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Should Colleges Charge Engineering Students More?
Why does a student majoring in English have to pay the same tuition as an engineering student with much higher earning potential? In a new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, one economist suggests looking at differential tuition—the practice of varying tuition costs across areas of study.
Using data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Kevin M. Stange from the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy analyzed 50 universities that had instituted higher fees for their nursing, engineering and business majors between 1990 and 2008. Mr. Stange found that the effects of implementing differential tuition vary among groups of students and areas of study.
The share of degrees awarded in engineering and business decreased within three years after putting in place the differential tuition program. Nursing gained some graduates in spite of a boost in fees. Women and minorities were more likely to be negatively affected by increases in tuition than men and whites.
"Price does appear to be a policy lever through which state governments can alter the field composition of the workforce they are training with the public higher education system," writes Mr. Stange.
Mr. Stange acknowledged that results may diverge with the inclusion of other types of schools, such as smaller public universities, private colleges and for-profit institutions. He also noted that other external factors can affect enrollment, such as how universities allocate the revenue collected from increased tuition costs.
The rationale behind differential tuition is that fees for majors should align with program-specific teaching costs and post-graduation income potential. Critics argue that differential tuition will discourage student exploration, adversely affect low-income students and make it to difficult to increase participation in science and math fields, which are often the areas of study to see higher fees with differential tuition programs.
Differential tuition has been gaining popularity over the last three decades. In a 2011 survey conducted by the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, researchers found 143 public academic institutions offering some form of differential tuition. The results marked a significant jump — the practice of charging different rates for different majors was largely unheard-of in the 1980s.


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We set the course… you set the pace… sometimes the destination chooses for you. Some ports offer the best beaches and snorkeling, while others are known for their vibrant villages, rum shops, and quirky beach bars. Imagine waking up each day to a different island and the promise of new adventure!
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They stopped by the craft table between classes, or during their lunch hour. Sometimes these Lakeland College students came in groups; sometimes they sat down and worked alone. They cut, glued, crafted and wrote heartfelt messages of hope and love.
And when the one-day Lakeland College Valentine's Day card-crafting campaign came to an end, there were 104 beautiful, unique handmade cards ready for delivery to the Plymouth, Wis. headquarters of Project Angel Hugs, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the emotional support of children with cancer. Project Angel Hugs will mail the Lakeland cards to cancer-stricken children all over the nation.
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Yankees Battle to Tie With Blue Jays, Marks Strong, Notes
A tie in baseball? You know it. On Saturday afternoon the Yankees battled the Toronto Blue Jays at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa Bay to a 5-5 tie in ten innings.
With the Blue Jays leading 5-4 in the bottom of the sixth, Eduardo Nunez chopped a single up the middle to score Doug Bernier, tying the game at five. From there, neither team could scrape a run across the plate.
In the bottom of the fifth, the Yanks and Jays were tied at three until Jorge Posada lined a single to right field to plate Mark Teixeira, putting the Yanks ahead 4-3. Toronto answered with a two-run home run in the top of the sixth, a blast off the bat of David Cooper to give the Blue Jays a 5-4 lead.
It looked as though Cooper took a golf swing, and Yankees' starter Freddy Garcia knew the ball was gone as soon as it was hit. Garcia pitched six innings and was charged with five earned runs on five hits. He did not walk a batter, and struck out six.
Robinson Cano took a big swing of his own in the bottom of the first, belting a two-run homer over the right-center field wall. His shot gave the Yanks a 3-0 lead, as Cano's round-tripper followed an RBI double hit by Alex Rodriguez.
Leading 3-0 heading into the top of the fourth, the Jays tied it up. On a wild pitch by Garcia, Rajai Davis crossed the plate. After the wild pitch, Brett Lawrie singled to drive in Yunel Escobar. Later in the frame Cooper hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Eric Thames, knotting the game at three.
Brett Cecil started for Toronto. He pitched 4 1/3 innings and gave up four earned runs on seven hits. He walked three batters and fanned one.
Mark-Out Moments
This has been an unbelievable spring for Mark Teixeira. The slugging first baseman is batting .353 and added a double and a run scored today, going 1-for-4 at the plate. As previously documented, Teixeira is a slow-starter. At the beginning of each year, it seems he presses and scuffles along before getting into a groove.
This year could be a different story.
Teixeira hasn't had a spring like this since becoming a Yankee. I can recall him swinging a hot bat, but nothing like this, at least in terms of his batting average. He has been getting on base, despite not hitting any home runs this spring. His philosophy is "home runs come in bunches" and he has hit over 30 both years in pinstripes, leaving us not to worry about his power numbers.
Speaking of Mark…
Mark Prior once again proved his worth today, tossing a scoreless eighth inning. He worked around a double by Adam Loewen and recorded two strikeouts, lowering his spring ERA to 1.53.
Right now he deserves a spot on the roster. Prior has been one of the Yanks' most consistent pitchers this spring and can be a valuable asset to the already-strengthened bullpen.
If he doesn't make the team, it will be a travesty.
Notes & Things to Look Out For
· Alex Rodriguez was 1-for-2 today with two walks, an RBI, and a run scored. He is hitting a mind-boggling .412 this spring. If he continues this throughout the regular season, he will have one amazing 2011 season. He has the ability to put the team on his back and carry them. Hopefully it won't come to that, because the team does much better when everyone is contributing. However, A-Rod looks as though he will dominate headlines this year.
· Robinson Cano clubbed his first home run of the spring, a bomb to deep right-center field. The ball flew right over an insurance sales sign – which is next to the Hooters sign at Steinbrenner Field. I have never been to Hooters, but I want to go. (You now know something about me).
· Designated hitter Jorge Posada was 2-for-3 with an RBI today, and he raised his spring batting average to .243. He has been streaky this spring, but I expect him to become a little more consistent at the plate during the regular season.
· The Great Mariano Rivera once again showed dominance in a spring outing today. Rivera, sporting the hiked-up socks, tossed a perfect inning and recorded two strikeouts. His spring ERA is, no surprise, 0.00. Typical Mo.
· Derek Jeter had three hits today, going 3-for-4 with a run scored. After the game he spoke about his stride, and how it isn't a big deal. He also mentioned that he doesn't care where he hits in the lineup. He was recently plugged into the number two hole in the lineup, as Girardi allowed Brett Gardner to lead off. I don't think it matters where Jeter hits. He has hit in the two hole a lot in the past as well as the leadoff spot – and he has flourished in both roles. The Captain was wearing a Michigan shirt during his postgame interview. He wants them to beat Duke tomorrow. March Madness even reaches baseball, I suppose.
· Speaking of Gardner, he has a bruised right shin and sat out today. He was injured on Thursday when he fouled a ball off his the bottom of his leg. Foul balls off body parts (I guess I could say) are becoming a real problem in baseball. When you think about it, you are only redirecting the ball when you foul it; it isn't slowing down an awful lot, and it is still traveling at a high speed. Many players, notably Francisco Cervelli this spring, have been hurt because of foul balls off the feet/ankles.
· Eduardo Nunez played left field today. An infielder by trade, he made a stellar over-the-shoulder catch to end the fifth inning. He did drop a catch later in the game, but it's no big deal; after all he is an infielder. Nunez's offense has been unreal. He is hitting .317 for the spring and was 1-for-4 today with an RBI. In my mind, he will make the team. The Yanks would be crazy not to give him a ticket to New York.
· Joba Chamberlain, who like Mitre suffered a strained oblique, threw off a mound today and seemed alright, according to reports. He is expected to pitch in a game within the next few days.
· Pedro Feliciano (sore upper left arm) and Boone Logan (sore back) are expected to be ready for Opening Day. This so-called "revolutionary bullpen" needs to stay healthy.
· Rafael Soriano doesn't want to face A.L. East opponents during Spring Training. He actually had his pitching schedule changed so he didn't have to face the Orioles on Wednesday. I just have one question: is this guy for real?
· Tomorrow afternoon the Yankees will travel to Phillies camp. CC Sabathia will start against Joe Blanton. The Bombers will play the Rays at their camp on Monday night, followed by a game at Orioles camp on Tuesday afternoon – which is the next televised game on the YES Network.
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Do risk tolerance scores plummet to zero, then rise as the market recovers?
This commonly voiced suspicion in financial planning circles does not find support in a comprehensive study of risk tolerance.
But the evidence does show a link between market sentiment and changes in risk tolerance in a way that all but assures investor underperformance.
The new study, in the Journal of Financial Planning, is based on a sample of 341,782 individual risk tolerance scores covering period immediately before, during and after the global financial crisis — from January 2007 to May 2012.
Personal financial planning experts Michael Finke and Michael Guillemette combed through the data provided by risk tolerance questionnaire provider FinaMetrica, and arrived at a subtle distinction.
They found that estimates of client risk tolerance were not biased by current market conditions but observed changes in risk tolerance were broadly influenced by changing market conditions.
These estimates of risk tolerance, i.e. the questionnaires, showed stability. While the S&P 500 fell 51.70% from low to high during the financial crisis, the monthly risk tolerance surveys fell just 7.14%.
Whereas S&P 500 values exhibited a volatile standard deviation of 17.27%, the standard deviation for risk tolerance scores was just 1.86%.
And yet, despite these very different magnitudes between risk tolerance results and S&P 500 results, we find that risk tolerance surveys and the S&P 500 have a quite high correlation (.70) and risk tolerance surveys and are even more highly correlated with the bear market (.90).
With seemingly such close tracking, how are the survey estimates so much more stable than stock market returns?
A revealing table of standard deviation broken out by year provides a clue. As the market recovery took root, and stock values swung less wildly — S&P 500 standard deviation fell from 15.86% in 2008 to 4.48% in 2010 — client risk tolerance standard deviations little changed between those same years (1.60% and 1.55% respectively).
So, as the economic recovery proceeded, scarred investors revised attitudes quite slowly.
"When the stock market is falling, average monthly investor risk tolerance scores are strongly correlated with changes in the S&P 500," the authors write. "However, when stock prices start to rise, changes in average risk tolerance seem to be largely uncorrelated with the market.
The implication for financial planners is that investors seem to be willing to take market risk precisely when valuations become less favorable — when price-to-earnings ratios are high and dividend yields low.
The authors suggest this tendency found in risk tolerance questionnaires as a source for the short-term market volatility and long-term mean reversion in stock prices that has been theorized in academic finance studies.
In real-world terms, investors lose 1.56% in average annual returns as a result of this sentiment cycle.
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Scale capacity with clustered NAS gateways
Jerome Wendt explains what clustered NAS gateways are, how they work and compares various products on the market today.
Clustered network attached storage (NAS) gateways are servers that sit in the data path between client servers and the storage arrays they access; the gateway acts as one logical server. A clustered file system (CFS) clusters together the different NAS gateway servers so that each gateway can access storage anywhere in the cluster. This configuration allows the use of installed storage resources and offers more options to independently scale storage capacity. How well each product does this largely depends on how the vendor has implemented its CFS to manage cache coherency among the different nodes.
Exanet's architecture is similar to clustered storage systems that use a parallel file system. Because ExaStore stores the file in 1 MB extents, this permits the controlling node to engage other nodes to read the 1 MB file extents in parallel more quickly. The other nodes then send their reads to the controlling node, which aggregates all of the 1 MB extents into the original file format. Once the file is assembled, it sends the file to the node that received the client request. This node then presents the file to the client.
The CFS on ONStor's Bobcat Series NAS Gateway seeks to avoid the whole problem of cache coherency by turning off the write cache in its clustered servers. Turning off the write cache forces all writes to go directly to back-end storage. This puts a lock on the file as writes occur and prevents reads or writes on other clustered servers from taking place until the write is complete. This approach works reasonably well for computing environments where different files are accessed randomly by different clients. And because ONStor supports multiple storage arrays from different vendors, users can match each file's performance and availability characteristics to the back-end storage.
But clustered NAS gateway architectures can only be deployed in circumstances where clients will access files over Ethernet interfaces using NFS or CIFS protocols. Using these protocols introduces overhead on both the requesting server and the NAS gateway server processing the request. While additional servers can be added to the cluster to provide the additional cache and CPU needed to handle these requests, it still isn't likely to satisfy the most performance-intensive, random-read applications that need to share files among the same or different operating systems. In these circumstances, users will need to look to a CFS that operates at the host level.
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The defining challenge for competitiveness has shifted, especially in advanced nations and regions. The challenges of a decade ago were to restructure, lower cost and raise quality. Today, continued operational improvement is a given, and many companies are able to acquire and deploy the best current technology. In advanced nations, producing standard products using standard methods will not sustain competitive advantage. Companies must be able to innovate at the global frontier. They must create and commercialize a stream of new products and processes that shift the technology frontier, progressing as fast as their rivals catch up.
What are the drivers of innovation? Traditional thinking about the management of innovation focuses almost exclusively on internal factors — the capabilities and processes within companies for creating and commercializing technology. Although the importance of these factors is undeniable, the external environment for innovation is at least as important. For example, the striking innovative output of Israeli firms is due not simply to more effective technology management, but also to Israel's favorable environment for innovation, including strong university-industry linkages and a large pool of highly trained scientists and engineers. The most fertile location for innovation also varies markedly across fields. The United States has been an especially attractive environment for innovation in pharmaceuticals in the 1990s, while Sweden and Finland have seen extraordinary rates of innovation in wireless technology.
Our research has documented the patterns of innovation across the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as well as in emerging nations over the past quarter century in order to understand how national circumstances explain differences in innovative output. We find that a relatively small number of characteristics of a nation's business environment explains a striking proportion of the large differences in innovative output across countries. Our findings reveal the striking degree to which the local environment matters for success in innovative activity and show the sharp differences in the relative progress of OECD and emerging countries in innovative vitality.
Location matters for innovation, and companies must broaden their approaches to the management of innovation accordingly: by developing and commercializing innovation in the most attractive location, taking active steps to access locational strengths, and proactively enhancing the environment for innovation and commercialization in locations where they operate.
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We make no claim to objectivity in taking this opportunity to designate as Hindu of the Year the architects and sculptors who create the magnificent temples of our religion. Our own Iraivan Temple project--the first all-stone, hand-carved Hindu temple built in the West--has put us in intimate daily contact with the Shilpa Parampara for nearly three decades as the complex $16-million-dollar project moves toward fruition here on our island home of Kauai, Hawaii. We know first-hand the knowledge, skill, devotion and work ethic that characterizes these artisans.
While showcasing the tradition's skills, the scale of Iraivan Temple is dwarfed by the stupendous burst of temple construction by the BAPS Swaminarayan organization, especially the Akshardham project in Delhi. BAPS has not only carried on the existing traditions of northern India, but resurrected lost arts and motifs and melded ancient methods of construction with the latest technologies to produce temples in stone at an unheard of pace--more than 1,077 in the past 41 years!
Central to the temple building tradition anywhere in India is the sthapati: architect, designer, engineer, sculptor, construction supervisor and teacher all in one. Some sthapatis specialize in the making of murtis (statues), others in temple stone work and still others in the concrete, brick and plaster construction of most modern Hindu temples. Contributing sthapatis are experts in metalwork, jewelry and carpentry. Many sthapatis are competent engineers in reinforced concrete. Most modern temples are made of this material, then decorated by sculptors working with plaster.
But the sthapatis' skill is best showcased in the temple stonework. There is no standardized granite, sandstone or marble block to work from. Every piece is different from the moment it is cleaved from the quarry rock. Each of Iraivan Temple's several thousand stones, including its multi-ton pillars and beams, is unique. The sthapati is responsible to see that all fit together precisely. BAPS temples are similar and have been described as "giant jigsaw puzzles."
Nowadays many sthapatis in South India are trained by the Tamil Nadu Government School of Art and Architecture in Mambalapuram, but traditionally the expertise has been passed from father to son. Almost all sthapatis come from the Viswakarma caste, known by various names across India.
BAPS, for example, is collaborating closely with the Sompura community of temple artisans in Gujarat, part of this same Viswakarma tradition. Virendra Sompura was architect for the Delhi Akshardham Temple, while C.B. Sompura (whose grandfather rebuilt Somnath Temple in 1952) designed the London Shri Swaminaryana Mandir. The temple building tradition suffered greatly in North India during the long centuries of Islamic oppression, yet still survived.
We are most familiar with the prominent subgroups in South India, who avoided Islamic suppression but suffered under the British, for lack of patronage.
V. Ganapati Sthapati, based in Mambalapuram, traces his lineage through his grandfather Mahilavanam to Kunjaramalan Rajaraja Perunthachan, who designed and built the great temple of Brihadeeshwara in Tanjore in the 10th century.
Present-day sthapatis in this clan include VGS's young nephew Selvanathan, Perumal Sthapati, Shekar Sthapati (instrumental in building the huge Tiruvalluvar statue), Palanisamy Sthapati, the late Shanmugam Sthapati (who worked on Iraivan Temple) and Shanmugam's son, Santana Krishna.
Another clan is descended from Muthu Sthapathi. Now based in Kanchipuram, the family originated near Rameshwaram. Muthu had four sons, each an accomplished sthapati in his own right. The eldest, S.M. Ganapathi Sthapathi--working closely with the youngest, Shanmugam Sthapathi--established the Sri Sankara Silpa Sala in Kanchipuram, offering temple design and construction. The late Sattanadha Sthapathi, Muthu's second son, built the Rajarajeshwari Temple on Mysore Road, Bangalore, for Shri Tiruchi Mahaswamigal of Kailash Ashram. The third son, Muthiah Sthapathi, has designed dozens of temples in the West.
One might ask then about the stone carvers themselves. Occasionally these days they are themselves from the Viswakarma caste, but more often are men drawn from the farming community.
A few years ago the US immigration service suddenly and unexpectedly stopped issuing the Religious Worker visa for carvers and plaster sculptors. Their reason? "They're just construction workers." After several months of correspondence, with the collaboration of other Hindu organizations and the help of high-priced lawyers and the office of Senator Kennedy, among others, that decision was reversed. We made a convincing case to the American government, based on scripture, history, academic research and the testimony of the shilpis themselves, that their work--however they came to it--was no ordinary job, but a religious calling, just as it is for the sthapatis. Perhaps not all approach their work with this attitude, but it is shared by everyone whom we know. For that, and for their central role in preserving and expanding Hindu culture in thousands of communities around the world, we honor our temple builders, north and south as our "Hindu of the Year" for 2012.
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The striking azure color of the very common blue dasher only develops as the dragonfly matures.
Dragonflies with their ominous beauty, vivid colors and their spectacular flying maneuvers have provided hours of entertainment for many gardeners. Dragonflies are widespread across the United States and can be enticed to visit most yards. There are more than 450 species found throughout the United States and Canada. They range in color and size from the small eastern amberwing to the very large and brilliantly colored green darner. Although these insects tend to stay close to their birthplace, they are strong fliers that will explore surrounding areas. So if you garden even remotely near fresh water or a wetland, you can lure dragonflies to your yard.
The giant darner is thought to be the largest dragonfly found in the United States, with a wing span of up to 5 inches. Here it is shown during mating.
The eastern amberwing is one of the smaller dragonflies and looks very "wasp-like" in flight.
Their Water World
There is a good reason that you see dragonflies and damselflies around ponds, lakes and streams: They are aquatic insects that spend the majority of their lives developing in these wetland habitats. A dragonfly can have a life span of more than a year, but spends very little of that time as an adult dragonfly. There are three stages of the dragonfly life cycle: the egg, the nymph and the adult dragonfly. Most of the life cycle of a dragonfly is carried out in the nymph stage, which you will not likely notice unless you are attentive when cleaning out the bottom of your pond. Once the dragonfly eggs hatch, the larvae begin as wingless nymphs that look like little alien creatures. These six-legged nymphs live in the water feeding on other aquatic insects and small fish, while they grow and develop into dragonflies.
Dragonfly nymphs live in ponds or marshy areas because the waters are calmer than in a stream or river. When dragonflies are present, it is an indication that the ecosystem is in good shape since they are very sensitive to pollution. Once the nymph is fully grown, and the weather is right, it will complete its metamorphosis into an adult dragonfly by crawling out of the water, up the stem of a plant to shed its skin. Though dragonflies are predators, they themselves are subject to being preyed upon by birds, frogs, spiders, fish, water bugs and even other dragonflies, especially during this vulnerable stage of emergence. Once they become mature adults, their exceptional vision and nimble flight abilities make them a difficult catch.
An eastern pondhawk perched devouring its recent prey.
Voracious Hunters
Dragonflies tend to perch on upright sticks, plant stems and even plant stakes, basking in the sun's warming rays. This widow skimmer appears to have just avoided being another's meal!
Dragonflies are predators of anything they can hunt down, especially small insects like mosquitoes, midges, flies, mayflies and even honeybees. They may look menacing but pose no threat to humans. Dragonflies are known as the aerial acrobats of the insect world. Adult dragonflies have two pairs of transparent wings, with each wing having the ability to beat independently, making them capable of flight in all directions. Therefore, dragonflies are highly maneuverable hunters and very adept at intercepting prey in midair. By forming a basket with its legs, a dragonfly can scoop up both flying and perched insects without stopping. No toxins are used, and their prey is usually eaten alive. Some of the larger species, like darners, will just open their mouths and swallow small insects in flight.
Although the nymph stage may last from months to years, the adult stage only lasts about six weeks during midsummer. This is the last stage of a dragonfly's life, and the stage for reproduction. Females can be seen laying eggs by tapping the tip of their abdomens directly into the mud or on emergent plants in the shallow water at edges of streams or ponds. In addition to searching for prey, males patrol their territories seeking females and driving away rival males. Mating pairs can often be seen flying or perched in tandem.
Eastern amberwing on a water lily flower.
You Ought to Be in Pictures
Dragonflies need water, so installing a pond or pool is an assured way to attract them. Even a small water feature like a half whiskey barrel can be enticing. Dragonflies seem to be more active when they have an opportunity to warm themselves, so place your water feature where it will receive midday sun. Although it is enjoyable to watch dragonflies dart about on a summer's day, it is even more fascinating to see them up close, maybe capturing a photo of their brilliant colors and intricate wing venation. Dragonflies tend to perch on upright sticks, plant stems and even plant stakes, basking in the sun's warming rays, or devouring their recent prey. It is best to forego the urge to trim the vegetation right down to the pond's edge, but rather be sure to leave a fringe of tall grass or weeds as resting places. The dragonflies will likely repay your kindness with some astonishing poses!
A version of this article appeared in a January/February 2015 print edition of State-by-State Gardening.
Photography courtesy of Douglas A. Spilker, Ph.D.


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Laughter for life
Comic Elayne Boosler performs two So Cal shows this week for animal rescue groups
By Carl Kozlowski 10/02/2013
During an era in which women comics are nearly as prevalent in clubs as men, it's hard to imagine a time in which women were not given a fair shot in the comedy business. But Elayne Boosler remembers, because she was a trailblazer who in 1986 became one of the first woman comics to have her own one-hour comedy special.
While Boosler continues to perform frequently in shows nationwide, she has placed her focus in recent years on raising money for small animal adoption shelters that are often struggling to get by through her own charity, Tails of Joy. Most of her hectic show schedule is devoted to fundraisers for animal rescue groups, including a show this Sunday with the Glendale Philharmonic Orchestra in which she will read her original story "Rescue — A True Story" while backed by the ensemble.
Sunday's show will feature Boosler reading to an original score written by Carol Worthey. She will also perform a full stand-up comedy show on Oct. 12 for the Escondido Humane Society.
"I had been to see the Glendale Philharmonic perform several times and last year my friend Emo Philips, the great comedian, did 'Peter and the Wolf' there," says Boosler. "It was a huge success, and a great balance of comedy and music. I think that's when Ruslan Biryukov, the forward thinking creative director of the Phil, decided to try an original comedy/music piece. He said, 'What would you think about writing an original story about children?' I said, 'Why yes, brilliant, I'd love to write about dogs.' Ha! Luckily, the composer he hired, Carol Worthey, is as dog crazy as we all are."
"Rescue — A True Story" is the imagined story of the last rescued dog Boosler had, named Annie. "It's really the story of most rescued dogs," she notes.
Since Annie came to her at a very old age, Boosler imagined numerous scenarios from earlier in its life that would reflect the reality of many homeless animals' lives before coming to Tails of Joy.
While she is debuting the story in Sunday's performance, Boosler hopes it will be received well enough to merit being performed at other similar benefits around the country. She grew up having a Boxer dog from the age of 5 and credits the experience with teaching her "kindness, compassion and love," and that she felt destined to spend her life working with animals ever since.
"I've always loved animals of all kinds," says Boosler. "I've been a road comic for 40 years. After my shows I always met rescuers, saw their needs, their challenges, and decided I could do more than just write small checks. Tails of Joy's 'Little Guy Grants' fund rescue organizations nationwide, helping dogs, cats, wildlife, bunnies, rats, sea life, horses, burros, farm animals and more. If I ever win the lottery I have a blueprint for how to do great things around the world."
Boosler first entered the world of comedy in the early 1970s, when she worked as a doorperson for the Improv comedy club in New York City. It was there that she met legendary comic Andy Kaufman, who became her boyfriend for a few years and remained her best friend for years afterward until his untimely passing.
Boosler vividly remembers the struggles that she and other women comics faced at that time, as audiences were open to newly emboldened female voices but the club owners made it difficult to succeed due to old stereotypes that women couldn't be as funny as men. She will compile her favorite memories of that prime era of comedy — in which she was surrounded by the likes of Jay Leno, David Letterman, Richard Pryor and Lily Tomlin at the peaks of their live-performance careers — in a book called "Big Fun" next year.
"You'll be relieved to know it's not an autobiography," she says. "No childhood stories. Just the great, hilarious stories I witnessed being around during what I call 'the second golden age of comedy,' and none of these stories have been told. I was the 'doorman' in the club and I'm the one who witnessed them. The book is a very funny love letter, and I think people could use a laugh these days."
While her book is coming out in 2014, Boosler's focus right now is on her two upcoming shows. She selects the local rescue organizations her shows benefit, and allows their rescuers to attend for free while also introducing them to the audience to help spread word of mouth for their efforts.
Boosler also allows the groups to collect donations and sell their merchandise, and all of her after show merchandise is sold for their benefit. In each city, she leaves behind 100 percent of the after show sales to benefit local rescues in the communities in which she performs.
"My greatest joy is that now, my bond with my audience is so much deeper because it's rooted in our mutual love for animals," says Boosler. "I love the passion in people's eyes after my shows when they tell me about their rescued pets. Yes, I look at a thousand pictures a night, but everyone is so proud to have rescued and not bought. I am so happy that my real voice helps those who cannot speak for themselves. I'd just like to say, please visit tailsofjoy.net. Rescue, don't buy. And people, learn to work your damn phone cameras. I can't stand here all night." n
Elayne Boosler performs with the Glendale Philharmonic Orchestra Sunday at 4 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Glendale, 209 E. Louise St., Glendale. Tickets are $15 to $100. Call (323)663-3601 or visit glendalephilharmonic.com.
She performs for the Escondido Humane Society from 5 to 9 pm Oct. 12 at Vintana at Lexus Escondido, 1205 Auto Park Way, Escondido. Tickets are $125 to $225. Call Development Director Jean Russo at (760) 888-2240 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Cover for IKEA EKTORP Three-seat sofa - Sun Mulberry. The color violet relates to the imagination and spirituality. Violet stimulates imagination while calming the disposition. It is an introspective color, allowing us to get in touch with our deeper thoughts. As with green and blue, it helps a small room to appear larger. Interior designers pair a color with its opposite to evoke emotion and create interest in a room. The active and passive opposites are yellow and violet.
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- This is 7!
iPhone 7 dramatically improves the most important aspects of the iPhone experience. It introduces an advanced new camera system. The best performance and battery life ever in an iPhone. Immersive stereo speakers. The brightest, most colorful iPhone display. Splash and water resistance. And it looks every bit as powerful as it is. This is iPhone 7.
- Built to be water resistant
With its entire enclosure reengineered, iPhone 7 is the very first water-resistant iPhone. So now you're protected like never before against spills, splashes, and even dust.
- An advanced Home button
The Home button on iPhone 7 is an advanced solid-state button designed to be durable, responsive, and pressure sensitive. Working in tandem with the new Taptic Engine, it gives you precise tactile feedback as you press. And it's even customizable. Welcome home.
- Touch ID
Using a highly advanced fingerprint sensor that's as fast as ever, Touch ID makes unlocking your iPhone easy and secure.
- Apple Pay
With iPhone, you can pay instantly and securely in stores, in apps, and on the web. And because your card details are never shared by Apple with merchants or stored on your device, using Apple Pay is the safer way to pay.
- Optical image stabilization
iPhone 7 comes with optical image stabilization to reduce blur associated with motion and handshake. A sensor helps the lens counteract even the tiniest movement, allowing for up to 3x longer exposure compared to iPhone 6s.
- ƒ/1.8 aperture
A larger aperture allows up to 50 percent more light onto the camera sensor than iPhone 6s, further enhancing the camera's ability to take superb low-light photos. Teamed with the new six-element lens, the camera will deliver brighter, more detailed shots.
- Quad-LED True Tone flash
Four smart LEDs flash 50 percent brighter than iPhone 6s. The flash adjusts according to the color temperature of the environment, resulting in sharper, more brightly lit photos.
- Now your movies are just like the movies
Videos shot in darker settings with iPhone 7 will look remarkably better, enhanced by optical image stabilization and the all-new ƒ/1.8 aperture. And the camera captures high-resolution video. So you can shoot epic movies of epic moments, even if they're happening in low light.
- Time-lapse video
Capture footage at dynamically selected intervals to create a time-lapse video that's quick and easy to share.
- 7MP front-facing camera - love your selfie
The FaceTime HD camera is not only higher resolution, but it also uses wide color capture. So now you can take sharper and more vibrant selfies. Worried about lighting? The Retina Flash matches the ambient light for a shot with natural-looking skin tones. Hello, gorgeous.
- More brains behind the camera: smarter ISP
Why is the camera on iPhone 7 so advanced? It has an improved Apple-designed image signal processor built into the A10 Fusion chip. When you take a photo or video, the ISP powers over 100 billion operations and even uses machine learning to make your images look amazing. Other improvements include faster focus and improved local tone mapping and white balance.
- Photos for iOS: bringing all your memories into focus
You've never experienced your photos quite like this. The Photos app offers tools that let you find, share, and remaster your photos in entirely new ways. And the Memories feature uses advanced search technology to sort your photos into albums and movies for you to enjoy - without putting in any work.
- Faster and more efficient
With an all-new four-core design, the A10 Fusion chip's CPU has two high-performance cores and two high-efficiency cores. The high-performance cores can run at up to 2x the speed of iPhone 6, while the high-efficiency cores are capable of running at just one-fifth the power of the high-performance cores. That means you get the best performance and efficiency when you need it.
- EarPods: with a Lightning connector
iPhone 7 comes with EarPods that have a Lightning connector.
- Crystal clear VoLTE and Wi-Fi calls
iPhone 7 supports Voice over LTE - high-quality wideband calls that make your conversations sound as crisp and clear as if you were face to face. When you're unable to get cellular service, Wi-Fi calling provides an easy way to make and receive calls over a Wi-Fi connection. And now both are supported on even more carriers around the world.
- Answer calls on apps like Facebook Messenger and more
No matter where your call comes from, iPhone 7 can answer it just like a regular call. You can even access your contacts and use call waiting.
Technical Specification
|Product Description
|Apple iPhone 7 - black - 4G - 32 GB - GSM - smartphone
|Product Type
|Smartphone 4G
|Manufacturer Model Number
|LCD display - 1334 x 750 pixels - 4.7" - 326 ppi - Retina HD display with IPS technology - fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
|Rear-facing camera, front-facing camera, stereo speakers
|Apple A10 Fusion - 64-bit - with M10 motion
|Operating System
|iOS 10
|Rear Camera
|12 Megapixel - BSI - f/1.8 - focus: automatic
|Front Camera
|7 Megapixel - BSI f/2.2
|Service Provider
|Not specified
|SIM Card Type
|Nano SIM
|SIM Card Qty
|Wireless Interface
|NFC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
|Security Devices
|Fingerprint reader
|Messaging Services
|Talk Time
|Up to 840 minutes
|Standby Time
|Up to 240 hours
|Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
|Dimensions (WxDxH)
|67.1 mm x 7.1 mm x 138.3 mm
|138 g
|1.34 W/kg (body) / 1.38 W/kg (head)
|Manufacturer Warranty
|1-year warranty
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Snowden Case Boosts Chinese Internet Stocks
Leaks by former U.S. intelligence employee Edward Snowden have given a jolt to stocks of some mainland Chinese Internet security companies. The WSJ's Wei Gu tells Jake Lee why investors are buying into Chinese Internet companies.
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Sony taps out PS3 controller keyboard
Console controller clip-on keyboard
PlayStation 3 owners can finally get chatty because Sony has launched a clip-on keyboard for the console's SixAxis and DualShock 3 controllers.
Sony's PS3 Wireless Keypad
The PS3 Wireless Keypad clips between the two thumb pads. It communicates with the console over Bluetooth and has a standard Qwerty key layout.
Sony's designed the keyboard to overcome the limitations of the PS3's on-screen keyboard which, much like the Wii's virtual keypad, has been slated as slow and cumbersome.
Better than the on-screen keyboard?
Iconed buttons on the lower part of the Wireless Keypad allow gamers to jump to pre-set features on console's XMB menu system, including Friends and Message Box.
The PS3 keyboard key area can also be used as a sort of touchpad, which Sony claims allows gamers to easily manoeuvre the pointer while, say, web browsing. It's worth noting that this idea isn't new though, as Sony integrated a similar feature onto the Vaio Pocket VGF-AP1 media player back in 2004, and it slightly resembles the Xbox Qwerty text-input device we reported on in April of last year.
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A giant storm rages in the northern hemisphere of Saturn in these two images from the Cassini spacecraft. The image at left shows the entire planet, with the rings forming a thin horizontal line across the middle. The storm is the billowing white feature at top center. It circles all the way around the giant planet. The image at right is a false-color close-up of a small part of the storm. Blue clouds are the highest, with yellow or white below them, then red and brown, and finally deep blue. The storm clouds probably are made of water ice covered by crystallized ammonia. [NASA/JPL/SSI]
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Hurricane season is entering what's typically its most active time. Most of the tropical systems usually occur from late August through early October, with the peak in mid-September -- near the end of summer in the northern hemisphere.
An even bigger storm is starting to calm down on the planet Saturn. It began last December and has been raging ever since. At its peak, the storm wrapped all the way around the northern hemisphere.
Big storms aren't all that rare on Saturn. Beginning in 1876, a new one has been seen about every 30 years or so -- the length of the planet's orbit around the Sun. Until now, they've all started during early summer in the northern hemisphere.
But this storm came well ahead of schedule. It began in early spring. Here on Earth, it would be as if a Category 5 hurricane hit in April instead of during the warmer months of summer.
The storm began as a violent thunderstorm that pushed water and ammonia from hundreds of miles below the planet's visible cloudtops. As the giant plume hit the upper atmosphere, powerful winds sheared off the top, pushing the storm all the way around the giant planet.
The storm is calming down, but it may take a long time for the planet's northern hemisphere to return to normal.
Look for golden Saturn to the upper right of the Moon as night falls this evening. The star Spica is a little closer to the Moon's upper left. More about this lineup tomorrow.
Script by Damond Benningfield, Copyright 2011
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