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Top Cool Drinks for Summertime
The best remedy for scorching hot weather is a tall class of something ice cold. You might not immediately think of coffee or tea in the summer, but you’ll find…

Robber uses hot coffee as holdup weapon (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
DALLAS A coffee-throwing robber is a suspect in at least seven service-station holdups in North Texas, police said Thursday.

Microsoft unveils computer that looks like a coffee table (The New Zealand Herald)
SEATTLE - Microsoft has launched a coffee-table-shaped “surface computer” today in a major step towards co-founder Bill Gates’s view of a future where the mouse and keyboard are replaced by more natural interaction using voice, pen and touch.

‘Coffee Cup Concerts’ begin June 14 (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Although the exhibits at the Behringer-Crawford Museum are closed for the summer, the museum is still open for business - and music. The ninth annual “Coffee Cup Concerts” summer music series kicks off in two weeks at the museum’s outdoor amphitheatre, featuring an expanded musical lineup.

Bodum Santos Electronic, John Hudak

Bottom Line: A great coffee maker with a possible short life due to it being made of plastic.  Hard to clean, but worth the trouble if you can stand it.
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Saeco Magic Deluxe, Marc Gagne

Bottom Line: Great machine if you care about convenience and ease-of-use. Not so great if you’re after a fine shot.
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Coffee The Weapon Of Choice For Gas Station Thief (CBS 11 Fort Worth)
Dallas police say a cup of coffee was the weapon of choice for a thief at a gas station. Security cameras show the man getting money out of his pocket to pay, but instead throws the hot drink on the face and shoulder of the clerk and demands money. More Local News

Seeing the World One Starbucks at a Time
So you think Starbucks has awful coffee, eh? Well, I’m no coffee connoisseur, and I’m certainly not here to tell you Starbucks is the best.

World’s largest coffee and baked goods chain celebrates ten years of service excellence in the UAE (AME Info)
Dunkin’ Donuts, the largest coffee and baked goods chain, is proud to announce its two significant benchmarks this month; ten years of successful business in the UAE and ten million cups of coffee* served to its emirates customers.

State encourages coffee company to expand (WCAX-TV Vermont)
Associated Press - May 26, 2007 8:15 AM ET WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Economic Progress Council is encouraging Green Mountain Coffee Roasters of Waterbury to expand.

Coffee Grog Recipe
A rich, spicy, sweet coffee delight. It’s a bit elaborate for a coffee recipe, but if you are serving a group of people, it’s worth the extra effort to make…

Coffee morning success (Rye and Battle Today)
BREDE and Udimore Missionary Group raised 215 when they held a well attended coffee morning at Udimore last Saturday.

Coffee may cut risk of gout, study finds (MSNBC)
If men ever needed a reason to justify that extra cup of coffee, here it is: four or more cups of coffee a day appear to reduce the risk of gout, Canadian researchers said.

Top Sources for Organic Coffee
Organic coffee is better for your body, and better for the Earth. If you are interesting in supporting coffee suppliers that treat the environment with respect, try buying from one…

Drinking Coffee May Offer Senior Men Protection from Gout Arthritis (Senior Journal)
May 25, 2007 Gout, the most common inflammatory arthritis in adult men, follows the development of high uric acid levels in the blood. Researchers now think drinking coffee, but not tea, may help fight the disease because it seems to lower uric acid levels.

Is This the End of the Barista?

George Sabados, an Australian coffee professional and former barista, considers whether recent advances in technology will lead to major changes for the barista… or possibly the extinction of the vocation.
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The Coffee Hour (BellaOnline)
How coffee and meditation, a definite oxymoron, make my day.

Turkish Coffee Making
Turkish coffee is the oldest method used to prepare coffee from roasted beans. Once roasted the coffee gets ground to an extra fine coffee powder (finer than espresso). You can also grind you own coffee beans using a traditional Turkish coffee grinder or a modern burr grinder.