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Before she invented the white cane, Guilly d’Herbemont was active in helping the blind community. She frequently accompanied the blind through Paris crossroads (1). In one instance, while she was helping a group of blind people to cross a Parisian boulevard, a car appeared that nearly knocked everyone down (2).This was what gave her the ...
Akpeteshie is a liquor produced by distilling palm wine or sugar cane, primarily in the region of Western Africa.It is the national spirit of Ghana.In Nigeria it is known as Ògógóró (Ogog'), a Yoruba word, usually distilled locally from fermented Raffia palm tree juice, where it is known as the country's homebrew. [1]
Ermal Cleon "Ernie" Fraze [1] (September 16, 1913 – October 26, 1989) was an American engineer who invented the pull-tab opener used in beverage cans. [ 1 ] Early life
A long cane, the primary mobility tool for the visually impaired. A white cane is a device used by many people who are blind or visually impaired.A white cane primarily allows its user to scan their surroundings for obstacles or orientation marks, but is also helpful for onlookers in identifying the user as blind or visually impaired and taking appropriate care.
Steen's cane syrup is a traditional American sweetener made by the simple concentration of cane juice through long cooking in open kettles. The result is a dark, "caramel–flavored, burnt gold–colored syrup," "deep and slightly sulfurous" with a "lightly bitter backlash."
Canfield's 50/50 was a grapefruit- and lime-flavored soft drink [7] [8] [9] In the late 1980s-early 1990s the 50/50 soft drink brand was bottled at Laurel Packaging, Inc. (now Pepsi Bottling Group), Johnstown, PA, and was distributed by the Will G. Keck Corporation (Kecksburg, PA) and also by D & M Management, Inc. (Davidsville, PA), an independent beverage distribution firm, in the West ...
The recipe also has a mark next to it, indicating that he claimed to have invented the drink. Despite this, there is no broad agreement as to who invented the cocktail, but similar to the Mai Tai he is the person most associated with it and receives credit for the Fog Cutter's broad popularization. An official Trader Vic's drink menu postcard ...
The company began as two companies on both the east coast and west coast of Canada. The original Rogers Sugar company was established in Vancouver, British Columbia as the British Columbia Sugar Refining Company in 1890 by its American-born founder, Benjamin Tingley Rogers, [3] whose father was president of E.J. Gay’s Sugar of New Orleans.