Dutch aim to beat Taleban by inviting them round to tea

"The conventional strategy would have been to build a “platoon house” surrounded by sandbags, razor wire and machinegun posts, as the British did in Helmand province.

However, Colonel Vleugels, commander of the Dutch force in neighbouring Uruzgan province, was convinced that that would antagonise the local population. So he built a qala — a traditional Pashtun home with mud walls and a large reception room where guests are greeted in the local fashion with tea, nuts and dried fruit."

Tea Articles

I am a poor college student trying to make some money on the internet. Through the Google text based ads. I get paid for every thousand impressions and whenever someone clicks on the ad itself. So if the ad at the top of the page is of real interest to you please click on it.

My first advertiser is the Indigo Tea Company. While I have no connections the Google automated ad program, thought we'd be a perfect match. Here are some articles from their site, I am sure that their Tea is delicious.

How to Brew (Steep) Tea
Choosing Tea Equipment
Tea Tasting 101
Water, Temperature & Tea
Health Benefits of Tea
Chai, Tea Latte, or Milk Tea?
Iced Tea Secrets
World of Tea: Britain & Europe
Chinese Tea Traditions
World of Tea: Japan
Dragon Well Tea: China's Most Famous Green Tea
Keemun Tea: China's Most Famous Black Tea
Oolong Tea: One of the World's Great, Under Appreciated Teas
The Mysterious World of Pu Er Tea
The History of Tea in China

Hot Tea may help millions of Americans lose weight.

"Adding to the substantial body of evidence that tea may confer a wide array of potential health benefits, more than 100 research articles were published in 2006. These studies provide further support to the notion that tea can support a healthy cardiovascular system, may help the body fight certain types of cancer, and may be helpful to combat the rising epidemic of type-2 diabetes. Several studies also showed that calorie-free green tea may play an important role in helping maintain a healthy weight and body shape through its unique effects on energy metabolism."

Green tea diner and Women still more likely to make the tea.

Green tea diner:
"Atmosphere: Believed to cleanse the mind and body, green tea has gained popularity in recent years and has become a mainstay for healthy living. This Dacula diner's decor emulates the ancient drink, with natural tones creating a calming ambiance.
Hardwood tables in a dark cherry stain, light green booths and ivy colored walls, mixed with the pungent soy and spice scents from the kitchen, set a modern and welcoming feel. Cultural trinkets, such as sake bottles in wooden cubbies, adorn the walls and a glass cabinet displays a collection of tea kettles."

icWales:
"The Equal Opportunities Commission said yesterday that despite 30 years and more of equality legislation, women are "still more likely to be taking notes of the meeting or making the tea".

Until society can pass the tea-making test, we'll all have to accept that sex discrimination still exists and that we have a duty to do something about it."

Tea for oil

KOCHI: Saddam’s execution and the civil strife in Iraq have thrown a spanner in the works of the Indian tea industry. With Iraq emerging as the largest buyer of Indian tea in 2006 as per the figures till September, the tea industry was banking on the troubled country for a revival in the fortunes of tea exports.

Exporters say that Iraq, which is buying Indian tea under the food-for-oil programme, has not floated a fresh tender since Saddam’s execution. They feel that given the present circumstances, it may take some time for Iraq to keep up last year’s momentum.

I guess this shows that Iraq, has a real economic impact in the world. I wonder how the insurgency effects it's neighboring countries?

Brewing tea with a coffee pot

I have been too lazy to put in the effort to brew tea very much anymore, and have been deveoping a taste for coffee. Recently I decided to put tea in my coffee maker, which turned out to be a bad idea. One the water in coffee makers filters through too fast to really brew the tea. I solved this being wasteful and putting in a lot of loose leaves. The other was the residual coffee in a parts of the coffee pot. That made the tea taste like ass.

How to brew tea and it has pretty pictures

http://www.cruftbox.com/cruft/docs/teahowto.html