The grey light of dawn is creeping slowly along the eastern horizon. In the Somme Valley, France, a complicated network of trenches stretches across the landscape. Allied soldiers are along one side; German troops line the other. Between them lies No Man’s Land—scarred, cratered, and utterly empty of life. The silence is deafening. Then, with… Continue reading 100 Years Ago Today: The Battle of the Somme
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11-year-old lands deal to distribute original lemonade with Whole Foods
Source: TheGrio, March 30, 2016 Mikaila Ulmer, the 11-year-old who launched BeeSweet, a flaxseed-based lemonade that uses local bees’ honey, landed a distribution deal with Whole Foods to distribute her lemonade to 55 different locations. Ulmer got the idea to launch BeeSweet when she had her own encounter with a bee and decided to research the creatures.… Continue reading 11-year-old lands deal to distribute original lemonade with Whole Foods
Happy Easter! Celebrate with Easter Egg Art
Source: Nancy Shute, The Salt, March 25, 2016 Easter Egg Art: Hatched From An Ancient Tradition To Celebrate Rebirth This story was originally published in April 2012. It all starts with the egg. In spring, chickens start laying again, bringing a welcome source of protein at winter’s end. So it’s no surprise that cultures around… Continue reading Happy Easter! Celebrate with Easter Egg Art
Different Easter Traditions Around The World
Source: Maris Berndette Koe, Parent Herald, March 19, 2016 Easter is just around the corner and kids are getting excited about it. Chocolate eggs, Easter bunny and Easter egg hunt are some of the most popular Easter day traditions celebrated around the world. Most countries are celebrating Easter food traditions differently. Here are some food… Continue reading Different Easter Traditions Around The World
An iCloud scam that may be worse than ransomware
Ransomware – malicious software that encrypts your files and then demands payment to unlock them – has become a major scourge of the Windows world. Mac users just had their first brush with such threats last week, with the appearance of the KeRanger ransomware. However, shortly before KeRanger, I encountered a ransomware event in the Mac… Continue reading An iCloud scam that may be worse than ransomware
Local Profile: All Star Ervine
Marley Ervine will bring her action packed five year university career to an end soon and it will be with a heavy heart. During those five years Marley’s many achievements include: making the All Academic Team four times, playing in the Winter Games in 2011, winning the Western Canadian Softball Championship in 2012, obtaining a… Continue reading Local Profile: All Star Ervine
How about a New Years Revolution?…
The end of 2015. The start of a new year, new opportunities, new perspective and fresh starts. This is the time time of year when we begin to reflect upon and review our year. I’m certain there were many accomplishments, goals met and achievements that we’ve had throughout the year. We may have had a… Continue reading How about a New Years Revolution?…
‘Christmas Miracle’ – 1914
A chocolate cake. That’s what started it. Or rather, the note that came along with it. Its exact words are not known. But its effect was profound: it inspired one of the most touching examples of humanity in modern warfare. It was Christmas Eve, 1914. The Great War had been raging for nearly five months.… Continue reading ‘Christmas Miracle’ – 1914