Guest Column

Items of notes and interest from the web.

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Subaru Canada: All-time record sales in December January 4, 2012
New monthly sales record makes 2011 second best year in company history.
Toyota brand finishes 2011 with six straight months of market share growth January 4, 2012
December Toyota brand sales up 41.8%
International automakers end 2011 strongly January 4, 2012
December 2011 and year end Canadian auto sales statistics from the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada
Star Trek Tricorder revisited: Toward a genre of medical scanners January 4, 2012
A pocket-sized device checks blood sugar levels through the skin of people with diabetes
Dried licorice root fights the bacteria that cause tooth decay and gum disease January 4, 2012
Licoricidin and licorisoflavan A, were the most effective antibacterial substances.
Older, cheaper vacuum cleaners release more bacteria and dust January 4, 2012
Vacuums with so-called High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters in some cases released only slightly lower levels of dust and bacteria.
Britain’s Shift In Green Rhetoric Signals End Of Green Consensus January 4, 2012
English Democrats open question of how much North Sea oil is really Scotland’s
Technology Helps Protect Sleeping Infants - And Gives Parents Peace Of Mind January 3, 2012
The Snuza Halo Unit
Hamas Says Gaza Not “Occupied” But U.N. Insists It Is January 3, 2012
World Body Out of Step with Palestinians
Lawsuit filed to put Newt Gingrich on the Primary Ballot in Virginia December 29, 2011
Moseley v. State Board of Elections
Canadian Veterans Advocacy Situation Report, Dec 24th, 2011 December 29, 2011
We cannot, as a veterans community, win this battle alone.
UN lowers flag for Kim Jong-il; rights group urges equal sympathy for victims December 28, 2011
There is little hope for any immediate change for the people of North Korea, UN Watch highlights.
Canada’s economic advantages remain, but foreign headwinds will constrain growth December 28, 2011
2012 Economic Outlook
What Do the Pros Think About Salt Hype? Check Their Eating Habits… December 27, 2011
Perhaps it’s past time to let consumers go on with their lives and stop the meddling.
Net Zero Only Way To Hold the Line on Property Taxes December 27, 2011
Net zero would be a powerful model to bring to the municipal bargaining table. Unfortunately, with our current city hall dynamic, it’s going to take serious political will and taxpayer support.
Toasting the Chemistry of Champagne; New Year’s Eve Video from the American Chemical Society December 27, 2011
So what’s the best way to pour a glass of bubbly and maximize the sensory experience?
Five-Ingredient Party Hors d’Oeuvres December 27, 2011
Elegant 5-ingredient hors d'oeuvres (salt and pepper don't count!). Try one tonight.
EPA misrepresents mercury rule benefits December 27, 2011
These new regulations will be among the most expensive regulations ever issued
Canada’s first Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Vehicle Presented December 24, 2011
Winnipeg man put $5,000 deposit on electric vehicle almost four years ago
Update: Brutalized teenage believer in Sudan prays for forgiveness for her tormentors December 22, 2011
Persecution and Prayer alert, Voice of the Martyrs
Truckers say final hours-of-service regulations won’t improve highway safety December 22, 2011
Compliance with any regulation is already a challenge because everyone else in the supply chain is free to waste the driver’s time loading or unloading with no accountability
Bankrupt Pension Plans Drive Businesses Out of the State December 22, 2011
A Lesson for Wyoming, unsustainable pension plan for bureaucrats
Happening Silently: Islam Aggressive Invasion of America December 22, 2011
The polluting pest of “globalism”
China, U.S. Warn Europe’s Green Fanatics of Global Trade War December 22, 2011
German solar firms go from boom to bust
Hudak to McGuinty:  No time to “Go Wobbly” on business taxes December 21, 2011
Will the Premier cave under pressure from the NDP?
New process could advance use of healthy cells or stem cells to treat disease December 21, 2011
Medical personnel need a way to target these cells to diseased organs or tissues
New evidence that bacteria in large intestine have a role in obesity December 21, 2011
The discovery could shed light on ways to prevent obesity and promote weight loss, including possible microbial and pharmaceutical approaches
Some “low-gluten” beer contains high levels of gluten December 21, 2011
Analysis of 60 commercial beers found that eight labeled “gluten-free” did not contain gluten.
More travelers turn to megabus.com this holiday season December 20, 2011
Bus travel on the rise during holiday; Megabus.com expects 25 percent increase during holidays
Dear Tim Hortons, USA December 20, 2011
A letter to Tim Hortons