Monday, July 4, 2011

Brotherhood of the Bean

Brotherhood of the Bean

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Coffee percolates through Iraq’s cultural history

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:00 AM PDT

Coffee is more than a beverage. It links Iraqis to their ancient hospitality and serves as an entry to small talk when visiting a tribal sheik, as an excuse to sit and argue, as a comfort in times of death. Abdullah Saadi fingers the fine brown leather belt with holsters for thimble-sized coffee cups and a dagger. He is a keeper of customs, Baghdad’s professional server of coffee.

Coffee: Now the good news

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:00 AM PDT

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Rising coffee bean costs mean more dough for joe

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:00 AM PDT

The price of your morning buzz is about to get even higher. Hit with wildly increasing costs for beans from growers, coffee roasters are charging more to supermarkets and other retailers — and those folks are passing the higher prices on to consumers.

Nicky Hilton goes for a coffee run Malibu in her pyjamas – Daily Mail

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 09:19 PM PDT


Daily Mail
Nicky Hilton goes for a coffee run Malibu in her pyjamas
Daily Mail
Hoping that no one would recognise her, Nicky shielded her eyes with a pair of black wayfarer sunglasses as she collected coffee from a local Starbucks. Perhaps Nicky was tired after her big day out in the sun, yesterday. The socialite joined her

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Coffee percolates through Iraq’s cultural history – Los Angeles Times

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 08:22 PM PDT


Los Angeles Times
Coffee percolates through Iraq's cultural history
Los Angeles Times
Coffee is more than a beverage. It links Iraqis to their ancient hospitality and serves as an entry to small talk when visiting a tribal sheik, as an excuse to sit and argue, as a comfort in times of death. Abdullah Saadi is a professional coffee

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Morning Coffee! Action-Packed Holiday Weekend – SB Nation (blog)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 07:50 AM PDT

Morning Coffee! Action-Packed Holiday Weekend
SB Nation (blog)
Good morning New York sports fans! I hope everyone is having a safe and fun 4th of July weekend. Now, if your busy schedule is hurting your sports watching then here's what you missed Saturday: Subway Series,

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