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How To Get Good Quality Drinking Water?

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How To Get Good Quality Drinking Water? By Chai Yong   |   Water is vital for human survival. It serves the following functions to the human body namely making up water lost via breathing, perspiration, digestion and urination, regulating body temperature, transporting nutrients to body cells, removing waste from the body and protecting organs, tissues and joints. We need to re-hydrate by drinking water and other beverages. The main sources of drinking water are rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ground water and the sea. The water from these sources at times could not be consumed right away. It needs to go through water treatment processes before we could consume it. The reason is that it could be contaminated with pollutants like suspended solids, algae, bacteria and viruses. Water goes through different processes like screening, rapid mixing, sedimentation, flotation, filtration, micro-screening, disinfection, de-chlorinati...

Traditional Vs Modern Vending Machines

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Traditional Vs Modern Vending Machines     By Rajib KR Saha Vending machines has a history that dates back to 215BC in the Greece. According to the history, a very famous Greek mathematician invented this machine that could vend and thus, Egyptian temples made use of these machines at the entrance, for supplying holy water to people. Later, in the year 1880, the world saw the first coin-operated and commercial vending machine in London, installed for dispensing postcards. After this, a very famous bookshop owner and publisher invented machines that could vend books. Even in the year 1888, America saw a vending machine that could dispense gums. Installed in the platforms of New York City, this machine vended fruit flavored gums.   Advancements and popularity of this machine kept on increasing with every passing day and today, you can see them all around you. Vending Machines in Present days: Vending machines you find these days are much diff...

SUMPTUOUS CUISINE OF VENETO

SUMPTUOUS CUISINE OF VENETO  By VS Singh Veneto is situated in north-eastern Italy. Cuisine of Veneto has a long tradition of satisfying the taste buds of gourmet individuals. This cuisine is quite different from the other cuisines of Italy. This cuisine is quite varied as this region has varied landscapes. Gourmet picnic baskets containing cuisine of Veneto are popular throughout the world. Below mentioned are some of the most popular dishes of this region: Brasato - This delicious dish is a must have for every gourmet individual. It's main constituents are braised beef meat, Amarone wine and polenta. This dish is ideal for a main course meal. Gnocchi - These are thick dumplings made from wheat flour, egg, semolina, cheese, potato, breadcrumbs. This dish is served as snack throughout the world. This delicacy is also used as a substitute for soups. In some variations of this dish, melted butter along with sauces, pesto and sage etc.   Moeche - This mouth watering dis...