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Chocolate-powered racecar makes sustainability sexy (Reuters)
Reuters - Fueled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world's first sustainable Formula 3 racing car has a top speed of 135 miles per hour and can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds.
Hoyer says some trying to politicize Massa case (AP)

FILE - This Tuesday Oct. 14, 2008 picture shows Eric Massa, Democratic candidate for New York's 29th Congressional District in Rochester, N.Y. On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, Rep. Eric Massa, a freshman Democrat from New York, said that he will not seek a second term after a recurrence of cancer late last year, dismissing blog reports that he had harassed a staffer.  He was elected in 2008. (AP Photo/David Duprey)AP - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer accused political opponents Wednesday of trying to exploit the controversy surrounding former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid accusations of sexual harassment.


Runaway Prius driver: Brakes were 'almost burned' (AP)

Driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in El Cajon, Calif. Sikes' 2008 Toyota Prius raced out of control on a San Diego freeway Monday. A California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car.  (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - Before he called 911, James Sikes says he reached down with his hand to loosen the "stuck" accelerator on his 2008 Toyota Prius, his other hand on the steering wheel. The pedal didn't move.


NASCAR puts Carl Edwards on probation for 3 races (AP)

FILE - In this March 7, 2010, file photo,  Brad Keselowski (12) flips after being nudged by Carl Edwards, right, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Sticking with its 'boys, have at it' attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on probation for three races Tuesday for deliberately wrecking Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.  (AP Photo/Joe Sebo, File)AP - Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR won't force Carl Edwards to miss any races after he deliberately wrecked Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.


Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya (AFP)

A street vendor prepares papaya for her daily customers in Yangon. Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.(AFP/File/Khin Maung Win)AFP - Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.


Pink Floyd goes to court in royalty row with EMI (AP)
AP - Pink Floyd has begun legal action against music label EMI Group Ltd. over the way royalty payments are calculated in the digital era.
Obama pushing on health care end game (AP)

US President Barack Obama speaks on healthcare and health insurance reform at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Obama has launched a populist assault on price-gouging American insurance firms, escalating his last-ditch bid to pass a historic health reform bill.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AP - President Barack Obama is pushing a new anti-fraud plan and his top health official is challenging the nation's insurers as the administration cranks up the pressure for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's medical system.


Immigration reform rests on a national worker ID (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - During their day-to-day activities in public, some 10 million people in the United States live a lie. They pretend to be legal residents when they are not.
'Jihad Jane' indictment shows terror's evolution (AP)

ADDS ID OF SWEDE CARTOONIST LARS VILK AND CLARIFIES THAT LAROSE WAS ACCUSED OF MOVING TO EUROPE TO TRY TO KILL VILKS WHO IS CURRENTLY IN STOCKHOLM - This image provided by the SITE Intelligence Group shows Colleen LaRose, an American woman from Pennsylvania indicted Tuesday March 9, 2010 and accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas. The indictment accuses LaRose of moving to Europe to try to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks who is in Stockholm. (AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group) -- MANDATORY CREDIT SITE INTELLIGENCE GROUP --AP - The self-described "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden is a rare case of an American woman aiding in foreign terrorism and shows the evolution of the global threat, authorities say.


Lindsay Lohan takes swipe at E-Trade babies (AP)

U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan poses prior to attend to the German fashion designer Karl Lagarfeld's Fall-Winter 2010-2011 ready-to-wear collection for Chanel fashion house, in Paris Tuesday March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)AP - Lindsay Lohan is feuding with the E-Trade babies.


Biden: Palestinians deserve 'viable' state (AP)

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, walks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas past the honor guard, ahead of their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday. Biden was to hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, in part to ease their doubts about the latest U.S. peace efforts. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Vice President Joe Biden's displeasure over an Israeli plan to enlarge an east Jerusalem settlement was on display Wednesday as he warned against actions that "inflame tensions" and reassured his Palestinian hosts that they deserve a sustainable, independent state.


Business groups launch ad against health care bill (AP)
AP - Major business groups Tuesday announced a multimillion-dollar ad campaign to stop President Barack Obama's health care overhaul as it approaches a make-or-break vote in the House.
Woman delivers surprise baby, picks up other son (AP)
AP - A 32-year-old Kentucky woman who said she didn't know that she was pregnant delivered her newborn son on the floor of her laundry room by herself and even cut the umbilical cord. Kelly Bottom told The Advocate-Messenger that she also picked up her other son from school and stopped in at the baby's grandmother's house to show her the infant before going to the hospital Thursday.
Obama pushes climate change in White House meeting (Reuters)

A light snow settles on a tourist's umbrella as he takes a picture of the White House in Washington, December 5, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate's efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to try to jumpstart an overhaul of U.S. energy policy.


China, India give qualified nod to climate deal (AP)

Residents cross the road near a cooling tower of a coal-fired power plant in Shenyang in northeast China's Liaoning province Wednesday March 10, 2010.  China told the United States on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 to make stronger commitments on climate change and provide environmental expertise and financing to developing nations.  (AP Photo)AP - China joined India on Tuesday in giving qualified approval to the Copenhagen climate accord calling for voluntary limits on greenhouse gas emissions.


Greene leads No. 1 UConn to 16th Big East title (AP)

Connecticut's Kalana Greene shoots next to West Virginia's Liz Repella during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the Big East women's tournament in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Bob Child)AP - UConn finally celebrated — just a little bit.


Fishermens fear: Public's 'right to fish' shifting under Obama? (The Christian Science Monitor)

FILE - This April 10, 2001 file photo shows salmon passing through the fish ladder at Bonneville Dam in North Bonneville, Wash. The federal judge overseeing efforts to make the Columbia Basin's federal hydroelectric dams safer for salmon has given the Obama administration one last chance to come up with something better that won't violate the Endangered Species Act. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)The Christian Science Monitor - The Obama administration has proposed using United Nations-guided principles to expand a type of zoning to coastal and even some inland waters.


China tries microblogging top political event (AP)

A delegate uses his laptop at the end of a plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. As delegates to the National People's Congress dip into the world of microblogging, the Chinese public is getting a rare casual glimpse inside the workings, and nonworkings, of power.(AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe)AP - So this is how you get through China's biggest political event of the year: "Sit still, stare toward the front, pretend like you're looking but you're really not, pretend like you're listening but you're really not ... make your brain blank."


Bank of America to stop debit card overdrafts (AP)

FILE - In this July 17, 2009 file photo, a customer uses a Bank of America ATM in Charlotte, N.C. The Treasury Department has received a record $1.54 billion from the sale of warrants it received from Bank of America Thursday, March 4, 2010, as part of the support it provided during the financial crisis. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, file)AP - Bank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in the accounts linked to their debit cards. It's a step that may become a common move ahead of new regulations limiting overdraft fees.


Why Israel jailed me for talking too much (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The Palestinian elected leadership is weak. And even with Vice President Joe Bidens visit to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan this week, the renewed Middle East peace process appears to be little more than a charade.

 
Klein assumes ASCP president's post
Fatal furniture store fire results in $1.2 million settlements
Fire officials suspect ComDust in Australian pellet plant explosion
AHFA reps address regulatory concerns in Washington
Canada housing starts jump again in February
Southern yellow pine framing lumber orders and shipments decline
Global melamine market to reach 1.8 million tons by 2015
Asbestos found in destroyed plywood plants fire ash
Faulty motor blamed for PenPly mill fire
Construction unemployment hits 27.1% in February
German woodworking machinery sales drop 42% in 2009
New furniture orders gain 12% in December
Study says green building boosts U.S. economy

Stiles EBC sheds new light on factory automation
Pella to clean up hazardous waste at window and door plant
Daiso to pay $2 million fine and stop importing toys into the U.S.
Fire breaks out at reopened PenPly mill
NAHB supports Cash for Caulkers proposal
Canadian housing starts expected to grow in 2010 and 2011
Homag posts improvement in Q4, loses $28 million in 2009
Fire does about $1 million damage to Emerald Forest Products
Pine prices forecast to rise in 2010
Fire destroys Montana wood products shop
KBIS organizers expect big boost in attendance
KCMA partners with OSHA on table saw safety
Students make crutches for Haiti quake victims
When wood technology education teacher Garrett Mattes saw videos of the devastation in Haiti after the recent earthquake, he decided to take action. Mattes put students in his woodworking class at Stow-Munroe Falls High School in Stow, OH, to work, designing and fabricating wood crutches for the victims.
New home sales decline in January
Sales of newly built, single-family homes declined 11.2% in January toa seasonally adjusted annual rate of 309,000 units, the slowest pace onrecord, according to figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department today.
NexGen sponsors call event a success
Furniture importers face shipping woes
Group targets Weyerhaeuser in attempt to discredit SFI certification
Merillat assists in fraud investigation of waste hauler
JPMA supports CPSCs crib safety efforts
OSHA cites pig feed maker for ComDust violations
Industry reps air their views on OSHA ComDust
WMMA letter to OSHA addresses wood industrys ComDust rule concerns
CPSC chief wont relent on crib safety
Remodeling market continues to deteriorate
Market conditions for residential remodeling tumbleddownward during the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the latestNational Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index(RMI).
Cabinet sales decline 28.3% in 2009

Safety focus of plans to replace 6,350 windows at Atlanta hotel
Housing starts rise in January
Nationwide housing production hit its strongest pace in the last sixmonths this January, posting a 2.8 percent gain to a seasonallyadjusted annual rate of 591,000 units, according to figures releasedtoday by the U.S. Commerce Department.
Builder confidence improves in February
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homesrose two points to 17 in February as favorable home buying conditionsand signs of healing in the job market helped boost the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released Feb. 16.
WoodWorks CA announces 2010 award winners
WoodWorks California announced the winners of its 2010 Wood Design Awards at Januarys Wood Solutions Fair in Long Beach.
Taxpayers may foot bill for flawed court case against UK cabinetmaker
Grizzly now ships to Canada

Wooden pull toys recalled
Wood makes a stand at 2010 Olympics
When Alexandre Bilodeau stepped on the podium to receive his medal inFreestyle Skiing Mens Moguls on Feb. 14, it marked the first time aCanadian has won gold on home soil in the Winter Olympic Games. Alsoof cultural significance, Bilodeau received his gold medal standing ona podium made from wood indigenous to British Columbia.
Closets Expo rocks!

Enthusiasm runs high at the 6th annual Closets & Home Organization Conference & Expo in Long Beach.
OSHA releases new workplace injury and illness database
Masco combines cabinet brands under Masco Cabinetry umbrella
Holz-Her back to business as usual
Holz-Her Reich Spezialmaschinen GmbH, the parent company of Holz-Her U.S. and Holz-Her Canada, is now continuing all business activities after management filed for reorganization on Jan. 14, 2010.
Closets Expo rocks on day one
IWF 2010 announces the Challengers Award call for entries
Houghton wins top prize in CLOSETS' design contest

 

NexGen demonstrations focus on increasing productivity
Ways to increase productivity through lean manufacturing and newtechnology advancements were showcased by participating companies atthe 2010 NexGen Event. The weeklong event in North Carolina runs through Friday, Feb. 12.
CPSC recalls half-million cribs of defunct firm
Canadian housing off to rousing start for 2010
Dept. of Labor may fine businesses $15,000 for not having email

Cabinet Conference speaker dies

New and integrated machines featured at NexGen
New developments in technology shared the stage with integrated manufacturing cells and standalone machine operations at the 2010 NexGen Event, which began Monday, Feb. 8 and runs through Friday, Feb. 12, at 10 participating companies in North Carolina.
SIBO organizers forge ahead
New products to debut at Closets Expo
Most woodworking associations see improvement in late-2010

 

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