March 31, 2010

types of tea

By: coolboy On: Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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  • White tea
    White tea is nothing more than the leaves of the camellia sinensis that have been processed a certain way. It is the least common of the four types of teas

    White teas are the least processed of any tea and therefore taste the most like fresh leaves or grass. They also have the lowest amount of caffeine and most likely have the highest antioxidant properties.



    Black tea
    Black tea is generally stronger in flavor and contains more caffeine it is also made with camellia


    Jasmine tea
    Jasmine Tea is a famous tea made from Green or Pouchong (Chinese Green) tea leaves that are scented with jasmine flowers. The jasmine flowers are harvested during the day and stored in a cool place until night. During the night, the flowers bloom with full fragrance. The flowers are layered over the tea leaves during the scenting process. The quality of Jasmine tea is determined by the quality of green tea used as its base and the effectiveness of the scenting. Ten Ren offers Jasmine tea, imported from China and Taiwan, in a variety of grades and modalities for your enjoyment.

    Iced Tea
    iced tea is nothing but cold tea,a dding ice to tea

    Brewing Tea

    Brewing tea is really quite easy. Here are some instructions for brewing a perfect cup of tea.

    First start with cold, great tasting, water. If your tap water does not taste good, then use filtered or bottled water. (I say to use cold water because a typical hot water heater will often add contaminants and reduce the amount of oxygen in the water, which is needed for flavor extraction).

    Then bring the desired amount of water to a rolling boil. (Do not boil the water for a long period of time because this too will deplete the water of oxygen).

    Put approximately 2 grams or 1 tsp. of tea leaves per 6-8 oz. of water into a pre-heated pot or cup (pre-heating will allow the tea to steep at the proper temperature).

    Then add hot water according the chart below for the type of tea you are brewing. Please note that these are general guidelines. If your tea container has brewing instructions I would follow those as they are probably ideal for that specific tea.

    The water temperature does not have to be exact. The main thing to remember is to not use boiling water for Green or White teas. They will burn and create bitter flavors.

    A good way to guess at the water temperature without a thermometer is to bring the water to a boil, and wait about 30 seconds (for white tea) or 60 seconds (for green tea) before pouring over the leaves.


    Green Tea

    this is also made with the leaves of the camellia sinensis it is japan tea


    Oolong tea


    Oolong is a traditional Chinese tea, it is in between green and black oxidation


    Chamomile Tea


    this is made with chamomile flowers its a good herbal tea



    March 30, 2010

    The Tea history

    By: coolboy On: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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  • March 26, 2010

    Mount everest story

    By: coolboy On: Friday, March 26, 2010
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  • Today i am telling a small story about Himalayas may be you don't know it,

    250 million years ago Earth land was single large continent, which was surrounded by large ocean.
    Around 200 million years ago, a sudden change happen in climate, A big sea formed in the place of Himalayas now. The sea name was Tethys.



    Due to climate change Tethys sea converted into Himalayas.
    The Himalayas were formed around 70 million years ago, when the Indo-Australian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate at a convergent/destructive plate boundary. This has caused fold mountains to form as there are no subductions of the plates that can be seen from the absence of volcanoes in the Himalayas.
    Mount everest is one of the peak in Himalayas


    Mount Everest - is the highest mountain on Earth above Sea level, and the highest point on the Earth's continental Crust, as measured by the height above Sea level of its summit 48 metres (29,029 ft). The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in Asia, is located on the border between Sagarmatha zone, Nepal, and Tibet, china.


    1.Everest was formed about 60 million years ago
    2.29,035 (8850m)-found to be 6' higher in 1999
    3.Sir George Everest in 1865 ,the British surveyor-general of India. Once known as Peak 15
    4.Latitude 27° 59' N.....Longitude 86° 56' E It's summit ridge separates Nepal and Tibet

    March 24, 2010

    Madonna, Celine Dion, and Camilla Parker-Bowles are Relatives

    By: coolboy On: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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  • pop queen Madonna, Canadian singer Celine Dion, and the Prince Of Wales' wife Camilla Parker-Bowles have in common? One genealogist claims that they are all related.

    American genealogist William Addams Reitwiesner has found that Bowles' great-grandparents from nine generations ago were also ancestors of the two singers. The relevant individuals, all French-Canadians, lived in the seventeenth century.

    Camilla and Madonna are both descended frpm Zacharie Cloutier (1617-1708), while Camilla and Celine descend from Jean Guyon (1619-94) - both of whom died in Chateau-Richer, Quebec.

    French carpenter Zacharie Cloutier settled in New France, Quebec, in 1634, where he was one of only about 100 in the region.

    The Cloutiers grew to become one of the most influential families in Canada – and are the ancestors of the Queen of Pop, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Franco-Canadian warbler among about 11,000 others.


    March 23, 2010

    Terracotta roof tiles

    By: coolboy On: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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  • I think i am telling more about terracotta
    but i wrote about 100 pages still alot more is there to say
    Today s topic is terracotta roof tiles,
    these tiles are mostly used to roof of houses,
    these tiles are very cheap and looks very beautiful
    in India you will find at least one in every city







    These two big buildings are made with terracotta

    The Bell Edison telephone building -England


    Natural history museum, -LONDON

    March 21, 2010

    How to Turn Terracotta Pots Into Candle Holders

    By: coolboy On: Sunday, March 21, 2010
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  • Terracotta pots are used as candle holders. They're well suited for a number of different craft projects. It takes about a minute to transform a terracotta pot into a simple and elegant candle holder. Invest 5 minutes in decorating and you will have a singular, durable work of art.

    step-1
    Plug the hole in the bottom of the pot with something that won't burn or melt when exposed to burning wax. One quick and cheap way of doing this is to put a quarter, dollar coin or other metal disk over the hole from the inside. It may be necessary to seal the plug in place with a little bit of melted wax from another candle. Keep in mind that if the wax holding it in place melts when the candle burns down, your sealing piece may move.
    step-2
    Place your chosen candle into the terracotta pot. You may choose to hold it in place with a little melted wax from another candle.
    step-3
    Decorate your terracotta candle holder on the inside, outside or both. Some easy decorating options include colored sand and decorative stones on the inside or acrylic paint, ribbons and markers on the outside.

    Tips
    A lit candle is a fire hazard. Always burn your candle on a fireproof surface and never leave it unattended.
    It is vital that you plug the hole in the bottom of your new candle holder. If you don't, hot wax may leak out and start a fire. If you plug the hole with a quarter, monitor it closely when the candle burns down low to make sure it does not shift in the softening wax.
    If the terracotta pot you want to used is not glazed on the inside, you need to seal it yourself to keep it from absorbing melted wax and becoming a fire hazard. One useful product for this is Mod-Podge, available on most craft stores.
    If you don't want to seal the hole with a quarter, you can use a terracotta drip tray or saucer that matches the size of the pot.


    Terracotta

    By: coolboy On: Sunday, March 21, 2010
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  • what is Terracotta?

    Terracotta is a ceramic material that has been used for building construction and decorative arts since ancient times in cultures around the world. Terracotta, which literally means "baked earth," is made from natural clay, which gives it a characteristic reddish-brown color. The color varies slightly depending on the clay used. Terracotta may be glazed for extra durability or to provide color. It is a waterproof and very sturdy material, and many ancient terracotta sculptures are still in excellent shape.


    Terracotta
    was widely used in the decorative arts of ancient China, perhaps most famously in the tomb soldiers of 2nd century BCE emperor Qin Shi Huangdi. Terracotta vases and other sculptures are known from ancient Egypt, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, West Africa, and Central and North America. Terracotta pipe was also one of the oldest materials used in plumbing.
    Terracotta remains a popular material in the decorative arts as well, particularly pottery and sculpture. Unglazed, it is ideal for planters, as it is semi-permeable to air and water. It is also amenable to sculpting into rather elaborate designs



    Terracotta pots

    The Terracotta Army is the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang the First Emperor of china. The Terracotta figures, dating from 210 BC, were discovered in 1974 by some local farmers near XI'an, Shaanxi province, China near the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. The figures vary in height (183–195 cm - 6 ft–6 ft 5in), according to their role, the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots, horses, officials, acrobats, strongmen, and musicians. Current estimates are that in the three pits containing the Terracotta Army there were over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which are still buried in the pits. Many archeologists believe that there are many pits still waiting to be discovered.






    a lot more is there about terracotta will post you soon
    have a great week end

    March 11, 2010

    Most expensive products

    By: coolboy On: Thursday, March 11, 2010
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  • 10000$ Magazine

    The United Arab Emirates’ one and only women’s lifestyle and fashion magazine, Kohl is targeted at expatriate Asian women. Publisher ITP teamed up with Damas, a UAE jeweler, to create the stunningly bejeweled cover for the single most expensive magazine issue in the world. The cover, which features sexy Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif, was handmade with 91 grams of gold and 622 diamonds. Gold leaf was also applied by hand to the cover as part of an 86 hour process.

    The luxurious cover was displayed in Damas stores until a gala event in October 2008 where it was auctioned. Proceeds from the sale of the world’s most expensive magazine were donated to the Rashid Pediatric Therapy Centre in Dubai.

    expensive


    Luxury pen ($1.300.000)

    Aurora Italian company is one of the world leaders in the manufacture of luxury pens. Collectors from around the world dealing with the collection of artwork from expensive brands. Aurora Diamante is such a pen – a unique luxury and unique jewel, the most expensive pen till now. Aurora Diamante is decorated with 30 carat diamonds of the highest class. “Body” of the luxury pen is a solid 18 Carat gold with two colors rodievo coverage. On its top is 1,919 “4C” certified Da Beers diamonds. Engraving stylus on a “1919″ – Established the company’s Aurora. The pen is made to order, as its price exceeds 1 million. Another series of Aurora pens is limited to 10 copies and has the same qualities of the Diamante, but with black diamonds.
    The company said that the two pens (black and white diamonds) represent the light of day and the darkness of night.

    expensive


    Expensive watch ($25 million)

    The watch face is somewhere there in the middle, surrounded by 201 carats. This watch-bracelet comes with a trio of heart-shaped diamonds: A 15-carat pink diamond, 12-carat blue diamond and an 11-carat white diamond, all of which open when a spring-loaded mechanism. More than 600 yellow diamonds are sprinkled alongside 91 or so colorless diamonds

    expensive


    Expensive Ice cream ($1,000)

    Made with "5 scoops of the richest Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla and covered in 23K edible gold leaf, the sundae is drizzled with the world's most expensive chocolate, Amedei Porceleana, and covered with chunks of rare Chuao chocolate, which is from cocoa beans harvested by the Caribbean Sea on Venezuela's coast. The masterpiece is suffused with exotic candied fruits from Paris, gold dragets, truffles and Marzipan Cherries. It is topped with a tiny glass bowl of Grand Passion Caviar, an exclusive dessert caviar, made of salt-free American Golden caviar, known for its sparkling golden color. It's sweetened and infused with fresh passion fruit, orange and Armagnac. The sundae is served in a baccarat Harcourt crystal goblet with an 18K gold spoon to partake in the indulgenceserved with a petite mother of pearl spoon and topped with a gilded sugar flower.

    expensive


    Most expensive painting ($140 million)

    this is the picture of the worlds most expensive picture that costs 140 million dollars.

    1948 painter Jackson Pollock – an American painter known for his contributions in the abstract expressionist movement.

    The costly painting was done on an 8′ x 4′ sheet of fiberboard, with thick amounts of brown and yellow paint drizzled on top of it, forming a nest-like appearance.

    In 2006 The New York Times wrote that the painting No. 5, 1948 had been sold at a Sotheby’s auction house for 140 million dollars. This makes the No. 5, 1948 the most expensive painting ever sold,

    painting


    Most expensive pearls necklace($ 1 million)

    This most expensive pearls necklace looks like an elegant but ordinary string of pearls. It took 10 years for Japanese jeweler Mikimoto to find the right pearls for this necklace. It was a really hard work! The 18-inch-long strand is composed of 27 perfectly matched, perfectly round White South Sea pearls) and bears a “heart-stopping” luster, Mikimoto says.

    The peals are extremely rare and of AAA quality.These South Sea pearls are stunning with the satin like luster. The most expensive pearls necklace is complemented by a gorgeous art deco oval clasp with 11.92 carats of diamonds. It’s available for a limited time at MIKIMOTO newyork for $1 million.

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    Expensive dish

    An Indian restaurant in London is celebrating the DVD release of Slumdog Millionaire in its own, special way. It’s called Samundari Khazana—“seafood treasure”—and, at £2,000, it’s the most expensive curry in the world.

    Bombay Brassiere has packed this platter full of the most expensive ingredients they could find. Devon crab and white truffle and a half tomato filled with Beluga caviar and dressed with gold leaf are just the start of this lavish dish. A Scottish lobster, also coated with gold, four abalone and four shelled and hollowed quails’ eggs filled with even more caviar round out the dish.

    Bombay Brassiere’s head chef, Prahlad Hegde, expects to sell the dish despite the recession that makes the £2,000—over US $3,200—price tag seem ludicrous to some. Regardless of its success as a standalone dish, the hype surrounding the world’s most expensive curry will undoubtedly bring some new faces to the Brassiere.

    March 9, 2010

    Worlds lowest car

    By: coolboy On: Tuesday, March 09, 2010
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  • Perry Watkins from UK, created this Flatmobile and it has entered the Guinness Records for being the lowest car in the world
    The Flatmobile stands at just 19 inches off the floor and has a ground clearance of 2 inches.
    This crazy car was constructed from a 1963 Hillman Imp and is based on the original Batmobile from the 1960s American television series, Batman.

    It still uses the original Hillman Imp 875 Sport engine but Perry has added a home built gas turbine to give it extra power.
    This custom car is completely road legal in the day but is not allowed on the roads at night due to the headlights not being at the road regulations height.



    March 7, 2010

    the deccan odyssey(the luxury train )

    By: coolboy On: Sunday, March 07, 2010
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  • The Deccan Odyssey is a special luxury train modelled on the Palace on Wheels to boost tourism on the Konkan route of the Indian Railways.

    In addition to being a train that touches tourist spots, this aims to be a complete 5-star hotel on wheels, with two restaurants and a bar, a sauna, business centre and other such amenities on board. The coaches fitted with special amenities were manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory In Chennai.










    March 1, 2010

    History of Indian currency

    By: coolboy On: Monday, March 01, 2010
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  • This is India today's post is about History of Indian currency
    i will give a small informational about currency used in India


    In ancient time people in India use to exchange their products like they keep their products like milk, grains, fruits, in market , if any one want them they go to merchant , they will make deal i will give some gold you give me your food like that they will exchange goods,

    later years passed on they used coins to cell their cows, and horses,mostly they uses copper and silver coins like that history of coins started



    Coinage of India
    , issued by Imperial dynasties and smaller middle kingdoms of India began during the 1st millennium BCE, and consisted mainly of Copper and Silver coins in its initial stage

    indusseals

    The Indus valley civilisation of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa dates back between
    2500 BC and 1750 BC.



    Guptas_ChandraCoins0

    c.324 - 301 BC Chandragupta Maurya ruled India at this time King Alexander attacked India


    AlexanderCoin01
    when Alexander in India he used these coins


    buddhalrg

    Asoka, Indian emperor (c.273–c.232 B.C.) of the Maurya dynasty



    (bc.170-.145)
    it 170-145Bc time coin,
    this coin was found in Punjab (a place in India)


    SamudraguptaCoin

    this coins used from 120Bc -1100 Ad




    1200-47 AD. coin

    India, Bombay Province, the Yadavas of Devar Singhana.
    Circa 1200-47 AD.
    Gold Tankas.
    Ten gold coins. Extra fine. Each coin is about 3.8 grams.




    mughal coins
    Mughal empire stated
    1526- 1850 AD Mughals ruled India


    british  india coins
    Brish ruled india 1858- 1947 their coins


    british  time  -British-Indian-one-paisa-hole-coins-mixed-for-the-years-1943-1944-1945-1947


    1rupiee coin

    1-rupee-note
    10rs
    20s
    500rs
    1000rs
    From 1947 -2010 using currency and coins
    Do you u know 1doller is equals to 50 rupees

    this is the History of Indian currency
    i want to know about other countries currency history

    if u like this just give me a nice comment