BBC News | AMERICAS | Clinton gifts under scrutiny (#)

„There have been allegations of favouritism, as one of the donors is the former wife of fugitive financier Marc Rich, who was pardoned by Mr Clinton on his last day in office. Gift list Denise Rich: Coffee tables and chairs, $7,300 Ronald and Beth Dozoretz: Dining table, server and golf clubs, $7,000 Steven Spielberg: China, $4,920 Ted Danson and Mary Steenburger: China, $4,800 Jack Nicholson: Golf club, $350 Sylvester Stallone: Boxing gloves, $300 Denise Rich said her $7,000 gift was not linked to her efforts to obtain clemency for Mr Rich, accused of illegally buying oil from Iran during the 1979 hostage crisis and tax fraud. It is not only the Rich case which has raised eyebrows in Washington, but also the timing of the gifts. A California friend of the Clintons is alleged to have urged her contacts to send donations of $5,000 before Mrs Clinton was sworn in as senator.“
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India Coffee- Indiacoffee - Indian Coffee, monthly magazine - Over a Cup of Coffee (#)

„Apparently the owner used to originally sell only coffee powder and beans, but after a visit to Europe was seduced by the idea of having a coffee house. And so now he has his regular clientele, some of whom we saw, a lady with two dogs basking in the morning sun outside at one of the tables, a man who comes with two women, encouraging speculation between my daughter and me as to what their relationship they could be, two women who were dawdling over their coffee with many a giggle, a young father who was indulging his infant son with a chocolate pastry - maybe he was giving his wife a lie-in on a Sunday, two men in suits discussing, possibly, the state of the world's economy, an obvious mother-daughter combination, and a man engrossed in his laptop - a writer in the making?“
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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„   Ruby’s Roadhouse is a small café resembling the room above the garage your friend moved into during his rebellious teen-age years—dimensionally speaking only. Every other aspect of the place identifies Ruby’s simply as a friendly neighborhood coffee shop—from the inviting, warmly painted reds, purples and yellows enveloping the building, to the casual outdoor area dotted with yellow and red picnic tables and surrounded by a white fence and blooming flora, to the letters “RUBYS” carved from wood and framed on the outside wall. As I approach Ruby’s, the sun begins to edge over the horizon of the shop’s roof. I enter under magnetic poetry affixed to the front door that reads, “Mother I believe you were a whisper of blue and yellow light.” The interior of Ruby’s is a single room split by a counter.“
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Coffee Trade Statistics - National Coffee Association (#)

„A quarterly statistical report on the U.S. coffee market, Coffee Trax offers 20 pages of charts, tables and graphs focusing on exportable global coffee production from the US Department of Agriculture, ICO exports by group (Colombian Milds, Other Milds, Unwashed, and Robustas), US statistical data on imports, exports, re-exports by coffee coffee group, US warehouse stocks (both certified and non-certified), US roastings and US average retail prices. For each category, there is a quarterly comparison with the previous three years of data as well as a comparison to a 3-year moving average.“
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Tiny Joy, a home coffee roasting newsletter from Sweet Maria's Coffee (#)

„Of course, there's also the premium Sumatras, the Triple Pick's and Super-Preps. These are coffees that have gone through extra passes at the hand-sorting tables to remove defective seeds. It's risky because the coffee ends up costing a bit more, and it is possible to "over-prepare" a Sumatra, to "prep" the character right out of the cup. But you can also create a stellar coffee, a butterscotch roast taste, exotic spiced fruit flavors, and the coffee can be roasted lighter than other Sumatras to underscore these qualities.“
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San Francisco Coffeehouses (#)

„This is quite an impressive coffeehouse considering it freshly roasts dozens of varieties of coffee beans, provides an ample selection of pastries, muffins and lighter foods and offers a few small tables in the clean, art-lined interior and on a peaceful backyard patio. The SF Coffee Company is like a gem in the eclectic Cole Valley/Haight mix of business and residential buildings. This is a must on your list of coffeehouses!“
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Fairtrade | Publications | Fair Comment | Autumn 2000 (#)

„Around 3,500 families eke out a living from growing tea here, high in the hills of western Uganda. Most farmers use some of their land for raising animals and growing bananas, coffee and vegetables, any surplus of which is sold at local markets. This is an important additional source of income for farmers as it reduces their dependence on tea. Income from tea can be unreliable due to fluctuations of tea prices on the world market, and prolonged wet or dry spells which can ruin the crop.“
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International Coffee Organization (#)

„Sun-drying should take from 8 to 10 days, depending upon ambient temperature and humidity. Coffee dries more quickly if raised on tables because of the upward draught of warm air. The use of hot-air drying machines becomes necessary to speed up the process in large plantations where, at the peak of the harvesting period, there might be much more coffee than can be effectively dried on the terraces. However, the process must be carefully controlled to achieve satisfactory and economical drying without any damage to quality.“
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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„As I looked back on the coffee part of the trip, two questions occurred to me: First, was I so influenced by Brazilian charm that I was too generous in my evaluation of those coffees I considered very impressive? (Or, since I was cupping with George Howell, too hard on the other not-so-impressive coffees?) Second, were any of the impressive coffees making it back to the States, or were we stuck with the equivalent of the also-rans that inhabited the cupping tables along with the good ones?“
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Coffee Industry - National Coffee Association (#)

„A quarterly statistical report on the US coffee market,that offers charts, tables and graphs focusing on exportable global coffee production from the US Department of Agriculture, ICO exports by group, US statistical data on imports, exports, re-exports by coffee coffee group, US warehouse stocks, US roastings, US average retail prices and retail market share by volume for each coffee group. Click on the label to the left for more information.“
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Ten Steps To Coffee - National Coffee Association (#)

„If the beans have been processed by the wet method, the pulped and fermented beans must now be dried to approximately 11 percent moisture to properly prepare them for storage.  These beans, still encased inside the parchment envelope (the endocarp), can be sun dried by spreading them on drying tables or floors, where they are turned regularly, or they can be machine dried in large tumblers.  Once dried, these beans, referred to as 'parchment coffee,' are warehoused in sisal or jute bags until they are readied for export.~“
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Coffee Drying (#)

„The best, but least utilized method of drying coffee is by using drying tables. In this method the pulped and fermented coffee is spread thinly on raised beds, which allows the air to pass on all sides of the coffee. The coffee is mixed by hand and the drying that takes place is more uniform and fermentation is less likely.“
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India coffee-monthly magazine-Over A Cup Of Coffee (#)

„He also decided to drop 'India' from the name and write 'Coffee House' in Hindi. Opening with 60 covers, simple laminated tables and chairs to match, from the very first Coffee House was well accepted. With demand rising steadily, Shetty decided to double the covers and a staircase now leads to the upstairs air-conditioned section. He also installed wrought iron benches outside the restaurant where people could rest or wait tor friends.“
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The Hidden Planet - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„Much of their traffic, quickly served, wandered back on their way to their ultimate destination, carrying with them their daily fix. Others who needed a quick break from their rounds were greeted by handy pedestal tables, just enough room to dress their beverage and sit back a moment, contemplating the ingredients in the enticing Planet coffeecake. Those wanting to sink down into a longer stay were accommodated further back, away from the bustle at the door.“
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View topic - Ideas - Coffee Forum (#)

„We have been contemplating having making the second floor more relaxing by adding couches and coffee tables where people coild just sit and relax reading a book or playing a board game or card game or something. Also trying to think of ideas for the boardroom and we have been tossing around the idea of pre paid coffee cards, and doing a theme dish for our menu ie. Greek one day, Spanish another etc.“
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It's All About Coffee (#)

„The SCAA's annual conference is held in a different U.S. city each year and is the coffee industry's largest gathering and exhibition. Over 7,000 participants attend dozens of workshops and round tables on a variety of timely topics, from cupping coffee to merchandising. The exhibition hosts over 800 trade booths. SCAA's next Conference & Exhibition will be held in Boston April 25-28, 2003.“
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Tea & Coffee 10/00 - Following the Viennese Coffeehouse Tradition (cont.) (#)

„In fact, much of central Vienna inside the Ring Boulevard is pedestrianized. Many of the coffeehouses are quick to put out chairs, tables and umbrellas when the weather permits. Street entertainers add their own lively contribution to the scene. The more elegant establishments are a sedate and leisured bolt-hole to escape the 21th century, but there is also wide choice of less traditional cafés.“
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Amazon.com: Books: Marks of Excellence (#)

„A book that rigorously examines trademarks and their meaning is essential for the bookshelves of the visually inclined. It's also destined for the coffee tables of today's corporate wonks obsessed with branding. As a tasty book ready to be consumed, Marks of Excellence exemplifies the commodity value of visual identity. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.“
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BBC - Jazz Review - Jacqui Dankworth, As The Sun Shines Down On Me (#)

„I must admit I was not expecting to like this record. Firstly, the accompanying press release suggests that it's "headed for coffee tables everywhere". As I don't have a coffee table, I felt a bit disenfranchised. Also the opening track was set to be a cover of "Blue Moon", a song for which I've long harboured an unreasonable hatred.“
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coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„One vendor described the change as a broadening of what `going for a coffee` means these days, where customers go for the atmosphere (not sure I`ve seen much of this in a modern Starbucks, certainly not the satellite/partner outlets with their teensy tables and uncomfortable chairs) and for the ability to please their palate/whim with very specific orders.  “
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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„At any rate, it appears that the celebrity chefs and their staffs are putting some pleasing and interesting coffees onto their tables. If we had sourced the same number of coffees using some other matrix of selection I do not think that we would have ended with nearly the same number of agreeable, solidly rated cups.“
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CoffeeKid - Building the Websites (#)

„WIPS does things on the CK site like auto-build the image/description tables you see in the CoffeeKid Bookstore. It also controls the front page poll, and automatically updates the front page "what's new" columns, showing you the most recent content. It auto generates the nifty calanders you see on my rants pages.“
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BBC - Get Writing - - A2060164 - I am a stranger (2nd draft) (#)

„The floorboards had been painted white. There was a grey cord squashy sofa and a couple of square white coffee tables. The walls had been painted white too and were covered in framed black and white photographs. At the window she had hung a piece of bright pink sari fabric that had been shot through with silver thread.“
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Amazon.com: Books: Harlem: Lost and Found (#)

„The long awaited oeuvre of Mr. Adams has finally arrived, and is sitting handsomely on many Coffee Tables around the world. Exquisite photgraphy. It is unfortuante that many of the details within the text are inaccurate, and it's a shame that the author was not more careful with his research.“
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View topic - Research on Opening a Coffee Shop - Coffee Forum (#)

„Just all depends what you have in mind and the walk up traffic count. Anything less than 1,200 sqft is generally a small cafe with about 4 sit down tables and a few bar stools around the coffee bar or cart. Maybe a stand up cooler, etc. Something a little larger you can add a bathroom.“
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India coffee magazine- In The News- Coffee Tables in Offices (#)

„Coffee tables are an essential part of the office interiors. It is an area with which one experiment to offset the functionality of the office spaces. It can be used to break the monotony or practical lines of the office, but one must remember not to go over the top while doing so.“
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International Coffee Organization (#)

„There are 8 telephones connected to the Organization's switchboard for the use of delegates and extra communications and PC facilities for the use of the organizers/staff. The lounge also has easy chairs, coffee tables and a cloakroom. Board Room“
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SCAA Show - Boston 2003 (#)

„After scoring the flight of 10 coffees, the judges retreat to share scores and comments in a separate room. In the meantime, the tables are cleared and the next flight of coffees is prepared.“
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