http://www.tching.com tea // design // life Thu, 22 May 2008 09:01:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The British recently unveiled some sensitive documents from the l950's, when the threat of nuclear war was being planned for. I recall being in elementary school in the late 1950's when we'd have drills that required us to duck and hide under our desks, giving the illusion that we would ... http://www.tching.com/index.php/2008/05/22/nuclear-attack-what-about-tea/ I just read an article about a group of Japanese researchers that has shown that green tea extract had a significant impact on reducing fatigue in rats. Here's another thought. It is our wont to pursue the reductionist path to an easier, improved life. But does it really help? Are all ... http://www.tching.com/index.php/2008/05/21/review-green-tea-extract-combats-fatigue/ It was an industry off and running by the time George Williamson retired from Assam in 1859. Scores of private entrepreneurs had learned the best tea to plant and the right way to grow and harvest it. The Honorable East India Company had surrendered its Indian prerequisites to the Crown ... http://www.tching.com/index.php/2008/05/20/the-advent-of-machinery-part-one/ The last speech tournament of the year is the state championship. Held in mid-April, only the best speakers and debaters in the state earn the privilege to compete over the three days. Our school qualified two debate teams and four individual competitors to compete at this level. Three days of ... http://www.tching.com/index.php/2008/05/19/its-always-time-for-tea/ We're happy to pass along the opportunity to participate in this exciting video contest which is sponsored by the Tea Association. Get out your videos and throw your hat into the game. They're looking for creative voices expounding the joys of drinking tea. Here's a great ... http://www.tching.com/index.php/2008/05/16/2000000-video-tea-contest-the-calmasutra/ Curious enough - or serious enough - about Camellia sinensis to try growing your own? Even the thought of such a venture brings back fond memories of my father's forays. The homemade root beer phase was a real hit with the neighborhood kids, especially since Dad bottled the brew in ... http://www.tching.com/index.php/2008/05/15/grow-your-own/ In what seems like an overwhelming series of disasters this year, China’s Sichuan province was recently hit by a terribly destructive earthquake. It has taken many lives and destroyed many towns and cities. Among the cities hit is the capital of the Sichuan province, Chengdu. In today’s ... http://www.tching.com/index.php/2008/05/14/chengdu-life-before-the-quake/ A tea man stood at the Pearly Gate, his face was worn and old. He meekly asked the man of fate for admission to the fold. What have you done, St. Peter asked, to seek admission here? I ran a tea estate on earth for many and many a year. The gate swung open sharply as Peter touched ... http://www.tching.com/index.php/2008/05/13/a-tea-martyr/ As T Ching's editor in training, I often search the world wide web for topics of interest to our readers. Tea, with its five millennia of documented use, is a rich subject for research. From history to how-to, there is a HUGE body of ... http://www.tching.com/index.php/2008/05/12/shakespeares-favorite-tea/ I would like to suggest something truly unique as a gift for all your mothers this Mother's Day. For those of you who have read my post Why America Needs a Tea Renaissance, you know that I believe that our lives are too overloaded; we live our lives in overdrive ... http://www.tching.com/index.php/2008/05/09/review-a-unique-mothers-day-gift/