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Great news for expectant mothers! Reuters Health reports that drinking a small amount of caffeine a day does not significantly contribute to premature births or miscarriages.

Coffee Adventures has an awesome “Citizen’s Guide to the Perfect Pour“.

James Hoffmann (aka Jimseven) shares his method for brewing iced coffee. How do you make iced coffee at home?

Art in My Coffee post of the week – dolphin? Whale?!!

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What should Jimmy Fallon’s signature drink at Siro’s be? Help Steve Barnes and the TableHopping crowd figure it out.

Check out Flickr user Bobistraveling’s Saratoga Racetrack Opening Day photo of horses in the starting gate; in the rain!

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A nice round up of some fun latté art designs.

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LifeHacker tells us What Caffeine Actually Does to Y(Our) Brain! Interesting…

Daily Shot of Coffee shows us the Coffee Calorie Calculator.

What are the most overused words for describing coffee? Coffee Nate has a list of abused coffee terms for us.

Art in My Coffee post of the week – hearts!!

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This past weekend was the third annual Troy Pig Out in Troy, N.Y. featuring the most concentrated existence of meat a carnivore could ever hope for. Tablehopping has the winners of the People’s Choice Awards.

Check out Artie the dog’s Saratoga Seen style! Artie loves chillin’ on our patio, for sure.

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Infared video of cold cream being mixed into hot coffee by researchers at Yale and Bath Universities… wild visuals. (via Shot Zombies)

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Steve Dolinsky interviews World Barista Champion Mike Phillips. This is a great piece that details the preparation that goes into this competition

Brewed Coffee tells us the Four Ms of Espresso.

Imagine a 235 year old mug. You can’t, right? Daily Mail shows us otherwise…

Art in My Coffee post of the week – pile of hearts, with mist!!

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Saratoga Seen has photos from this past weekend’s NYC Ballet Gala at SPAC.

Steve Barnes at Tablehopping tells us how we can help to attempt to break the world’s record for “largest can drum ensemble” this week at the Plaza in Albany. We would love to point out that the attempt is being made with “cans” of Pringles potato chips!

Flickr user TCSuliv has a great set of photos from Albany, NY’s Independence Day fireworks.

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Another funny coffee ad. This one’s a bit DIY, in the vein of OK Go’s treadmill music video…

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Brewed Coffee Blog offers Three Coffee Myths You Shouldn’t Believe. ( Myth #1 is one we often find that our customers are stymied by until explained… )

Congratulations to Mike Phillips for winning the World Barista Championships this past weekend in London! Mike is the first person from the United States to win the championship.

Art in My Coffee post of the week – “dream of purity” – gorgeous!!

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If you find yourself in Lake George over the next few summer months, the Adirondack Chick tells us to stop in to the Adirondack Brewery to try out their new “Cafe Vero Coffee Stout” beer. Sounds delicious from here!

Our condolences to the family and friends of David Taylor Miller, who recently died in service in Afghanistan.

Check out this photo of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany, by Flickr user SkunkworksPhotographic.

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Check out WBC Finalist Stefanos Domatiotis competing in last week’s championships!

( Front page image by Flickr user confusedbee used under a Creative Commons license. )

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Kettle and Kup shows us the 20 Worst Beverages in America for us to mull over. (Wow.)

This Blog Rules tells us 15 Things You Should Know About Caffeine.

Art in My Coffee post of the week – stars!!

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Saratoga Seen reveals some logos for this week’s upcoming Jazz Fest at SPAC as well as this year’s Travers racing event.

Check out this photo of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany, by Flickr user SkunkworksPhotographic.

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Another funny coffee commercial!

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The infamous Jim Seven writes about his experiences working at Penny University; an interesting shop concept that opened recently in the UK. Could you go without sugar, milk or any coffee “fixers” trusting the barista’s talent?

Daily Shot of Coffee gives tips on brewing coffee for a crowd without breaking the bank.

Art in My Coffee post of the week – starry moon scene!!

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Table Hopping wants to know what the spiciest dish in the Capital Region is. What’s your vote?

Check out this photo of the interchange of routes 9 and 20 from the Corning Preserve tower, by Flickr user RyanVolpe.

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BP Spills Coffee…

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DIY Life tells us 21 Ways to Use Old Coffee Grounds! (via Daily Shot of Coffee)

Kettle and Cup talks about a serious problem for coffee drinkers: Caffeine Immunity!

Brewed Coffee has a delicious looking Coffee BBQ Sauce. Let us know if you try it this summer, or perhaps we’ll beat you to it!

Art in My Coffee post of the week – intense swan mocha!!

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Saratoga Seen tells us about an exhibition at the Canfield Casino – “The Historic Fires of Saratoga“. Although the discussion has passed, the photos will be on display until March 2011.

Here’s a Flickr photo of the week from user Phyllis Featherstone – “Motorcycles on Broadway“.

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Funny coffee ad from Thailand…

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A bike-powered, mobile coffee bar? Check out Kickstand in NYC.

Brewed Coffee blog has some good iced coffee making tips.

Daily Shot of Coffee points to an interesting story about a man who tried to hold up a bank with a coffee mug. Um….

Art in My Coffee post of the week – phoenix latté!!

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The SPAC Battle of the Bands was this past weekend. Nippertown has the results!

Fun in Saratoga notes that another sign of summer is here. The Adelphi Hotel opening!

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Disney Sing-a-long… fueled by coffee, indeed…

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Folks at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have found that taking coffee breaks have measured positive effects on workers. Take more breaks, drink more coffee, get more work done!

The Atlantic has an article which breaks down the winning formula for traditional espresso.

Does drinking coffee cause you stomach troubles? The Coffee Detective suggests ways to reduce the acid in your coffee brews, therefore sparing your stomach undue pain.

Art in My Coffee post of the week – (Peanuts) Lucy latté!!

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All Over Albany told us about Ashley Nizolek and the jewelery she makes right here in Saratoga Springs!

Flickr user Nerradk has an awesome set of photos of the Saratoga Auto Museum.

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Charlie Chaplin + Coffee….

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Following up on the “$12 cup of coffee” articles swirling around the blogosphere a few weeks ago, The Shot offers an interesting perspective on the situation.

Like a latté to go with that expensive car? Barista Magazine points out that Mercedes-Benz is offering just that…

Speaking of expense, apparently Robert De Niro is not a cheap coffee date! (via Coffee Sage)

Art in My Coffee post of the week – spooky creepy latté!! (Looks a little bit like Voldemort from our perspective!)

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In the Biz notes that Sara and Rob’s Laundromat is now open! This small, new operation is located right around the corner from UG Saratoga at 6 Phila Street and is the only “downtown” laundromat.

This past weekend was the 62nd annual Tulip Fest in Albany. The finicky weather lead to some interesting photo situations (hail? blinding sun?), so check out all the photos tagged “Tulip Fest” on Flickr. Did you brave the wiles of May weather?

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Check out London Cafeterias in the 50s-60s…