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The Buzz On Ofce CoffeeARA) - It’s no secret: Ameri-

ans love coffee. Every day

t seems a new coffee shop

opens around the corner, and

t’s nearly impossible to walk

block without passing some-one with a cup in hand. De-

pite the rising cost of specialty

offee drinks in these difcult

conomic times, Americans

ontinue reaching for that cher-

shed cup of joe.

Coffee drinking at work

The positive effects of coffee

drinking are felt by hardwork-ng Americans across the nation

eading to increased workplace

productivity and happiness.

According to a 2011 survey on

American ofce workers and

heir coffee habits conducted by Alterra Coffee Roasters:

65 percent of workers drink coffee while at work.

The average worker consumes three cups of coffee per day.

38 percent of workers say they wouldn’t make it through a

ypical workday without coffee.

30 percent drink coffee in the workplace because it helps

them focus and increase productivity.

Coffee culture

Coffee not only benets employees, but also ofce cult

The coffee pot has displaced the water cooler as the prim

location to interact with co-workers, according to the sur

Two in ve ofce coffee drinkers say they have had inter

ing or helpful talks with colleagues or bosses while near

coffee maker.

While this pastime increases bonding, survey results sug

traditional coffee pots can also cause resentment and ir

tion amongst co-workers. One in four workers say the

someone at the ofce who never prepares fresh coffee wneeded, while 21 percent said they dislike dealing with p

ple who make a mess when handling the ofce brew.

To help eliminate such feelings of frustration, many emp

ers opt for one-cup coffee systems that brew from fr

sealed, single-use packs like the Flavia Fresh Release S

tem. This new workplace trend allows employees to bec

their own barista by creating a number of customizable

cialty drinks -- including coffee, espresso, latte, cappucc





tea and more -- without leaving the ofce.

Investing in coffee?

As coffee drinking grows in popularity, it is also rising in

cost. Specialty-coffee sales are increasing 20 percent per

year with the average cost of an espresso-based drink now at

$2.45, according to the 2011 Coffee Business Statistics Re-

port. The report also showed 18 percent of American coffee

drinkers consume at least one gourmet coffee beverage per day, a signicant expense.

In fact, more than three in ve Alterra-survey respondents

say they routinely buy coffee outside of the ofce, spending

an average of $14 per week. Many say they’ve abandoned

the ofce in search of a good cup because they didn’t enjoy

drinking the coffee provided at work, and 16 percent of these

workers admit doing so caused them to miss important calls

or meetings at the ofce.

Investing in fresh, good-tasting coffee at the ofce obvious-

ly pays off for employers in the long run - saving employees

cash while keeping them closer to tasks at hand. This small

investment produces large returns, boosting employee pro-

ductivity and satisfaction.

Fun coffee stats:

* What if you could have a celebrity barista come to you

ce? Nearly one in ve ofce workers voted to have Am

ica’s sweetheart, Sandra Bullock, play barista in their of

There was a three-way tie for second place, with Ange

Jolie, Jennifer Aniston and George Clooney all rankin

highly desired ofce coffee servers.

* More than seven in 10 ofce workers who drink co

down the most cups of joe on Monday.

* More than one in ve ofce workers admit the qualit

their work would suffer if they didn’t have coffee.

* Contestants on the new season of “Celebrity Apprent

better keep a stash of coffee in their briefcases. Cele

bosses like Donald Trump, Mr. Burns from “The Simpso

and Sue Sylvester from “Glee” are all perceived by Am

cans to be especially grumpy without their daily cup of

fee.

* More women than men admit they wouldn’t be able t

24 hours without coffee.





Push For Science And Math Education

Can Mean Greater Rewards For Student(ARA) - The message becomes clearer the more it’s

peated: America needs to catch up when it comes to

ence and math. International student tests have shown

America’s students lag behind their peers in other cotries, and many feel that it’s essential to gain groun

those elds if America’s future is truly going to be bri

The Obama administration is leading the charge to

phasize the importance of science and math education

President Obama’s 2011 State of the Union address

made a point of mentioning the need for stronger scie

and math education, saying, “We need to teach our

that it’s not just the winner of the Super Bowl who

serves to be celebrated, but the winner of the science f

Obama and others have noted that without a strong

ence and math education, America’s children might

have the skills necessary to keep innovation and tech

ogy growing in the United States. And in a world ma

where America must compete with other nations that h

strong science and math programs, the country’s futu

considered to be closely tied to its students’ abilities.

The effort to encourage kids in science and math sho

come from inside and outside the classroom. Teachers

schools certainly do their part, but parents can also h

foster an interest in the science and math elds. So

thing as simple as taking a young child to a science m



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um might be the catalyst for a lasting fascination that could

urn into a career.

For older students, parents can act as guides by discussing

he benets of careers in the science, math and technology

elds. In addition to the government’s enthusiasm for sci-

nce, many large corporations are eager to promote science

nd math education, as they will be dependent on a strong

base of well-educated future employees.

Scholarships for science and math students are abundantly

vailable, and other programs

offer opportunities that go even

urther. The Intel Science Tal-

nt Search, for instance, a pro-

gram of Society for Science &

he Public (SSP), is an annual

ompetition that identies the

nation’s most promising young

cientists and mathematicians.

Science Talent Search alumni

have gone on to receive the No-

el Prize, Fields Medals, Nation-

l Medals of Science and even

n Academy Award, illustrating

hat awards for the creative and

inspiring work of science are available.

High school seniors are eligible for the award and this y

1,744 students entered the competition with original

search projects from a range of mathematical, engineer

environmental and scientic disciplines. The eld was

rowed down to 300 seminalists and $600,000 in aw

was divided among the students and their schools, to

port math and science resources. Forty nalists gath

in Washington D.C. to compete for more than $630,00awards.

Evan O’Dorney, 17, of D

ville, Calif., won the top awar

$100,000 from the Intel Foun

tion for his mathematical pro

in which he compared two way

estimate the square root of an

teger. His research stems from

interest he developed as early

age 2, when he was checking m

textbooks out of the library.

O’Dorney and other nalists w

also given the opportunity to m

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the White House. Obama discussed with the students the

mportance of science and math education and shared his

encouragement of their research pursuits.

“By meeting with us, it was sort of like President Obama

was passing on the baton for us to take on the future,” said

Elaine Zhou, an Intel Science Talent Search nalist from

Winter Park, FL. “We may not become politicians, we may

not live in the White House, but his support of young sci-

entists like us reinforces that we can have a strong impactand change the future for the better.”

The effort to take America back to the top ranks of inno

tive countries is manifesting in the encouragement of

country’s students to explore their curiosity for how

world works and develop solutions for global challen

What might seem like a spark of interest today could

a world-changing innovation tomorrow. For more in

mation on the Intel Science Talent Search, go to www

spiredbyeducation.com.



Stars Speed To The Finish Line To Help Children In Need

ARA) - What happens when you take some of America’s

avorite stars away from the glitz and glam of their day jobs

nd put them on an 11-turn road course? It’s simple: They

become transformed into modern-day race-car drivers ...

nd there is no room for acting or stunt doubles in this role.

Each spring, a select group of Hollywood’s elite head

Long Beach, Calif., to train and compete against each o

and professionals in the annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity R

Celebrities will zoom around a 1.97-mile track in ra

ready Scion tCs through the streets of downtown L

Beach April 16. The event, in its 35th year, is the larg

longest-running corporate-sponsored celebrity rac

event in the world.

Close to 550 celebrities, such as Keanu Reeves, Ad

Brody, Cameron Diaz, Ashley Judd, Patrick Demp

Donny Osmond, Jay Leno, George Lucas and Qu

Latifah, have taken time away from sets, stages and

dios over the years to ll a new role: race-car driver.

stars receive extensive training in order to suit up on r

day as certied drivers. Oscar-winners and prime-t

heroes set stardom aside for a few days to chase a dif

ent dream - a need for speed.

“Win or lose, this race thrills celebrities and pro d

ers alike, because it offers the high-speed challenge

real racing, combined with a worthwhile charitable

deavor,” says Les Unger, national motorsports mana

at Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.

Some of the star drivers are already racing enthusia

while some have never accelerated faster than the sp

limit. What they have in common is their passion to

good - both for their own charity of choice and the chity that the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race supports: Rac

for Kids, a national organization that benets childre

hospitals in Southern California. Toyota donates $5,

on behalf of each driver to Racing for Kids and $5,

more to the winner’s charity of choice. And every y

since the event’s inception in 1977, the participating

lebrities make a visit to a children’s hospital to sp





time with some of the ill and recovering kids who benet

from the $1.9 million that has been donated over the years

by Toyota.

Dr. William Pinsky, a New Orleans-based pediatric cardi-

ologist, founded Racing for Kids in the late 1980s as a way

to connect sick children with their favorite race-car drivers,

and in this case, stars. “I used to race cars, but I wasn’t any

good at it, so I decided to combine two of the things I loved

most,” says Pinsky, who visited Miller Children’s Hospitalin Long Beach with last year’s racers.

That same passion makes the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race a

must for the celebrity drivers. “I love getting to do events

like this where you meet people you’ve looked up to, and

you do things you don’t normally get a chance to do,” says

2010’s winning celebrity driver Brian Austin Green. “And

in this event we did it for charity; it beneted the children’s

hospital in Long Beach and in Orange County, Calif.; it

was amazing.”

To learn more about the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, on

six main-event attractions taking place during the 37th

nual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, in California, g

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