Popular legend has it that Marco Polo introduced pasta to Italy following his exploration of the Far East in the late 13th century; however, we can trace pasta back as far as the fourth century B.C., where an Etruscan tomb showed a group of natives making what appears to be pasta. The Chinese were making a noodle-like food as early as 3000 B.C. And Greek mythology suggests that the Greek God Vulcan invented a device that made strings of dough (the first spaghetti!).

Flower essences were first developed in the 1930's by the English physician, Edward Bach. Dr. Bach was a classically trained physician who became a pioneer in understanding the relationship of emotions to the health of body and mind. Today we call this the "body/mind connection." You can also use the tongue-twister, "psychoneuroimmunology." He observed that many physical diseases could be directly related to a person's mental attitude. See similar questions...

Dr. Benjamin Gavish, InterCure's Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, patented and developed a fundamental method of affecting biological rhythms and respiration with external rhythms such as melody, which led to the development of RESPeRATE, the company's first product. See similar questions...

Aerogel was first made in the 1930s by Samuel S. Kistler, who obtained several patents for making a variety of aerogel, including silica, alumina, chromia, tin and carbon. See similar questions...

With so many different pastas available now, it can be a bit overwhelming trying to work out which one is what. Well sit tight and we will take a quick journey into the world of pasta and determine which one is what. The number one rule of thumb when choosing wine is "red wine with red meat, white wine with white meat." This is not always true, but it generally works quite well when you are unsure. One exception is chicken. The meat is white, but a nice fruity red wine goes well with it. See similar questions...

Colored pasta is made by substituting or adding different ingredients to the flour. Some of the popular colors and their ingredients are listed below. See similar questions...

Vibrational essences are a part of ancient wisdom, and have been found in aboriginal cultures throughout the world. The 16th century master physician and herbalist Paracelsus also used essences. The best-known essence maker of the modern world is the English physician Dr. Edward Bach. He re-invented essences in the 1930's, creating the popular Bach Flower Remedies. They are used widely throughout the world. In the past 15 years or so, many new essences companies were founded all over the world. See similar questions...

Answer:It was developed by Dr. Allen Dyer, a world-renowned medical researcher who invented the cardiac defibrillator that went around the globe to revive heart attack victims. Dr. Dyer holds an M.D., a Ph.D. and a pharmaceutical degree. He is the former deputy minister with the Ministry of Health in Ontario, Canada. See similar questions...

Balloons have been around for centuries.  The modern latex balloon that we are familiar with was invented in New England during the Great Depression. A chemical engineer named Neil Tillotson was attempting to make inner tubes using liquid latex, which was a new product.  He was having no luck.  In his frustration is cut out a cat's head and dipped it in the latex.  When it dried he found that he had a cat head. See similar questions...

The first cache was placed by Dave Ulmer near Portland, Oregon on May 3rd, 2000. Three days later, two people who had read about the cache on the sci.geo.satellite-nav newsgroup found the cache and entered their names in its log: geocaching was born! You are welcome to link to any of my pages from your web site but please do not place copies of this site's maps on your own web page. Geocache data has been gathered from geocaching.com, navicache.com, and other sources. We thank them all! See similar questions...

Answer: The short answer is Jesus Christ; Jesus (followed by all his disciples) was the one teaching a first-century Second Coming. The long answer is that Preterism has always been a minor voice throughout Church history. Church fathers like Eusebius of Caesarea, St. John Chrysostom, St. Basil the Great and many others were either Preterists or showed strong Preteristic tendencies. See similar questions...

The mechanical genius Bartolomeo Cristofori invented the piano around 1700. The name piano is actually a shortened version of the Italian term pianoforte, meaning soft-loud, and referring to the fact that the pianoforte could produce sound volume covering a much larger range than its predecessors, the harpsichord and clavichord. See similar questions...

In 1988 gun prohibition activist Josh Sugarmann circulated a paper among anti-gun groups, telling them that they needed a "new issue" to "strengthen the handgun restriction lobby," because their efforts to ban handguns had failed. See similar questions...

To keep the pasta from getting pasty, use two pans. Heat the dry pasta with oil in one pan; heat the liquid with herbs in another. Fifteen to 20 minutes before eating, combine the two. If you are going to use a sauce, heat that in a third container. See similar questions...

YES, however, you must use a professional drying system to perform the drying. The cost associated with a matched professional drying system will far exceed the cost of any extruder. If you attempt to dry extruded product without a professional drying system, your pasta will develop small stress fractures that will lead to product disintegration upon cooking. See similar questions...

Purchase your ticket online ($25.00) when you register, OR at the EXPO. All Pasta Dinner ticket pick-up at "Focaccia Pasta Dinner Tickets" table, Registration Area, EXPO. See similar questions...