Posted on 01/03/2013 6:36:29 PM PST by BenLurkin
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s off-air comments that Russian Presidents are given a secret file about extraterrestrials living among us created much media interest. Most news reports claimed that Medvedev was simply joking. His apparent reference to the Men In Black movie as a source of information on a super secret agency that monitors extraterrestrials on Earth was commonly cited as key evidence that he was in fact joking. The reasoning is that no political leader would refer reporters to a comedy to clarify national policy. It has now emerged that Medvedev was not referring to the Men in Black comedy after all, but to a recent Russian television documentary titled “Men in Black” that reveals many details about an extensive cover up of extraterrestrial life visiting Earth.
However, a more accurate translation of what Medvedev actually said about the Men in Black phenomenon was: “You can receive more detailed information having watched the documentary film of the same name.” So Medvedev was referring to a Russian “documentary film” titled Men in Black, not the Hollywood blockbuster by the same name...
Russian Men In Black (MIB) documentary, a number of prominent UFO cases in Russia and the USA are discussed. The Roswell UFO crash is covered, along with a number of extraterrestrial abduction cases, and UFOs disabling nuclear weapons facilities. The documentary examines testimony that extraterrestrial bases have been established on Earth, and that some are in restricted US military areas with the full knowledge of the Pentagon. The documentary even goes on to seriously discuss President Eisenhower’s alleged meeting with extraterrestrials, where agreements were reached with some of the visitors giving them permission to take some of the Earth’s resources in exchange for advanced technology...
(Excerpt) Read more at exopolitics.org ...
Snow gardening?
http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/wtrsow/2002050141031613.html
It's called winter sowing. I figured, why not try it?
What is that?
City and NJ are shutting down. Our play is cancelled tonight. Outreaches are cancelled tomorrow. It is going to be a long weekend.
“What is that?”
Looks like coffee beans, from here. :)
“It is going to be a long weekend.”
So sorry. We’ll probably get less than a foot, and we’re used to it...You folks are being pummelled.
Thank you!
Ooooooo! Must see!
“Looks like coffee beans, from here. :)”
:-)
I thought so too, but it also looks a bit like yin-yang, yet without the light-dark aspect.
You can see beans from across the pond?
Good luck! We have sunny and 50s forecast tomorrow.
How can we grow coffee? Or Tea?
Shamelessly copied:
The Tea Plant
Tea is an evergreen plant of the Camellia genus. Its scientific name is “Camellia Sinensis) and it originated in China, Tibet and Northern India. The tea plant has thick leaves, dark green in color, and a strong thick stem. The tea flowers bloom in white or pink and have a delicate fragrance.
There are about 200 different species of the tea plant around the world.
Growing Conditions For Tea
The tea plant needs a hot, moist climate. It grows in temperatures ranging from 10 -30 degrees Centigrade, in areas with an average yearly rainfall of 2,000 mm. and at a ground level of between 600-2000 meters above sea level.
A carefully chosen source plant can be used for creating new tea seedlings.
The soft seedlings develop in a nursery for ten months, which protects them from difficult weather conditions. After they have strengthened, the tea plants continue to develop in open fields that are sheltered by the shade of wide trees.
Tea Picking
Tea picking is still conducted in the traditional manner: the tea leaves are handpicked and gathered into wide baskets on the backs of the tea pickers. The hand picking ensures that only the best leaves of the tea plant are collected and used for producing the tea.
In Asian countries, the tea picking season starts with the beginning of spring and continues from May until August. In Africa, the tea picking continues all year long.
The first tea crops of every year are called “new tea” and it is rich in flavor and aroma.
Only the plant’s bud and two young leaves are used for processing the tea. The tea flowers are also picked, dried and added to the blend to supplement the aroma.
Tea Production
A common myth about tea is the belief that different types of tea -
black tea, white tea, green tea - are produced from different tea plants. In fact, all types of tea are produced from the same plant and the differences between them result from the different processing procedures while producing the tea.
The picked tea leaves are made up of 80% liquid while the tea sold to the consumers has less than 10% liquids. A crucial phase in the production processes of every type of tea is the stage in which the leaves are dried. This stage is necessary for reducing the moisture of the leaves and thereby strengthening and preserving the tea leaf.
Black Tea
1st drying: The leaves picked from the tea plant are spread out over mats for vaporization in the sun. Another method for drying the leaves is by blowing currents of warm air over them. In the drying phase the leaves lose about 60% of their moisture.
Rolling: The process of rolling the leaves has the purpose of releasing the liquids found in the leaf in order to allow the fermentation and oxidization of the leaf to begin.
Fermentation: During the leaves’ fermentation process, the enzymes within the leaves are bound to the oxygen in the air. This process causes the leaves to blacken and this is what creates the typical flavor of the tea. The fermentation is conducted by blowing currents of humid air over the leaves. This stage takes about 3 hours.
2nd drying: An additional drying stage is crucial to stopping the oxidization process. At the end of this process a long-lasting, stable product is produced
I have this in the Kindle edition, but I’m thinking seriesly of getting a hard copy. VERY informative!
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