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Pasta salad (pasta fredda) a salad dish prepared with one or more types of pasta, almost always chilled, and most often tossed in a vinegar, oil, or mayonnaise-based dressing. Typically served as an appetizer, side dish or a main course. Pasta salad is often regarded as a spring or summertime meal, but it can …

A microwave oven is an electric oven that heats and cooks food. This done by exposing it to electromagnetic radiation in frequency range. This induces polar molecules in the food to rotate and produce thermal energy in a process known as dielectric heating. Microwave ovens heat foods quickly and efficiently. Because excitation is fairly …

A globe is a spherical model of Earth, of some other celestial body, or of the celestial sphere. Globes serve purposes similar to maps, but unlike maps, they do not distort the surface that they portray except to scale it down. A model globe of Earth called a terrestrial globe. A model globe of …

In computing, a printer is a peripheral machine which makes a persistent representation of graphics or text, usually on paper. While most output is human-readable, bar code printers are an example of an expanded use for printers. Different types of printers include 3D printers, inkjet printers, laser printers, and thermal printers. The first computer …

A still is an apparatus used to distill liquid mixtures by heating to selectively boil and then cooling to condense the vapor. A still uses the same concepts as a basic distillation apparatus, but on a much larger scale. Stills have been used to produce perfume and medicine, water for injection (WFI) for pharmaceutical …

Coffee is a drink prepared from roasted coffee beans made seeds of Coffea plant species. Darkly colored, bitter, slightly acidic and a stimulating effect in humans, primarily due to its caffeine content, and is one of the most popular drinks in the world. From the coffee fruit, the seeds are separated to produce unroasted …

In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water or various other chemicals may compose the droplets and crystals. On Earth, clouds are formed as a result of saturation of …

Firstly, yoga is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consciousness untouched by the mind (Chitta) and mundane suffering (Duḥkha). Secondly, there is a wide variety of schools of yoga, practices, and goals in …

Hopscotch is a popular playground game in which players toss a small object, called a lagger, into numbered triangles or a pattern of rectangles outlined on the ground. Then hop or jump through the spaces and retrieve the object. A children’s game can be with several players or alone. Hopscotch is physical and cognitive …

Sidewalk chalk is typically large and thick sticks of chalk (calcium sulfate, gypsum, rather than calcium carbonate, rock chalk). Furthermore, those that come in multiple colors perform best for drawing on pavement or concrete sidewalks. This includes four square courts and hopscotch boards. Blackboard chalk, typically used in educational settings, is shorter and thinner …