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1. Go to Wikipedia.
2. Click on "Random article" in the left-hand sidebar box.
3. Post it!
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Wood warping costs the wood industry in the U.S. millions of dollars per year. Straight wood boards that leave a cutting facility sometimes arrive at the store yard warped. This little understood process is finally being looked at in a serious way. Although wood warping has been studied for years, the warping control model for manufacturing composite wood hasn't been updated for about 40 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Faubert
Pierre Faubert
Pierre Faubert (1806 - 31 July 1868) was a Haitian poet and playwright. Faubert was born in Cayes to a general of the Haitian Revolution. Educated in France, Faubert returned to Haiti and served as Secretary to President Jean Pierre Boyer. Faubert later was chosen by President Fabre Geffrard to negotiate the concordat between Haiti and the Pope. As a writer, two of Faubert's most notable works were a collection of poems entitled Poésies Fugitives and a drama entitled Ogé ou le Préjugé de Couleur. He died at Vanves, near Paris, France.
Now, I'm off to see if I can find any of his work....
Posted by: Karan | January 17, 2007 at 03:29 PM
Just ask your local luthier about warping wood... a sure way to see a grown person cry!
Posted by: Loren | January 17, 2007 at 06:09 PM