I could do with this at the side of my bed some mornings! This person has too much blood in their caffeine system!Right, i'm off to the coffee vending machine to get my morning fix of caffeine!
Coffee Addicts
Funny pictures of coffee related fun including coffee posters and coffee addiction.
I could do with this at the side of my bed some mornings! This person has too much blood in their caffeine system!
Right, i'm off to the coffee vending machine to get my morning fix of caffeine!
I could do with this at the side of my bed some mornings! This person has too much blood in their caffeine system!Right, i'm off to the coffee vending machine to get my morning fix of caffeine!
Worlds Largest Coffee Cup
What is the worlds largest coffee cup? The Guinness World Record for the largest coffee cup is by Vinacafe Bien Hoa, the biggest coffee producer in Vietnam. The aim of the record was to promote Vietnamese coffee worldwide.
The stainless steel structure was constructed by more than 100 people and is 1.53 meters tall, with a diameter of 2.33 meters.
Weighing in at 1,197 kilos, the cup contained 3,604 litres of coffee made with 801 kilos of instant coffee powder and 4,000 litres of boiled water.
The stainless steel structure was constructed by more than 100 people and is 1.53 meters tall, with a diameter of 2.33 meters.
Weighing in at 1,197 kilos, the cup contained 3,604 litres of coffee made with 801 kilos of instant coffee powder and 4,000 litres of boiled water.
$11,000 Coffee Machine
Wired.com takes a look at the Clover Coffee Machine. This is a $11,000 coffee machine hand-built by a team of Stanford engineers. View the video here.
There are cheaper alternatives if you want an office coffee machine!
There are cheaper alternatives if you want an office coffee machine!
Cool Vending Machine Advert
Coca Cola vending machine advert is one of the coolest TV adverts in the past few years. Check out the video here.
Office Vending Machine Video
Just for a laugh, I thought I'd share this vending machine prank from The Office
Football Vending Machines
What next from the world of vending machines? How about football vending machines! The footballs cost $20 each.
I think this is a great way to get people playing football, while spreading a brand name a little further. Not that Nike need to really!
I think this would also work really well next to popular beaches in the summer selling beach footballs etc.
I think this is a great way to get people playing football, while spreading a brand name a little further. Not that Nike need to really!I think this would also work really well next to popular beaches in the summer selling beach footballs etc.
Free Drink Vending Machines - Pay By Watching Commercials
Would you be willing to watch a 30-second advertisement on a vending machine to get a free drink?
According to a vending machine operator Apex Corp, soon, “thirsty Japanese customers will be able to drink coffee or other non-alcoholic beverages at a low price or even for free — as long as they watch a 30-second advertisement on the vending machines.”
According to a vending machine operator Apex Corp, soon, “thirsty Japanese customers will be able to drink coffee or other non-alcoholic beverages at a low price or even for free — as long as they watch a 30-second advertisement on the vending machines.”
Apex said it expected to roll out the service to “turn its machines into a new medium for advertisers, who will pick up the partial or full cost of drinks” very soon.
Coinstar - Turn your coins into cash or shopping
Coins are a nuisance. We collect so many and now there is a vending machine that can convert your coins into cash.
The Coinstar Centre features Coinstar-branded coin counting and is fun and easy. Just follow the instructions on the screen and you are a few button pushes away from turning your coins into cash.
This machine not just let you turn your Coins into Cash or Shopping, but it can also donate your Coins to Charity (UK Only). If you just have a little amount of coins, you can just donate it.
I think it is really a good idea, because it can help to needed just only everyone inserts a little amount of money. And also if you can insert an amount of money you can change back to notes or also supermarket cash. So from now on you don’t need to carry somany coins and think that how to use it everywhere. And I think their locations are also really good, they put the machine outside the supermarket or mall site. It’s good because after people shopping or buying things they must have some change, and now they can change it to notes or donate it, I think many people must like it.
The Coinstar Centre features Coinstar-branded coin counting and is fun and easy. Just follow the instructions on the screen and you are a few button pushes away from turning your coins into cash.This machine not just let you turn your Coins into Cash or Shopping, but it can also donate your Coins to Charity (UK Only). If you just have a little amount of coins, you can just donate it.
I think it is really a good idea, because it can help to needed just only everyone inserts a little amount of money. And also if you can insert an amount of money you can change back to notes or also supermarket cash. So from now on you don’t need to carry somany coins and think that how to use it everywhere. And I think their locations are also really good, they put the machine outside the supermarket or mall site. It’s good because after people shopping or buying things they must have some change, and now they can change it to notes or donate it, I think many people must like it.
Smart Beer Vending
Beer vending machines incorporate technology to ensure consumers are 18 or over.
The ‘smart' part of the name comes into play because it has the ability to read ID's to verify age; by way of a driver's license, passport or EU card.
Of course, the technology is not without its flaws, since vending machines have no way to gauge if the consumer might be buying for a minor that's present; a judgement call that can often be made by bartenders and retailers.
The ‘smart' part of the name comes into play because it has the ability to read ID's to verify age; by way of a driver's license, passport or EU card.
Of course, the technology is not without its flaws, since vending machines have no way to gauge if the consumer might be buying for a minor that's present; a judgement call that can often be made by bartenders and retailers.
Coffee Glossary
For a coffee lovers, this coffee glossary is a must. It explains briefly what coffee expressions mean.
Espresso
An Italian method of brewing coffee using pressure and heat, measuring 1 to 1 1/2 ounces.
Crema
The dense, chestnut coloured froth that tops genuine espresso.
Ristretto
Espresso cut "short" ( to an ounce) to boost intensity.
Doppio
A double espresso; no more than three ounces; served in rounded six-ounce cup.
Double
Double the espresso, not double the size.
Americano
Double shot of espresso diluted by four or five ounces of water.
Macchiato
A single or double espresso stained with a teaspoon of foamed milk served in a 4 ounce cup.
Cappuccino
Typically one-third espresso, one-third steamed milk, one-third foamed milk.
Classic Cappuccino
Espresso shot topped with foamed milk.
Caffé latte
Double espresso in steamed milk.
Caffé mocha
Espresso shot mixed with chocolate syrup and steamed milk.
Breve
A caffé latte made with half and half instead of milk.
Café au lait
Equal amounts of strong filtered coffee and heated milk often served in large cups that resemble bowls and typically consumed with rolls or pastry at breakfast
Steamer
A steamed milk drink made with flavoured syrups.
Short
An 8-ounce drink
Tall
a 12-ounce drink
Grande
A 16-ounce drink
Skinny
A coffee drink made with skim milk; ie. a skinny Café au Lait
Acidity
A sharp, pleasing piquant quality that points up coffee's flavour and gives it sharp, verve, liveliness in the cup. Acidity may be medium, light, low or lacking in the cup. Acidity is a characteristic of high grown coffee.
Aroma
Refers to the odour of the prepared coffee beverage. It may be lacking, faint, delicate, moderate, strong, or fragrant. It is a distinctive characteristic.
Bitter
A harsh, unpleasant taste selected on the back of the tongue. Found in over-extracted brews as well as over-roasted coffees.
Body
The tactile impression of weight and texture in the mouth. Coffees may be watery, thin, slight, light, medium, full, heavy, thick, or even syrupy in body, as well as buttery, oily, rich, smooth, chewy, etc., in texture. Easiest to detect in full-strength coffee.
Rich
Indicates depth and complexity of flavour and full body.
Spicy
Said of fine aroma or flavour suggestive of spices.
Stale
Roasted coffee that has faded in quality after excessive exposure to air. Aroma of stale coffee changes from flat to rancid and finally to cocoa-like; the flavour of stale coffee changes from bitter to rancid and tastes cardboardy.
Strong
Term used to indicate intensity of either defects or virtues (strong-flavoured, strong-sour taste).
Sweet
Said of a smooth, palatable coffee free from taints or harshness. Also soft.
Thin
Said of coffees with watery body and lacking flavour; typical of low-grown coffee.
Winy
Sometimes used to indicate thick body and mellow quality, but also used to denote a sappy, vinous acidity. Characteristic of certain fine coffees.
An Italian method of brewing coffee using pressure and heat, measuring 1 to 1 1/2 ounces.
Crema
The dense, chestnut coloured froth that tops genuine espresso.
Ristretto
Espresso cut "short" ( to an ounce) to boost intensity.
Doppio
A double espresso; no more than three ounces; served in rounded six-ounce cup.
Double
Double the espresso, not double the size.
Americano
Double shot of espresso diluted by four or five ounces of water.
Macchiato
A single or double espresso stained with a teaspoon of foamed milk served in a 4 ounce cup.
Cappuccino
Typically one-third espresso, one-third steamed milk, one-third foamed milk.
Classic Cappuccino
Espresso shot topped with foamed milk.
Caffé latte
Double espresso in steamed milk.
Caffé mocha
Espresso shot mixed with chocolate syrup and steamed milk.
Breve
A caffé latte made with half and half instead of milk.
Café au lait
Equal amounts of strong filtered coffee and heated milk often served in large cups that resemble bowls and typically consumed with rolls or pastry at breakfast
Steamer
A steamed milk drink made with flavoured syrups.
Short
An 8-ounce drink
Tall
a 12-ounce drink
Grande
A 16-ounce drink
Skinny
A coffee drink made with skim milk; ie. a skinny Café au Lait
Acidity
A sharp, pleasing piquant quality that points up coffee's flavour and gives it sharp, verve, liveliness in the cup. Acidity may be medium, light, low or lacking in the cup. Acidity is a characteristic of high grown coffee.
Aroma
Refers to the odour of the prepared coffee beverage. It may be lacking, faint, delicate, moderate, strong, or fragrant. It is a distinctive characteristic.
Bitter
A harsh, unpleasant taste selected on the back of the tongue. Found in over-extracted brews as well as over-roasted coffees.
Body
The tactile impression of weight and texture in the mouth. Coffees may be watery, thin, slight, light, medium, full, heavy, thick, or even syrupy in body, as well as buttery, oily, rich, smooth, chewy, etc., in texture. Easiest to detect in full-strength coffee.
Rich
Indicates depth and complexity of flavour and full body.
Spicy
Said of fine aroma or flavour suggestive of spices.
Stale
Roasted coffee that has faded in quality after excessive exposure to air. Aroma of stale coffee changes from flat to rancid and finally to cocoa-like; the flavour of stale coffee changes from bitter to rancid and tastes cardboardy.
Strong
Term used to indicate intensity of either defects or virtues (strong-flavoured, strong-sour taste).
Sweet
Said of a smooth, palatable coffee free from taints or harshness. Also soft.
Thin
Said of coffees with watery body and lacking flavour; typical of low-grown coffee.
Winy
Sometimes used to indicate thick body and mellow quality, but also used to denote a sappy, vinous acidity. Characteristic of certain fine coffees.
Whirlpool 20RI D4 Espresso
The Whirlpool 20RI D4 Espresso is a refrigerator with a built-in espresso machine saving you several precious steps during your rushed morning routine.
No longer will you flutter between fridge and coffee machine like a caffeine-addicted idiot; instead, your milk, creamers, and sweeteners are just inches away from a freshly-brewed cup.
For their next design they could try and incorporate a vending machine into a fridge. Not only would the fridge make coffee, get snacks from but also act as a piggy bank!
No longer will you flutter between fridge and coffee machine like a caffeine-addicted idiot; instead, your milk, creamers, and sweeteners are just inches away from a freshly-brewed cup.For their next design they could try and incorporate a vending machine into a fridge. Not only would the fridge make coffee, get snacks from but also act as a piggy bank!
Plasma Mug
Check out this cool plasma cup. With the new Star Trek movie coming out soon, your going to need to get high-tech and upgrade your coffee cup to a plasma one.
The Plasma Mug and coaster works as you would expect - you simply place the mug on the stand and plasma flows around the beverage within trapped in the glass walls of the coffee cup.
The light emitted by the mug won't affect the beverage in it, and you also don't have to worry about any warp core breaches. The Plasma Cup can be bought for $19,99.
The Plasma Mug and coaster works as you would expect - you simply place the mug on the stand and plasma flows around the beverage within trapped in the glass walls of the coffee cup.The light emitted by the mug won't affect the beverage in it, and you also don't have to worry about any warp core breaches. The Plasma Cup can be bought for $19,99.
Cool Coffee Machines
Cool coffee machines that bring life to your office kitchen and your coffee. Here are the coolest coffee machines from around the world.
Etienne Louis Espresso Machine
Saeco, with the help of Swiss-based designer Carlos Borer, presents a mean design for the new-age kitchen – the Etienne Louis espresso machine – where space-age science fiction and medieval relics meet in an almost dangerous combination.
This daring design sees the machine encased in a shell of polished aluminium and steel in the form of a spiked ball, and the resemblance to the lethal medieval weapon known as a mace is clear. While its fierce exterior may appear impenetrable, the upper half of the spiked sphere easily opens for the machine to be topped up with water.
Italian Casa Bugatti Diva Coffee Machine
The Italian colour - red, it let you remind Ferrari's red sport car, it is classic. This Italian Casa Bugatti Diva Coffee Machine($750) is a work of contemporary art, a piece of history.
"The Bugatti Diva uses the traditional Italian espresso method to make espresso, cappuccino, latte and americano coffee. It is equiped with a powerful steam arm to froth milk. The Diva has a 15 bar water pump and a powerful 1050 watts heating element."
Nespresso Crystal Coffee Machine
They have showered the Nespresso Crystal Coffee Machine with over 3100 original Swarovski crystals complete in the colour crystal.
The cup warmer is made of aluminium and the grill can be removed for preparing Latte Macchiato. The Nespresso Crystal Coffee Machine will retail for a cool £1,995 ($2,000).
Presovar Pac-Man Coffee Machine
Super cool Pac-Man style coffee machine. Presovar’s Chez creator, Martin Necas, has come up with a fully functioning bean to cup machine that’s as smooth as a coffee bean itself with all of the machinery encased within its beautiful polished shell.
The lid flips open to store your cups and keep them warm, while the raw coffee beans go into another chamber at the side. The control panel at the front lights up when it’s in action and let’s you choose a single or double hit.
Lamborghini Espresso Coffee Machine
The sad truth is that I will never be able to afford any Lamborghini. Now I can add to the list of Lamborghini items that I can’t afford, the beautiful Lamborghini Espresso Coffee Machine.
Only 1,000 of the handmade machines were made at a price $1750. I did notice that Lamborghini does carry its own coffee which will have to do when I feel the urge to get a Lamborghini Coffee kick on a budget.
Flavia Coffee Machines
Affordable, cool designs and easy to use, these coffee machines are going to be very popular.
Flavia make some very cool coffee machines from Mars Drinks who also own Klix Vending Machines. Hopefully they can bring some of the cool designs to their vending machines which are traditionally very standard rectangular and boring.
Etienne Louis Espresso Machine
Saeco, with the help of Swiss-based designer Carlos Borer, presents a mean design for the new-age kitchen – the Etienne Louis espresso machine – where space-age science fiction and medieval relics meet in an almost dangerous combination.
This daring design sees the machine encased in a shell of polished aluminium and steel in the form of a spiked ball, and the resemblance to the lethal medieval weapon known as a mace is clear. While its fierce exterior may appear impenetrable, the upper half of the spiked sphere easily opens for the machine to be topped up with water.Italian Casa Bugatti Diva Coffee Machine
The Italian colour - red, it let you remind Ferrari's red sport car, it is classic. This Italian Casa Bugatti Diva Coffee Machine($750) is a work of contemporary art, a piece of history.
"The Bugatti Diva uses the traditional Italian espresso method to make espresso, cappuccino, latte and americano coffee. It is equiped with a powerful steam arm to froth milk. The Diva has a 15 bar water pump and a powerful 1050 watts heating element."Nespresso Crystal Coffee Machine
They have showered the Nespresso Crystal Coffee Machine with over 3100 original Swarovski crystals complete in the colour crystal.
The cup warmer is made of aluminium and the grill can be removed for preparing Latte Macchiato. The Nespresso Crystal Coffee Machine will retail for a cool £1,995 ($2,000).Presovar Pac-Man Coffee Machine
Super cool Pac-Man style coffee machine. Presovar’s Chez creator, Martin Necas, has come up with a fully functioning bean to cup machine that’s as smooth as a coffee bean itself with all of the machinery encased within its beautiful polished shell.
The lid flips open to store your cups and keep them warm, while the raw coffee beans go into another chamber at the side. The control panel at the front lights up when it’s in action and let’s you choose a single or double hit.Lamborghini Espresso Coffee Machine
The sad truth is that I will never be able to afford any Lamborghini. Now I can add to the list of Lamborghini items that I can’t afford, the beautiful Lamborghini Espresso Coffee Machine.
Only 1,000 of the handmade machines were made at a price $1750. I did notice that Lamborghini does carry its own coffee which will have to do when I feel the urge to get a Lamborghini Coffee kick on a budget.
Flavia Coffee Machines
Affordable, cool designs and easy to use, these coffee machines are going to be very popular.
Flavia make some very cool coffee machines from Mars Drinks who also own Klix Vending Machines. Hopefully they can bring some of the cool designs to their vending machines which are traditionally very standard rectangular and boring.
Marijuana Machine Video
For those that like a bit of weed with your coffee, here is a vending machine for you. The marijuana vending machine!
How to make a Frappé
A frappé is nothing more complicated than instant coffee, sugar, and a small quantity of cold water shaken vigorously together to produce a thick foam, then poured over ice in a tall glass, and finally topped off with milk or water. That basic formula gets muddled not only by personal habits but also by the homespun guidelines passed on by its practitioners.Coffee and sugar are mixed by the heaping spoonful, without specifying the size of the spoon and the heap, rather than by grams or level measuring spoons. Water is dosed by finger width, without specifying whose finger, as in “pour two fingers of water into the shaker.”
It may therefore be best to describe the frappé formula in terms of volume proportions.
A gliko (“sweet”) frappé, for example, is typically made with between 1 1/2 and 2 measures of sugar per 1 measure of coffee.
To prepare a metrio (“medium sweet”), up to 1 measure of sugar should be mixed with 1 measure of coffee.
To create a thick, creamy foam, the ideal coffee-to-water ratio is about 1 part instant coffee per 4-5 parts water.
The following recipe should be viewed as a beginning and not an end. Use it as a departure point, making adjustments according to your own tastes and moods.
Killer Biscuits!
This story is not very related to coffee apart from the fact many of us like a good biscuit with our coffee, but this news article is such a great read I must share it. Enjoy as much as I did!
Clever Coffee Cup
This simple, clever mug automatically indicates its current state of mind when you pour a hot beverage into it.
In its dormant state, the mug offers a black “OFF” display, but once your hot coffee or tea hits the inside, it gradually transforms to read “ON”. A heat sensitive pigment changes the color of the mug from black to white.
In its dormant state, the mug offers a black “OFF” display, but once your hot coffee or tea hits the inside, it gradually transforms to read “ON”. A heat sensitive pigment changes the color of the mug from black to white. While it may be designed for coffee, the $25 mug is Charles & Marie’s “Soupe du Jour” offer of the day. So if you want one in time for the holidays, you better grab yours now.
Perfect Cup Size
Looking for a new coffee cup, I came across this picture that I thought was highly appropriate. The cup size is perfect :)
Morning Coffee Quotes
Some cool quotes about a morning cup of coffee!
Do you know how helpless you feel if you have a full cup of coffee in your hand and you start to sneeze?
- Jean Kerr
A morning without coffee is like sleep.
- Unknown
If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.
- Abraham Lincoln
I don’t have a problem with caffeine. I have a problem without caffeine!
- Unknown
Don’t drink coffee in the morning. It will keep you awake until noon.
- Unknown
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat.
- Alex Levine
If it ain’t caffinated, it ain’t coffee!
- Unknown
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
- T. S. Elliot
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
- Unknown
I like my coffee strong, not lethal!
- M*A*S*H
Do I like my coffee black? There are other colours?
- Unknown
I think if I were a woman I’d wear coffee as a perfume.
- John Van Druten
I bought a decaffeinated coffee table, you can’t even see a difference.
- Unknown
Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks?
- Stephen Wright
Coffee comes in five descending stages: Coffee, Java, Jamoke, Joe, and Carbon Remover.
- Robert A. Heinlein
Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee.
- Stephanie Piro
I make serious coffee - so strong it wakes up the neighbours.
- Unknown
Decaffeinated coffee is kind of like kissing your sister.
- Bob Irwin
- Bob Irwin
I put instant coffee in a microwave and almost went back in time.
- Steven WrightDo you know how helpless you feel if you have a full cup of coffee in your hand and you start to sneeze?
- Jean Kerr
A morning without coffee is like sleep.
- Unknown
If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.
- Abraham Lincoln
I don’t have a problem with caffeine. I have a problem without caffeine!
- Unknown
Don’t drink coffee in the morning. It will keep you awake until noon.
- Unknown
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat.
- Alex Levine
If it ain’t caffinated, it ain’t coffee!
- Unknown
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
- T. S. Elliot
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
- Unknown
I like my coffee strong, not lethal!
- M*A*S*H
Do I like my coffee black? There are other colours?
- Unknown
I think if I were a woman I’d wear coffee as a perfume.
- John Van Druten
I bought a decaffeinated coffee table, you can’t even see a difference.
- Unknown
Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks?
- Stephen Wright
Coffee comes in five descending stages: Coffee, Java, Jamoke, Joe, and Carbon Remover.
- Robert A. Heinlein
Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee.
- Stephanie Piro
I make serious coffee - so strong it wakes up the neighbours.
- Unknown
15 Cool Coffee Facts
Coffee is good for you and coffee is bad for you if you read the news. It seems the best way to look at drinking coffee is like most things in life, it is fine in moderation. There are some very interesting facts about coffee that I would like to share with you:Health Benefits:
- Coffee can lift your mood, make you happier, and make you feel better. It alleviates depression.
- Have a headache? Drink a cup of coffee. It's been shown to help people get rid of their headaches.
- People who drink coffee have less colon cancer than people who don't. That's a big deal, especially if you have a family history of cancer.
- Parkinson's disease has also been shown to be reduced by drinking coffee.
- Coffee drinkers have lower rates of Type II diabetes, and that's an especially important finding since diabetes is becoming more prevalent today.
- Gallstones and cirrhosis of the liver – both lowered by drinking coffee.
- Coffee can protect your teeth from cavities.
- If you have asthma, drinking coffee can help manage your condition and might help you stop an attack if you don't have your medication available.
- One of the biggest benefits? People who smoke or drink alcohol get protective benefits from drinking coffee and have lower rates of liver problems and heart disease.
- Coffee can be used to dye paper and fabrics. If you put the beans in hot water their colour will start to come out. You can use that water to dye fibres.
- If you need a good facial scrub, you can coarsely grind some coffee beans and use them to scrub your face. They have great exfoliating properties.
- If you've been preparing food and your hands smell like it, rub some coffee beans between your hands for a few seconds; you can also suck on a coffee bean to freshen and clean your breath, no matter what you've been eating.
- Have a garden? Coffee makes great compost if you don't use it in excess, and sprinkling coffee grounds and orange peels around plants will keep cats from bothering the plants or using the garden as their personal litter box.
- Greasy pans can be cleaned with the left over ground beans that you used to exfoliate and scrub your face.
- You can also use coffee beans, placed in a bowl in your refrigerator, to get rid of food smells that might accumulate in there.
- These are just a few of the many uses for coffee. Drink it for your health, and use it for all kinds of other things. Coffee has lots of great uses! Experimenting with it can give you even more great ideas about how to use your coffee to improve your life in a lot of ways. It's not just for drinking anymore.
Is Coffee Good for you?
Is coffee good for you? I have heard in the press that regular coffee drinking can have some negative effects on health so I decided to do some research to find out the advantages and disadvantages of drinking coffee.Coffee Pros
1. Antioxidants. Coffee is rich in antioxidants like chlorogenic acid and melanoidins. Antioxidants help prevent oxidation, a process that causes damage to cells and contributes to aging.
2. Parkinson's disease. Regular coffee drinking reduces the risk of Parkinson's disease. A number of studieshave demonstrated that people who drink coffee on a regular basis are significantly less likely to develop Parkinson's disease.
3. Diabetes. Coffee drinking has the potential to protect against the development of type 2 diabetes. A prospective study as part of the US Nurses Health Study found that moderate consumption of both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in younger and middle aged women.
4. Liver cirrhosis. Coffee drinking may protect against liver cirrhosis, especially alcoholic cirrhosis.
5. Gallstones. There is some evidence that coffee drinking may be protective against gallstone formation in both men and women.
6. Kidney stones. Coffee consumption lowers the risk of kidney stones formation. Coffee increases the urine volume, preventing the crystallization of calcium oxalate, the most common component of kidney stones.
7. Improved mental performance. Caffeine in coffee is a well-known stimulant. Coffee promotes alertness, attention and wakefulness. The cup of coffee can also increase information processing.
8. Alzheimer's disease. Regular coffee drinking may help to protect against Alzheimer's disease. Recent study in mice showed that caffeine equivalent to 5 cups of coffee per day reduced the build up of destructive plaques in the brain.
9. Asthma. Caffeine in coffee is related to theophylline, an old asthma medication. Caffeine can open airways and improve asthma symptoms.
10. Caffeine safety. In 1958, caffeine was placed on the Food and Drug Administration's list as generally recognized as safe.
Coffee Cons
1. Heart disease. This is somewhat controversial. Most prospective cohort studies haven't found that coffee consumption is associated with significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
On one hand, diterpenes cafestol and kahweol present in unfiltered coffee and caffeine each appear to increase risk of coronary heart disease. High quality studies have confirmed the cholesterol-raising effect of diterpenes. Also, coffee consumption is associated with an increase of plasma homocysteine, a risk factor for coronary heart disease.
On the other hand, a lower risk of heart disease among moderate coffee drinkers might be due to antioxidants found in coffee.
2. Cholesterol. Heavy consumption of boiled coffee elevates blood total and LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels. Unfiltered coffee contains two cholesterol-raising compounds cafestol and kahweol.
3. Blood vessels. Coffee negatively affects the blood vessel tone and function.
4. Heart rhythm disturbances. Coffee can cause rapid or irregular heartbeats (cardiac arrhythmias).
5. Blood pressure. Although coffee drinking is not a significant risk factor for hypertension, it produces unfavorable effects on blood pressure and people prone to hypertension may be more susceptible. Recent Italian study found that coffee drinking can slightly increase the risk for development of sustained hypertension in people with elevated blood pressure.
6. Osteoporosis. Coffee intake may induce an extra urinary excretion of calcium. Heavy coffee consumption (600 ml or more) can modestly increase the risk of osteoporosis, especially in women with a low calcium intake.
7. Heartburn. A cup of coffee can trigger the heartburn.
8. Sleep. Most are aware of the stimulatory effects of caffeine. High amounts of caffeine taken before going to sleep can cause difficulty falling asleep, tendency to be awakened more readily by sudden noises, and a decreased quality of sleep. However, some people can drink coffee and fall right asleep.
9. Dehydration. The caffeine in coffee is a mild diuretic and can increase urine excretion. This effect may be easily neutralized by drinking an extra glass of water.
10. Dependence. Although "generally recognized as safe" by the FDA, caffeine is still a drug, a mild central nervous system stimulant, and it produces dependence. Caffeine withdrawal is a real syndrome. You may get a few days of headache and irritability if you choose to quit drinking coffee, however, it is relatively easy to break this habit, and most people are not addicted to caffeine.
PS3 Vending Machines
Have you ever been robbed by a vending machine? I imagine so as so many of us have. You put in your change and expect to get a Mars Bar but nothing. It's eaten your money! Ahhhhhh! But imagine instead of a Mars Bar it was a Playstation 3 games worth a lot more money! PS3 vending machines are on the way!
Universal Pictures and Sony have signed a deal to manufacture and distribute "PoP Instant Entertainment 24/7" vending machines across the UK where patrons will be able to purchase DVDs, Blu-rays, various media downloads, and yes, also PS3 games. That's a whole lot of quarters you're going to need to feed.
The plan is to have 150 movies available when these machines are rolled out, including recent movies like Hellboy II and Mama Mia.
What's more is you will be able to view trailers on the vending machine screen before purchasing some of them.
What and how many PS3 games will be available wasn't specified, but people will also be able to purchase and download movies and music directly to MP3 and MP4 players, or to an SD card.
What kind of security these things will have wasn't detailed, but we imagine no less than a cage built around them with a tiger inside will be needed to stave off would be thieves. (Obviously, a complicated rig of levers and pulleys will be used to safely insert money and retrieve your items from a distance.)
The vending machines will appear in theatres, gyms, universities, and travel stations.
Look out Klix Vending Machines - there is a new kid on the block!
Universal Pictures and Sony have signed a deal to manufacture and distribute "PoP Instant Entertainment 24/7" vending machines across the UK where patrons will be able to purchase DVDs, Blu-rays, various media downloads, and yes, also PS3 games. That's a whole lot of quarters you're going to need to feed.
The plan is to have 150 movies available when these machines are rolled out, including recent movies like Hellboy II and Mama Mia.What's more is you will be able to view trailers on the vending machine screen before purchasing some of them.
What and how many PS3 games will be available wasn't specified, but people will also be able to purchase and download movies and music directly to MP3 and MP4 players, or to an SD card.
What kind of security these things will have wasn't detailed, but we imagine no less than a cage built around them with a tiger inside will be needed to stave off would be thieves. (Obviously, a complicated rig of levers and pulleys will be used to safely insert money and retrieve your items from a distance.)
The vending machines will appear in theatres, gyms, universities, and travel stations.
Look out Klix Vending Machines - there is a new kid on the block!
Coffee machines hid drugs haul
Drugs worth an estimated £6.3m have been found inside coffee machine boxes at the Port of Dover, HM Customs said.Officers from the UK Border Agency (UKBA) discovered 700kg (1,500lbs) of amphetamines and 120kg (265lbs) of cannabis at docks on Tuesday.
The drugs, said to be hidden inside a Polish registered vehicle, are thought to have been destined for Northampton.
Polish national Gracjan Marcin Zientara, 32, of Pila, Poland, has been charged with drug smuggling offences.
Mr Zientara was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Dover Magistrates Court in December 2008.
Malcolm Bragg, of HM Revenue & Customs, said: "Our priority, in partnership with the UKBA, is to wipe out illegal drugs and their availability on city streets.
"We hope our efforts will reduce the devastating impact drugs have on individuals as well as the wider effect on local communities."
Original Source: Coffee Machine hid drugs haul - The BBC
Trapped in a Vending Machine
A number of vending machines are designed to catch the attention of young children - but 'catch' is used literally in the images below:
The below clip is very amusing, but you would think precautions are made to stop children from crawling into these machines.
PS3 Vending Machine
Soon UK PS3 gamers will be able to purchase games the way they'd buy a soda. You're hungry, you see a vending machine, and you reach in your pocket for that last crumpled dollar. After much fussing, the machine takes it.C7 -- some delicious Fritos sound appetizing. The bag jostles, begins to move forward, and then... gets stuck against the glass. Annoying? Now imagine instead of chips, it was a $60 game.
As Stuff.tv reports (via VideoGamer), Universal Pictures and Sony have signed a deal to manufacture and distribute "PoP Instant Entertainment 24/7" vending machines across the U.K., where patrons will be able to purchase DVDs, Blu-rays, various media downloads, and yes, also PS3 games. That's a whole lot of quarters you're going to need to feed.
The plan is to have 150 movies available when these machines are rolled out, including recent movies like Hellboy II and Mama Mia -- you'll even be able to view trailers on the machine's screen before purchasing some of them.
What (and how many) games will be available wasn't specified, but people will also be able to purchase and download movies and music directly to MP3 and MP4 players, or to an SD card. What kind of security these things will have wasn't detailed, but we imagine no less than a cage built around them with a tiger inside will be needed to stave off would be thieves. (Obviously, a complicated rig of levers and pulleys will be used to safely insert money and retrieve your items from a distance.)
The vending machines will appear in theaters, gyms, universities, and travel stations.
