Coffee and breast cancer

Coffee, tea and caffeine don't increase risk of breast cancer
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Apparently, women can drink all the coffee or tea they want and not increase their risk for breast cancer.

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Coffee market: Arabica down

[Dow Jones] -ICE July arabica coffee is down 175 points at $1.3385 a pound, erasing an early gain, with Sep off 180 points. "We fell back as the dollar firmed after U.S. GDP growth was reported and on thinking the Fed might raise rates eventually," a New York desk trader says.

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Coffee set to fetch higher prices after branding deal

Story by DAVID MUGONYI in London
Publication Date: 5/26/2008

Coffee from Kenya will now attract higher prices following the signing of regulations governing the sector in London Sunday.

The regulations signed under the International Coffee Agreement will allow coffee from the country to be branded thereby fetching it higher prices.

The country’s coffee is among the best in quality in the world and is used to blend others. This is the first time Kenya will be branding its coffee.

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8 Types Of Annoying People You’ll Find Inside Starbucks

Robert's note: If you have been in a Starbucks you will recognize most of these folks. Warning, the language in the article is "R" rated.

8. Manager Who Refuses to Recognize the Words Small, Medium, and Large
7. Intern Who is Buying for the Entire Office
6. The Writer Who Wants You to Know They’re a Writer
5. Overly Happy Line Greeter/Order Taker
4. Complicated Order Guy Who Needs his Coffee Right Now
3. The Guy Who Hates Starbucks But Goes There Every Day
2. Study Groups
1. The Person Who Peruses the DVD Section As If They Might Purchase

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Coffee drinkers spill beans on splash sticks

By Carley Thornell

There’s something new brewing at Starbucks and it’s not the coffee. Call it what you will - plug, stopper, lid seal - a spiffy little item that the coffee-chain colossus has dubbed its “splash stick” rolled out last month with nary a splash.

It’s a green plastic swizzle stick that locks into the sip hole on the raised cup lids used for takeout coffee. At last, the costly, searing fluid is kept from spilling while caffeine addicts walk or drive.

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