Dry matter accumulation during
growth of the tea shoots undergoes changes during withering (Chemical wither) , fermentation (oxidation), drying (Thermo-chemical)degradation
as well as storage of tea (Oxidative degradation influenced by air, heat and moisture). As a result the net weight of dry tea made from green leaves,known as made tea outurn is expected to vary depending on conditions employed during processing.
It has been observed that light energy could effect the metabolic changes in tea during processing. Green Leaf on exposure to green light during withering was found to gain in dry matter, contributing to improvement in recovery. Experiments using yellow light, ultra violet light & red light were also tried, against control of no specific light. This treatments showed the following results. Green light improved recovery by 0.80%, yellow light by 0.28%,ultra violet light by 3.03%.(This however is not suggested on a chemical basis on a chemical basis for possible side effects to humans from such light). Infra red light showed an adverse effect of a decrease in solid matter by 2.09%.
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The site has gone into some detail in its description of the companies activities, its growth factors, direction of thrust and a tour of all its gardens in Assam, North Bengal, Darjeeling and South India. The trading site is unique, in that it gives the purchaser a description of  the teas on offer, both in packet as well as in loose form. The buyers also have the rather exciting option of making their own blends. The slogan "the magic of real Indian Tea" assure the buyers that they are buying the genuine stuff and not some cheap import !!
Log on to ... jayshreetea.com again and again and again !

THE WAY SIDE CHAPEL

An English lady, while visiting Switzerland, was looking for a room and asked a school master if he could recommend one. He took her to see several rooms and when everything was settled she returned to her home to make final preparations for her move to Switzerland. However, when she arrived home, the thought suddenly occurred to that she had not seen a"W.C." around there. Now , the School Master him, if there was in fact a "W.C." meant and the only  meaning that they could discover for these strange letters was "wayside chapel". So the School Master, then drafted  a letter to the English lady in the following manner.
Dear Madam,
I take great pleasure in informing you that the W.C. is situated only 9 miles from the house, in the centre of a beautiful grove of trees, surrounded by lovely grounds. It is capable  of holding 229 people comfortably and it is open on Thursday and Sundays only. As there are a great number of people expected during the Summer months, I'd suggest that you come early, although there is usually plenty of standing room even if you are not able to get a seat. Granted, this is an unfortunate situation, particularly if you are in the habit of going regularly.
You will no doubt be glad to hear, that a good number bring their own lunch with them and make a day of it. I would specially recommend to your ladyship to go to the "W.C." on Thursdays when there is an organ accompaniment. The acoustics are excellent and even the most delicate sounds are heard every-where.
I shall be delighted to reserve the best seat for you and if you wish, where you can be seen by all. For the children, there is a special time and place, so that they will not disturb the elders, who would like to sit there quietly and be recollected.
Hoping I have been of some service to you,

Yours sincerely,

School Master.
TEA WITH DIFFERENCE
Examples of value addition!!
Tea was used as the starting material for a fermented product (Tea sherry Tea wine). The brew was fermented for five weeks , giving an alcohol ; content of about 10% . In order to reduce bitterness and prevent a coating of polyphenols on the tongue, the fermented brew was matured in wooden casks (Berraya cordifolia). After about two months ,a product with good clarity and color resulted, ready for commercial exploitation . Tea was incorporated into yogurt to use it as a natural colouring agent and to increase the shelf life by making use of tea's antioxidant properties and to enhance the health benefits of yogurt by incorporating two gms of tea per litre of milk during yogurt production.

TASTE THE DIFFERENCE

LEI TEA ....Put tea leaves, cooked peanuts, sesame seed and rice into a ceramic jar, add ginger, pepper, salt and grind this mixture into a powder , distribute this powder into cups and pour boiling water over into stir well.
Lei tea is yellowish in colour, has a smokey smell and is said to be very tasty!!!

INSIGHT

Seven Deadly sins
Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without ethics. Science without humanity. Religion without sacrifice. And Politics without principles.

Truth
Truth is a sacred matter. Truth involves a proper understanding of reality, but it also involves much more than that. Truth also has a personal dimension, an emotional dimension, and an ethical dimension.
Truth is personal...It is a special part of any close human relationship. Trust is a by product of truth and personal relationships built upon trust. We trust people who demonstrates that they are truthful. We do not trust people who show themselves habitual liars. A person who is trustworthy is a person who is truthful. Broken truth hurts... Evil loves to attack and distort the truth, broken truth often means a broken heart. This is the problem which lies. We do invest our hearts in promises which are not kept and stories proved to be false we are hurt. We are disillusioned. We sometimes grow bitter. Trust is a fragile commodity and is as precious as it is delicate. Deep levels of trust take years to develop. Yet such trust can be smashed to pieces in seconds.

"Why not Both"
There is many a time when we are pressurized to make a decision one way or the other ...It has to be "either" or "or" But why not both !!!. Some examples of these are :
I want to speak to someone the long way away, but don't want to travel ... heard of the telephone !!!
I want to go out but don't want to miss the movie on T.V .. what of the video recorder!
I want to change the station on T.V but don't want to get out of bed ... that little gadget called the remote will do very nicely !!!

Thoughts From
Your Editor....

April 2001 will open a new chapter for India in the International market place, there is an apprehension and perhaps a touch of fear as to what the future will hold for a whole slew of industries, Tea being one of them. Indian crop for year 2000 closed at 823.4 million Kgs, modestly higher by 17.8 million Kgs over the previous year. Prices however crashed and this reflected in the bottom lines of all tea companies. The market continues to be hesitant and the single word mantra is "Quality". There is gossip that cheap teas from China, Indonesia and Vietnam will flood the country. May be, I am a die hard optimist and if we can re-work our strategies in marketing, support the department by doing all that is in our power to improve upon our Quality we will be able to say "Let us not be afraid of competition but let competition be afraid of us". This Tea industry, which has given comfort and succor to millions of tea drinkers throughout the world can and will bounce back to be a stock brokers delight !!
On a different vein, some gems that I have picked up in my travels through life

  • Judge People from where they stand and not from where you stand.

  • Don't believe all you hear , spend all you have or sleep all you want !!

  • Don't let weeds to grow around your dreams.

  • Pray not for the stilling of pen but for the heart to conquer it.

  • Spends some time alone.

  • Read more books... and watch less TV.

  • Avoid approaching horses and restaurants from the rear !!!

LEADERSHIP LAWS 

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Vision:
Vision is like a lighthouse showing the way and pointing out hazards. It must be slightly beyond reach, but must not be an impossible dream.
Values:
If vision gives the direction, values set the boundaries. Leaders need the values to be absolutely transparent in whatever they do.
Energy:
The leader must work both hard and smart, long and intensely. It's the only way to keep on top of the demands.
Confidence:
Self-confident leaders assume responsibility for their mistakes and share credit with their team members.
Innovation:
Ideas have a limited shelf-life. The leader must create a culture of continuous innovation.
Team Building:
The leader must attract the best minds and with these minds create a team which will bend in the winds of change but not break.

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A funny story making the rounds about the art of communication through the chain of command, goes like this:
A Colonel issued the following order to his executive officer, "Tomorrow evening at approximately 2000 hours Halley's comet will be visible in this area, an event which occurs only once every 75 years. Have the men fall out in the battalion area in fatigues, and I will explain this rare phenomenon to them. In case of rain, we will not be able to see anything, so assemble the men in the theatre and I will show them films of it".
Clear enough, so the executive officer wrote to the company commander :
"By order of the Colonel, tomorrow at 2000 hours Halley's comet will appear over the battalion area. If it rains, fall the men out in fatigues, then march them to the theatre where this rare phenomenon will take place, something which occur only once every 75 years."
The Company Commander thereafter instructed his lieutenant, "By order of the Colonel in fatigues at 2000 hours tomorrow evening, the phenomenal Halley's comet will appear in the theatre. In case of rain in the battalion area, the Colonel will give another order , something which occurs once every 75 years."
Snapped the lieutenant to his sergeant:
"Tomorrow 2000 hours, the colonel will
appear in the theatre with Halley's comet in fatigues, something which happens every 75 years. If it rains the colonel will order the comet into the battalion area."
AND the sergeant commanded his squad:
When it rains tomorrow at 2000 hours, the phenomenal 75 year old General Halley, accompanied by the colonel, will drive his comet through the battalion area theatre in fatigues."

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HRD for Plantation 

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Competitive advantage of an Industry depends upon the quality of its Human Resources. A continuous upgrading of skills with the ultimate aim of  enhancing human capital reserves is imperative.
Dr.Subhas Sharma has proposed a model based on the BEST method

B : Behavioral (man management, labour productivity, quality of people and value addition of people).
E : Economic (Financial management, productivity of capital, cost of quality).
S : Strategic (marketing products and sales 1 strategy, value addition, customer orientation)
T : Technical ( machine management and productivity, technical aspects of quality)
With liberalization, globalization and increased competition survival has to become an concern for both management and workers. this can be described as a shift from Marx to Gandhi, as Marx symbolizes the conflict approach and Gandhi the harmonization approach both of whom were interested in the welfare of workers. The requirement of improving HRD managerial skills has taken on important dimension, in far thinking companies, who believe they are investing in future of their companies 

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THE NEW INTERNATIONAL STANDARD FOR QUALITY

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ISO 9000 : 2000
There is going to be a major revision for ISO 9000 Quality standards. Known as the ISO 9000 : 2000 series, they result from an extensive consultation process and have been very carefully drafted to offer a range of more user friendly descriptions of the processes of implementation that reflects the latest management thinking and takes into account the wealth of practical experience gained from ISO 9000 systems.
The essential changes :
Until now ISO 9000 has contained some 27 standards and documents, these will be replaced by four primary standards :

  • ISO 9000 : 2000 Quality Management Systems, Fundamentals and vocabulary.

  • ISO 9001 : 2000 Quality Management Systems, Requirements.

  • ISO 9004 : 2000 Quality Management Systems, Guidance for Performance Improvements.

  • ISO 19011 : Guidelines on Quality and Environmental Auditing.

It is the ISO 9001 and 9004 Standards that are at the centre of the improvements, and are based on a process model using eight quality management principles. These are :

  • Customer focused organization.

  • Leadership.

  • Involvement of people.

  • Process approach.

  • System approach to Management.

  • Continual Improvement.

  • Factual approach to decision-making.

  • Mutually beneficial supplier relationship.

The new standards retain the essence of current ISO 9000 requirements but are presented in five sections. 

  • Quality Management Systems.

  • Management responsibility.

  • Resource Management.

  • Production and/or service realization.

  • Measurement, analysis and improvement.

The benefits that will be derived from the revised ISO 9000 :2000 systems are : 

  • Customers and users will receive products that confirm to requirement, available when needed.

  • People in the organisation will benefit from better working conditions, increased job satisfaction, improved morale.

  • Owners and investors will benefit from increased return on investment, improved operational results, increased profits.

  • Suppliers will benefit from stability, growth, and mutual understanding.

  • Society will benefit from fulfillment of statuary and regulatory requirements, improved health and safety and reduced environmental impacts.

Final publication of the standards is currently targeted for mid 2002. 

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