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On Tuesday I had the opportunity to share one of my poems at John Blase's lovely blog . He's been featuring the poems of several writers and bloggers he knows and I'm honored he asked for my contribution. I gave him a poem called "Rooting" that I started the week after August was born and only just finished recently. (Okay, let's be honest. It's probably not finished. Must. Revise. More.)
Also, I have a new post up at A Deeper Church. Here's a snippet of it. I hope you'll read the whole thing over there.
I live on the foggy side of San Francisco. It's cheaper here. (Cheaper being a relative term.) There's more room for kids to play, more room for bikes and (sometimes) backyards. We're urban on this side of the fog, but the coffee is less fancy. There are no hipster restaurants known only for making awesome toast. Here we have families: thriving immigrant communities and professionals all living together and shopping where the bright signs declare store names in Cantonese or Russian.
On the other side of town, people sigh contented that they live where the sun shines. That's not necessarily true. All of San Francisco can be foggy from time to time. What's true is that the fog starts where I live and snakes out. I'm still getting used to that reality. When I look up the weather online, when I listen to the forecast on the news, I plan for sunny days. I forget that in the scope of this seven-mile-wide city, we all see the sun through various levels of fog.
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Dr. Fleming smiled at Darren's bewilderment. "It isn't magic, you know," he whispered as he indicated Lassiter's strange conveyance. "It's controlled by radio or sound, and there's a metal strip on the floor that probably powers and even guides it."
"I am not a benighted heathen, Victor, but thanks for the explanation anyway. It just seems rather cold and mechanical compared to being borne along by one's fellow men."
"A modern hospital room is cold and mechanical compared to a witch doctor's hut."
An open door and the view through it interrupted the debate. A man with dark, shoulder-length hair sat at what Darren first took to be an organ. An image flashed through his imagination: Captain Nemo sitting at his organ following the destruction of the mysterious warship. Darren could not understand why that image; he could find no trace of the the overwrought, vengeful submariner's pathos.
But Karel Dvorak turned to face them, and the image vanished, especially as Darren saw that it was not an organ at all, but some strange collection of keys or levers of unknown purpose. "You appear startled, sir," Dvorak stated.
"I thought for a moment you were an organist, sir," Darren replied.
Dvorak chuckled. "I can see how one could think so. I am not a musician, though I suppose you could say I am a composer. A composer of music might produce a symphony; the symphony I produce here is from the new world that my keyboard, here, makes possible. This device shall someday be famous along with me." His gaze moved to Dr. Fleming. "Your patient's vital signs are quite normal. Indeed, the only irregularity I find is that he has remained unconscious. The ride is scarcely lulling."
"Mr. Lassiter is a man of many hidden irregularities. This, meanwhile, is Mr. Darren Christopher, who has some tedious irregularities of his own. Darren, Dr. Karel Dvorak."
The two men bowed slightly in acknowledgement, and Darren said, "I take it that this device of yours is medical in nature?"
Dvorak chuckled again. "It is universal in nature, as is my own work. I meant what I said about creating a new world. If I survive long enough, I intend to usher in what the bumbling Soviet and German fools promise: a true technocratic paradise, free of the divisions that threaten the Czechoslovak Republic and the rest of the world."
"Pardon me if I find that terrifying."
"You aren't alone. They are afraid that I shall succeed where they are doomed to fail; that's why they are determined to kill me—that and the services I rendered to Masaryk's intelligence efforts during the Great War. Some Germans still hold a grudge about that period."
"But still, any technocracy is only as good as the supposed experts who tell everyone else what to do. Why are your experts better than the others?"
"Because my expert harnesses the inexorable, inevitable accuracy of the machine," Dvorak answered, indicating his keyboard.
Next installment: Keeper of the Keyboard
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The very first teaser poster for Oz the Great and Powerful makes it abundantly clear that the new movie from director Sam Raimi is, in fact, a prequel to The Wizard of Oz. it does so by including familiar elements from that cinema classic, such as the Yellow Brick Road, the Emerald City, and a huge tornado. Bonus: A colorful hot-air balloon with a teeny-tiny James Franco riding shotgun.
Happy Independence Day to America! Neill Blomkamp's follow-up to District 9 moves the action from the writer-director's native Johannesburg, South Africa right here to the U.S. of A. The first image from Elysium has arrived online during the all-American holiday, so take a break from cooking out to take a peek at also all-American Matt Damon aiming a bit of futuristic weaponry and some rather painful-looking physical technology.
Like its predecessors, Iron Man 3 will almost certainly use San Diego Comic-Con as an invaluable means of building hype for the continuing antics of Tony Stark. With the Con set to kick up dust next week, Marvel has dropped a piece of concept art from the sequel online. This should ensure proper levels of breathless hype and also contribute to speculation as to the film's story, since the image would seem to confirm the next step in Tony's relationship with his red and gold armor.
Marvel Studios is making some big moves on its next bite-sized short film, the third in a series of Marvel One-Shots. Item 47 has been something of mystery so far, but today we have our first look at an image from the short, an approximate running time, and a good idea of the story, which finds two ordinary folks making use of a Chritauri weapon left over from the climax of The Avengers.
Like Christmas, San Diego Comic-Con is the subject of ceaseless anticipation all year long. Just as that holiday ends in an orgiastic fervor of torn gift-wrapping and impossible expectations gone unmet, so too does the world's foremost gathering of genre enthusiasts and nerds come to a close too early, after just four days of communal geekiness and useless free baubles as far as the eye can see.
Comic-Con peaks on Saturday, then winds down on Sunday. As such, the schedule for Sunday, July 15, 2012 isn't as crazy as its predecessors, and is basically a half day, with no events in the evening. But it's still the Con to end all cons, so the final day is still plenty busy. The last of our truncated schedules designed as cheat sheets for attendees and anyone keeping track from home is our shortest.


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The reason we exist is to help each other. Our Group and Charity can only function with and for you.
We are delighted to continue our awareness campaign with something very special from Gift Member Jackie. When we asked what Gift UK means to her we didn't expect such a heartfelt response. We won't say anymore we'll let Jackie do the talking.
Super exciting day today, after 6 months of hard work, we can finally release our awareness film.
Big thanks to Gift UK members; Natalie, Rachael, Jackie, Sophie, Sue, Becky, Becky, Ashely and Tom for taking part in the film, being brave and telling it as it is.
The idea is super simple, for anyone who knows someone affected by Gastroparesis and related disorders, to donate the price of one plate of Christmas dinner to Gift UK, to continue to provide support, information, and fund research.
So lets begin with a simple question? Do you remember the last time you had a stomach bug? The last time you had food poisoning? Or the time where you could not stop vomiting? Maybe the time you had the flu? Where you lacked energy unable to do anything? All of theses are what patients with gastroparesis live with daily. It is like a stomach bug, food poising or the flu that never goes away.
I have had a feeding tube for over three years. Gastroparesis and intestinal dysmotility mean my stomach no longer functions and my small intestine does not absorb nutrients well. Having a feeding tube that bypasses my stomach and delivers a partially digested solution into my small intestine ensures my body can still get essential nutrients, calories and fluid. Without my feeding tube I would not be alive.
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If you type Gastroparesis into Google, you will get a whole list of different websites all with similar brief pages. Most of them will tell you what GP is, what the symptoms are and the very limited treatments that are available.
True self-love is hard to achieve in the world that we live in and we forget that as humans we are not perfect we have flaws, tonnes of them in fact. However you also have so much that is amazing about you, nobody does you like you do.
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What is it really like to live with a debilitating condition that there is no cure for and may never go away?
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clark aQ needed a new postcard, flyer or print design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 46 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
Logo of Spiritwear.com
We are trying to target businesses and churches for their custom apparel needs. Custom Screen Printing, Embroidery and Promotional Products.
a 5 by 8 double sided postcard.
side one will need to have the address and stamp area while using the rest of that side to maybe have a model wearing a shirt, our logo somewhere and some text.
the backside needs to have a grouping of various promotional products (t-shirts, jackets, bags, cups, hat...) out logo and some text about the services we offer:
We offer "Screen Printing - Embroidery -Promotional Products so I know that text is important.
We use the tagline We've Got Spirit" sometimes.
Freebies Include: Custom Artwork & Set-UP
Our address is important. this goes out to local customers so: 647 Hillcrest Industrial Blvd. Macon, Ga. 31204.
Try to incorporate a 10% Discount on your 1st Order text and button or something to grab attention.
something clean and professional. some type of background pattern would be needed on the card.
I can provide images of the promotional products if needed.
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Review: Nokia Lumia 810 for T-Mobile USA
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The 810's display measures 4.3 inches across the diagonal and has 800 x 480 pixels. This stops well short of the higher-resolution displays on the 920 and HTC 8X (also sold by T-Mobile), but it still manages to look good. It is very bright and colorful, and all the on-screen elements are easy to read and see. You will notice individual pixels if you hold it close to your eyes, though. Its best feature is that it is perfectly readable outdoors under a full, sunny sky.
The 810 did well on T-Mobile's HSPA+ network. I carried it around New Jersey and New York City for the better part of a week and it never had any trouble connecting to T-Mobile's voice and data networks. Calls always went through on the first attempt, and the device didn't drop any calls during my tests. Data speeds were slightly inconsistent, but fell in line with what I've seen from other T-Mobile devices tested in the same areas.
The quality of phone calls made with the 810 were quite good. Not only were they free of background noise and interference, but the earpiece produces clear, sharp, and loud sound. When used around the house, you can probably get away with setting the volume about halfway up. If you're out walking a busy city street, crank it up all the way and you'll have no trouble hearing callers. The speakerphone offers equivalent call quality, but the volume isn't quite as impressive. You'll need to stick to quieter rooms to use it. Ringers and alert tones were loud enough to get my attention from several rooms away, though I thought the vibrate alert could have been stronger.
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The 810 got through a full waking day consistently over the course of a week with normal use. That means I unplugged it at 7 AM and it was still going at 11 PM or midnight. It didn't have much juice left by the time I went to bed each night, though, and was typically dead by morning if left unplugged. (I kept Wi-Fi and GPS on, but Bluetooth off. I used the 810 to check and read email, Twitter and Facebook regularly, as well as browse the web, download apps, listen to music, take photos, plot directions, and so on.)
T-Mobile had the Lumia 810 available for Phone Scoop to take a gander at. This Windows Phone is big, blue, and brawny.
Jan 23, 2013
Microsoft today announced that a beta version of Nokia's Drive+ navigation application is being made available to all Windows Phone 8 devices in the U.S., the U.K., and Canada. The app had previously only been available to Nokia's Lumia-branded Windows Phones.
Nov 6, 2012
AT&T today announced that both the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 will be available online and in stores beginning November 9. Preorders for both phones start November 7.
Oct 8, 2012
Nokia and T-Mobile USA today announced the Nokia Lumia 810, a Windows Phone 8 device that will be exclusive to T-Mobile. The 810 is mostly similar to the already-announced Lumia 820, but lacks LTE data.
Jan 27, 2013
Nokia today announced Nokia Music+, a more feature-rich version of its free Nokia Music service. Nokia Music, which is available on Lumia Windows Phones, has its own store through which tracks and albums can be purchased.


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We'll be sharing all of our thoughts and future plans for this website here, we've already began posting requested content. Check the blog for all article listings.
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When starting a new business, online or off, you will be required to file your Articles of Incorporation with the State you operate your business in as well as an EIN Number. Once you have acquired both of these documents from their State and Federal processing agencies you will be ready to open your bank account.
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Going on vacation can be very exciting. What makes the whole trip more exciting is knowing that you have picked the perfect villa for your stay. If you pick the best place for your needs, you will not feel as though your vacation is ruined. One of the best places to stay when on vacation in Cabo is San Lucas.
If you are choosing a luxury villa, you can be sure that you will be paying a bit extra for the place. This is why you must ensure that it has all the perks that you have been promised. Do not look at pictures on a website and assume that is what you will find. Make calls to the property manager and make sure that everything you need is available. All the things that you would expect to be there for a luxurious stay should be included.
Moreover, the location should be close to the best beaches in the area, restaurants and any other tourist hubs in the place. This way, you do not need to travel too far from where you will be staying just to get a meal or have a walk by the beach.
Since you are paying for a luxury villa, there should be lots of space in the rooms. The rooms should also be designed in a comfortable and luxurious manner. You can call ahead to confirm what each of the rooms will have. Make sure that you confirm the number of bathrooms available per room especially if you will be traveling with family. You can also decide to choose a room with a view or one that is enclosed. It will all depend on the amount of privacy you need.
Most of these villas offer their customers airport pick up on the day of arrival. However, you should ask if this is the case before you pay any deposit. This is advisable if you have plenty of luggage or if you do not plan on renting a car while on vacation. This would be a good way to unwind while also enjoying the view from the airport to your villa. It is also less stressful.
Make sure you ask if there are any meals provided in the villa. Some of them have provisions for their customers to make their own meals. If you plan to eat out, it would be a good idea to know if the place offers meals so that you can prepare financially. It might be much better to pay the price of meals at the villa rather than spend more money eating out at a restaurant.
If the place has a kitchen, you should ask if there is equipment that will suit your needs. Ask if they have a refrigerator, a dishwasher and such.
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Bathtime...working on my resolutions!
One of my resolutions this year is to spend more time just playing with Walker...it is so easy to get caught up in office & house work that I leave him to play in the background or try to work around him. My goal for this year is to manage my time more efficiently so that I feel like I have time everyday to stop and play. So far, we're off to a good start! This morning, I decided to run a bath in my tub and let him just play for awhile...he takes mostly showers with us, and oftentimes when in the tub, he stands up the whole time and doesn't much seem to enjoy it. This morning, however, almost immediately after putting him in, he sat down and started playing. Thanks to Courtney, Todd, David & Luke for Walker's bath buddies...he enjoyed playing with them tremendously!
He was very fascinated with the running water...you can almost see his mind trying to figure it all out!
This was one of his "twirl" moves, where he realized he could spin all the way around...so cute!


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Brass Task Lamp available from Mine LA. in Hollywood on Melrose.
Jan 13, 2011
Lamp Love!
Brass Task Lamp available from Mine LA. in Hollywood on Melrose.
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GORGEOUS! Great find.ReplyDelete
Lovely. Time to keep an eye open for brass lamps :)ReplyDelete
guess who i thgt about when i saw this :)ReplyDelete
Hi sudha,ReplyDelete
Simple and good piece.
Coincidence, I saw this on AT too and quite loved it.ReplyDelete
Really cool lamp! I love industrial style :)ReplyDelete
LOVE it!! You know sudha, that brass lamp base I have in my living room--I found it in goodwill for about $4. I know you love thrifting too---you should definitely look for a lamp like this in GW, you never know when you might get lucky!ReplyDelete
true gagan...:)i would love to see a pic of ur lamp..is it on the blogReplyDelete
thats a gorgeous reading lamp!! wow!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 14, 2011 at 9:02 PM
Beautiful... is it a vintage piece?ReplyDelete
No, its a new piece i guess..vintage industrial styleReplyDelete
what a find! lovelyReplyDelete
That really is an amazing lamp. I've been looking around at antique shops and vintage stores for something like that to accent the custom wood furniture I just acquired. Where did you find this one?ReplyDelete
hi Jack, Thank you, it is sold via some store..click on the source link and it will lead u to the store siteReplyDelete
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Tens of thousands of Syrians on Friday poured into a square that has emerged as a focus of defiance in Hama, Syria's fourth-largest city, as the French and American ambassadors stayed there for a second day in what their countries called a gesture of support for demonstrators and Syrian officials lambasted as interference.
The protests in Hama, remarkable scenes that evoked demonstrations in Egypt and Tunisia earlier this year, continued for a second week. Though Syria's two largest cities, Damascus and Aleppo, have yet to experience similar protests so far, other large cities — Dayr az Zawr in the east and, to a lesser extent, Homs, south of Hama — had demonstrations on Friday that participants said were bigger than in past weeks, according to activists, residents and images they filmed.
The scale of the protest in Hama posed no immediate threat to President Bashar al-Assad, but it thrust his leadership into territory thus far uncharted in the rebellion: it is unclear how the government would confront a mass challenge to its legitimacy in a city that suffered a brutal crackdown a generation ago and still carries deep symbolism. To underscore their peacefulness, protesters in Hama said they carried roses and olive branches on Friday.
"They'll have to answer the question of what do we do now," Wissam Tarif, executive director of Insan, a human rights group, said of the government. "They want to be in control, but they can't be in control everywhere."
So far, even some of the government's supporters acknowledge that Mr. Assad's leadership has yet to forge any real strategy to cope with the most serious challenge in his 11 years as president. The government has said it will tolerate peaceful dissent but indicated otherwise in a crackdown in Hama, in which 16 people were killed during 48 hours this week, according to Human Rights Watch. Across Syria, activists said security forces killed 15 more people and wounded dozens on Friday, though the government blamed armed insurgents for at least some of those deaths.Continue reading the main story
A true national dialogue that Syria had proposed for Sunday, meanwhile, appeared to be stillborn. Leading opponents have said they will stay away, given the violence, suggesting that a government whose intention to reform is questionable will be left talking with an opposition it has chosen.
"The atmosphere is not suitable for having such a dialogue," said Hassan Abdel-Azim, an opposition figure in Damascus, Syria's capital, who announced that he would boycott the session.
The American and French ambassadors, Robert S. Ford and Éric Chevallier, arrived in Hama on Thursday and stayed into Friday, the traditional day for protests. Officials in both countries said the men left in the afternoon, before the protests gathered strength. An American official said the visits had not been coordinated beforehand.
A video posted to YouTube captured a scene unusual for an American diplomat in the Arab world, where resentment at American support for authoritarian rulers runs deep. In Hama, crowds chanting "People want the fall of the regime" cheered what appeared to be Mr. Ford's vehicle, and some protesters tossed flowers on its hood. In the background was a huge banner that said, "Syria is free, down with Bashar al-Assad."
"Residents feel a kind of protection with the presence of the ambassador," said Omar al-Habbal, an activist in Hama. "The authorities wouldn't dare react with violence."
While most residents interviewed expressed appreciation for the visit by Mr. Ford, a seasoned diplomat and Arabic speaker who filled a post this year that had been vacant since 2005, some worried that his presence might allow the government to taint the protests. Others said they were angry that the United States had yet to take a blunter stand in calling for Mr. Assad to resign. Unlike their response to the situation in Libya, American officials dealing with Syria have continued to urge Mr. Assad to carry out reforms, although they have warned him that time is running out.
One banner in Homs, as described by an activist, summed up protesters' frustrations with foreign powers: "To China, Russia and the United States: The people are staying, and the regime is falling."
Syrian officials reacted furiously to the diplomats' visit, particularly Mr. Ford's, and Syrian state television broadcast an Interior Ministry statement accusing Mr. Ford of inciting demonstrations and meeting with people it called saboteurs.
It said he incited them "to violence, to demonstrate and to refuse dialogue."
The Syrian government sought to use Mr. Ford's visit to underline its contention that the country is troubled by a conspiracy engineered in part by world powers. A Foreign Ministry statement said his visit was "clear evidence" that Washington was behind the demonstrations. In the evening, thousands of demonstrators gathered in Damascus to denounce Mr. Ford's visit.
"What we would say back to the Syrian government is, they really need to focus their attention on what their citizens have to say, rather than on spending their time picking at Ambassador Ford," said Victoria Nuland, the State Department spokeswoman.
The situation in Hama has emerged as an altogether different phenomenon in the Syrian uprising. The military and security forces largely withdrew from the city after killing as many as 73 people on June 3. In the ensuing weeks, protests gathered momentum, and a strike this week shut down the civil administration of the city. Protest leaders said traffic police officers were still absent from the streets on Friday; one resident said that people in Hama had begun driving through the city in their own cars to collect garbage.
On Friday, as in past weeks when the security forces were not there, the protests gathered peacefully. But government officials have suggested lately that armed elements are operating in the city — a charge residents and activists have denied — in language that could augur a broader crackdown. The Syrian military remains on the city's outskirts.
"They may feel they have to react," said Mr. Tarif, the human rights activist. "I don't think it's going to continue to be this peaceful."
Activists said other large protests convened in Abu Kamal, a town on the Iraqi border, and the region around Dara'a, near the Jordanian border. Images filmed by activists and broadcast by satellite channels suggested that the protests in Abu Kamal were bigger than those in Dara'a, a poor town where the uprising began in mid-March.
Syrian television broadcast footage of a pro-government demonstration in Aleppo and showed what appeared to be quiet scenes in other cities, including Dara'a.
A significant facet of Syria's uprising is the degree to which protesters have bridged traditional rivalries between cities, forging broader identities even as sectarian tension sharpens.
Shows of solidarity with Hama were rife Friday across Syria. "Hama, we are with you to death," went a cry uttered in protests that turned violent in Damascus and Homs. The same phrase was heard in the suburbs of Damascus, where residents in some places said thousands of protesters turned out. While relatively small in comparison to the demonstration in Hama, the protests were some of the biggest yet there, activists said.Continue reading the main story


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Defending champions and Olympic monarchs in action on Day Three
Katowice, Poland, September 1, 2014 – Day Three at the 2014 FIVB Men's World Championships visits the cities of Katowice and Gdansk as the volleyball festival continues displaying exciting shows of athleticism surrounded by the enthusiasm of loyal fans.
Six matches will take place on Monday with the three-time defending champions Brazil and Olympic champions Russia stepping into the court for the first time in the 18th edition of the quadrennial event.
Brazil v Germany
Three-time defending champions and No. 1 Brazil begin their campaign for an unprecedented fourth title in a row when the forces of Bernardo Rezende clash against the 10th ranked Germany kicking off the actions of Pool B in Katowice on Monday.
The two teams have faced each other five times at the World Championships with the South American side prevailing in all five encounters, including four victories in straight sets. The dominance by the Brazilians extend to other high-level competitions where they have built a 15-match winning streak since two defeats to Germany in the 1993 World League.
Key points
•Brazil dethroned Italy in 2002 and have ruled the World Championship since then
• Brazil are the No. 1 ranked team but lost he World League Finals to United States
•The Brazilians have won 25 of their last World Championship matches
• Germany won the title in 1979 as German Democratic Republic (GDR)
Finland v Cuba
History takes side with Cuba as the Caribbean islanders meet Finland in the second match in Katowice as the recently crowned Pan American Cup champions won their only contest 3-0 in the 1966 edition of the world championships.
Besides that victory almost 50 years ago, Cuba have been victorious in all four other matches with Finland in the World League, all contested in 1993. The Finns are returning to the world championships for the first time since 1982 and seventh in total.
Key points
•Cuba finished second in the last edition of the world championships in 2010 in Rome
• Finland have lost all their six previous opening matches
•Cuba were runners-up also in 1990 and won the bronze in 1978 and 1998
Korea v Tunisia
Korea and Tunisia have met two times in the history of the world championships splitting honours in those two clashes.
The Koreans won 3-0 exactly 50 years ago in 1974 while more recently the North-African Tunisians claimed a 3-2 decision in 2006.
The 19th world-ranked Korea have been triumphant in nine of 10 matches against the No. 14 Tunisia at the Olympics, World Cup and World Championships with eight of those victories coming
by score of 3-0.
Key points
•Korea's best result in their previous eighth World Championships was a 4th place in 1978
• Korea have won three of their last 14 World Championship matches
•Tunisia's best ranking is a 15th place in 2006 and they ended 19th in 2010
Russia v Canada
Olympic champions Russia and Canada open the curtains of Pool C in Gdansk with the Russians having won the previous two matches against the North American side at the World Championships by 3-2 score in 1994 and 3-0 in 2006.
The up-and-coming Canada, ranked No. 15 in the world, won the last match the two teams had at a big event with the Canadians prevailing 3-2 in the Final Round of the 2013 World League.
Key points
•Russia won the World Championship a record 6 times when they participated as Soviet Union
• The Russians are the only team to participate in the 18 editions of the World Championships
• Canada's best result in nine previous appearances is a ninth place in 1994
Mexico v Bulgaria
Mexico and Bulgaria have met two times in the World Championships with Bulgaria coming out winners from both encounters in 1974 (3-0) and 1978 (3-2).
Mexico, currently ranked 22nd in the world, returned to the world championship in 2010 after being absent for 28 years. The 8th world-ranked Bulgaria are making their 17th appearance, only behind the Russians.
Key points
•Bulgaria never have won the title but have one silver and four bronze medals
• Bulgaria finished in seventh place in 2010
• Mexico's best rank was 10th when made their debut in 1974
China v Egypt
China and Egypt close the actions of the first day of Pool C in the city of Gdansk. The two sides have been together in the same court for a world championship match three times with the Chinese forces prevailing in those encounters.
China won the first two matches by 3-0 score but needed five sets to claim the third victory in 2006. They have not missed any edition of the World Championships since 1994 and this is their 13th appearance.
Key points
•China's last victory at the World Championships was in 2006 against Egypt
• China's best result is a 13th place in 2010
• Egypt's last win at the World Championship was against Iran 3-0 in 2010


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Dec 14, 2009
In efforts to give urban customers from New York City, San Francisco and Washington DC access to Target, the company created pop-up shops from December 11th-13th. The Target To-Go included a walk through where customers could see a display of must-have holiday items and then proceed to fill out a list, pay, and pick up pre-wrapped gifts. Categories with different price ranges made shopping easier in attempts to create a hassle free holiday. Gift tags ranging from $10-$500 have been set up throughout each city, as a sort of treasure hunt for eager shoppers. On the company's Twitter account, clues as to where the tags were located were updated hourly for especially fervent customers.
As shoppers bundled up and stood in line to brave the New York City cold, they readily awaited the shop's opening at 10am on Friday. Style icon, Rachel Bilson, showed up to help celebrate the opening and hand out $100 gift cards to families in need through the Salvation Army at New York's location near the High Line. For many shoppers, the real anticipation was over the first view of the Rodarte for Target pieces a week before they are available in stores. Some shoppers lamented that only a few pieces were available as well as the fact there was no way to try on the three Rodarte dresses, leaving sizing issues up to fate. Luckily, Target is giving receipts that can be redeemed at any store. The lingerie-inspired dress with silk bows on the shoulders, perfect for holiday parties, was at the the top of many shoppers' lists. For the more edgy customers, the black sequined shift dress with a ribcage print was even better in person than in the look book.
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Having built houses in different parts of state of Kerala,I have come across different beliefs in different areas about foundation work for a building.
Kerala is yet to reach a situation were professionals are sought for design and construction of a building.Professional Architect and structural Engineer is considered to be ornamental requirements for those who build large costly houses.Most of the professionals of Kerala are also responsible to a great extent for this alienation from the majority of their possible clientele ,as they never tried to make themselves easily accessible to their possible clients.
People of Kerala have this peculiar behavior where they try to avoid making payments to professionals for their services.I have come across several people who ask "Why you want to take thousands of rupees for drawing some lines as plan of the house?"They will not bother about spending lakhs of rupees but spending few thousands will be extremely painful to them especially if it is design charges or consultation charges.For such services they expect the professional to be happy with whatever they may please to pay without specifying any specific fees or charges.
In different locations of Kerala people are following certain practices for doing foundation of a building without bothering to check with a qualified professional to see whether that procedure is the right ,technically correct way of doing foundation of a building.
In most of the places especially in southern Kerala people believe that excavation for foundation of a building should be at least six feet deep.Soil in most of these places are quite strong and in some places it is even hard laterite.There is no point in breaking this solid soil strata to have "deep excavation".Technically depth of excavation do not matter much if you have a stable soil.Of course having wider excavation helps to increase strength of foundation.
After excavation in most of the places people use dry pack rubble foundation.Instead of doing rubble dry pack foundation carefully with good tight packing,rubble is simply thrown into the deep excavation area leaving lots of gap in between rubble pieces.This actually weakens foundation.In stable soil conditions you do not need more than two feet depth for excavation.It is better to make it about 45 cm so that foundation when done with careful dry packing of rubble will have about 15 cm projecting up.This 15 cm or slightly lower projection of foundation due to ups and downs of ground level can be used to raise ground level slightly higher.
Once the foundation dry packing of rubble is done fill the gaps of rubble work with crusher sand using water forced into the foundation as can be seen in the pictures below
Force fill crusher sand into rubble foundation till water will not go down any more thus making your foundation rubble work one monolithic water tight rubble work. You can then be sure of strength of your rubble foundation.
Above proposed ground level rubble foundation is called Basement.You can either do it again with dry pack rubble work(which I recommend)or Rubble work in cement mortar.In case you do daypack,point outside of basement with mortar to fill gaps between rubble pieces.Again fill inside of basement with red sand for filling and force fill this sand into basement rubble work using water forced inside as in the case of foundation this time from inside basement.Top of basement may be given a plastering with mortar.See pictures.