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  „Mozhin said the election was a backlash against the oligarchs as they were the main campaign topic. The liberals, in part representing oligarchs and in part representing the intelligentsia hurt by the reforms, were too fragmented to unite and thus fared poorly in the election. The communists were also attacked by anti-oligarchy sentiment from the nationalist groups. This has left President Vladimir Putin with a firm majority in the Duma, and should help him to promote structural reforms.“

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Global Exchange : Activist Network

  „Warning, the University of Puget Sound professor, said students at the Tacoma campus gathered 700 signatures in three days last spring, representing more than one-fourth of the school's 2,500 students. The campus cafe now sells only fair-trade coffee, including decaf and espresso.“

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/activists/ 170.html - Cached

Tea & Coffee 04/01 - The Kona Kai Scandal and its Aftermath (cont.)

  „The Kona Coffee Council, the local trade group representing farmers, said it “does not condone the civil action filed against the customers of Kona coffee because of this alleged fraud.” And, “The people responsible for the civil actions make up less than one percent of the people engaged in the coffee business in Kona and do not speak for the majority of the industry.” A press release put out by the council also said the civil actions are affecting the Big Island economy negatively and do nothing to promote Kona coffee or other coffee grown in the State of Hawaii. Celia Smith of Smith Farms in South Kona, a past president of The Kona Coffee Council, noted on another occasion that there were but 19 plaintiffs out of 600 Kona farmers. Some have said that the suit was driven more by Mark Davis, the plaintiff’s council, than by the convictions of the grower community. John Langenstein said that farmers were being pressured by processors whose economic interests were threatened by the suit to withhold support for the legal action taken by his group.“

http://www.teaandcoffee.net/0401/special2.htm - Cached

CoffeeGeek - SCAA Anaheim Pre Show and Day One

  „Vivace is, well, Vivace. I'm slightly known in the place now (or at least I think so), so the manager stepped up, said hi, asked if I was heading to SCAA today, and took over station from the two person crew to make my ristretto and small latte.“

http://www.coffeegeek.com/opinions/showreports/ 05-06-2002 - Cached

It's All About Coffee

  „"Coffee is only good for a week after it's roasted," he said. "It smells different, it looks different when it's fresh-roasted. We're taking that to the community."“

http://www.aboutcoffee.net/ 2002_12_29_bcearc.html - Cached

Tea & Coffee 04/04 - Ethiopia Takes Control of Its Coffee

  „Handing me a photograph of a member coffee-producing family in the Limu area, he said: “We represent 22,700 small holders, who are organized into 34 cooperatives. Because we bypass the auction we can sell directly and quickly to our clients.” Coffee from most regions is sold through the Union, including Yirgacheffe, Sidamo, Harrar, Limu, Jimma and Ghimbi/Lekempti. This system cuts out two types of middlemen in the process, and has won fair trade status for eight of its cooperatives by returning 70% of profits to the members of at least two buying stages. Their importing partners guarantee a fixed price.“

http://www.teaandcoffee.net/0404/coffee.htm - Cached

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