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The efficacious and versatile Doypack
By Bev Hermanson Here’s a challenge for you. Next time you walk into a grocery store, see if you can count how many brands use this handy type of packaging. In the packaging industry, it’s referred to as a Doypack and it was invented and patented by Louis Doyen back in 1963. THE NEED Doyen…
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Liar! Liar!
By Bev Hermanson Uncovering the urban legend that was John Edward Arnott… When I first saw the lengthy debate online about what happened to John Edward Arnott, I couldn’t help exclaiming, “What a scoundrel!” My heart was pounding and I was jolted out of my reverie. “They got it wrong! It’s all wrong!” According to…
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Glory Days
By Bev Hermanson Nine Juliet Romeo Bravo Popa, what are your intentions? I remember it so clearly, like it was yesterday. My Dad always told the story with a chuckle and a glint in his eye. I have no recollection what the story was about, but 9J-RBP sticks in my mind because that was the…
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Human Trafficking in the 21st Century
A Human Rights Violation By Amanda Pillai Since the 1500s, having slaves was fashionable in many countries. Although the British technically abolished slavery in 1807, many slave owners in the British colonies did not free their slaves until 1838. The US followed suit in 1865, but strangely, Mauritania held on right up to 2007, when…
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Navigating the crosswinds
