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The Best Tea in the World, Ever

Originally submitted at Mighty Leaf Tea

Made with African Rooibos leaves, this Mighty Leaf signature blend is teeming with tropical fruit and blossoms. Rich in anti-oxidants, it promotes calm and relaxation.

 

African Nectar

Best Rooibos Ever.

By Jeff Bridges from Denver, CO on 9/24/2007

 

5 out of 5

Tea Body: Medium

Tea Finish: Smooth

Tea Flavor: Fruity, Steep for at least 5 min

Pros: High Quality, Great Aroma, Easy-To-Use Tea Pouch, Unique Flavor Profile

Best Uses: Dessert Tea, Anytime, Evening, Afternoon, Morning

Describe Yourself: World Traveler, Health Conscious

I've had an obsession with Rooibos tea ever since I first discovered it on a trip to South Africa in 1996. Back in the states I tracked down an importer I used for several years, then one day I saw it in a coffee shop - African Red Tea. I've since sampled many Rooibos teas and blends, and African Nectar by Mighty Leaf exceeds all of them by far. Take it from a Rooibos connoisseur, this is the best tea I've ever had.

The next Milli Vanilli?

A pseudo-YouTube success story just got busted by the Wall Street Journal:

A 24-year-old singer and guitarist named Marié Digby has been hailed as proof that the Internet is transforming the world of entertainment.

What her legions of fans don't realize, however, is that Ms. Digby's career demonstrates something else: that traditional media conglomerates are going to new lengths to take advantage of the Internet's ability to generate word-of-mouth buzz.

Ms. Digby's simple, homemade music videos of her performing popular songs have been viewed more than 2.3 million times on YouTube... Capping the frenzy, a press release last week from Walt Disney Co.'s Hollywood Records label declared: "Breakthrough YouTube Phenomenon Marié Digby Signs With Hollywood Records."

What the release failed to mention is that Hollywood Records signed Ms. Digby in 2005, 18 months before she became a YouTube phenomenon. Hollywood Records helped devise her Internet strategy, consulted with her on the type of songs she chose to post, and distributed a high-quality studio recording of "Umbrella" to iTunes and radio stations.

Come on, guys, really.  That's kind of pathetic.  (She is gorgeous, though.)

Despite the source of Marie Digby's success, I'd say the real story here is that it worked at all.  If Hollywood Records can pull off this success, what's to say that a real unknown couldn't do it, too?  So get out your camcorders all you budding music stars, and study how Marie Digby pulled it off - then do exactly the same thing.

Personally, I can't wait to hear the first real internet pop star.

Experts: Men Like Hot Women

Well here's a case of "dog bites man."

Researchers at Indiana University studied a speed dating session and found that, to no one's surprise, men like hot women.  As reported by the Associated Press:

Men appeared to base their decisions mostly on the women's physical attractiveness. The men also appeared to be much less choosy. Men tended to select nearly every woman above a certain minimum attractiveness threshold, Todd said.

Women... made more discriminating choices, the researchers found. The scientists said women were aware of the importance of their own attractiveness to men, and adjusted their expectations to select the more desirable guys.

"Women made offers to men who had overall qualities that were on a par with the women's self-rated attractiveness. They didn't greatly overshoot their attractiveness," Todd said, "because part of the goal for women is to choose men who would stay with them"

But, he added, "they didn't go lower. They knew what they could get and aimed for that level."

Like my good friend John's brother always told him, it's a good thing he's funny.