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Israeli men are the big spenders in coffee bars

By SHELLY PAZ
Jerusalem Post

The Israeli man on average spends more money in coffee shops than the Israeli woman, refuting an old cliché that women spend more money and time at coffee shops gossiping with their friends.

"I have a coffee in one of the coffee-shops in the area almost every day and mainly during the morning hours," Avi Ruvio, a Jerusalemite and the owner of a private investigations office told The Jerusalem Post, while sipping his coffee. "I enjoy drinking my coffee and arranging my thoughts."

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Ending Dispute, Starbucks Is to Help Ethiopian Farmers

By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Published: November 29, 2007

After a dispute over coffee trademarks that turned into a public relations problem for Starbucks, the company said yesterday that it would open a center in Ethiopia to help coffee farmers improve the profitability of their crops.

The Starbucks chairman, Howard D. Schultz, made the announcement after meeting with the Ethiopian prime minister, Meles Zenawi.

“We feel very strongly that the long-term success of our company is directly linked to the long-term success of not only the Ethiopian coffee farmer, but all the coffee farmers around the world,” he said in a telephone interview from Ethiopia. Ethiopia had sought trademark status for its premium coffees — Harrar, Sidamo and Yirgacheffe beans — as part of an effort to get more of the retail dollar for its farmers.

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Coffee Poem

The Romance of Coffee

As the great composer Johann Sebastian Bach once said, '"Ah! How sweet coffee tastes! Lovelier than a thousand kisses, sweeter far than muscatel wine!"

Since its introduction to Paris in the late 17th century, romance has surrounded the coffee bean. Whether it was served to two lovers on a cobblestone street or enjoyed in front of an evening fire at home, coffee has stood the test of time as a luxury and comfort to couples around the world.

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