Thursday, May 05, 2005


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Kerkorian's GM offer boosts the markets
Kansas City Star - 2 hours ago By RICK BABSON. Someone other than Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was able to single-handedly move the markets. An offer by 87-year-old billionaire Kirk Kerkorian to buy up to 5 percent of General Motors Corp.

'I want to talk to my wife': coma victim breaks decade of silence
Independent - 8 hours ago By Helen McCormack. For almost 10 years, following an accident that left him severely brain damaged, Donald Herbert was virtually silent, could barely see, and had no memory of his former life, his wife, or four children.

Judge rejects Lynndie England's guilty plea
ABC Online - 37 minutes ago TONY EASTLEY: The military judge in the trial of Private Lynndie England – the US soldier photographed humiliating naked Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison – has declared a mistrial because he doesn't believe her plea of guilty.

Polls Open for British Election
ABC News - 48 minutes ago Labour party leader Tony Blair and his wife Cherie with their children Euan, left, and Nicky walk to the polling station in the village of Trimdon, Sedgefield, England, Thursday May 5 2005, to cast their votes in the 2005 General Election, a heated race

Top al-Qaida operative arrested in Pakistan
Kansas City Star - 1 hour ago BY JAMES GORDON MEEK. WASHINGTON - (KRT) - An al-Qaida chief described as Osama bin Laden's top terrorist has been arrested after a gun battle in Pakistan, officials said Wednesday. President Bush spoke about

Insurgents kill 24 in wave of Baghdad attacks
Reuters - 32 minutes ago By Andrew Marshall. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents launched a wave of ambushes and bomb blasts in Baghdad that killed at least 24 people on Thursday, in the latest attacks to coincide with the formation of Iraq's new cabinet.

US defense analyst accused of leaks
Seattle Times - 1 hour ago By The Washington Post and The Associated Press. WASHINGTON — A Defense Department policy analyst has been charged with disclosing classified information related to potential attacks on US forces in Iraq, the Justice Department announced yesterday.

Vietnam prime minister announces plans for historic US trip
International Herald Tribune - 39 minutes ago CANBERRA, Australia Vietnam’s prime minister announced on Thursday that he plans to become the communist country’s first leader to visit the United States since the Vietnam War ended 30 years ago. Phan

Gas prices expected to fall this month
USA Today - 2 hours ago By Barbara Hagenbaugh, USA TODAY. WASHINGTON — Gasoline prices are expected to continue to fall this month as decreased demand, greater focus on healthy supply levels and a decline in oil prices are leading

American Rhythms | Runaway brides flee from confusing times
philly.com - 2 hours ago By Jane Eisner. Jennifer Wilbanks, the Georgia woman whose cold feet are now among the most famous body parts in the nation, is hardly the first runaway bride to capture the public's imagination. A stable of

Gourmet Coffee Stops Decrease Gas Mileage - Home Brewed Premium
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung), Germany - Apr 22, 2005 has stirred up the coffee commuter mug with the suggestion that morning rush hour traffic is worsened by stops for daily morning gourmet coffee at Starbucks

Diedrich Coffee Provides Update on Status of 10-Q
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung), Germany - 13 hours ago IRVINE, Calif., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diedrich Coffee, Inc. , a leading roaster and retailer of gourmet coffee in Southern California, announced

Gourmet coffee going places
The State, SC - May 4, 2005 WAUKEGAN, Ill. — For Leo Hogan, there’s only one place to go for a steaming cup of freshly roasted and brewed gourmet coffee: his local used CD shop.

Gourmet coffee may be adding to commuters' rush hour
Seattle Times - Apr 17, 2005 The two men represent what one researcher says is evidence that the national craving for gourmet coffee may be adding to the morning rush hour.

Gourmet coffee popping up in unexpected places
KWQC-TV, IA - May 2, 2005 WAUKEGAN, Ill. Gourmet coffee lovers are finding they have a lot more options these days for getting their caffeine fix. Sure, there's

Convenience stores aim to remake their image
MSNBC - May 3, 2005 Mobil Corp.'s 659 On the Run convenience stores, where the company recently spent $10 million developing a proprietary line of gourmet coffee called Bengal

Fair Trade is Peace
Boise Weekly, ID - 14 hours ago How Much Green for a Cup of Fair Trade Joe The price of a fair trade cup of coffee runs about the same as any other gourmet coffee.

Javette(R) Satisfies Morning Coffee Craving in Minutes
Market Wire (press release) - Apr 28, 2005 ATLANTA, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/28/2005 -- Every morning millions of Americans begin their day with a hot cup of gourmet coffee and a long commute to work.

Gourmet Coffee Specialty Drinks & Counting Calories – Home
Emediawire (press release), WA - Apr 14, 2005 Consumers are often unaware of extremely high sugar and fat content of their favorite gourmet coffee concoctions. Brewing premium

Gourmet Coffee Specialty Drinks & Counting Calories - Home Brewed
PR Newswire (press release) - Apr 28, 2005 PARLIN, NJ, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Gourmet coffee specialty drinks at premium coffee bars may contain up to 4 tablespoons of sugar!

Seattle's getting a taste of Juan Valdez's brew
Seattle Times - Apr 16, 2005 The fictitious Colombian coffee farmer of TV advertising fame has long touted his country as the producer of "the richest coffee in the world.".

Entrepreneur opening Florida's only coffee plantation
Picayune Item, MS - Apr 27, 2005 He's importing Colombian coffee plants that are customized for Florida's unique soil. Soon, he says, a caffeinated crop will go

CRTC set to rule on whether we'll be able to dial via the Internet
Now Toronto, Canada - Apr 27, 2005 Bonus: exclusively roasted Brazilian house espresso and Colombian coffee so good that the owners supply several of downtown’s most popular dining rooms.

Latino art museum fights to stay open
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, CA - Apr 29, 2005 Museum operators will stage a "marathon" day of giveaways, art sales, and free cookies and Colombian coffee on Saturday, when they're calling on residents and

There's a new snack in town
Village Voice, NY - 17 hours ago Don't get me started on subway rides, coffee, or bottled water. First I tried a strange concoction others were lining up for outside a Colombian diner.

Colombian Coffee Growers Open Juan Valdez Cafe in Seattle This
Yahoo News (press release) - Apr 14, 2005 SEATTLE, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Six Colombian Coffee growers will inspect their newest retail investment on Saturday, touring the new Juan Valdez Cafe at

Colombia's Nasa People - Caught in the Crossfire
Guerrilla News Network - May 3, 2005 Ongoing warfare between the Colombian government and FARC forces places indigenous nations They live in tidy, well-kept homes, growing coffee, bananas and beans

Colombian Coffee Growers Open Juan Valdez Cafe in Seattle This
PR Newswire (press release) - Apr 14, 2005 Six Coffee Farmers to Tour Namesake Cafe Owned by 560,000 Colombian Coffee Growers SEATTLE, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Six Colombian Coffee growers will inspect

Gourmet coffee popping up in unexpected places
KWQC-TV, IA - May 2, 2005 WAUKEGAN, Ill. Gourmet coffee lovers are finding they have a lot more options these days for getting their caffeine fix. Sure, there's

Fair Trade is Peace
Boise Weekly, ID - 14 hours ago How Much Green for a Cup of Fair Trade Joe The price of a fair trade cup of coffee runs about the same as any other gourmet coffee.

Javette(R) Satisfies Morning Coffee Craving in Minutes
Market Wire (press release) - Apr 28, 2005 ATLANTA, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/28/2005 -- Every morning millions of Americans begin their day with a hot cup of gourmet coffee and a long commute to work.

Gourmet Coffee Specialty Drinks & Counting Calories – Home
Emediawire (press release), WA - Apr 14, 2005 Consumers are often unaware of extremely high sugar and fat content of their favorite gourmet coffee concoctions. Brewing premium

Diedrich Coffee Provides Update on Status of 10-Q
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung), Germany - 13 hours ago IRVINE, Calif., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diedrich Coffee, Inc. , a leading roaster and retailer of gourmet coffee in Southern California, announced

Gourmet Coffee Specialty Drinks & Counting Calories - Home Brewed
PR Newswire (press release) - Apr 28, 2005 PARLIN, NJ, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Gourmet coffee specialty drinks at premium coffee bars may contain up to 4 tablespoons of sugar!

Convenience stores aim to remake their image
MSNBC - May 3, 2005 Mobil Corp.'s 659 On the Run convenience stores, where the company recently spent $10 million developing a proprietary line of gourmet coffee called Bengal

Economic Transformation Will Create Jobs
AllAfrica.com, Africa - 13 hours ago The coffee must be roasted and ground into powder (instant coffee, granules or any other form). The cotton must be turned into textiles

Coffee Prices May Rise as Vietnam, Brazil Droughts Shrink Crops
Bloomberg - 5 hours ago in emerging markets. In Russia, the world's biggest consumer of instant coffee, consumers are switching to more expensive brews.

Gourmet java joints perking up all over
Longview Daily News, WA - 1 hour ago of concessions at sports stadiums and arenas, remembers the way coffee was served at ballparks in his youth: a cup of hot water and a packet of instant granules

Fried food, instant coffee contain chemicals likely to cause
Xinhua, China - Apr 14, 2005 Ministry of Health recently said that people should eat less fried and fatty food including French fries, potato chips and instant coffee, warning acrylamide

Microwave can get you in hot water
Arizona Republic, AZ - May 4, 2005 water sitting there that wants to boil but can't. And if you throw in some instant coffee or a tea bag or a spoon or if you even just move it: Kapowie!

Banks should serve cake
News24, South Africa - 1 hour ago banking products But say, for starters, said bank offered me a free coffee while I waited (not instant). That would help. I'm

The joy of java
Heights (subscription), MA - 36 minutes ago Simply combine ¼ cup instant coffee and two teaspoons sugar in a sauce pan. Add 2 cups boiling water, and stir in ½ square of chocolate.

Coffee talk
Town Hall, DC - May 3, 2005 Taryn Cooper discovered that her preference was instant coffee. Oren's came in a distant third, closely followed by Nescafe, the instant coffee.

Sector Insight: Coffee shops - Off the boil
Data Bulletin, UK - 18 hours ago In the past five years, the value of the fresh/ground segment of the coffee market has increased 21%, while instant coffee sales fell by 13%, according to

CIA Ordered to "Bring Back Bin Laden's Head"
Brown Daily Squeal (satire), NY - 15 hours ago his own six-man team and, exactly one week after 9/11, they were on a plane flying to the region, equipped with laptops, hand-held radios, instant coffee and $3

Brooklyn coffee roaster goes public
NewYorkBusiness.com (press release), New York - May 3, 2005 Coffee Holding Co., a Brooklyn wholesale coffee roaster, raised $7 million in an initial public offering. The company priced 1.4

War rages in Westminster
Baltimore Sun, MD - 1 hour ago all, using low pump prices to lure motorists who then buy coffee, sandwiches and The local BJ's Wholesale Club dropped its price to $1.98 yesterday, though you

The happy story of Easthampton's newest indie record store. http
The Valley Advocate, MA - 1 hour ago Subtracting from that gross was $2,858 in the wholesale cost of the merchandise, $600 in rent Along the way, they stopped by what was then Capo's coffee shop.

Imitation is flattering, but it also might hurt
Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA - 2 hours ago But Starbucks got you to do it by offering something different -- fancier coffee drinks in fancier Costco still dominates the warehouse/wholesale club category

Green Mountain Coffee Introduces ''Extra Bold'' K-Cups for Keurig
New Age Media Concepts - May 3, 2005 While the majority of Green Mountain Coffee's revenue is derived from its wholesale operations, the Company also operates a direct mail business and an e

Diedrich Coffee Provides Update on Status of 10-Q
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung), Germany - 13 hours ago Diedrich Coffee also sells its coffees through more than 460 wholesale accounts including office coffee service distributors, restaurants and specialty

This Little Piggy
Riverfront Times, MO - 14 hours ago inviting his daughter Angie, who'd grown up around his food businesses and previously worked in wholesale distribution and We don't serve coffee, and guess why

Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Announces Initial Public Offering
Business Wire (press release), CA - May 3, 2005 Coffee Holding is a leading integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer in the United States and one of the few coffee companies that offers a broad array

Sector Insight: Coffee shops - Off the boil
Data Bulletin, UK - 18 hours ago Costa Coffee operates several different-sized outlets depending on its location It also offers a wholesale supply division for caterers, health clubs and offices

Wholesale coffee store comes back to city
Yale Daily News - Apr 11, 2005 Jamaican Gourmet Coffee is a wholesale store that distributes to many local New Haven coffee shops as well as to Yale's Blue Dog Cafe in the Hall of Graduate