Soft wall could lessen trauma to racing drivers.
A sandwich structure made of a plastic foam core covered with a polyethylene shell has been developed for use as a so-called "soft wall" on racing car tracks. The polyethylene is moulded into a one-piece shell that is filled with a full foam core. The theory is...

Saint-Gobain sells its ceramics fibres business.
After several months of discussion, Saint-Gobain has finally sold its ceramics fibres business to the US company Unifrax. The sale is expected to be closed by the end of the third quarter 2000. The acquisition was subject to various conditions, including the execution of a definitive purchase...

Clinton and McCain on Top Following New Hampshire; Both hold moderate-sized leads.
Byline: Lydia Saad Synopsis: A new USA Today/Gallup poll conducted after the New Hampshire primary elections shows John McCain holding a 14-point lead over Mike Huckabee for the Republican nomination, and Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama in the Democratic race by 12 points. PRINCETON, NJ...

Obama, Clinton Tied in New Hampshire; Edwards a solid third among Granite state voters.
Byline: Jeffrey M. Jones Synopsis: Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama are tied in a new USA Today/Gallup poll of likely New Hampshire Democratic primary voters. With less than three weeks before the New Hampshire primary, just over half of likely voters say they have settled...

INDUSTRY NEWS: Chemfab Corp and Owens Corning product development agreement
Two US companies have entered an agreement to develop a continuous filament, glass fibre yarn for reinforcing polymers. Chemfab Corp of Merrimack, New Hampshire, and Owens Corning of Toledo, Ohio, say they wish to develop a replacement for a speciality fibre glass yarn, currently being supplied by Owens Corning...

Updating the Nominations After New Hampshire; McCain emerges as the big winner; Clinton reasserts her lead.
Byline: Lydia Saad Synopsis: After millions of campaign dollars and dramatic election nights in Iowa and New Hampshire, John McCain is back; Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, and Barack Obama all survived politically; Mitt Romney and John Edwards survived, but barely. Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson are badly...

Obama, McCain Lead Among New Hampshire Likely Voters; Obama riding crest of great enthusiasm on Democratic side.
Byline: Frank Newport Synopsis: Barack Obama has followed his dramatic victory in Iowa last Thursday with a jump to front-runner status among likely Democratic voters in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. He is now ahead of Hillary Clinton by 13 points. John McCain now leads Mitt Romney among...

Killington Resort to Offer the Most Open Terrain in the East for Thanksgiving Weekend.
KILLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Killington Resort will offer the most open terrain in the East for opening day on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, with 16 trails served by seven lifts off Killington Peak and Snowdon Mountain. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061121/NETU034 ) Cold temperatures that have allowed...

Iowa caucuses bring in almost $53 million in ads.
NEW YORK -- As reported in AdAge.com, the Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG), a division of the TNS Media Intelligence, reports that the then-12 presidential hopefuls and 18 interest groups spent $53 million in advertising--more than $45 million of it went to broadcast TV stations and $6 million went...

Let's Put on a Show.
Let's Put on a Show Stewart F. Lane Heinemann Drama c/o Reed Elsevier Inc. 361 Hanover Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801-3912 9780325009810, $17.95, www.heinemandrama.com There are many reasons to put on a theater production, and not just because...