Nothing beats a Cup of Coffee to start the day.
Barista’s mediums: coffee and chalk (The Oregonian)
“V-e-r-. . .” “Wait, am I spelling that right? OK, good,” she says, glancing at the Starbucks Coffee Co. memo suggesting alliterative words and lines touting the coffee of the week, Caffe Verona.
Bottom Line: It can be picky, but makes great espresso. If you really want everything done for you - buy a fully automated machine.
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Lemonade Recipes
Enjoy the summer heat with a tall, cool glass of lemonade. There are so many varieties to try, they’ll keep you refreshed all summer. ? Ginger Lemonade ? Pink Lemonade ? Classic Lemonade ?…
Coffee: Portugal’s Other National Drink 
When people think of Portugal, they think of Port wine, but coffee is just as revered inside the country, and has long been a constant source of pleasure for many. In Portugal, if you’re old enough to hold a cup, you are old enough to sip a coffee.
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Deconstructing the Poplite Air Popper: a Cheap and Easy Hot Air Roaster
Unless you have an industrial capacity exhaust fan in you kitchen do not attempt to use this in your house. Air roasting beans produces quite a bit of smoke, so do it on your porch or at least outside.
Lemonade Recipes
Enjoy the summer heat with a tall, cool glass of lemonade. There are so many varieties to try, they’ll keep you refreshed all summer. ? Ginger Lemonade ? Pink Lemonade ? Classic Lemonade ?…
Living For The Mornings Part 4
More coffee poems from Living For the Mornings.
Inanimate Objects Comics #25
The 25th Installment of Inanimate Objects.
Gold futures up modestly; coffee leaps (AP via Yahoo! News)
Gold futures finished modestly higher Friday at the New York Mercantile Exchange, as nervous and volatile trading conditions continued to plague the precious metal.
Monitoring Soil pH Inside Coffee Plantations
Soil pH is important because of the many effects it has on biological and chemical activity of the soil, which affects the metabolism of your plants.
Coffeehouse Confessions
I knew I had a problem. I just couldn’t admit it.
Get out the Grill !
The sun is shining and the weather is getting warmer. It’s time to dust of the old BBQ and get ready for summer. You don’t have to leave your coffee…
Casta er Mountain Coffee
High in the mist-filled mountains of Puerto Rico, along the central
Manous to repay $125,000 in Coffee Creek scandal (Post-Tribune)
Former Democratic Party Chairman Peter Manous has settled with the Carpenters Pension Trust Fund, hoping to shut the door on the Coffee Creek land scandal.
Presto Scandinavian Coffee Maker, D.P. Becker 
Bottom Line: So far, the coffee is terrific.
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Wife: Husband Choked On Coffee Before Fatal Crash (NBC 5 Chicago)
PEORIA, Ill. — Police said a central Illinois man may have choked on coffee just before losing control of his pickup truck, triggering an accident that left him dead.
Inanimate Objects Comics #24
The 24th Installment of Inanimate Objects.
Kenya: Eco-Friendly Coffee Co-op Gets Global Recognition (AllAfrica.com)
A cooperative society in Nyeri District has won international recognition for responsible coffee production.
Brewing in the Great Outdoors
Though there are more than enough camping gadgets to help you make coffee while camping, you can also brew some half-decent coffee over a campfire with a plain cooking pot….
Living For The Mornings Part 4
More coffee poems from Living For the Mornings.
Bottom Line: This is a good machine for every day use with lighter roasted beans.
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Genes decide if coffee hurts or helps your heart (New Scientist)
Coffee raises risk of heart attack in people predisposed to metabolise caffeine slowly but reduces risk for fast metabolisers, new research suggests
SCAA Charlotte Final Thoughts. 
Mark wraps up CoffeeGeek’s coverage of the 2006 SCAA Conference and Trade Show in Charlotte, North Carolina with some thoughts on the good and bad of conferences, and big shout outs to some of the special people in specialty coffee.
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Jamaican Coffee Growers Getting Aid (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The Jamaican government will give coffee growers payments they had sought to help them recover from a hurricane that devastated their farms in September 2004, the agriculture minister said Sunday.
