Archive · November, 2009


The Mac’s Back

Monday, November 30th, 2009

The MacBook is back up and running again. Expect quite a few links and a delicious Tiramisu recipe tomorrow!


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“Coffee company Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) today announced that on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2009, it will make a USD0.05 contribution to the Global Fund for every hand-crafted beverage sold on that day at participating Starbucks
stores in the US and Canada.


The company also said that if customers are unable to make it to a Starbucks store on World Aids Day, they can still be a part of the fight against AIDS in Africa by visiting http://www.starbucksloveproject.com. There they can contribute a drawing to the aEUR~Love Gallery’ and for each drawing Starbucks will make a USD0.05 contribution to the Global Fund, up to 1 million drawings.”


You can also find brief a description at the Starbucks event page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184910581805.


Read the full article, “Starbucks to contribute USD0.05 from every hand-crafted beverage for World AIDS Day,” at TradingMarkets.com. Posted 11/30/09.


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“AMARILLO — High Plains Food Bank is having trouble keeping up with the additional demand caused by 2009′s rough economy. But one local coffee shop has come up with a unique way to help out.


The Chase Tower’s Ground Cafe held their first ever Coffee Cup Crawl this morning. The almost 8-mile-long bike ride started and ended at the Ground Cafe but included stops at other local coffee shops so riders could fuel up with caffeine while pedaling for a good cause.”


Read the full story, “Coffee Crawl” at MyHighPlains.com, posted 11/28/09.


The Ground Cafe web site is located at: www.thegroundcafe.com/
Google labels www.thegroundcafe.com as “This site may harm your computer;” I didn’t visit the site.
You can get some basic information about Ground Cafe from Yelp.


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Save Your Old Coffee Carafes as a Backup

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

“Dear Heloise: The glass coffee carafe that comes with inexpensive coffee makers many times costs more to replace than the coffee maker. I save old ones from worn-out coffee makers. If you break one that comes with an automatic shut-off valve, you can substitute an old one by taking out the automatic valve.”
-Oscar, via e-mail


Read this and other [non-coffeee] Dear Heloise tips at The News-Press, posted 11/28/09.


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Laced Coffee. Who Knew?

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

GUARAJUBA, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil’s coffee industry is engaged in a tireless battle against rogue roasters who cut corners and costs by bulking up their products with corn, soy or even wood, the ABIC industry association says.


Read the full Reuters article, “‘Coffee police’ fight fraud on shop shelves“. Posted 11/25/09.


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