Coffee 101 – The history and impact of coffee on our world

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The South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum presents Coffee 101–The History and Impact of Coffee on Our World with Kurt Osborne of Koolbeans Coffee at 7 p.m. Oct.

Image: KELO AM/Mark Brown
Image: KELO AM/Mark Brown

Brookings ,S.D. (KELO AM)

The South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum presents Coffee 101–The History and Impact of Coffee on Our World with Kurt Osborne of Koolbeans Coffee at 7 p.m. Oct. 9.

Osborne, who is from Brookings, will discuss and offer samples of coffee varieties from around the world, along with specialty foods that will excite any coffee lover. The free program is open to the public.Koolbeans specializes in custom roasting small batches of coffee. This homegrown South Dakota business was started in 2012 by Osborne and Joy Nelson of Watertown, his business partner.Osborne, who works full time for Lutheran Planned Giving, was interested in coffee as a hobby for a number of years.

“I started goofing around with coffee by using a hot air popcorn popper,” he said. Osborne developed a curiosity about the characteristics of certain beans and their roasting levels. He began to collect and use a variety of brewing apparatuses and incorporated coffee into some cooking.Osborne appreciates “the pure enjoyment of making a cup of coffee for yourself, family and friends.

“Koolbeans purchases green coffee beans from 12 countries of origin and custom roasts these to customer preferences in small batches. They also offer chocolate-covered espresso beans, which are popular in gift baskets, as wedding favors and special occasion treats.Koolbeans has enjoyed steady growth due to strong customer loyalty and word-of-mouth recommendation. They offer the option of a unique roast customized with a customer’s logo. Their products are also popular as fundraisers for organizations such as high school choirs and church youth groups. Koolbeans contributes a minimum of 10 percent of their profits to charitable causes.Koolbeans items will be available for sale at the museum’s gift shop.

For more information, contact the museum at 605-688-6226.About the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage MuseumFounded in 1884, the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum is dedicated to the preserving the history of agriculture and the heritage of rural life in South Dakota. It is located on South Dakota State University campus at 925 11st Street, Brookings, S.D. The museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call 605-688-6226 or visit www.agmuseum.com.

source: http://www.kelo.com / Kelo / Home / by Mark Brown / October 01st, 2014

Duleep trophy 2014: Robin Uthappa Shines For South Zone

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Image source: ESPNCRICINFO
Image source: ESPNCRICINFO

The track at Lahli is known for assisting fast bowlers and East Zone, after winning the toss decided to bowl first. But, East Zone, packed with five fast bowlers, failed to make an early impact, as they bowled too short and missed a couple of early chances. South Zone dominated the first couple of sessions as Robin Uthappa batted patiently and scored a brilliant hundred. Uthappa batted for almost two and a half sessions and scored 120 runs.

Uthappa got a life in the 7th over when Sudip Chatterjee dropped a regulation catch at third slip. But after that, Uthappa made full use of the chance given him to by Chatterjee and marshaled the South Zone’s innings. Robin Uthappa was not able to play last year’s Duleep Trophy owing to an injury. He also missed over half of the Ranji Trophy season. But, in the last few months, Uthappa has been in a sublime form and he has been striking the ball really well. In the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL7) and also in the Champions League Twenty20 2014 (CLT20 2014), Uthappa was Kokata Knight Riders’ (KKR) best batsman.

Many were expecting that Uthappa will be picked for the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka, but the mature knock here will keep him in contention for the Australia tour.

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Talking about the Duleep Trophy semi-final between East Zone and South Zone, Uthappa was the only run-scorer for South Zone, as all other batsmen struggled to on the green Lahli track. East Zone’s veteran all-rounder Laxmi Shukla was the best bowler on show. Shukla bowled a probing line all day long, and as soon as the second new ball was taken he took the lead and finished with impressive figures of 4 for 30 in his 17 overs.

At the end of Day 1: South Zone 238/9 in 86.5 overs (Uthappa 120, Karun Nair 32; Lakshmi Ratan Shukla 4/30) vs East Zone at Lahli.

source: http://www.thecricketlounge.com / The Cricket Lounge /

Govt plans to popularize coffee cultivation in Himachal

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Shimla :

Himachal Pradesh government is exploring the possibility of popularizing coffee cultivation in the state. Kangra district already is known for tea cultivation and now the state is planning to have coffee farming to boost the local economy as already a plan is afoot to increase the area under tea plantation.

Tea industry of Himachal Pradesh is 161 years old. While there were around 500 tea growers in Kangra district with average land holding of 25 hectares in 1947, now there are 5,800 tea growers with average land holdings of 10-15 kanals. Of this, only 15-20 planters fall in the category of big growers. Currently, 2,300 hectare area is under tea cultivation. After tea, now coffee is likely to be the new source of income for farmers of the state.

A senior government official said that a Coffee Board team has already surveyed prospective areas. “There is a potential for coffee cultivation in Kangra, Mandi, Una and Bilaspur districts. During 2014-15, coffee demonstration trials will be carried out in these districts under the technical guidance of Coffee Board,” he said.

Agriculture, being the mainstay of people of Himachal Pradesh, has an important role in the economy of farmers. Efforts are afoot to make the hill state self-sufficient in agriculture production and also to improve the economy of farmers, he added.

Agriculture and allied sectors accounts for 30% of the gross state domestic product. It provides direct employment to about 71% of the main working population. Rs 384 crore is being spent on agriculture sector this financial year, sources said.

Of the total geographical area of 55.67 lakh hectares, the area of operational holding is about 9.68 lakh hectares and is operated by 9.33 lakh farmers. The average holding size comes to 1.04 hectares. Distribution of land holdings according to 2005-06 agriculture census shows that 87.03% of the total holdings are of small and marginal farmers. About 12.54% of holdings are owned by semi-medium/medium farmers and only 0.43% by large farmers.

The diverse agro-climatic conditions of the state provide ample opportunities for crop diversification with high value crops. The state has great potential for producing off-season vegetables and has already gained reputation for cultivation of off-season vegetables and production of quality vegetable seeds, they added.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Chandigarh / TNN / October 20th, 2014

Crown stays with queens: India defend 4x400m title at Asian Games 2014

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The Indian 4x400 women’s relay team gold medal winners -Priyanka Pawar, Mandeep Kaur, Tintu Lukka and Poovamma Raju. (Source: Reuters)
The Indian 4×400 women’s relay team gold medal winners -Priyanka Pawar, Mandeep Kaur, Tintu Lukka and Poovamma Raju. (Source: Reuters)

Just over a year ago at the Asian Athletics Championships in Pune, India won its most significant gold in athletics since the doping scandal of 2011. The 4×400 women’s relay team, a scratch combination that was running together for the first time, clocked 3:32.26 to finish atop the podium.

If the Indian team had registered a similar timing at Incheon they would have finished outside the top-three. Only two of those — Tintu Luka and MR Poovamma — who ran in Pune in July last year were fielded on Thursday. The other two were Mandeep Kaur and Priyanka Panwar, two runners who had been suspended following the doping violation.

The Indian 4×400 women’s relay team, gold medal winners in the previous three Asian Games, had a reputation to defend, while Mandeep and Priyanka, who ran the third and first leg respectively, had a point to prove. In three minutes and 28.68 seconds the Indian 4×400 quartet showed why they still remain a force in Asia. The timing clocked as a new Games record.

The earlier Games record of 3:29.02 was also in the name of the gold-winning Indian team from 2010. India’s second gold in athletics — Seema Antil’s in women’s discus being the first — meant that the women’s relay team held who continental titles simultaneously.

Japan won the silver in 3:30.80 while China bagged the bronze in 3:32.02. The first lapper, Panwar was, however, lagging behind her Japanese counterpart but Luka, who won a silver in 800m race, ran a brilliant race to recover the loss ground for India.

India took a small lead after two laps before Mandeep widened the gap in the third lap after holding out a strong challenge from her Japanese counterpart. Poovamma, who won a bronze in 400m race, then anchored India to gold by blasting her way to the finishing line.

Bronze for Inderjeet In shot put, Inderjeet struggled for most part of his event as he had 18.52m as his best throw from his first four attempts. But he came up with a 19.63m in his fifth and penultimate throw to fetch the bronze. His sixth and final attempt was a foul.

The other Indian in the fray, Om Prakash Karhana, who was cleared in the eleventh hour following an injury, finished a disappointing ninth with a best throw of 16.94m. The national record holder, who injured his ankle while warming up for a selection trial on September 15 before being cleared for the Games at the last minute, had 16.26 and 16.94 in his first two attempts while his third effort was a foul.

In men’s triple jump also, Renjith Maheshwary, who was cleared at the last minute after a selection trial, could come up with a best effort of just 15.67m while his season’s best is 16.54 and personal best score of 17.07. He also could not make it to the top eight after three rounds.

The men’s 4x400m relay quartet of Kunhu Mohammed, Joseph Abraham, Jithin Paul and Rajiv Arokia missed out on a bronze as they finished fourth in season’s best timing of 3:04.61.

source: http://www.indianexpress.com / The Indian Express / Home> Sports> Sports-Others / Asian Games 2014 / Express News Service / October 03rd, 2014

Children’s Dasara wins people’s hearts

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For children it was a new experience of celebrating Dasara at Madikeri on Thursday. It was on the occasion of children’s Dasara, being organised by Madikeri Dasara cultural committee, for the third year.

Children themselves inaugurated the Children’s Dasara at Gandhi Maidan at 11 am. Besides participating in various competitions and cultural programmes, children honed their marketing skills too, by selling various items in the children’s market.

The market offered a wide range of items from vegetables to snacks.Fancy dress, makkala mantapa, children’s shandy market, quiz, drawing and various other competitions were conducted on the occasion.In Makkala Mantapa, the tableau competition, a group of recreated ‘Dasha Mantapa’s, which is a prominent feature of Madikeri Dasara.

Also, recreation of mythological scenes was part of the competition.

The children’s shandy market drew an overwhelming response with customers purchasing variety of items such as fruits, vegetables, snacks, coffee, juice, flower vases and so on.

Results

Children’s shandy market: Vinith Lobo and team – I, Hrithvik Anwekar and team – II and Samarth – IIIMantapa competition: Vidyavinayaka Makkala Sangha – I, Shivoham team – II, Bharath and team – IIIDrawing competition (5 to 8 years category): Rishika M A – I, Rakshith M B – II and U M Jeevith – III (9 to 12 years category): P R Arya – I, Shreyas – II and Havyas – III. Consolation prize – Dilan (13 to 16 years category): Shreyas S – I, Nuthan P N – II and Pritham H M – IIIQuiz on Indian Heritage and Culture: (2 to 7th standard category):G R Ashutosh – I, N M Dillan – II and I B Dinal – III (8 to 10th standard category): S S Gautham – I, H U Gurugovind – II and K M Karthik – IIIFancy dress competition (Below 5 years category): Dhruva Nanjappa – I, Anushka – II, G R Anuhya – III and Diya Vasanth – Consolation(6 to 8 years category): Brihat Bopaiah – I, Anchal Joshi – II, Shahnavi – III and Abhinaya Krishna – consolation(9 to 12 years category): Yavani – I, Vakya Dinesh – II, Victor Lobo – III and Apeksha Rai – consolation.DH News Service

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS, Madikeri – October 05th, 2014

Dashamantapa procession enthrals devotees

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The procession of Dashamantapas marked the conclusion of Madikeri Dasara celebrations on Saturday.

Thousands, including a large number of tourists from outside the district, lined up on either side of the main roads in Madikeri where the tableaux passed through— to get a glimpse of the Madikeri Dasara procession. The city was decked up with lightings.

As per the tradition, the procession was led by Pete Srirama Mandira mantapa. The tableaux on the theme of Mahishasura Mardhini attracted the spectators. The sound and light special effect was centre of attraction. After offering pooja at the temple, the Mantapa passed through College Road, Chowki, private bus stand, Town Hall to reach Gandhi Maidan.

Kundurumotte Sri Chowtti Mariyamma, Dandina Mariyamma, Kote Mariyamma, Kanchi Kamakshi, Kote Ganapathi, Chowdeshwari, Kodandarama Temple, Dechur Rama Mandir and Karavale Bhagavathi Temple tableaux also passed through streets of Madikeri. The procession that started on Saturday night went on till wee hours of Sunday.

A large number of people from outside the district had arrived Madikeri on Friday itself. All the hotels, home stays and resorts were full in Madikeri. After visiting tourist spots in Madikeri on Saturday morning, they arrived the city in the evening. Gandhi Maidan had turned into a mini bazar with eateries, stalls selling clothes. The stalls made brisk business during the night.

Traffic jam

The police had banned the entry of vehicles inside Madikeri town to check traffic congestion. The movement of vehicles on the streets where Dasha Mantapas passed through were banned. It had caused inconvenience to the vehicle users. The police had arranged parking of vehicles at APMC and Dairy.

Parking of vehicles in a haphazard manner caused inconvenience. To prevent the entry of additional vehicles inside the city, more than 100 buses from Mysore and other districts had to park their vehicles in Kushalnagar. The passengers from Kushalnagar were ferried to Madikeri in special buses. DH News Service
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS, Madikeri – October 05th, 2014

Coffee: A crop with a lot of global history

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Most people who think of crops think of corn, beans and wheat, but coffee is also one to consider.

For many of us, it’s the fuel that gets us out of bed and through the day. But as a new exhibit at a Florida museum shows, coffee has fueled history.

From straight black to cream and sugar, there are plenty of ways to have your coffee, and people have been doing brewing it for centuries. “There’s a whole history of it being a very influential aspect of the world,” said Matthew Woodside, chief curator of the South Florida Museum.

As Woodside tells it, the story of coffee is a long one and has a far reaching in scope. “It gave rise to the exploration and the colonization of all parts of the world, and even today, it’s second only to oil in its impact on the global economy,” he said.

Coffee has a rich history still celebrated with the coffee-making process in Ethiopia. “Its very ceremonial, very spiritual. It’s a little different than the way we go about it of putting some grounds in Mr. Coffee,” said Woodside.

Bruce Blowers visited the exhibit to see reminders of the 37 years he spent in Papua New Guinea, where java beans drive the highlands economy. “They saw that it was a viable crop, and so it just spread all around the islands,” said Blowers.

No matter how you drink it, the next you pour a cup of coffee, remember the whole world is in your cup.

Even though this exhibit is in Florida, Washington State actually has the most Starbucks stores per capita.

Watch this report on the Rural Evening News Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET

http://www.rfdtv.com/story/25820866/coffee-a-crop-with-a-lot-of-global-history#.VFcnofmUcb0

source: http://www.rfdtv.com / RFD TV, Rural America’s Most Important Network / by RFD-TV News Staff / Brandenton, Fla / June 19th, 2014

Hockey India name women’s team for CWG

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Hockey India (HI) Wednesday named its 16-member women’s team for the Commonwealth Games scheduled to take place in Glasgow from July 23 to Aug 3.

The squad was chosen by HI selectors B.P. Govinda, Harbinder Singh, Surinder Kaur along with high performance director Roelant Oltmans, chief coach Neil Hawgood and scientific advisor Matthew Tredrea during the selection trials conducted at National Institute of Sports (NIS) Patiala June 28-29.

Midfielder Ritu Rani (179 caps) will be the captain while defender Deepika (126 caps) will be the vice-captain of the team.

“It’s an honour to captain a team which is capable of beating any team on any given day. The entire team is looking forward to the upcoming tournament and we are confident that we will win and get back laurels. We are ready and excited for our first clash against Canada in our opening match,” Rani said.

The team recently whitewashed Malaysia 6-0 in an away series and is looking forward to the CWG challenge. The team will start their voyage in Scotland by taking on Canada in their first match July 24 followed by New Zealand (July 27), Trinidad and Tobago (July 28) and South Africa (July 30).

A preparatory camp is currently underway at NIS until the departure of the team July 9.

“The team showcased good play, team spirit and a go-getter spirit in the recently concluded Malaysian tour. Each one of them had performed remarkably under the proficient leadership of Ritu Rani and has earned their position to make it to the team for the all important Commonwealth Games,” said Hawgood.

“I hope the team continues its form and make themselves a team where the opponents feel the pressure of meeting them on the field.”

The squad:

Goalkeepers: Savita (79 Caps)

Defenders: Deep Grace Ekka (57 Caps), Deepika (126 Caps), Kirandeep Kaur (139 Caps), Namita Toppo (46 Caps), Jaspreet Kaur (57 Caps)

Midfielders: Ritu Rani (179 Caps), Sushila Chanu (71 Caps), Lilima Minz (28 Caps), Vandana Katariya (99 Caps), Navjot Kaur (22 Caps)

Forwards: Rani (111 Caps), Poonam Rani (113 Caps), Ritusha Arya (15 Caps), Anupa Barla (33 Caps), Anuradha Devi (62 Caps).

source: http://www.business-standard.com / Business Standard / Home> News-IANS> Sport / IANS / New Delhi – July 02nd, 2014

It’s booze time for Bhuvan Ponnanna, Andrea

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Kannada actors Bhuvan Ponnanna and Andrea were caught sharing a light moment at The Boozy Griffin on Wednesday night. Andrea kept disappearing from the do.

So Ponnanna asked her in a light vein who she was hiding. He was a tad suspicious about the puffiness on her lips when she returned.

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Andrea responded by hitting him lightly, telling him not to joke.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Entertainment> Kannada> Movies / by Bangalore Mirror Bureau / July 11th, 2014

Equestrian: Appachu rides to second place

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Indians Ajai Appachu and Fouad Mirza of the Embassy International Riding School (EIRS) secured second and fourth place at the Hopetoun International horse trials in Scotland which launched the first Commonwealth cup in June.

According to an EIRS press release here Monday, Appachu finished second in the CCI event of the Commonwealth Cup with a cumulative score of 45.6 on Orleans II.

Mirza, who has been competing in the Junior National Equestrian Championships since 2002, won fourth place in the same event with a cumulative score of 49.2 on Penultimate Vision, the release added.

source: http://www.business-standard.com / Business Standard / Home> News-IANS> Sports / IANS / Bangalore – July 07th, 2014