Have you seen the Starbuck's Instant Coffee Challenge?

There's a wee contest attached to this product rollout too, through November 10th. Details are below the video.

More info is in this story at CNN.

But MOST importantly - what do you think? And yes, I'm allowing light rants on the product. ;)

Here's an interesting bit of trivia I hadn't been aware of...

Caffeine is on the International Olympic Committee list of prohibited substances. Athletes who test positive for more than 12 micrograms of caffeine per milliliter of urine may be banned from the Olympic Games. This level may be reached after drinking about 5 cups of coffee.
-- Jeremiah's Pick Coffee Newsletter (http://www.jeremiahspick.com/)

You often hear about steroid abuse by athletes, but it turns out that even our friend caffeine is considered a substance that needs to be monitored and controlled. Back in 1962, the International Olympic Committee first enacted a restriction on caffeine, then dropped it from the list, and then restored the restrictions in 1984.

While it takes a fair amount of caffeine to exceed the limits, one enthusiastic Australian pentathlon competitor actually did become disqualified from the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

For more info about caffeine, check out this book...

The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug
By Bennett Alan Weinberg, Bonnie K. Bealer
http://tinyurl.com/nhgcup
(this link takes you to Google Books)

giving credit to crucialities for posting it on ohnotheydidnt

Hello everyone,

I am looking for Alpha Testers for a coffee-related web-based game I am currently developing. In the interest of secrecy I can't give very many details, except that I am aiming for an economic simulation game.

I am looking for people who have an interest in (web-based) games, are precise, and willing and able to report accurately and timely on their testing experience. Interest in coffee definitely a plus ;)

If you are interested, please send me an email at jorrit787@gmail.com ^_^

'fresh coffee', a short film

the making of 'fresh coffee'

you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll probably be slightly confused... :-)

Thu Jul 23, 10:55 am ET

LONDON (AFP) – Scientists are looking for women willing to eat chocolate every day for a year -- all in the name of medical science.

Most of the women will have to eat two bars of "super-strength chocolate specially formulated by Belgian chocolatiers" daily for one year and undergo several tests to measure how healthy their hearts are.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/britainhealthoffbeat;_ylt=Arkav57rhXi1HS37HiT7GYQjr7sF

Hello friends, not trying to spam I swear! I wanted to share with you a yummy deal from Starbucks on July 21st! From opening time to 10:30 am receive a free pastry with your drink! Here's the printout!

www.starbucks.com/retail/free_pastry.html

I love it when the Garfield comic makes coffee jokes. Today's comic made me laugh. =P

( Comic Under Cut )

Dilettante Chocolates founder shares photos, thoughts from Venezuelan coffee estate visit

An article to share from The Seattle Times on line.