The Tea Spot Exhibiting at 2011 World Tea Expo in Las Vegas, Announces Availability of Patent Pending Compostable ...

Boulder, CO (PRWEB) June 21, 2011

The Tea Spot will be exhibiting at the World Tea Expo in the Las Vegas, where they will once again unveil new products that make loose leaf tea easy. The company will launch their latest SteepwareR innovation, the Mod Teapot, and announce general marketing availability of the patent pending BrewluxTM compostable tea infuser for loose tea to go at the expo this week.

The Tea Spot’s line of SteepwareR products make it easy for today's savvy tea drinkers to prepare a luxurious cup of loose leaf tea. Infusing the loose tea experience with modern technology and design, SteepwareR products bring convenience to the quality and integrity of full leaf tea.

The Mod Teapot is a stylish design inspired by ancient tea traditions. It will be available in three colors – Ivory, Turquoise and Black. The Mod Teapot is designed by The Tea Spot and manufactured in Thailand of high quality stoneware ceramic. This 20 oz teapot makes 1 - 2 servings of premium tea. It has a large volume fine mesh Stainless Steel loose tea infuser with a wood handle. The ergonomic design features a dripless spout and a silicone seal lid. The Mod Teapot will retail for $39.95.

BrewluxTM will be announced for general availability exclusively through The Tea Spot at the Expo. Manufactured in Colorado from U.S. grown corn, this compostable tea filter was awarded “Best New Product” at the 2010 World Tea Expo. The BrewluxTM design is patent pending. The Tea Spot was awarded a grant by the USDA to do a marketing feasibility study on this compostable tea filter last year, and conducted preliminary consumer research on the product’s pricing and positioning at the 2010 Las Vegas show. BrewluxTM is now available for distribution, and The Tea Spot will be taking orders for the product at the Las Vegas show. Brewlux tea filters will retail by the case at $38.00 for 200 units.

The Tea Spot will be exhibiting at booth 101 at the World Tea Expo, taking place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, June 24-26, 2011.

ABOUT THE TEA SPOT, INC. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the company was founded in 2004 by Maria Uspenski, a cancer survivor drawn to the health benefits of tea during her recovery. She set forth to promote wellness by making loose-leaf tea an everyday luxury. Her message is simple and powerful: tea in its freshest form renders incredible flavor, unmatched health benefits, and is eco-friendly. As a certified woman-owned and operated business, The Tea Spot produces innovative and patented products to modernize the loose-leaf tea experience. The SteepwareR line promotes the ease of loose tea preparation and individualized single servings. Their line of full leaf teas includes organic and Fair-Trade Certified? estate teas and handcrafted signature blends. The company is committed to clean, sustainable, and fair manufacturing standards. The Tea Spot’s mission of social entrepreneurship incorporates a culture of giving as it grows: Ten percent of every sale is donated in-kind to cancer and community wellness programs. For more information, contact media@theteaspot.com or call 303 444 8324.

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Nevada Tea Party chairman quits, announces support for Sharron Angle

LAS VEGAS (AP) ? The chairman of the Tea Party of Nevada resigned Tuesday after a recording was made public capturing Republican Sharron Angle badmouthing GOP leaders during a meeting with the shadowy group?s U.S. Senate candidate.

The exit of chairman Syd James is another blow to the candidacy of Tea Party of Nevada nominee Scott Ashjian, who has been denounced by state tea party leaders who say he has no connection to the movement that advocates limited government and tightfisted public spending.

In a statement, James said he was endorsing Angle, whose uneasy relations with national Republicans were laid bare in the tape, which Ashjian recorded secretly and later released to the Las Vegas Sun newspaper.

James said he arranged the meeting to see if Ashjian would consider withdrawing from the race and backing Angle, who is trying to oust Majority Leader Harry Reid.

?I gave the Angle campaign my word that this was to be a private meeting and not tape recorded. I feel my personal integrity and honor was violated when Scott taped what was to be a private conversation and then made it public,? James said in a statement.

?I can understand why the Angle campaign feels that they were double-crossed. The Angle campaign trusted me and that trust was violated,? James added.

Angle has the support of national and local tea party groups, but Ashjian?s candidacy threatened to drain votes away from her, which would help Reid in a close race. There are several minor-party candidates on the ballot ? a recent poll showed Ashjian with just 1 percent support ? and Nevada voters can also choose ?none of these candidates.?

In the recording Angle tells Ashjian, ?I?m not sure you can win and I?m not sure I can win if you?re hurting my chance, and that?s the part that scares me.? She laments that the GOP leaders have ?lost their standards, they?ve lost their principles.? She refers derisively to ?that good old boy thing? and depicts herself as an underdog David fighting Goliath ? the constricting machinery of the national party.

On the tape Ashjian complains his reputation has been unjustly damaged in the campaign. He grumbles about the Tea Party Express, a national political committee that ran ads earlier this year questioning his credentials and supporting Angle. He declines to support her.

It?s unclear who will succeed James as the leader of the obscure party that has done little fundraising or organizing so far and has been blasted by Republicans as a Democratic plant.

The recording surfaced at an awkward time for Angle ? the political arm of the Senate GOP is holding a fundraiser for her this week in Washington. A spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee could not immediately be reached for comment.

Kirsten Chadwick, a Republican lobbyist and former White House aide under President George W. Bush who is helping the GOP elect women candidates, was unmoved when told of the recording flap.

?I honestly hadn?t heard of it,? she said.

Las Vegas tea party volunteer Joyce Burnett said the meeting with Ashjian ?might not have been the smartest move.?

?If I were sitting across the table from her, I might say, ?Boy, what were you thinking with that??? said Burnett, who hosted a house party for Angle in August.

But Burnett said Angle?s attempted dealmaking had not dampened her support.

?There is always going to be a certain give and take,? Burnett said. ?That?s how the political system works.?

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