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You know who sucks at math? Almost everyone, that's who. Newsflash: the majority of humans do not do math because they love and excel at it. We mostly dislike it and are bad at it to boot.
That's the gist of Teri Oda's refreshingly succinct (and funny!) slideshow, which explains that gender does not predict who has mad math skills. Watch, and stop saying females suck at math. Please just stop. [Slideshare/Teri Oda]

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NIS America to Bring Three New JRPGs to PS Vita and PS3 in NA
Do you feel as if you're not getting enough Japanese role-playing game love on your PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3? Worry not, for NIS America is bringing three new titles to North America.
According to IGN, NIS America will be bringing Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited and Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair to the PlayStation Vita, and Fairy Fencer F to the PlayStation 3 this year.
Disgaea 4 will be a port of the PlayStation 3 game that came out in 2011, featuring tactical RPG combat and unique characters. The Vita version will pack new scenarios, more character backstories and all of the downloadable content that was released. Danganronpa 2 is an adventure game/visual novel in which players must investigate murders most foul while on a tropical island with their classmates. Fairy Fencer F is a new RPG from developer Compile Heart that features the use of weapons dropped by endlessly feuding gods. You can see the trailer above and marvel at how much it reminds you of any of the new games in the Tales series.
Disgaea 4 will be released on Aug. 12, Danganronpa 2 on Sept. 2 and Fairy Fencer on Sept. 23. All three games will cost $40.


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Each year, the US sets off the equivalent of 20-30 atomic bombs worth of explosives, effectively obliterating entire features of its own landscape. Why? To get at the coal that's inconveniently located beneath the mountains of Appalachia.
That jaw-dropping figure came towards the end of a session at last month's meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science called "The True Cost of Coal." Most methods of resource extraction and use come with various forms of what are called externalities, or costs that aren't included in the final product, but distributed across society as a whole in the form of things like environmental degradation and damage to health.
Calculating these hidden costs is obviously a challenge, and the researchers involved doing so tend to produce a range of values to reflect the uncertainty. But for coal, most of the estimates suggests that its true cost is about double the price of the energy produced with it, and may be quite a bit more.
Melissa Ahern of Washington State University described some of the environmental impacts that have resulted from the mountaintop removal process in Appalachia: over 500 peaks gone, 2,000 miles of streams eliminated, and over 140 billion gallons of coal slurry currently held in storage ponds. But her research has focused primarily on the health costs of the mining.
This presents a bit of a challenge, given that the Appalachian communities where the mining takes place are extremely poor, and poverty and low education are associated with a lot of health problems. In addition, many of the problems associated with coal mining—particulates from the mining process and water contamination—don't respect the county borders that divide up the health care data.
But even after adjusting for the variations in things like income and education, counties with active coal mines came out far worst in many measures of health. These include the problems you'd expect from mining, such as cardiopulmonary and respiratory issues, black lung, hypertension, and kidney disease. But they also include things like a 25 percent increase in birth defects in mining counties.
Ahern summed up the fate of people located near mines rather grimly: "Their property value goes down to zero, then they get ill, then they die."
It doesn't get much better from an energy standpoint, according to Samir Doshi of Queen's University in Canada (he's the one who provided the atomic bomb figure), since the energy intensity of mountaintop removal is roughly three times that of normal coal mining. Between the health issues, the energy and environmental costs, and the fact that we're less than a decade away from the peak of coal extraction from Appalachia, Doshi argued that there was little about it that made any sense, especially considering that it supplies only about four percent of the nation's electricity right now, and there is enough coal being mined in the west to support its export.
Coal doesn't get much better when you burn it, either. Doshi went through a laundry list of problems: carbon dioxide emissions, particulates, acid rain, heavy metal contamination from what's left after it's burned. He said that most of the Midwest is near a coal plant that emits a ton of mercury each year, while the residual contamination on the East Coast is so bad that "pregnant women are simply told not to eat fish."
So, can we add all this up? Doshi and his collaborators have attempted to do so, including the impacts of climate, air quality, mercury damages, coal transport deaths, public health issues, subsidies for extraction, and the loss of value of the abandoned land. At the low end, their estimates suggest that coal's additional costs run about 9.4 cents a kilowatt-hour (¢/kwhr) in the US. Even that compares unfavorably with the typical cost of power in the US, which is about 9.7¢/kwhr.
And that's the low estimate. Their best estimate places the additional costs at 17.8¢/kwhr—on its own, that's more than the typical cost of existing wind power (14.9¢/kwhr). The worst case is a staggering 26.9¢/kwhr.
Is it possible to start including those costs into our energy economy? It probably can't be done quickly without a rather severe disruption, given that coal supplies about 45 percent of the US' electricity. At the same time, however, it generates 80 percent of the carbon emissions produced by electric generation, so even a small tax on carbon would be sufficient to reduce coal's use.
In the mean time, there has been very little in the way of new coal capacity in the US for roughly two decades. As the oldest, least efficient, and most polluting plants get retired, at least some of coal's problems will begin to take care of themselves.


text: New Courses for Fall Quarter July 22, 2013 COMMUNICATION NONPROFIT COMMUNICATION (COM 690.001/400.002) All nonprofit organizations must develop and maintain effective communication strategies in order to survive in a competitive economy. Nonprofits have unique needs and limitations in their long-term goals and short-term operations that relate to communication. This course introduces students to the ways nonprofits communicate with both their constituents and their benefactors and the ways researchers have examined these practices. Students will explore these two perspectives on nonprofit communication through a combination of scholarly readings, dialogues with local representatives in the nonprofit sector, and direct contact and work for a local nonprofit organization (as coordinated by the Drexel Center for the Support of Nonprofit Communication). This 3.0 credit course, taught by Lawrence Souder, PhD is open to all students and will meet Thursdays, 6:30pm- 9:20pm. Location TBD. PHILOSOPHY/PSYCHOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY PHILOSOPHY OF TIME (PHIL 216.001) This course stretches the imagination, inviting the student to think about time: the pervasive, ineliminable fabric of our experience. Our lives proceed through time, and time seems to flow in a direction. Things grow old instead of young, causes precede their effects. But is the "direction of time" a feature of the world, or part of the human point of view? How does the classic theory of time, with the properties of past, present and future, mesh with the "block universe" of Einstein and Minkowski, where objects do not move through time, but exist as space-time worms, or "streaks" in a four-dimensional universe? Can we make a time machine and travel into the past? Can there be more than one "time," and if so, does that mean there are parallel universes? In the Philosophy of Time students will consider these and other questions through classical and contemporary readings in philosophy, science, science fiction and film. This 3.0 credit course, taught by Joseph McPeak, PhD, is open to all students and will meet Thursdays, 7:00pm- 9:50pm. Location TBD. PHILOSOPHY OF TECHNOLOGY (PHIL 351.001) Technology is often thought of as the application of knowledge to practical ends. Conceived of as such, technology is understood to serve the purposes and interests of human beings. But what if, instead, we serve the ends of technology? What if technology shapes, perhaps even determines, the types of societies we live in? What if who we are as human beings is molded by technology? These are important questions because they ask us to consider the development of new technologies not simply as evidence of progress towards greater knowledge and mastery over nature, but as essential factors in the making and remaking of human beings and human societies. Students will consider a variety of answers to these questions in the writings of Andrew Feenberg, Donna Haraway, Martin Heidegger, Bruno Latour, Paul Virilio and Judy Wajcman, among others. This 3.0 credit course, taught by Eric Fleming, PhD, is open to all students above the freshmen level and will meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 1:00pm-1:50pm. Location TBD. PHILOSOPHY OF MIND (PHIL 475.001/PSY 480.002) How do thoughts direct behavior? Can subjective experience be captured in objective terms? How can thoughts, if they're contained in the brain, refer to things outside in the world? Is what philosophers have traditionally called "the mind" ultimately reducible to the brain? These are all classical problems in the philosophy of mind. The rapid development of the science of neurology has made the philosophy of mind an increasingly important sub-discipline within philosophy. The philosophy of mind is important, not merely for philosophy majors but also for psychology majors, and anyone who is interested in a career in one of the mental-health fields, including clinical social work. This 3.0 credit course, taught by Marilyn Piety, PhD, is open to all students above the sophomore level and will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00pm-3:20pm. Location TBD. THE BIOPOLITICS OF HEALTH (PHIL 481.001/PSCI 696.001) This course explores Foucault's theory of biopolitics and its application to ethical debates in health and medicine. The term biopolitics describes mechanisms that discipline bodies and regulate populations, including policies that control birth and mortality as well as systems of surveillance that monitor rates of health and disease. With a focus on questions of reproduction and reproductive choice, this course will explore how a biopolitical lens reframes bioethical debates about the nature and value of individual autonomy. Key questions include: What is biopolitics? What are some contemporary mechanisms that control reproduction and sexual health in the United States? How do these mechanisms reflect and produce health disparities across axes of race, class and gender? Is it possible to conceptualize choice and autonomy in regulatory, normalizing contexts? If so, how? This 3.0 credit course, taught by Sarah Hansen, PhD, is open to students above the pre-junior level with at least two 200-level philosophy courses and will meet Tuesdays, 6:30pm-9:20pm. Location TBD. MOBILITIES SYSTEMS: TOPICS IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (SOC 312.002) Have we reached the end of "car culture" in the United States? Large-scale transportation systems are in the process of a transition from fossil fuels and 20th-century automobility towards an emerging system of alterative fuels, mixed modes, vehicle sharing, and new kinds of transport infrastructures. At the same time, new forms of mobile communication and "smart" connectivity are changing the way we interact with other people, with information, and with places while moving. This course introduces the interdisciplinary field of mobilities research as a new way to understand the cultural practices, social relations and technological systems involved in the (im)mobility of people, objects, and data. This 3.0 credit course, taught by Mimi Sheller, PhD is open to all students above the freshman level and will meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am – 10:50am. Location TBD. CULTURE OF POVERTY (SOC 380.002) Philadelphia has the highest poverty rate of the nation's 10 largest cities—approximately 28% of its citizens live below the federal poverty line. This course examines, analyzes, re-visits and engages with the historically contested concept, "culture of poverty." Through weekly seminars, reading, discussion, debate and a civic engagement service-learning experience at a local community-based organization (LIFT), students will have an opportunity to examine poverty at macro and micro levels in deeply personal ways. This course will address themes such as: theories of volunteerism and service-learning; global and local poverty; myths and realities of poverty; historical perspectives of urban poverty; poverty and neoliberal governance; macroforces that shape poverty; the individual, culture and society; poverty and age, gender, race and ethnicity; and new directions in examining inequality and poverty in 21st century communities. This 3.0 credit course, taught by Marilyn Musket, is open to all students and will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00pm – 3:20pm. 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In this hybrid, community-based learning course, student pairs will join together to create a video documentary and Life Journal book to help a hospice patient pass down their life experiences to their family and loved ones. Participants will show the patients that what they've done really matters, while learning how much their own lives matter as well. Student will be required to meet with their hospice partner in area hospice or home once per week for interview material. To register, contact Ken Bingham at firstname.lastname@example.com. WRITING IN CYBERSPACE (WRIT 400.001) In this advanced writing course students will focus on the practice and theory of communicating in web—and, more generally, electronic—environments. Participants will explore the world of cyberspace, consider critically and reflectively theories about this environment, and write specifically for and about these electronic spaces. 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Whoever ends up owning the site doesn't inherit a ticking time bomb with a huge cleanup bill
Contrary to rumors, whoever ends up owning Warm Mineral Springs doesn't inherit a ticking time bomb of pollution with a massive cleanup bill attached.
There is no evidence that deterioration of plastics has contaminated the water. There's no evidence that 55-gallon drums, embedded in the bottom, are leaking their contents. There is no evidence that sand has blocked the vent holes, leading to decreases in flow and temperature.
In other words, Warm Mineral Springs is not polluted or damaged as we normally think of it.
We can draw this conclusion from a quick-hit water sampling conducted by Sarasota County on Nov. 29 in response to fears stemming from anecdotes.
Two divers took measurements at three levels, from 12 inches to a ledge at 45 feet. They did not descend to the ultimate bottom, at 230 feet, because that takes special expertise.
They sampled water, sediment and a plastic liner. They calibrated their equipment. They followed protocol for chain of custody. They sent the samples to a lab in Ormond Beach.
They saw and found nothing alarming.
The plastic, resembling Visqueen, covers 5 to 10 percent of the ledge. It's weighted down, protecting an area where archaeologists have extracted fossils more than 10,000 years old.
An assortment of other plastic, the detritus of human activity, were dispersed randomly.
A 55-gallon drum — with a hole in it and "no visible signs of chemical leakage," according to the report — might have been used once as a float.
The lab checked the samples for six types of phthalates, the chemical byproduct of plastic decomposition. The levels were well within acceptable standards.
If nothing else, the results should have pacified North Port commissioners who have mentioned potential environmental cleanup costs as one of the reasons to sell their share of the springs, which they co-own with the county.
The rumors persist, however, probably because they make convenient fodder for those who oppose public ownership of the 81-acre property, purchased in 2010 for $5.5 million.
To be sure, some concerns are genuine.
Temperature and flow are the essence of the springs. Without the warm, mineralized water gushing from deep within the earth, the springs would not draw the visitors who believe in its recuperative powers.
The temperature reading of 83.2 degrees during the county sampling set off some discussion. That's about 4 degrees below "normal," the springs' defenders noted.
However, even at the springs, "normal" can vary quite a bit. The water emerges from the earth 230 feet below the water surface at 92 to 94 degrees. Temperature elsewhere varies according to depth and surface conditions, such as whether rain has fallen. The county's samplers took their reading six inches deep, close to where the water leaves the main basin and flows downstream.
The temperature is likely to be cooler there, according to county hydrogeologist Cliff Harrison, who oversaw the sampling.
Speaking from a scientific perspective, Harrison stands by the sampling as an accurate reading of what was happening that day.
As for the bigger picture concerning temperature and flow, he says there's no conclusive evidence to identify a trend heading in either direction.
That type of assessment takes time, money and careful planning, some of which was in the talking stage with the U.S. Geological Survey.
Unfortunately, it's all on hold for now while the city and county work out the ownership issue.


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VICTORY! PayPal Restores Access to Bradley Manning Account
PayPal is blocking money for supporters of Bradley Manning.
The company just froze the account of the Bradley Manning Support Network, the first group to stand up for alleged Wikileaks source Pfc. Bradley Manning and which is raising funds for Manning's legal defense.
The group can no longer accept donations through PayPal, or access the money in its account. The Bradley Manning Support Network didn't do anything illegal. PayPal even admits there's no legal reason to shut down the group's account.
We need to stand with other Bradley Manning supporters. Sign your name to our letter to PayPal demanding the company restore service to the Bradley Manning Support Network.
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According to the Bradley Manning Support Network, PayPal has frozen the account of the group that supports Pfc. Bradley Manning's legal defense.
Citizens around the world have donated to the Bradley Manning Support Network to fund the legal defense of Pfc. Manning. This grassroots activism is now hindered because of a political policy decision by PayPal to block these funds.
The Bradley Manning Support Network has not been accused of any impropriety. Your company has essentially admitted that there is no legal reason to shut down account access, and that it is simply an internal policy decision. Additionally, the organization has complied with every reasonable demand from PayPal to restore access to its account - short of the extraordinary and unnecessary step of providing PayPal direct access to its checking account.
PayPal should drop its unreasonable demands of the Bradley Manning Support Network and restore access to the group's PayPal account.
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Escape Route
This story appears in the November 1997 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
It happens every now and then: A financial bump in the road causes you to fall behind in your federal tax payments. Sales may take a sudden downturn or a serious illness strikes, and you put your tax bill on a back burner.
Don't despair. There are ways to get back into the government's good graces. The IRS offers several payment plans; the condition of your balance sheet and your current income stream dictate which one is for you.
While the IRS expects you to pay your taxes on time each year, it is ready to work with business owners who find themselves in financial hot water. Becoming a delinquent taxpayer comes with some unpleasant consequences. You must pay not only the taxes owed but also interest and penalties, which continue to accrue until you settle with the IRS.
Beyond the mounting tax bill, the collection process can get ugly. "Revenue agents can put padlocks on your business and shut you down if you don't take the necessary steps to pay the IRS," says CPA Steve Halt with the Alexandria, Virginia, accounting firm Halt, Thrasher & Buzas.
There are essentially two payment options available if you're in a bind. The first one is the installment plan, which lets you pay a designated amount on a regular basis until taxes, penalties and interest are completely paid off. To apply, send in Form 9465, the Installment Agreement Request, and propose a payment plan. If you owe less than $10,000, a detailed financial statement is not required.
Use of the installment plan is on the rise. The IRS reports that the number of taxpayers using the installment payment plan has more than doubled in recent years, increasing from 1.1 million in 1991 to 2.6 million in 1996.
The second payment option, the "offer in compromise" (OIC) program, is also seeing greater use lately as the IRS attempts to collect some of the existing $100 billion in unpaid taxes. OIC gives taxpayers in serious financial trouble an opportunity to settle their tax bill by paying less than they actually owe.
Mapping it out
If you're facing a tax payment hurdle, contact the IRS as soon as possible. "Don't waste time by thinking your tax problem will go away because it won't," warns Halt. If you ignore the problem, the IRS will begin sending you collection letters, and these can be intimidating, he adds.
The IRS also has the authority to take enforcement action against you. In addition to closing down your business, the agency can file a lien against your assets, seize bank accounts or sell your property.
To see if you qualify for an OIC, you will need to fill out Form 433-B, Collection Information Statement for Business, along with OIC Form 656. Individuals and sole proprietors need to complete Form 433-A, Collection Information Statement for Individuals, instead of Form 433-B. These forms provide the IRS with comprehensive financial information about your assets, liabilities and income. You can request the forms by calling (800) 829-1040.
The 656 form was recently revised to cut down on the number of OIC forms the IRS was unable to process due to incomplete information, according to an IRS official. The IRS discovered that taxpayers weren't supplying all the necessary financial information, and that the taxpayers' offers didn't reflect all their equity and assets, he says. The revised form specifically states that a revenue officer will review your offer package to be sure you accurately included information regarding all your assets and income. If you submit incomplete financial information, the entire package will be returned to you.
When submitting your offer package, you must also indicate the total amount of taxes you believe you can pay. The IRS will then determine whether you qualify for an OIC.
The IRS is giving OICs more serious consideration now because it has found that installment agreements don't always produce the desired results. In some cases, the amount of accruing interest and penalties on outstanding taxes is so great that regular payments don't begin to adequately chip away at the principal. In others, the taxpayer doesn't have much in the way of assets. Says Halt, "The taxpayer may have cashed in all retirement funds, borrowed all the equity in his home, and simply lacks the income stream to pay back the IRS."
Means to an end
The IRS agrees to accept less than the full amount of outstanding taxes, interest and penalties when it is confident it will never be able to collect the taxes you actually owe, says attorney Elliott H. Kajan, a principal with the Beverly Hills, California, law firm Kajan Mather and Barish, who has helped negotiate a number of OICs.
The goal of an OIC is to reach a compromise that's in the best interest of both the taxpayer and the government, says an IRS official. "If we can collect more [funds] through other means, we would have to explore those other means of collection," he says. If the IRS finds, for example, that it can collect the entire amount you owe through liquidation of your assets or from future earnings, it will pursue those options instead of agreeing to an OIC.
A taxpayer's financial problems have to be fairly serious for an OIC to be accepted. Kajan likens it to a bankruptcy procedure. "The taxpayer must be so far in over his or her head with taxes that there is no way he or she will be able to crawl out of that hole," says Kajan, "so the IRS says `Let's give them an economic fresh start with the OIC program.' " One of Kajan's clients, for example, had a $15 million tax obligation but was able to pay only $900,000, which the IRS accepted as full payment under the OIC program.
To determine exactly how much it will accept in compromise, the IRS considers the total value of the equity you have in all assets as well as your future earnings potential. For example, if a taxpayer owes the IRS $38,000, and the IRS determines that liquidating his or her assets would only raise $5,000 and that the discounted value of future collectible income for a five-year term would only total $7,000, the taxpayer's offer to immediately pay $12,000 borrowed from a relative stands a good chance of being accepted.
Working out an offer can be a lot like playing tug of war. "The taxpayer wants to pay the least amount possible, and the IRS wants the most amount paid," says Kajan. It may be wise to hire an attorney or accountant to help you complete the forms and successfully negotiate an offer.
The IRS also encourages you to include a deposit when seeking an OIC. It believes this action reflects your good faith effort to reach a compromise. The deposit goes into a noninterest-earning fund until the IRS makes its determination on your case.
In the end, an OIC can be a win-win situation. The program gives taxpayers a new start, and the IRS gets a chance to collect some money when a tax bill far exceeds the amount a taxpayer is ever able to pay. According to IRS statistics, it accepted a record 27,673 OIC offers in 1996, a 48 percent acceptance rate. These offers totaled $287 million and settled outstanding tax debts of $2.17 billion. So far this year, 19,869 offers have been accepted, a 47 percent acceptance rate. To date, the 1997 offers represent $228 million and settle debts of $1.5 billion, says an IRS official.
Playing by the rules
Keep in mind that the IRS will not agree to an installment agreement or an OIC offer if you are delinquent on your current tax year's liability. You will not be allowed to pay off an old obligation and create a new one in its place, says Halt. In addition, the IRS requires that you comply with all tax filing and payment requirements for five years after an OIC is accepted. If you don't file all returns and pay all the taxes you owe over this time period, the IRS can default on the OIC, and the collection enforcement procedures will begin again.
Getting IRS approval for an offer requires a good deal of documentation and often a long wait. Even so, if you can work out a compromise that essentially lets you pay less than you owe, the time and effort will be well spent.
Don't think that an offer will automatically stop IRS collection proceedings, however. If you filed for an OIC simply to delay collection of the tax, the tax agency will keep its collection notices coming. If you have an installment agreement in place before submitting a compromise offer, you must continue those payments while your offer is being considered.
Making amends with the IRS can be difficult, but it's not impossible. The key is to develop--and implement--a realistic plan. Says Halt, "Take a proactive stance, and don't bury your head in the sand when it comes to an outstanding tax bill."
Contact Sources
Halt, Thrasher & Buzas, 99 Canal Ctr. Plaza, #230, Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 836-1350
Kajan Mather and Barish, 9777 Wilshire Blvd., #805, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, (310) 278-6080
Joan Szabo is a writer in McLean, Virginia, who has reported on tax issues for more than 11 years.


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parliament of owls hooting at each other.
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Pizza Obsessives: Frank Pinello of Best Pizza
Slice interviews with folks who are mad about pizza.
If you were at Sandwich Fest two weeks back, you most likely picked up an amazingly delicious meatball sub from Best Pizza. After running into Pizza Obsessive alum amusebouche1 at the festival, I couldn't get those hot seat questions out of my mind. Luckily, I was able to find a willing interviewee in pizzaiolo and Best Pizza (reviewed here) owner Frank Pinello. —MS
Name: Frank Pinello
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Occupation: Best Pizza Pizzaiolo/Owner
What type of pizza do you prefer?
I prefer by the slice Sicilian pizza. I grew up eating square slices from J&V, which is a popular pizzeria on 18th, right by the train in Bensonhurst. That was my childhood go-to.
The Pizza Cognition Theory states that "the first slice of pizza a child sees and tastes ... becomes, for him, pizza." Do you remember your first slice? Where was it from, is the place still around, and if so, does it hold up? On that note, has your taste in pizza evolved over time?
I don't remember my first slice of pizza, but I fully agree with that; that the childhood memory of pizza is so powerful. My first slice of pizza that I remember as a kid is the focaccia pizza that my grandmother makes, and still makes to this day. It's a really fluffy, Sicilian-style pizza made in a pan that is made with semolina flour. Every time that she makes it I go nuts for it because it brings me back to my childhood.
I always tell people in my neighborhood that I always wanted to have a great neighborhood pizzeria. And I always wanted the same kids that were growing up in the neighborhood, when they would come how from college in 20 years, I want them to race back to Best Pizza because that what reminds them of home.
You want to be the pizza memory maker.
I do. I want to be that guy that the kids come back to and say we miss your pizza.
I grew up in a time when pizza was in its glory days, especially in Brooklyn. I think that the quality of by-the-slice pizza really started getting lower and lower as I got older. That was one of the reasons that I wanted to open a pizzeria. I really wanted to revisit the days when all those old Italian immigrants were coming in and applying the old values. They played by those rules even when they came here. Their's was a style of making pizza that existed, but it started to go away and I want to bring it back.
What's your favorite topping or topping combination?
My favorite topping combo is pepperoni and raw onions.
I have this thing about cured meats. I hate that nitrate taste. For Best, I went crazy looking for a classic pepperoni— not a soppresata or cappicola. Not a fancy salami, but rather a classic pepperoni, and we finally found it in Salumeria Biellese's pepperoni. They're actually here today. They have a table a couple of booths down. They have classic pepperoni done right.
Where do you go for pizza in your area?
I have two places that I like pizza. I love Roberta's Pizza, and I'm not just saying that because they're my partners. They make a special pizza, and I really love it. We have a lot of the same ideals. It's a personal pizza.
My second favorite pizzeria by the slice is Di Fara's. Domenico is a craftsman and he's been doing it for years. Owning my own place, and now into the first year, I know what it takes to be there every day, and for him to be doing it for so long, I respect that. He's one of the gods in the game right now.
This is the part where we usually ask if you make pizza at home and what recipes you use. Since you make pizza all day, maybe a better question is, how did you settle on the recipes that you use at Best?
I knew one thing. When we were opening the pizzeria there were a lot of people out there, especially Roberta's, that were doing really wild stuff. I love that, but I wanted to focus on classic combinations. I wanted to focus on combinations that I grew up eating.
I didn't want to come out of the blue with these crazy, wild pizzas. Our white pizza is really classic in terms of Sicilian food where you have ricotta, and it's matched up with caramelized onions and sesame seeds. And then when we did the grandma sauce... You know grandma pizza started being replicated all over Brooklyn, Long Island. We tried to take it up a notch with some anchovies and then make it a little more funky. And then our veggie pizza, people think it's crazy, but it's just pickled fennel. (Check out the recipe here.) It's what I grew up eating. I always loved those acidic flavors.
We wanted a by the slice pizzeria, you always get a white slice, a regular slice, some kind of a square, which is the Sicilian or grandma, garlic knots, soda. We try to do all those things in a way that is affordable, but we really care about the ingredients.
What's the difference in your Sicilian and thin crust dough?
The difference in dough between the Sicilian and thin crust is just the proofing process. It's the same dough, it's just a matter of how it's treated after it's made. All of the doughs are made into rounds that we keep in small round aluminum trays. The guys from Ducali's use the same ones. If you've ever been there you might have seen them. It's sort of an old school New York way of holding dough. For rounds we just take them straight out and make the pizza. For square, we take them and pat them dry and stretch them on the marble. Then we transfer them to a half sheet tray and press them in a little and let them rise.
So what do you think should NEVER go on a pizza?
I've got so many. I'm not a big chicken guy. I see people putting all types of weird sh*t on pizza. It's not for me. I'm much more on the traditional side of thing.
What's the weirdest pizza you've eaten?
I can't shake the image of the Philly Cheesesteak slice I once had.
What's the farthest you've traveled for pizza?
I've been to Sicily a lot, but more for family. I mean, sure, I eat pizza too. So, I guess you could say I've been to Sicily for pizza. I've been to France for pizza! I went on a crazy trip to Spain and France to eat. The crazy guy that I was with decided that he needed me to eat French pizza, which I was disappointed with.
I'll go up to Harlem to Patsy's for pizza. That's a big trip.
Speaking of family, what does your family think about your passion for pizza?
I come from this amazing food family where every single day revolved around what we were eating. When I woke up in the morning, the questions were: what do you want to have for lunch; what do you want to have for dinner; what are we having for dinner tomorrow? It was very food-centric childhood. My mother and grandmother were always slaving in the kitchen, cooking for us, but happy to do it.
I'm lucky to have my family really close by. At least once a week I have a family member in my pizzeria. They embrace it totally. And my grandmother, who is my idol as far as cooking goes, is my biggest fan.
Anything else you'd like to get off your chest?
I'm disappointed in corporate America. I'm disappointed in food that's shoved down America's throats. I'm really angry at the quick service industry and fast food industry. I know that there are decisions being made on a higher level that are unhealthy decisions. That they continue to market shitty food to people that can't afford good food.
On the pizza side of things, there are crooks in NY, taking shitty products: waxy cheese, sauce that comes out of cans; dough that 90% of the time isn't being made in their restaurants. And it all has to do with the stronghold of certain companies making it easy. It's not hard to do good food. But it's really easy to do bad food. A lot of people get in the quick service industry just to make a buck, so they take the easy route. It's frustrating when I walk by those kind of pizzerias and see what they put on a plate. It's uninspired.
Who would you like to see interviewed next?
You know who I love? I'm really fascinated with Chris Bianco. I'd work down there with him for free for a week if he would let me.
Thanks to Frank for taking time after a long day on Governor's Island to answer our Pizza Obsessive questions. You're the Best.
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"The thing about Crystal [the capuchin monkey who plays "Dr." Rizzo] is, all of the attention that comes to her she deserves and more. She is one of a kind and a national treasure," Kirk tells TVGuide.com. "Truth be told, I miss her if I haven't had a scene with her for a while."
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Although Kirk admits he has no pets at home — "I don't even have any plants" — he thought a comedy centered on an animal hospital had potential. "It was a setting that seemed to be strangely untapped in the world of television comedy," Kirk says of his decision to sign on. "I was doing a play and we had another season of Weeds to shoot. [NBC Entertainment Chairman] Bob Greenblatt e-mailed me and said, 'It looks like you guys are going to be winding up over there and we would love you to take a look at this.'"
A network sitcom about lions and tigers and bears (oh my!) is worlds away from Kirk's eight-year gig on the profanity-, nudity- and drug-laden Showtime comedy. According to Kirk, that's exactly what the doctor ordered. "I would never have wanted to do another 'edgy' — for the lack of a better word — cable show because Weeds is sacred to me," Kirk says. "I wanted my next thing to be something far from it and this is, but it's also totally fulfilling to me as an actor in different ways."
First Look Video: Meet Animal Practice's "demanding" star — Crystal the Monkey!
However, Animal Practice isn't just about the animals, contrary to popular belief. In addition to trading in pot for pups, Kirk gets a new will-they-or-won't-they love interest in the form of JoAnna Garcia Swisher. The Reba actress plays Dorothy, George's ex-girlfriend-turned-boss. After leaving him three years earlier, Dorothy inherits the animal hospital he works at from her grandmother, and she makes it known that she plans to keep a close eye on George, Dr. Rizzo and the rest of the staff. "My biggest hope was to approach this with passion," Garcia Swisher says. "I wanted Dorothy to not be there because she had to be. I wanted Dorothy to be there because she wanted to be and because she loved her grandmother that much that she knew how much this hospital meant to her and that she wanted to do right by her legacy."
Garcia Swisher replaces Amy Huberman, who played Dorothy in the original pilot. "I really appreciated the fact that I was able to create this character in a certain way and bring my voice to her," she says. "My character is not engaged anymore. She's a single gal coming in and we were able to really play with those emotions."
Animal Practice's monkey business overshadows human business
Will those emotions lead to something more than a boss-employee relationship between the two? "Justin and I have an extreme chemistry that is rare," she says. "It's kind of undeniable. I think at one point we're going to have to really address it. In the meantime, I really hope this turnstile of hot guys come in — try to get my husband [New York Yankee Nick Swisher] a little jealous."
Kirk says that chemistry stretches to the entire cast — which ranges from sitcom vets (Garcia Swisher, Reaper's Tyler Labine) to comedy club grads (MADtv's Bobby Lee and UCB-er Betsy Sodaro). "The ensemble never ceases to delight and amaze me," he says. "I think we have a really crack team of comic actors who all have really wildly varying styles of performance but it jells and we all come together."
Adds Garcia Swisher: "It's got the best of both worlds. The show is really about the people and their relationships. ...The animals are a cherry on top of the show. "
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The 'Obama doctrine': kill, don't detain
George Bush left a big problem in the shape of Guantánamo. The solution? Don't capture bad guys, assassinate by drone
Organic food sales plunge as shoppers tighten belts
Shoppers are turning away from expensive organic food as they cut back on their household budgets.
Sales of organic food, drink and other products fell by 12.9 per cent compared to last year.
The Soil Association's Organic Market Report 2010 published today showed that sales in the UK dropped from £2.1billion in 2008 to £1.84billion last year.
'This will outrage British taxpayers': Deal to rescue Greece to soak up millions
Greece was last night handed a generous national bailout by its euro partners which will end up costing British taxpayers more than £600million a year
UN process in danger unless world agrees on climate change
The United Nation process is in danger of collapsing unless countries are able to agree on the best way to stop global warming by the end of this year, the outgoing head of climate change negotiations has warned
NHS Bankrupts Britain
The government is set to spend an estimated £677 billion this financial year on the public sector (2009-10), that is currently running an ANNUAL £167 billion deficit, i.e. the government spends £167 billion a YEAR more than it earns in revenue which is contributing to towards igniting Britains inflationary debt spiral, that risks accelerating trend towards an hyper inflationary bust leaving savers with worthless paper and the economy in ruins, i.e. bankrupt
Full Spectrum Internet Media Censorship, UK Bill Heralds Death of the Internet
All Human Cattle To Be Microchipped By 2017
Jacqui Smith's secret plan to carry on snooping
The home secretary has vowed to scrap a 'big brother' database, but a bid to spy on us all continues
THE NHS was accused of hypocrisy last night after relaxing rules on superbug hygiene to let Muslim staff wear long sleeves and Sikhs display their religious symbols.
Who REALLY Owns The Media In 2010?
I'm paid too much, says police chief, and so are lots of other public service bosses
The pay packages of public sector chief executives are unjustifiable, irresponsible and must be reined in, according to one of Britain's top police officers. Writing in The Times today, Sir Norman Bettison, the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire, said that his £213,000 salary and pension package was too large.
The Wake Up Call...Shattering Denial
Some of the assertions made in this document are astounding and I confess that there was a time when I would have dismissed these notions without a second thought. Now, after the research I have conducted over the last 4 months I can no longer enjoy the luxury of blissful ignorance. I admonish you to eat the fish and spit out the bones as your read but I believe there is a lot more fish than bones in this article
What happens to petrol prices when the economy starts motoring again?
"A weak currency arises from a weak economy which in turn is the result of a weak government." It was a simple equation trotted out by now-Prime Minister Gordon Brown when in the opposition party during the 1990s.
Hold on tight: Britain's amusement parks are closing fast
Global warming: It has to be catastrophe
We have a surplus of people pretending to know the truth about climate change, and the truth they pretend to know is uniformly disastrous
Digital Economy Bill: Nine things you can't do any more
The Digital Economy Bill has a number of clauses that, if taken to their logical extremes, could see some pretty horrible outcomes. It's completed its whistle-stop tour of the legislative process, sprinting from Commons to Lords with barely a pause for breath before getting the nod from Her Maj. MPs decided to get the bill into law first and worry about the details later.
Until Ofcom hammers out the mechanics of the processes outlined in the bill, it's impossible to say how we'll be affected. We take a look at some of the worst-case scenarios.
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BARCELONA — Officially kicking off the Mobile World Congress with its first major press conference, Nokia introduced three new Asha devices, the Asha 202, 203 and 302, and announced the availability of Lumia 900 in Canada and Europe.
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Asha 302 is aimed for "hyper-social" customers, Nokia claims. Push e-mail, Twitter and Facebook are preloaded on the device. It has a 1 GHz CPU, which makes it "faster than many low-end Androids," as Nokia was happy to note. It is powered by a 1-GHz processor and supports 3.5G data speeds.
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There were a few people eating on the terrace,enough to indicate that it was busy but upon looking indoors where there was no one, not enough to indicate that they were overwhelmed. We chose to sit indoors(hesitation from waiter and first scowl of the day from the manager) for the a/c and to get away from the hustle and bustle created by the " Marriage a Minute" festivities happening in front of the restaurant, at the town hall. Lunch and a show was perfect but from a distance.
Not so much as a welcoming smile from manager as we sat down and were handed the menus. I had noticed how surly he was the first time we ate there and had hoped that he would have gotten over it whatever it was by now...Apparently not. My BF decided on the chicken shawarma platter and I wanted something "light" (if that isn't an oxymoron when Lebanese food is concerned!) so that I could have dessert. I saw "the vegetarian dish" liking all the suggestions there except for the falafel. I never eat the falafel on these dishes and thought why waste a falafel when I could have say...a sambousek (meat or cheese filled samosa)? I asked the waiter and he replied that he would need to check with "Le chef". There was I thinking he would consult the chef in the kitchen when lo and behold the manager came flying at me like a bat out of the eaves:
"What is the problem? What is it you want?"
"I don't like felafel...I simply would like to know whether you could replace it..."I replied surprised at his outburst.
"The restaurant is full, we are very busy...we can't waste time changing things on pre pared dishes! What dish did you ask for, vegetarian? What dish??"the man was pent up anger in rubber soled shoes.
"Stop!" I exclaimed. "Fine! You don't have to say another word..." A simple "yes" or "no" would have sufficed.
Smarting, he walked off. I was boiling with anger....we could have left, but I hate to make a scene and frankly was too hungry to move...yes,yes...I know.
He came back to take down our order, trying for polite and mild mannered but failing..." Do I have to explain Bamieh (Okra) to you...or are you familiar with it?" My cold blooded look had him check his attitude.... I was giving him the cold shoulder frozen and double dipped in dry ice treatment...and it seemed to work.
The food was good, my Okra was sublime with just the right amount of coriander and garlic, the labne (thick yoghurt to be served with a trickle of olive oil and finger licking good..)was perfect to scoop up with the hot pitta pockets and the meat sambouseks...yummy. My BF was in food heaven with his shawarma platter as well as a dish of "Soujouk"(little lamb sausages in a heavenly tomato sauce)and as long as the "chef" stayed away from us...all went swimmingly.
After we finished and my BF went to the restroom, the manager ventured over to remove the empty plates and try his hand at small talk. One word : Useless .
We did have our baklava and ate it too, along with a portion of freshly made "Ishta": little blini like pancakes with a cheesy, chewy interior all drenched in thick syrup that makes your teeth scream and your stomach cry out for more.
We paid and left, thankfully service is included in France otherwise he wouldn't have gotten a red cent as a tip from us.
The food is good,the service is terrible: the manager needs to check his irritability at the door and deal with the scowl....Check TripAdvisor...I wasn't the only one to complain about the weird service at this otherwise delightful restaurant.
Will I return? Definitely NOT...
.....who needs a stomach upset before even getting to the food.


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Emerge from the safety of Vault 111 and brave once more the war-scorched nuclear wastelands of North America. Discover a city on the brink of conflict as powerful factions fight for control and find yourself with an impossible decision: whose side are you on?
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Forage for food, buy or construct devastating weapons and do whatever you can to stay alive. There are few friends in the wasteland, but for the right price anyone can be bought. Choose your allegiances carefully, keep a weapon close at hand and with a little luck, you may yet survive.


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Dendreon Corporation also announced that management will present at the following conferences:
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Realty Income (NYSE:O) and Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) are each known for their juicy dividend yield. But it turns out that another eight-letter word starting with "div" should make you consider one well before you consider the other.
The word? Diversity.
The huge dividends
There's no denying the 5.1% dividend of Realty Income puts it on the watch list of many investors. After all, the company has trademarked itself as "The Monthly Dividend Company," and it has raised its dividend the last 65 quarters in a row.
While it may be lesser known and doesn't have the patented slogan, Annaly Capital Management actually has an even more impressive dividend, with its yield of 10.2%. But it turns out that, even despite the higher yield, the diversity offered by Realty Income has made it the better investment over the past 10 years and will make it the better investment for the next 10 years.
The major differences
While the two are both real estate investment trusts (REITs), meaning, by law, they must pay out at least 90% of their earnings as a dividend, the businesses of the two firms are very different. Annaly Capital is a mortgage REIT that mostly buys and sells mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. On the other hand, Realty Income is an equity REIT, which means it owns pieces of physical property that other businesses rent.
As a result, the singular focus of Annaly Capital -- 94% of its assets were agency mortgage-backed securities at the end of 2013 -- scares me away; but it's the diversity of Realty Income that draws me in.
The strong diversity
When it comes to property, Realty Income is compelling because its revenue of $214 million through the first three months of 2014 came from properties spanning 49 different states, and even Puerto Rico.
But it isn't the physical diversity of its locations, which is worth noting, but the variety of businesses that actually rent from it. While nearly 80% of the property it owns are retail locations, it turns out that no single type of store makes up more than 10.5% of its income. And, in total, its income comes from a whole host of different industries:
The picture is even more striking when you realize its variety isn't just among the industries of its renters, but the actual tenants themselves. Consider that its top 15 industries represent nearly 75% of its revenue; but its top 15 tenants only make up roughly 45%:
As you can see, the businesses that rent from it are household names that aren't going anywhere anytime soon.
The key takeaway
Mortgage REITs like Annaly Capital have been crushed during the last 15 months because they are so dependent on one singular product -- mortgage bonds -- that have seen their value deteriorate as interest rates have risen. And although Annaly Capital recently announced it would begin acquiring commercial real estate properties, many questions remain about its future.
On the other hand, thanks to its diversity, Realty Income has steadily plugged along, delivering dividend after dividend and growth upon growth. Realty Income's tenant-diversity insulates the company from cyclicality in various industries and allows the company to keep sending those monthly checks.


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What are PID Temperature Controllers?
PID temperature controllers are an on/off process controller that uses mathimatical fomula to calculate the difference between the desired temperature setpoint and current process temperature to ensure the process temperature remains as close to the setpoint as possible. PID controllers are effective at dealing with process distrubances that can have an impact on the quality of the product that is being measured.
How do they work?
The three elements of the PID algorithm are the Proportional, the Integral, and the Derivative. These elements each relate to the variance in the process temperature versus the setpoint in a period of time.
- Proportional - the variance between the setpoint and the current process temperature
- Integral - the previous variance from the setpoint
- Derivative - the predicted future variance based on previous and current variance
These variances over time are then calculated using a PID formula and the result indicates how much power needs to be applied to the process to maintain the temperature at the setpoint.


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Torrisi Italian Specialties: Chicken Parm and Turkey Sandwiches For the Gods
Torrisi Italian Specialties
250 Mulberry Street, New York NY 10012 (at Prince; map); 212-965-0955
Service: Friendly, accommodating counter service
Setting: Cool, simple space: poster of young Billy Joel, containers of Progresso Bread Crumbs
Compare It To: Mama's, Defonte's, Frankie's 457
Must-Haves: Turkey hero, chicken Parm, lasagna
Cost: $15 for a sandwich, side, and soda
Grade: A-
There are thousands of turkey sandwiches made in New York, but how many of them are special? And there are hundreds, if not thousands, of chicken Parm heroes made here as well—but how many of them would you go out of your way for?
I have contemplated these cosmic food questions for decades now, starting with the publication of New York Eats in 1992, continuing with stories about cold heroes and hot heroes in the New York Times. And Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone, New York area natives and chef partners at the newly opened Torrisi Italian Specialties, have apparently been contemplating these same questions—even as they found themselves cooking at some of Manhattan's best restaurants (Babbo, Del Posto, and WD-50 in Carbone's case; Aquavit, Cafe Boulud, and A Voce in Torrisi's).
In an act of reverse culinary engineering, instead of searching out authentic Italian foodstuffs, Rich and Mario decided to go authentic Italian-American. In other words, they opted for the local subway train to Brooklyn and Queens for inspiration—instead of the jumbo jet to Italy.
The turkey sandwich has long suffered at the hands of deli workers, slicing turkey breast and slapping it on rye with mayo, lettuce and tomato—but it doesn't have to be that way. Before I sampled Torrisi's, the turkey sandwich of my dreams had been the turkey breast, fresh mozzarella, and brown gravy hero at Mama's (or Leo's Latticini) in Corona Heights, Queens. And I probably would have skipped the turkey sandwich in favor of more enticing items on the smallish menu at Torrisi's... if not for the intervention of chef Nate Appleman, who happened to be eating lunch there when we walked in.
"Have you been here yet? Don't overlook the turkey sandwich." And then he was gone.
Nate was right. The turkey sandwich was the first since Mama's I would ever consider for admission to my sandwich hall of fame. Called the Panama ($9), the sandwich starts with a slow-roasted turkey breast glazed with honey, garlic, and herbs. It's served with spicy sauce, thin red onion, shaved lettuce, and little mayo and tomato. It would not be gilding the lilly to ask them to put a slice of their terrific housemade mozzarella on the sandwich. Not at all.
But the Panama is just one of many terrific things Carbone and Torrisi are making here. Just about every other sandwich is a home run, and many of the side dishes are a grand slam.
The Chicken Parm (all sandwiches $7 on a roll, $9 for a hero) comes on bread from the neighboring Parisi Bakery, and it comes perilously close to my gold standard—the sandwich Mary Lou Cappeza served at the late, great Corona Heights Pork store. And the potato and egg sandwich is unexpectedly exciting.
For more of the menu, view the slideshow »
Antipasti (all $3-$4 a quarter pound) befit a much more upscale restaurant. In fact, the side dishes here are extraordinary. All of them showcase Carbone's and Torrisi's considerable cooking chops. A caponata-like sweet and sour eggplant relish; "potatoes and pepperoni," the German-Italian-American potato salad of my dreams; a cauliflower dish that calls attention to its use of Progresso breadcrumbs. And Carbone makes the fresh mozzarella ($8 a pound) every morning—amazing on sandwiches, perhaps better on its own.
Right now Torrisi is open only until 5:00 p.m., which befits a sandwich shop, but starting March 2, they're going to be open for dinner as well. I can't wait. For right now, though, the great sandwiches, antipasti, and modest sweets will more than suffice. Torrisi and Carbone have succeeded in elevating foods that most of us had relegated to the steam table scrap heap by the ton. I didn't think it was possible—but in their hands, chicken Parm and turkey sandwiches seem fresh and original.
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For many families, the experience of hosting an au pair for a cultural exchange program is an exciting way to meet their childcare needs. During an au pair's stay in the United States, they are expected to complete a specified number of secondary education coursework hours, to experience local culture and to be treated as a part of the family unit while providing light childcare and domestic assistance. There are times, however, when American host families run into difficulty finding and sustaining an au pair relationship. Here are ten of the reasons why it might be more complicated than you initially expect.
- Visa Arrangements Must Be Made in Advance – Rather than simply scanning ads for an au pair that's already arrived on American soil, families must make contact with a young person while they're in their native country and wait for visa arrangements to be completed.
- Au Pair Agencies Are a Must – Hiring a babysitter or engaging a nanny is often as simple as opening the newspaper or visiting a local online classifieds site. To engage an au pair, host families must work with an American au pair agency that matches them with a student that is most likely to be compatible.
- Greater Demand Than Supply – Often, an au pair is seen as the ideal low-cost childcare option by families that don't quite understand the intricacies of the program. As a result, many families compete for a relatively small number of available young people.
- Global Economic Problems – Securing a visa and travel arrangements cost money, up to half of which an au pair is typically responsible for themselves. As economic difficulties plague many countries, financial concerns may keep more would-be au pairs at home.
- Stringent Education Requirements – The United States requires that au pairs complete six hours of academic credit under the standard au pair program and twelve hours under the Educare Au Pair program. Young people without adequate conversational English skills and the intention to complete the required coursework are excluded from the program.
- You Live in a Rural Area – Families that live in rural or secluded areas may have an even more difficult time engaging an au pair than those who live in major cities, as young people with the desire to study abroad are more likely to want to do so in a metropolitan area.
- Turnover and Homesickness – After overcoming the initial hurdles of securing an au pair and making the necessary travel arrangements, many host families find that their au pair is so homesick that they request to end their term early. In most situations, au pair agencies will make every effort to replace the departing au pair, but may find it difficult to do so.
- Culture Shock – Though exchanging cultures is one of the basic ideas of becoming a host family or an au pair, there are times when one or both parties are simply unable to accommodate one another's ideas and customs. Almost invariably, this will lead to an early termination of the au pair agreement or request for a transfer.
- Anti-American Sentiments – While it may be difficult for some Americans to admit, there are places in the world where anti-American sentiments run deep. As a result, au pairs in those areas are quite likely to seek a host family in another country.
- Previous Education or Practical Experience Requirements – Au pairs visiting America must possess, in addition to conversational English language skills, at least 200 hours of professional or practical childcare experience. Students with less experience may opt to spend their au pair term in a host country with less stringent requirements, making it more difficult for American host families to secure an au pair.
Though the process of finding an au pair may be somewhat challenging, most host families that participate in the program go on to do so more than once after their first term ends. For many, the arrangement and opportunity to share their culture is a very rewarding one that they cherish for the rest of their lives.


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State debuts Web-based recycling map
The state of Vermont has released its Web-based recycling map that connects residents, businesses, and institutions with collection services and food rescue agencies, haulers and composters with food scraps.
Vermont's Universal Recycling law bans all food scraps from landfills by July 1, 2020. Larger generators of food scraps need to begin diverting them sooner if a certified compost center is located within 20 miles.
Recyclable such as metal, glass, plastics and paper are banned from the landfill beginning July 1, 2015.
The map allows users to find facilities that accept various materials for food rescue, recycling, composting, and disposal, such as food shelves, transfer stations and compost facilities. It also shows businesses that generate food scraps and places that can provide composting and recycling assistance.


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