Wood

Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants.

It has been used for thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers (which are strong in tension) embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, or it is defined more broadly to include the same type of tissue elsewhere such as in the roots of trees or shrubs. In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand up by themselves. It also conveys water and nutrients between the leaves, other growing tissues, and the roots. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood, or wood chips or fiber.

The Earth contains about 434 billion cubic meters of growing stock forest, 47% of which is commercial. As an abundant, carbon-neutral renewable resource, woody materials have been of intense interest as a source of renewable energy. In 1991, approximately 3.5 cubic kilometers of wood were harvested. Dominant uses were for furniture and building construction.

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MSU's woods named LSWA Women's Field Athlete of the Year

Southwest Daily News 25 Jul 2018

Woods, a Lake Arthur native, finished 21st in the javelin event at the NCAA Outdoor Championships last June, a couple weeks after winning gold at the Southland Conference meet ... On the women's side, three Cowgirls earned first team honors – Alex Eykelbosch in the 5,000-meters (17.08.63), Woods in the javelin (166-7), and Grace McKenzie in the heptathlon (5619)....

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Rediscover Our City's Lost History Through the Eyes of Early Houston Artists

Houston Press 25 Jul 2018

Susie Tommaney . July 25, 2018 . 4.00am. Facebook ... "But there was a time when [early Houston artist] Grace Spaulding John took a train by herself into Mexico with her young children." ... We'll see works by Mildred Wood Dixon Sherwood (who died in June), Frank Reed, Bill Condon, Grace Spaulding John and Dorothy Hood, showing scenes of flower sellers, the cemetery in Saltillo, and destination cities like Guanajuato, Mexico City and San Mateo....

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Tiger Woods needs to re-learn how to win

Sporting News 24 Jul 2018

However, for over a decade, Tiger Woods almost mastered it, winning 14 major titles and helping pave the way for young stars to win small fortunes at each PGA Tour event. From 1997 to 2008, Woods won 14 majors by 32 years old ... Personal shaming after he repeatedly cheated on his wife, followed by four back surgeries left Woods's golf game in a crumpled heap ... Woods' fall from grace was more severe than anyone could have imagined....

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Matthew Davis, Regina King Would Totally Up For 'Legally Blonde 3'

Moviefone 24 Jul 2018

Davis ("The Vampire Diaries") played Warner, the arrogant ex-boyfriend of Elle Woods ... ". "And her opponent is another candidate, and the person running the campaign is Elle Woods.". As for King, who played congressional staffer Grace Rossier in "Legally Blonde 2 ... "I freakin’ love Reese,” King said ... ....

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My View: Battling buckthorns is a Sisyphean task

The Buffalo News 24 Jul 2018

By Michael Fanelli. If the branches of a dead tree set against the sky are the gestures of a conductor reaching the climax of Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony," the common buckthorn spreading out beside the trunk is that pop song you've always hated but can't get out of your head ... It is the Asian carp of the woods, not to be confused with the blooming, equally armed hawthorn, which graces Marcel Proust's novels ... I don't mind weeds ... ....

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Best Xbox One Games Right Now (Updated July 2018)

Gamespot 24 Jul 2018

Best of the Best ... We've picked out the best Xbox One games so far ... Night in the Woods -- 9/10. "Both intensely personal and widely relatable, Night in the Woods doesn’t just tell a story--it gracefully captures complex, often unpleasant feelings and experiences ... Its witty writing and character development keep its crushing existential themes grounded, making Night in the Woods one of the most evocative games I’ve played in a long time." ... ....

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Best PS4 Games Right Now (July 2018 Update)

Gamespot 24 Jul 2018

Night in the Woods -- 9/10. "Both intensely personal and widely relatable, Night in the Woods doesn’t just tell a story--it gracefully captures complex, often unpleasant feelings and experiences ... Its witty writing and character development keep its crushing existential themes grounded, making Night in the Woods one of the most evocative games I’ve played in a long time."...

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Pros and cons of 6 different kinds of wood floors

Treehugger 23 Jul 2018

What’s not to love about wood, especially if your site name is TreeHugger? Wood is a renewable resource and if sustainably harvested, is replanted and absorbs CO2 as it grows. The problem with wood flooring is that it is mostly hardwood, which grows more slowly ... Grace Jeffers tells us that we have to ask three questions every time we specify wood. ... More on good wood. Different types of wood timber. the A-Z of good wood. Reclaimed wood....

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Woods: Open result will sting for a little bit

Yahoo Daily News 23 Jul 2018

... legend Tiger Woods. Grace Lee reports....

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Louis Hall: The man who carried bat for Yorkshire 14 times

Cricket Country 23 Jul 2018

As is well known to students of cricket history, the idea of a formal appreciation of the performances of the more successful cricketers over particular seasons occurred rather belatedly to the editors of Wisden until they thought of recognising Six Great Bowlers of the Year in 1889, Johnny Briggs, JJ Ferris, George Lohmann, Bobby Peel, Charlie Turner, and Sammy Woods sharing the first batch of bowling honours ... WG Grace 17....

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Co Galway: Time again to arise and go

Irish Independent 23 Jul 2018

Melt your stress away at the Galmont Hotel and Spa. Shane Fitzsimons. July 23 2018 2.30 AM. 0 Comments Co Galway. Time again to arise and go. Independent.ie ... Regular schmegular ... Email ... Licking his wounds in Coole House, walking from the house through the woods down to the lake, the poet's spirit found saving grace in the rhythms of nature and the perceived constancy of the "nine-and fifty" swans that he recounts seeing that dry October day ... ....

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Tiger's roar fades at Open climax

Supersport 22 Jul 2018

... know that they know how much this championship means to me and how much it feels good to be back playing again."</p>Woods said it was extra special for him as all his two children had witnessed before were his fall from grace both personally -- divorcing their mother Elin Nordgren because of serial infidelities -- and professionally....

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After Wimbledon, real tennis cuts to the chase

The News International 22 Jul 2018

It will break bones.”The sport still uses wooden racquets with a small, angled head.Lawn tennis-style graphite racquets were tried but they were judged too powerfuland “destroyed the grace and skill of the game”, said Wood.The sport evolved as a street game played in medieval European courtyards, hence its asymmetrical layout, ......

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