A cup of Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee seeds, called coffee beans, of the coffee plant. Coffee beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees in over 70 countries, cultivated primarily in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. 'Green Unfrosted' coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world Coffee can have a stimulating effect on humans due to its caffeine content. It is one of the most-consumed beverages in the world

Coffee has played a crucial role in many societies. The energizing effect of the coffee bean plant is thought to have been discovered in the northeast region of Ethiopia, and the cultivation of coffee first expanded in the Arab world. The earliest credible evidence of coffee drinking appears in the middle of the Fiftieth century, in the Sufi monasteries of Yemen in southern Arabia. From the Muslim world, coffee spread to Italy, then to the rest of Europe, to Indonesia, and to the Americas. In East Africa and Yemen, it was used in religious ceremonies. As a result, the Ethiopian Church banned its secular consumption, a ban in effect until the reign of Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia. It was banned in Ottoman Turkey during the Seventieth century for political reasons, and was associated with rebellious political activities in Europe.

Coffee berries, which contain the coffee seed, or "bean", are produced by several species of small evergreen bush of the genus Coffee. The two most commonly grown are the highly regarded Coffee Arabica, and the 'Robusta' form of the hardier Coffee canephor a. The latter is resistant to the devastating coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix). Once ripe, coffee berries are picked, processed, and dried. The seeds are then roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor. They are then ground and brewed to create coffee. Coffee can be prepared and presented in a variety of ways.

An important export commodity, coffee was the top agricultural export for twelve countries in 2004, and it was the world's seventh-largest legal agricultural export by value in 2005. Some controversy is associated with coffee cultivation and its impact on the environment. Many studies have examined the relationship between coffee consumption and certain health conditions; whether the overall effects of coffee are ultimately positive or negative has been widely disputed. The method of brewing coffee has been found to be important to its health effects.

After and before earthquake in Japan.

The Japanese tsunami is reported to have swept inland up to 10km (six miles) along much of the country's northeastern coast. 3 days after the tsunami struck, many areas are still flooded and towns and villages have been left devastated. Scroll through to see images of before and after.

The 'perilous moment' for Europe : Lord Brittan.

The former vice president of the European Commissioner, Lord Brittan, has said there is a real possibility that Greece could withdraw from the single currency if it cannot get its financial crisis under control.

The Greek prime minister has narrowly won a vote of confidence in Parliament, but Member of Parliaments are there need to approve further austerity measures to secure a 2nd emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund, in order to avoid defaulting on debt payments. Lord Brittan said this was a "very perilous moment" for Europe.

"It is not impossible that Greece could exit the euro zone if it doesn’t implement the measures it is now committed to," he told Today presenter Evan Davis.

"I think that's a very real possibility. Everything depends on whether it does implement the measures, and of course legislating is one thing, actually implementing is another, and the history is not a happy one. But I think its all depend on whether the crisis is appreciated in Greece, and it is realized, first of all, how serious it is. It is in everyone's interest that Greece should do what people have asked Greece to do for a very long time, which is to put its finances in order."

Lord Brittan's comments come after the US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner called upon euro zone countries to speak with a single voice on Greece's debt crisis.

"They've got a complicated set of institutions," he told a conference in Washington. "But they have to agree on a strategy, and on that clarity, for people on the markets to understand what the basic plan is."

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Are quick weight loss diets healthy?

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Most popular Weight loss Diets Review.

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Cancer Death Rate is the gap of widens based on education

The gap of in cancer death rates between college graduates and those who only went to high school is widening, the American Cancer Society reported Friday.

Among men, the least educated died of cancer at rates more than two 1/2 times that of men with college degrees, the latest data show. In the early 1990s, they died at two times the rate of most-educated men.

For women, the numbers are not as complete but suggest a widening gap also. The data, from 2007, compared people between the ages of 25 and 64.

People with college degrees are seeing a significant drop in cancer death rates, while people who have spent less time in school are seeing more modest improvement or sometimes none at all, explained Elizabeth Ward, who oversees research done by the cancer society.

The cancer society’s estimate, there will be nearly 1.6 million new cancer cases in the United States this year, and 571,950 deaths. It also notes that overall cancer death rates have been dropping since the early 1990s, but the decline has been greater for some groups more than others.

Experts believe that the differences have to do with education, how much people earn and where they live, among other factors. Researchers like to use education as a measuring stick because death certificates include that information’s.

Ward said, "Just because we're measuring education doesn't mean we think education is the direct reason" for the differences among population groups.

That said, the cancer death rate connection to education is striking.

For all types of cancer among men, there were about 56 deaths per 100,000 for those with at least sixteen years of education compared to 148 deaths per 100,000 for those with no more than twelve years of school.

For women, the rate was 59 per 100,000 for the most educated, and 119 per 100,000 for the least educated.

The gap was most striking when it comes to lung cancer.

People with a high school education or less died at a rate four to five times higher than those with at least 4 years of college education, the new report said.

More than a third of premature cancer deaths could have been avoided if everyone had a college degree, cancer society officials estimated.

Studies have suggested that less educated people are more likely to do risky things with their health.

They are more likely to smoke, drink and overeat, leading to obesity. All those things raise the risk for various cancers.

As for survival after diagnosis, the least-educated are often poor people without good health insurance. Studies have found that people with no health insurance are more likely to be diagnosed when their cancer is advanced stage, and they are also less likely to receive standard treatment.