaks of the multi-cultured city that inspired its design.
2. Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque – Brunei
This mosque is not a historical one, in fact built in 1958. Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin mosque stands as an example of modern Islamic architecture combining Mughal and Italian motifs. Situated in the city of Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of the Sultanate of Brunei, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin mosque is considered one of the most picturesque mosques in the Asia Pacific and a major landmark of Brunei. Its rich marble minarets and golden domes are accentuated by the fabulous grounds with lush greenery, fountains and an artificial lagoon on the banks of the Brunei River at Kampong Ayer. The mosque appears to be floating, a scene that is reminiscent of Venice but with an Islamic flavour; no wonder it is referred to as the "village in the water."
3. Taj-ul-Masajid Mosque- India
Shining under the Indian sun with its pink façade and its two 18-storey high octagonal minarets, Taj-ul-Masajid is the grandest mosque in India – and one of the largest in Asia. The mosque also has three huge bulbous domes, a massive main hallway with grand pillars and marble flooring typical of Mughal architecture. The Quibla wall and its ceilings are decorated with rich intricate designs. This impressive building is not only used for prayer but also retains the Islamic tradition of a 'madrasa'- the mosque is still used today as an Islamic school during the day time.
4. The Grande Mosquée Hassan II -Morocco
While Casablanca, Morocco is known as an enticing holiday destination, it's also the home for one of the most beautiful mosques, The Grande Mosquée Hassan II. Its impressive and charming architecture and lofty green minarets (210 metres) stand just at the shore of the Atlantic Ocean with the waters flowing beneath its glass floors- picturesque scenery that must enchant worshippers. It is the largest mosque in the country and the 7th largest in the world, holding up to 105,000 worshippers between the prayer hall inside and the outside grounds. Hassan II set his intention before building this magnificent mosque that "those who go to pray [get] to praise the creator on firm soil, [and] contemplate God's sky and ocean."
5. Suleymaniye Mosque – Turkey
A survey of the most monumental mosques can't overlook the wonders of Istanbul and the jewels of the Ottoman Empire. Istanbul is a spectacular city with rich architecture that reflects its historical wealth as an important city in different eras. The Ottoman Empire is its golden age and rendered many fabulous buildings, amongst them is the magnificent Suleymaniye mosque, one of Istanbul's cultural symbols that crowns the city's Third Hill. The mosque was built between 1550 and 1557. On the inside the mosque is breathtaking in its open space and serene simplicity; the architect incorporated four buttresses into the walls of the building creating an enticing 'transparence.' The outside features exquisitely landscaped gardens and a three-sided forecourt with a central domed ablutions fountain. The four minarets with their 10 beautiful balconies are said to symbolize Süleyman's reign, as the fourth of the Ottoman sultans to rule the city and the 10th sultan after the establishment of the empire.
Mosques are built with the purpose of worship, but each has its story that is embedded in its art, in the tradition it retains and in the statement given by its founder.


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Phytohormones are?
(a) hormones regulating growth from seed to adulthood
(b) growth regulators synthesised by plants and influencing physiological process
(c) hormones regulating flowering
(d) hormones regulating secondary growth
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Refer the given figures on photoperiodism and select the correct option.
Difficulty Level:
Abscisic acid is known as the stress hormone because it
(a) breaks seed dormancy
(b) induces flowering
(c) promotes leaf fall
(d) promotes closure of stomata
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Which of the following plant growth regulators (PGRs) promotes root initiation, flowering and
induced parthenocarpy?
(a) Gibberellin (b) Auxin
(C) Cytokinin (d) Ethylene
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Vernalisation is subjected to plants growing in ?
(a) tropical
(b) sub tropical areas
(c) temperate areas
(d) hot region/arctic region
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Gibberellins can promote seed germination because of their influence on
(a) rate of cell division
(b) production of hydrolyzing enzymes
(c) synthesis of abscisic acid
(d) absorption of water through hard seed coat
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One hormone hastens maturity period in juvenile conifers, a second hormone controls xylem differentiation, while the third hormone increases the tolerance of plants to various stresses.They are respectively:-
(a) Gibberellin, Auxin, Ethylene
(b) Auxin, Gibberellin, Cytokinin
(c) Gibberellin, Auxin, ABA
(d) Auxin, Gibberellin, ABA
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Identify the incorrect statement about ABA growth regulator.
(a) It increases the tolerance of plants against different stresses.
(b) It acts as general plant growth inhibitor and inhibitor of metabolism.
(c) It helps in seed maturation and dormancy.
(d) It promotes morphogenesis and differentiation of shoots.
Difficulty Level:
Identfy the incorrect option for effects of the red and far red light.
Red light
Far Red Light
(a) stimulates germination
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Which of the following plant growth hormone increase the yield of sugar by increasing the length of stem in sugarcane?
(a) Cytokinin
(b) Ethylene
(c) Gibberellic acid
(d) Auxin
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Kendall named 2011 Hartell Graduate Award recipient
Daren Kendall (M.F.A. '12) has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the John Hartell Graduate Award for Art and Architecture in recognition of excellence in studio practice.
Kendall has been a practicing artist for more than a decade, often incorporating unconventional materials into his work. He received his bachelor of fine arts degree from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, in 1993 and has participated in several solo and group shows around New York state.
"My work gives form to those behaviors which exist in the margins of resistance and free play," says Kendall. "It is the intention of my art practice to activate the role of imagination within everyday sites of competition and production."
Members of Hartell's family, friends, and former students established the John Hartell Graduate Award for Art and Architecture in his memory after his death in 1995 at the age of 93. Hartell joined the architecture faculty in 1930 and the art faculty in 1940, serving as chair of the art department from 1940 until 1959. A monetary prize is awarded as part of the recognition.


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Ripple Reddit: IMF praises Ripple, next thing in line, XRP goes up by 11%
Ripple has had an exciting time on Reddit lately. From extensive feuds on twitter, to the live ones in France, Ripple has been fairing well. It also expanded to a couple of exchanges, while a European bank announced to make export and import transactions in crypto i.e. XRP – a rather new happening in the crypto space. On the other hand, with Binance's new partnership, XRP can now be bought directly via credit cards. Deeper meanings about the ties between Ripple and the UN are also unfolded, and lets not forget the new trendy Ripple hat.
Following is what the Ripple and XRP subbreddit in out an about lately.
CoinGate includes XRP in its bundle of native cryptocurrencies
CoinGate is a gateway that enables businesses and other vendors to accept payment in cryptocurrencies. The company has now announced that they have enabled native XRP payments for merchants. This will enable over 4,500 merchants to accept XRP for payment in their online marketplace.
Euro Exim Bank to make transactions in XRP
Ripple was finally able to convince a bank to use XRP. Euro Exim Bank, based in London, will become the first to use crypto coins, specifically XRP in its cross-border transactions. Adding into the same context, Olympia Trust Company, Ahli Bank of Kuwait, BFC Bahrain, WorldCom Finance, Pontual/USEND, ConnectPay, GMT and Rendimento have also jumped in on RippleNet.
XRP Engineer's defensive stance on Twitter stands out
Nik Bougalis, an engineering manager at Ripple took to twitter, hard, when another tweet criticized XRP. Ansel Lindner, who sparked Bougalis' ferocity criticized XRP for its flaws. Bougalis did not take it easy and went all out in the comment section.
A few things are blatantly absent from #Ripple $XRP:
1) robust acedemic research
2) many identifiable people in the community
3) mailing list where a number of respected cryptographers discuss
4) community debates over updates
5) byzantine fault tolerance https://t.co/rJOLQ4j4qe
— bitcoiner (@AnselLindner) January 29, 2019
XRP extends to RightBTC
RightBTC is a coin-to-coin exchange enabling users to trade. As of the latest, XRP has extended to RightBTC.
Ripple ( XRP ) extended to RightBTC @Ripple #crypto #cryptocurrency $XRP pic.twitter.com/ntP7odztT1
— CoinsFlare (@coins_flare) January 31, 2019
Another European exchange puts XRP to its trading list
An Estonian exchange Kriptomat adds XRP to their trading list. The exchange allows for direct purchase of the cryptocurrency in Euros.
XRP can now be bought by Credit Cards
Binance is integrating payments via credit cards for purchasing cryptocurrencies. Partnered with Simplex for credit card payments, Binance now enables traders to use a Visa and or Amex to buy XRP and other notable cryptocurrencies. This allows for a much less purchasing time than the previous method – transfer via wire.
An unexpected tie between Ripple and SWIFT
Ripple and SWIFT do not get along too well. In fact, just in the recent happening of events, the CEOs of the companies went on a live debate on-stage at Paris Fintech Festival. At the same event, R3, a blockchain enterprise announced a partnership with SWIFT specifically to "integrate gpi with Corda Settler." However, as Corda Settler depends on the XRP token, the partnership puts SWIFT and Ripple, the two rivals in an indirect connection.
Ripple attains compliments form IMF, experiences a sudden 11% rise in its price
The Paris Fintech Festival has been quite a happening for Ripple. The company earned appraisal for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) director Christine Lagarde, former to which the XRP token jumped 11% in its price. While emphasizing to banks about the need for the adoption new technology, Lagarde also mentioned: "(…) If you think of Circle, and Ripple and all those – that's where they are active and helpful."
The depths of ties between Ripple and the United Nation are Unfolded
A YouTube video digs in detail, explaining the importance of Ripples and the United Nations connection and how their link will allow them to work together on big future projects.
SBI's exchange to launch in March
SBI, a well-known financial institution in Japan is set to launch its exchange, VCTRADE, Virtual Currency Trade in March 2019. The exchange is accepting deposits in XRP with other major cryptocurrencies. SBI has remained Ripple's partner since 2016, and expects to incorporate Ripple's blockchain for speedy transactions
The Ripple Hat
A hat having Ripple's logo on top of it is apparently gaining popularity on the Ripple subbreddit.


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Twitter people throughout the region howled in rage on Wednesday just after getting wind of Bodega, the startup whose online related pantry containers want to swap your area corner shop.
Quite a few observers criticized the selection of the Bodega identify — which traditionally refers to Mom and Pop benefit shops in huge American towns — and the notion that two previous Google workforce could possibly set the beloved area shops out of organization. In the Rapid Organization profile that ignited the storm, cofounder Paul McDonald laid out his vision for the automatic kiosks, "Inevitably, centralized browsing areas will not be needed, simply because there will be 100,000 Bodegas spread out, with 1 always 100 ft absent from you."
Other folks had been quick to label the Bodega containers as the newest online folly (See: Juicero), dismissing the kiosks as nothing extra than a glorified vending equipment for the millennial tech established.
With so a great deal hubbub we made a decision we wanted to discover a Bodega in the wild and see what it was like to basically use 1 ourselves. It turns out, finding a Bodega was not as easy as we imagined, but we sooner or later tracked 1 down. Here's what we discovered:
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Bodega stated 30 areas in the San Francisco Bay Area on its web page, a number of of which are in straightforward walking length of the Company Insider business office in San Francisco's money district.
I began at the infamous Millennium Tower, a modern day-working day San Francisco landmark because of to the regrettable simple fact that it has sunk 17 inches into the floor and tilted 14 inches to the side.
The sinking 58-story tower is a non-public residence, and I couldn't make it earlier the receptionist, who made it very clear there had been no Bodegas in the building, irrespective of what the Bodega business web page claimed.
Up coming, I walked to JLL True Estate. The industrial authentic estate firm's business office was on an higher floor of the building and I couldn't make it earlier the foyer without an appointment. Just after calling JLL I acquired that: 1, they did not have time for me to appear up, and 2, they had no Bodega in the business office.
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Fresh off of a big post-season call last night with the Atlanta Falcons, we will turn our attention to the other intriguing NFC showdown featuring the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints. It always seems to be a bit more exciting when divisional rivals square off in the playoffs, and these two teams definitely know each other very well. The Saints emerged victorious in both regular season contests, and if they can make it a third time – a date with the Minnesota Vikings next week awaits.
The only reason the Panthers are where they currently are, is the play of QB Cam Newton. Since a slow first few weeks, the former Auburn star has been a beast – but he has admittedly struggled against New Orleans. The Saints have done a great job limiting him with their revamped defense, and that will certainly be another focal point here today. Please continue to read on below the odds for a full game breakdown, analysis, and a betting prediction for this NFC South wild-card showdown.
Panthers vs. Saints Betting Odds:
Carolina Panthers +6.5 (-110)
@ New Orleans Saints -6.5 (-110)
Over 47.5 (-110)
Under 47.5 (-110)
Betting odds provided by Bovada.lv
Panthers vs. Saints Pick:
The Saints certainly have to be pleased that they're matched up for a third time against the same Carolina Panthers team they dominated in the regular season. Drew Brees threw all over their secondary and should be poised to do so once more come Sunday. In the two games combined, Brees went 47-of-64 for 489 yards and no interceptions. Those are scary numbers for Carolina's porous secondary, but there's really no reason to suggest he can't do that again in the post-season.
Brees has gotten solid protection from the outset of the season, and with Carolina's secondary being so poor in coverage – it's a bad mix for the Panthers. Brees remains one of the most precise passers in the game, and has the ability to shred Carolina's zone defense. Even on the ground, the Saints have had success against virtually everybody with their powerful two-pronged running game. Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram have been quite the duo this season, and even though Carolina has been stout against the run, Kamara still had his way with the Panthers back in Week 13. This run game is basically match-up proof, and I can't see Carolina effectively limiting this Saints' offense on Sunday.
On the other side of the football, the Panthers have some injury concerns which makes their chances even more slim. Key offensive lineman Trai Turner is banged-up, and though he is expected to play – you have to wonder about his effectiveness. Greg Olsen is also extremely talented, but just hasn't been himself since returning from injury. He's clearly still hurt – and I don't think he'll be much of an option in the passing game against New Orleans. Moving the chains will be difficult for the Panthers, as their run game is basically Cam Newton, and their passing game has very few options. Since trading away Kelvin Benjamin, Devin Funchess hasn't really stepped up – and besides, he'll be blanketed by talented rookie Marshon Lattimore. Christan McCaffrey is dynamic, but he too has been limited against this highly-improved Saints' stop unit. There will be a ton of pressure on Cam Newton, and as is typically the case, it'll be up to the big QB to make the most of a bad situation.
This number has steadily risen throughout the week and I really agree with the movement. At home, and entering in much better form – the Saints are vastly superior to the Panthers. Brees and the Saints offense seems to match-up very well against what Carolina tries to do defensively, and that was evident in both regular season match-ups. I foresee more of the same for Sunday, and New Orleans takes this one in a rout.
PICK = Saints -6.5 (-110)


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While renters have it tough, managing an apartment isn't a walk in the park either, and one local manager has truly seen it all. On the condition of anonymity, the industry professional of nearly two decades agreed to dish the details.
"For what it's worth," he says, "I could likely fill a large novel with good material on this topic."
His "go-to" story starts about 10 years ago at an undisclosed three-story apartment in Charlottesville's urban ring. A maintenance worker was befuddled when he opened the door to a ground-level bathroom and discovered a caved-in ceiling and "three inches of some type of mysterious fatty substance across the entire floor."
He then tried the unit above it, where he found the same thing. Upon entering the third and final floor, "It looked like a scene out of a movie," the apartment manager says. Streamers hung from the ceiling from a party the night before, but "it wasn't a raging kegger, it was their child's first birthday party—and they butchered a goat in the bathroom."
That's also where they cooked the four-legged mammal and poured its fat down the drain. (Much to their dismay, the pipes burst.) A neighbor recalled seeing someone enter the apartment with a live goat across his shoulders, and the animal's carcass would later be found in a nearby dumpster.
The apartment manager says he also learned real quick that the best way to enter a home is to swing the door open and pause before proceeding through it. Why? Because if the place is particularly unkempt, cockroaches could rain down from the doorway.
In one instance, he recalls the shower of insects lasted for at least 10 seconds.
"There were so many roaches that the carpet was flowing like water."
And last but not least, he remembers two young roommates, likely renting an apartment for the first time. They caused quite a scene on their move-out day, when inspectors found tens of thousands of BBs lodged into the drywall.
"Every piece had to be ripped out and replaced," which came with a price tag just south of $10,000, he says. Pay up.


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Q-Rapids tool prototype: supporting decision-makers in managing quality in rapid software development (Springer, 2018)
Conference lecture
Open AccessSoftware quality is an essential competitive factor for the success of software companies today. Increasing the software quality levels of software products and services requires an adequate integration of quality requirements ...
Q-Rapids: Quality-Aware Rapid Software Development: an H2020 Project (Springer, 2019)
Conference report
Open AccessThis work reports the objectives, current state, and outcomes of the Q-Rapids H2020 project. Q-Rapids (Quality-Aware Rapid Software Development) proposes a data-driven approach to the production of software following very ...
QB2OLAP : enabling OLAP on statistical linked open data (2016)
Conference report
Open AccessPublication and sharing of multidimensional (MD) data on the Semantic Web (SW) opens new opportunities for the use of On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP). The RDF Data Cube (QB) vocabulary, the current standard for ...
Qemu-tower: emulator for multicore hardware/software co-designed processors (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-12-13)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open Access[ANGLÈS] This document presents the qemu-tower framework, a Hardware/Software co-design emulator for multicore systems. The project described in this document is a feature-rich framework for HW/SW co-designs. The main goal ...
Qi multicoil wireless charger for automotive applications (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07)
Bachelor thesis
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QLOOP: Linux driver to mount QCOW2 virtual disks (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2010-07-01)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessDevelopment of a Linux module that converts a QCOW2 file (a disk image format employed by QEMU and KVM projects) into a block device.
QM: a tool for building software quality models (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2004)
Conference report
Open AccessWe present the QM tool used to support our IQMC method for the construction of quality models for COTS domains. This tool also supports the organization of quality models in a taxonomy of COTS domains for supporting the ...
QM: A tool for building software quality models (2004-02)
External research report
Open AccessThis paper presents QM, a tool for supporting the construction of quality models for software systems. The quality framework assumed for QM is defined by means of a conceptual model. The goals of QM are enumerated and ...
QOS en redes wireless LAN IEEE-802.11 (Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyers de Telecomunicació de Barcelona, 2003)
Open AccessEl mundo de las comunicaciones móviles ha ido evolucionando rápidamente junto con Internet y otras nuevas tecnologías que proporcionan calidad de servicio en la red. No es de extrañar pues que quiera introducirse el ...
QoS for high-performance SMT processors in embedded systems (2004-07)
Open AccessAlthough simultaneous multithreading processors provide a good cost-performance tradeoff, they exhibit unpredictable performance in real-time applications. We present a resource management scheme that eliminates a major ...
QoS guarantee for wireless LAN with heterogeneous traffic (2009)
Conference report
Open AccessDistributed Queuing Collision Avoidance (DQCA) is an efficient MAC protocol designed for infrastructure Wireless LANs. In this paper, four algorithms are proposed that alter the FIFO scheduling order of DQCA in order to ...
QoS Measures for Orchestrations in Unreliable Environments (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-09-02)
Master thesis
Open AccessWhen dealing with Grid applications, there could append a lot of different thinks that could make the final execution differ some times. For example, is over-optimistic to suppose that all the site calls that the Grid ...
QoS Multi-Spanning Tree for Optical Burst Switching (IEEE, 2008-02)
Conference lecture
Open AccessOptical Burst Switching (OBS) has been proposed as a future high-speed switching technology for Internet Protocol (IP) networks that may be able to efficiently utilize extremely high capacity links without the need for ...
QoS routing in ad-hoc networks using GA and multi-objective optimization (HINDAWI, 2011)
Open AccessMuch work has been done on routing in Ad-hoc networks, but the proposed routing solutions only deal with the best effort data traffic. Connections with Quality of Service (QoS) requirements, such as voice channels with ...
QoS scheduling in heterogeneous traffic multiuser multiantenna WLAN systems (2009)
Conference report
Open AccessA cross-layer based dynamically tuned queue length scheduler is presented in this paper, for the Downlink of multiuser and multiantenna WLAN systems with heterogeneous traffic requirements. An opportunistic scheduling ...
QoS-Aware energy management in body sensor nodes powered by human energy harvesting (2016-01-15)
Open AccessHarvesting energy in the human environment has been identified as an effective way to charge the body sensor nodes in wireless body area networks (WBANs). In such networks, the capability of the nodes to detect events is ...
QoS-Enabled distributed access on optical burst-switched networks (IEEE Press. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2010-01)
Conference lecture
Open AccessOptical Burst Switching (OBS) has been proposed as an efficient technology to cope with the ever increasing bursty traffic on the Internet. The emergence of a broad range of network-driven applications (e.g. multimedia, ...
QoS: control de admisión del enlace ascendente en long term evolution (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012-02-06)
Bachelor thesis
Open Access
QoSatAr: a cross-layer architecture for E2E QoS provisioning over DVB-S2 broadband satellite systems (2012-10-01)
Open AccessThis article presents QoSatAr, a cross-layer architecture developed to provide end-to-end quality of service (QoS) guarantees for Internet protocol (IP) traffic over the Digital Video Broadcasting-Second generation (DVB-S2) ...
QRLabel y Blackbird: 2 aplicaciones accesibles para Android (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012-01-19)
Bachelor thesis
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Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, MIT, guides the strategic direction and global growth of Continuum. Harry West is an experienced innovation practitioner: engaging with clients, understanding global consumers, and designing innovation. He travels and learns constantly to stay connected with real needs in our rapidly changing world. Harry West has worked with a wide variety of brands in a broad range of industries, including American Express, Andersen Windows, AstraZeneca, BBVA, BMW, Fidelity, Master Lock, Procter & Gamble, and Sprint. For P&G he led teams that helped to create Swiffer® and ThermaCare®, and the new design language for Pampers diapers. Under his leadership, his teams have received IDEA, ID and Red Dot awards, and numerous design and utility patents. Harry West is a 16-year veteran of Continuum and was named chief executive officer in 2009. Prior to joining Continuum, Harry was associate professor of mechanical engineering at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he taught design and control.
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From the Danforth to Etobicoke, from King St. to Sheppard Ave., flat roofs can be seen in just about every neighbourhood in Toronto. A mark of our city's most historic buildings and an added subtle touch to some of the city's most unique modern homes, flat roofs contribute to Toronto's distinct urban aesthetic. Homeowners in our city have made the best of their flat roofs: taking advantage of their affordability, installing solar panels to generate green energy, and using them as creative recreational spaces such as rooftop decks and gardens. But now that the season for decks and gardens is well over, it is important that homeowners the time to consult Toronto roofing experts, in order to prepare their flat roofs for the coming winter. Harsh winter conditions can exacerbate any existing issues, so the fall is a great time to prevent such common problems as:
Ponding – the pooling of water on flat roofs after heavy rain or snowfall. This is not an issue inherent to flat roof homes, since even flat roofs are built to maintain a degree of slope in order to facilitate water drainage. Ponding water is usually a sign of poor drainage, which should be addressed in order to avoid the premature deterioration of your flat roof. Persistent ponding is most detrimental during the winter months, as ponding water can become trapped in a thaw-freeze cycle on and below the surface of your roof.
Damage Due to a Thaw-Freeze Cycle – a particular hazard of ponding during the winter months. If ponding water solidifies into ice before it can effectively drain off the roof, it may be trapped in a thaw-freeze cycle, gradually penetrating below the surface of your roof. If seeps into cracks and crevices of your roof, the next drop in temperature will cause it to expand as it freezes, creating a wider channel for further seepage and water buildup. This cycle of deterioration can last the entire winter season, resulting in serious damage to your roof. In order to prevent this before it occurs, it is advisable that homeowners seek flat roof repair help in Toronto before winter is properly here.
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LaTeX: a scientist's trade secret to writing
LaTeX is based on the idea that it is better to leave document design to document designers, and to let authors get on with writing documents.
This article aims to let historians into a little trade secret for writing kept by scientists—LaTeX. LaTeX, pronounced «Lah-tech» or «Lay-tech», is a popular document preparation system and document markup language. In a similar vein to our previous History to the Public article on Markdown, this article will serve as an introduction to LaTeX and how it may be useful in the humanities, explaining why and how you should use it with examples of workflows I have tried. Most importantly, this article will point you towards sources where you can learn more.
A frequent problem experienced by users of MS Word or any other WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) front-end programs is that they struggle when your document gets long because they run out of memory.
This is where LaTeX comes in. LaTeX is a document preparation system based on Donald E. Knuth's TeX typesetting language. LaTeX was first developed in 1985 by Leslie Lamport, and is now being maintained and developed by the LaTeX3 Project. LaTeX is not a word processor! Instead, LaTeX encourages authors not to worry too much about the appearance of their documents but to concentrate on getting the right contentThe document preparation system is designed for high-quality typesetting widely used for the communication and publication of scientific documents in many fields of science. It also has a prominent role in the preparation and publication of books and articles (also in the humanities) that contain complex multilingual materials, such as Sanskrit and Arabic. To quote the project's website: "LaTeX is not a word processor! Instead, LaTeX encourages authors not to worry too much about the appearance of their documents but to concentrate on getting the right content".
LaTeX contains many key features useful for the historian:
- Typesetting journal articles, technical reports, books, and slide presentations.
- Control over large documents containing sectioning, cross-references, tables and figures.
- Automatic generation of bibliographies and indexes.
- Multilingual typesetting.
- Inclusion of artwork, and process or spot colour.
- Using PostScript or Metafont fonts.
Using Latex
Writing an article in LaTeX can be done in pretty much any text editor. It is only when you are ready to view your article that specialist software is needed. This means LaTeX is very mobile.
For my own work, there are a couple of LaTeX text editors I have enjoyed using. My favourite LaTex editor is Texmaker, a very well designed editor which makes it easy to set up and write articles on a local computer.
Another LaTeX editor I have enjoyed using is ShareLaTeX. ShareLatex is an easy to use online LaTex editor. The developers of ShareLaTeX have really embraced the modern age of collaboration, making it so that multiple users can work on a document at the same time, in a similar way to Google Docs. Google are also working on their own LaTeX editor, though it is not quite as polished as ShareLaTeX.
The example below shows a very basic article and how it will appear in the final version.
\LaTeX{} is a document preparation system for the \TeX{} typesetting program. It offers programmable desktop publishing features and extensive facilities for automating most aspects of typesetting and desktop publishing, including numbering and cross-referencing, tables and figures, page layout, bibliographies, and much more. \LaTeX{} was originally written in 1984 by Leslie Lamport and has become the dominant method for using \TeX; few people write in plain \TeX{} anymore. The current version is \LaTeXe.
% This is a comment, not shown in final output.
% The following shows typesetting power of LaTeX:
E_0 &= mc^2 \\
E &= \frac{mc^2}{\sqrt{1-\frac{v^2}{c^2}}}
For this example, lines 1-5 set up the document, dealing with all the formatting. Line 6 then tells the article to begin by inserting the title. This is followed by the text of the article and a \end{document} signifies where the document ends. It's easy as that.
Of course, working out what to write before the \begin{document} can be a bit of a challenge. To make this even harder, pretty much every university and journal will have a very specific template they expect you to follow. If you are not a document designer, you shouldn't be expected to create the document design from scratch. Luckily, there are large repositories of template documents ready for you to download, which adhere to the specifics set out by most universities and journals. One of the key features of ShareLaTeX I have found is that it has searched for these templates and made them available for you. All you have to do is select your desired template and worry about what to write between \begin{document} and \end{document}. On second thoughts, maybe writing that first bit was easier.
Many superb tutorials have already been written on how to write a LaTeX article. Rather than writing another one, I will end this article here and point you to where to find out more. Your first port of call should be the document section of the LaTeX project website. This contains links to guides that the project curators recommend with translations in many languages for several of them. Another site with lots of links to good guides is the Cambridge Engineering Website (I'm sure other universities have similar LaTeX introduction pages, but this is one I have used). One last place to look for further information is the TeX users group.
Remember, LaTeX is free, so there is no reason not to give it a try. Download LaTeX from here, give it a go and tell me about your experiences. I am more than happy to offer further advice to get you started–send me a tweet to @rjgunning.
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Prohibition Era
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Prohibition Era
Prohibition Era
Prohibition in the United States takes effect on January 17th 1920, this is also known as the 18th amendment. This amendment banned the production, distribution, and sale of alcohol. The majority of the population pushed this law and wanted it to happen, however they did not realize the consequences to come. The prohibition era would be one of the most violent tines in the 20th century.
Moonshine is a part of the backwoods culture and prohibition only fuels the fire. With alcohol hard to find moonshiners could charge top dollar for their product. This got more people interested in the production and distribution of illegal liquor because the profit outweighed the risk. The problem with this was rookie moonshiners, because they did not know the safe way, or the safe ingredients to produce moonshine. Also with the increased production brought increased law enforcement. The officers were supposed to destroy any moonshine still they found but were often bribed to look the other way.
Another way alcohol was being brought into the U.S. is by boat. Large carrier vessels would stock up in Canada and Jamaica and drop anchor three miles off the coast in international waters, this was called Rum Row. There were over one hundred distribution ships off the coast between Maine and Florida who would sell to any takers. Similar to moonshine the U.S. had to step there game up and beef up the coast guard to catch these rum runners. However the runner's response to the coast guard was to build bigger and faster boats. Some of these vessels could carry up to two hundred cases of liquor and were equipped with airplane engines. Also some boats could produce a smoke screen and were bullet proof. Then the coast guard did whatever it took to catch the runner's. They would even open fire on the boat and crew to prevent the shipment from making it to the coast.
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For the third year in a row, BONNEY Staffing Center has been chosen as one of the Best Places To Work in Maine! We are honored to be one of the 70 Maine companies to win this award in 2014. The Best Places to Work in Maine program was created in 2006 and is a project of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) – Maine State Council and Best Companies Group. The program recognizes companies that have created outstanding workplace environments in Maine.
Partners endorsing the program include: the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, Maine HR Convention, the Maine Department of Labor, the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, Mainebiz magazine, and JobsinME.com
This statewide survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Maine, benefiting the state's economy, its workforce and businesses. The 2014 Best Places to Work in Maine list is made up of companies in three size categories: Small (15-49 U.S. employees), Medium (50-249 U.S. employees) and Large (250+ U.S. employees).
Companies from across the state entered the two-part process to determine the Best Places to Work in Maine. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company's workplace policies, practices, and demographics and the second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience.
BONNEY took part in the Best Places to Work in Maine awards ceremony on October 8 and was profiled in a special publication by Mainebiz!
The 2014 Best Places to Work in Maine:
SMALL EMPLOYER CATEGORY (15 – 49 Employees)
Albin, Randall & Bennett, Portland
BONNEY Staffing Center, Portland
Hall Internet Marketing, Portland
Holden Agency, Portland
Kennebec Federal Savings, Waterville
MPX, Portland
Nurse Anesthesia of Maine, Brewer
PeoplesChoice Credit Union, Saco
Pierce, Portland
Plixer International, Inc., Kennebunk
RLC Engineering, LLC, Hallowell
Sage Data Security LLC, Portland
SFX AMERICA, Portland
TruChoice Federal Credit Union, South Portland
MEDIUM EMPLOYER CATEGORY (50 – 249 Employees)
Allagash Brewing Co., Portland
Allen Insurance and Financial, Camden
Androscoggin Bank, Lewiston
Apothecary By Design, Portand
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Bar Harbor
Bath Savings Institution, Bath
Bedard Pharmacy and Medical Supplies, Auburn
BlueTarp Financial, Portland
CashStar, Inc., Portland
Clark Insurance, Portland
Coastal Women's Healthcare, Scarborough
Community Care, Bangor
Connectivity Point, Auburn
Day's Jewelers. Waterville
F.A. Peabody Company, Houlton
FISC Solutions, Lewiston
Good Shepherd Food Bank, Auburn
GreenPages Technology Solutions, Kittery
Harriman, Auburn
Infinity Federal Credit Union, Westbrook
Kepware Technologies, Portland
Machias Savings Bank, Machias
Maine Credit Union League & Synergent, Portland
Maine Savings Federal Credit Union, Augusta
Maine State Credit Union, Augusta
Mechanics Savings Bank, Auburn
Moody's Collision Centers, Inc., Gorham
Patriot Subaru, Saco
Putney, Inc, Portland
SeniorsPlus, Lewiston
Skowhegan Savings Bank, Skowhegan
Systems Engineering, Inc., Portland
Thayer Corporation, Auburn
Tom's of Maine, Kennebunk
Town & Country Federal Credit Union, South Portland
Winxnet, Portland
LARGE EMPLOYER CATEGORY (250+ Employees)
Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, Lewiston
athenahealth, Inc., Belfast
Bangor Savings Bank, Bangor
Barclays, Wilton
Carbonite, Inc., Lewiston
CIANBRO, Pittsfield
Cintas Corporation, Westbrook
Consigli Construction Co., Inc., Portland
Diversified Communications, Portland
Edward Jones, Belfast
Geiger Group, Lewiston
Hancock Lumber Company, Casco
Hollywood Casino Bangor, Bangor
InterMed, P.A., South Portland
Kaplan University Maine Campuses, South Portland
Maine Veterans' Homes, Augusta
New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc., Norridgewalk
T-Mobile US, Oakland
Tyler Technologies, Inc., Yarmouth
Unum, Portland
For more information on the Best Places to Work in Maine program, visit www.BestPlacestoWorkinME.com or contact Jackie Miller at 877-455-2159.


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In this section, our main focus will be looking into the general anatomy of dolphins and finding out how the various body parts work. Since terrestrial mammals have come a long way to evolve into the dolphins of today, a main part of this section will be devoted to studying the adaptations developed by dolphins to enable them to live underwater.
As dolphins have become so streamlined in shape, they are often mistaken for fish, or even sharks sometimes. Indeed, their physical features have become so similar to those of a fish that they do not resemble terrestrial mammals in appearance. Even up to today, they are still regarded as "fish with lungs". We shall see how these changes in the physical features aid in the hydrodynamic efficiency of this mammal.
The physiology - functions of the body processes - of dolphins does not differ greatly from that of terrestrial mammals. In other words, they retain the main characteristics of mammals. The dolphin's body processes are highly developed so as to adapt itself to underwater life . For example, the respiratory system of dolphins is adapted in such a way that oxygen is fully utilized in the body. More of these will be covered under this topic.
Not only are dolphins extremely agile, they are also proficient swimmers, with the ability to reach 50 km (30 miles) per hour under water. Their swimming capabilities attribute to its powerful tail and the special function of its skin. In addition to these adaptations, the means of propulsion will also be discussed further.


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Will it be possible in the future to create fake card transactions?
Sven-Silver-Leopard Yeah, that would be nice.
Check also this topic, and vote for it 🙂
Hi @Sander
I am following these instructions but all topup transactions are "stuck" in pending mode. Likewise all payment request to sugardaddy are "stuck" in 'Request sent'
Any idea's what goes wrong?
Lars-Indigo-Zebra The sandbox is having some issues so the requests will stay in the pending mode until it is fixed
Gregory Thanks for the reply. Any eta on the fix?
Hi, I'm attempting to follow the above guide to setup the sandbox app on a virtual android phone using the emulator.
I am unable to login to the app using the directions above - I am told that the login credentials are invalid. I have no idea how to access the sandbox app
xsats I've created a API beginner's guide, maybe it can help you with the creation of the Sandbox user:
Sander Hi Sander, thanks for your response. I have tried with all three of these codes, none have worked. It's also not clear to me how to use set up Tinker. Are there any guides/resources to help with this? Thanks
xsats For example, how do I install a Tinker project?
Sander Thanks again for your response. I can't seem to find any README files in any of the tinker implementations (python/php/java/..). Please can you point me to where they are.
xsats I now see the README files are in the sdk section, for anyone else looking to save time
Bastiaan Thanks Bastiaan, I'll check it out. My virtual sandbox login issues still are not totally resolved, the bunq app goes on to ask me to complete a hand scan, which I assume doesn't work, but in any case when I attempt to either create a passcode or do a hand scan, the app freezes and won't allow me to progress further. Hopefully I'll have more luck with your guide
Sander Great thanks, I'm now into the app with a user created with Tinker
xsats Any hand is accepted in the Sandbox app 🙂
I posted this in another thread but it's probably better off in here:
I got this from my dev (in India):
"I think there is some sort of error in the app. whenever I type code, it will fill two boxes with the same number at a time. Thus if I type 5 on the fifth box of verification section, it will automatically type 5 in the sixth box as well and immediatly proceeds on, "invalid code " message appears."
Anyone else face the same thing?
I am trying to access the bunq sandbox API and performing following setps
1> create PSD2 context
2> Create OAUTH client with client id and secret
3> hitting url https://oauth.sandbox.bunq.com/auth?response_type=code&client_id=<>&redirect_uri=<>
Here I am supposed to get the auth code to get the access token. But bunq opens a QR code page and when I allow this device to access the page disappears to bunq main website. I was expecting redirected to the redirect uri.
Am I missing something here?


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Mazal tov to Dana Kanter Prottas, MARE '13 and Rabbi Jeremy Weisblatt, '14 whose professional programs were selected to participate in UpStart's Accelerator program.
Dana is the Executive Director of Yachad, the Jewish Educational Platform for Teens, and is an alumna of the first cohort of the EXECUTIVE M.A. PROGRAM IN JEWISH EDUCATION. "YACHAD represents a fundamental transformation in the way Jewish education is delivered for teens in Minneapolis, which is a direct response to a significant decline in teen engagement in Jewish educational programs and communal life. Yachad engages, inspires, and educates teens along their Jewish journeys in order to create future leaders who possess confidence, enthusiasm, and curiosity about Jewish learning and living." Read more about Dana and her program's accomplishment.
Rabbi Jeremy Weisblatt's works with Makom, Temple Sholom of Chicago's 20s/30s community, which has also been selected to participate in the UpStart Accelerator program. Rabbi Jeremy Weisblatt, HUC-JIR/New York '14 and a current Pines School of Graduate Studies Doctor of Hebrew Letters student, serves as Assistant Rabbi at TEMPLE SHOLOM and is the clergy liaison for MAKOM. "Makom's mission is (to be): 'The place for young(ish) Jew(ish) folks who are reforming and discovering our cultural and spiritual identities as we take on the world.' Working both inside and outside of Temple Sholom of Chicago, Makom envisions an expanded, deeply engaged community of people who are constantly developing a meaningful, personal, and profound communal relationship with Judaism." Read more about Jeremy and his program's accomplishments.


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Kerry Announces Yemen Cessation of Hostilities to Start Nov. 17
ABU DHABI, Nov 15 – The armed Houthi movement and Saudi-led military alliance fighting in Yemen have agreed to observe a cessation of hostilities from Nov. 17, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.
Both parties have also agreed to work towards forming a unity government, he added.
The country's near 20-month war has pitted the Iran-aligned Houthis against the Saudi-backed government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, killing more than 10,000 people and displaced more than three million.
Speaking after talks in Oman, which is close to the Houthi group, and the United Arab Emirates, a key member of the Saudi-led coalition supporting Hadi, Kerry said he had presented the parties with a document calling on pushing a proposed peace deal that included a call for a ceasefire.
He said the Houthis have agreed to "abide by the terms of the April 10 cessation of hostilities beginning on Nov. 17, provided the other party implements the same commitment and thus far the Emiratis and the Saudis…they have both agreed to try to move forward with this."
He was referring to a ceasefire that began in April and lasted until the end of August when U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Kuwait ended in disagreement
Kerry also said the parties "have agreed to work towards the establishing a new national unity government in a safe and secure Sanaa…as a goal towards the end of the year".


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Climate change poses one of the most significant financial challenges and opportunities for both companies and investors. Hear how companies can approach the TCFDs guidelines and improve climate-related disclosures.
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Soeren Stober, Director of Business Development ESG & Sustainability, Trucost - Part of S&P Global
Piet Klop, Senior Advisor Responsible Investment, PGGM
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The first year associate experience provides an opportunity to work in a variety of areas rather than focus heavily in any one area. New graduates are not forced to decide between audit and tax; they can experience both first before deciding how to specialize!
From day one, you'll belong to a "circle" of firm members who collaborate on a variety of stimulating projects. As a result, you'll be exposed to many types of accounting-related work in both audit and tax practice areas, so you can see which are most appealing to you. Plus, you'll constantly build your skills and knowledge by working with more experienced team members. Before long, you'll be sharing what you know with new recruits, so you can move up to new challenges.
During that first year, new associates are:
- Actively involved in real work
- Exposed to a wider variety of engagements, industry segments and YHB professionals
- Empowered to start their career on the path best suited for them
Of course, we also offer excellent compensation, great benefits, flexible schedules, and a paperless, high-tech work environment. We're not afraid to wear pink for breast cancer, have a firm-wide dodge ball game, hold employee trivia contests, compete in an internal meme competition, among other fun events. Of course we recycle and practice energy efficiency, and volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, United Way, and other nonprofit organizations. Not to mention our employees are able to volunteer their time to professional and nonprofit boards and organizations that fulfill their personal passions.
Don't just take our word for it. Visit our offices, talk to our people and see for yourself why so many talented graduates like you join our firm — and stay.
Each summer, we offer a competitive six-week paid internship program for a number of college students who are about to enter their senior year or begin their master's program. If you're selected to be a YHB intern, here's what you can expect:
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text: By casting Tom Cruise as the lead in War of the Worlds, Steven Spielberg has shoehorned himself into something of a dilemma. If he remains faithful to HG Wells's classic sci-fi novel, then Ray Ferrier (Cruise) is reduced to simply running away from the invincible alien machines; if he changes the story to allow Ray influence events and help stop the invasion - and a mainstream audience expects no less of a superstar hero - he shoots the story's big twist in the foot. Thus we get a two-pronged story: the alien invaders get on with marmalising the planet unmolested, while an unusually helpless Cruise does his best to ensure his kids (Chatwin and Fanning) stay out of harm's way. Personally, we could have done with a lot less Cruise and a lot more of the spectacular devastation wreaked by the marauding tripods. In terms of sheer spectacle, War of the Worlds is an adrenaline-charged rollercoaster ride when Spielberg does let the machines off the leash, and there is at least one incredibly haunting scene of bleak devastation that could be chopped out, framed and hung in a gallery. Unfortunately, there's also a scene which stays in a basement for a good 25 minutes. Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto and Tim Robbins also star.


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The Omni was built by Dodge.
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What years did Dodge make the Omni?
The Dodge Omni was produced from 1981 to 1990.
When did Dodge stop making the Omni?
Dodge stopped production on the Omni in the 1990 model year. Dodge produced the Omni for 9 years.