Starbucks (a rant)

things and stufhttp://thingsandstuf.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/starbucks-a-rant/ [things and stuf] Pike Place Roast will be the first Starbucks coffee bearing a new symbol the company created with Conservation International, showing that all beans are purchased from suppliers that meet high workplace and environmental standards, such as paying pickers well and requiring coffee to be grown in the shade without use of pesticides.

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Political Diamonds[Political Diamonds] What is Fair Trade?: Since launching Fair Trade Certified (FTC) coffee in 2000, Starbucks has undeniably made a significant contribution to family farmers through their rapidly growing volumes of FTC purchases. By offering FTC coffee in thousands of stores, .

Off The Shelfhttp://nickgerlich.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/in-the-fast-lane/ [Off The Shelf] In The Fast Lane: To their historic credit, Fast Company once had a social networking hub called Company of Friends back in the 90s, but it apparently was way ahead of its time. They allowed it to die, and then sat back while others perfected the medium we all know and love today.

Pakdi.net[Pakdi.net] Exchange Traded Funds vs Mutual Funds: Mutual Funds: Traditional, actively managed mutual funds usually begin with a load of cash and a fund management team. Investors send their C-notes to the fund, are issued shares, and the Porsche piloting team of investment managers figures out what to buy.

Blue Jade Dragon[Blue Jade Dragon] Diced:: Votes for the largest coffee holding company, not Starbucks and earns money voting against them. Hillary tried and got canceled in Central America, a visit with Bill.

Josey's Daily Reviewhttp://byfireandwater.com/josey/?p=16 [Josey's Daily Review] Coffee Articles to Remaster: The rise of coffee chains such as Starbucks in the 1990s are also a factor in the ever-rising popularity of espresso-based drinks. With the addition of more coffeehouses, the popularity of the espresso drink will only increase even more .

Ufblaila's Webloghttp://ufblaila.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/recap-american-inventor-ezt4u-or-why-our-country-cant-spell/ [Ufblaila's Weblog] Recap: American Inventor: EZT4U, or Why Our Country Can't Spell: British Man alone says no, due to the lack of mass appeal (although I am sure would-be hooligans/looters would love to get their hands on this) — hallelujah for some common sense.

mattandjean.nethttp://www.mattandjean.net/Blog/?p=292 [mattandjean.net] Honduras recap - Day 9: When we’d met with Juan and Jose the afternoon before to make final arrangements for our trip to the coffee plantation, Juan had told us to only bring our cameras and a water bottle.  He said Jose would pick us up at 8am in his tuk-tuk and that we’d stop at a nice little restaurant in a Mayan village for a real authentic breakfast.  I’m all about trying new things, but after some serious problems in Chihuahua, Mexico, and Lima, Peru, plus a minor incident in Istanbul, I was not up to trying an authentic breakfast in rural Honduras.  Unfortunately, authentic usually means the food tastes good and the diarrhea comes free of charge.  With that in mind, Dave and I got up and ready by 7am and scooted down to our favorite breakfast joint, Cafe Welchez, once again.

An Exploration of Portland Food and Drinkhttp://www.portlandfoodanddrink.com/?p=211 [An Exploration of Portland Food and Drink] Stumptown Annex: When I’ve been able to compare air-roasted and drum-roasted coffees, I’ve found the difference something like that between onions sautéed quickly in hot oil and onions slowly caramelized at a lower temp (though I don’t think there’s an actual difference in the coffee roasting temperatures). The one is crisper and retains more vegetal qualities;

The Question Clubhttp://community.livejournal.com/thequestionclub/7723436.html [The Question Club] Picker Uppers: I go out and buy myself new pajamas, a new book or dvd, and some Starbucks coffee. Take it all home and just shut myself away for awhile and enjoy.

..: schmeeve / a blog :..http://schmeeve.com/archives/000466.html [..: schmeeve / a blog :..] Personal Log: 19-Dec-2006: she explodes suitcase at my feet and begins to redistribute weight amongst her Samsonite home-away-from-home. amazed at contents: 3 bags of Starbucks coffee w/ 2 travel mugs, giant terry-cloth bathrobe, Costco-sized bottles of hair products, a bath 'sheet' (oh, no, no simple towel for this traveldiva), something I can only surmise is a shrine or monument to either a deity or belief...

Make money online | Add your link exchange[Make money online | Add your link exchange] How to earn more money, get a PageRank 7 link?: If you want to spare your brains, you buy the full version of Color Picker and the CC0000 code will be shown in stead of the 255.0.0. It’s 9.9$ well spent (unless you prefer a 1 time Starbucks coffee thrill”¦).

http://afrotc560.com/post/29537615 [US Air Force ROTC] Automobile Resale Value: Small is tall (Starbucks sizes) (Videos). Fitzgerald: Another case for the annals of idiocy, part 2.

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Posted at April 8, 2008 09:03 AM

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