Good Morning Coffee!

Coffee is a brewed beverage with a strong flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffea plant. The beans are found in coffee “cherries”, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Africa. Green (unroasted) coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world. Coffee is slightly acidic and can have a stimulating effect on humans due to its caffeine content. It is one of the most-consumed beverages in the world. Many studies have examined the health effects of coffee, and whether the overall effects of coffee consumption are positive or negative has been widely disputed.

Consumption in five leading importing  countries (France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US). In recent years, there has been a huge surge in Arabica coffee demand from large, emerging markets including Brazil, India and China. 

Based on facts & statistics, the retail value of the US Cofee market is estimated $30-40 billion dollars. The US consumes one-fifth of all world's coffee, making it the largest consumer in the world. But few Americans realize that agriculture workers in the coffee industry often toil in what can be described as "sweatshops in the fields." Many small coffee farmers receive prices for their coffee that are less than the costs of production, forcing them into a cycle of poverty and debt.  

Global Exchange's Fair Trade Campaign main corporate campaigns on coffee were: 

• Starbucks Campaign

• Proctor and Gamble/Millstone Campaign
 (in coalition with other organizations)

Victories in both campaigns helped catalyze an explosion in consumer awareness of and demand for Fair Trade Products, and triggered a domino effect in the coffee industry that brought Fair Trade to Cafes and store shelves nationwide. 

7 Health Benefits of Coffee, by Huffington Post,

1. Caffeine in coffe could actually help you to spot grammar errors, according to a new study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology.
2. Women who drink a few cups of caffeinated coffee have lower risk of depression, according to a Harvard study.
3. Helps boost levels of GCSF (Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor), a growth factor that seems to be able to fight off Alzheimer's disease, according to a study in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 
4. Coffee could lower men's prostate cancer risk, according to a Harvard School of Public Health. 
5. New Research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research conference shows that coffee could help to ward off basal cell carcinoma, the most common cancer in the world. 
6. Drinking coffee is associated with a lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk, according to an Archives of Internal Medicine. 
7. Could Lower the risk of developing Parkinson's disease by as much as 25 percent, according to a study published last year in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 

10 Great OC Coffee Shops, OC Weekly

10 Best Coffee Shops in LA, LAWeekly

The 9 Best Places to have a cup of coffee around the World,

1. Cafe de las Infusiones, la Havana, Cuba.
2. Santa Maria & Valle de Dota, Costa Rica.
3. Addis Adaba, Tomoca, Ethiopia.
4. Le Bon Cafe, Medellin, Colombia.
5. Pellegrini's or Collingwood's Proud Mary, Melbourne, Australia.
6. Caffe Sant'Eustachio, Rome, Italy.
7. Caffe Vita, Seattle, Washington, US.
8. Aida, Vienna ('Coffee Capital of the World'), Austria.
9. El Gato Negro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Keep enjoying wake-up smell of a coffee cup every morning, 

aR

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Passion is the fuel. Consistency is the vehicle.

Having a passion drives you & thrills you. Your fantasies followed by Day-dreaming... thats what gets you starting. When you have a dream, when you take the decision &  determination to follow thru it, your passion can thrive you all the way, but for sure, there's no substitute for consistency. 

Growth in any definition/form/shape is gradual & consistent.

Definition

To be 'Consistent': 

Merriam-Webster

-- marked by harmony, regularity, or steady continuity.

-- showing steady conformity to character, profession, belief, or custom.

Wikipedia

Consistency:In logic, a consistent theory is one that does not contain a contradiction.^[1] The lack of contradiction can be defined in either semantic or syntactic terms. The semantic definition states that a theory is consistent if and only if it has a model

Dictionary.com

1.

agreeing or accordant; compatible; not self-contradictory:His views and actions are consistent.

2.

constantly adhering to the same principles, course, form,etc.: a consistent opponent.

3.

holding firmly together; cohering.

4.

Archaic . fixed; firm.

Remedy: You don't precisely need to know how to do it, but YOU CAN LEARN...

Disposition & Determination.

Self-Motivation, again, your passion is your fuel, setting goals is a great way to motivate yourself & keeping track of them in a Day-by-Day basis, is more!

Self-control on pressing down your distractions, on setting your priorities & on keeping your head-straight on your goals. *is not as easy as it sounds, but it isn't impossible either.**

Organization Skills, a writing down of your goals, set with realistic time frames & divided by days is a great tool, you can start with small goals. 

Time-management Skills, work on the stuff & people that value your time, setting priorities is a great way to appreciate your time. Find your most productive times of the day & concentrate on that time frame to achieve your hardest tasks. Give yourself brakes. 

Agenda, a pen, a "Goal" Board.

Therapy

Trust & believe in yourself.

Do/Follow what "drives" you. Follow your heart.

Start from understanding the antidote. 

Determination to follow your dreams.

Do Hard Tasks first.

Give yourself Credit.

Be a finisher, not a starter.

{aRLM}

A little help for this week

Accept ur defaults, & commit to improve them; embrace ur skills & commit to learn + abt urself, **TRUST URSELF** because is unimaginable what u can achieve!!! <3 [aR]

Happy Friday!




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International Women's Day

I embrace being a woman. I'm sensitive, vulnerable & strong. I am a proud mom & own up to the capacity of love & instinct to hug that responsibility. My hormones wont ever intimidate me LOL I just truly respect them a lot haha
I looove, respect & admire every single woman around me! <3
I believe firmly in FEMINITY & on the power we own in our role as a woman... not on the twisted & malinformed feminism.

Happy Day Ladies!

What is a 'New York Style Bagel'?

Just came to realize that there are manyyyy styles of bagels, so for those that had no idea like me, here is some handy info when you stand on a Starbucks line wondering whats the difference:

**New York Style Bagel** contains salt and malt and is BOILED in water prior to baking in a standard oven. The resultingis puffy with a moist crust.

**Montreal Bagel** contains malt and sugar with no salt; it is boiled in honey-sweetened water before baking in a wood-fired oven; and it is predominantly either of the poppy "black" or sesame "white" seeds variety, is smaller (though with a larger hole), crunchier, and sweeter.]

**The traditional London bagel (or beigel as it is spelled) is harder and has a coarser texture with air bubbles.

I stick to NY as usual.

"The Power of Introverts." by Susan Cain

"There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.” (Susan Cain)


A very, very dear person to me, emailed me this video, & when I read the title I really did not recognize the direct message. After a year-and-a-half of a "New Life", totally forgot who I was before that, for 27 years... I was an introvert, & yes, circumstances drove me to become an extrovert, but I do miss A LOT my "suitcase" & at times, specially my creativity, in any projection, I adopt back that introvert inside me. I knew & now confirmed that this Cultural, Psychological, Social, Educational Globalization is letting each one of us, in our different shapes or forms, feel understood, & therefore, bring the best of us. 
Hope to help at least one more introvert <3

Sheikha Al Mayassa: Globalizing the local, localizing the global

Digesting modernization but reconnecting to our traditions at the same time, women are who lead culture initiatives as visionary leaders.

LOVED LOVED this talk, we are the change of a new generation, lets make sure we do it "Organically" as Sheikha says..... TED TALK

"Checklist to Create a Vision."

Sitting here, 'Organizing my life' makes me think all the time we spend planning, which hopefully u do, & all the little aspects u have to consider to make an effective Plan. This is what I got,

1. Create ur Vision, what is ur Happy Ending? What is the result u expect from this planning process??
2. What will take for u to get there?? Meaning legally, economically, time management, etc.
3. To make ur planning effective & progressive, having goals set & a timeline are the greatest Business Tool that does defines ur Business future, is like having a map to find the treasure. Create Yearly goals, divide them by monthly, weekly & daily & DO have them reacheable, maybe on a SubCalendar on ur iCloud or Outlook.
4. Always keep yourself, partners, employees informed. Flow information about ur industry throughout ur office, keep ur stuff progressive & incentive...

This as it is, *is a good start.

To be continued.... [aR]


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VOGUE ~ Best Dressed *Special Edition 2011*

Dynamic Duos in Fashion** Just the versatility, taste, class, discretion, sophistication that they inspired so far since the Olsen twins decided to become a serious share in Fashion, they've accomplished the attention just being themselves, LOVE THEM!!