If you are a fan of Open Source software movement, you may be interested in reading our success story with a bunch of Open Source software which we use in our business. We wrote an article that hopefully will help other small businesses save some money, and make them a little more self sufficient.

The article was published on Newsforge.com, the online newspaper of Linux and Open Source software. Here is the link.

January Desktop Is Now Available! Simply click on the image above and download the desktop on your computer. On windows computer save the jpg file in a folder - any folder - right click on the desktop, and select that image where you saved it. Be sure to select “stretch image” so the image shows completely on your screen.

On Mac same thing, save the file in a special folder. Then right click on your desktop, and select change desktop background. Then go and select the folder where you saved the image. Thats it! Enjoy the gift from Jaya Teas. And be sure to stop by on Jan 25 or so to download the february desktop.

Jaya Teas has added a new line of flavored teas. We now have popular flavors like Mint, Cardamom, Passion Fruit, Black Currant, Apple, Earl Gray, Lemon, Raspberry and Vanilla in stock. All these teas can be brewed to be had with milk and sugar. Give these teas a try. You will be pleased with these outstanding flavors. Click on the photo or click here to go to the flavored teas section of the website.

A study publshed in the renouwned Journal, Archives of Internal Medicine, demonstrated that drinking black tea can reduce the risk of Ovarian cancer.

The authors of the study followed over 60,000 women over a period of 15 years and found that there was a direct correlation between the number of teas consumed and reduction in risk of ovarian cancer. In short, compared to the women who did not drink tea, the women who consumed one cup of tea per day had a 18% reduction in risk, which further improved to a 46% reduction for woman who consumed 2 cups or more.

This study is further validation of the natural benefits of tea that have been known for centuries.

Here is the link to the Journal where the study is published.

To learn more about Ovarian cancer, visit the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Website.

Dr. Bill seems to agree! He suggests adding “stevia” for sweeting of tea. I have never used stevia before, but if you have, leave me a post.

“Alt click” or “Option click” on the image above to download the image to your desktop. On Windows select the image with right button and save as desktop. On Macintosh, save the file in a new folder, then go to System Preferences (by clicking apple menu), Click on Desktop & Screensaver, Choose folder, and select the folder where you saved the file.

Enjoy!

Not unlike India, tea is a major drink in Afghanistan. . The big diffference is in the way the Afghanis drink thier tea. Afghanis like to drink their tea green. This type of tea is called Kahava in India. In India Kahva is consumed mostly in the Northern states of Jammu and Kashmir.

Kahva is not prepared by steeping tea leaves, rather it is made by boiling tea leaves. This process of making tea makes it bitter, and hence it is not unusual for afghanis to hold a hard candy in the mouth as they drink Kahva. In Kashmir, Kahva is indeed made by including sugar in it, and adding a few spices. like cinnamon, cloves etc ot the tea.

Ellen’s kitchen has an interesting article on Kahva - not the Afghani green tea, but the very similar Kashmiri Green tea. Here is the link”