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Banana Gin Has Killed 80 People in Uganda

After drinking an illegal home-made banana gin laced with methanol has killed about 80 people in Uganda. Patrick Tusiime said that many people had died because relatives denied that victims were drinking the gin, known waragi. Deaths occurred over the past three weeks in the south-western Kabale district. Authorities were conducting a house-to-house search for the gin. Waragi is a drink across Uganda; they use this as an alternative alcohol because most of them cannot afford to buy an industrialized one. Almost 120 jerry cans of waragi were seized. All alcohol found were confiscated but people were stubborn and have found ingenious ways to hide it. Affected individuals became blind and suffered liver and kidney failure before dying. Banana Gin Has Killed 80 People in Uganda is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

Coffee Facts and Statistics

Among the coffee drinkers in America, statistics say that the average consumption is 3.1 cups of coffee per day. Fifty percent of the population, equivalent to 150 million, drinks espresso, cappuccino, latte, or iced/cold coffees. Specialty coffee sales are increasing by 20% per year and account for nearly 8% of the 18 billion dollar U.S. coffee market. Independent coffee shops equal to $12 billion in annual sales. There are approximately 24,000 Coffee Shops across the country. Statistics show there will be approximately 50,000+ Coffee Shops this year 2010. The average Espresso Drive-thru Business sells approximately 200-300 Cups of Espresso and Coffee Based Drinks per day. Coffee statistics show that coffee is the most popular beverage worldwide with over 400 billion cups consumed each year. Coffee industry statistics show that only 20% of harvested coffee beans are considered to be a premium bean of the highest quality. Coffee market statistics show that coffee is grown commercially in over 45 countries around the world. Coffee trade statistics show that over 5 million people in Brazil are employed by the coffee trade; most of those are involved with the cultivation and harvesting of more than 3 billion coffee plants. Coffee consumption statistics show that coffee represents 75% of all the caffeine consumed in the United States. The most expensive coffee in the world comes from Indonesia ‘Kopi Luwak’. It is made from coffee beans eaten, partly digested and then excreted by the Common palm civet, a weasel-like animal. “Kopi” the Indonesian word for coffee along with “luwak” is local name of this animal which eats the raw red coffee beans. It can cost up to $600 a pound, and up to $50 per cup. Coffee Facts and Statistics is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

17-Year-Old Victim Died in Juarez, Mexico Shootout

A shootout on the streets of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, killed a 17-year-old boy together with seven people. The other victims were police officers, five were federal police officers and one was a female city police officer, all part of the joint police task force organized to combat drug violence in the town. Another federal police officer was gravely wounder and a city officer was wounded but far with the danger. A civilian was also injured but not seriously hurt. The incident started when the two patrol cars, stopped some people they have been investigating. The attacks came first from the gunmen from th etwo vehicles, carrying weapons including AK-47s. The federal police said that the gunmen, who escaped in a gray Dodge Durango and a green Dodgee Caravn may have been drug dealers and that the attacks may have been their response to the recent arrest in Juarez, which includes eight people apprehended Thusday for possession of firearms, drugs and a stolen van. 17-Year-Old Victim Died in Juarez, Mexico Shootout is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading