How to Make the Perfect Cup of . . . Tea!
All tea comes from the camellia sinensis plant.
If you are drinking something that did not come from this plant (chamomile, mint, tulsi, rooibos, etc.) it is not tea.
It has culinary and medicinal purposes with the bulb of the plant being the most used part. The bulb is made of sections known as cloves.
White, Green, Oolong, Yellow, Black and Pu-erh teas all come from the camellia sinensis plant and the type of tea is determined by the processing methods used on the plucked leaves.
The Zen of Tea - Tea contains L-theanine, an amino acid that promotes mental acuity. The combination of L-theanine and caffeine creates a sense of "mindful awareness." - See full Story
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The Dummies Guide to the Cypriot Econom
Cyprus – known to most people as a holiday resort or as a desirable posting for RAF personnel, is hitting the news due to its current problems.
This time, not the Turkish – Greek divide but an economic plan that will hit both sides equally hard and is worrying the high number of foreign residents too.
Cyprus is broke and a bailout deal arranged with the EU and IMF of 10 billion Euros, is going to place a levy on bank deposits as well. - See full Story
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Add your own media to your kindle fire the right way
You will probably want to store you own videos, documents, and music on
your kindle fire but it isn’t always a straight forward to task
Adding Your Own Music, Movies, and Documents to your kindle fire isn’t
complicated really but it needs to be done the right way to ensure the
best possible results from your tablet. - See full Story
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What Would the World be like Without Coffee?
People sometimes think that because tea is the national British drink,
coffee does not have so much of a historical background in Britain.
In fact, coffee has been around in the UK for about the same time as tea and is just as ingrained in our national culture.
The origins of who first made coffee are lost to history. It became
popular across the Arab world first with the first references to coffee
dating from 15th century Yemen. - See full Story
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