Home Security System: Marie Van Brittan Brown was the inventor of the first home security system. Her patent also laid the groundwork for the modern closed-circuit television system that is widely used for surveillance, home security systems, push-button alarm triggers, crime prevention, and traffic monitoring. Talk about Multi-function!!
Read More Marie Van Brittan BrownAnnie Campbell Updated February 22, 2019 Updated by us 2/12/21 Most Unique Flavor: Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla. Just tastes super different from the others’ flavor. If you’re from Texas, you know Blue Bell. Can’t Put Down the Spoon: Breyers Natural Vanilla. Not one foul word could be said by our testers about this flavor. The carton delivered…
Read More We Tried 13 Brands of Vanilla Ice Cream to Find the Best OneThis is one of my favorite desserts from back in the day when Helen Corbitt was in charge of the restaurants at Neiman-Marcus. This is an updated version of that most delicious and iconic dessert. Prep: 25 mins Cook: 10 mins Total: 35 mins Yield: Serves 6 (really serves just me, twice) Ingredients 7 ounces…
Read More Molten Dark Chocolate CakesAnne Branigin Feb. 9, 2021 Two days after Vice President Harris was sworn in as the nation’s first female vice president, Tom Buck let it out. “I can’t imagine any truly God-fearing Israelite who would’ve wanted their daughters to view Jezebel as an inspirational role model because she was a woman in power,” tweeted Buck, senior…
Read More Southern Baptist leaders call Vice President Harris “Jezebel”Dee-Ann Durbin | AP Feb. 9, 2021 at 7:14 p.m. EST Aunt Jemima is making her last batch of pancakes. Quaker Oats said Tuesday that its Aunt Jemima brand pancake mix and syrup will be renamed Pearl Milling Company. Aunt Jemima products will continue to be sold until June, when the packaging will officially change over. Quaker…
Read More Aunt Jemima brand gets a new name: Pearl Milling CompanyBy ALEXANDRA OLSON September 23, 2020 The Uncle Ben’s rice brand is getting a new name: Ben’s Original. Parent firm Mars Inc. unveiled the change Wednesday for the 70-year-old brand, the latest company to drop a logo criticized as a racial stereotype. Packaging with the new name will hit stores next year. The owner of…
Read More Mars drops Uncle Ben’s, reveals new name for rice brandBy Hanna Raskin [email protected] Jul 1, 2020 Updated Sep 29, 2020 After years of being accused of cultural appropriation by Gullah Geechee residents of the Lowcountry, a white-owned milling company in Edisto is changing its name in response to increased national pressure. The Gullah Geechee are descendants of African slaves who settled in coastal areas of the Carolinas,…
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Read More How to Get Back to SleepThe United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, including its insular areas and associated states. It is one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by the United States Constitution. The USPS can trace its origin to 1775 during the Second Continental Congress when Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general. The Post Office…
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