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"With a flavor of Jared Diamond, Empires of Food thoughtfully weaves the religion, military history, and science into a historical arc of how food undergirds civilization's rise and fall. Sprinkling discussions of monks and bird guano in with the Roman Empire and colonization, the book elucidates the inherent instability of how our current food infrastructure has evolved and will make you rethink how you eat."
--Jennifer 8. Lee, author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles
"Evan Fraser and Andrew Rimas vividly recreate centuries of spice-filled ships and grain silos to show that while the pen and the gun may be the visible tools of diplomacy, the knife and fork are often the true instruments of human change. Their unsentimental march through our history and into the future reaches a conclusion that is both inspiring and unnerving: civilization is what we eat."
--Sasha Issenberg, author of The Sushi Economy: Globalization and the Making of a Modern Delicacy
"Empires of Food deals with a subject of grave importance and profound implications for the political economy of the world. Although the subject is serious, it is written in a compelling and readable style. While not pedantic or ponderous in any way, it is of impressive academic rigor. This book needs to be read and thoughtfully considered by policy-makers and citizens everywhere. And if you enjoy lunch, don't fail to read it!"
--John Manley, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
"With a breathtaking sweep, Empires of Food takes us on a rollicking culinary journey through the ecological history of civilization. The result is a rare treat: hard-hitting analysis cooked to read like a captivating novel. For pure pleasure or a deeper understanding of why civilizations rise and fall, it's a perfect choice for any curious mind."
--Peter Dauvergne, Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia, author of The Shadows of Consumption
"This isn't just first class scholarship, it's energetic writing. Fraser and Rimas have a knack for the little detail that unveils the big thought. Empires of Food is a must-read for anyone who wants to know why every night a billion people got to bed obese and another billion go to bed hungry."
--George Alagiah, author of A Passage To Africa and A Home From Home
"Empires of Food is a panoramic and prescient book which presents the challenges that civilizations have faced with agricultural production and societal fashions for food. The authors approach the issue with refreshing pragmatism and urge us to move towards a "glocal" approach to consumption norms. Their compelling narrative recognizes the value of efficient global food systems while also appreciating the importance of local connections to reduce ecological impacts. Such a vision for our palates holds much promise in balancing the debate on food ethics and sustainable development."
--Saleem H. Ali, author of Treasures of the Earth: Need, Greed and a Sustainable Future
"In offering a compelling portrait of the interplay between imperial expansion and food systems across the millennia, Empires of Food lays before us the fragility of a 21st century food system beset by climate change, rising fuel costs and a shrinking agricultural frontier and wonders whether, like the empires of the past, we will sustain a delusion of a superabundance as we careen toward a world of famine and insecurity or whether we will we find the wisdom and the means to avert catastrophe."
--Raymond C. Offenheiser, President, Oxfam America
"Forget the old stages of human history, the familiar stone, bronze, iron age sequence: University of Guelph geographer Fraser and journalist co-author Rimas make a convincing case that food—or rather, food surpluses—best explain the rise and fall of civilizations. If cultures produce more than farmers eat, and find a way to store, transport and exchange that extra, then urban centres can flourish. Trouble is, food empires have always, so far, grown to the limits of their carrying capacity, hanging on precariously until the weather changes or pests strike, and the whole thing collapses. It's happened everywhere, as Fraser and Rimas demonstrate in their entertaining tour of past disasters. And maybe it's happening again: in five of the past 10 years the world has eaten more than it has produced, causing us to draw down on our grain stocks. There may yet be a lot more food to wring out of technological progress; then again, there may not be." --Mclean's
"This is a book with a big thesis and panorama. Whether writing about ancient Rome, the Mayans, China, or mediaeval Europe, 19th century Britain and 20th century USA, the authors draw us inexorably to question whether the 21st century globalizing food system is poised to be punished for forgetting the laws of ecology. Fraser and Rimas propose that seemingly impregnable societies can falter and fail if they ignore the sustainability of their food supplies." --Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City University, London


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On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 12:44:15PM +0100, Matthew Booth wrote:On 14/09/09 12:10, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:This is the only patch I currently have outstanding. No changes from the previous posting, except I rebased it against the head of git.I'm still reviewing this (and probably will be for a while). I have a high-level observation at this stage, though. Several error paths in this code (and the previous code, too) would be a whole lot simpler if LAUNCH and CANCEL were turned into real protocol messages, and receive file was terminated with ACK. This would also simplify review.We can't change the protocol because it's baked into other appliances that we've shipped and people could use the wrong appliance and library version combination. (At the moment this does work).
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Finally a new hire! This was a fun one. I'm finally getting good a simulating wood and skin without a brown or flesh toned marker. Also, if you don't get it, this new hire is in the R&D department.
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Finally a new hire! This was a fun one. I'm finally getting good a simulating wood and skin without a brown or flesh toned marker. Also, if you don't get it, this new hire is in the R&D department.
Today I spent my hour working on a digital illustration. The initial short term goals was to beef up my sketching chops. However, the long term goal is using those skills to create bigger and better things. Today, I being to move toward that. Ultimately, this means less posts. However, the posts will be of higher quality. There will still be sketches.
If this bothers you…
I got over halfway through a sketch today when I got frustrated, crumpled it up, and threw it away. I'm admittedly very dissatisfied with my choice to drop $70+ on a set of Rapidograph pens. Ever since I was a graphic design student at Ball State, I was told that these were the pinnacle of pens. Because of their price, I always chose to use Zig Millennium pens and occasionally Micron pens instead.
As I began adjusting to the Rapidographs, I was frustrated with two points. Firstly, it was much more difficult to draw straight lines. With the felt tip pens, I was able to apply more pressure. This allowed me to steady my hand and draw relatively straight lines over long distances. With the Rapidographs, applying more pressure causes the line to skip and my paper to scratch. My second frustration, and this is the one that's unforgivable, is that when I left the pen, the plunger thing puts a tail on my lines. This essentially turns all of my lines in to strange distorted L shapes. There are precious few ways that I can hold the pen without this happening and none of those ways are conducive to comfort, dexterity, or (much to my dismay) getting nice line quality.
I've watched the overall quality (cleanliness) of my drawings go down since attempting to use the Rapidograph pens. I moved away from my Zigs because I figured the Rapidographs would be cheaper in the long run and would produce superior drawings. However, I was totally wrong. I'm simply frustrated. While these pens my be great for drafting, they're absolutely terrible for my kind of sketching. I'm extraordinarily frustrated.
I took the time today, instead of doing a lunch sketch, to register to vote.
Remember, vote now or forever hold your peace.
Indiana voters, you have until October 9th. You can even do it online here: https://indianavoters.in.gov.
The Third Annual Indianapolis Tweed Ride is rapidly approaching. (That's me on the front there) It's my favorite event of the year and I'm going all out again this year. I was saddened last year that my bike malfunctioned right at the last minute so all of my cleaning and nifty construction was in vain. However, this year I'm prepared. Saturday, I'll be taking REI's Comprehensive Bike Maintenance Course specifically to learn the ins and outs of my vintage bikes. (My road bike, Slither, is a breeze to work on because it's pretty much a 1:1 experience with Lennard Zinn's Zinn & The Art of Road Bike Maintenance. (If you ride a modern bike but don't own that book, shame on you.)
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But I would like to see the conversation change for this election. The real issue - the issue that undermines all the other issues - is the issue of executive power. We currently have an executive in office who feels no obligation to submit to oversight, who values loyalty over competence, ideology over science, and secrecy above all else.
The current batch of presidential candidates needs to take a stand on these issues; the next president cannot continue these ridiculous policies.
Signing statements: During the Roberts hearings, you couldn't get enough description of the make-up of the Supreme Court as "three strict constructionists, three moderates, and three activist judges who continually try to legislate from the bench." Legislate from the bench? For the past six years, Bush has (through the use of signing statements) been legislating from the Oval Office! The constitutional check on the legislature is the president's veto. I want to hear the current batch of candidates pledge to either enforce the law as passed in Congress, or veto it.
Executive privilege: Every use of executive privilege in the past fifty years has been to cover up something shady. I want the candidates to demonstrate they know it's a privilege and not a policy.
Secrecy: The Bush administration has been more secretive than any other administration in recent memory - and it has been to their detriment to do so, if for no other reason than secrecy breeds mistrust. There are legal avenues available for when our government needs to be secretive. I want to hear the candidates talk about this and pledge to be open to communication with their constituents. To recall the popular saying, "if you guard your pencils the way you guard your diamonds, you will protect more pencils and lose more diamonds."
Political maneuvering: Politics is, well... part of Politics. But come on - for the love of God.... The very idea that the Cheney camp should resist oversight on the basis that the Vice President is not part of the executive branch is laughable to anyone with a seventh grade civics education. But the fact that anyone out of the White House EVER took that seriously is a symptom of a major problem in our government. To our next president: please don't insult me like this.
Resistance to oversight in general: I voted for my representative so that she could participate in overseeing the executive branch. That's her job. If a candidate really is for the interests of the American people, he or she needs to promise to submit to oversight as mandated by the Constitution.
Focusing on this point - of the current runaway nature of executive power - will be the most effective way out of the "dark ages" of the Bush presidency. It is the big issue that underscores all the others.
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|Kingdom: Plantae
|Phylum: Magnoliophyta
|Class: Magnoliopsida
|Subclass: Rosidae
|Order: Fabales
|Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
|Genus: Lespedeza
|Subject: Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don
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Step outside to unwind on the sand beach. After a day at the beach, enjoy amenities at The Ocean Club on Smuggler's Beach like an indoor pool, a spa tub, and a fitness center.
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To download the player is a big mistake! I downloaded it and my antivirus program removed it. Said it was an unsafe download. Imagine that from wordpress.
If only this plugin worked like in the video. Unless one wants to become an expert in FLV meta command line operations and fixing cross-domain issues, this isn't a solution. Note to the author: Your XML cross domain file didn't eliminate the warning message after I copied it to the root directory.
Someday, someday, inserting videos won't be a royal PITA!
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This download does not seem to exist. I have a brand new computer and it has been compatible with everything else so far, this is the first brick wall I have run into. Usually if I want to download a program or an update I simply click the 'download' button, click 'save file', wait for the the download, right click and click 'open'.
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I came across this download from a Disney movie hosting site called http://www.kidsonlineplace.com that said I needed to download this plugin to view the videos the website hosts. Seeming as how less than an hour before it had played a full-feature film with no problem, I assumed this was standard. No such luck. This doesn't make any sense. I might also mention all of my adobe flash player+java plugins are up to date and all other videos are streaming perfectly.
When i am trying to install the plugin, there is error - The plugin does not have a valid header. Any suggestions?
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per questo sito sto usando la versione 3.4.2 , ma anche per i siti dove uso la versione 3.5.1, il plugin non funziona, sia nei post che nelle pagine, mi appare costantemente la scritta che il plugin deve essere aggiornato alla versione 1.3.7 , e nonostante l abbia fatto, i video non si vedono più, spero si tratti di una cosa momentanea, altrimenti dovrò trovare un altro plugin, perchè tutti i miei siti sono basati sulla visualizzazione di video promo gratis e per reclamizzare aree video.
for this site I'm using version 3.4.2, but also for sites where I use the version 3.5.1, the plugin does not work, is that in the post pages, I get always the message that the plugin must be updated to version 1.3 .7, and despite having done so, you can not see the video, but I hope it is a momentary thing, otherwise I will have to find another plugin, because all my sites are based on viewing video promo video for free and advertise my members ship areas
I didn't want to rate, sorry I put one star.
Just to say that I found Stream Video plugin vers 1.3.5 not compatible with Responsive Theme by ThemeID. I was using Responsive child theme as suggested. This combination made page editing input areas unusable; mouse arrow only on input boxes; input boxes not showing the content either. Deactivate Stream Viewer & text input returned to as normal functionality. Rodrigo's directions (video & screen shot)did not match wordpress interface. Rodrigo's web site does say "outdated info" on video & screen shot.
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SANDWICH, Mass. (AP) — A 120-foot tall European beech tree on the grounds of a Cape Cod museum will stand for its last sunrise this week.
Heritage Museums and Gardens officials say the tree they believe was more than 250 years old has died.
Starting Tuesday and continuing Wednesday, the tree will be taken down before an operation starts to recycle its wood.
An artist will carve a 20-foot section of trunk into a garden sculpture.
Some wood will go to a nature center to be turned into a wooden train.
Among other uses, wood chips also will be spread on Heritage's walking paths and trails, and branches will be split and sold for firewood.
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Skip to comments.IRAN: In a rock fight, 10,000 protestors win.
Posted on 06/21/2009 12:57:50 PM PDT by Jeff Head
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That will not be lost on him...or on the people themselves.
Recall that after September 11th thousands of Iranians were chanting â USA, USA â during a soccer match much to the frustration of the Iranian Police.
They are the most Western of Middle Eastern countries. From all I have read and studied of Iran over the years I'm convinced the vast majority of Persians have no interest in having to live under Islamic law.
Sometime on Tuesday, small urban gangs began organizing within themselves, and, armed with melee weapons and small caliber firearms, began hunting down and attacking Besiji.
They are being called, amongst themselves somewhat and by the members of Anonymous and other forum assistants, the National Iranian Resistance, or NIR. We know that as NIR were seen to be an asset to the Iranian people, as they offered protection from Besiji and knew the streets of their cities intimately, they began receiving support in the form of information from many older Iranian citizens, such as shop owners and business people. Due to their spontaneous formation, the Resistance has, as of now, no centralized governing body, tending to operating on a tightly knit cellular level. We are at this time unsure of where the Besiji that are being detained by the Resistance are being taken.
The members of the Resistance do this at great risk to themselves. There are many reports of groups of Besiji and Resistance encountering each other, and the Resistance being killed on sight. Additionally, when NIR are found by Pasdarna troops (Also known as the IRG, IRGC, Iranian Revolutionary Guard (Corps)) they are arrested. Where they are taken is currently unknown.
On Wednesday morning, Supreme Ayatollah Khamenei authorized the following individuals complete control to suppress all protest movements in 1 week (June 24th, 2009.) Afshin Kamel, Haj Ali Rezaei, Ali Afsari, Majid Afshardi Amir Ghorbani, Amir Maghouli, Amir Hossein Arich, Mehdi Amiri, Hossein Yabgar, Ilias Dizji, Ebrahim Mahmoodi, Mehdi Ebrahimi, Mehdi Ebrahimi Fereidoon Taghizadeh, and Mahmoud Fatehi. Most of the above are officers within the Pasdarna, of varying ranks.
In response, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, which is the armed forces sanctioned by the constitution of Iran, have taken measures to protect the people of Iran, and the sanctity of the Republic. Those measures have included arresting Besiji militants, as well as patrolling the streets of various cities, focusing on Tehran, almost continually since Wednesday afternoon until the time of writing, Saturday morning. As they have been ordered, they have taken many Resistance members into custody, however they are yet to turn any over to Pasdarna forces. At this point, that is close to a direct defiance of orders from the Supreme Leader.
At some point after the Army began pursuing Besiji leads, with the combined efforts of the Resistance, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army's leading officers began telling top politicians, including Khamenei himself, that they plead for no violence, or they will be forced to carry out their constitutional duty and fullfil their oath, protecting the people of Iran. They cite Article 143 of the Iranian Constitution.
Additionally, they state that Ahmadinejad personally violated Article 145 of the Iranian Constitution by using foreign forces against citizens of Iran. As of Thursday evening, both Palestinian Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah were known to be aiding the Revolutionary Guard.
Finally, they have the legal support granted by Articles 3.6, 38, and 39 to stop any attempted coup d'etat against the Republic. While not publically acknowledged, it is implied that they are accusing Khamenei and Ahmadinejad, as well as the Pasdarna, of attempting to seize total control over the Republic of Iran.
Friday morning, prior to the prayers and Khamenei's speech, the National Iranian Resistance leaders of various areas began asking for the Iranian Army to assist them in protecting the Iranian people on Saturday.
They also warn that if Khamenei is removed from his seat by political and clerical action by the clerics in Qom, and another Supreme Ayatollah is appointed, it may result in Ahmadinejad and the above named Iranians seizing full control of Iran.
It is suspected that on the protests at Saturday, June 20th, 2009, to be held at 4pm, across the cities of Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army will not have the strength to defend all protests and protesters from the combined threat of Besiji and Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces. The National Iranian Resistance have shared that they are going to attend protests and do what they can to protect people from military action, however they have very little military experience and acknowledge that flaw.
Additionally, members of the Resistance with clerical experience will be with the protesters, providing them with the guidance and protection of God, an additional disobedience to the will of Khamenei.
Published at 12:39, Saturday, June 20th, 2009 [Iranian Time]
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Thanks for the ping!
Wow! Wonderful. screen is blurry.
Just ignore that poster, Jeff. Some have to cause trouble on every thread.
Very well stated. Thank you.
"In response, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, which is the armed forces sanctioned by the constitution of Iran, have taken measures to protect the people of Iran, and the sanctity of the Republic. Those measures have included arresting Besiji militants.....
Finally, they have the legal support granted by Articles 3.6, 38, and 39 to stop any attempted coup detat against the Republic. While not publically acknowledged, it is implied that they are accusing Khamenei and Ahmadinejad, as well as the Pasdarna, of attempting to seize total control over the Republic of Iran."
I watched Valkrie (sp?) the other night - the Tom Cruise (bleh) movie about the Hitler assasination. Fairly boring, but interesting in the movie about using Hitler's special army forces to put down a coup (fake) by the SS. Sounds like a similar thing in Iran - without the fake part.
Thanks for posting Jeff. Fascinating historical change we are observing. I saw one of your posts on twubs, the continuous scroll link...here...
Keep up the great work.
Iran Freedom BUMP!
I have not seen that anywhere else....so the Army is doing something....that is big news....
There is no fear here now. I feel it in the air. We all are ready to become martyrs. Why live if you are not free? No point.
With that attitude, those people will be free. They understand its worth, and they understand the currency demanded for payment.
Spiegel reporting 5000 Hezbollah fighters brought into Tehran
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Head of Tehran Revolutionary Guard, Sardar Ali Fazli just detained for refusing orders,
Travis, meadsjn & Ernest...see also my post 112.
Poster from Tehran reports that most of the govt thugs are speaking Arabic (indicating Hamas or Hezbolluh), some are blond/blue-eyed, possibly eastern European.
That is not good....
Head of Tehran Revolutionary Guard, Sardar Ali Fazli just detained for refusing orders,
Bringing in outside thugs is going to cause more resistance....
Bibi and the Israelis will be all over this...helping the liberty movement to stand and fight.
We are seeing the full projection of the Bush policy in the mid-east playing out here.
Been hearing that a lot of the Basij was Hamas or Hezbollah, particularly Hexbollah, for a couple of days now. The Iranian people have started regulalry chanting "Death to the Basij", and because they know who brought it on them, "Death to Khamenie" now too.
It's hard to tell who is really there, who is with protesters, who is govt plant, on twitter and the chats. Sounds like it's early morning and people are going back out in the streets.
Morning reminder for a great thread - thanks Jeff.
There was a thread awhile back that I believe a freeper had written a fictional short story for a magazine. Set in the near future with the U.S. government using outside forces (through the U.N.) to put down rebellions in the U.S.
The bunch of cops were actually kickin' up a dust cloud behind them!!!! Talk about ZOOM!!!!
My comment about the 10,000 rocks was tongue-in-cheek. Maybe I expected a little too much from my fellow Freepers and Freepettes since it seemed to fall flat. . :(
BTW, just finished a few days research at the Reagan Library. Did you know that after the 1983 truck bombing in Lebanon, Lebanese Muslim papers called American Marines "martyrs?"
During my Corporate life - I had the opportunity to conduct business in much of Asia, Europe and the Middle East...
In Asia - there is no more professional, trustworthy or reliable business partner than the Japanese..
In Europe - the Czechs hold that position..
In the Muslim Middle East - the Iranians were the ONLY choice as business partners... I came to believe this was as much due to their non Arab ethnicity as to their inherent love of freedom and honesty. From my limited exposure - I will say I didn't meet an Arab I would trust with anything I held dear.
Thanks for the pings.
Fazli's refusal means a big split in the Establishment Elite.
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The "Internet eagles" of Reelfoot Lake will have their privacy for a little while longer.
Attempts to show minute-by-minute activity in the eagles' nest haven't worked this year. Distance is part of the problem. The eagles, which move every year, built their newest nest in a cypress tree about 300 yards west of the Reelfoot Lake State Park visitor center. That's a little too far to string a coaxial cable, as had been done in previous years to feed the images onto the Web site: www.eaglewatch.com. So, this year, officials decided to beam the images by microwave from the tree to the visitor center. Unfortunately, the signal just isn't strong enough to go that far without a booster.
The eagles themselves make up the other part of the problem. They haven't exactly decided to settle down and start nesting yet this year. David Haggard, the park's interpretive specialist, said the eagles have been seen flying around the nest tree and perched in trees nearby. They just aren't settling into the nest itself.
Neither are most of the other eagles known to nest in the Reelfoot Lake area. Haggard said only two of the eight breeding pairs appear to be incubating eggs at this point. Reelfoot's eagles typically begin laying eggs in mid- to late February.
The two problems may be resolved at the same time. If the eagles settle into the nest and lay eggs, Haggard said equipment will be installed to boost the microwave signal.
Until that happens, anyone who wants to see Reelfoot's bald eagles will just have to go to the lake. The surest eagle-spotting site is behind the visitor center, where two disabled eagles live in a flight cage.
Peg, one of the two disabled eagles, returned to the state park on Saturday after spending about five months at the Raptor Rehabilitation Center at the Memphis Zoo and Aquarium. Peg was found in 1989 with one foot missing. Last fall, the remaining nub became infected and had to be reconstructed. The eagle is still recuperating.
The other eagle, Bly, was found that same year just north of Blytheville, Ark. It apparently suffers from lead poisoning and doesn't have the strength to fly any distance.


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Given all the alt-folk and indie-rock hullabaloo of the past few years, it�s a mystery why one of the original indie-rock bands � Guster � doesn�t get more respect, especially here in its own backyard. After all, if you jotted down all the things that people like about the current crop of indie-rock faves � bands like Wilco, the Lumineers and Rhode Island�s own Low Anthem � you�d basically have a list of all the things that characterize classic Guster tunes such �Satellite,� �Two Points for Honesty� and �Airport Song.�
Lyrics that manage to be both smart and sensitive? Check.
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Just in case you need a reminder of how good this Boston-bred band can be, the three original members � Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller and Brian Rosenworcel � along with newcomer Luke Reynolds are at Lupo�s on Thursday night. True, it�s been a while since Guster released an album of new songs. (The band�s most recent effort, �Live Acoustic,� was basically a collection of live versions of older tunes.) Still, as anyone who�s seen Guster live will tell you, the band puts on a great live show. And don�t be surprised if Ping-Pong balls start flying at the end of �Airport Song.� It�s a Guster tradition.
The show starts at 7 p.m. with opening act Jukebox the Ghost. For more, call (401) 331-5876 or visit lupos.com.
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A goal from debutant Michael Farragher helped Galway get out of jail at Pearse Stadium as they end a losing run in the qualifiers which stretches back to 2004 with a 1-12 to 0-11 victory over Tipperary.
Galway were in trouble when they led by just 0-06 to 0-05 at the break having played with the strong wind but they produced a big third quarter to see off the Premiermen.
Two points directly after the restart from Mark Hehir and Sean Armstrong pushed them three points in front.
Peter Acheson and Danny Cummins exchanged points but then a floated ball from Cummins was punched out to Farragher and he slotted the ball into the bottom right corner and suddenly Galway were ahead by double scores.
It was all so different in the opening half when the sides exchanged points five times.
Galway, who hit nine wides, struggled to break down the Tipp defence as the visitors crowded their rearguard and then worked the ball up the field.
Tipp, indeed, should have been ahead at the break but seven wides undermined their challenge.
Conor Sweeney hit four of them from placed balls but landed three excellent efforts from play.
Armstrong and Michael Meehan did most to lift a sluggish Galway side and Armstrong's third point just before the interval edged them 0-6 to 0-5 in front at the break.
But it did not look like it would be enough given the strong wind, but Galway lifted their game after the restart and Farragher's goal put them in the driving seat.
Tipperary, despite being ravaged by injuries, never gave up and three points from frees by Sweeney and a couple from play by sub Bernard O'Brien ensured anxious moments for the Galway supporters in the crowd of 3,608.
But Tipperary never looked like getting the goal they required to lift their comeback, although Sweeney went close in the dying moments but Galway goalkeeper Manus Breathnach brought off another good save as the Tribesmen ended their seven-match losing run in the qualifiers and booked their place in the next round.
Galway: M Breathnach; C Forde, F Hanley, K Kelly; C Doherty, G O'Donnell, G Sice: P Conroy (0-01), G Higgins; J O'Brien, S Armstrong (0-04), M Farragher (1-01); M Hehir (0-01), M Meehan (0-02, 0-01f), D Cummins (0-03).
Subs used: D O'Neill for Sice (64), T Flynn for O'Brien (68), F O Curraoin for Farragher (61), M Martin for Meehan (60).
Tipperary: P Fitzgerald; A Morrissey, P Codd, J Coghlan; B Fox (0-01), D Lynch, D Leahy; H Coghlan (0-01), S O'Brien; L Allen, P Acheson (0-01), I Fahey; C Sweeney (0-05), P Quirke, G Hannigan.
Subs used: B O'Brien (0-02) for Fahey 56, A Matassa (0-01) for S O'Brien 60, B Mulvihill for Lynch 49.
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Shaw Industries, Inc. Lowe's, Lowe'a sold Shaw Carpet. Shaw declined claim, Lowe's wouldn't do anything more after Shaw declined. Dalton, Georgia
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I notice after 6 months the texture of the carpet was changing. I called Shaw and spoke to a Customer Service Rep. I was told after walking on the carpet the appearance will change and that was normal and that it would never look like it did when first installed. I wasn't happy about that at all. We then discussed the types of vacuums to be used on the carpet. She said not to use the beater brush of the vacuum, only use a suction vacuum. I wonder why I wasn't told that by Lowe's. I asked what brand of vacuum cleaner was that? She gave me a name that was told to her by other customers. When I researched the vacuum cleaner, I only found it in certain cities and was distributed for custodial use. The price was in the $600.00 range and wasn't available to look at, It had to be ordered. I called Lowe's to see if they had heard about this cleaner and would they be able to order one. Their answer was no, they hadn't heard of it before and no they couldn't order it. Funny, you would think, if the carpet Lowe's sold could only be used by a particular vacuum cleaner, you'd think they would sell it then. The salesman should have told me if you buy this carpet you have to buy a special vacuum that sucks only.
So now the manufacture of the carpet has told me not to use a beater brush. I can't buy a new vacuum from Lowe's. The Salesman didn't tell me I wouldn't be able to use a beater brush vacuum. I tired using my Hoover without the beater brush but there wasn't enough suction to lift up the fibers to suck the dirt out. I bought a carpet rake and that still doesn't pick up the fibers nor did professional carpet cleaning.
I have two short-haired inside dogs and I must vacuum often.Their short hairs are now embedded under the fibers of the rug and rug is now lying flat and ugly. I have bought 2 new vacuums since, a Dyson Animal 25 and a Sears Canister that has a high setting for shag rugs. Both have beater brushes and I still can't get the fibers to stand up and unfortunately the fibers are now separating and turning fuzzy.
I called Lowe's in 2009 about my problem and they contacted Shaw. An Independent inspector came out and took pictures and measurements of the fibers. A report was then sent to Lowe's. Shaw denied the claim and said it was normal. Lowe's wouldn't do anything because the manufacture wouldn't do anything. I was told I needed to have filed a complaint within the first year of installation of the carpet.
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Pat was very nice and empathetic to my frustrations. She said when I first had my carpet installed, Shaw didn't put instructions in their roll about suction only vacuum cleaners, they started in 2008 I believe. Pat said my carpet would be replaced at no charge and Shaw would pay for the installation of the of the new carpet.
I actually started crying tears of joy. My faith in big corporations/manufacturers was restored, thanks to Pat. I am overjoyed to know my $10.000 wasn't wasted. I know I will be able to find something nice again.
These are a few questions I had for Pat:
1. I asked if she would help me with my next purchase. I asked if I gave her carpet style numbers would she look up the warranties and see how durable the carpet was for my needs. I didn't want to get anything like I had before. She accepted my request and gave me her direct number.
2. I asked who did I need to talk to at Lowe's. She had already called Lowe's before calling me and got the name of the individual I needed to talk to. She then said, let me call and find out his schedule next week and I'll call you back. She did just that. Pat was absolutely wonderful!! Very polite, informative, and willing to help me anyway she could.
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