Archive for January, 2007
Saturday, January 27th, 2007
Murder in a Teapot
British officials say police have cracked the murder-by-poison case of former spy Alexander Litvinenko, including the discovery of a “hot” teapot at London’s Millennium Hotel with an off-the-charts reading for Polonium-210, the radioactive material used in the killing.
A senior official tells ABC News the “hot” teapot remained in use at the hotel […]
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Friday, January 26th, 2007
Tea programme available here in its totality!
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Friday, January 26th, 2007
brilliant site George! -jake
a selection of dynamic Tea slurping shots. These people have been caught unawares by our secret roving camera, only to have their most ghastly of fetishes, that being of the clandestine Tea guzzling session, exposed and broadcast to the world, thus proving once again, that even lovers of Tea are not safe […]
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Friday, January 26th, 2007
There is a very simple principle to the making of tea and it’s this - to get the proper flavour of tea, the water has to be boiling (not boiled) when it hits the tea leaves. If it’s merely hot then the tea will be insipid. That’s why we English have these odd rituals, such […]
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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
Domestic tea producers have clocked an average price increase of over Rs 8 per kg at auctions, till November this year, on the back of a surge in domestic consumption.
The Indian Tea Association’s data showed that growth rate of domestic consumption is around 3.3 per cent and may reach 4 per cent this year. Last […]
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Monday, January 22nd, 2007
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Sunday, January 21st, 2007
From the packaging Diva- not the term I would have chosen, but the point is on target for sure! - jake
Forget about brand loyalty. Those days are gone. Marketers have spent big bucks trying to ensure product commitment but consumers are moving from loyalty purchases and trying new products. One thing that is […]
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Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Tata Tea has announced an irresistible offer for its consumers in Andhra Pradesh, wherein with every 250 gms pack of Tata Tea Gold priced at Rs 53, the buyer gets an attractive mug autographed by the company’s brand ambassador Sania Mirza, absolutely free.
In addition to this, certain packs have a coupon enclosed. Lucky winners who […]
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Saturday, January 20th, 2007
too cool. once again, our space program lags far behind… ﹣jake
Malaysia plans to push the boundaries of space travel, by making a cup of tea. Malaysia will send its first astronaut into the heavens aboard a Russian rocket next year and attempt for the first time to make the nation’s favourite hot drink, teh […]
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Thursday, January 18th, 2007
this would be brilliant as brewing instructions! -jake
In Western Countries the most popular method of preparing a tea drink is to infuse a quantity of black tea, contained in a teabag, in freshly boiled water. The effects of the teabag, on the in-cup composition of tea extracts, is of interest since the appearance and […]
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Thursday, January 18th, 2007
my kind of breakfast cuppa! -jake
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Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
why why why?! who wants this product!? -jake
A new green-tea beverage poised to be marketed nationwide as a calorie burner already is drawing sharp criticism from scientists and threats of a lawsuit from one consumer group for implying that the drink could help with weight loss.
Enviga — a green-tea beverage with calcium and […]
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Monday, January 15th, 2007
Researchers Warn Milk Eliminates Cardiovascular Health Benefits Of Tea
Research published on-line today (Tuesday 9 January) in European Heart Journal[1] has found that the protective effect that tea has on the cardiovascular system is totally wiped out by adding milk.
Tests on volunteers showed that black tea significantly improves the ability of the arteries to relax and […]
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Friday, January 12th, 2007
A Shanghai tea house whose name translates roughly as “Frog Keeps a Mistress” has been deemed a threat to public morality and told to get a new moniker, local media said Friday.
The “Qingwa Bao Ernai” shop was violating China’s advertising law, the Shanghai Daily and other newspapers said, citing a local commercial bureau official, Xu […]
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Friday, January 12th, 2007
It has been a long time coming, but we are finally upating the website to reflect an expanding tea inventory and selection of offered services! New pages will be added daily to the site, and things will be periodically jumbling as they find their best placement within the site.
We are pleased to now offer […]
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