Some Find Their Stolen Articles for Sale on eBay

By M.S. ENKOJI - Sacramento Bee

Call it a bitter cup of coffee.

After thieves recently made off with three shiny new espresso machines worth $13,000 each from a business in Sacramento, Calif., the rightful owner thought it was more than a coincidence that one popped up for sale on eBay.

So did the cops.

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Chiapas coffee growers discuss fair trade at Ithaca High School

By BRADY QUIRK-GARVAN
Ithaca (NY) Journal Staff

ITHACA -- Two representatives from the Northern Chiapas Coffee Network spoke to Ithaca High School students Wednesday about the conflict in their country and their desire to set up local fair-trade coffee markets.

Miguel Gonzalez Hernandez, 50, an elementary school teacher in Chiapas, Mexico, and Angel Alvarez, 30, an agrarian engineer, told students in four different classes about how their organic coffee network operates and their involvement in the conflict in Chiapas.

Chiapas, in southern Mexico on the Guatemala border and the Pacific Ocean, is a "place that is rich with natural resources, but is poor economically and socially," Alvarez said through a translator.

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Coffee shop gives Everett Public Library a jolt

By Rachel Tuinstra
Seatle Times Snohomish County bureau

EVERETT — It's become a regular habit for David Kelley and other frequenters of the Everett Public Library: Check out some books and get a cup of coffee.

"I think this is a great idea," said Kelley, as he stood with a stack of library videos under his arm waiting for a chai-tea latte. "This used to be dead space. A museum piece that wasn't that interesting."

Kelly isn't the only one taking advantage of Espresso Americano, which began offering lattes, desserts and light lunch foods in the Everett Public Library's lobby Jan. 26. Since the shop opened, library employees have noticed a swell of visitors and an increase in books being checked out.

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Multifunction coffeemakers

Machines deliver a variety of hot beverages in the size you want

BY CHRIS NELSEN
DETROIT FREE PRESS SPECIAL WRITER

Coffee is king.

According to the National Coffee Association of U.S.A. Inc., 108.3 million Americans over the age of 18 drink coffee daily. In 2003, 166.6 million Americans drank a cup of joe at some point, says Joe DeRupo, the organizations director of communications.

"I don't think there is any doubt that coffee is here to stay," says DeRupo, who adds that the U.S. coffee industry has more than 1,000 roasters and importers and at least 10,000 coffee cafes.

But given the broad selection of hot beverages on the market -- from gourmet and flavored coffees to latte and espresso -- selecting a beverage and a maker can get tricky.

So, if you're a coffee-today latte-tomorrow kind of person, check out this crop of multitasking coffeemakers that can brew all things, from cups of tea to java on the go:

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