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"FREE RICE" - A Game for Life
FreeRice has two goals:Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free. "Perhaps even greater is the investment your donated rice...
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Quiz No:2 - The Winners
What is the most common street name in the UK?High StreetWhat is the most common street name in the U.S?Second Street (2nd Street)What is the most common street name in Israel? The Olive Street...
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You call it potato I call it....
Though not exactly the same game, some call it Rugby, others call it American Football, and the Chinese tend to call both橄榄球 (ganlanqiu) in other words "Olive Ball" because of the ball's shape.
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A Seal of Quality? (1)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Quality StickerThe Israeli Olive Board has its own unique stamp of quality. Each olive oil producer in Israel, which is also a member of the Israeli Olive Board, has its own...
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Olives in Religions - Judaism - Olive as a measurment
Over the weekend I came across the following article in the Jerusalem Post.“Olive Bulks” – by Levi Cooper (Feb. 7, 2008; Jerusalem Post)Though one could hardly say that the following article scratches...
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Lovely Rita's Tea Pot Collection
Rita Balannik from Beit Shaan in Israel has over 500 tea pots.It all started some 14 years ago when her son arrived from a trip to England.Rita was so delighted from her gift that she kept telling...
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A seal of quality – part 2
In part one of the “A seal of quality” the Divine Tastes blog praised the fact that – there is such a thing as a seal of quality issued by the Israeli olive board.However, how reliable is this seal of...
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The crying olive
"The crying olive" is a children tale I keep hearing/reading on my research into the olive.It is interesting to note that all the three main monotheistic religions adpot a similar story to fit their...
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"One Lattea, one Latte and a decaf please"
Things I heard/saw recently;One Lattea In the begining there was no Lattea - in England.Towards the late 17th century when tea became insanly expensive and favoured by anyone to have ever set his or...
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An Olivewood Story
Italy Winter 1984/5Reuters & DTs - Breaking News - Prolonged freezes across the northen Hempospheire.Italy is not spared! Today the temperature in Tuscany reached -25C (10F).Many olive trees have...
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Joining nudist colony! Must sell washer and dryer $300.
The Olive Oil Gazette has produced yet another excellent article about the olive oil market. This time it is about the effect of the recession on the olive oil’s quality. Quality? At 2.20 A Kilo?I...
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The Morning After Tea (Q&A)
Dear Doctors, The credit crunch is forcing us to entertain ourselves …. at home. I would also like to add that we are regular readers of your blog. The other night my husband had an epiphany: “Hey...
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Ever wanted to become a hand model?
After the great success we had helping thousands of our readers to become "hair models" (Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow - recommended reading - thank you for all the "thank you" letters!) - call me a...
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News flash: Edible Beauty
During my intensive "research" on "Divine Tastes" - the only place which combines spirit with body on the web, I came across a very interesting food/beauty product. The hard science behind this...
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Tea -v- Coffee "After Parties"
After PartyObama:"Just not Tea!" (Source: Haaretz)Its early morning - after party - election time. It seems more than half the United States population voted for Tea. I ask what...
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A Storm in a Tea Cup
During a recent stroll around the web looking for yet more cool things to show to my dedicated blog readers ("Hi mom & dad") I came across a designer who took the term "a storm in a cup" quite...
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Victoria's Secret
These are acctually her Special Events - Royal PantsEverybody thinks they now know Victoria's Secret.A mystery bidder paid £9,735 for the large silk bloomers at an auction in Edinburgh.The underpants...
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Aladdin and the Holy Land
Recommended usage: Rub well every 3 months with silver cleaning clothEverybody knows the story of Aladdin and the Genie. We have even watched the full color documentary by Disney (narrated by Robin...
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Small Batches of Olive Oil Production in Ancient Times - not mass...
Manuel Methods of Olive Oil Production in IsraelThe production of high-quality from small batches of olives generally used only simple manual methods.There were generally two parts to the process: 1)...
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WD-40 a symbol of Peace and Happiness.
The door was squeaking for weeks. Every evening the same promise "I will fix it first thing in the morning". Sadly every morning was always the same thing, everyone is in such a hurry that I simply...
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Olive Oil Commercial
We all read how olive oil in particular and Mediterranean diet in general are good for your health. Now comes the movie.
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The Good The Bad And The Smelly
Hello World,I have recently been employed at a very special work place.It is a small art and jewelry gallery in Israel, right next door to a boutique olive oil press. The location is stunning in its...
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Date Seed Coffee Alternative
From the land of flowing milk and honey....King David and the Prophets.A Land of Wheat and Barley, Vines and Fig trees and Pomegranates, a land of Olive Oil and Date Honey. (Deutrnomy 8:8)As seen in...
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The Evolution of Coffee
A Thought About CoffeeWith the explosions of Starbucks coffee at every corner some ten years ago, one would be forgiven to think that these were the hey days of coffee. Far from it, in fact depending...
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Roman Glass Jewelry
Roman GlassLong before the Russian revolution, the French revolution or even the industrial revolution (circa: 1760-1840) and definitely before the Internet revolution - there was the glass revolution....
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