Tips on Coffee - The Devil's Cup: Coffee, the Driving Force in History (#)

  „He summarizes a number of quirky yet strangely convincing theories about how coffee triggered revolution, colonialism, slavery, and economic inequality. Allen enjoys his cup to the last drop, and there's nothing decaffeinated about his wonderfully tasty brew. A must for both Java junkies and travel lovers. (Author tour) -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP.“

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BBC News | BUSINESS | US to act on cocoa slavery

  „But producer countries, led by the Ivory Coast, are pressing for manufacturers to pay more, saying that is the only way to prevent child slavery. In May, ministers from the Ivory Coast went to London to tell the UK government that without higher prices nothing could prevent poverty-stricken cocoa farmers from using forced labour. See also: 24 Sep 01 | Business Ivory Coast protects cocoa farmers 28 Aug 01 | Business Firms fearful of slavery pay-outs 27 Jul 01 | Africa Cocoa corruption traps Nigerians 14 Jun 01 | Africa Ivory Coast to fight child trafficking 04 May 01 | UK UK joins fight against 'chocolate slavery' 04 May 01 | Africa Ivory Coast accuses chocolate companies 26 Oct 00 | Business Cocoa hoard protects chocolate supplies 03 May 01 | Business Why cheap beans don't make cheap coffee 26 Feb 01 | Business Cocoa price surge concerns Internet links: International Cocoa OrganisationIvory CoastCocoa Association LondonChocolate information The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Business stories now: WorldCom chiefs refuse to testify Buoyant eBay snaps up bills firm Digital TV woes hit Pace profits Bush vows action after scandals Merck 'exaggerated' revenue in accounts Congress pushes accounting reform Oil trade thaws US-Russian ties HIV: the drug firms' quest for a cure Links to more Business stories are at the foot of the page.“

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Nicaraguan Partners

  „They were relocated and packed together as part of a post Hurricane Mitch development project. The coffee crisis and a history of inequality conspire to keep them put. Most households earn a meager living often as little as a dollar a day picking coffee on the big plantations. Plantation owners can easily lock up 300-400 hectares, squeezing families into little more than their 50ft square plots.“

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PR Distribution through United Natural Foods

  „Equal Exchange's cocoa products from farmer cooperatives in the Dominican Republic give Americans an immediate, positive way to respond to the reports of chronic poverty, exploited child labor and slavery on cocoa farms in West Africa - the origin of 70% of the world’s cocoa. Even though Americans spend $13 billion a year on cocoa products, low prices paid to farmers have kept them poor, vulnerable and desperate. Thanks to recent pressure the cocoa industry has begun to study the labor problem, but it will not produce voluntary standards for cocoa trading until 2005. Equal Exchange’s cocoa products enable consumers to support a more sustainable and just cocoa economy today.“

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Cleaning and Maintaining your Utopia Vac Pot (INeedCoffee.com)

  „Strangely however, they're not selling them online. My advice: complain to Starbucks and see if you can get a replacement for free. You probably will.“

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Amazon.com: Books: A Means to an End: The Biological Basis of Aging and Death

  „Along the way, he summarizes the latest scientific information while outlining prospects for future research. Although this is a scholarly book, not a how-to manual, Clark does discuss strategies for extending the average human life by caloric restriction (reductions of 20% to 25% seem to be required) and the use of antioxidants (natural forms found in fruits and vegetables appear to be much more effective than supplements). He also does a nice job of exploring the causes of Alzheimer's disease, various forms of cancer and an array of genetic disorders that afflict the young by making them age prematurely. Finally, in this neatly informative work, Clark uses a sociological and political perspective to probe the tensions likely to arise between length of life and quality of life as medical advances continue to accumulate, and to consider the broad ramifications inherent in an aging population.“

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