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Posted: Tue 08 Jan 2013, 08:16
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What is considered to be best midsize music player in Puppy?
The candidates so far are Deadbeef, Aqualung, Alsaplayer and maybe Gogglesmm but that looks more weighty an install.
I have installed Deadbeef 0.5.6 and it is small and seems to do most things. The larger plugins aren't needed at all so without them it's quite a trim package.
Is there any advantage to looking at others? Which do people prefer and why? Are any better sound quality than others?
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It's worth reading "Audio player applications - THE LIST" -
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Thank you, that is an excellent list that you have created.
I don't really want a full "jukebox" type player. I have tried Clementine and it was a big download but I didn't really find much that I wanted compared to the smaller GUI players.
I'm just wondering if anyone can suggest something a little better than Deadbeef without being huge. Some sort of auto-level control would be good.
Are they all the same audio wise? I don't know what gstreamer and pulse and jack and things like that mean.
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If you can persuade forum member ttuuxxx to compile and pre-configure the app VLC, you will not need another media player. When ttuuxxx pre-configures VLC, there are Multimedia menu entries for each function of VLC, namely, Play DVD movie, Play music CD, Play VCD, and VLC media player. VLC requires the qt4 library.
I don't know why the Puppy project cannot give VLC the respect it deserves by making it the default media player. Generally, if a version of Puppy cannot install VLC, I lose interest quickly.
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I like Audacious. It seems to sound better than the other smallish players I've tried, even though they probably use the same back end.
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I also like Audacious
Currently using version 3.2.3-2 pet provided by playdayz.
Great sound on my pc.
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xan wrote:
I'm just wondering if anyone can suggest something a little better than Deadbeef without being huge.
Deadbeef seems to be the current flavour-of-the-month for the type of audio player you're after, so your choice is probably fine.
I personally prefer the look and feel of BMP, and if you do some Googling you will find quite a number of people who go to a lot of trouble getting the classic XMMS running on modern Linux distros. XMMS seems to have a cult following.
I suggest you take a look at Goggles. I haven't tried it myself, but it seems to have earned itself a dedicated following.
xan wrote:
Some sort of auto-level control would be good.
This requires either -
i) ReplayGain support
ii) some form of normalizer plugin
You just need to check what's available for the player application you choose.
xan wrote:
Are any better sound quality than others?
Ah, that's a BIG question. And it depends on how good your hifi system is, too.
Generally, audio player applications are supposed to read digital audio files, decompress them if necessary, and create a digital audio stream to feed to a sound card. If they all do this job properly, there should be minimal difference in sound quality between them.
In practice, however, they may use different codec libraries which can result in differences in sound quality - if your music library is MP3, you should aim to use a player which utilises the libMAD library - this is generally agreed to be the best MP3 decoder.
Worse, though, some audio player applications apply filtering and EQ, because they assume this will improve "sound quality" on the "average" user's junk computer speakers. I think Winamp was guilty of this at one stage.
The best contributor of computer sound quality is the operating system itself. In this regard, you're lucky to be using Linux, because the underlying ALSA sound system handles audio very well - much better than Windows XP - and this difference is audible (with a decent sound card).
For the ultimate in sound quality, you can (and should) configure ALSA to bypass its internal volume control (dmix).
More of this information can be found in the MPD thread -
You will see that there are also potential tweaks to the Linux kernel, itself.
From there, you're in audiophile territory. Have a browse through the postings at
This level of sound quality assumes a high-end computer sound card - something like the Ayre Acoustics QB-9 USB DAC ($2500) or Wavelength Audio Crimson USB DAC ($7500).
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Gas Explosions in Taiwan Kill Dozens
Underground explosions in Taiwan's second-largest city triggered fires that ripped through the streets. The WSJ's Jake Lee speaks with Eva Dou about the situation on the ground.
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Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Ian Falconer (Author, Illustrator)
Ages 3+
ZiggityZoom Review
I was probably more excited for a new Olivia book to be released than my little one. Ever since my
daughter and I read our first Olivia book, we were hooked. I stayed hooked on the cheeky pig's
adorable and hilarious antics, which seemed to mirror many things in our own home. Now, my
daughter prefers nature books, but I enjoyed every page of this new Olivia book. Surrounded by
princesses, Olivia clearly needs to find a way to stand out. True to that pig we all know and love, she
puts her unique spin on the princess craze.
Book Description
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (August 28, 2012)
In this picture book starring the world's most imaginative pig, Olivia embarks upon a quest for identity
with very lofty goals—and being a princess is NOT one of them!
Olivia is having an identity crisis! There are too many ruffly, sparkly princesses around these days, and
Olivia has had quite enough. She needs to stand out! She has to be special! She wants to do more than
just fit in! So what will she be?
Join Olivia on a hilarious quest for individuality, and rest assured, you won't find THIS pig pleased to
be in pink!
Interested primarily in children's books, Annie writes book reviews for all types of children's books. Her primary interest, however, is picture books for the younger age groups. Her favorite kids book authors include Rosemary Wells and Dr. Seuss. With new technology pressing forward, Annie is also involved in reviewing apps for children.


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I've been going to Cannes for more years than I care to remember and it's always fascinating when I return back home after 12 days of hell and champagne to hear what reports people have seen or read about this - the most iconic of festivals.
Some years it barely registers with the general public, while other times you feel like you've been a VIP at the centre of the universe and all your friends get green-eyed while talking over a beer in Camden.
You see, like every festival, Cannes, despite its reputation as leader of the pack, has to work hard to hit the front pages and like the Oscars, this is more likely to come about from a celebrity or their fashion or a combination of the two. But it's the programming of the official selection that will dictate the flow of editorial and will decide if the festival is a success or not.
If news editors around the world give up on their coverage of the world famous red carpet (which is more common than you'd think) then the festival is sunk - and so are all the brands associated with the festival who spend a fortune trying to get a large dose of not-so-free publicity.
So, it's more than important to kick off the festival with a bang; or rather an American film where all the stars are globally recognizable.
This year, it's Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom which spearheads the Cannes charge with the likes of Tilda Swinton and Bill Murray and then the game is on to keep these stuffy news editors interested.
Cannes has a few aces up its sleeves this year. Brad Pitt will be in town to premiere Killing Them Softly slap bang in the middle of the festival which will no doubt cause a flurry of media interest - "Will Angelina come? Will she do that leg thing again? Will they have engagement rings on? Do they fart and if they do, do their pumps smell of roses?"
Following on from Brangelina, the Twilight Saga is coming to Cannes in the only way it would ever be allowed; both leads, Kristen Stewart who wouldn't know a smile if it kicked her in the teeth and her awkward public schoolboy boyfriend Robert Pattinson are both making appearances; the former in the Jack Kerouac adaptation On the Road and the latter in David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis.
And as if that wasn't good/bad enough, Zac Efron is making his Cannes debut in The Paperboy. The only teen superstar missing is Justin Bieber but if I've learned anything over the years at the festival, it's important not to rule anything out.
Like, who would have thought Kylie had gone back into acting and was appearing at the festival in what looks like a very strange French film called Holy Motors? This, unlike Kylie, is bound to raise eyebrows.
Towards the end on the 24th, there's the perennial amfAR event (American Foundation for AIDS Research), the stock cube of Cannes celebrity juice, where all the stars from the festival turn out to have one massive party conveniently in front of the world's press.
If all goes according to plan, it would appear on paper that you're going to hear quite a lot from this year's festival but you never know how the world will turn and how the brains of news editors work.
I personally won't know until I get back to the UK and go to the pub with my friends. They'll fill me on what they've heard on-line, in the papers and on TV about the fashion faux-pas, the celebrity gossip and the rumours.
However, they'll always end up asking "But what were the good films?!"


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I just returned from Clarksdale, Miss., headquarters for Farm Press Publications. We had our sometimes-annual meeting of editors, during which we made excuses for the stuff we meant to do but didn't over the past year and promised to do better. We probably won't.
While we were in the vicinity, however, we seized the opportunity to wish well our good friend and long-time managing editor Bob Frazer, who has retired after 32 years with the company.
Bob is one of those crucial people in our organization who toils behind the scenes and whose work is noticed only when he doesn't do it. Which, in Bob's case, was never. For more than three decades, Bob has made me and other field editors look better than we probably are by his judicious editing and fact checking.
We would have been hard-pressed to get an issue out without Bob's keen eye, wit and intellect. We will miss his efforts, his professionalism and his friendship but understand that after 32 years having to deal with editors such as yours truly he deserves the rest.
We wish him well and expressed as much during a retirement luncheon/roast at our annual meting. I was most happy to aim a few pointed barbs at his tough old hide.
But Bob did pretty well at this send-off. He made off with some pretty good loot, including a new fishing rod, a case of fine California wine and a handsome mantel clock, though it does perplex me why a recently retired person needs or wants to know what time it is.
Bob's good wife Betty and I, over dinner one evening and possibly resulting from too much Kool-Aid, fell into a discussion of Viking funerals, which is my favored means of exiting this world. According to legend, Vikings placed their warriors into open wooden boats filled with highly combustible matter, shoved the vessels into the sea and shot fire-tipped arrows at the floating funeral pyre until some skillful archer actually hit it and set it on fire.
Betty has volunteered to shoot the flaming arrows at my Viking funeral, which should take place at night to enhance the visual spectacle. I must admit, however, to being a bit concerned at the enthusiasm with which she embraced this project.
During our editorial meetings we discussed basa, a fish of Vietnamese origin sometimes disguised as good ole U.S. farm-raised catfish and sold to unsuspecting consumers as such. I mention this only because we discovered basa to be one of the most frequently hit Internet topics on farm Web sites and I thought I might lure an extra reader or two to this column with a mention or two.
We spent our final evening in Clarksdale at one of the city's fine blues clubs, where I feasted on U.S. farm-raised catfish. I'm relatively certain it was not basa.
Oh yeah, we also did some work.


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Product Description: DUPLIKATOR 5.5 PLUS is a postemergent, systemic herbicide with no soil residual activity. It is generally non-selective and gives broad-spectrum control of many annual weeds, perennial weeds, woody brush and trees. It is formulated as a water-soluble liquid. It may be applied through most standard industrial or field-type sprayers after dilution and thorough mixing
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Aerial - Fixed-Wing and Helicopter
Ground Broadcast Spray - Boom or boomless systems, pull-type sprayer, floaters, pick-up sprayers, spray coupes and other ground broadcast equipment.
Hand-Held or High-Volume Spray Equipment—Knapsack and backpack sprayers, pump-up pressure sprayers, handguns, handwands, mistblowers, lances and other hand-held and motorized spray equipment used to direct the spray onto weed foliage.
This product is not registered in California or Arizona for use in mistblowers.
Selective Equipment - Recirculating sprayers, shielded and hooded sprayers, wiper applicators and sponge bars.
Injection Systems - Aerial or ground injection sprayers.
Controlled-Droplet Applicator (CDA) - Hand-held or boom-mounted applicators which produce a spray consisting of a narrow range of droplet sizes.
Use the recommended rates of this herbicide in 3 to 15 gallons of water per acre unless otherwise specified on the label. Unless otherwise specified, do not exceed 22 fluid ounces per acre. Refer to the individual use area sections of the label for recommended volumes, application rates, and further instructions.
This product plus dicamba tank-mixtures may not be applied by air in California.
Ensure uniform application-To avoid streaked, uneven or overlapped application, use appropriate marking devices.
Use the recommended rates of this product in 3 to 40 gallons of water per acre as a broadcast spray unless otherwise specified. As density of weeds increases, spray volume should be increased within the recommended range to ensure complete coverage. Carefully select proper nozzles to avoid spraying a fine mist. For best results with ground application equipment, use flat-spray nozzles. Check for even distribution of spray droplets.
Apply to foliage of vegetation to be controlled. For applications made on a sprayto-wet basis, spray coverage should be uniform and complete. Do not spray to the point of runoff. Use coarse sprays only. For recommended rates and timing, refer to the \"Annual Weeds-Hand-Held or High-Volume Equipment\" section of this product label.
This product may be applied through recirculating spray systems, shielded applicators, hooded sprayers, wiper applicators or sponge bars, after dilution and thorough mixing with water, to listed weeds growing in any non-crop site specified on the label.
In cropping systems, hooded sprayers, shielded sprayers, and wipers may be used in row-middles (in between rows of crop plants) where any dripping or leaking will not contact crop foliage. Such equipment must be capable of preventing all crop contact with herbicide solutions and operated without leakage of spray mists or dripping onto crop. Wipers over-the-top of crops may be used only when specifically recommended in this product labeling.
Contact of the herbicide solution with desirable vegetation may result in damage or destruction. Application equipment used above desirable vegetation should be adjusted so that the lowest spray stream or wiper contact point is at least 2 inches above the desirable vegetation. Droplets, mist, foam or splatter of the herbicide solution settling on desirable vegetation may result in discoloration,
stunting or destruction.
Applications made above the crops should be made when the weeds are a minimum of 6 inches above the desirable vegetation. Better results may be obtained when more of the weed is exposed to the herbicide solution. Weeds not contacted by the herbicide solution will not be affected. This may occur in dense clumps, severe infestations or when the height of the weeds varies so that not
all weeds are contacted. In these instances, repeat treatment may be necessary.
Recirculating Spray System
A recirculating spray system directs the spray solution onto weeds growing above desirable vegetation, while spray solution not intercepted by weeds is collected and returned to the spray tank for reuse.
Shielded and Hooded Applicators
When applied under the conditions described in the following paragraphs for shielded and hooded applications, this product at recommended rates will control those weeds listed in the \"ANNUAL WEEDS RATE TABLE\" and \"PERENNIAL WEEDS RATE TABLE\" sections of the label. A hooded sprayer is a type of shielded applicator where the spray pattern is fully enclosed including top, sides, front and back, thereby shielding the crop from the spray solution. Keep shields on these sprayers adjusted to protect desirable vegetation. When applying to crops grown on raised beds, ensure that the hood is designed to completely enclose the spray solution. If necessary, extend the front and rear flaps of the hoods to reach the ground in deep furrows. EXTREME CARE MUST BE EXERCISED TO AVOID CONTACT OF HERBICIDE WITH DESIRABLE VEGETATION.
This equipment must be set up and operated in a manner that avoids bouncing or raising the hoods off the ground in any way. If the hoods are raised, spray particles may escape and come into contact with the crop, causing damage or destruction of the crop. Avoid operation on rough or sloping ground where the spray hoods might be raised off the ground.
Use hoods designed to minimize excessive dripping or run-off down the insides of the hoods. A single, low pressure/low drift flat-fan nozzle with an 80 to 95 degree spray angle positioned at the top center of the hood is recommended. Spray volume should be 20 to 30 gallons per acre.
These procedures will reduce the potential for crop injury:
- The spray hoods must be operated on the ground or skimming across the ground.
- Leave at least an 8 inch untreated strip over the drill row. For example, if the crop row width is 38 inches, the maximum width of the spray hood should be 30 inches.
- Maximum tractor speed: 5 miles per hour to avoid bouncing of the spray hoods.
- Maximum wind speed: 10 miles per hour.
- Use low-drift nozzles that provide uniform coverage within the treated area.
Crop injury may occur when the foliage of treated weeds come into direct contact with leaves of the crop. Do not apply this product when the leaves of the crop are growing in direct contact with weeds to be treated. Droplets, mist, foam or splatter of the herbicide solution may contact the crop and cause discoloration, stunting or destruction.
Wiper Applicators
When applied under the conditions described in the following paragraphs, this product CONTROLS many weeds, including Volunteer corn, Texas panicum, Common rye, Shattercane, Sicklepod, Spanishneedles and Bristly starbur; and SUPPRESSES many weeds including Florida Beggarweed, Bermudagrass, Hemp dogbane, Dogfennel, Guineagrass, Johnsongrass, Milkweed, Silverleaf nightshade, Redroot pigweed, Giant ragweed, Smutgrass, Sunflower, Canada thistle, Musk thistle, Vaseygrass and Velvetleaf.
Wiper applicators are devices that physically wipe appropriate amounts of this product directly onto the weed.
Equipment must be designed, maintained and operated to prevent the herbicide solution from contacting desirable vegetation. Operate this equipment at ground speeds no greater than 5 miles per hour. Performance may be improved by reducing speed in areas of heavy weed infestations to ensure adequate wiper saturation. Better results may be obtained if two applications are made in opposite directions.
Avoid leakage or dripping onto desirable vegetation. Adjust height of applicator to ensure adequate contact with weeds. Keep wiping surfaces clean. Be aware that, on sloping ground, the herbicide solution may migrate, causing dripping on the lower end and drying of the wicks on the upper end of a wiper applicator. Do no use wiper equipment when weeds are wet.
Mix only the amount of solution to be used during a 1-day period, as reduced activity may result from use of leftover solutions. Clean wiper parts immediately after using this product by thoroughly flushing with water.
Do not add surfactant to the herbicide solution.
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For Panel Applicators - Solutions ranging from 33 to 100 percent of this product in water may be used in panel wiper applicators.
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The rate of this product applied per acre by vehicle-mounted CDA equipment must not be less than the amount recommended in the label when applied by conventional broadcast equipment. For vehicle-mounted CDA equipment, apply 2 to 15 gallons of water per acre.
For the control of annual weeds with hand-held CDA units, apply a 20-percent solution of this product at a flow rate of 2 fluid ounces per minute and a walking speed of 1.5 miles per hour (1 quart per acre). For the control of perennial weeds, apply a 20- to 30-percent solution of this product at a flow rate of 2 fluid ounces per minute and a walking speed of 0.75 miles per hour (2 to 3 quarts per acre).
Controlled droplet application equipment produces a spray pattern that is not easily visible. Extreme care must be exercised to avoid spray or drift contacting the foliage or any other green tissue of desirable vegetation, as damage or destruction may result.
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Preplant, Preemergence, At-Planting
USE INSTRUCTIONS: This product may be applied before, during or after planting Soybeans.
Apply to actively-growing annual weeds. Annual weeds are generally easiest to control when they are small.
Older, mature (hardened) annual weed species may require higher rates even if they meet the size requirements.
Do not tank-mix with soil residual herbicides when using these rates unless otherwise specified.
For weeds that have been mowed, grazed or cut, allow regrowth to occur prior to treatment.
This product may be used up to 44 fluid ounces per acre where heavy weed densities exist.
Annual Weeds - Rates for Higher Water-Carrier Volumes
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Older, mature (hardened) annual weed species may require higher rates even if they meet the size requirements.
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For best results, use a 1.5-percent solution on harder-to-control perennials, such as Bermudagrass, Dock, Field bindweed, Hemp dogbane, Milkweed and Canada thistle.
When using application methods that result in less than complete coverage, use a 4-percent solution for annual and perennial weeds and a 4- to 7-percent solution for woody brush and trees.


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april 4, 2013 (SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT) - Logic Supply (www.logicsupply.com), a leading provider of specialized systems for industrial and embedded application, welcomed the robotics team from Essex High School and the Center for Technology Essex to its South Burlington headquarters on Wednesday, April 3. Roughly 30 Logic Supply employees crowded around as the team demonstrated their custom-engineered robot.
The team (and their robot) partook in this year's FIRST Tech Challenge. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology. This year's competition was an extreme version of tic-tac-toe: The teams required a strong and nimble robot to move donut-like rings onto a nine-piece hanger as quickly as possible, all while averting collisions with the competing team.
In the Logic Supply office, the robot--controlled by two Xbox controllers, one for the arm and another for the wheels--moved with grace from point A to point B as the team showcased their impressive cooperation.
Logic Supply was delighted to host such a passionate and creative group of high school students. "These students are learning critical engineering and project management skills that are valued by businesses today," said Mark Heyman, Logic Supply's Director of Human Resources. "You are our future engineers, programmers and leaders."
Logic Supply recognizes that today's young people will shape the future of technology and plans to continue supporting STEM education in Vermont.
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by Rita Charleston
Robert Anu is many things to many people. He's an actor, producer, production manager, teacher and much more. In fact, right now he's wearing his director's hat and bringing us "Purlie Victorious" at Allens Lane Theater, Allens Lane and McCallum Street in West Mt. Airy. The play runs on three consecutive weekends — Sept 27, 28, 29; Oct. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12.
Written by Ossie Davis, a man Anu says "viewed himself more as an author and activist rather than an actor," the play takes place during the Civil Rights era. Purlie V. Judson is a man on a mission to retrieve the rightful legacy of a dead relative from the conniving clutches of Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee, a dyed-in-the-wool segregationist and plantation owner. With the help of others, Purlie conspires to hoodwink Ol' Cap'n in order to reclaim his ancestral church and re-establish it as Georgia's first integrated house of worship.
"I remember that era very well," Anu says. "I was the youngest of five Negro boys to integrate a private school on the Main Line in 1964. So the idea of segregation was one I grew up with and certainly was very aware of."
Not so the lead actors he's now working with who are mainly in their 30s. "At times it can be difficult directing young actors who don't know the time period. But culturally there's something in our race, our genetic history that makes us all aware that the U.S. has many divisions," Anu insists.
To overcome the obvious challenge of dealing with actors who weren't even born yet, Anu shows them documentary materials and shares much of the background of the time with them, attempting to get them to realize and therefore be able to re-live the emotion of the time.
Anu admits directing may be one of the most enjoyable hats he wears. "While I do like it all, right now I would say I really like directing and having the ability to shape the performances. Although it really is a very collaborative effort with all the other people involved in the production — set designers, lighting and costume designers and so on — I do enjoy the vision I have for the play and then seeing it all come to fruition."
Anu, 60, who listed his ambition as scientist when he was in grammar school, developed his passion for the theater while a student at Haverford College, when he co-founded a black drama group with a student from Bryn Mawr College. (He also earned a law degree from Cornell University and studied at Villanova University Graduate Theater School.) Among the many things he's done over the years is act with the National Shakespeare Company, Wilma Theatre, Arden Theater, Black Theater Festival and others. He's directed and produced at many venues and also teaches are various universities and theaters around the city.
"This is the eighth production I've directed over the years at Allens Lane, and it's very satisfying," Anu says. "And as a director, I would say casting is a very, very important component of what I do. In fact, I would say casting is maybe 95 percent of it. Sometimes the process is done in collaboration with others, but ultimately the director makes the ultimate decision. And if you get the right cast, you get a great show."
And once having assembled that cast, Anu says his primary responsibility is to encourage his actors to give portrayals that are not only instinctual and intuitive but also emotional and expressive. "We use the text to allow the actors to explore a wide range of the characters they are portraying. But while doing that, they've also examining their own lives. That's where my best work is, even as I get the most powerful portrayals from the actors. Once I do that, all the rest just falls into place. And, hopefully, that's when we create magic."
Friday and Saturday night performances for "Purlie Victorious" begin at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Ticket prices vary. For more information, call 215-248-0646.


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Over the last few weeks, the varsity Torreys took on Parker, Cathedral, Bishops, La Jolla High, Pacific Ridge and Dana Hills. Both the JV and varsity teams dominated Bishops, with the varsity team almost sweeping all of its doubles matches against Parker and Bishops. Juniors Danielle Devor and Lauren Ross shined, winning two out of three singles sets against both schools. Doubles players Lindsey Jacobs, Olivia Martin, Alexis Parkhurst, Hannah Shaich, Niki Mani and Kendal McGinnis all did great and won almost all of their doubles sets. Torreys defeated Parker 13-5 and Bishops 12-6.
They were defeated 6-12, however, by Cathedral. The Torreys were only able to take home three singles sets won by Devor and three doubles sets, two won by Shaich and Mani, and one by Jacobs and Martin. Cathedral played solid, and for some Country Day players, it was an off day — frustrating for the coaches as much as the players.
This past week, the Torreys had one of their hardest competitions of the season, as they took on La Jolla High School and Dana Hills, two of Southern California's toughest teams. They began the week with a match against LJHS — their biggest rival, whom they've beaten in the finals of the CIF championships for the past two years.
The Vikings have a solid team, but the Torreys were ready to put their best foot forward for this match. Head coach Joslynn Burkett added more strength to the doubles lineup, teaming Devor with Jacobs. As a result, the Torreys won seven out of nine doubles sets, which were dominated by Devor and Jacobs, as well as McGinnis and Martin.
While the doubles teams were impressive, the Torreys struggled with the Vikings singles players, who made very few errors and played at the top of their game.
Burkett, however, did not leave the match disappointed.
"The girls went out there and competed the best they could," she said. "Not only did they compete, but their team spirit was by far the cheeriest and most supportive of the entire season. I'm positive if someone were watching and did not know the score, they wouldn't have known that we lost."
After the tough loss against the Vikings, the Torreys took on Pacific Ridge for a "Pink Match" in support of breast cancer research, which the Torreys won 12 to 6.
The team then traveled to take on Dana Hills, one of LA's top varsity teams, where the Torreys lost 3-15 — gaining three wins in the doubles sets from McGinnis/Martin and Jacobs/Ross. The loss was a great learning experience, however, as the competition against such a tough geam will allow them to be ready for regionals.
The Torreys will rest and practice for one week before the CIF team championships, which will begin Oct. 23 at Country Day, and the CIF individual championships, which begin Nov. 5.
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Today's trivia question: What highly popular former pop star appeared, in a far different role, on the "Ed Sullivan Show" the same night as the first Beatles appearance?
Hints may or may not (depending on how you read this thing) be found within the text of the following story about the opening of Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre's production of the musical, "Oliver!"
The show opens July 20 in Livermore's Bankhead Theatre, and with it comes not only a boatload of great music and the compelling story of Oliver Twist, the young London orphan created by Charles Dickens, but a surprising array of trivia including the fact that Barry Humphries (Dame Edna) and Dominic Chianese (Uncle Junior Soprano in "The Sopranos") have appeared in "Oliver!" productions.
"Please, sir, may I have some more?" You ask.
"More?" I reply, "Of course."
Perhaps you have the idea this show originally slipped from the West End to New York's Broadway for its American debut. But, these poor, huddled masses slipped into Los Angeles and their set to San Pedro, to launch their American debut as part of the L.A. and San Francisco Light Opera, before getting to know The Great White Way.
The show truly does have a nice history and remains an extremely charming story telling the triumphant tale of young Oliver Twist's adventure in moving from riches to rags and back again to riches. And it's told with an array of great songs, including, "Food, Glorious Food," "Where Is Love?" "Consider Yourself," "I'd Do Anything" and "As Long As He Needs Me."
Tri-Valley Rep's production is directed by John Baiocchi, choreographed by Todd Aragon, with musical direction by Cary Litchford. Featured performers include Trevor Gomez (Oliver), Paul Plain (Fagin), Ron Houk (Bill Sykes), Julia Etzel (Nancy), Max DeSantis (Artful Dodger), Lucas de Ayora (Mr. Bumble), Sophia Delucchi (Bet), Shauna Shoptaw (Widow Corney), Gary Foley (Mr. Sowerberry), Julie Dahms (Mrs. Sowerberry), Noah McMoyler (Noah), Gary Bennett (Mr. Brownlow), Cassidy Kepp (Charlotte), Colin FitzMaurice (Charley), Betsy Edwards (Old Sally), Maren Haws (Mrs. Bedwin), Alexis Wong (Rose Seller) and Brian FitzMaurice (Grimwig).
They all combine to tell the story of Oliver, a foundling in wealthy circumstances who finds himself cast adrift on the mean streets of 1830s London, where he is taken under the wing of the kids in Fagin's gang that, with the help of their master, teach him the fine art of pickpocketing. He takes well to the new position, but finds himself yearning for family and home as the story unwinds toward a happy ending.
"Oliver!" plays in the Bankhead Theater at 2400 First St. in Livermore from July 20 through Aug. 4 with performances at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets, at $28 to $38, may be reserved at 925-373-6800 or http://tickets.livermoreperformingarts.org/single/psDetail.aspx?psn=2831.
Trivia Question's Answer: The star was Davy Jones, the charming British centerpiece for The Monkees, a made-for-TV pop group that assumed a life of its own in records and performance (as well as the somewhat less successful film, "Head," of which we may speak no more).
Kabaret … for Kids!: A musical variety show, hosted by theater and cabaret performer Samantha Samuels, returns to Pleasanton's Firehouse Arts Center at 4444 Railroad Ave. for 2 p.m. matinees July 12 and Aug. 2.
Songs were created for the show by songwriters Eric Vetro and Steven Shore, winner of two Emmy Awards. The production features talented young people from the Contra Costa and Tri-Valley areas. Performers include Pleasanton's teen improv troupe, Creatures of Impulse; performances from The Music Box Theatre Company's production of "All Shook Up;" 15 year-old magician Jack Alexander; as well as a variety of other local performers. Tickets cost $8 to $12 and are available at 925-931-4848 or www.firehousearts.org.
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The Urgency of Now
The health care summit meeting on Feb. 25 ended not with a bang but with a grimace. With the Republican opposition determined to remain only that, Democrats are left scrambling to salvage health care reform before its momentum peters out completely. To start over, as Republicans disingenuously suggest—as though they were not present and had no responsibility to participate in the yearlong process—would be to postpone reform indefinitely.
But Congress cannot merely shrug off the vexing problem of health care in the United States or pretend to "fix" it through tepid efforts at cost control. It does not serve the common good to help 3 million additional families pay for health insurance when more than 10 times that number have none. And it is morally unacceptable for 45,000 people to die each year in one of the wealthiest nations on earth for lack of health care insurance.
As a player in the health care debate, the church may not achieve all its goals immediately, though it has already achieved a great deal in protecting the integrity of the Hyde Amendment. It can continue to fight for the protection of the unborn, conscience clauses for medical professionals and health care for immigrant communities through the reconciliation process and future legislative action.
Reform is imperative. The status quo already endangers the nation's economic vibrancy as it diminishes human dignity. Postponing a comprehensive solution means costs will climb and fewer employers will offer insurance benefits. It took courage for previous Congresses to pass Social Security and Medicare against powerful opposition and public uncertainty. That same courage is required today. As Carol Keehan, D.C., president of the Catholic Health Association, insists, the time for reform is now.
The Cost of Uranium
President Obama has stated his support for the construction of safe, clean nuclear power plants in the United States but has said little about the methods by which the uranium needed to run them will be obtained. One possible location: the Arizona 1 mine, located approximately 10 miles from Grand Canyon National Park. At this spot in December 2009, uranium mining resumed after a 20-year hiatus. Denison Mines, a Canadian company, will extract up to eight 20-ton truckloads of uranium per day. The mining has begun, despite lawsuits from environmental groups and a two-year ban on new mining claims, to assess the environmental and economic impacts of the mines. Denison's claim is not a new one, however, so the company has been given appropriate permits to move forward. Its decision was spurred by rising uranium prices. But are increased profits worth the increased risk of environmental contamination and health problems?
On the Navajo reservation in northern Arizona, where extensive uranium mining took place more than 50 years ago, the effects are still felt. Sheep graze in the midst of radioactive tailing piles, and more than 2.3 million tons of hazardous waste have been buried near the reservation town of Tuba City, Ariz., covered only by a layer of soil and rock. Contaminated water and soil are thought to have increased instances of cancer and birth defects over time. A recent U.S. Geological Survey concluded that, while 95 percent of the water near the mining strip north of the Grand Canyon was drinkable, contamination could be found in areas near the mines. More work must be done to clean up past contamination and eliminate potential future problems before new mining projects move forward.
Descartes in Pennsylvania
In the mid-1800s an Italian mathematician stole from the Institut de France a stack of letters written by René Descartes. Since then scholar sleuths have recovered 45 of the 72 letters. They should have been looking at Haverford College, a Quaker-founded school in the leafy suburbs of Philadelphia, where one letter was found in February. It had been given to the university's library in 1902 by a donor unaware that it had been stolen. The university's president, Stephen G. Emerson, immediately called the Institut and promised to return the heirloom that had sat more or less unnoticed on his campus for over a century.
Mr. Emerson did the right thing. Often, after works of art with shaky provenances find their way into museums, the original country calls for their return and a legal battle ensues. The Getty Museum in Los Angeles was recently ordered by an Italian court to return the Getty's iconic bronze statue of an athlete. The museum says it did not know the work had been removed from Italy illegally. The judge countered that the museum showed "grave negligence." Around the globe, artworks have been taken and retaken as invading armies plundered palaces and museums; others are housed in museums that have superior resources for conservation. Both issues make deciding ownership a thorny question. Others were simply pilfered from the original sites. The Elgin Marbles, part of the Parthenon, were spirited away in 1801 by Lord Elgin and are still in the British Museum. But Haverford did the right thing. Ownership does not trump ethics. That would be putting Descartes before the horse.
Perhaps the summit airing caused some of the concepts to jell among media pundits. Huge numbers of folk are uninsured and denied coverage at any cost. Discrimination in coverage is rampant especially according to gender, age, occupation and locality. The cost of throwing everyone into the pool is quite modest and even contributes to a decline in future deficits. Medicare is fundable by simply raising the limits and kinds of income subject to the payroll tax. The party of 'no' has finally lost credibility and the media has refused to focus any more attention on outlandish and patently false assertions by those obviously in the deep pockets of insurers, providers and employers who resent any health care costs whatsoever. Perhaps now even our bishops will 'get it' and put their moral strength behind the best efforts to pass at least a simple plan. They will save enormous amounts on their own costs for insuring clergy.
Your statement that the Elgin Marbles were 'pilfered' or 'spirited away' is at best dubious and at worst a serious misrepresentation of the facts. While the details may be uncertain, it is generally recognized that Lord Elgin, at the time British ambassador to the Sublime Porte, did obtain some form of permission from the Ottoman government to remove artefacts from the Parthenon site. To portray Elgin's actions as blatant skullduggery, as you appear to, is to malign his character unfairly.
Sometimes partisanship causes us to fall into misleading innuendo and omission and even misrepresentation of relevant facts. The above comment provides a good example. If insurance companies are so greedy, would it make sense that they would turn away business from any individual who pays enough money so that they could project a profit from his premiums? That would make them not greedy, but dumb, acting against the interest of the shareholders and the company mission to make a profit by refusing to provide a profitable service. Next, the statement about discrimination, as if that is an inherently "evil" practice in which insurance companies engage. Every college admissions committee discriminates against those applicants with lower grades, lesser recommendations, and poorer test scores in favor of those with greater. In judgment we believe unrepentant sinners will be discriminated against because of their behavior. (Let's not accuse Him of culpable discrimination!) Is it wrong to charge me more for my health insurance because I choose to eat too much, smoke, and not exercise than my neighbor who is more prudent regarding his health and therefore it is totally predictable that I will used 3 times the services than my neighbor? Am I not responsible for my choices? (Those with unfortunate genetic dispositions are of course another matter).
That providing millions with insurance would not cost more money is counterintuitive to the American public. The president's smoke-and-mirrors presentation to the contrary is so shot full of holes that it is no longer taken seriously.
It is true that taxing benefits for those with "Cadillac" health plans would have gone a long way to paying for these new services, but unfortunately the president's proposal to exempt those he owed politically, unions and public employees, from these taxes was so outrageously unjust that it did no more than further his reputation as a well-spoken Daley style Chicago politician of patronage and finally caused this sensible proposal to be dropped from the current plan, leaving an immense unfunded hole.
Next, we need to address the party in the pockets of the insurers and financial institutions. The president received far more big bucks from insurers and financial institutions than did his opponent in the last election. And who can forget Big Pharma's very own Tom Daschle with his multi-million salary as a lobbyist, and his very own paid driver and limousine, the Tax Dodge? And the "investment" paid off: pharma will not be subject to free market pricing of their products (an anti-freemarket policy of which President Bush, sadly, was also guilty).
And let us recall that the president failed to live up to his repeated committment to avoid the mistake of the Clintons by going behind closed doors and presenting a fait de compli insurance package to be approved by the congress and the public. When the actual moment arrived, I can only conclude that since he had a supermajority in the house and senate, he concluded it wasn't necessary to live up to his word, that he could do exactly what the Clintons did and force the vote through in a hurry without any opoen debate or compromise. He miscalculated. So now we have before us a health plan which the great majority of the public disapprove.
So we have the statement of the party of No. The republicans are asking the president to do no more than simply do what he said he would do in the first place: go back and have the open debate. His answer? NO.
We need to be more than mere critics of the politicians. If the Editors support the bill that is being prepared for passage by "reconciliation" just say so. We need more than criticism of the critics of this potential legislation.
enjoyed the pun; in addition, yes: the british government should return these ill-gotten gains asap. will they? i doubt it. and how DO we describe the ethics of that refusal? self-serving at best; approving thievery next; and at worst ... well, what CAN one say about the british sense of (self) righteousness?!!
The institution of a bright-line provenance litmus test concerning museum artifacts is impossible for many items ... the practicality of returning 100% of the disputed items / artifacts throughout human history does not seem realistic ... ascertaining the legal validity and documented transfer of title going back centuries or more for many museum objects is for the most part out of the question ... for example, if American museums returned everything it acquired from the WW II era - whole installations would be decimated ... this is not imaginable ... at any Museum, the artwork in question is at the very least preserved for all of humanity to see and enjoy ... no one person is profiting from the artwork ... let us bury the hatchet


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 20, 2014
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California Education Community, Attorneys Outline Case Why Vergara Lawsuit Is Meritless
LOS ANGELES — Teachers, parents and students joined defense attorneys today at a news conference outlining the legal case against the meritless Vergara v. State of California lawsuit, which seeks to harm students and eradicate the professional rights of teachers. After three weeks of contradictory trial testimony, the plaintiffs have failed to make a case that certain state laws must be struck down to protect public school students.
The costly trial began Jan. 27 in Los Angeles County Superior Court. As the student plaintiffs and their lawyers are resting their case now, the legal team for CTA and CFT – which joined the lawsuit to protect students and the teaching profession – reiterated the strong case it plans to bring against the Vergara claims.
"For the past weeks the plaintiffs have failed to make any legal or logical connection between these laws they want to overturn and real issues important to our students and schools," said CTA President Dean E. Vogel. "This trial is a blatant effort to legislate from the bench instead of involving all the stakeholders who work hard every day to make our neighborhood schools so vital to our students. It's time to talk more about the real trials that our students face from poverty, a lack of state funding, and overcrowded classrooms. The landmark implementation of the new Common Core State Standards is impacting all students and educators."
"The moneyed interests behind this lawsuit want us to believe that taking away rights is the answer to improving public education," said CFT President Joshua Pechthalt. "We should be talking about restoring art and music to the curriculum, about lowering class size, about bringing in more funding and resources into our schools, about parents and teachers working together more effectively, and how we can improve teacher training and evaluation."
Attorney Jim Finberg, lead counsel for the California Teachers Association (CTA) and California Federation of Teachers (CFT), said the defense team will present clear and compelling evidence in court that the statutes being challenged do not harm students.
"The testimony of plaintiffs so far has not met the burden of proving all the elements of their claim, including that the statutes caused them real and appreciable harm and that they were treated differently from other students," Finberg said. "Moreover, no plaintiff has been able to establish that they were assigned a grossly ineffective teacher by the statutes, since the statutes do not assign teachers. Districts and principals do."
Finberg noted the testimony this week of the first defense expert, respected Harvard Professor Susan Moore Johnson, the former dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She testified that a well-managed district can indeed evaluate whether probationary teachers are ineffective; can use Peer Assistance and Review programs to mentor struggling teachers, or persuade them to leave teaching; and can keep effective and experienced teachers in high-minority, high-poverty schools by assigning strong principals and teachers to those schools.
Strangely, Vergara plaintiffs labeled as ineffective such award-winning teachers as Christine McLaughlin, the Pasadena Unified School District 2013 Teacher of the Year. This district video, entered into evidence, includes students praising her skills. "Teachers care about quality," McLaughlin said today. "We expect it in our students and we expect it from each other. The laws being challenged help keep a stable quality teaching force in our schools. The anecdotes the plaintiffs have tried to use as evidence have no connection to these laws and could have been given by students in any other state with wildly different laws governing teacher employment. That is a poor basis for changing public policy."
"This lawsuit distracts from the real needs of my students," said Gaby Ibarra, a fifth-grade bilingual immersion teacher at Niemes Elementary School in the ABC Unified School District in Cerritos. "They need up-to-date instructional materials aligned with the Common Core State Standards. They need modern technology to focus on the STEM standards to prepare them for the future. They need parents who have time to help them with their schoolwork. Our district provides professional development to address continuing teacher education, has in place a technology plan to update every school, and offers after-school tutoring programs at our site for our parents who can't help with homework. These are the right approaches, rather than blaming teachers for social problems and eliminating our rights."
Community college student Kenia Alcocer said teachers need support, not to be attacked in court. "As a community college student at East Los Angeles College, my goal is to transfer to UC Riverside and major in Political Science and Law. I wouldn't have gotten this far if it hadn't been for my teachers. We should focus on what's needed to support them, not on attacking them."
Martha Sanchez, a parent in the Los Angeles Unified School District, said teachers need rights. "I worked with my children's teachers to close down a polluting factory near their school. Those teachers were able to advocate forcefully and effectively for my children and the other students only because they knew they had rights that protected them against losing their jobs when they came under pressure opposing their efforts."
The news conference today drove home the arguments against the Vergara lawsuit. Plaintiffs have offered contradictory testimony and failed to demonstrate their case. Students Matter, a new group run by a Silicon Valley millionaire, is behind the lawsuit. See more lawsuit background here and here.
The 325,000-member CTA is affiliated with the 3.2 million-member National Education Association. The California Federation of Teachers is the statewide affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, and represents 120,000 faculty and school employees in public and private schools and colleges, from early childhood through higher education.