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Drinking coffee is a sociable activity and it is sinking deep into our psyche. The urban coffee culture has been celebrated in TV programmes such as the American show, Friends and many sociable activities gravitate around drinking caffeine, such as the dating chat-up line, "Would you like to go out for a coffee?" Age Concern [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 31st March 2011
Professor Brian Cox has reignited our interest in the solar system and beyond, with his current series ‘Wonders of the Universe’ on the BBC. He has instructed the nation on the nature of dying stars, the lifespan of the universe and the qualities of gravity. As such, the astronomically minded may be interested to hear [...]
Posted by Matt on the 30th March 2011
The coffee culture is spreading far and wide all over the globe. One of the latest places to celebrate the wonders of the coffee bean is the central highlands in Vietnam. It is unsurprising that this country has organised the coffee-industry gathering – Vietnam is the second biggest exporter of coffee after Brasil. The area [...]
Posted by Matt on the 28th March 2011
How often are we in the happy position of knowing that something we enjoy eating or drinking is actually good for us? We are usually told by nutritionists and the medical profession to cut down on our favourite tipple or the foods we find delicious, but which are high in fat or sugar, such as [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 25th March 2011
Astonishingly, Asian palm civets (creatures that look a little like the weasel) are playing an important role in coffee production in Indonesia. The coffee that the animals ‘produce’ is sought after on a global scale by countries such as America, Australia and Singapore, by buyers who are willing to pay $800 per kilogram. How are [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 24th March 2011
We all like to do our bit for the greater good – recycling, contributing to charity, fund-raising on Red Nose Day. The English town of Pickering is also doing its part by becoming involved in the Fairtrade movement during Fairtrade Fortnight. What are they doing? A member of the local Fairtrade Group, the Mayor of [...]
Posted by Phil on the 23rd March 2011
The coffee culture is seducing Korea. Recent statistics have revealed that the country has increased the amount of imported coffee considerably over the past twelve months – some 117,000 tonnes of coffee were imported last year, which is an increase of some 12,000 tonnes from the year before. Unsurprisingly, these figures correlate with the rising [...]
Posted by Phil on the 22nd March 2011
Did you know that recycling doesn’t just extend to glass and cardboard? You can also use your old coffee grounds as a valuable component part of your compost. Some coffee houses are making their coffee grounds available so that they can be used in this way, bonding businesses to their community via the land itself. [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 21st March 2011
We can all find something we want to discuss with our local mayor – perhaps you are a parent who has concerns about local schooling policy, or perhaps you would like to make a point about the local traffic schemes or parking restrictions. However, how many of us can raise these issues while sipping on [...]
Posted by Phil on the 18th March 2011
Once upon a time, Kenya’s best export was coffee. Thanks to the volcanic earth in parts of the country, Kenyans can successfully grow the Arabica coffee bean, which is much loved by coffee-connoisseurs and global demand was especially high in the 1970s, the golden age of Kenyan coffee. However, this is not the end of [...]
Posted by Matt on the 17th March 2011
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