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Dear Reader, at the end of last year, against my better judgement, I compiled a Best Coffee of 2012 list. That list was a big hit and I had a lot of fun doing it, so I decided to do it again this year.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Remember, the coffees in this list are only coffees that I've had in 2013; in no way is this list meant to be authoritative or comprehensive.)
In 2013, I cupped around 150 different coffees from 79 different roasters. I've compiled my 40 favorite coffees of the year below. Without any further ado, I present my Best Coffee of 2013 list.
40) Tandem Coffee Roasters // Sumatra Wahana Natural
So, here we are, at the end of another week—more or less where we began—with the Sumatra Wahana Natural, this time from Tandem Coffee Roasters.
Again, it must be said that this cup of coffee is incredibly unique. Tandem's version of it wasn't very spicy or herbal, but it certainly brimmed with flavors; it was sparkling and effervescent, it was so clean, and it had such an incredible clarity for a Sumatran coffee or a natural coffee, let alone a natural Sumatran coffee!
The other thing that was so interesting about this coffee was that the longer is sat at the Table, the brighter, fruitier, delicious-er it got. I had it for a day or two and it was pretty spicy and fermented, like the Forty Weight was; after a couple weeks, it totally changed. Not necessarily for the better or anything like that—but for the… different.
Tandem admits on their site that they tend to shy away from Sumatras and naturals, but they also admit this coffee changed their minds about both at once. I'm glad about it, because the Sumatra Wahana Natural is a real treat of an experience.
39) Kuma Coffee // Kenya Kagumoini
Kuma Coffee's Kagumoini Kenya is one heck of a cup of coffee. Wow.
I really liked this coffee, but I will say this—it's almost overwhelming; it gets right up to the point of being too sweet, but then backs off. It's one to be consumed in moderation. Here's a little cupping tip for this coffee: when you take your slurps, the longer you hold it on your palate, the more you get out of it. And the more you get out of this coffee, the better; it's a very clean cup with an awful lot of flavor to offer, so savor every last drop of it while you can.
If you have a sweet tooth, though, this is the coffee for you; particularly if you have a sweet tooth and your New Year's resolution is to give up candy.
38) Intelligentsia // Anjilanaka Bolivia
Intelligentsia's Anjilanaka Bolivia is an intense, dynamic, and complex cup that doesn't just provide the consumer with a good cup of coffee—it unleashes an all-out coffee experience.
Drinking this coffee was a supreme adrenaline rush, like plummeting down the tracks of the steepest incline of the world's biggest roller coaster. Yeah—it's a lot like that. When the first few sips were so light and airy, so delicate and refined and tea-like, I figured that the rest of the cup might provide a few flavor shifts, but they'd be mostly subtle. Instead, as soon as the cup started cooling off, it got so massively intense, so tropical, and so incredibly lively. It went from being a coffee that I had to sip slowly because of its delicacy and complexity, to being a coffee that I had to sip slowly because of its complexity and explosiveness.
What impresses me most about this coffee isn't the interesting flavor profile so much as the crystal clarity that this coffee possesses. Anjilanaka Bolivia features a deluge of flavor and, in most coffees, when you have this much flavor and a profile that is so juicy and concentrated, all of those flavors just sort of blend together, like a fruit smoothie. In the case of Anjilanaka, though, it has so much definition and clarity that all of its incredible flavors were easy to identify.
This coffee is not for the faint of heart, Dear Reader, but it is certainly one that the adventure-driven thrill-seekers should look into.
37) Populace Coffee // Colombia Finca Primavera
The Colombia Finca Primavera, from Populace Coffee, is an intensely bright and lively coffee that dances all over the palate in a long, flowing silver sequin gown. That metaphor is a bit much… But it's accurate.
From the first sip to the very finish of the cup, the Finca Primavera is a dynamic coffee that really glistens with incredible flavors, a supple mouthfeel, tremendous balance, and a sparkling acidity that really makes the taste buds stand at attention.
36) Buzz Killer Espresso // Honduras Santa Elena
The Honduras Santa Elena, from Buzz Killer Espresso, is a really unique—nay, singular—cup of coffee. Honestly, I never expect much out of Honduran coffees; I expect them to be either a) decent, b) not so good, or c) above average. What I never expect to find coming out of Honduras are coffees that are exceptionally unique and/or complex. This coffee certainly embodied the latter.
While it features the traditional hallmarks of most Honduran coffees (fruits, wood, spice, flowers), the Honduras Santa Elena takes those elements and takes them to another level. The thing that makes these elements pop so much is the intensity of the flavors and, more importantly, the intensity of the flavors (which, of course, directly benefits from the aforementioned clarity).
Really dynamite cup of coffee that challenges the palate.
35) Fratello Coffee Roasters // Costa Rica MISO
After three coffees from Fratello Coffee Roasters, this time their Costa Rica MISO, I remain impressed with the work Russ and his team are doing and their output.
The MISO provides a pleasant coffee experience with sweet juicy fruits and mild spices as its high notes, but it also has those dried fruits, nuts, and shortbread flavors that keep the cup grounded. So, overall, this is really nicely balanced coffee that is heavy on the palate and light on the belly. Perfect breakfast or light lunch coffee.
What impresses me most, though, is the profile. I'm told that this coffee is roasted for espresso, but the roast is so light that the coffee tastes great as a filter brew. I, for example, made this coffee in my Clever and was blown away at its clarity, flavor, and lack of "roastiness" that is often present in espresso roasts—so don't let the website fool you when you read that the coffee is meant for espresso.
34) Kaldi's Coffee // 'Tis the Season Holiday Roast
It took everything I had in me to wait to cup this coffee; everyday, for a whole week, the bright silver bag and the Norman Rockwell-esque packaging staring at me, taunting me, enticing me. There was no sign with the words "Do not open 'til Christmas" on it, but I was so right to wait to cup this blend last—'Tis the Season Roast, from Kaldi's Coffee, was the best holiday blend I had this year.
While I don't necessarily think that this blend embodies the scents and flavors of the holiday season perfectly (the acidity is just a little too tart (though it certainly does "make the [coffee] bright")), it is an absolutely incredible blend. I really wasn't sure what to expect putting these two singularly unique coffees in one cup, but gee golly does it work.
And how!
33) Passion House Coffee Roasters // Sulawesi Tana Toraja AA
Passion House Coffee's Sulawesi Tana Toraja AA is a wonderful, beautiful cup of coffee—particularly after it cools off. Furthermore, it is a true underdog—it hails from one of the most overlooked and underrated regions of the coffee-producing world and it's currently being offered by one of Chicago's most overlooked roasting operations.
The last couple of Sulawesis we had here at the Table were all great and Passion House's contribution to that roster was certainly no exception. It brims with flavor from beginning to end and its profile shifts dramatically from the beginning to end; the thing that I liked most about it, though, was how unique and indigenous the flavors were—this Sulawesi was exemplary of what a great Sulawesi could be and it did everything it could to expand my cupping vocabulary.
My one complaint about this coffee—it just didn't last long enough at the Table.
32) Intelligentsia Coffee // Kunga Maitu Kenya
The Kunga Maitu Kenya, from Intelligentsia Coffee, is such a beautiful, elegant, and graceful coffee. Furthermore, it is also incredibly light and delicate. This isn't a coffee that splashes or explodes or completely envelopes the palate; no, this is a coffee that simply pirouettes across the palate.
This Kenya is bright and floral and fruity and effervescent; it has all of the best characteristics of a Kenya, nay, it is the very definition of how utterly beautiful a great Kenyan coffee can be.
31) Temple Coffee // Brazil Serro do Bone
What a unique, dynamic, complex, but, moreover, delectable cup of coffee!
The Brazil Serro Do Bone, from Temple Coffee, presented my palate with a lot of really interesting flavors and an engaging experience, overall, as this coffee evolved continually over the life of the cup. From post-brew to cool-down to room temperature to finish, the Serro Do Bone was practically four different coffees. It was sweet and sugary, it was lemon-limey and tart, it was juicy and fruity, and doughy and nutty.
I really enjoy coffees that every bit as delicious as they are complex; they appeal to the coffee lover and the coffee geek in me simultaneously. And, I've gotta tell ya, this coffee really did it for me.
30) Barefoot Coffee Roasters // Guatemala Palo Blanco Select
The Guatemala Palo Blanco Select, from Barefoot Coffee Roasters, is truly exemplary of everything I love about Guatemalan coffees. It has the soft, subtle, and exotic complexity of a very fine Guatemala—to the nth degree. It is sweet, crisp, and bursting with juicy fruits.
I couldn't get enough of this coffee and it pains me that it didn't last very long at the Table. This coffee was like the best birthday present ever—well, at least it made me feel like it was my birthday every time I drank it. This is a really special one that I'd urge anybody to purchase.
29) Halfwit Coffee Roasters // Rwanda Dukunde Kawa
28) Mountain Air Roasting // Colombia El Paraiso Cooperative
To what can I liken the Colombia El Paraiso Cooperative, from Mountain Air Roasting, most accurately? A hurricane? A volcano?
Much like a hurricane, this coffee comes on strong, then settles into itself and gives the palate a rest before coming back stronger than before. Much like a volcano, this coffee absolutely erupts onto the palate with massively bright, intense flavors.
This coffee is so sweet, so crisp, so tropical; but it's also very well-balanced, and features perfect clarity.
Absolutely fantastic Colombian coffee.
27) Johnson Brothers Coffee Roasters // Tano Batak Sumatra
The Tano Batak Sumatra, from Johnson Brothers Coffee Roasters, simply sings swoons bellows. With a lot of the coffees that I've reviewed so far in 2013, I've used frilly, poetic language about grace and delicacy in my reviews.
Not today.
This coffee is a mouthful—a big-bodied, big-personality, big-flavored, Big Friendly Giant of a coffee. It doesn't want to impress you—it really wants to impress you. It goes way out of its way with unique and distinct aroma and flavor, and it doesn't pull any punches nor hold anything back. What's more, it's got a little bit whole lot of everything you could want in a coffee: you like spice?, it's got that; you like sweet savories?, it's got that; you like heavenly aromas, zesty acidity, sparkling clarity, and incredible definition?, it's got that, that, that, that, and then some.
Look, it's no secret that I love the Lake Toba region of Sumatra. But that love has led me to adopt some pretty rigid standards for what makes a good Lake Toba coffee. Dear Reader—the Johnson Brothers are currently offering a great Lake Toba coffee. This is one that I will remember, come end-of-the-year top coffees list-making time.
(No, there's no better way that I could have possibly written that sentence.)
26) Madcap Coffee Company // Kiriyama Burundi
Hold on, folks – I'm still coming down from the dizzying heights that I just ascended to. You'll have to give me a moment or two to collect myself.
The Kiriyama Burundi, from Madcap Coffee Company, is one hell of a cup of coffee. Really and truly. This coffee has all the makings of a classic Burundi coffee – chocolate, berry, flowers -, but it's also so incredibly dynamic. It takes the prototypical Burundi, then turns the volume up to eleven with huge flavors that pop all over the palate, making the taste buds stand at attention. Furthermore, it's a very, very well- rounded coffee. The high notes and the low notes and the sparkling acidity all combine to create a memorable experience that stays with you, even an hour or two after finishing the last drop.
25) Case Coffee Roasters // Colombia Finca Esperanza
The Colombia Finca Esperanza, from Case Coffee Roasters, is a unique, dynamic, and complex coffee that lays it all on the line from the very first sip.
I make a very conscious effort not to repeat the tasting notes that a roaster provides for their coffees (I don't even read their tasting notes until after my review is written), but the notes on this label are bang on: Dutch chocolate, lemon meringue, and assertive—a descriptor that makes a lot more sense after you've tried the coffee. It is an assertive coffee—it's a coffee with something to prove. It's the "Rudy" of Colombian coffee; just because this lot is a little guy from the massive Colombian market doesn't mean it doesn't belong on a specialty roaster's shelves.
In terms of profile, the Colombia Finca Esperanza is a much tastier coffee in the second half of the cup and a much more interesting coffee up front. That's what makes it such a dynamic coffee.
Oh, yeah—and it's hella good over ice.
24) Quills Coffee // Mexico El Eden Cooperative
The Mexico El Eden Cooperative, from Quills Coffee, is a fantastic Mexican coffee that holds up in the company of some of the better Central American naturals and certainly outshines most of its Mexican peers—particularly in its specific region of Guerrero and extending into the more famous Oaxaca.
While I've had maybe one Mexican coffee that was tastier (to my liking anyway), I most definitely haven't had a Mexican coffee that was more (or even equally, for that matter) dynamic nor complex. Truly, this natural Guerrero fires on all cylinders with plenty of sweets and spices. Furthermore, it's a real mouthful with a weight that is light on the belly, but heavy on the palate. What it lacks in clarity, it makes up for in volume and dynamics.
Whatever your preconceived notions of Mexican coffees are, throw them out the window when you try this one. While most Mexicos won't even make your head turn, the El Eden will make your head spin.
23) Bluebeard Coffee Roasters // Rwanda Abakundakawa Rushashi
This Rwanda Abakundakawa Rushashi, from Bluebeard Coffee Roasters, is not the Rwanda Abakundakawa Rushashi that I've had in the past. The two I had (from Ritual and Handsome) were so incredibly unique, but similar, at least, to each other. What a difference a year (and a different roaster) make…
My former experiences with the Rwanda Abakundakawa were with a coffee that was sweet, airy, and decadent with incredibly unique notes of marshmallow, graham cracker, chocolate, honey, and strawberry. I had never had anything like it before, and I haven't had anything like it since. Even including today.
No, today's coffee was fruity and herbal, complex and dynamic. So many interesting flavors, such a unique overall profile—the Rwanda Abakundakawa is a coffee all into itself. An utterly singular coffee that provides an utterly singular experience. Truly memorable.
22) Tony's Coffee // Kenya Mchana AA
If there were ever a coffee that is worthy of the term "elegant," this, the Kenya Mchana AA from Tony's Coffee, is it.
Specialty coffee has been trying for years to convince the general public that it's as much a gourmet/culinary beverage as fine wines are; that an experienced coffee cupper has just as much right to be considered a true "sommelier" as a trained wine enthusiast. The Kenya Mchana is a coffee that, I think, absolutely proves it.
This coffee tastes like it's fresh out of the vineyeard, like a dry red wine—like a Merlot—, with its flavors of slightly astringent and sweet/tart/malic fruits. Supple, elegant, beautiful.
21) Kickapoo Coffee Roasters // Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Banko Gotiti Natural
Honestly—Ethiopia has been really killin' it in 2013. With the Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Banko Gotiti Natural, from Kickapoo Coffee Roasters, the Table has been graced with yet another utterly unique Ethiopian coffee.
There are very few naturally-processed Ethiopian coffees that are as delicate and elegant (delicant?), but still as flavorful as this one manages to be. The Banko Gotiti has such crystal clarity, and it simply brims with tropical fruits, flower petals, and herbaceous aromatics that titillate the tongue.
This is a stunning coffee.
20) Panther Coffee // Colombia Finca Los Eucaliptos
I'm drinking this coffee in the middle of a massive winter storm, but I'm dreaming of summer. For two reasons: one, because I'm sitting in the middle of a massive winter storm; the other reason, though, is that the Colombia Finca Los Eucaliptos, from Panther Coffee, is the quintessential summertime coffee.
When it's sunny and hot and a neighborhood kid's lemonade stand seems like a godsend—that's what this coffee is.
It's tart and concentrated, but it's also sweet and tasty and refreshing. This coffee ranges the spectrum from savory and crusty to fruity and juicy. This is an excellent cup as a pour-over, a superb coffee coming out of the Clever, and "so-delicious-it's-unreal" over ice.
With this coffee, MistoBox proves that March comes in less like a roaring lion than it does a panther, pouncing on you when you least expect it.
19) Lone Pine Coffee Roasters // Ethiopia Aricha
Complex, dynamic coffees are always rewarding; coffees that you win as a prize in a bet are always rewarding. The Ethiopia Aricha, from Lone Pine Coffee Roasters, is very, very rewarding.
The Aricha is a very layered cup of coffee, never tasting the same from sip to sip, never being precisely the same brew twice. This coffee will keep you on your toes both in terms of keeping up with its profile and dialing it in from day to day. Simply adjusting your grind, simply adjusting your brew ratio, simply adjusting your… whatever; truthfully, the minutest of adjustments in your brewing will produce a radically different cup of coffee.
No worries, though—this isn't, nor does it need to be, an intimidating coffee; for as complex and dynamic as it is, it's also forgiving. While your cup from brew to brew may not perfectly match what the roastmaster at Lone Pine had in mind, but, more often than not, it's still going to be a tasty cup.
18) Augie's Coffee Roasters // Kenya Kaimbu AA
The Kenya Kaimbu AA, from Augie's Coffee Roasters, is red all the way through. Furthermore, and most importantly, it's delicious all the way through.
This is a coffee that doesn't overwhelm you, doesn't grab you by the lapels and hold you up against a wall, doesn't slap you in the face—this coffee quietly sneaks up on you, then suddenly erupts onto the palate like a Gusher. While it's a very delicious cup of coffee, it's very, very, very drinkable, making it all too easy finish off the whole cup without even realizing it.
I'll admit it—even though I'm a coffee reviewer, the first two or three times I brewed the Kenya Kaimbu I nearly finished the cup before realizing how much I loved it. It's one of those coffee that, while you're sipping it, you think to yourself "Hey, this coffee is pretty good." A few minutes after finishing it, though, you'll be exclaiming, "Wow! That was really, really good."
Then you'll cry big, fat tears into your empty mug—because the coffee will be gone before you even realize it.
17) CREMA // Guatemala Las Aguas Altas
CREMA's Guatemala Las Aguas Altas is a magical coffee; in that it's a lot like magic; in that, like a magic trick, it presents you with the long, slow reveal. It doesn't play all of its cards up front; instead, it holds them close to its chest.
At certain points in the cup, however, it pulls an Ace out of its sleeve and really wows the palate.
This cup is a prime example of how varied Guatemalan coffees can be from one another. While some Guatemalan coffees are very sweet, some are very savory, and some are very tart, this one is very dynamic and complex.
So, as you can probably tell from the notes I provided above, this coffee has an extensive history with Grand Rapids, Michigan's Madcap Coffee Company, and their current offering of it was even selected as a finalist in the 2013 Good Food Awards. I can't say one way or the other about Madcap's roast of it, but I can tell you that CREMA did a great job with it. A really great job.
16) Case Coffee Roasters // Costa Rica Don Pepe
The Costa Rica Don Pepe, from Case Coffee Roasters, is a somewhat complex coffee that really deserves multiple tastes over multiple devices. It demands a lot of patience, and when you get it right, I think that extra bit of required patience really pays off.
I brewed it with a Hario V60 but I wanted the body to be fuller and the flavors to pop more; I knew I needed more saturation so I attempted it again with a Clever, but I lost the cleanliness and clarity. There were two devices that gave me exactly what I was looking for, though: the Aeropress and the Clever. Furthermore, I imagine that this coffee could withhold an espresso machine and be served as an SOE; it might even be structured well enough to use in capps.
Fantastic coffee from a fantastic company. Well worth looking into. And, as I mentioned earlier, you're not going to find this honey-processed lot anywhere else, so if you're going to give it a try, definitely be sure to do so as soon as possible—the sooner the better as I'm guessing this one is flying off Case's shelves.
15) Kaldi's Coffee // Organic Bolivia Bolinda
Let's face it, Dear Reader – Bolivian coffees are seldom good. While Bolivia does have all the right ingredients for stellar coffees (plenty of high altitude, rich soil, great seedstock, etc.), their quality and production practices are, well, lacking. We've been fortunate, here at the Table, however, to have already cupped two prime examples of how good Bolivian coffee can be.
The Organic Bolivia Bolinda, from Kaldi's Coffee, is a delightful cup; a classic Latin American breakfast or comfort coffee with its delicacy, brightness, clarity, balance, rich flavor, and sweet aromatics. Delicious savories up front give way to subtle fruit flavors in the back, providing a cup that is full of depth and pleasurable from beginning to end.
If you've never tried a Bolivian coffee before, this cup from Kaldi's is a fantastic place to start.
14) Has Bean Coffee // Costa Rica Finca de Licho
A couple years ago, when I really started getting into listening to podcasts at my work desk, I spent HOURS wasting time watching Stephen Leighton's In My Mug vodcast, and it always broke my heart that there was no other way to try Has Bean's coffee at home in Chicago without spending the mucho de nero it costs to have it shipped internationally. So, I did the next logical thing – I bought two plane tickets to Ireland for my wife and me and tried some Has Bean at 3FE in Dublin.
While it would have probably been cheaper to pay for international shipping than it was to pay for international plane tickets, I'm glad I spent the money because the Costa Rica Finca de Licho, from Has Bean Coffee, was very, very, very tasty.
This is a very clean, crisp, and balanced cup of coffee that is every bit tropical as it is confectionary. Its profile shifts and evolves over the life of the cup with highlights of chocolate, raspberry, honey, and juicy citrus acidity. Furthermore, it's incredible as a single origin espresso.
A very fine Costa Rican coffee that is well worth flying over the Atlantic to drink.
13) Passion House Coffee Roasters // Mexico Nueva Linda
A warm and comforting coffee, the Mexico Nueva Linda, from Passion House Coffee Roasters, is just what the doctor ordered for cold, wintry days.
If there is one coffee you want in your mug when you're curled up in your easy chair in hibernation mode, this is the one.
12) Tim Wendelboe // Kenya Tekangu
My first foray into Nordic coffees, I'd say, was a great success. The Kenya Tekangu, from Tim Wendelboe, is a really unique experience, but equally, I think, it was handled in a really unique way by Tim Wendelboe. Again, this is only my first exposure to a Nordic roast, so I can't speak to what they do differently than American roasters, but I feel like this coffee would have turned out much differently in the hands of an American roastery.
Besides the very interesting flavors I found in this cup, the thing that made this coffee so interesting was its body and its profile. The thing about Kenyan coffees, as you are well aware, I'm sure, is that they are unlike any other coffee from anywhere else in the world in that a lot of them are intensely acidic and have, for lack of a better term "pointy edges"—their flavors and acidity can be very sharp.
Not only does Tekangu separate itself from the rest of the coffee-growing world as a Kenyan coffee, it separates itself from its Kenyan counterparts. It's in a league of its own. It doesn't have any of those sharp edges, it doesn't share other Kenyas' intensities—it is a really well-rounded, balanced, fully-developed Kenya.
11) Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters // Panama Finca Carmen
It seems as though Craft Coffee's goal with this box was to completely decimate their subscribers' palates. Each coffee they packed in this month's box was so intensely flavorful that it my taste buds were practically overloaded; I may need to avoid drinking coffee for a while so that my palate can regain its composure.
The Panama Finca Carmen, from Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters, is powerful, intense, and overflowing with flavor.
What's more, it tastes nothing like any other Panamanian coffee I've ever had. While others Panamas (in my experience) tend to be light-bodied with clean fruit notes and plenty of brightness. The Finca Carmen, on the other hand, has a massive body and lots of big, fat, low-end flavors.
This is a fantastic coffee. One that mesmerizes.
10) Madcap Coffee Company // Luis Reinoso Colombia
There is, of course, a lesson to be learned today, and that lesson is this: when Ryan Knapp recommends a coffee to try, try it.
I couldn't have been happier with the recommendation he made; couldn't have been happier with this wonderful, delicious, flavorful, and delightful Colombian coffee. The Luis Reinoso, from Madcap Coffee Company, is everything and more that you want a classic Colombian comfort to be – it pleases the palate up front, then pleasantly surprises it in the back, leaving behind a lingering finish that continually rewards your taste buds for upwards of an hour later.
This is one I strongly recommend purchasing. And don't think, for a moment, that you can get this coffee from another roaster and get the same experience; for one thing, that's a fallacy, but more pertinent is the fact that, as aforementioned, Madcap is roasting this coffee exclusively as they purchased all of the specialty-grade coffee from their lot. You won't/can't find this coffee anywhere else, and it's not going to last forever, so get it while you can.
If Ryan Knapp likes it, you'll like it, too. More importantly, if Drew Moody loves it, you'll love it, too.
9) Entimos Coffee Roasters // Rwanda Nyamasheke
The Rwanda Nyamasheke, from Entimos Coffee Roasters, is a beautiful and hearty coffee that shows so much character. It's a coffee that puts it all out there and doesn't pull any punches.
When I review these coffees, as you know, I write things like "Immediately post-brew…as it cools off…at room temperature…" because I find that there are generally three stages of a cup's life and each stage has its own unique identity; flavors appear then disappear then reemerge or don't. Some coffees have flavors that appear in Stage 1, then reappear in Stage 3. Every cup has a different profile, but they generally fit the same mold. Of course, there are always exceptions.dd
Like this coffee, for example.
At each stage of the cup's life, it added more flavor onto itself. Furthermore, at no stage did any flavor back off—they only intensified to make up for the additional flavors the cup tacked on. "Here are the confections. Now, here are the confections plus some nuts. Oh you like that? How about confections and nuts and pommes? Yeah? Now how about all of that with some citrus on top?" And this coffee must have some really sturdy legs to support all that body!
Really, a fantastic coffee from Matt and Tim at Entimos. You guys nailed this one.
8) Fratello Coffee Roasters // Costa Rica Finca Santa Rosa
This, the Costa Rica Finca Santa Rosa from Fratello Coffee Roasters, is ab-so-lute-ly cray cray. And, yes, that is my expert opinion of it.
There aren't enough nice things I can say about this coffee—it's certainly one of my favorites of the year. Silky body, fruity/floral complexity, tremendous acidity, great balance, and such a clean taste.
This coffee won't last long in your kitchen—I can guarantee it. It certainly didn't last long in mine.
7) Cartel Coffee Lab // Costa Rica Finca San Luis
This, the Costa Rica Finca San Luis from Cartel Coffee, is a simple, straightforward cup of coffee. "Simple" and "straightforward", however, definitely doesn't mean that it's not flavorful and tasty—because it's that and then some.
This is a very clean cup with crystalline clarity; which is great, because the flavors found herein are incredible. This is a bright, zesty, sparkling, and tart coffee that dances all over the palate. Flavors of savory caramel and vanilla that lead into bittersweet grapefruit and green apple make the tongue tingle; this coffee delights the taste buds, leaves behind a clean, fresh feeling in the mouth sip after sip, and, grumps beware, it is smile-inducing.
This is the coffee that you want in your cup to start off the day.
6) Caffe Ladro // Colombia Agustino Forest
The Colombia Agustino Forest, from Caffe Ladro, is an incredible coffee that is sure to please the casual consumer and the professional cupper alike. This is the coffee that you can put in a travel mug and face the morning commute with, or scrutinize with a critical approach, cupping spoon and pen in hand, equally.
It has an incredible, light body making it very drinkable, it has enormous flavor, making it a real treat to drink, and it's very approachable, making it a non-intimidating coffee that anyone can enjoy. It also has a startling clarity that makes all of its unique flavors of fruits and savories easy to pinpoint and very identifiable. The most important thing, though, is that it's just a damn fine cup of coffee.
5) Ceremony Coffee Roasters // Rwanda Gitesi
Sometimes I can't believe how utterly unique certain coffees are, and sometimes I can't believe how very much alike some coffees can be. Take, for example, the coffee I reviewed yesterday—the Santa Julia El Salvador—and compare it side by side with today's Rwanda Gitesi, from Ceremony Coffee Roasters. In terms of both flavor and profile, these two cups are nearly identical. Two countries that are thousands of miles apart, producing two very different coffees in radically different growing conditions, and employing radically different processing methods managed to create two cups that could be mistaken for one another.
These two coffees are like sororal twins who were separated at birth and grew up in different countries, then somehow made it into the same April MistoBox. There are certainly some obvious differences—for example, Santa Julia's dominant flavor up front was caramel and Rwanda Gitesi's was cocoa (which, I suppose, is fitting); and Julia was sexy and thin and elegant, Gitesi was every bit of sexy and elegant but in a more voluptuous, full-figured way.
But enough of comparing and contrasting—the Rwanda Gitesi deserves to take up the spotlight for a little while.
This is quite an extraordinary coffee. She really sings and sparkles like a Dreamgirl in a silver sequin gown in a V60 and a Chemex, and she can bring down the house as a single origin espresso. She has flavor bellowing out of her at every point in the cup and she makes a guy feel like a million bucks when she's around. I very really couldn't get enough of this coffee and I really wish I could have spent more time with it.
This is one I highly recommend ordering.
4) Fratello Coffee Roasters // Baroida Estate
There are those who will tell you that Papua New Guinean coffees aren't worth your time; most roasters won't even give them a fair shake. While I think the aversion is unfair, I also understand it. Because for every one good PNG coffee, there are dozen or more terrible ones. That's just the Way of Things when it comes to coffees from this part of the world.
However, the Baroida Estate, from Fratello Coffee Roasters, is certainly the exception. Furthermore, not only is it a good PNG coffee, is it a fantastic PNG coffee. Yeah—I went there.
I know that some of my reviews can be unnecessarily poetic and over the top (this review certainly is), but this coffee deserves every bit of praise that I'm giving it. It has a lot of really incredible flavors and it provides the consumer such a unique tasting experience that you don't really find in other regions.
Much like Sumatra's Batak coffees, Baroida Estate is the standard bearer, the definition, of an incredible Indo-Pacific coffee.
Don't be fooled, though—as I've mentioned, it is also the exception. Don't go out and buy a crappy PNG and say, "Well, A Table in the Corner of the Cafe said they're great"—they're not. PNGs (and Sumatras, for that matter) are very fickle and a really good one is very hard to find.
This PNG, though, the Baroida Estate from Fratello, is that "really good one."
3) Verve Coffee Roasters // Colombia San Jose
The Colombia San Jose, from Verve Coffee Roasters, is one of those rare coffees that just doesn't quit.
Honey and brown sugar are the dominant features of the cup, and these flavors run throughout the course of it—from beginning to end—and silky fruit notes introduce a long, satisfying finish that rounds out the bottom of the cup. Usually, with coffees like this, when the finish introduces itself so early, the cup ends up having a short life; the flavors up front dissipate quickly, then the finish just kind of – sputters out after a short time. Not so with the San Jose—not so at all; its finish just keeps going and going and going.
What makes this cup even more unique is that it never loses its dynamics or its complexity. Some of these coffees go for a long time, sure, but they thin out after a while and the consumer gets bored with them. This coffee, on the other hand, captivated me and held my attention from beginning to end.
2) Cartel Coffee Lab // Santa Ines Colombia
The Santa Ines Colombia, from Cartel Coffee Lab, is one hell of a cup of coffee. To be perfectly honest, I could sign this article off with that statement, immediately followed by "'Nuff said," and leave it at that. But for the sake of posterity, I won't.
Really, though, this coffee bursts out of the mug with a tropical punch – sweet and fruity, intense and exciting. However, for as brimming with life as the coffee is, it's actually very sophisticated and refined. Let me put it this way – this coffee isn't like a nightclub or a disco and it's not like ballroom dancing or ballet so much as it's like one of Jay Gatsby's famous parties; the music really swings, the dance floor is really hot, and the energy is unbridled, but everybody's dressed formally, driving luxury cars, and drinking champagne.
The cup is sweet, sweet, sweet, all the way through, but it has just enough of a tart citrus acidity and a creamy caramel base to keep the coffee grounded; yeah, it's very sweet – but it's never too sweet. And that's a very important distinction to make. However, if I were to keep scores at the Table, I'd probably dock points for that – the fruitiness is just a little out of control at times. I would have liked to have that reined in just a little bit more than it was. Still, though, an incredible cup – certainly 90-92 worthy in my opinion.
This is the quintessential Summah Time coffee – light, fruity, sweet, refreshing, and if you think this coffee sounds good hot, just wait til you try it over ice or as a cold brew… Oh man.
1) Kuma Coffee Roasters // Colombia Jose Ninco
Last year I went against my better judgement and compiled a Best Coffees of 2012 list; I'm pretty sure I've tried as many coffees in 2013 as I did in 2012 already so I've been thinking about compiling a shortlist of coffees to include in my Best Coffees of 2013 list.
If you want a sneak preview of what that list is going to look like, I'll tell you this: when I tried Kuma Coffee's Colombia Jose Ninco, it immediately became a contender for the top spot.
This was a very special cup of coffee that provided a unique and complex experience. Really, that's the word to summarize this coffee: experience. And that is what makes this coffee so memorable—it's not just a good coffee and it's not just a complex coffee, it's one that makes you excited about coffee! You know, as a reviewer, I drink an awful lot of coffees here at the Table—a lot. Some are really great coffees that I have a lot of respect for, but very few generate a lot of excitement in me. This one did. And it did consistently, time after time, brew after brew.
I'll admit it—this coffee made me squee like a fan girl.
Beg, steal, or borrow—do what you've got to do to get your hands on this coffee.
(Just kidding. Go to Kuma's website and buy it.)
Honorary #1) Passion House Coffee Roasters // Union Blend
As I mentioned, this is a very exclusive custom blend that was created specifically for my wedding. However, I would be remiss not to urge you to look into the three coffees that comprise the Union Blend, all of which are delicious and all of which are available for purchase through the Passion House Coffee website: Brasil Santa Lucia, Brasil Rainha Microlot, and El Salvador Las Nubes #11. Furthermore, if you have an upcoming special occasion and you want to provide your guests with a unique favor to remember the day by, I would suggest reaching out to Passion House or another locally-owned roaster like Passion House to discuss creating a custom blend.
Ashley's and my many, many sincere thanks to Joshua, Shannon, John, and Brian at Passion House Coffee for going out of their way to create such a special offering for our special day. We are very honored and privileged to call you guys friends.
Andrew is a husband, father, dog lover, craft beverage enthusiast, content creator, and niche market Internet celebrity. Formerly of A Table in the Corner of the Cafe and The Pulitzer Project and contributor to Barista Magazine and Mental Floss, he's been writing on the Internet for years.


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Astral projection is when you can separate your body form your spiritual body and it can allow you to explore a different realm. You are still in your body and you can return anytime you want to.
Some people feel that this experience is real, and that some common and effective travel requires certain techniques. This involves being able to separate your body form your physical body and looking other places. It isn't something that beginners can do, and it isn't something that is easy to learn.
It is almost like you are floating or that you are leaving your physical body using your astral body. You can see yourself sitting or laying there and you can travel to other places in the astral planes. It just takes practice and techniques. There are different things you can do to get in this state.
Astral travel is sometimes called OBE or an out of body experience. This means that you can see your body while you are outside of it.
Is This Real?
Astral projection is a lot like lucid dreaming, and it is a personal experience. Some people believe it, and some don't. Lucid dreaming is real to some just like astral travel is.
Some people lucid dream nightly and others claim that they can travel out of their bodies nightly as well.
There is no real proof about these things, but you can find proof on lucid dreaming, but astral projection is harder to prove.
The nature of astral travel is that you can be in the world but out of your body at the same time. This is different than lucid dreaming because that is where you can control your dream and explore in your mind while astral travel is out of your body.
There is no proof of astral projection being real and it is a complex subject where some believe it is just dreaming and others believe it is real. This is one of those things that people, and communities believe in and say they can do.
This is one subject that people have to decide if they believe or not., If they follow, he techniques, they might experience astral projection and lucid dreaming.
You can then decide if you believe it is real or not.
Techniques for Beginners
Astral projection can start with a beginner if they are in a relaxed area. They need to sit down or lay down and be comfortable.
Breathing: Control the breathing and take deep breaths and if you start to feel strange, you will notice your body might feel numb and that your body is relaxed and breathing easily. Focus on clearing your mind and controlling how you are breathing.
Do this for 20 minutes and then be aware that you don't get too excited.
Vibrational Stage: When you get to this stage, it means that you can shift out of your consciousness into vibrational frequencies. This is new to some people and some have never seen it. You are here if your body:
- Begins to vibrate.
- Don't be afraid.
- Stay focused
- Let them pass over you.
- Stay still.
- Don't think about it.
Once these settles, you can exercise your willpower. There are different ways to do this.
Visualize: Pay attention to images that are going in and out of your mind but do not move. Focus on how you feel and watch your hand move.
Imagine your hand moving up slowly and try to see it while keeping your eyes closed. Focus on how you are breathing. Once you start moving, imagine reaching out for a rope.
When you find that this works, focus on what you see.
Rise: You will then be drawn to leave your body. Practice this and you can do it as many times as you need to and practice as much as you need to. Once you leave your body, you are free to go wherever you want and try different things. Try to touch books on your bookshelf and then return to your body. All of this takes time.
If you wonder of astral travel is dangerous, the answer is no. There are different horror stories that make it seem dangerous, but it really is not. You are not snatched up by demons or stuck in another world.
Some people can feel trapped, but in lucid dreaming they can have sleep paralysis. This is where you feel that you cannot move. It is the same thing.
There is always a cord that is attached to the physical body and it can't be broken. Some feel that it is dangerous because there are risks such as not being able to get back to their body.
It is important to only try this when you have read up on it and know what you are doing. If it makes you uncomfortable, then don't do it. If you worry that it is dangerous, don't do it.
It had to be mentioned that lucid dreaming is similar to this and if you are interested in one you will probably be interested in the other.
More Tips
You can learn more about astral travel by reading articles from people that have experienced it. Look at blogs and other websites to figure it out.
There are some tools that can help you such as brainwaves that are proven to help you sleep better and to relax. You can also learn the basics on advanced techniques online.
Find a store that sells quality products and look online to see if there are anything's that can help you to relax more and get into a deeper sleep.

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Step 1: Establish trust
Reassure the person you've phoned by saying that you're calling from Microsoft and that you're Microsoft Certified
Step 2: Introduce a problem
Make them a little nervous by saying that, as you're calling from Microsoft, because of the "international routing" you can tell their computer is infected with "malacious" viruses. Explain that you've been receiving error reports from "the computer" at this phone number and that it is urgent that you fix it.
Step 3: Panic
Scare the crap out of the person you've called by getting the user to navigate to C:\Windows\inf . Explain that "inf" stands for infected, and that these are viruses. Exclaim in horror that, as it has so many files and folders in there, this machine is badly infected.
Step 4: Save the day
Start to sound reassuring by reminding the person that you're Microsoft certified and can fix it.
Step 5:
Get them to visit your website, but avoid mentioning "Internet" by getting them to type in www.support.me into the Run dialog from WindowsKey+R
Step 6:
Give them a code and tell them to type it into the LogMeIn webpage, reassuring them that this would fix their computer
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Start to get a little suspicious that the person you've called isn't actually buying all of this as they've still not connected to LogMeIn, and are in fact asking questions about whether you really work for Microsoft and that doesn't "inf" actually stand for "information" and not "infected"?
Step 8: Assert your authority
Loudly and repeatedly explain that you are smarter than the person you've called, and that they have no idea how hard it is to be Microsoft Certified. When this doesn't work, move on to Step 9
Step 9: Go batshit crazy
Start calling the person you've called a c**t. When they point out that you seem to have diverged from the (otherwise very entertaining if technically inaccurate) script a bit, explain that they are both a c**t and a motherf***er.
Step 10:
Run out of ideas for swear words. Get your colleague on the phone to add some other swear words, and laugh that you will turn off their Internet.
Step 11: The big finish
Get the phone back from your colleague for one last shout. Hang up in disgust, making sure that you get the last word about turning off their Internet
From the call I had this afternoon, I'm assuming this must be Microsoft's standard operating procedure.
I'm thinking of contacting Microsoft to complain about their employees calling me a c**t and to ask them to turn my Internet back on. I guess I'll have to write them a letter.


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Countries with higher unemployment benefits have lower jobless rates, study finds
New analysis shows JobSeeker is being kept at "unnecessarily cruel" levels. Photo: AAP/TND
JobSeeker is being kept at "unnecessarily cruel" levels under the false pretence of encouraging more unemployed Australians to look for jobs, a new paper has argued.
Days after the federal government announced it would increase the permanent rate of JobSeeker by $25 a week, the Australia Institute has published new analysis showing that higher unemployment benefits are correlated with lower rates of unemployment across the OECD.
Report author Matt Grudnoff said the findings proved the Morrison government was "being unnecessarily cruel to the unemployed and that lower unemployment is possible even with much higher unemployment payments".
He said if the government was right in saying lower unemployment benefits were necessary to encourage jobless Australians to seek out new opportunities, Australia would have had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the OECD in 2019, as at the time it had the lowest unemployment benefit.
"Instead, Australia's unemployment rate is worse than that of most OECD countries," Mr Grudnoff wrote, referring to pre-pandemic rates.
The unemployment benefit formerly known as Newstart was equal to just 27 per cent of Australia's average wage in 2019.
This measure is known as the net replacement rate of unemployment and was the lowest in the OECD at the time and less than half the group's average (58 per cent).
Yet Australia had only the 20th lowest unemployment rate out of 33 OECD countries. At the time, it had a jobless rate of 5.2 per cent, which was only a fraction below the OECD average of 5.6 per cent.
Mr Grudnoff writes in the paper that in 2019 there were "19 countries in the study that had higher unemployment payments but lower unemployment rates than Australia".
"For example, Germany has unemployment payments twice as high as Australia's. The net replacement rate of unemployment in Germany is 59 per cent, compared to Australia's at 27 per cent," he said.
"Germany's unemployment rate is lower than Australia's at 3.2 per cent compared to 5.2 per cent for Australia."
In an interview with The New Daily, Mr Grudnoff said Australia could easily afford to increase the base rate of JobSeeker without suffering "this imaginary problem that the government feels exists, of unemployed people refusing to go out and look for work".
"At some point, it would become a problem. But where we are now it is not a problem and it is not likely to be a problem unless we massively increase the payments," he said.
In fact, Mr Grudnoff said excessively low unemployment benefits like those found in Australia could actually act as a disincentive to find work.
"[Having such] punitive payments actually acts a problem for people seeking out jobs," he said.
"If you need to travel, if you need to dress appropriately, if you need to be at a certain place at a certain time for a job interview and you don't have the money to do those things, then you're not going to be able to apply for work."
Mr Grudnoff is quick to point out, however, that the correlation between the net replacement rate of unemployment and unemployment rates is quite small, meaning the size of unemployment benefit has little influence on the rate of joblessness.
And he says although higher unemployment benefits are associated with lower unemployment rates, there's no causal link between the two.
But although the correlation between the two is not evidence of causation, he says it shows the government is wrong to assume that higher unemployment payments cause higher unemployment.
"The level of mutual obligation that's forced on unemployed people is designed really just for the government to say, 'We're tough on unemployed people, and this tough love will force people to go out and search for jobs'," Mr Grudnoff said.
"But the reality is, with the pandemic and the economy where it is, there aren't enough jobs for everyone to have a job."
Having people "suffer below the poverty line" during such tough economic conditions "seems cruel and unfair", Mr Grudnoff said.
His paper comes just one week after separate research from the centre-right Blueprint Institute advocated for an unemployment insurance scheme that pays people who lose their jobs payments equal to 70 per cent of their former wage for the first six months of unemployment.
One of the motivations for the scheme was to provide a large enough safety net so that job seekers would not feel pressured into rushing their job search.
The report authors said this would increase the likelihood of them finding a job more suited to their skills, which would improve their individual wellbeing and boost overall productivity.


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An inline water filter is a little yet helpful tool which you can install directly to your cold water line and then forget about it!
Best for those hoping to get to cleaner and a toxin free water supply, they are also preferred by those searching for quick filter solutions in parades, RVs, and boats.
The best inline water filter permits you to keep your current kitchen tap/faucet and they replace the requirement for a huge under sink filter.
They additionally function admirably in refrigerators and water coolers.
What is an Inline Water Filter?
Inline water filters are long, slim filter cartridges that are for the most part connected to a waterline in your home.
They relish the benefit of being space-saving and clean, and can be installed at anyplace along your water line from your water's Point of Entry (POE) to the space underneath your kitchen sink, serving the cold water in your kitchen.
How Do Inline Filters Work?
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Inline water filters use the water pressure in your pipes to push water through a filter or a progression of filters, which trap impurities en route.
At the point when you switch on your virus water faucet, or press for water or ice from your fridge or ice maker, water will course through the inline water filter before showing up at your fridge, ice maker or faucet in its filtered state.
This will require merely a few seconds.
Most inline water filters are carbon based, and use the course of adsorption to trap pollutants and keep them from sullying your water and ice.
Adsorption works by restricting the particles in water to a strong – for this situation, the filter's micro pores.
These foreign substances are then adhered to the filter and cannot go through with the smaller water particles.
Let us learn a bit about the importance and types of inline water filters available in the market as of now.
When Would You Need An Inline Filter?
You will most profit from an inline filter water assuming you are searching for a simple, helpful strategy for water filtration.
The significant benefit of possessing an inline water filter is that whenever it is installed, you do not have to keep up with it besides changing the filter – and in certain systems, you do not have to change the filter for as long as five years.
This implies you can appreciate clean drinking water without the problem of habitually changing filters or cleaning your system.
Inline water filters are great for individuals who have drinking water that has an undeniable degree of foreign substances, however pollutant removal differs from one system to another.
You will by and large see that the best in line filters for water make an excellent showing of filtering chlorine smell and taste, with a significant number of them being NSF certified for chlorine removal.
The most widely recognized method for using a water line filter is to connect it up to your water supply not long before it arrives at your fridge.
This sort of filter is commonly valuable for people who don't have in-built fridge filters yet at the same time need to profit from extraordinary tasting fridge-cooled tap water and ice.
Types of Inline Water Filters Available
Inline filters for water regularly appear to be identical outwardly – they are long and tube shaped, with fittings on one or the other side to connect to your water line.
Be that as it may, inside the filter lodging, different inline water filters use their own filter material for eliminating pollutants.
A few common kinds of filter use in the best inline water filtration systems are as per the following:
Activated Carbon:
Activated carbon filters is the most commonly used technology for an assortment of water filters, including inline water filters.
Using the course of adsorption to trap impurities in its filter media, an activated carbon filter is particularly compelling at eliminating chlorine taste and scent from water.
Charcoal filters are simply one more sort of activated carbon media, and use a similar adsorption process to decontaminate water.
During adsorption, the activated charcoal ties the toxins to the media, keeping them from going through the system with the water.
Carbon Block:
One more comparably performing filter for inline filtration systems is the activated carbon block filter.
Carbon block filters consist of packed activated carbon that is usually healthy and significantly better than granulated activated carbon, preventing the buildup within the media and offering a more successful filtration.
Now, let us know what all should one keep in mind before buying an inline water filter.
Things To Keep In Mind Before Buying An Inline Filter:
Toxins Removed
You can basically ensure that an inline water filter will remove chlorine taste and smell from your water, and many are NSF certified.
Many also remove dirt, dust, sand and other residue from your water which can help your fridge's ice maker with remaining in top condition.
The absolute best in line water filters remove microscopic organisms and different viruses, and some eliminate follow metals like lead.
Flow Rate:
Since an inline water filtration system is connected to your primary water line, the flow rate can turn into a significant issue.
You need to have the option to get prompt, easy access to ice in your ice maker, or water from your fridge and faucet, without sitting tight for it to gradually go through the inline water filter.
Fortunately, stream rate is not typically undermined by an inline water filter system until the filter is arriving at the finish of its life expectancy, when it very well might be excessively obstructed with impurities to filter water rapidly.
Inline filters ordinarily have a 3000 gallon to a 20,000 gallon capacity.
A lower limit does not show a poor quality filter – it simply implies that the filter will have less expensive maintenance and should be replaced all the more much of the time.
You can ordinarily improve the bargain from paying, say, $30 to $40 for a 5-year filter than $20 for a half-year filter, as it will set aside your cash over the long haul.
Actual Size
The size of an inline water filter is normally an aftereffect of its ability and the producer's capacity to plan something space-saving.
If space in your kitchen, storm cellar or any place you decide to install your filter system is not an issue for you, then, at that point, actual size will not make any difference.
In any case, assuming you intend to install an inline water filter behind your fridge or in a pantry space, for example, you might have to observe something sufficiently little to fit.
Most inline water filters are around 10 inches long.
Width can fluctuate from one filter to another, with some being a simple 2.5 to 3 inches in width and others being more than 6 inches.
Most filters are somewhere in the range of 2 and 4 inches in height.
Filter Certifications
The most widely recognized certification for an inline drinking water filtration system to have is NSF Standard 42, for the decrease of chlorine taste and scent in water and ice.
Once in a long while, an inline water filtration system may likewise be NSF 53 certified, for the reduction of heavy metals, specifically lead.
Purchasing an inline filter system with a certification can give you certainty that you are picking probably the best filter accessible for decrease of a specific toxin or gathering of pollutants.
Assuming that a filter has been tested and guaranteed by the WQA to NSF/ANSI Standards, it implies a third-party has affirmed its filtration process to be precise.
You needn't bother with the budget for an inline water filter, yet relying upon the filter system you get, you might have to get ready to make ordinary interests in new filters each half-year to year.
Indeed, even the best inline water filter systems are not designed to keep going forever – so while you will not have to sprinkle out on another filter as much of the time as you would for, say, a pitcher filter or a faucet filter, you will in any case have to calculate the expense your future.
Most inline filter systems cost somewhere in the range of $20 to $40, for certain systems with a more extended filter life costing up to $50.
Spending all the more normally implies you are purchasing from one of the more settled and believed brand names; you are purchasing a filter that can eliminate a wide scope of toxins (and has a NSF certification for one or a few of the maker's cases); or you are purchasing a system with a long filter life.
Paying less for an off-brand filter can some of the time be a bet, yet a lot of individuals have success with it.
Best Inline Water Filters To Buy in 2022
Well, these were a few basics about Inline Water Filters. Now, let us talk about the actual filters that you can buy.
Pure Inline Water Filter:
This water filter knows that the water used to make ice in your ice machine is pure, clean, and liberated from pollutants.
It ensures magnificent functionality, quality assistance, and sturdiness.
Its pocket-accommodating value implies that you get a value for money.
It is not difficult to install, clean, and maintain.
Notwithstanding being made for your ice making machine, it can likewise fit well behind your fridge, or under the sink.
It works really hard to lessen chlorine levels, residue, and smells from your drinking water and ice.
Pros of the Pure Inline Water Filter:
- Ideal for machines like your ice maker and refrigerator.
- Simple to clean and keep up with.
- Comes with the important connections and fittings for a simple installation process.
- Further improves taste, eliminates smell and chlorine from your water.
- Has a limit of up to 1500 gallons.
Cons of the Pure Inline Water Filter:
- None.
Filtrete Advanced Inline Water Filter:
This water filter is intended to filter water under the sink, from your kitchen or bathroom faucet.
It has a filter limit of up to 2000 gallons, after which you might have to track down a replacement.
With this much limit, you can appreciate clean drinking water for as long as a half year or more.
Once fitted, you will see no changes in your water streams. It is ideally suited for diminishing chlorine, silt, microbial cysts, and toxins from your drinking water.
Pros of the Filtrete Advanced Inline Water Filter:
- Viable in decreasing chlorine, dregs, microbial cysts, and different contaminations.
- Has a limit of up to 2000 gallons.
- Simple to install.
Cons of the Filtrete Advanced Inline Water Filter:
- Difficult to install.
GE SmartWater Filter:
The GE SmartWater Filter incorporates the water filter and any possible accessories you might need to fit or install it.
With this water filter, your water will taste fresh, and there will be no contaminants present and no smell.
It is smaller than the basic design plan permits it to fit well without taking a lot of room.
It is light in weight and durable.
With a limit of up to 750 gallons, it will equip you with a good enough supply of water before needing a replacement.
Pros of the GE SmartWater Filter:
- It is extremely easy to install.
- Has a compact design.
- Effective in removing the presence of toxins, pungent smell or taste from the water.
Cons of the GE SmartWater Filter:
- Might not be the best choice for a large family.
Watts Inline Water Filter
The Watts Inline Water Filter is one of the water filters work really hard regardless of where you fix it.
Be it the kitchen faucet, under the sink, behind the refrigerator, ice maker, etc, this inline water filter will give you similar outcomes and take care of business.
Assuming you need a water filter that needs almost no maintenance, you'll be happy that with this water filter needn't bother with much cleaning.
It is 10 inches long and can fit in all quarter-inch water pipes.
Pros of the Watts Inline Water Filter:
- Features a 10-inch long standard size that makes it ideal for use.
- Uses an exceptional water purging system to filter out scent, terrible taste, silt and chlorine from drinking water.
- Has a limit of up to 20,000 gallons.
Cons of the Watts Inline Water Filter:
- Might not work great when connected under the sink.
LASCO Inline Water Filter:
It fits well in any ice-production machine and tops any remaining inline water filters you can discover there.
It has a limit of 2,500 gallons and has a most extreme assistance life of a half year.
With regards to performance, this water filter is unrivaled.
It can eliminate any hint of bad taste, terrible smells in drinking water.
It can likewise dispense with dust, residue, heavy metals, and different sorts of contaminations from your tap water.
Pros of the LASCO Inline Water Filter:
- Suitable for use in ice-making machines.
- Has a limit of 2,500 gallons.
- Works really hard to filter out tiny particles, dust, and sediment for clean, crisp drinking water.
- Has a simple installation and replacement process.
Cons of the LASCO Inline Water Filter:
- Might be restricted to being used only on ice-making machines and other such tools.
Waterdrop Advanced Inline Water Filter:
The Waterdrop Adavanced Inline Water FIlter is a solid device that you can be certain of with regards to a constant supply of clean drinking water.
Considering that you keep up with and clean it appropriately as mentioned in the directions, you will appreciate a very long time of clean, fresh-tasting, scent free, and dregs free water.
It fits well in many faucets and supply pipes without any rates of leaks.
Pros of the Waterdrop Advanced Inline Water Filter:
- Astounding filtration on account of the use of activated carbon filter.
- Does not leak ever.
- Simple installation and replacement.
- Fits well on an assortment of water supply lines and machines.
- Has a limit of up to 2,000 gallons.
Cons of the Waterdrop Advanced Inline Water Filter:
- If used frequently, might have to be replaced every now and then.
Woder High Capacity Inline Filter:
While it rules out toxins to pass, this water filter is intended to guarantee that fundamental minerals like calcium, potassium, and magnesium stay intact.
This water filter has a limit of up to 10,000 gallons, which can serve you for as long as three years before you will need to replace it.
It has a simple, device free establishment that makes it simple in any event, for a beginner to fit.
Truth be told, the whole establishment process just requires five to fifteen minutes.
Pros of the Woder High Capacity Inline Filter:
- Has a limit of up to 10,000 gallons.
- Can filter our up to 99.9 percent of pollutants.
- Has an extraordinary filtration system that keeps every one of the pollutants out and every one of the minerals in.
Cons of the Woder High Capacity Inline Filter:
- May simply be restricted to commercial uses.
OmniPure Inline Water Filter:
You really want at least two water cleaning systems to experience the harmony of brain that accompanies knowing that you are drinking safe water.
This OmniPure Inline Water Filter features a one of a kind plan that makes it viable with different systems.
It is not difficult to install and replace and functions admirably on an assortment of faucets and machines.
With this water filter, you can expect sweet tasting water that is free of smell, chlorine, and other debasements.
Pros of the OmniPure Inline Water Filter:
- Has a limit of 1,500 gallons.
- Can fit well in little water supply lines.
- Simple to install and keep up with.
- Functions admirably with other water refinement systems.
Cons of the OmniPure Inline Water Filter:
- None.
Culligan Inline Water Filter:
Because of its reasonable lodging design which permits you to watch the filtering system.
To give you a simpler time, this inline water filter accompanies a guidance manual to direct you through the establishment, cleaning, and upkeep methods.
With this gadget, gadgets like your refrigerator, clothes washer, ice maker, and water heater will endure significantly longer than their specified length of services.
Its ergonomic valve-in-head is advantageously worked to permit quick and simple replacement and similarity with different cartridges.
It can keep toxins like rust, sand, microbial growths, and different sorts of pollutants from passing and getting into your water glass.
Pros of the Culligan Inline Water Filter:
- Accompanies an unmistakable, simple to adhere to guidance manual for installation and upkeep.
- Has a simple lodging system that allows you to watch and screen the filtering system.
- Has a helpful valve-in-head feature that makes the replacement interaction simple and less untidy.
- Is viable with numerous other filter cartridges.
Cons of the Culligan Inline Water Filter:
- Does not fit in different faucets.
And with that, we have now come to an end to our guide on the best inline water filters. We hope it helps you to pick the best filter for your needs.


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Board update: Proposed IFRS Taxonomy Update 2021/1 (Agenda Paper 25)
The Board published the Proposed IFRS Taxonomy Update PTU/2021/1 Disclosure of Accounting Policies and Definition of Accounting Estimates on 21 April 2021. The 60-day comment letter period closed on 21 June 2021. The PTU included proposals for changes in the IFRS Taxonomy to reflect the following amendments to IFRS Standards:
- Disclosure of Accounting Policies (Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2)
- Definition of Accounting Estimates (Amendments to IAS 8)
The Board received five comment letters on the PTU. No significant concerns were raised about the proposals in the PTU. However, there was one comment that sought more clarification regarding a specific proposal in the PTU. The IFRS Taxonomy Update will be balloted with more explanation to address that comment and no changes to the Board's proposals. The staff plan to issue the final IFRS Taxonomy Update along with the final taxonomy files in Q4 of 2021.
No decisions were asked of the Board and no comments were made by Board members.


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The course that I currently teach at a local college is being set up as open source. It draws on material that is available through open sources, uses an open source textbook, and will be freely available as open source content ((not sure the details of when and where and how, but that is the plan)). Which got me thinking about the idea of open source education. On the one hand, I'm in favour of education being more available to more people – after all, many people are not able to afford ever increasing tuition fees ((or, unlike me, are not willing and able to take on crushing levels of student debt to pay for school)). But on the other hand, how would profs and textbook authors get paid if everything were open source?
Then today a friend of mine, who I'd recently been telling about my quest for funding to pursue an MBA, sent me this:
We've seen plenty of free, online education initiatives in recent years — University of the People is just one example — but it wasn't until recently that we came across a degree program run entirely through Facebook. Yes, that's right, the London School of Business and Finance now offers a free MBA program that's conducted through a Facebook application.
Launched in late October, the LSBF Global MBA offers free access to lectures and panel discussion groups online through Facebook. Three studios in the LSBF's London campus continuously record and constantly update study material for students to stay abreast of business events, while a team of advisors is available online. Students must still have a BSc/BA or five years of professional experience in order to earn an accredited LSBF Global MBA, and they must also pay if they want accreditation. Nevertheless, hundreds of hours of free study are available to all users, including 80 hours of high-definition video content. Developed by former Google employees, the LSBF Global MBA app delivers an MBA awarded by the University of Wales. "Historically there are real barriers for people to take the time to do an MBA," explains LSBF founder Aaron Etingen. "Our new product uses the Facebook platform. We expect to get over 500,000 users in the first year, but that is a conservative estimate."
If an MBA program can be delivered via a Facebook app, just think how many other educational offerings could be as well. One to be inspired by! (Related: Platform lets anyone create and monetize an online school — Free Ivy League courses for high schoolers.)
Website: www.facebook.com/LSBFGlobalMBA
Contact: [email protected]
Source: Springwise
I thought this was an interesting model. Access to the *information* is free, but if you want to actually get the credential – that "M.B.A." behind your name, for example – you have to pay. It still has the problem that those who can't afford the cost can't get the credential – and I'm sure we all know how credentials can open doors, and lack of credentials (regardless of what you actually know) can shut those doors – but it's an interesting starting point.
Anyway, I clearly need to think about this whole area more, but I just thought I'd put it out there to see what *your* thoughts are on open source education. Have at it in the comments section!


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What Is A Repeat Use Procedure?
According to the CMDh the 'Repeat Use Procedure'(RUP) is the use of the Mutual Recognition Procedure (MRP) after the completion of a first MRP or Decentralised Procedure (DCP) for the recognition of a marketing authorisation by other Member States (MS). This means that a marketing authorisation holder may use the MRP several times for the same marketing authorisation, once the first MRP is complete, to include additional member states (MS) that were not involved in the initial MRP. For the initial MRP, the Reference Member State (RMS) leads the administrative procedure and also prepares the Assessment Report (AR) which summarises the dossier and critically evaluates the safety, efficacy, and quality of the medicinal product. This AR is made available to all Concerned Member States (CMS) by the RMS and the CMS then base their evaluation of the dossier on the AR, for this reason, the dossier submitted to all of the member states must be identical. The MS have 90 days to accept the AR from the RMS and issue a marketing authorisation or if a 'potential serious risk to public health' is identified by a CMS the application will be sent for further discussion to the Coordination Group for Mutual Recognition and Decentralised Procedures (CMD(h)). You should note that if the issue is not resolved within 60 days, the application is then sent to the CHMP for arbitration.Steps To Consider In a Repeat Use Procedure
Prior to beginning a repeat use procedure, the MAH should:- Ensure that all ongoing procedures are finalised:
- Changes in RMS post-MRP
- Withdrawal of the application during an earlier procedure
- Variations
- Harmonisation of labelling and package leaflet
- Renewals
- Updating of the dossier
- Repeat use of 'old Dossiers'
Approximately 90 days before the submission, send a written request for the Repeat Use Procedure to the RMS and agrees on date of submission.
- The RMS then writes an addendum to the original AR commenting on the changes made subsequently.
- 14 days before the procedure is scheduled to start the MAH submits the application to the 'New' CMS according to Article 28(2) of EC Directive 2001/83 and the RMS circulates the updated AR to the CMSs.
- The repeat use procedure is between the RMS and new CMS only and no changes are permitted during the procedure.
What Should Be Included In the Dossier?
The dossier submitted must comprise of:- the original dossier updated by any variation or renewal which has been approved or amended after authorisation.
- A proposal for the SPC, PIL and labelling which should be identical to the currently authorised version.
Frequent Validation Issues
Some Frequent issues found on validation are:- Old dossiers might not always meet the meet updated guidelines/legislation example, pharmacovigilance.
- Incomplete variations, renewals.
- Legal basis issues
- Expired certificates example, CEP/GMP
Provided there are no issues during the validation of the submission the procedure is started (day 0). All CMSs must send their comments to the RMS, CMS, and applicant by day 30 and the applicant must respond to any queries by day 40. An evaluation of the responses is issued by the RMS by day 48. Any remaining comments are circulated by the CMS to the RMS and applicant by day 55. During days 55-59 the applicant and the RMS will communicate and clarify if the procedure can be closed at day 60 or if there is a requirement for further responses. Following a successful procedure, the new CMS must recognise the MA of the product with the same SMPC. Labelling and package leaflet (PIL) that were approved in the previous MRP or DCP. However, the PIL must be updated at the end of the procedure to include the product names and the new CMS in section 6. We have included further relevant articles below the web form that we hope will be of interest to you.We Can Help
If you would like our assistance with your Repeat Use Process, then please contact us by using the form below. Alternatively, you can call us on 00353 52 61 76 706 or email us: firstname.lastname@example.com. We have almost twenty years of experience working with pharmaceutical companies on all aspects of regulatory affairs and our experienced team can assist you with any issue that you might have. [ninja_form id=1]Further Reading
CMC & Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs Services
Our pharmaceutical regulatory affairs team is staffed by experts who have considerable expertise in the sector. Every team member has at least 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical sector assisting pharmaceutical companies with their regulatory issues. Since 2002, our pharmaceutical regulatory affairs specialists have been working with clients all over the world. Read more about our team here.Can You Use A U.S. Dossier To Apply For A European Marketing Authorisation?
Is it possible to use a U.S. dossier when applying for an E.U. marketing authorisation? This is a question that is asked time and again. We first published this article in 2017. Below, we have updated it and included links to other relevant articles that will assist companies dealing with this issue. Read the article here.Marketing Authorisation Holders – An Overview
Acorn Regulatory's consultants are experts in the sector. Members of our team have written extensively on this website and in other industry publications about the issues associated with marketing authorisations holders and much more. Below we have highlighted just four articles that our team members have written on the subject in recent times. Read the full article about Marketing Authorisation Holders here.Need A WDA? Read Our Step By Step Guide
There has been significant growth in the number of companies seeking a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) in recent years. We have assisted many companies with every step of the process. Here, we outline a step by step guide for obtaining a WDA. Read the full article here.How To Prepare For A Pharmacovigilance Inspection
A pharmacovigilance inspection can be a daunting prospect for many companies. Since 2002 we have worked with countless companies to guide them through their inspections. We look at the measures that your company can take to be prepared. Read the full article here.How To Complete A Type I Variation
Type I Variations to a Marketing Authorisation are surprisingly difficult. The procedure that many people perceive to be a simple process can prove to be otherwise. This article looks at how to complete a type 1 variation and we will consider:- common deficiencies
- common validation issues
- the challenges posed by the eAF
- what to do when documentation is missing
- how to handle GMP variations
- what happens when a CEP is presented for an active substance instead of a GMP certificate
What Are The Initial Steps in Applying for a Marketing Authorisation?
We consistently receive questions regarding the steps required when applying for a marketing authorisation (MA). In this article, we aim to provide a guide to assist companies applying for an MA We have also provided a number of links throughout the article to relevant articles, authorities, organisations, and pieces of legislation to assist you. Read the full article here.KASA – What You Need To Know About Knowledge-Aided Assessment and Structured Application
What is KASA and how will it impact on getting a drug assessed by the US FDA? We look at its '3 pillars' and what it aims to be. Importantly, we look at how the FDA believes it will change how drugs are assessed in the United States of America. Read more about KASA here.


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For this TREC webinar, we have partnered with the Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR). We focus on both concepts of shape, space, sound, and symbol across mathematics, and reading/story-telling to develop problem-posing.
Math for Early Learners was a two-day webinar, with two sessions each day. The above video is from the first day.
The recording of the second day can be viewed at https://trecarizona.org/resources/math-for-early-learners-may-21-vod/.
The Geometry of Letters
Young children learn letters, sounds, and numbers in much the same way — both as a symbol and an experience. Come and explore ways in which children can connect shape, space, sound, and symbol across mathematics and reading in a fun and engaging way.
Problem Posing in Preschool: Connecting Storytelling to Mathematics
Young children love to tell stories, and they learn the structure of stories by telling them. Come and explore ways that your learners can story-tell (problem pose) as young learners, supporting their development of part and whole, putting together, and taking apart.
Presented by: Melissa Hosten, who has worked in education for more than 25 years and is currently Co-Director at the University of Arizona Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers. She has worked in schools across Arizona. She was a Math Specialist for the ADE and a Mathematics Standards Coordinator for MCESA. She has been a Grant Director for grants totaling 2 million dollars. She specializes in the areas of equity and access, and she is an active member of Arizona Math Leaders and the Arizona Association of Teachers of Mathematics. She was recently awarded the Copper Apple Award for Leadership in Mathematics and the UArizona Team Excellence award for service to the Arizona education community. Melissa has worked with early childhood math educators for the past 6 years in South Eastern Arizona as part of a summer workshop series.
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If you haven't already met my dear friend Mary Katherine of MomBabble.com, then you are truly missing out on a beautiful part of the online world. MK shares light and laughter and encouragement to thousands of moms on her Facebook page, and she is a true reflection of Christ-like love in every way. Today I am so incredibly honored to share a piece she wrote, that touched me deeply, because it is an accurate reflection of my own heart too. I pray her words and message speak to both believers and atheists. We can all do better.
Dear atheists,
I love you.
I wish that could be the primary and singular message I have for you today, but in light of the world's active culture of religious train-wreckage, I feel like there is more to be said. I would like to start by asking for a reprieve from judgment. You probably just spewed your coffee on a computer screen. I'm not an idiot; I am certain that you have had the lion's share of judgment from "the other side." You've had an ear full, a belly full, and you are well-done and over it. But please hear me out, because this sets the tone of my entire letter.
My request: Please do not discount my intelligence because I am a person of faith. Start by considering that there are plenty of Christians who are smarter than you, and a multitude of atheists who are smarter than me. An intellectual pissing match doesn't do anybody much good. When has somebody become a Christian or an atheist because they were simply out-smarted in a battle of wits on the internet?
And, after all—what do we all want to accomplish, here? I think I know.
I think everyone wants to live in peace with their ideals and beliefs. I think people want to be respected as friends, peers, and colleagues regardless of their faith or non-faith. Cheesy as it may be, people want to love and be loved in return.
(Beatle's soundtrack in 3, 2, ..)
That is going to be very difficult because according to many belief systems, sharing faith with non-believers is a charge that is taken very seriously. Unfortunately, it is also a charge that is grossly misinterpreted, abused, and often mangled in its efforts. I am so sorry that you've been a victim of these exchanges. The reason I write this letter is because yesterday, for the first time in a while, I found myself in the proverbial hot seat. It was ME who was ridiculed and bullied for my faith.
I stupidly got involved in a debate on the basis of societal morality, and in the process was completely blasted and mocked for being a Christian. Did my faith falter? No. Did my belief system change as a result? Absolutely not.
But that doesn't change the fact that the experience left me feeling bruised. Please don't be mistaken—it wasn't my ego or my faith that was knocked around. It was my feelings. I was spoken to as a lesser individual, less intelligent and unworthy of respect–because I was different.
In this age of thumbnail profile pictures, it is easy to view people as a floating icon. Too easy to get carried away in the flexing of our intellectual muscles to remember there are emotions—actual people—in the wake of our comments. And I also think we have forgotten that, at the root of things, ALL people share this common belief system: Humanity is severely fallen and could use a fix.
You will not find a Muslim, Christian, or agnostic who will argue this point. If you do, refer them to Oprah because they have found something (be it an idea, philosophy or miracle drug) that could be sold.
So if humanity is broken, the real disconnect is in our belief on how to fix it.
The fix for atheists (from my perspective) is to encourage people to think logically. That through logic, we will find that preservation for society and self relies on the ability to intermingle peacefully.
The fix for Christians (SHOULD be) to learn from God and the Bible how to better love and serve the people of this world, and in DOING so—share the faith. I can't speak for other religions—but I have a feeling the intent similar.
Oh, how far we've all gotten off track.
There is not an iota of a chance that the planet earth will one day unite under the banner of one faith and live in peace. So we are going to have to forge an alternate path. I believe this begins with small changes and ends with big results.
My words to both sides:
Christians: I wouldn't dare tell you to stop sharing your faith. My belief in Christ has given me new life and a spiritual freedom which I would love to share with everyone around me. But let's look at Christ. YES He shared his faith and YES He was quite clear about being the only way. But what did He do before every.single.sermon? He shared love, met a need, or simply touched a life. You have to EARN the right to be heard by those who do not believe the same as you. Posting a picture of Jesus on facebook or bashing gays on equality message boards is not the way. Politicizing religion as a vessel to impose it on others is not going to save souls.
Take a breath, look around you, and seek a need. Then choose love—and meet that need. Be a friend. Not for the sole purpose of sharing your faith, but because the love in your heart inspires friendship. Serve your community. Work hard and talk less. By walking this path, you will find that less anger will meet you when you choose to share your faith.
Then–when you DO share—realize you can't argue your way into someone's heart. They are either open to your thoughts or they are not. But they will always, always be open to your LOVE.
Atheists: Recognize that Christianity is not what you see on Fox News. There are many faces, many interpretations, and many theologies within the faith. Like any cross section of humanity, there will be hateful people, humble people, idiots, and kind-hearted servants. Your group is NOT immune to this fact. Treat every person as an individual and you may find that some encounters with people of faith can be very positive, enriching experiences. Seek truth. Is it possible that you don't have it all figured out? I'd say so. Can we all learn from others and find wisdom in different teachings? Possibly?
One set of my child's future god-parents are non-believers. (Ironic, being that they are god-parents.) They are open-minded, loving friends who exemplify selflessness. If I can find and attest to those attributes in these friends, what can you see and learn from in others?
Frankly, I don't have a clue what I'm getting at here. I often times find myself hammering away at keyboard, unsure of the resolution I am seeking. All I know is that after a terrible interaction on a facebook thread, I lost sleep last night. I know that was because of multiple failures. Failure on my part to convey a clear, loving message. Failure on my part to accept that people would react harshly to my beliefs. Failure on their part to not find the meat of what I was trying to share. Failure on their part to resort to mockery and belittlement.
It seems that the root of these failures in communication stem from a lack of understanding and respect. Understanding and respect are found only where love exists. And that's where I guess I'm ending this rant.
Dear atheists,
I love you.
Mary Katherine


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