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Pelforth is a French brewery founded in 1914 in Mons-en-Barœul by three Lillois brewers. It was originally called Pelican, after a dance popular at the time. Production was stopped during World War II, restarting in 1950. The brewery name was changed in 1972 to Pelforth. It was bought by Français de Brasserie in 1986, which was acquired by Heineken International in 1988. The brewery produces the Pelforth brand of beers:[32]
Pelforth, an ale, was first brewed in 1935 using two different types of malt and English yeast. The name came from "Pel" for pelican, "forte" for strong, because it contains a lot of malt (43 kg/hL), and the h added to give it an English feel. In addition to the Blonde (5.8% abv) and Brune (6.5% abv), Pelforth Amber (6% abv) was introduced in 2003.
The Pelforth brewery also produces George Killian's', a 6.5% amber or Irish ale.
Vers 1914, Louis Boucquey, Armand Deflandre et Raoul Bonduel, trois brasseurs lillois, décident de s'associer pour surmonter les problèmes de pénurie (notamment de cuivre). Ils choisissent le nom de Pélican pour leur nouvelle création, du nom d'une danse très à la mode à ce moment-là. La bière est à fermentation basse. Elle se vend bien, que ce soit en bouteilles de 33 cl ou en fûts.
En 1935, Jean Deflandre, fils d'Armand, parvient à assembler deux malts d'orge et utilise la fermentation haute, avec une levure anglaise, pour créer une bière révolutionnaire. Il la nomme Pelforth 43, Pel pour Pélican, forte car elle contient beaucoup de malt (43 kg/hL), le tout anglicisé avec un h. La bouteille subit également un nouveau design.
Même si elle s'arrête pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la Pelforth n'aura pas de mal à repartir en 1950, et reconquérir l'Europe. Le 43 est abandonné, la Pelforth se vend en bouteilles de 25 cl, 33cl, ainsi qu'en fûts de toutes tailles. En 1963 sort la Pelforth Pale qui deviendra en 1991 la Pelforth Blonde.
En 1972, la brasserie adopte définitivement le nom de Pelforth. Elle est rachetée par Française de Brasserie en 1986, elle-même englobée dans Heineken en 1988.
La Pelforth Ambrée est lancée en 2003 aux côtés de ses sœurs Blonde et Brune.
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Precursors
Inuit snow goggles function by reducing exposure to sunlight, not by reducing its intensity
It is said that the Roman emperor Nero liked to watch gladiator fights with emeralds. These, however, appear to have worked rather like mirrors.[2] Flat panes of smoky quartz which offered no corrective powers but did protect the eyes from glare were used in China in the 12th century or possibly earlier. Contemporary documents describe the use of such crystals by judges in Chinese courts to conceal their facial expressions while questioning witnesses.[3]
James Ayscough began experimenting with tinted lenses in spectacles in the mid-18th century, around 1752. These were not "sunglasses" as such; Ayscough believed blue- or green-tinted glass could correct for specific vision impairments. Protection from the sun's rays was not a concern for him.
Yellow/amber and brown-tinted spectacles were also a commonly-prescribed item for people with syphilis in the 19th[dubious – discuss] and early 20th centuries because sensitivity to light was one of the symptoms of the disease.
In prehistoric and historic time, Inuit peoples wore flattened walrus ivory "glasses," looking through narrow slits to block harmful reflected rays of the sun.[4]
[edit]Modern developments
In the early 1900s, the use of sunglasses started to become more widespread, especially among stars of silent movies. It is commonly believed that this was to avoid recognition by fans, but the real reason was they often had perennially red eyes from the powerful arc lamps that were needed due to the extremely slow speed film stocks used.[citation needed] The stereotype persisted long after improvements in film quality and the introduction of ultraviolet filters had eliminated this problem. Inexpensive mass-produced sunglasses were introduced to America by Sam Foster in 1929. Foster found a ready market on the beaches of Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he began selling sunglasses under the name Foster Grant from a Woolworth on the Boardwalk.
Polarized sunglasses first became available in 1936, when Edwin H. Land began experimenting with making lenses with his patented Polaroid filter.
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Lille is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium. It is the capital of the Nord-Pas de Calais region and the prefecture of the Nord department.
The city of Lille, which annexed Lomme on 27 February 2000, had a population of 226,014 at the 2006 census[1]. Meanwhile, the Lille Métropole, which also includes Roubaix, Tourcoing and numerous suburban communities, had a population of 1,091,438. The eurodistrict of Lille-Kortrijk, which also includes the areas of the Belgian cities of Kortrijk, Tournai, Mouscron and Ypres, had 1,905,000 residents.
Lille features an array of architectural styles with various amounts of Flemish influence, including the use of brown and red brick. In addition, many residential neighborhoods, especially in Greater Lille, consist of attached 2-3 story houses aligned in a row, with narrow gardens in the back. These architectural attributes, many uncommon in France, help make Lille a transition in France to neighboring Belgium, as well as nearby Netherlands and England, where the presence of brick, as well as row houses or the Terraced house is much more prominent.
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Jardin botanique de la Faculté de Pharmacie
Jardin botanique Nicolas Boulay
Jardin des Plantes de Lille
Citadel of Lille
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