J. Martinez, gourmet coffee suppliers, note that 2012 was a record year for coffee exports. According to the International Coffee Organization (ICO), coffee exports rose 8.2 percent, 113 million bags, due to higher demand. The demand for Robusta varieties increased. Robusta is less expensive than Arabica beans and has higher caffeine content. The Robusta export increased by 24 percent while the Arabica fell slightly. Brazil, Vietnam and Indonesia are major producers of the Robusta varieties. Vietnam coffee production rose 6.9 percent in 2012 and Indonesia rose 72 ...

My Barber's Lounge owner, Davon Kelly has found the perfect way to celebrate NFTE's National Small Business Week Campaign by introducing KUTZ for NFTE Kids. This year, NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship) is providing programming for 1,100 students at 23 schools in the Washington DC Region. Kelly, who is a NFTE board member, is especially passionate about the program which encourages students to consider the path of entrepreneurship. "KUTZ for NFTE Kids engages the 17 entrepreneurial barbers at My Barber's Lounge as they donate $1 from every haircut made from ...

"Safety in a flying magazine with the word security in its title makes perfect sense," stated Dave Hook, publisher of General Aviation Security. "Safety and security are two sides of the same coin. The whole idea behind the magazine is to protect general aviation. Operating aircraft safely makes sure our airplanes are ready to fly the next time we're ready to 'slip the surly bonds of Earth,' just like making sure they aren't stolen. Same coin, just different sides," Hook explained. The edition covers a wide variety of safety topics. Bahamas Flying ...

Paris, France: French scientists have discovered that supposedly rare mutations in the mitochondria, the 'power plants' of human cells responsible for creating energy, account for more than 7% of patients with a mitochondrial disease manifesting itself as a respiratory deficiency. Their data emphasise the need for comprehensive analysis of all the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in patients suspected as having a mitochondrial disease, and this should include children, a researcher will tell the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today (Sunday). Dr. ...

The Top Ten Rock and Roll Revue is a new Sedona attraction. This revue show is located in The Village of Oak Creek, which performs Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 3 p.m. From the week of June 6th to the 15th there will be area appreciation performances for all locals. The show normally charges $29.95 per ticket however, locals of Sedona and Village Oak Creek will be granted free admission to all shows between these dates by showing their Arizona ID. The show is a two hour full production that presents performers who impersonate Jerry Lewis, Darrell ...

Kai Lao, Director of R&D and Principal Scientist at Applied Biosystems of Life Technologies, will give a featured presentation on "Development and Applications of Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis" at the NGS & Bioinformatics Summit Europe on October 7-8, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. Cell development is driven and controlled by temporal and spatial changes in gene transcription, followed by translation of the resulting messenger RNAs into proteins. Recent advances in high throughput sequencing technology make it possible to obtain information on single ...

Anthony Morrow Summer Hoops is a summer basketball league in Charlotte, NC, sponsored by NBA pro Anthony Morrow. He is kicking off the highly anticipated season on June 9th 2013. This event is stirring a buzz in Charlotte. The "Tip Off" will begin with a National Anthem performance by the Grammy and Stellar award nominee Arnetta Murrill-Crooms. In effort to give back to the community, the "Tip Off" event will offer free hair cuts (provided by Uptown Cutz), multiple giveaways and guest appearances by charlotte's very own No Limit Larry! Those who love ...

Just outside of Buffalo, NY, Suzanne Perry feared for her life too many times to recall. Her husband would hold her against her will, beat and rape her. Scare to leave and scared to stay, at age 17, Perry lost her freedoms, her pride, her dignity, but never her hope. She would go off the map for the next 22 years. Finally escaping in 2007, Perry spent a year figuring out what happened and how to find herself again. She finally made a connection and decided to break her silence. The first "EXPOSURE Concert: Because love shouldn't hurt" went live in 2010 ...

Auto Justice Attorney Michael T. Gibson of the Orlando-based personal injury law firm of Michael T. Gibson, P.A. (www.autojusticeattorney.com), is pleased to announce this year's winners of his firm's Scholar Athlete of the Month program. Student athletes Matthew Callahan of New Dimensions High School and Georgia Spence of Legacy High School each received a $2,000 scholarship check from the law firm of Michael T. Gibson, P.A. "My firm started this scholarship program last year with the goal of awarding top Central Florida high school student athletes with scholarship ...

For most people, this is a daunting task. For Shannon Francis, whose boss, Kerri Wilson, is known as the office workaholic, it's like climbing Mount Everest. Yet her ability to capably take the place of her boss earned her The Law Offices of John C. Manoog III's "Legal Eagle" award for the second quarter of 2013. "It's kind of a running joke that Kerri does the work of three people, but it's not that far from the truth. So when she went out on maternity, we knew whomever was going to step in had to fill some large shoes. Shannon has really risen to the ...

The event will premiere a screening of the Super Natural Me music video, which spot lights and features naturals of all different textures and walks of life. Attendees will be able to network, shop from vendors, enjoy hors d'oeuvres & Cocktails, mix and mingle with like-minded individuals plus the first 50 guests will receive exclusive glam bags! 10% of all proceeds will be donated to the Bright Lights Initiative founded in 1994 by Anne Guise & Kwame Ture; with the purpose of providing inner city youth with a unique, motivating, hands-on learning opportunity ...

BLACOH Fluid Control, Inc., a leading manufacturer of fluid control products, recently announced two key additions to the management team as part of the company's continued expansion in domestic and international markets. Alfredo D'Souza has been named Business Development Manager for BLACOH's new sales regions serving Canada, the Middle East and India. Alfredo ("Alfie") was most recently with RathGibson, a global manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products, where he served as Director of Business Development for Eastern Europe, Africa, Middle East, ...

HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS DINE TOGETHER FOR A CAUSE AT THE STUDENT CENTER OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY IN MICHIGAN WHAT: Mentoring in Medicine and the College of Nursing at Wayne State University through its C2 Pipeline Program are hosting on June 13th the "Dinner with Healthcare Professionals" at the Student Center of Wayne University in Detroit, Michigan. This event seeks the support of healthcare professionals in order to help ignite, cultivate, and prepare students to pursue a health science career. Wayne State University with funding from ...

Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) and the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks will hold a Community Graduation to celebrate the accomplishments of elementary, middle, high school, college AND graduate school graduates in the West Lake Area of Los Angeles. Many of the graduates are the first in their families to graduate from high school and go off to college and special acknowledgement will be given to those students who are graduating from college and graduate school. This year, thanks to the generous support of several funders, HOLA will distribute nearly ...

Prominent Little Rock, AR DWI attorney John Collins of the Collins Law Firm will present "DWI Trouble? Here is the Solution" on Saturday, June 15 at the Arkansas Bar Association's Annual Meeting in Hot Springs, AR. The presentation is scheduled to take place from 10:00-11:00 a.m. in room 207 of the Hot Springs Convention Center. During the presentation, Collins will address current problems with DWI, DUI, and DWI-drug cases. More specifically, he will discuss how standardized field sobriety tests, blood tests, breath tests, and urine tests are performed, what ...

For the second year in a row, national attorney rating service Martindale-Hubbell has named Arnold LaRochelle Mathews VanConas & Zirbel LLP (A to Z Law) as one of California's "Top Ranked Law Firms." The Oxnard-based firm is one of only four firms in Ventura County to be so recognized. The 2013 ranking appeared in the Wall Street Journal California edition (May 31) and will be published in Fortune magazine later this year. "Our firm is proud and honored to be acknowledged as one of California's best," said John Mathews, A to Z Law's managing ...

International bestselling author, James Duigan, is one the world's top celebrity personal trainers whose client list includes: Elle MacPherson, Rose Huntington-Whitely, David Gandy, Holly Vance and Hugh Grant. His new book release "Clean & Lean Diet" made OK! Magazine's HOT THIS WEEK list in its June 10th issue. "A true testament to James' workouts is that twenty years on, we still train together because he keeps it relevant and fun - it works!" said Elle MacPherson. She adds," There is literally nobody better in the world than James for ...

All Cave Tools customers are given lifetime access to a special member's area on the company website where they will be able to see tons of different grilling tips and tricks videos. This week, Cave Tools succeeded in bringing in an Argentinean trained grill master to help shoot the videos and provide tips that most Americans would not normally be exposed to. Many people would consider themselves proficient at grilling. However, very few people would categorize themselves as Grill Masters. Cave Tools is on a mission to transform all of their stainless steel wire grill ...

Azur Systems, a leading provider of event registration systems today announced that it is opening a new office in AirPort Free Zone, Dubai, UAE, to better meet the needs of Event Organisers in the Gulf Region. Plans to develop operations in the region were initiated by the recent growth of the event industry market. Azur Systems will offer its clients online software and services adapted to the local market. The opening of Azur Systems' new Dubai Office is an important step towards realizing the company international expansion said "Hicham EL KADIRI" Founder ...

Passionately communicating the growing issue of plastics pollution in the oceans, the two-minute animated PSA "The Great Plastic Purge," created by motion design studio leftchannel for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) was showcased at the prestigious Brooklyn Film Festival. In addition, the company's 2012 "Magical Forest" projected character animation project for Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, has been honored by the Columbus Chapter of American Advertising Federation with a Silver Addy award in the category of Out-Of-Home, ...

Product Of My Environment the short film has been accepted into the New York City International Film Festival. The 3rd largest film festival in New York. This notification took the cast and crew by surprise. Little did they know that Manager Craig Xcel had his eyes on this film festival. Than this little film and the film festival surprised everyone again by receiving 2 nominations, one for Best Narrative Short Film and one for Best Drama In A Short Film. What will this short film do next? Product Of My Environment is a 44.51 minute short film adapted from the book ...

Variety is the standard at wine shops nationwide, but with the use of the WineStation by Napa Technology, the wine crate has added a new way of shopping for wine. Located in the Upper Valley, the wine crate opened a year and a half ago with the goal of providing an inviting and relaxed atmosphere in which to learn, talk about, and buy wine. At the wine crate, the recent installation of the cutting edge WineStation preservation and pouring system will allow customers to sample a variety of wines from around the world. The 60 day wine preservation system and its thermo-electric ...

Bike to Work Day is an annual event held in cities across the United States and Canada. The event encourages people to utilize bikes for transportation to work. Most cities hold Bike to Work Day in May, which is National Bike Month. Colorado celebrates the event on the fourth Wednesday of June. A variety of cycling-related events are organized in each participating city. Bike to Work Day is endorsed by many bicycle advocacy groups and by the American Medical Association. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, less than 1% of American workers use a bike as their main ...

Glacial Lakes Energy recently installed Arisdyne's patented controlled flow cavitation (CFC ) system at their Aberdeen Energy facility in Mina, South Dakota. Glacial Lakes Energy ("GLE") and Arisdyne collaboratively demonstrated that the CFC System increased daily average ethanol production and performed above the test agreement of 1.5%. "After evaluating several yield increasing technologies, including new enzymes, it made a lot of sense to test Arisdyne's technology due to the simplicity, small footprint, and lower operating expenses" remarked ...

While great strides have been made in some parts of the country in recognizing the relationships of same sex couples, the fact is that not all regions throughout the country offer the same levels of protection. Depending on where you are, local laws may not always respect your California rights as married couples or domestic partners. Because of this, legal documents that help protect your rights as a partner or spouse should be easily accessible when traveling out of state or you could end up in a situation such as not being allowed to have a hospital visitation. Steve ...