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White tea became popular during the Song Dynasty in China (960-1279 AD). The court made the tea regularly for the emperor. One ruler in particular, Hui Zong so loved this type of drink that he spent most of his time searching for the perfect blend rather than tending his empire. In the late 1800s specific plants began being cultivated for this type of tea, which also extended the bush's growing area from the traditional Fujan Provence of China outward as far as India.
Thanks to discoveries about the health benefits of tea, white tea popularity has grown in the modern market. But what is it that makes this drink so distinctive?
Delicate White Tea
Producing this kind of tea is vastly different from other types of tea. Where black tea and Oolong tea oxidize for various periods, white tea does not. In fact, workers try very hard throughout the harvesting and processing cycle to handle white tea very little. Handling tea, turning it, rolling it, etc. all set off oxidation and would ruin the leaves for this particular product.
White Tea Bushes
When you look at a white Peony tea bush you cannot help but notice tiny white hairs on gray-white leaves, somewhat reminiscent of peach fuzz. The perfect downy leaf for high quality white tea is one that's wrapped around a new shoot. These must be gathered along with the buds, preferably in the spring or fall harvest for the best flavor. Workers wear gloves during harvesting to decrease the chance of bruising.
There are also strict rules governing the harvest of this type of tea including never picking on rainy or dewy days, or when the buds look purple. Additionally damaged buds, shoots exposed to frost, and hollow shoots are simply unacceptable. If you think all this detail is impressive, some farmers even provide cooling shade for this tea bushes to deter chlorophyll production (I wonder if that comes with a tall glass of iced tea).
Counting the Daisies
Okay, not really daisies, but if you watch a white tea harvest you'll notice something interesting. There are specific amounts of buds and leaves harvested for the higher quality blends. For example, buds harvested with two attached leaves go into White Peony tea, whereas any remaining leaves and shoots go into a Long Life Eyebrow tea.
Withering & Drying
Withering white tea gets tricky. If its too hot, the tea turns red. If its too cold the tea turns black. That means tea makers must carefully stage their timing for harvest and withering accordingly. Most tea makers try to use natural methods, but also have indoor processing space to account for weather. It takes about three days for this tea to produce the enzymes that give it a sweet flavor.
Next the tea moves to the drying stage. Most tea makers use a low-temperature oven for this step, making sure that moisture in the tea reduces to under 5%.
Less is Better
In effect, it's the lack of heavy processing that makes white tea so rare and unique. The end result is a very delicate beverage with a very rich history. Better still, this drink has many healthful qualities, many of which tie directly to the simple way it's made.
Steve Green writes for Unity Teapots - selling glass teapots online.
Are white collar crime & blue collar crime treated equally? - By David Jenson
Hillary Transue was a good student with a clean record, so she never imagined she'd hear a judge sentence her to three months in juvenile detention. What heinous act did this young Bonnie Parker do to invoke the court's wrath? The 15-year-old merely spoofed her assistant principal on MySpace. (If Skinner only knew it could be that easy to lock up Bart Simpson.)
Tragically, this is not an isolated incident. In this particular Pennsylvania county, a 14-year-old got nine months for lifting change from unlocked cars and a 13-year-old got put away for trespassing in an empty building. What did all these delinquents have in common? Judges Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella sentenced them and about 5,000 other teens in a scam involving cash for kids.
The scheme dates back to 2002, when Conahan exercised his judicial authority to shut down the government-run youth facility and use tax dollars to redirect teens to privately owned detention centers. For their efforts, the judges received $2.6 million in kickbacks. While it's hard to believe that Alberto Gonzales never tapped these guys for DOJ, it's even more remarkable how little time the judges will serve. The total time served by the kids they sentenced could add up to centuries, but Conahan and Ciavarella will serve only 87 months in federal prison. Mid Atlantic Youth Services, who own and operate the centers, face no punishment at all.
When the government hires Halliburton to build prisons and spends nearly $50 billion a year on corrections, it's no surprise that America incarcerates the highest percentage of its citizens. While these numbers are ridiculously high, white-collar criminals like these two judges make up just a fraction of the inmates.
Many researchers have argued that there's a double standard when it comes to white-collar crimes. Socially upward criminals are wealthier and more connected, and they can hire the best lawyers and preemptively influence lawmakers to imploring focus on street crimes. That's why a whistleblower like Harry Markopolos can spend a decade the SEC to stop Bernie Madoff, and the government acted only after the loss of tens of billions of dollars. Maybe he'd have gotten a quicker response if he reported two guys trying to get married or a 13-year-old file-sharing the new Metallica album.
I am not suggesting that we pardon the people who steal our cars or break into our homes, but we should treat the inside trader who stole $100,000 from shareholders with the same scales of justice as the guy who steals your wallet.
Consider the recent cast of villains. There's Allen Stanford (the Texas billionaire who allegedly crafted his own Ponzi scheme), Enron's Ken Lay, former senator Ted Stevens, lobbyist Jack Abramoff and former governor Rod Blagojevich. Even with something as tragic as Hurricane Katrina, there were countless dirt bags juicing FEMA with fake charges and pocketing money that was raised for victims.
For every white-collar crime, there are also ethically gray acts that technically don't break any laws. Richard Fuld helped drive Lehman Brothers into the ground as he raked in nearly $500,000,000. While that's merely a moral crime, selling his $14 million house to his wife for $100 might be something more. There's also the military analysts on cable news networks that supported the war without disclosing they're lobbyists for contractors that ultimately made out like bandits. Sadly, the spotlight has even turned to nonprofit companies.
In a study of nearly 500 nonprofit hospitals, the IRS discovered that top executives make nearly $500,000 year, while 20 of these so-called nonprofit execs make nearly $1.5 million. Gloria King of the United Way of Central Carolinas rakes in about $1.2 million as the Chief Executive, and she's just one of eight charity-based execs making seven figures. According to Charity Navigator, there are over a hundred others making $500,000-plus.
In the late 19th Century, the Gilded Age started during Reconstruction as wealth rocketed to the top with help from questionable politicians (e.g. Boss Tweed) and financial manipulations. This era, featuring opulent wealth displays by the upper class, eventually led to the Panic of 1893, when the railroad bubble burst and a credit crisis sunk the country into an economic depression. It certainly sounds familiar (except that the 1890s crisis ironically gave tax-raising Republicans a landslide victory over the free market Democrats).
Today, America has its own panic. While there is much to be done, there's a populist outcry for a level playing field. America needs to prosecute criminals regardless of their social status and political contributions and enforce white-collar crimes with the same zeal that they tackle blue-collar offenses. Whether it's Ponzi schemers or corrupt judges, there needs to be real enforcement and punishment for financial misdeeds. The white collars need to become too afraid to take the risks.
America has the honor of being history's great democracy where all men are created equal. To continue fulfilling that promise, we must shake off the shackles that bind Lady Liberty's hands and truly start treating all men equally.
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Laura developed a love for creating positive social change while earning a BA in Sociology and Social Services at the University of California, Davis. Her work history is based on doing good, working and volunteering with animals while honing her writing skills and gaining experience as a freelance copy writer. After living and traveling across the globe, she’s settled down in the Bay Area. Her skills as a wordsmith and her gift of gab to spread the word about Tonic. http://www.tonic.com
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I was just curious. I wanted to know if its possible to have a high white blood cell count from Asthma.
im unsure if it correlates with it but i do have asthma and my wbc was 21000 which is crazy high for 16
White Hall school catches fire, damages sustained
White Hall School Superintendent Larry Smith says that the fire at White Hall High School today has damaged ceiling tiles, insulation & carpet. There may have been damage to the school's computers as well.
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