Dog and man reunited in Idaho hospital after crash

COEUR D'ALENE -- A man injured when a suspected drunken driver barreled into his house got some good news: His dog, missing since the crash, was found.

Major chemical companies turn to new specialties for growth

Triggered by the recession that began in 2008, major chemical companies are aggressively re-inventing themselves through multi-billion dollar overhauls, reports Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society. Rather than growing through the expansion of existing operations into emerging economies, which continue to suffer from the downturn, large chemical firms are now shedding some of those operations and investing in specialty areas with higher growth.

Maximizing broccoli's cancer-fighting potential

Spraying a plant hormone on broccoli — already one of the planet’s most nutritious foods — boosts its cancer-fighting potential, and researchers say they have new insights on how that works. They published their findings, which could help scientists build an even better, more healthful broccoli, in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry.

New way to dissolve semiconductors holds promise for electronics industry

Semiconductors, the foundation of modern electronics used in flat-screen TVs and fighter jets, could become even more versatile as researchers make headway on a novel, inexpensive way to turn them into thin films. Their report on a new liquid that can quickly dissolve nine types of key semiconductors appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Improving detection of radioactive material in nuclear waste water

As the Fukushima crisis continues to remind the world of the potential dangers of nuclear disposal and unforeseen accidents, scientists are reporting progress toward a new way to detect the radioactive materials uranium and plutonium in waste water. Their report on the design of a highly sensitive nanosensor appears in ACS’ The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

Clues to cocaine’s toxicity could lead to better tests for its detection in biofluids

A new study on cocaine, the notorious white powder illegally snorted, injected or smoked by nearly 2 million Americans, details how it may permanently damage proteins in the body. That information, gleaned from laboratory tests, could be used to potentially detect the drug in biofluids for weeks or months — instead of days — after use, say scientists. The findings, which appear in the ACS journal Chemical Research in Toxicology, could also help explain cocaine’s long-term health effects.

This Week's Art News

A historic building in the UK has inspired the work of two artists who are holding an exhibition this December.

“Republicans are Racist” rhetoric

Democrats are continually insinuating Republicans are racist. They use this tactic whenever a Republican criticizes the Left.

New device for sleep apnea is easier on the heart

A sound night of sleep is only a dream for at least 15 million Americans and 350 million people worldwide who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This most common form of sleep apnea is caused by tissues in the throat obstructing the airway during sleep. It leads to frequent awakenings and potentially also to severe cardiopulmonary complications as the heart and lungs are deprived of adequate oxygen.

Who Benefits Most from Billions in Postsecondary Tax Credits? Not Low-Income Families

TORONTO, - Postsecondary tax credits cost the federal and provincial governments billions of dollars each year, but are not distributed equitably and may have no proven effect in boosting enrolment, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In "What You Don't Know Can't Help You: Lessons of Behavioural Economics for Tax-Based Student Aid," author Christine Neill finds flaws in the design of postsecondary tax credits and recommends they be better-targeted at low-income families that need them most.

Contagious depression

There’s a rime of frost on the windows and the air carries that crisp, cutting edge on a breeze manufactured in the north. My dogs Coco and Chewy are bouncing around outside trying to determine why I’ve ostracized them to Antarctica. The answer’s simple: my toilet is indoors while theirs is in the neighbor’s backyard. I’m not going to change that because the neighbor’s chickens like to leave their effluent in my yard. It seems a fair trade.

Lessons from Typhoon Haiyan

According to news reports, Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines a few days ago, is now overshadowing the UN climate summit in Warsaw. Some delegates and climate campaigners have been quick to suggest that global warming was to blame for this disaster. Nothing could be further from the truth. --Benny Peiser, The Spectator, 12 November 2013

Israel World's Only Hope! The Cloak of Authority Now On Israel's Shoulders

We have told our readers many times over the past five years that Obama would not attack Iran's nuclear facilities and would, in fact, allow Iran to gain the nuclear "Islam Bomb."

Work Visas Are Corporate Welfare

Milton Friedman made the statement years ago and it holds true today granting work visas to work in the third most populated country in the world is simply corporate welfare.

Congress Should Do These 3 Things in the Next 31 Days

In the next 31 days—starting today—the budget conference committee will try to accomplish something Congress has failed to do for the past four years…

Feinstein and Landrieu: Let's force those awful insurers to restore those substandard plans

The first thing you need to remember is that Democrats always come up with a narrative in which they didn't screw up. The second thing you need to remember is that anything they do will hue to the narrative. The third thing is this: They will always do whatever they can think of to save their own asses, but whatever it is cannot contradict the first two things.

You're On The Wrong Side

(Author’s note: Although this current event thesis may be considered by some a black vs. white and/or being white is somehow good and therefore being black must be bad, nothing could be further from the truth. It is offered to highlight how the corrupt and divisive use of racism can be used as the instrument of destruction to overthrow the once God-fearing Nation, the once thriving Constitutional Republic, the once dominant economic world power, by the devastative-tactic fashioned by Julius Caesar to Divide and Conquer.)

“People are walking like zombies looking for food. It’s like a movie….It’s like the end of the world.”

I can hear it already: “There’s goes crazy ol’ Father Z again! Every time there is a big disaster, he posts about prepping!”

Philippines’ typhoon tragic, but not our fault

In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, opinion leaders across the world are arguing that we will see more frequent and more severe extreme weather due to man-made global warming. This makes no sense. If increasing greenhouse gas emissions were to cause the world to warm significantly, an unlikely scenario, temperatures at high latitudes are forecast to rise the most, reducing the difference between arctic and tropical temperatures. Since this differential drives weather, we should see less extreme weather in a warmer world, not more.

Trudeau must fire veterans spokesman

On CBC’s Power & Politics, Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis criticized the payments offered to veterans under the New Veterans Charter, saying: