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I’ve Been Stabbed. I’ll Take a Coffee, Please.
Thursday, December 24th, 2009Read the full Miami Herald article, “Man with knife in chest calls 911, orders coffee.” Posted 12/23/09.
Seven New Coffee Plants Now Documented
Monday, December 21st, 2009Read the full BBC News article, “‘Bumper year’ for botanical finds.” Posted 00:06 GMT 12/22/09.
The article goes on to talk about the “Seven wild coffee species also feature on the list of new species, most of which were discovered in the mountains of northern Madagascar.” I wonder if they taste any good. The BBC has a picture showing Coffea ambongensis and Coffea boinensis, “whose ‘beans’ are more than twice the size of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica).”
Drink Coffee to Help Prevent Diabetes
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Read the full Reuters article, Coffee, tea, even decaf lowers diabetes risk: study. Posted 12/14/09.
I really like studies that include decaf drinks along with regular coffee. It’s nice being able to differentiate if some of the effects are from coffee, or just the caffeine in it.
Tanzania Officials: Drink More Coffee
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009Read the full TheCitizen article, Drink more coffee: official. Posted 12/16/09.
I sure don’t need anyone to tell me to drink more coffee! I could go have a cup now, but I don’t think it would help Tanzania any. That and the fact that it’s 11:50 PM.
Drink Coffee and Win a Nobel Prize
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009Read the full Examiner article, “Coffee credited with assisting Nobel Prize winners“. Posted 12/7/09.
OK, it’s not quite as easy as drinking a cup of joe, but coffee has been mentioned by nobel prize winners as helping out to a certain extent. Even though it may have been through indirect methods, such as during coffee breaks, this led to a conducive environment for unique thinking.
Bean by Bean Works with Small-Scale Farmers
Monday, December 7th, 2009
Grand Valley State University graduate Derrell Jackson and his wife Missy operate the Bean by Bean coffee company.
Read the full Charleston Daily Mail article, “Michigan couple help coffee growers ‘Bean by Bean’.” Posted 12/5/09.
More Bikini Shop Ruckus
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Following a Bellevue City Council meeting about the stand, the City Attorney ordered the Knotty Bodies Espresso stand to close its drive-through window because it violates city code.
But the barista working Tuesday morning told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Jeff Dubois the owner’s attorney said the drive-through can remain open.
Read the full article, “‘Naughty’ Espresso Stand Defying Bellevue City Order“. Posted 11/24/09 on KIROTV.com.
These bikini coffee shops/stands have been in the news quite a bit lately, and it seems they are becoming more common. I wonder if some may have started because they knew they could get quick, free publicity. On more than one occasion, I’ve read how some of these stands are basically a front for brothels. There are a lot of people saying these should be regulated as adult stores, limiting where they can open shop. Besides that, for me, I wouldn’t even want someone serving me coffee or pastries in what amounts to their underwear. Hooters is one thing, but bikinis? I’m perfectly content getting my coffee from a fully-clothed barista.
Tanzania Tries to Boost Local Coffee Consumption
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
“Coffee in this country has stagnated,” Adolph Kumburu, chief executive of the Tanzania Coffee Board, told Reuters in a telephone interview late on Monday from the northern town of Arusha, which is hosting a two-day coffee conference.
Read the full article, “Tanzania wants to wake up stagnant coffee sector,” posted by Reuters Africa on December 1, 2009.
Coffee Cup Crawl: The 8-Mile Journey For Coffee
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
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.
Laced Coffee. Who Knew?
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Read the full Reuters article, “‘Coffee police’ fight fraud on shop shelves“. Posted 11/25/09.