International Coffee Organization (#)

„Coffee prices are at their lowest levels in 30 years, with the ICO composite indicator price standing at 47.30 US cents/lb in May 2002, compared to 180.44 five years ago. Despite the growing popularity of coffee as a drink, producers have seen their share of retail sales halve since the early 1990s from around US$12 billion to US$5.5 billion today.   This is leading to devastating social and political consequences for countries throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America, where coffee farms are being neglected or abandoned, and poverty is on the increase.  In Mexico and Central America, for example, an estimated 500,000 farm workers have lost their jobs as a result of the falling prices, and many farmers have turned either to illicit crops or abandoned their farms, creating migratory pressures.“

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Vacuum Coffee Brewers - Cona - Yama - Bodum Santos (#)

„A manual vacuum brewer does not use a nylon filter, and by any of the 3 filter methods (Cona Glass Rod, cloth filter, of Bodum plastic filter)all manual brewers result in a much cleaner cup than the electric models. In our cupping tests, there was another problem: consistently poor cup performance whencupped against the exact same coffee prepared in a French Press. We believe that the problem was that, in making a safer method, the brew temperature might notbe reaching the ideal 200-205 degree temperature. Lastly, our initial tests resulted in several events where the coffee and hot water erupted from the top of the brewer.Yes, maybe something wasnt quite snapped into place in the plastic top, but the coffee tends to come out the vents in the plastic top nomatter.“

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Green Coffee Storage Issues (#)

„With so man aspects of coffee production under close examination forthe purpose of maximizing quality, it only seems logical to consider theconditions under which green coffee is stored. Green coffee storage maynot be down to a science, but the insights of many experts lend credenceto the view that green coffee storage is a salient factor in determiningcup quality. Storage of green coffee should not be viewed as a passive,or neutral gap that occurs between the time it is imported and when itis roasted. Rather, it is an active process where factors of humidity,temperature, time and other ambient conditions play a dynamic role in eitherpreserving or altering the original taste of a particular coffee.“

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Tea & Coffee 12/00 - 2000 PEOPLE OF THE YEAR (#)

„Onchere is intensely active in the field, shouldering the task of promoting Kenya’s coffees while concurrently protecting them, on both national and international levels. After spending almost 20 years based in London as the Overseas Representative of the Coffee Board of Kenya, Onchere is now back in Nairobi at the headquarters of the Coffee Board of Kenya, serving as deputy general manager. In London, he was the Coffee Attaché at the Kenya High Commission, and has been the London-based delegate of Kenya to the International Coffee Organization since 1983. Onchere has immersed himself in the coffee world, holding membership in many coffee associations.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„It seems only fair that the roasting company that, in popular mythology at least, is most identified with dark roasting ought to appear in this review even if the particular coffee from that company up for review didn't quite nudge its way over 80. In fact, Starbucks has moderated its roast style considerably in recent years, and its featured single-origin coffees typically are roasted much lighter than many coffees produced by its competitors. And John, at least, felt that the reviewed Starbucks blend could have been helped by an even darker roast style. Thus the main problem with the Starbucks blend reviewed here was not over roasting, but what appeared to be a listless green coffee roasted without much sensitivity.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„Asking equipment sales people to teach you how to operate [your] equipment [is a big mistake]. I’ve known many people who were in a lot of fields and then [entered into the coffee business and almost immediately think] they are the ‘expert.’ People should learn how to prepare their products properly. And I think its really important for the trainer to be trained.” Milletto cites the major pitfalls he has seen to be the downfall for many start-up coffeehouses. He recounts a conversation he had with a famous restaurateur who explained to Milletto that labor and portion control, if poorly managed, can be the most detrimental to a business.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„– X Café LLC, the originator of shelf-stable 30:1 coffee extracts, is revolutionizing the way coffee is served across the country. The company’s Liquid Coffee Bag-in-Box product, when combined with a liquid coffee dispenser, provides a continuous supply of fresh and consistent coffee on demand 24/7, eliminating coffee lines and reducing labor. Health care facilities, university cafeterias, banquet facilities, fast food restaurants, convenience stores, casinos, cruise ships and the military use Liquid Coffee Bag-in-Box extensively.“

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CAPRESSO (#)

„Kramm believes that the high-end category in the US is currently far from satisfied. "Today Europe shows clearly that there is a next step in how people consume coffee, a step still to be taken by many people here," he explains. "When Europeans go to a specialty store, they are drinking coffee prepared on the principle of pressure-brewed coffee. Our Super-Automatics deliver pressure brewed coffee consistently better and fresher than most American coffee bars."“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„Though Brazil produces up to 5 million bags of Robusta (Conillon) coffee, less than one million bags in green form, on average, was exported annually between 1995 and 1997 (an average 12 million bags of green Arabica was exported in those years). The remaining Conillon was used in the manufacture of soluble coffee, for domestic or overseas use, or formed part of domestic consumption. Domestic consumption, which was less that 7 million bags in the late 1970s, has expanded rapidly and is estimated at 12 million bags for 1998/99.“

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Who are the CoffeeCrew? - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„Frederick, bon vivant, raconteur, man-about-town, editor, writer, creator, former astronaut, super-bad playa, former president of the Republic of Lasivia, sky-pilot, auditor-general, wood-working engineer and former lead tap dancer with the Paris ballet, is one of the regulars on the coffeecrew. When he is not extracting wooden slivers from his long slender fingers, he is delivering babies at the local 7-11 or rescuing damsels and cats from Oak trees. His knowledge of coffee is unparalleled and, as a collector of Atomic coffee makers, he has no equal.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Cash : An American Man (#)

„In one of many books coming out this year commemorating the "Man in Black," Miller, a longtime friend of Cash, offers this slim coffee-table-size scrapbook of photos and memorabilia of the legendary country singer. "He was my hero, my mentor, the godfather of my youngest son," Miller begins his introductory essay, which tells how he came to know Cash. Candid pictures are interspersed with photos of concert tickets, Cash’s Air Force uniform, album jackets, stills from live performances, and several with Miller throughout the years.“

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Fairtrade | Publications | Fair Comment | Summer 2003 (#)

„And he certainly did that. A quietly spoken man, he held audiences across the country spellbound as he told how hard low coffee prices are hitting farmers - and how Fairtrade is changing lives. 'When you buy Fairtrade', he had told a packed launch at the House of Commons, 'you are supporting our democracy.' The co-operative is working, he explained, to build up membership, to improve quality, to find markets, to ensure their kids get a proper education and much more.“

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- Coffee Science Information Centre (#)

„A In 1990, The International Agency for Research on Cancer evaluated coffee, caffeine, tea and maté and, after assessing the available research, gave coffee the classification 2B which is 'possibly carcinogenic to the human urinary bladder'. Coffee was cleared in all other areas. Since that time several well conducted studies have been conducted which have been able to demonstrate that coffee is not a causal factor in the development of bladder cancer.“

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Bad Bob Interview (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„INeedCoffee is proud to once again have BadBob's work adorning its site. It is abundantly clear why: BadBob's style, be it his artistic style, lifestyle, or style of caffeine intake, makes his Screaming Coffee Man a perfect symbol for coffee devotees and the information they can find on INeedCoffee. So log on, pour yourself a cup, and when the caffeine begins to kick in, scream right along with BadBob's new coffee character.“

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CoffeeGeek - Coffee Kids and the Man Behind It All (#)

„Somehow, I was able to realize and confront the reality that coffee, the same coffee that I had fallen in love with so many years ago, the same coffee that gave me opportunity when it seemed the whole world had turned its back, the same coffee that was pulling me out of a financial abyss to a reasonable level of financial security... this same coffee was hardly as generous to the people who grew cared for and harvested it.“

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Tea & Coffee 11/00 - Editor's Letter (#)

„I quickly turned toward Broadway, head down, hands clenched and legs speeding through the cold. As I neared the Starbucks sitting pretty on 41st and Broadway, my eyes finally looked up and saw a man sitting on the other side, reading the newspaper and sipping his coffee. He appeared to be a tourist snapshot camera around his neck and a look which was a one part bewilderment, one part amazement; such a focused yet glazed over stare is typical of someone who has never experienced the rush of New York City’s Times Square.“

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Tanzania is as close as your coffe cup - Coffee Farmers in Crisis - Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief (#)

„Philip Tesha, 85-year-old coffee farmer, has seen the rise and fall of coffee prices in Tanzania. “Coffee from Kilimanjaro is the best coffee in the world,” says Tesha, who serves as chairman of the Uru North Njari Primary Society. “A coffee farmer is not a rich man. He relies on his coffee for his income.“

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Basic Black - Coffee for the next generation - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„"I don't know if (coffee says anything about personality) but the people themselves might think so which is perhaps the only thing that matters," he said. "I guess I'm not a man's man, I don't drink it black." If it's really good coffee he'll try drinking it straight up but usually Mr. Sullivan unabashedly adds cream. Cream or sugar are acceptable, even expected, in Canada but coffee drinkers should be careful.“

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Café de Colombia - 70 Years of Fair and Ethical Trading (#)

„The National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia is truly democratic, totally controlled by the coffee farmers. To ensure democratic representation, it has a three level representative structure based on the one man one vote principle with the National Coffee Congress of elected members as the ruling body. All representatives, at all levels are coffee farmers.“

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Untitled (#)

„Many of Europe’s 18th-century literary and musical greats found coffee a pleasant prod to genius. Voltaire reportedly drank 50 cups a day; it’s a wonder he got any work done. Balzac revved up on it before he wrote, and Talleyrand took time to pen his perfect formula: “black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.” Johann Sebastian Bach composed an entire cantata poking fun at those who sought to suppress the brew.“

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The Story of the Bialetti Moka Express (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„The billboards proclaimed: “in casa un espresso come al bar” (“An espresso in the home just like one in the bar.) The little mustached man no longer needed to find his home away from home in the neighborhood coffee bar, but could bring the coffee bar into his own private house. The post-war years saw an economic boom in Italy. The Fascist period was put behind and American influenced values became prevalent.“

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Wierd News (#)

„1992 -- Goshen, Ind., police Capt. Joe Brown reported in Maythat he was considering bringing charges against a 65-year-old man who had poured hot coffeeonto the head of a 14-year-old boy who was underneath a footbridge in a local park. Theman said he did it because he was sure that the boy was looking up women's dresses as theypassed by, and he wanted to prevent the boy from becoming a sexual pervert.“

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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles (#)

„But, we survived, we made it, and we are stronger as a result. We reached out and helped our friends in NYC and Washington; we have been working exhaustively on programs that can increase the price that farmers are paid for their coffee; and we demonstrated to the world that we are as committed to our fellow man as we are our to our own businesses.“

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Espresso! My Espresso! An Ongoing Internet Novel - CHAPTER (#)

„She sipped, then sipped again, then once more. Now, these sips were unsweetened except for the natural sweetness of the milk and this is a woman who previously did not like the taste of coffee at all. After three or four sips, she walked over to the pantry cabinet and withdrew her bottle of Italian caramel syrup. I then made Wifee her favorite coffee beverage (at this point anyway).“

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India coffee - Indian Coffee, monthly magazine - Coffee Times (#)

„O coffee, you dispense your blessings, you are the drink of those who love God, and you give health to those who tire themselves in search of wisdom. Only the good man, the drinker of coffee, knows the truth. Would that God should will it, that those who persist in decrying this beverage shall never be allowed to drink it.- Sheik Abd el-Kadir“

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Coffee Culture - Malaysian coffee (#)

„Remember the good old days when "Ah Pek"(the elderly man in the coffee shop) toasted bread over glowing embers and scraped off theburnt parts with an old milk tin cover before spreading on generous slabs of margarine andsweet home-made kaya? Or have you ever broken two soft-boiled eggs over the freshlytoasted bread? Mmmmm....“

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Coffee Forest Symbiosis (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„The amazing fact is that coffee habitat and nature bring out the best chemistry in sustaining each others needs. Many foreigners who visit the plantation remark that Indian coffee plantations are bird and game sanctuaries. The architectural detail of the coffee mountain is astounding.“

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Coffee @ nationalgeographic.com (#)

„Gng N’Gorand Yobouet of coastal Aboisso is an average Ivory Coast landowner. Along with the customary two wives and a number of his 18 children, he works 16 acres [6.5 hectares] of a semicleared forest, growing a casual mix of marketable coffee, cocoa, bananas, manioc, kola nuts, and oil-bearing palms.“

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Global Exchange : bostonglobe072901.html (#)

„The reason lies in a complex system in which coffee beans can pass through as many as 15 hands between shrub and cup, with price increases along the way. In between the farmer and the exporter are multiple middlemen who mark up prices and pad profits. If farmers object, the middlemen simply turn elsewhere.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„He used an Australian coffee and it was very smooth and good tasting. Bob is a real coffee man and I enjoyed talking coffee with him. He has lots of coffee stories to tell and maybe one day I'll get him to put one on this website.“

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CRS Fair Trade (#)

„The profiles on the following pages introduce you to some of the coffee farmers who CRS supports in Nicaragua, and some of the artisans who produce the beautiful items on sale in the Work of Human Hands catalog. They come from different countries and continents. They speak different languages.“

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Global Exchange : npr042801.html (#)

„The world's coffee prices go up and down, depending partly on supply and demand and speculation by big investors. But these farmers are stuck in poverty. They sell their beans to local businessmen whom they derisively call 'coyotes,' and the coyotes pay them less than 50 cents per pound.“

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illy caffè North America (#)

„Ernesto Illy is a well-known figure in the coffee industry, both for his expertise and for the positions he has held in many international organizations. He lectures frequently at coffee industry gatherings and culinary schools. Other distinctions include:“

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We've Seen the Future..It's Organic! (#)

„Roastmaster Inman initially fancied himself a winemaker, but got into coffee "because I was fascinated by how complex it was." In the hands of this passionate man, it's also tasty and good for you.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„   “Sure, it will be right up,” I say. The usual steps unfold and in a few moments I hand the gentleman his introduction to great coffee in a small demitasse. He takes a few sips, still standing at the counter.“

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The Story of the Bialetti Moka Express (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Public coffee consumption was the realm of the male who made the coffee bar his home away from. Consumption of coffee by women was associated with their move to emancipation.“

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Specialty Coffee Bulletin Board :: View topic - Introduction and yes... I'll be asking plenty of questions! (#)

„I was wondering what was going on at FOE. Congradulations man...way to rep the east coast coffee scene. (see if you can get them to give that Swift a swift kick out the door)I'll come by sometime soon...when do you roast?“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Over the long run, system and dedication tend to prevail in the world of coffee. Each of the new Federation specialty coffees has a worthy human story behind it, and all deserve eventual success.“

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CoffeeKid - Riley's Coffee and other assorted news (#)

„On the subject of alt.coffee, man, I cannot believe how popular that newsgroup has become. For years, the typical posting frequency was about 50 to 75 posts a day. These days, it usually tops 250 a day.“

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Global Exchange : catholicvoice011000.html (#)

„Hurricane Mitch, which devastated much of neighboring Honduras, also had a negative impact on many Nicaraguan farms as well, said Rivera, who lost nearly half of his coffee crop.“

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View topic - name for church coffee shop - Coffee Forum (#)

„Caines coffee...careful if you tell him you like a competitor it might make him jealous and he will kill you...man he needed decafe“

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April Q&A - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„Cooking meat is a waste of time for mr. ground coffee man... yes, you can see what kind of person he is now can't you?“

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BSCA - Brazil Specialty Coffee Association (#)

„ A world of interesting stories and very special people. A simple country man seeding coffee and harvesting magic!“

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Search - Coffee Forum (#)

„  Topic: The Coffee Man Show Is On InstantFM.com “

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Fairtrade | Resources | Links (#)

„H.R. Higgins (Coffee-man) Ltd“

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Counter Culture Coffee - Coffee Driven People, People Driven Coffee (#)

„Dead coffee and the man who came to dinner “

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Coffee Table - Coffee Forum (#)

„The Coffee Man Show Is On InstantFM.com “

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