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Utility Journal: Tip Sheet: Tea. There are plenty of reasons to drink tea, and knowledge is power when it comes to getting the best from your own. So in this first Tip Sheet article, we’ve compiled a concise round-up of useful information about earth’s second favorite beverage (water is the first). Tea usually contains one third to one half as much caffeine as coffee.

You can cook with it. Teas have appeared in culinary circles lately as a versatile ingredient. Grind tea leaves into pepper, marinate or tenderize with it, or experiment with your own implementations. TeaChef is a good resource to get you started. When convenience isn’t a concern, loose-leaf brewing with an infuser is preferable to brewing with tea bags. Don’t try to make iced tea stronger by steeping it longer – it’ll become bitter. When brewing with loose leaves, a good rule of thumb is one heaping teaspoon for every cup of water you’re brewing. Before you buy seemingly healthy bottled tea from the supermarket, check the label. Title photo by Gözde Otman. iTunes artwork image doesn't load : Podcasting. Cindy, I was just following up to see if your artwork was showing up yet. It's not (you probably know this...). I tried to validate your feed and as it currently stands, it does not validate.

I'm almost positive that is the reason that your image isn't showing up. Especially because the problem with your feed is related to the artwork section of your feed! So, what you need to do is a simple edit and you should be good to go. Currently your feed lists your artwork as this: This is not the proper way to list it. And it should work right away after you ping (and iTunes updates your page).

I shure hope that solves it for you. Jon TreeLine Productions Fort Collins, CO USA Currently producing these popular podcasts: "The Rest of Everest" Video Podcast *Voted as one of iTunes' "Best of 2006" podcasts *Nominated for "Best Video Podcast" in the 2007 People's Choice Podcast "Beyond the Movement: The Pilates Podcast" iTunes - Podcasts - Making a Podcast. Creating an iTunes Feed | Brightcove Developer. In this topic you will learn how to use PHP, custom fields and the Video Cloud Media API to create a feed for iTunes.

Before you begin Using the approach in this sample requires: Your account must be a Video Cloud Pro or Enterprise edition account. You need a Media API Read token with URL access; if you don't already have this token, read about how to get it. For more information, read Accessing Video Content with the Media API. You must have either a Progressive Download account or a Streaming account with universal delivery enabled.

Setting up custom video metadata fields You need to create custom video metadata fields in your account. For information about how to do this, read Setting Up Custom Metadata and Creating Custom Metadata Fields. Setting up variables for your account You need to modify some variables in the PHP script with the appropriate values for your account. Displaying the Feed The PHP script for the feed uses the iTunes podcast DTD and sets your variables. Sample PHP Script.