Pay Equity: Empirical Inquiries answers these questions in 10 original research papers. The papers explore race- and gender-based differences in wages, at the level both of individuals and of occupations.
Okra, or Gumbo, from Africa. 0kra (Hibiscus esculentus) is also called gumbo in this country, although the latter term is more often applied to soups or other dishes which contain okra. Both of these names are of African origin. Gumbo is believed to be a corruption of a Portuguese corruption, quingombo, of the word quillobo, native name for the plant in the Congo and Angola area of Africa.
Hans Riegel invented gummi bears (the first gummi candy) and gummi candy during the 1920s. Riegel was the owner of the German candy company Haribo. Haribo went on to manufacture the first American made gummi candy in 1982.