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...that Emperor Shen Nung (2727 BC) discovered tea when a fortuitous leaf fell into water that his servants were boiling for drinking. All of the different varieties of loose-leaf tea—green, oodong, black, pü ‘erh—come from a single plant, Camellia sinesnis. Each pot of tea at Dado comes with a small booklet with information on tea history and details on how to properly steep...
...serious gardeners as well as apartment dwellers with teeny window boxes, planting bulbs is one of autumn's sweetest pleasures. And just like fall fashions, bulbs are subject to crazes (as in the Dutch tulip bubble, circa 1630). Horticultural gurus say that this season, black, orange and fragrant bulbs are the ones to plant. While a truly black tulip has not yet been created, Black Hero (a deep crimson, below) and Black Parrot (a dark maroon) come close. If you want aroma and color, try Orange Princess or candy-striped Carnaval de Nice. Most bulbs can be bought from online...
FIBERS What looks to the eye like a bit of lint actually may be a forest of clues. Scientists microscopically comb samples for human and animal hair, clothing threads, carpeting and even plant material to identify everything there and perhaps place a suspect at the scene of the crime...
...energy firm to turn its back on Europe last week, withdrawing a $700 million lifeline and signaling that it may sell the division, which has over 5.7 million customers. But who would want it? Firms in Germany, France and the U.K. have serious energy gluts, a relic of frenzied plant building during the heady Enron days. In Britain, where supply now exceeds peak demand by 25-30%, power prices have plunged 40% in the last 18 months and generators routinely spend $63 to produce a unit of energy that sells for $26. One potential buyer for TXU Europe is Germany...
...little plant yielded its sweetly spicy flavor to the mortar and pestle of a discerning visitor’s teeth. Good things are in store for game day. “Nothing beats football and homegrown salsa,” Whitchurch says...