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En:HOWTO: systemd
systemd System and Service Manager
What is this?
systemd is a system and service manager for Linux, compatible with SysV and LSB init scripts.
systemd provides aggressive parallelization capabilities, uses socket and D-Bus activation for starting services,
offers on-demand starting of daemons, keeps track of processes using Linux control groups,
supports snapshotting and restoring of the system state, maintains mount and automount points
and implements an elaborate transactional dependency-based service control logic.
The ($) and (#) signs before all commands, just indicates how to enter the commands.
so don't actually type them. (#) means you have to be root, ($) means normal user
systemctl usage
the basics
journalctl usage
the basics
let's start with some basics. To access the logs of the journal use the journalctl tool.
To have a first look at the logs, just type in:
# journalctl
If you run this as root you will see all logs generated on the system, from system components the same way
as for logged in users. The output you will get looks like a pixel-perfect copy of the traditional /var/log/messages format,
but actually has a couple of improvements over it:
- Lines of error priority (and higher) will be highlighted red.
- Lines of notice/warning priority will be highlighted bold.
- The timestamps are converted into your local time-zone.
- The output is auto-paged with your pager of choice (defaults to less).
This will show all available data, including rotated logs.
Access Control
Browsing logs this way is already pretty nice.
But requiring to be root sucks of course, even administrators tend to do most of their work as unprivileged users these days.
By default, Journal users can only watch their own logs, unless they are root or in the adm group.
To make watching system logs more fun, you could add yourselve to adm:
# usermod -a -G adm yourusername
After logging out and back in as yourusername you have access to the full journal of the system and all users:
$ journalctl
Live View
If invoked without parameters journalctl will show you the current log database.
Sometimes one needs to watch logs as they grow, where one previously used tail -f /var/log/messages:
$ journalctl -f
Yes, this does exactly what you expect it to do: it will show you the last ten logs lines,
and then wait for changes and show them as they take place.
Basic Filtering
When invoking journalctl without parameters you'll see the whole set of logs, beginning with the oldest message stored.
That of course, can be a lot of data. Much more useful is just viewing the logs of the current boot:
$ journalctl -b
This will show you only the logs of the current boot, with all the gimmicks mentioned.
But sometimes even this is way too much data to process.
So let's just listing all the real issues to care about: all messages of priority levels ERRORS and worse,
from the current boot:
$ journalctl -b -p err
But, if you reboot only seldom the -b makes little sense, filtering based on time is much more useful:
$ journalctl --since=yesterday
And there you go, all log messages from the day before at 00:00 in the morning until right now. Awesome!
Of course, we can combine this with -p err or a similar match. But suppose, we are looking for something that happened on the
15th of October, or was it the 16th?
$ journalctl --since=2012-10-15 --until="2011-10-16 23:59:59"
And there we go, we found what we were looking for. But i noticed that some CGI script in Apache was acting up earlier today, let's see what Apache logged at that time:
$ journalctl -u httpd --since=00:00 --until=9:30
There we found it. But... , wasn't there an issue with that disk /dev/sdc? Let's figure out what was going on there:
$ journalctl /dev/sdc
Ouch ! a disk error! Hmm, maybe quickly replace the disk before we lose data.
Wait... didn't I see that the vpnc binary was nagging? Let's check for that:
$ journalctl /usr/sbin/vpnc
I don't get this, this seems to be some weird interaction with dhclient, let's see both outputs, interleaved:
$ journalctl /usr/sbin/vpnc /usr/sbin/dhclient
As you can see here with the given examples, Journalctl is a pretty advanced tool, than can track down pretty much anything.
But we're not done yet. Journalctl has some more to offer, which will be showed in the section Advanced Usage.
Advanced Filtering
Internally systemd stores each log entry with a set of implicit meta data.
This meta data looks a lot like an environment block, but actually is a bit more powerful.
This implicit meta data is collected for each and every log message, without user intervention.
The data will be there, and wait to be used by you. Let's see how this looks:
$ journalctl -o verbose -n $ Fri, 2013-11-01 19:22:34 CET [s=ac9e9c423355411d87bf0ba1a9b424e8;i=4301;b=5335e9cf5d954633bb99aefc0ec38c25;m=882ee28d2;t=4ccc0f98326e6;x=f21e8b1b0994d7ee] PRIORITY=6 SYSLOG_FACILITY=3 _MACHINE_ID=a91663387a90b89f185d4e860000001a _HOSTNAME=epsilon _TRANSPORT=syslog SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=avahi-daemon _COMM=avahi-daemon _EXE=/usr/sbin/avahi-daemon _SYSTEMD_CGROUP=/system/avahi-daemon.service _SYSTEMD_UNIT=avahi-daemon.service _SELINUX_CONTEXT=system_u:system_r:avahi_t:s0 _UID=70 _GID=70 _CMDLINE=avahi-daemon: registering [epsilon.local] MESSAGE=Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlan0.IPv4 with address 172.31.0.53. _BOOT_ID=5335e9cf5d954633bb99aefc0ec38c25 _PID=27937 SYSLOG_PID=27937 _SOURCE_REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=1351029098747042
(I cut out a lot here, I don't want to make this story overly long. Without the -n parameter it shows you
the last 10 log entries, but I cut out all but the last.)
With the -o verbose switch we enabled verbose output. Instead of showing a pixel-perfect copy of classic
/var/log/messages that only includes a minimimal subset of what is available,
we now see all the details the journal has about each entry, but it's highly interesting: there is user credential information.
Now, as it turns out the journal database is indexed by all of these fields, out-of-the-box! Let's try this out:
$ journalctl _UID=70
And there you go, this will show all log messages logged from Linux user ID 70.
As it turns out you can easily combine these matches:
$ journalctl _UID=70 _UID=71
Specifying two matches for the same field will result in a logical OR combination of the matches.
All entries matching either will be shown, i.e. all messages from either UID 70 or 71
If you specify two matches for different field names, they will be combined with a logical AND.
All entries matching both will be shown now, meaning that all messages from processes named avahi-daemon and host bwg-inc.
$ journalctl _HOSTNAME=bwg-inc _COMM=avahi-daemon
But of course, that's not fancy enough for us. We must go deeper:
$ journalctl _HOSTNAME=bwg-inc _UID=70 + _HOSTNAME=epsilon _COMM=avahi-daemon
The + is an explicit OR you can use in addition to the implied OR when you match the same field twice.
The line above means: show me everything from host bwg-inc with UID 70, or of host epsilon with a process name of avahi-daemon.
And now it becomes Magic
Who can remember all those values a field can take in the journal, I mean, who has that kind of photographic memory?
Well, the journal has:
$ journalctl -F _SYSTEMD_UNIT
This will show us all values the field _SYSTEMD_UNIT takes in the database, or in other words:
the names of all systemd services which ever logged into the journal. This makes it super-easy to build nice matches.


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11strong.com needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 4 designs submitted by 1 freelance designers.
This is actually for a personal blog, so no business involved.
i need a series of very simple icons. they are icons representing the different milestones my kid has achieved.
1. rolling over from back to front
2. rolling over from front to back
3. first words (dialog box?)
4. crawling
5. haircut (hair sticking up with scissors ready to cut it?)
6. solid food (full spoon?)
7. stand up
8. walk
9. movie
10. swim
11. height (ruler?)
12. weight (scale?)
as i think of more, i'll probably come back to the winner and commission them, but these are the dozen i'm looking for right now.
they should be gender neutral design and very simple, but they should have enough "style" to be recognized as a set.
please just create 1 or 2 of these for review before completing the whole set
icons should be optimal at 150x150 but still clear at 50x50

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Newcastle Upon Tyne City Guide Despite its portrayal as the fake-tanned 'Geordie Shore', Newcastle upon Tyne is an extremely diverse city in terms of nightlife. Aside from the regular chart-popping clubs, it plays host to one of the biggest house scenes in the UK. Boasting massive capacity clubs and huge live events featuring major names […]
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IamGugu necesitaba un nuevo diseño de botón o icono y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 80 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Guaranteed, 2-days FAST TRACK contest!
People who are using our new Unified Communications software - Lync 2010 (instant messaging, audio/video calls with webcams, desktop sharing, etc)
I'm working on an internal application and in a need of a few icons. This is my shopping list:
1. Icon for online conference
2. Icon for Instant Message (chat)
3. Icon for Application Sharing
4. Icon for an Audio call
5. Icon for a Video call
6. Icon for a telephone call
7. Icon for File Transfer
8. Icon for Remote Assistance
9. Icon for scheduling a meeting by looking at multiple people's availability (looking into multiple availability slots)
10. Background icon for presenting numbers
11. ... and a Hand-drawn square
To give you some idea of the style, I've attached a mock image of what the application is going to look like. Some explanation:
- You can find examples for the style of icons 1-9 in the red frame - please follow the same style;
- You can find an example for the background icon (number 10) for presenting numbers in the green frame
- I can't give you an example for the hand-drawn square (number 11) - please use a simple square frame (no filling) - with dark gray colour
I'll need high-res icons. I'll use them as 32x32.
I'll give you proper feedback several times during the day. Looking forward to seeing your creative work!


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Fitting Led's In The Footwell & Handbrake- Example On A Mk6.5
trikidy posted a tutorial in Ford Fiesta GuidesHello forum! This is a quick guide in how to fit footwell LED lights in a ford fiesta, mine is the Mk6 (Mk6.5) zetec but I cannot imagine there being too much difference in design between different fiestas. Firstly please see my other guide for how to fit them in the boot to find out the equipment you will need, for this I used 4 LED strips. Also a huge thanks to everyone who has helped in the threads to help me learn how to do this and also to jeebowhite! http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/44660-fitting-leds-in-the-boot-example-on-mk-65/#entry268352 I will be connecting these to the light above your head, I call this the map light, so that when the doors open they come on and they can be over-riden when you but the map light on they will also come on. Firstly pop your map light out, as the light is not designed to allow new connections to it there is not a simple wire we can connect to, so we will make our own. Strip some insulation of the wire and simply wrap it around the two points in the picture. Note do not do this until last, I am just showing you now so you understand how it will work! Red is posi and black neg. So to begin get a length of speaker cable, which you should have left over from the previous LED installation and cut it to size, I recommend cutting it to the length of your car which should allow some extra slack should you ever want to add new LED's on. Then remove your glovebox and peel away the rubber from the passenger side door bit, you can fully remove one section and leave the top section hanging, see pic. To save removing the plastic pillars, which I have heard is a pain, we will use the roof to hide the wire and then thread it through the gaps in the pillar to come out at the footwell. To start with post the wire through the map light hole straight out to the windscreen, you can see on the pic where I mean Then you will have this, post the wire through so that there is enough wire left to reach where the current light is: So that only this much wire is left: From this just tuck the wire up into the roof bit as you bring it along to the passenger side pillar, this way it will be concealed. Now you have it to the pillar you will see a small gap in the pillar, push the wire through here so it is like this: Then pull all of the wire through and make sure the rest of it is tucked up in the roof and that there is still enough wire to reach the map light. You should be left with this: From this look in the pillar for a small gap, then just post the wire down through the gap and it should come out here: Then you can see another gap from where it is now to the footwell, and post it through. Put the rubber seal back on as this will keep the wire concealed and you should have the wire out in the footwell! Once it is through I recommend tucking it behind the wires from the fusebox, this will keep it hidden and make it blend in a bit more! Now make sure the wire works, so get your LED and a crimp butt- dont seal it just make sure they are touching and then switch the light on, you should get light! Also try the door activation to turn them on: Right now you do not have to fit the handbrake lights, but if so you will need to unscrew the top of the handbrake, remove the gaitor and pull the fascia off around the handbrake, it just pulls of. You will also need to remove the plastic fascia in the footwell, there is simply 1 screw to remove and then pull it towards you as there are 2 clips holding it in place, the screw is here: Now to power lights in the drivers side you will need another piece of speaker wire, so cut another length and if you wish to do the handbrake light too cut another length, again roughly work it out- always go bigger than you need! Then poke the new piece of cable through to the drivers side, avoid the heater vents by tucking it under them and then through to the other side- you will need to remove the panel from the drivers side too. To do the handbrake lights you will need to feed a piece of wire to the handbrake, use the gearstick gap to see what you are doing and make the wire be as much out of the way as possible. Feed it all the way through to the end of the handbrake, you will notice a slight dip at the end, this is what we will use to feed the wires out. Once it is fed through make sure the cable reaches where I have shown in the pic and the rest is pushed down in the gap on the passenger side. Next up we need to connect the handbrake cable (that you have just fed through), the cable going through to the drivers side and an LED for the passenger footwell. So crimp butt, I used yellow for this, crimp the wire that you have fed from the map light down the pillar to these three wires, on the LED blue is posi and clear is neg. So you want to twist together the posi and neg from the two wires +led into one wire and crimp this to the wire you have threaded down from the map light. Crimp it tight and make sure it doesn't come lose. Next crimp ends to the handbrake light: Then crimp two led strips to this, again make the neg go together and the pos go together. Test they work. Once you have done this you can stick them in place, I replaced the handbrake plastic fascia bit first and then stuck the lights on, one on the drivers & one on the passenger sides: Then stick your gearstick back on and again test the light, by testing as you go you can work out why they aren't working after you do something! Now we need to crimp the drivers side led strip on, again fairly simple by now: Once you have done this reattach the drivers side plastic fascia, ensuring enough cable is left to attach the LED's to where you want- I chose the very thin plastic bit where the computer reader plugs in, you should be able to hide all the red and black cable as the LED's tend to have a long cable: Test again, as you can see on mine they are hidden: Next up reattach the passenger side fascia, making sure enough cable is there and all wires are hidden, I stuck my passenger side to the bit of plastic that you can see below the glovebox. Test again and then stick your glovebox back. Now as far as the lights go you are done, when you touch the connectors to the place shown on the first picture they should light up, now all that is left is to connect it to the map light. Strip some of the wire and wrap it around the two connectors, I found using a very small flat head screwdriver was useful to manipulate the wire, once it is around lasso it around itself and make sure it is tight. I taped the wire to the light so that it reduced the tension on the connection: Check the connection and you are done! I put some insulation tape around the connection because I thought it would help! Enjoy your LED's! Any questions I will do my best to help!
Fitting Led's In The Boot- Example On Mk 6.5
trikidy posted a tutorial in Ford Fiesta GuidesHello! This is me trying to explain how I fitted LED's in my boot. The total price was £28.13, but you will be left with plenty of supplies to do this again, you will have loads of crimp butts, cable and a tool. So any future jobs will only require the LED's (£6.60). First things you will need are the actual LED's, for mine I used 4 but you could use less or more, the ones I used are from ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280883250558?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 They come in 30cm strips with sticky backs, ideal for this. Next you will need wire, speaker wire I am told is the best and for mine I used this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280770616549?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 You won't need 20M, but it works up about the same price- plus you have spare to do the footwells! To connect the wires and the LED's you will need crimp butts and a crimper, again crimps I used http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260725022046?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 Think I used 6 in total, but for the price I can't complain. Then for the crimping tool, I bought this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271001503085?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 It has a wire cutter too which you will need and is a very good product. Once you have all the equipment you can begin! I will try and describe what I did and then supply photos, basically we will be using the live and negative from the factory fitted light to power our neons. In order to get to the wiring of the light you have to undo 3 screws, then pull the plastic away- it won't come fully away but you don't need it to, just wiggle it! Once you have access to the light wiring, which is quite simply the two wires going into the bulb, you need to cut them both- try and cut it so you leave enough wiring each side, the middle is best. Then strip the ends of the wire you have just cut IE remove the insulation. To test which wire is negative and positive just put the end of the neon wiring to one wire, on the neons the wire with blue on is positive, the other is negative- for the speaker wiring that I have linked to it is red for positive and black negative. Once you have worked out which is positive and which is negative it is time to wire it up! Get the end of the light that you have just cut and twist the ends around the speaker wire, for example wrap the red speaker wire around the positive wire from the bulb (pos and pos), then the black with the negative wire from the bulb.Then you need to crimp it so they dont budge, basically put one end in the crimp and crush the crimp with the tool, make sure it is tight. Once this is done re attach the other side with the negative and positive that the light was originally connected to and you have done the hardest bit! After this I roughly worked out how much wire I would need to get to the boot latch knob bit and cut the wire, then I pushed it behind the plastic fascia bits in the boot and it came out behind this metal beam next to the latch. As you did with the crimping before, you will now need to crimp the neons with the speaker wire, I used three here so get 3 neons, strip the wire and wrap the positive of each (blueish) with the positive of a fresh piece of speaker wire (red) and then crimp this in one end of a slightly bigger crimp( I used a blue crimp), do the same with the neg (clear on neon and black speaker wire). Then simply connect the crimp with the wire you have put down behind the fascia and they should work! The fresh piece of speaker wire you have wired I used for the final neon, again over estimate how much wire you will need and cut and strip it, then try and thread it through the metal bit so it is hidden. Once it is near where you want it crimp the last neon to it, posi to posi, neg to ned and you are done! I sat in my boot to do this as they are not actually on when the boot is closed, then opened it as I went along to test it. Once they are all working simple peel the back of and stick it where you want them in the car. Find your light and remove the parcel shelf, I also pushed the seats down to make life easier. Pull the cover off the light and remove the light from the plastic cover thing. Here are the three screws you need to undo, then simply pull it towards you and it should come lose. I couldnt get the side nearest the rear chairs to come off but you don't need it to, you should be able to get to the light now and the wiring. This may look complicated but it is not. The speaker wire is red and black, but black wont show up so I put it in red and white. This is where I pushed the wire behind.The yellow square is the crimp and the yellow wires coming from it are the neon wires. at the far one I have done the neon wiring in red and white for some reason. Tuck the wiring up in the metal frame and under the plastic to keep it hidden. Here you can see the metal frame thing I am on about, the wires sit nicely hidden in here and this is what you post the wires down to get them across one side to the other. I know this isn't the best but hopefully it gives you an idea of how to do it! Any questions feel free and I will see if I can help!
Guide To Installing A Reverse Parking Camera
trikidy replied to Brigante's topic in Ford Focus GuidesUPDATE- I removed the stock light and cut a whole just big enough for the camera I ordered, I then melted the plastic around it so it became one piece (also had to trim the camera) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330659894130?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 I believe that is the one I ordered. Anyway now my camera is all fitted :) for some reaso it wouldnt work on my head unit so i ordered a separate screen. I have since got replies from sellers and I have been told the nearest fit to my car is this camera- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260900427232?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 So for anyone with the same car as mine it might be easier to order this one and see how well it fits! Thanks guys
The source is just AV in, on the rear it just has a single yellow video input, which after researching should come on when you switch it to AV- but no luck :(
Not sure how I would do the first idea! And I don't have anything to plug it into to check, might try and find something- strange isn't it!
Reversing Camera Issues
trikidy posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHello, I have a new stereo which has a screen on and reversing camera input (yellow wire). I have a camera, it is fairly straight forward- yellow video wire which goes to this video in and a power wire which goes to a red and black. I hooked it up to the reversing wires but it just said no signal or no input when I put the source on to AV, which is what it is meant to be I think. I also have another camera that I ordered but it was too big, I tried this one too thinking it could be a dud camera but this said the same. I then hooked it up to my LED wiring, so that I know the wiring is fine, again no signal or no input. Surely it has to be faulty video wire or something wrong on the head unit, but I cannot see it being these! What else could it be? Thanks!
Camera To Record Driving
trikidy replied to trikidy's topic in Ford Modification DiscussionsHave you got a link to what you will be getting? Cheers
Camera To Record Driving
trikidy posted a topic in Ford Modification DiscussionsHello, a friend of mine has like a camera facing forward that records what happens in front of him, it's for peace of mind in the event of an accident. A few questions, what one is a good one? Where does the data get stored too? How does it know when the car is on? Thanks!
The pads are just for cushioning, the screws go on the stereo like in the video. Fed up of it already, had it working in my hands, gone to put it in and now its not working- maybe a fuse! Its got loads of wires at the back and I can't fit it in properly.
Hi Stuart, need your help! The cage has 2 foam pad things, some strange metal things and some more metal things with some screws! How do I set it up? Cheers, here's some pics:
Sweet, right best get ordering it! Thanks mate
Hi thanks, yeah if you look at the link to the ebay item it seems to have a wiring harness, cage and fascia- so with it I guess it would all fit?
After Market Stereo...helppp!
trikidy posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubSo I ordered an after market stereo, but I have two issues! 1- the connections dont fit the new one 2- the stereo is too small! I think a wiring loop is what I need and a cage.. I'm not sure though! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160676947467?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 Would this do the jobs I need? Here are some pictures!
A bit off topic, but does anyone have a link to a reversing camera that will fit this size whole?
Fitting Led's In The Boot- Example On Mk 6.5
trikidy replied to trikidy's topic in Ford Fiesta GuidesJust pull it out. Best to do if you climb over back seats as the stock one does get very hot! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251063116612?var=550133890392&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 Take your pick of colour!
Guide To Installing A Reverse Parking Camera
trikidy replied to Brigante's topic in Ford Focus GuidesCant find a camera that fits my car! http://i.imgur.com/jUT1cS2.jpg
Guide To Installing A Reverse Parking Camera
trikidy replied to Brigante's topic in Ford Focus GuidesWhat car did you fit this on?
Damn £20 from Ford. Thanks breakers might be the best bet!
Whats This Called And Where Can I Get It?
trikidy posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHello, to change the number plate light in my car you have to unscrew a piece of plastic that holds it in place, very small thing. I've looked online for number plate light covers and the like but nothing, does this have a specific name? Thanks
White Headlights! Normal Sidelights! Legal? Ford Fiesta Mk6
trikidy replied to abdul__786's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubThat is fine.
Fixed it. Just sprayed ~WD40 everywhere and its working....Well I'm happy!
I have a red and green and black, I would say black is ground but cannot work out the other two. I'm guessing one is for the light that comes on when I unlock the car and the other is the brake light
Does anyone have a wiring diagram? Thanks
Drivers Side Brake Light Not Working
trikidy posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHello, I have just replaced the bulb to find it still does not work! The filliments on the old bulb look in tact. Are both brake lights meant to work? I would imagine so! So why would it not work? It works when I unlock the car but when I press the brakes it does not. Must be wiring? Any help is appreciated!


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"Being in trucking today is like playing Russian roulette. You're just spinning the wheel and waiting to see what happens." -Charlie Claburn, northeast director for Truckers & Citizens United
So I'm crossing the Woodrow Wilson Bridge at a bleary 5 a.m. the other day, barreling through the inky darkness towards FedEx Field in Landover, Md., home of the Washington Redskins football team.
That was the rallying point for a convoy formed by the group "Truckers & Citizens United" to drive downtown around the U.S. Capitol. They sought not only to speak out about the negative impact of high diesel prices, but also address a range of economic issues, from rampant commodity speculation in the oil markets to the tangled web of rules and regulations that are strangling small truckers across the country.
[Below is a short video of the rally in the hours before it left for the U.S. Capitol]
Arriving at the designated parking lot on the east side of the stadium, I wondered if anyone would be awake. Boy, did THAT turn out to be one of my stupider thoughts for the day.
[Media were out in force filming the trucker rally.]
Three television news crews were already set up and filming interviews, with almost all the participating truckers (some 14 brought their rigs to D.C.) up and about, drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes, trading laughs, commiserating about shared burdens and grief.
Daniel James "D.J." Brown is a prime example. A dyed-in-the-wool trucker with 30 years under his belt, D.J. got dealt a heavy blow several weeks back. With his ailing mother in Kentucky just days away from her death, he asked his dispatcher for a load going her way. Instead, he found himself stuck at a dock in Dallas for five hours by a grumpy shipper, then held up in Little Rock, Ark., unable to get to his mom -- with his dispatcher totally unsympathetic to his situation. In the end, D.J.'s mom died on a Saturday morning without him. He couldn't get to her bedside until that night.
[The indefatigable D.J. Brown.]
"You know, driving a truck for me is a lifelong dream. I wanted to drive a truck since I was four or five years old. How many people do you know that get to live out their dreams? But now my dream is choking me out," D.J. told me. "When my kids were growing up [he has two daughters] I'd be out on the road five days and then back home for five days. Now, I'm gone two or three months then home only two or three days. That's not enough time to see my grandkids."
That's why he joined the protest convoy - deadheading from Arkansas on his own dime at the wheel of his long hood Peterbilt 379. "I'm not over the coffee pot complaining, as my mom used to say - I'm here trying to make a difference," he told me. "We need to do something. We need to bring the cost of fuel down to where truck drivers can make a living, not just exist. And it's not just us - look at what will happen to people this winter. They'll have to choose between heating their homes and eating or taking their medicines to stay well."
The general public's sheer ignorance about trucking motivated owner-operator Dennis Zylvitis and his wife Debbie to join the convoy. An owner-operator out of Midlothian, Ill. (with the awesome company name "Blondestar LLC"), Dennis told me he used to do all right, making decent money at the helm of his W900 Kenworth. But when fuel costs climbed to over $5 a gallon that all changed in a hurry. "It's killing us," he said.
[Dennis Zylvitis and his wife Debbie -- a retired 25-year veteran homicide detective from Chicago's police force -- share a moment with their beloved French bulldog Jack.]
More infuriating to him, however, is the public's perception of trucks and truckers. "Trucks move everything and if we go under, people will really hurt," he stressed to me. "People also don't know their history. The highways weren't built for cars - they were built to move freight and military goods."
What's even more frustrating to truckers like Billy Sutton, an owner-operator from Batavia, N.Y., is that you can do everything right from a fuel economy, business, safety, and freight delivery perspective - yet still go broke.
[The unstoppable Billy Sutton.]
"There's something wrong about that," Sutton told me. A 26-year trucking veteran that operates under the wry name "BS Express," he knows first hand how quickly the world can turn upside down for carriers and independents alike these days. For 16 years, he worked for Path Truck Lines of Dunkirk, N.Y., hauling oversized loads. When Path shut down earlier this year, though, Sutton suddenly found himself unemployed - and owed $12,000 by his former employer to boot.
Forced to go out and become a full-fledged owner-operator - spending $1,350 on new plates alone, while forking over more cash for N.Y. state's unique trucking insurance package, which includes a barcoded sticker - Sutton spent five weeks with no income waiting to be hired on by a new company, even fronting the money for fuel to get his first loads moving. Luckily, he finally got paid his $12,000, but it wasn't a happy time for him.
"It's so not easy to be in this business," he told me. "Freight is moving seven days a week, 365 days a year and you have to follow the freight to make a living, like chasing a carrot just out of reach on a stick."
To save up money to pay for the fuel he needed to attend the D.C. rally, Sutton worked for a solid month on the road - passing within a 100 miles of his home on occasion, yet unable to get there without a load to cover the cost of fuel. "That's just frustrating on many levels," he said.
Even more so is the way truckers are treated. "The Department of Labor classifies us as 'unskilled workers,' even though we need a license, are required to go to trucking school now, and must operate very complex equipment," Sutton pointed out. "Do you know how that makes truckers feel, irrespective of the paycheck issue? A kid working at McDonald's can get paid more, as they get mandatory wage increases for overtime and extra work. We don't."
Charlie Claburn - northeast director for Truckers & Citizens United and an owner-operator himself out of Hudson Falls, N.Y. - told me these are just of the issues his group is working to resolve, along with many others that not only plague trucking but U.S. society at large.
[The one and only Charlie Claburn, who lacks a CB handle of all things, if you can believe it.]
"We want to stop oil speculation; we want regulations that work; we want affordable truck insurance that doesn't eat up weekly settlements; and we want time with our families," Claburn said - noting that it came as a shock to his own family, one boy and two girls, when he hit the road for three and half weeks straight this summer. "More importantly, though, we want the American dream back."
Claburn grew up on a dairy farm and became a dairy farmer himself - his whole family treating his cattle like pets - until spending $18 per hundredweight to make milk didn't equate with the $16 per hundredweight the market paid him. He turned to trucking in 2000, figured it would be an easy way for him to make a living, since he'd operated heavy equipment and trucks his whole life. "But I found out this industry was harder and more cutthroat than farming ever was," Claburn said.
"But why is that? For example, why do we deal with fuel surcharges and all this other nonsense? Why can't we get paid a decent wage that covers all of this and let's us have a decent life? Why are we being dunned for higher insurance premiums when the government is bailing those same insurance carriers out for their bad investments?" he asks.
Then there's the more personal impact. "I can't take my wife out to dinner and a movie anymore - we eat McDonald's in front of the television. My kids are super-smart, but will we be able to afford college with what we make?" Claburn wonders. "I'll be OK - my wife works at a bank, so even if I fail in trucking we'll be able to support our family. But most truckers don't have that fall back. This is their one and only livelihood. And the way things are going now is not good for anyone anymore."


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Author Notes: This salad was inspired by my recent visit to an ancient town in Turkey called Kusadasi! A gorgeous seaside resort on the Aegean Sea located near the historical city of Ephesus. Rich fields of olive trees, grape vines, fig, peach, apricot & apple trees surround this scenic city. Cuisine of Kusadasi is very much influenced by nearby Greek Island of Samos which is only an hour & thirty minutes ferry ride away. Every day we were treated to a lavish breakfast, lunch & dinner with a bounty of fresh fruits, Greek & Turkish yogurts with sweet honey, dried fruits and nuts. This salad is an homage to the enchanting city of Kusadasi, Turkey! Te?ekkür {thank you} :) —onetribegourmet
Serves: 4
{Recipe for Homemade Labneh ~ A Yogurt Cheese}~ infused with Honey & Orange Blossom Water and Walnuts
17.5 ounce
fage all natural greek yogurt, strained overnight (you can also use any plain full fat yogurt}
teaspoons honey
teaspoon orange blossom water {you may use 1/2 tsp vanilla instead of orange blossom water}
tablespoons toasted walnuts, finely chopped
Apple and Endive Salad with Dates, Pomegranates, & Walnuts sprinkled w/ Sumac
honey crisp variety of apples, cored, undpeeled,julienned (or any sweet apple of your choice}
medjool dates, pitted & sliced
tablespoons Pomegranate seeds
tablespoons toasted walnuts, chopped
tablespoon fresh mint leaves, chopped
1 1/2
teaspoons honey
teaspoon fresh lemon juice,reserve some extra if needed
tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/4 or less
teaspoons sumac, only for sprinkling on top
smaller size endives, chopped & some leaves for presentation
{Recipe for Homemade Labneh ~ A Yogurt Cheese}~ infused with Honey & Orange Blossom Water and Walnuts
- You will need to strain & refrigerate the Greek yogurt overnight in a cheese cloth rolled up in a ball with a knot and hang it up or place it in a strainer with a bowl underneath. Before placing the yogurt in the fridge try to squeeze as much of the water out as you can.{Please Note} You can certainly skip this step and buy Labneh ready made from a specialty shop! I have seen Labneh at Middle Eastern grocers.
- Next day before serving the salad, In a bowl add Labneh, honey, orange blossom water & finely chopped walnuts and mix well until all of the ingredients are infused well. Refrigerate again until you are ready to assemble the salad.
- {PLEASE NOTE} You can spread this delicious Labneh on a Bagel {makes a healthy & tasty substitute to cream cheese}, also tasty on crusty bread or crackers! Makes a healthy snack!
- Most of the ingredients can be found in a supermarket. Turkish, Middle Eastern or Greek Markets. Also Williams Sonoma carries Sumac.
Apple and Endive Salad with Dates, Pomegranates, & Walnuts sprinkled w/ Sumac
- In a bowl add julienned apples and coat them with lemon juice to prevent the apples from oxidizing.
- Add the 3 chopped endives, dates, pomegranate seeds, chopped mint, chopped walnuts. Mix the honey, 1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice & olive oil in a separate small bowl, whisk well and then add to the salad. Toss the salad well. {at this point you can add some more lemon juice if you feel the salad needs more citrus flavor}
- Plate the salad with 2 tablespoons of Labneh spread into a round disk like shape.
- place 4 endive leaves over the Labneh
- Scoop in some apple salad. you can sprinkle some more walnuts over the salad and to finish the salad sprinkle the sumac at the end.
- You can enjoy this salad for breakfast, lunch or even dinner! :)
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Salad with Apples
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I feel that my current header looks like it was "pasted". The color transition from the header to the background is too abrupt. I'd like to smoothen out this transition and round the edges of the header so it doesn't look like it pasted on the remainder of the theme.
The second exercise it to make the background relevant to the theme, which is poker. This means maybe adding some cards here and there and I am open to originality. The background needs be generic to poker however, not California. I intend on using this design for other poker related sites.
The scope of work would be to modify the background and/or header so that my design has a cohesive feel. You do not need to change the body or anything else, although you are free to if you want to express yourself fully.
By the way, the awesome logo is from your own Prowler designs. I paid him 350 do it. Nice job man !
If you could deliver like he did, this would really be an incredible design in my opinion.
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I hear Rally Monday was a great success. A great crowd of the Dodger faithful showed their true blue loyalty at CityWalk last night. I hope those of you who were there got to enjoy it. Here is a picture taken from above the event, taken by a co-worker of mine, who admits she isn't the best photographer in the world:
We've got a 3 p.m. workout (ET) at the stadium, so I'll be leaving the hotel in an hour and a half for good ol' Shea Stadium.
If this works right, you'll have plenty of reading leading up until tomorrow with the postseason guide you've asked for:
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thanks josh, i guess im gonna be busy, lol… josh, how many players can travle with the team?.. will the guys that didnt make the post season roster be able to be their?
Holy smokes Josh… thanks! This'll keep us busy until tomorrow. You're the man!
BIG BLUE WRECKING CREW, 2006 Baby!!
Thanks for posting the media guides! I haven't had a chance to go through the whole thing, but I did check out the last page of part 3, Dodger home runs in the postseason. Now, I knew Duke Snider was great, but I had no idea he was able to hit a home run with FIVE men on base! He also hit one with four men on, as did Hodges (twice), Cox, and Roseboro. Guess they just don't make ballplayers like they used to, huh? 😉
Thanks to you for making this widely available; reading this I feel like I should be sitting in the pressbox! Thanks to capdodger over at Dodger Thoughts for the heads up.
RS6 row M. I'll see ya'll there!!!! Watched Lima throw a shut out in '04….. Greg Maddux, nough said. I'm gonna soil my self.
THANK YOU!!! Living in Boston as I do, I was looking for something like this all season, but it's great to have for the postseason. I won't even quibble about having it in three sections and without the covers. I look forward to reading it cover to cover, even if it means my roomie (the Mets fan) will hate me even more this week. Like Rusell Martin told Ned Coletti, the Dodgers are just getting started. Thanks for letting me along for the ride.
5TD Row J, I can't wait to see Maddux pitch again. Does anyone know where we can see the final roster for the postseason?
I hope Martin was right about just getting started. We can beat the Mets if we play smart and patient, but it won't be a walk in the park. Thanks for the guide Josh. Lets go Dodgers!!1
being a fan since 1951, 55 years ago today was terrible. that was the year of the shot heard round the world. I can still hear Russ Hodges (I think that was his name) yelling Giants win the pennant–Giants win the pennant over and over. This year it will be Dodgers win the pennant. Have faith in the boys. GO DODGERS
I hate to be the one to point it out, but isn't Rick Honeycutt the pitching coach not the 3rd base coach?
Regarding yesterdays hot topic of Éric Gagné going to the Red Sox, which was perfectly embellished by SkunkSpot: would you please explain your "logic" which leads you to believe that Gagné will be heading to the "BoSox"?
Éric Gagné has stated all along that he is a "Dodger". I think the McCourt's and Ned Colletti are very much aware of his loyalty to the organization. He also publicly stated the other day that "I'm a Dodger Fan" when asked about how tough it's been sitting on the sidelines this year. He's also publicly stated that he will be seeking a type of contract that will allow him to stay with the Dodgers. As Éric has stated, "…the Dodgers are the only team I know and it's in my blood".
This is the character of a guy who's charity work goes above and beyond the average sports celebrity. This is the kind of man the Dodgers want to keep on their roster. I'm certain that Ned Colletti and all involved, including the Baseball Antichrist, Scott Boras, will do what it takes to keep Éric in Los Angeles.
It was stated that Ned Colletti doesn't know the magic of Éric Gagné's GAME OVER production at Dodger Stadium. This may be true, however the brain-trust in LA does know what the fans like and they also know the character behind the player. They will do all that is necessary to keep Éric Gagné in a Dodger uniform, especially with a contract that makes sense to all involved. Éric will pull the reins on Boras and will find a way to get himself back to where he belongs: the Dodger bullpen.
That's my logic. Tell me again where you came up with yours Skunk… fantasy-land?
"I hate to be the one to point it out, but isn't Rick Honeycutt the pitching coach not the 3rd base coach?"
Dude… these guys were up until the "wee" hours of the morning finishing this up. Cut them some slack for a couple of mistakes in about 80,000 words.
I wasnt busting their chops, I was just pointing it out . . .it's still a mighty impressive job to have accomplished in the time.
Nah… no worries there. I'm just happy we have a post-season guide to read!! 😮 )
Wow, Thanks for listening Josh !! You guys that are into the stats & numbers are going to love this media guide !!
Maybe it's just me but I feel the presure has to be on NY, not the Dodgers. All year the Mets have dominated the NL, except for the Dodgers. And for most of the year just about everyone had written off the Dodgers, especially during our losing streaks !! I like our chances, we're loose and focused on the job at hand. The Mets have just as many injury problems as we do, but ours have been dealt with all season, most of theirs have just happenned. They're scrambling where we've spent the time getting our kids ready for this. I like our chances !!
Go Dodgers !!
Dodgers baseball for me…………..meh
I'm with you Gary! I love our chances as well, and as you put it, the pressure is definitely on the Mets to produce. The Dodgers will emerge victorious in New York… the Dodgers in three games!! Yes folks… a sweep by the Dodgers vs. the Mets…
I'm still trying to find the official 25 man roster myself.
As for Gagne again, I really hope he stays but he's only 75-85% of what he was and it's just one injury after the other with him. We can't afford to have a closer as reliable as Isringhausen or Benitez when our error for margin is so then because our offense has trouble plating 4 runs a game every year. Broxton has an unlimited ceiling, while Saito has reached his, and Gagne can't be counted on anymore to stay healthy.
Skunkspot2001, you need to look at some history. In most cases, pitchers that have had Tommy John surgery have come back stronger, and I'll bet smarter. You only have to look as far Kuo to see that !! Also, Gagne's latest injury is a back issue and from what I hear it's doing very well. I like having a journeyman in the ranks and Gagne may never be the Gagne of old but in my humble opinion well worth a shot for the Gagne of tomorrow !! Now I can tell you for a fact that marketing wise it's a proven fact that Gagne brings them in the gate and keeps them in the park longer, which means more concessions and more money !! Dollar for dollar it's well worth the incentive ladden contract of $4-5 million. I'm sure they'll do that much in Gagne jersys etc.. alone !! The risk is low and the return could be great !! All around it makes sense to all parties involved !!
Go Dodgers !!
El Duque needs an MRI as he hurt a calf!!! Glavine vs. DLowe in Game 1?? If so we better get Lugo in there and whatever righties we have.
Hey Ray – During the post-game interview with Grady after Sunday's game, he said that he would probably be bringing 28 guys with him to New York. It is my understanding that he does not have to announce his 25-man roster until just prior to Game-1. (I seem to recall that from last season during the ALDS when the Angels' Bartolo Colon got hurt).
Thanks for the media guide Josh!
Maybe Gagne can have a resurgence and stay healthy, look at the Big Hurt and what he did for Oak.
Forget Zito, can we offer Penny and a couple prospects for Santana???!!
Skunk… firstly, I want to make it clear, I'm not bashing you. I simply do not appreciate you coming here and without ANY substantiation at all, mention that we need to "…look for Gagné to be the next BoSox closer…". Then you fein ignorance about "hijacking" a thread when you know that the majority of us care about where Éric Gagné will be when next season starts. Well, what did you think would happen when you mention something like Éric Gagné going to the Red Sox? All I asked is where you came up with your "logic" and you still haven't answered the question.
Guys, look for Russell Martin to be the next Florida Marlins catcher next year, with Paul LoDuca and Mike Piazza backing him up.
lol, kevin you have had me laughing all day.. look for sandy koufax comming out of retirement next year.. btw, we need zito, hes a big game pitcher, unlike penny..
Go get'em Kevin !!! Harold, drop the pickles man, there's some good stuff going on here today !! Be sure you guys read the Derek Lowe blog, it's what we've all been asking for, a direct line to the players !!
Go Dodgers !!!
Can't – work. Must – concentrate. Must – click – Dodger – blog. No. Must – get – work – done. Cannot – concentrate. I – have – playoff – fevor.
I stated my logic already yesterday, nuff said. I love the Dodgers enough to not want another Driefort out there. I'm tired of losing my voice from booing these kinds of players the Dodgers get over the course of the 5-10 games I go to each year. I would hate to have to boo Gagne as a Dodger if he coughs up too many games. I hadn't booed Gagne sinse he started for us and I feel dirty for doing it.
I am conflicted about the St.L vs. SD game, I hate both of them. We match up poorly against them both but I like for us to play SD as I'm sure josh would as they're be little travel for them!!
A huge thank you to Josh for posting this. You are fabulous.
for tomorrow, El Duque is listed as a probably not.
Glavine threw his bullpen session today, so he's a no. I would guess John Maine.
I'm glad we're the underdog. It's like nobody really knows what Derek Lowe has been doing of late, what Kuo already did to the Mets and what kind of damage Maddux can do at Dodger Stadium in a night game…


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This has to be the most-common moderate-distance ride I do- the Old LaHonda/Pescadero/Tunitas Creek loop. It's the go-to ride because it's safe, it's reliable (you know where to find food & water), it's challenging if you want to make it challenging, or just a bit on the "tough" side it you want to take it easy. But there's no way to really take it easy, 'cuz you've got a few hills along the way-
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Haskins Grade (800ft)
Stage Road climbs 1, 2 & 3 (about 400ft each)
Tunitas Creek (2000ft)
Total time on the road runs from 3.75 to 4.5 hours, depending of course on how much time you spend at the Pescadero Bakery! But even though it doesn't take very long, and it's not even very far (from my place in Redwood City it's just 58 miles), it still feels like you're quite a distance from home as you head out past Loma Mar on your way to the coast.
Today Kevin and I had an earlier start than usual (on the road by 8:30am) because he had to be back in time for a 1pm on-line video game contest of some sort, one of those things where you form teams and go after military objectives, which sounds better than saying you're trying to kill as many people on the other team as possible. Kevin was a bit concerned that we weren't going to make it back in time, but y'know, after doing this route so many times, it's not like I don't have a handle on it. But there may have been a reason for some of his uncertainty, as this was only his 3rd time back on the back after 17 days off due to a kidney issue and tonsillectomy.
He needn't have worried. While he wasn't particularly fast going up Old LaHonda, finishing less than a minute ahead of me (22-something), he held up fine everywhere else. We even skipped the near-mandatory stop at the Pescadero Bakery after checking to make sure we had a few energy bars, just in case. And Tunitas Creek provided the opportunity to chase down some rabbits, including Jerry, a very good customer of ours (seen in the photo). We arrived back home at 12:30, plenty of time for his game.


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33 titles to choose from! Book, CD & Words on Screen™ v2 CD ROM packs only. Simply order online or call us on 020 8481 7200.
The Songs For EVERY Series was created by Out of the Ark Music co-founders Mark & Helen Johnson and has provided enjoyment and inspiration for many years. These tried and tested songs continue to have a hugely positive impact upon countless schools and children everywhere, and our belief in their values and potential has led us to produce this refreshed and updated version of the series that gives you a whole lot more.
What's New?
Knowing how much potential there is in these fabulous songs, we've added a feast of original and new exciting music activities for you to use alongside them in the new activity songbook. We want to help you to grab hold of EVERY musical possibility contained within each and EVERY song and enjoy the learning opportunities they bring. Additionally, our imaginative ideas pages will open up the thematic content of the songs by linking with the wider curriculum and beyond. Our aim is to provide inroads towards creative music education using material that we know will equip, give confidence and inspire everyone.
All of the titles in the NEW Songs For EVERY Series are now available with Words on Screen™ v2 allowing you to display song lyrics on any whiteboard, computer screen, television or interactive touchscreen. The lyrics synchronize with the music as it plays making them easy to teach and easy to learn!
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|Songs for EVERY…, Words on Screen™
|What's Included
Activity Songbook with:
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Words on Screen™ Online with:
|Songs with Rounds, Part-Singing and Solos:
|"A winner every time with our children in school."Heather Bartholomew, Plympton
|Words on Screen™ v2
|What is Words on Screen™ v2? - For more information click here or play the sample video from this title below.
|Words on Screen™ v2 System Requirements
|My Words on Screen™ Online
If you have purchased a Premium Pack online which includes Words on Screen™ v2, you will also immediately receive a Words on Screen™ v2 eSongbook in your
You will find the PDFs and MP3s under eSongbook Resources in the left hand menu of your eSongbook.
From there, you can choose to extract and save All Audio MP3s, All Lyrics PDFs and All Score PDFs. If you just want the MP3s, lyrics or music score for one song, then select the song in the library and use the buttons in the Song Extras area at the bottom of the screen.
You can access these files in the same way if you are using the S!ngchronize™ player that you have downloaded and installed from our website. Simply refresh your player and select your eSongbook. For a downloaded player, you will need to download the eSongbook to your player before you can extract and save the PDFs and MP3s. You will also need to have installed S!ngchronize™ player version 2.0 or above.
Streaming is free for the first 12 months; after that a current Annual Digital Site Licence will be required to be able to continue streaming. Customers will receive a renewal notice by email 28 days before the end of the 12 month free period.
|Signing Videos
We believe singing should be inclusive, so we have created some fabulous signing videos to link with the Songs for EVERY Series, for you to stream from your online account. Each video will allow you to easily follow the lyrics as they synchronise with the music in our fantastic Words on Screen™ format, AND at the same time follow the trained BSL interpreter. We have adapted our signs so that they are clear and easy to follow to make them suitable for children so EVERYone can sing and sign our songs!
Snippet of FREE signing video from Songs for EVERY Season:
Each Songs for EVERY series title has one free signing video. Click here for more information.
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Words on Screen™ User Licences
¹Included with this option is a Words on Screen™ Single User Licence, allowing the Words on Screen™ CD ROM to be installed on ONE computer only.
²To license the installation of the CD ROM onto network servers and/or two or more computers, please purchase an Annual Digital Site Licence.
Annual Digital Site Licences
With so many songbooks and audio files purchased in digital format, you need a legal way to install or distribute copies for use around the school. Out of the Ark's Annual Digital Site Licences are the perfect solution!
Cost-effective and flexible, our digital licences give you peace of mind so that you know you are covered for all kinds of digital usage for 12 months, including permission to:
A separate Annual Digital Site Licence is required for each product title that you use in any of these ways and will need to be renewed each year. However, if you have a current Annual Digital Site Licence – Multi-Product, then ALL product titles that you have purchased are covered for digital permissions for one year without the need for individual licences.
You will receive a renewal notice by email 28 days before the end of any 12 month licence period.
You can renew your Annual Digital Site Licences by simply logging into your account if you have one and going to your My Licences page. Pick the relevant licence and click RENEW.
Annual Digital Site Licence – Multi-product
If you have four or more product titles that you wish to license, it is more cost-effective and convenient to purchase an Annual Digital Site Licence – Multi-Product for just £39.96pa. This licence covers the same usages as the single product licences, but gives you blanket digital permissions for ALL Out of the Ark products that you buy. However, it does not include the right to perform any of our nativities or musicals to an audience (other than pupils or staff) - a separate Annual Performance Licence is still required for each of those titles.
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By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — They came from all walks of life and from all corners of the county on this clear May day, to strike up a singular voice of compassion for a woman who was drawing her last breaths during the annual season of renewal.
They respectfully gathered around Cynthia Hodgson's bed, gazed upon her lovingly, and eased into a rendition of the spiritual, "There's A Light."
Mrs. Hodgson couldn't acknowledge those serenading her, and she didn't have to. As the group watched and sang, her breathing slowed, then stopped completely.
"She just eased on," said her son, Will Porter, who was among the family members present at her bedside. "It was almost like she relaxed right away."
Family members are convinced Mrs. Hodgson's final moments on Earth were made more peaceful by Wellspring, a group of Hospice Volunteer Services singers who offer to serenade those nearing the end of their lives.
For almost four years now, the group has been sharing song as a source of comfort for hospice patients struggling with the pain, fear and anxiety that can come with a terminal illness or advanced age.
Priscilla Baker is Wellspring's coordinator. She was with the group when it began rehearsing in 2004 and gave its first "patient sing" in 2005.
She noted how Wellspring has grown from a rather casual collection of seven or eight people to an association of almost 30 avid singers devoted to the cause. Practices, conducted the first and third Tuesday of each month, draw upwards of 16 singers.
Since she serves as program director for Volunteer Hospice Services, Baker is able to offer Wellspring's services to clients who might feel soothed by music.
By KATHRYN FLAGG
MIDDLEBURY — What does a "downward dog" tunnel have to do with fighting hunger?
Plenty, if Otter Creek Yoga owner Joanna Colwell and one of her yoga students have anything to say about it.
Acting on a suggestion from Lila McVeigh, who has regularly practiced yoga with Colwell, Colwell is hosting a whimsical yoga class this week for pre-school-age children and their parents. While the class is free, she and McVeigh are suggesting parents bring a donation of $10 or non-perishable food items for the food shelf at the Helping Overcome Poverty's Effects (HOPE) agency on Boardman Street.
As it turns out, Colwell's yoga studio is one of several businesses chipping in to stock local food shelves this fall. And requiring a food donation for a food shelf is popular with other events, as well.
Across town, the Middlebury branch of the Chittenden Bank is participating in the company's Share the Bounty initiative. Their three-month-long food drive, which started last month, will also be contributing donations to a local food shelf.
Other businesses and events in the county supporting area food banks include:
• Screening of "The Fragrant Spirit of Life" documentary film. Organizers of the Dec. 2 event in Bristol said donations of canned food will be accepted.
• Hypnosis Works at 52 Liberty St. in Bristol. A group hypnosis session on Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. is free with a non-perishable food donation for the food shelf or a $3 donation to Heifer International.
• The Cool Yule kick-off event in Bristol on Dec. 5. The lighting of the bandstand and memory tree on the town green, which will also feature seasonal songs by school choruses, will include a food collection for Bristol's food bank.
MIDDLEBURY — Vermont Soapworks officials hope to move the growing business from its current Exchange Street headquarters to a building on Industrial Avenue that will double the company's production space and allow it to potentially double its workforce during the next two years.
Vermont Soapworks President Larry Plesent launched the manufacturing company in 1992 in a 1,700-square-foot farmhouse in Brandon. A steady increase in business prompted Plesent to look for larger accommodations, which he found in 1996 in the Neri business incubator building at 616 Exchange St. Vermont Soapworks initially occupied around 2,500 square feet in the 31,000-square-foot structure, but has gobbled up additional space during recent years as production demands have grown. The company now occupies 10,000 square feet of production space and 1,000 square feet of retail space in the Neri building.
But once again, Vermont Soapworks finds itself at an enviable crossroads. Now producing hundreds of soap-related products that it markets to thousands of firms, stores and lodgers in 43 countries, the company has been growing at a rate of 25 percent per year. It again needs more room.
"Now we have totally outgrown our space here," Plesent said, watching some of his 26 workers trim bars from large soap blocks, pack products into huge boxes and tend to the small store that offers locals and tourists a sample of Vermont Soapworks' wares.
By ANDY KIRKALDY
VERGENNES — The latest director of the Northlands Job Corps center in Vergennes plans to improve students' experience and academic achievement at the MacDonough Drive campus through better discipline, and to tackle a long-standing issue for the federal job-training program: recruiting more Vermonters.
After taking over this past summer, Tony Staynings, 55, first had to deal with a hospital stay for health problems, and now he is back on track in his mission of improving the center for his employer, the Kentucky firm Rescare Corp.
Staynings said his top focuses are improving employment prospects and job skills for the center's roughly 230 economically disadvantaged students from around New England.
The son of a British Army sergeant major, Staynings is an accomplished long-distance runner who competed in two Olympics and described himself as "like a drill instructor with a sense of humor."
"I like to have fun. I want the students to have fun," he said. "I want the kids to know that education should be and can be a fun experience for them. But I also make it very clear there are rules. You have to be responsible and accountable for what you do."
As well as longstanding prohibitions on drugs, alcohol and violent behavior, rules now include requiring passes to wander the campus during daytime classroom hours and banning "public displays of affection," which Staynings said are not acceptable in the workplace, and therefore not at Northlands.
"We're training these folks to be ready for the workplace, (teaching) what we call employability skills, social skills," he said.
RIPTON — Folks who live near a river will tell you there's something comforting about listening to the gentle gurgle of water as it meanders down a country mountain.
But folks like Carol McKnight also know that a meandering river can suddenly hop its banks and turn into an angry, destructive freight train. After having seen the Middlebury River do just that on Aug. 6 and shear more than 10 feet from the backyard of her Ripton village property in the process, McKnight doesn't sleep as soundly during a rainstorm.
"I'm feeling extremely anxious," McKnight said on Tuesday, as she walked around the exterior of her beautiful home in the heart of the Ripton village. The home was surrounded by a gushing moat only three months ago during a devastating flood from which some areas of Addison County are still recovering.
"I'm very concerned," she said.
McKnight and her neighbors immediately downstream, Rick and Molly Hawley, are now seeking guidance and help in shoring up the river banks along their shrinking property to ensure their homes don't wind up cascading down to East Middlebury on some future rain-soaked day.
And McKnight and the Hawleys stressed that it is in the town of Ripton's best interest to see the banks reinforced and the Middlebury River redirected into the channels it has abandoned over time at the whim of Mother Nature. Town officials acknowledged mounting evidence that the next cataclysmic flooding event could result in the river not only taking out the McKnight and Hawley properties, but gushing over Route 125 and into the three municipal properties that define Ripton Village: the town office building, the community house and the 1864 Ripton United Methodist Church.
SUDBURY AND WHITING — Plans for a tri-town school merger in Leicester, Whiting and Sudbury were derailed Monday, after voters in Sudbury defeated a measure 54-44 that would have allocated $7,000 to a planning fund for the potential community school.
Of the three towns, only Sudbury voted against the merger and planning funding — and in fact, Whiting and Leicester voted overwhelmingly in favor of moving forward with the community school.
"The message was quite clear that due to the economic conditions, this was not a time to even spend $7,000 to study the proposal of a joint school merger," said Cathy Smid, a Sudbury resident and volunteer on the committee investigating the merger.
Whiting voters approved $6,000 for the planning effort Monday night 41-8, and last week voters in Leicester unanimously approved a $12,000 contribution to the fund.
Monday's nearly two-hour meeting at the Sudbury Town Meeting House, on the other hand, was marked by heated debate.
"There were many people who came to the meeting who had already made up their minds," said Sudbury school board Chair Stephen Roberts.
Roberts said that he tried to make clear at Monday's meeting that this month's vote would not definitively determine whether or not the three towns would build the proposed community school. Monday's votes were the first in a potential three-vote process. Had all three towns agree to move forward with the merger, residents would have participated in a governance vote this winter to establish a joint school district.
Finally, all three towns would have been asked to approve large bond votes for the new school in a year's time.
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury resident Robin Scheu has responded to many challenges in her career as a bank executive, school board director and leader of various nonprofits.
All of her experience will come in handy as she gets ready to tackle her latest challenge — jumpstarting the local industrial/manufacturing economy as the new executive director of the Addison County Economic Development Corp.
The ACEDC board recently picked Scheu to succeed the organization's most recent executive director, Jamie Stewart, who left earlier this fall to take a similar job in Rutland.
Scheu is the past manager of the Addison County Solid Waste Management District, former interim director of the Middlebury Area Land Trust and the former chairwoman of the Mary Hogan Elementary School board. Prior to those jobs, she spent 16 years as a banker, with Bank of Boston and then at Bank of Vermont (now Keybank), running a commercial lending division, and retail divisions. She most recently ran her own consulting business.
"I think I have a broad range of experience that I can bring to bear on the job," Scheu said.
She knows it won't be an easy job. Addison County's industrial/manufacturing economy has sustained some tough body blows during the past few years. Standard Register closed, and the up-and-coming business (Connor Homes) that has taken its place on Route 7 South has had to substantially trim its workforce in recent months in light of the sagging economy.
Specialty Filaments also closed, though it reopened under new ownership as Monahan Filaments. Ancient Graffiti and CPC of Vermont are other Middlebury enterprises that have closed their doors during the past year. And personal care products manufacturer Autumn Harp last week announced it was moving 160 jobs from Bristol to its plant in Essex.
MIDDLEBURY — The Ripton United Methodist Church (RUMC) is a quiet place these days, but its worship hall still echoes with the roar of fiery sermons, the gentle sobs of mourners and the euphoric cheers of wedding parties.
The venerable wooden building off Route 125 in Ripton village has seen its share of history. The tiny Confederate submarine Hunley torpedoed the USS Housatonic during the Civil War as workers were painstakingly completing work on the Ripton church in early 1864. The International Red Cross was founded during that same year in Geneva, Switzerland.
Unfortunately, the passage of time has also left its mark on the church, in the form of a shifting foundation, a leaky roof and porous windows. The last substantial repairs to the building were spearheaded more than a half-century ago by none other than poet laureate Robert Frost.
"In the meantime, the interior and exterior of the church have been painted once; it has not had a great deal of care," said Charles Billings, one of six generations of his family who have attended services at the church throughout the years.
He knows his ancestors would be pleased to see the church building preserved. His great-aunt, the late Eunice Billings, was a parishioner. Eunice Billings rented a room to Robert Frost at a time when Middlebury College's Bread Loaf campus could not accommodate him. When Eunice's husband, Homer Noble, died, she sold that home to Frost. It was in Eunice Billings Noble's name that Frost set up a fund to make repairs to the church back in the 1950s.
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