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From the Source
If you set up these tools from source, create a staging area for the code and installer binaries:
mkdir /opt/install
After obtaining the Apache http server source and mod_jk binary [1], place them in the new directory /opt/install. You can obtain Liferay 4.4.2 – bundled with Tomcat 5.5 and the SQL scripts bundle – from the Liferay website [2]. Also, you will need the Java 6 binary [3] and the MySQL Connector for Java [4] – be sure you get the right version! Check the MySQL version with mysql --version.
Next, create a directory for Liferay to reside in:
mkdir /opt/liferay-4.4.2
Then copy the Liferay bundle to the new directory and expand:
cp /opt/install/liferay-portal-tomcat-5.5-jdk5-4.4.2.zip /opt/liferay-4.4.2 cd /opt/liferay-4.4.2 unzip ./liferay-portal-tomcat-5.5-jdk5-4.4.2.zip remove zip file: rm ./liferay-portal-tomcat-5.5-jdk5-4.4.2.zip
Create group apache and user tomcat as a member of Apache:
groupadd apache useradd -g apache tomcat make Tomcat startup scripts executable chmod 755 /opt/liferay-4.4.2/bin/*.sh
Next, configure the database connection settings and mail server settings:
vi /opt/liferay-4.4.2/conf/Catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml
Edit the file so that it resembles the file in Listing 1. Note the username set earlier for the MySQL user lportal and the password in mysql config.
Listing 1
01 <Context path="" crossContext="true"> 02 <!-- MySQL --> 03 04 <Resource 05 name="jdbc/LiferayPool" 06 auth="Container" 07 type="javax.sql.DataSource" 08 driverClassName="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" 09 url="jdbc:mysql://localhost/lportal?useUnicode=true&characterEncoding=UTF-8" 10 username="lportal" 11 password="FullMetalJacket" 12 maxActive="20" 13 /> 14 15 <!-- Mail --> 16 17 <Resource 18 name="mail/MailSession" 19 auth="Container" 20 type="javax.mail.Session" 21 mail.imap.host="localhost" 22 mail.pop3.host="localhost" 23 mail.smtp.host="smtp.gmail.com" 24 mail.smtp.port="465" 25 mail.smtp.auth="true" 26 mail.smtp.starttls.enable="true" 27 mail.smtp.user="firstname.lastname@example.com" 28 password="emailpassword" 29 mail.store.protocol="imap" 30 mail.transport.protocol="smtp" 31 mail.smtp.socketFactory.class="javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory" 32 /> 33 34 <!-- JAAS --> 35 36 <Realm 37 className="org.apache.catalina.realm.JAASRealm" 38 appName="PortalRealm" 39 userClassNames="com.liferay.portal.security.jaas.PortalPrincipal" 40 roleClassNames="com.liferay.portal.security.jaas.PortalRole" 41 debug="99" 42 useContextClassLoader="false" 43 /> 44 </Context>
Now, untar and drop the MySQL Connector into /opt/liferay-4.4.2/lib/ext:
cd /opt/install tar -zxvf ./mysql-connector-java-5.1.5.tar.gz cd mysql-connector-java-5.1.5 cp ./mysql-connector-java-5.1.5-bin.jar /opt/liferay-4.4.2/common/lib/ext
(Your MySQL Connector file name may be different.) To populate the MySQL database, create a directory to expand the SQL scripts to and load the appropriate one into MySQL:
mkdir /opt/install/sql-scripts mv /opt/install/liferay-portal-sql-4.4.2.zip /opt/install/sql-scripts cd /opt/install/sql-scripts unzip ./lilferay-portal-sql-4.4.2.zip cd create-minimal mysql lportal -u lportal -p < ./create-minimal-mysql.sql
This example uses the minimal install database script because this configuration doesn't require much cleanup before production deployment. In the folder named create, you will find scripts that will load up a richly populated instance of Liferay, much like the Liferay website. If you have time on your hands, you can load the database from that folder to explore an environment with users, groups, content, and communities already set up.
Starting Liferay
Change ownership of /opt/tomcat-4.4.2 to user tomcat, group apache:
chown -R tomcat:apache /opt/liferay-4.4.2
Create a startup script similar to the script showing in Listing 2.
Listing 2
01 #!/bin/sh 02 # Script for starting Liferay (Tomcat) 03 # chkconfig: - 60 61 04 # description: Tomcat-Liferay 05 export JAVA_HOME=/opt/tools/java/jdk1.6.0_02 06 export CATALINA_HOME=/opt/liferay-4.4.2 07 export TOMCAT_USER=tomcat 08 # You may want to set a different value for sleep. 09 # You want to make sure Tomcat has plenty of time to stop 10 # and release the port in case of restart 11 start() { 12 echo -n " Starting Liferay-Tomcat ..." 13 su $TOMCAT_USER -c $CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh 14 sleep 2 15 } 16 stop() { 17 echo -n " Stopping Liferay-Tomcat ..." 18 su $TOMCAT_USER -c $CATALINA_HOME/bin/shutdown.sh 19 sleep 5 20 } 21 case "$1" in 22 start) 23 start 24 ;; 25 stop) 26 stop 27 ;; 28 restart) 29 stop 30 start 31 ;; 32 *) 33 echo $"{start|stop|restart}" 34 exit 35 esac
Now, make the script executable, set up Liferay as a service, and test Liferay:
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/liferay chkconfig --add liferay chkconfig liferay on service liferay start
Tail the output of the log file to see that Liferay starts up ok:
tail -f /opt/liferay-4.4.2/logs/catalina.out
Errors involving the MySQL driver or an inability to determine the dialect for MySQL could indicate an incorrect driver version. Verify the version of MySQL running on the server and the version of the MySQL driver you have installed. Also make sure that ownership for the connector is tomcat:apache.
Point your browser to http://{serverIpAddress}:8080 to test the configuration. You should see the default welcome page with a login prompt.
Looking Forward
Congratulations. You now have a working implementation of Liferay. Although it is still not production-ready, it is ready for you to dive in and familiarize yourself with the system. The next steps are to install the Apache http server and mod_jk Tomcat connector. Before building Apache, check out Liferay. Using the password test, log in with firstname.lastname@example.com, and then change the password on the firstname.lastname@example.com account by selecting My Account under the Welcome button in the upper right corner.
With the default setup, all new users get their own community. Users get a sort of sandbox, where they can place portlets and switch around screen layouts without affecting the public pages.
Now would be a great time to take a breather and peruse some of the Liferay online documentation at http://www.liferay.com/web/guest/community/documentation.
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This recipe was SUPER easy and received many rave reviews from everyone who tasted it. I mixed the dough in two parts in the food processor. That worked quite well. I found a 6-strand braiding technique video online and finished the bread that way. I'll be making this at least every other week throughout the winter!
I have had many failed experiences making challah until I made this recipe. This bread was absolutely delicious and a hit at Rosh Hashanah dinner. Thank you for sharing.
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Elwha Dam RemovalDamming of the Elwah River and its Effects on Fish Populations The Elwha River, a 45-mile long stretch of turquoise cutting through the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, has a rich history. The River was inhabited by the Elwha Klallam Tribe prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late 1700s. Members of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe tell reporters that there was once a time when the river was so chock-full of glistening flesh that one could practically walk across on the bodies of writhing fish.3 All of that changed in the early 1900s when Olympic Power erected the Elwha and the Glines Canyon dams, in 1910 and 1927 respectively. 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Members of the public raised concerns to the Commission about the environmental impacts of the dam, and questioned whether the dams should be allowed to operate in a National Park. After decades of lengthy and controversial disputes, congress passed the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act in 1992. The act mandated that the Department of the Interior (DOI) study alternatives to the dam that would restore the Elwha River ecosystem. In 1994, the DOI determined that in order to fully restore the River, it would be necessary to remove both dams. Thus, the federal government purchased the dams in the year 2000.11 However, even with this support from the government, it took over a decade to begin the actual removal process. Forty-three projects designed to prepare the River and the region for the effects of the dams removal had to be completed prior to demolition. For example, new water treatment plants had to be built to handle an increased volume of sediment, and levies had to be improved to protect properties along the River. The National Parks Conservation Association and other groups had to raise an estimated $351 million to pay for the entire removal process.12 The removal of both Elwha dams will open 70 miles of prime spawning habitat for all five species of Pacific salmon. Although the recolonization process will be gradual, eventually the salmon population in the area is predicted to grow from 3,000 to almost 400,000.14 Over the next 30 years the Elwha will re-establish a flow similar to what it was historically. Biologists point out that the return of the salmon will help lead to the recovery of more than 130 species of plants and animals that have been deprived of a vital food and nutrient source for nearly a century. 15 Future of Dams in the United States The results of the Elwha River project will allow scientists and politicians to see how easy or how hard it is to restore a river, and will hopefully inspire more dam removals in the future. Currently, more dams in the United States are being considered for removal than are being built. Almost 200 dams have been torn down in the last six years alone. Indeed, in 1995, Daniel Beard, head of the US Bureau of Reclamation, the nation's main constructor of dams, declared the US dam-building era over. He cited growing environmental concerns.16 Perhaps there is a growing belief that the benefits of maintaining a great number of aging dams in the US are outweighed by the benefits realized by their removal?! Mr. Beards assertion that the US dam-building era is over will be tested early next year when US Department of the Interior makes a decision about the massive dam project to be installed in Alaska. Alaskan authorities plan on filing an application for a $4.5 billion project to build a 213 meter megadam (to generate 600-megawatts of power) on the Susitna, one of the countys last remaining wild rivers. If the project is approved it will be the countrys first hydroelectric megadam for 40 years and its fifth tallest. It appears that after years in the environmental doghouse, large dams are now being promoted as one of the best sources of low-carbon energy. The Susitna dam was first proposed in the 1970s, but at that time it was dropped due to its large cost and predicted negative environmental consequences. Two years ago, then-governor Sarah Palin revived the scheme. Environmentalists argue that the US Department of the Interior to should continue to decommission dams, not build more. They point to studies that indicate that the Susitna's 62-kilometre reservoir will flood a migration route used by pregnant caribou and the grizzly bears that prey on them, and disrupt a major run for Coho and sockeye salmon, and urge the State to tap its abundant tidal, geothermal and wind power instead.17 The lessons learned during the Elwha dams' removal will be valuable for making decisions about future dam projects like the one proposed for the Susitna. The future of dams in the US is unclear, but this country is not alone in the debate. Here are some additional articles dealing with the effects of dams: http://www.greeniacs.com/GreeniacsArticles/Energy/Hydroelectric-Power.html http://www.greeniacs.com/GreeniacsArticles/Water/Mekong-River.html http://www.greeniacs.com/GreeniacsArticles/Energy/Three-Gorges-Dam.html 1 http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/water/2294301 2 http://www.elwhabiodiversity.org/img/ElwhaWatershedMap.gif 3 Id. 4 http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/ulf.html 5 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/09/110923-elwha-dam-removal/ 6 http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/water/2294301 7 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/09/110923-elwha-dam-removal/ 8 http://www.elwhainfo.org/elwha-river-watershed/dam-removal/strategy-dam-removal 9 http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/water/2294301 10 http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2011/3097/ 11 http://www.elwhainfo.org/elwha-river-watershed/dam-removal/decisions-remove-dams 12 http://www.elwhainfo.org/elwha-river-watershed/dam-removal/strategy-dam-removal 13 http://www.kplu.org/post/elwha-river-dam-removal-historic-not-explosive 14 http://www.nps.gov/olym/naturescience/elwha-ecosystem-restoration.htm 15 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/110831- dam-removal-elwha-freshwater-science-salmon/ 16 http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21252-us-plans-its-first-megadam-in-40-years.html 17 Id.
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Last week the city witnessed 'Chennai's largest launch and competition': Melange — an initiative of Amadeus Global Studios — at Museum Theatre, Egmore. Founder and CEO of Amadeus Global Studios, Rajiv Menon started composing at the age of 12 and has more than eight years experience in composing, arranging, mixing and mastering.
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- Posted by lynnmariep86 8 DFW (My Page) on Sat, Dec 8, 12 at 15:11
I saw that too. I'm actually kind of glad. Last year it seems we didn't get a good freeze and my amaryllises didn't bloom. (Not sure if that is cause/effect, but it seems to be.) Plus, I didn't have the heart to pull up the marigolds that just got nipped by the numerous light frosts and are still blooming. Now I won't feel bad about it. |
Had my first killing frost the end of October........but thanks for the warning. Hopefully, the freezing temps will be of short duration. |
How'd that happen, Carrie? It was mid November before I had anything cold enough to make even the sweet potato vine in the front yard notice. Maybe being half a mile from the lake does more than I thought it did? I am glad that all of my potted plants are in the greenhouse and all I need to do is water, set up the heater, and close the outside door. And hope that I don't need to use the heater! |
Tomorrow I'll cover up my garden with a tarp again. I have spinach, cabbage, lettuce, broccoli, turnips, and collards all growing very nicely. I think most of that except the lettuce might survive uncovered but I dont want to take any chances. |
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My peppers I'm going to harvest whatever is still on them and write them off. My peas and kale shouldn't have a problem. My spinach is just sprouting, so I'll cover those just in case. |
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We watered well, threw out some more mulch and brought in the unpotted water lily tubers. It's probably time for the garden to sleep. I'm ready for it anyway. |
DFW gardener: think the peas can handle mid-20s? I remember losing some peas before to such temperatures, so it might be good to throw something over them just to be sure. |
Tomorrow night is when the really HARD freeze will hit.....I hope I have everything protected........including water pipes. |
- Posted by FarmingtonFarmski 7 (My Page) on Mon, Dec 10, 12 at 11:53
My uncovered tomatoes, peppers and basil survived the light snow and frost this morning (here just west of DFW Airport). I'll definitely be picking everything that is warm-season today with 9+ hours of below freezing temps being foretasted for tonight. |
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Tomorrow on track to be the coldest day in a year in DFW |
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Yeah, Ill be throwing 2 tarps on my veggies tonight. Hope the lettuce and turnips make it. Not worried about the cabbage, spinach, or broccoli as much. |
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Solano Express-branded SolTrans intercity bus.
Founded | November 16, 2010 |
Headquarters | 311 Sacramento Street, Vallejo, CA |
Locale | Vallejo and Benicia, California |
Service area | Solano County, California, Contra Costa County, California |
Service type | bus service, paratransit |
Routes | 16 |
Hubs | 1 |
Stations | 3 |
Operator | National Express Group |
Website | www |
SolTrans, officially Solano County Transit, is a Joint Powers Authority that provides public transportation service to the southern Solano County cities of Vallejo and Benicia. SolTrans was established in 2011 and is the result of a merger between Vallejo Transit and Benicia Breeze.[1]
The origins of SolTrans lead back to the early 20th century between two independent bus companies who served southern Solano County. These two companies were eventually acquired by the cities of either of Vallejo or Benicia, before consolidating to become Solano County Transit.
Vallejo Transit[edit]
The Vallejo Bus Company was founded by Hartley Lowell in 1919. In 1935, the Vallejo Bus Company began to change hands between a number of owners until 1949 when the City of Vallejo took control of it.[2]
However, the Vallejo City Council opted to close it in 1956 due to financial restraints. In response, community leaders lead by Senator Luther Gibson created the Vallejo Citizens Transit Corporation (VCTC) in hopes of continuing services in Vallejo. The city subsequently transferred the fleet of thirteen buses to VCTC, who branded it Vallejo Transit Lines on May 1. [3]
Benicia Breeze[edit]
The Benicia-Vallejo Stage Line was founded 1915 by Milo Passalacqua. The Stage Line offered a route between Mare Island and Benicia, serving Vallejo's train stations and ferry docks.[2] In 1982, the City of Benicia began operating Benicia Dial-a-Ride, a local demand responsive transit service. Service was later expanded on July 1, 1986 to include a fixed route between Benicia and the Pleasant Hill BART station; this service was called the Benicia Bay Connection. The city also began subsidizing the Benicia-Vallejo Stage Line. On October 1, 1986, the Bay Connection and Stage Line were merged to become Benicia Transit. This new company was managed by Community Transit Services, who were eventually acquired by Laidlaw.[4] During the 1990s, Benicia Transit adds a number of additional routes, such as the Southampton Express (1991-2001) and as a few school tripper routes. They also purchase five used Gillig Phantoms for their main route and begin serving the Martinez Amtrak station between 1994 and 1997, before dedicating a route to in in 2005.
MV Transportation was awarded a contract to operate Benicia Transit in 2000,[4] who would acquire controlling interest in VCTC five years later, transforming it into an MV subsidiary. [3] In 2001, the Benicia Flyer route serving the Southampton hills operated for one year, before being discontinued due to low ridership and replaced with the Benicia Rocket, a route serving the Benicia Industrial Park. By October 2005, all named routes were converted into numbers: the main Vallejo/Pleasant Hill eventually being Route 75; the Amtrak being Route 23, and school trippers being Routes 15 through 18. 2006 saw Benicia Transit being re-branded as Benicia Breeze, replacing its dial-a-ride service into deviated fixed-routes and reducing its school tripper routes to two.[4] Route 75 was eventually retired in favor of Vallejo Transit Route 78, which extends the route to Walnut Creek.[5]
Discussions of merging the two transit agencies have occurred since 2005, however it wasn't until 2009 when a merger was seriously considered. In August, the Benicia city council reluctantly agreed with representatives of the Solano Transit Authority (STA) to study the possibility of creating a new transit agency with Vallejo Transit, citing the declining ridership and revenue caused by the Great Recession.[5] On November 16, 2010, both cities agreed to enter into a joint powers authority agreement with the STA,[6] calling the new transit agency Solano County Transit (or SolTrans for short). The name was selected out of fifteen others as it opens the possibility of other transit agencies in the county to join the agreement.[6]
SolTrans provides local and express bus service to the Solano County cities of Vallejo, Benicia, and Fairfield, California. It also provides express bus service to the Contra Costa County communities of El Cerrito, Pleasant Hill, and Walnut Creek, providing regional connections to BART. SolTrans also provides complementary ADA paratransit.
Ferry service from Vallejo to San Francisco, which was operated by Vallejo Transit, is now provided by San Francisco Bay Ferry, the public operating arm of the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority [WETA].[7]
SolTrans connects with the following public transit services:
- AC Transit
- County Connection (Contra Costa)
- Fairfield and Suisun Transit
- Golden Gate Transit
- San Francisco Bay Ferry
- Vine Transit (Napa)
- WestCAT (Contra Costa)
As of 30 August 2012, SolTrans operates 17 bus routes: 7 local routes operate within Vallejo, 4 supplemental school routes operate in Vallejo and Benicia, 5 routes provide intercity service, and 1 route supplements the Baylink Ferry.[8] SolTrans also provides general dial-a-ride service within Benicia. Unless otherwise noted, routes operate Monday through Saturday except holidays.[9]
Route | Destination | Service notes |
1 | North West Vallejo / Vallejo Transit Center | Sunday service provided |
2 | North East Vallejo / Vallejo Transit Center | |
3 | Glen Cove / South Vallejo / Beverly Hills / Vallejo Transit Center | |
4 | Tuolumne Street / Vallejo Transit Center | |
5 | Discovery Kingdom / Vallejo Transit Center | 5R via Redwood Street; 5S via Sereno Drive |
6 | Vallejo Transit Center / Benicia Road / Ascot Parkway / Tennessee Street | |
7 | Target Shopping Center / Springs Road / Vallejo Transit Center | Sunday service provided |
12 | Solano Middle School | Operates on school days only |
14 | Jesse Bethel High School | Operates on school days only |
15 | Benicia Middle School / Benicia High School / Mary Farmer Elementary School | Operates on school days only; via Solano Drive |
17 | Benicia Middle School / Benicia High School / Mary Farmer Elementary School | Operates on school days only; via East Second Street |
76 | Vallejo / Benicia / Diablo Valley College | Weekday peak period service only |
78 | Vallejo / Benicia / Walnut Creek BART | |
80 | Vallejo / El Cerrito del Norte BART | |
80S | Vallejo / Benicia / Walnut Creek BART | Sunday service only, follows Route 78 alignment |
85 | Vallejo Transit Center / Fairfield | |
200 | San Francisco / Vallejo | Supplemental service bus for Baylink Ferry; Sunday service provided |
Fleet and livery[edit]
SolTrans operates a mixed fleet of buses. When SolTrans was fully integrated in 2011, they introduced Gillig Low Floor hybrid buses for local bus service, [10] while the intercity routes continue to use MCI D-4500 buses. Since rebranding, Orion V buses previously used by Vallejo Transit became exclusive for school routes. SolTrans also makes use of Starcraft Bus Starlite shuttles for Paratransit and Dial-a-ride services. All buses are bicycle and wheelchair accessible.[11]
- ^ Rohrs, Sarah (26 July 2011). "Huge deficit already saddles merged SolTrans bus system serving Benicia and Vallejo". Vallejo Times Herald. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ a b Kern, James E. (2004). Images of America: Vallejo. Arcadia. p. 80. ISBN 9780738529097.
- ^ a b Gile, Lee; Algood, Bob (January 7, 2007). "50 Years of Service". Vallejo Times Herald. ANG Newspapers.
- ^ a b c "Timeline of Benicia Breeze: 1982 to Present" (PDF). City of Benicia. 16 January 2008. pp. VII–G–6. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ a b Burchyns, Tony (24 August 2009). "Benicia fears likely merger of bus systems". Vallejo Times-Herald. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ a b Weilenman, Donna Beth (18 November 2010). "'SolTrans' gets Benicia's OK". Benicia Herald. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ SB 976: San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority
- ^ http://baylinkferry.com/schedule/baylink-bus.php
- ^ http://www.soltransride.com/routes/holiday-schedule/
- ^ http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/current_topics/8-11/soltrans.htm
- ^ Motor Bus Society, Convention Report, Spring 2005. April 18, 2005
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The already crowded Democratic primary race for the 19th Council District recently grew by one, with the addition of civic activist and former chief of staff to embattled Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) Chrissy Voskerichian.
The 51-year-old touts what she considers a bevy of experience, both through her work as the co-founder of the Station Road Civic Association, president of the 109th Precinct Community Council, and yes, the time spent in Halloran's office.
Voskerichian surprised some when she announced her candidacy on April 30, but the lifelong Auburndale resident said members of the community persuated her to run.
"I was encouraged by civic leaders and community leaders," she said. "I thought about it for a while. It took me a couple of weeks, but I decided, 'Why not, I'll throw my hat into the ring.'"
Voskerichian believes she shares many values with the people of the 19th Council District, particularly a focus on public safety. The time she's spent with the Precinct Community Council has taught her the intricacies of one of the city's geographically largest precincts.
But her tenure in Halloran's office has taught her the value of keeping an ear open to her potential constituents. For good or ill, the outbound incumbent developed a knack for keeping himself available, whether via social media or an open line at his district office. It's a practice Voskerichian said snowballed into a thriving district office, with responsiveness begetting more constituent phone calls.
"It was through word of mouth we kept getting more constituents and more constituents," she said. "We treated everybody's issue as a priority, as a No. 1 concern. It speaks volumes that everyone is connecting."
Voskerichian said that spirit of connectedness and emphasis on constituent services would continue, should she get past the Sept. 10 primary and win the general election. It's a responsiveness she hopes will reverberate up into the halls of city power.
From the budget, to variances and overdevelopment, the Flushing native says the city's decision-making flows counter to residents' needs.
"We do this from month to month," she said of dealing with municipal headaches. "We get blown away at the Board of Standards and Appeals, and I'm very, very upset and tired every year when it comes to the budget.
"Some of the issues, we are going to have to move a mountain. Some of them, we're going to have to get to that bridge and build it. In other cases, we would have to close that gap."
Voskerichian is entering a race already flush with candidates, numbering five in total. And she's the only one coming into the race with a direct connection to the embattled incumbent.
But the work she did for Halloran doesn't tarnish her chances, she said, often differentiating herself by simply saying "My name is Chrissy."
"I plan to win with hard work, with determination, with getting out, meeting more and more people every day, getting out my message, my platform, what I am about," she said, pointing to existing support in the community. "There was such an outpouring of 'I want you to do this.'"


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LAUREL — Betty Jean LaTray, 62, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, in Laurel surrounded by her loving family.
Betty was born Aug. 19, 1949, to Ivan and Doris (Holmlund) Ekstrom in Anaconda. She married Walter LaTray, Feb. 9, 1974. Betty worked as a CNA for 18 years and was a business owner for eight years, but her family was always her proudest accomplishment and came before all else. Aside from spending time with loved ones, she also greatly enjoyed cooking, gardening, camping and travel. Betty's memory will be forever cherished as a mother, advisor, friend and confidant. Her contagious laugh, quiet wisdom and strong-spirited soul will be deeply missed by all.
Betty is survived by her husband of 37 years, Walter; children, Dawn (Blaze) Tadday, Heather (Curt) LaTray-Anderson, Jackie (Scott) Walby and Gary (Melaine) LaTray; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; as well as her brother, Everett (Sharon) Ekstrom.
Mrs. LaTray was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Sue Wenstrom; and her son, Kevin LaTray.
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Jefferson volleyball hosts Veterans Night
Bloomington Jefferson High School's varsity volleyball team will host a Veteran's Night on Thursday.
Veterans are invited to join the varsity team before the match at 6 p.m. for refreshments and photos with the team, and a commemoration to honor the commitment of all veterans. Veterans will receive free admission to the match and complimentary popcorn.
American Legion Post 550 has been a supporter of the Jefferson volleyball program and recently made a generous donation to the program for new uniforms.
Elementary school's 50th anniversary
Sunset Hill Elementary School in Plymouth will be 50 years old in November, and staff and parents have planned a celebration on Nov. 17 from 1 to 3 p.m.
The event is a community open house and all-school reunion for students and staff members. Student Council members will provide guided tours of Sunset Hill, and teachers and classrooms will present a tour of "Sunset Hill Through the Decades."
Staff members are lining up participation from alumni and past staff as well as memorabilia from the school. If you are interested in participating in or attending the celebration or have any memorabilia to contribute to the celebration, contact the Sunset Hill front office at 763-745-5900 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. More information is available on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sunsethillis50.
Blessed Trinity kicks off fundraiser
Blessed Trinity just kicked off its Marathon of Service. Students are being asked to collect pledges from now until Oct. 2.
Blessed Trinity hopes to raise $45,000 for this annual fundraiser, held in the fall all across Minnesota in demonstration of support for parochial education.
Blessed Trinity's Marathon Day will be Oct. 4. On that day, Blessed Trinity students and families will make sandwiches for Loaves and Fishes, collect food donations for the local food shelf, clean pews at three sponsoring churches and pick up litter around the school's neighborhoods. Marathon donations can be made at www.btcsmn.org.
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Since July 2009, GM has announced $8.5 billion worth of investment in U.S. facilities as well as the related creation of 24,700 jobs. "Some of that is years in the making in terms of implementing the investment," said spokesman Bill Grotz. "We're in the process of implementing (and) adding jobs."
This year alone, GM has announced it will make investments that will enable jobs for 1,000 recalled or newly employed workers at a technology innovation center in Roswell, Ga; 4,000 retained workers at a paint shop in Fairfax, Kan.; 400 workers at a power train headquarters in Pontiac, Mich.; and 1,650 workers at four plants in Bay City, Mich; Bedford, Ind.; Flint, Mich.; and Toledo, Ohio.
Ford announced Thursday that starting in the third quarter it will add more than 2,000 jobs at its Kansas City assembly plant. F-150 production will employ about 900 of the new employees, with the rest working on the Transit vans starting in the fourth quarter. The plant currently employs 2,450 hourly workers. In an interview with The Kansas City Star, Joe Hinrichs, Ford's president of the Americas, said the company began seriously considering a third shift for the F-150 late in 2012. F-150 sales are up 19% this year.
The investment and new jobs in Kansas City means that Ford is three-quarters of the way to its goal of creating 12,000 hourly jobs in the U.S. by 2015. The company also is investing $16 billion in its U.S. product development and manufacturing operations -- including $6.2 billion in plant-specific investments that would save 3,240 existing jobs.
Ford CEO Alan Mulally laid out his plan in a 2009 interview with TheStreet. "The way to survive is to reduce your production to the real demand (and) at the same time accelerate the investment in new products so that when you come out on the other side, you are there with the vehicles that people want," Mulally said. "Then you start to grow the business again, profitably, and you start hiring people." Meanwhile, Chrysler so far this year has hired 1,000 workers at its Warren, Mich., truck plant and later this year intends to hire 1,100 workers at its Toledo assembly complex. Toyota announced recently that in 2015 it will produce 50,000 Lexus ES 350s at its Georgetown, Ky. Plant, generating 750 new jobs. Since November 2011, Toyota has announced more than $1.5 billion in new U.S investments, creating 3,500 new jobs.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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OK, before I go, one last subject: the language in this blog. If you've been reading so far, you've probably already noticed my tendency to drop F-bombs here and there. I took a little bit of flack for it—not a lot, just a little!—from my own representatives, from the Timberwolves and from the NBA. And I get it. They're trying to build a family friendly league, and I understand that. So I just wanted to explain where I'm coming from.
The thing is, I want people reading this blog to get a sense of what it's really like to play in the NBA every day, and it's tough to explain how it is without saying it EXACTLY how it is. Especially when I'm talking about my teammates and what we're like around each other. It's just part of the language in the locker room and whenever you're hanging around the fellas. That's how it is.
Also, in my opinion, you can talk that way and still be a gentleman. I feel like I talk that way when I'm around the guys, and at the same time, I'm still a good dude. I'm courteous to people. Do I have a "potty mouth," as my mom would say when I was a kid? Yeah. Maybe so. But hey, if you haven't heard those words or read those words, come on, how sheltered are you? We've all seen it. It's not going to hurt anybody. And plus, this is GQ! My plan is to talk to you guys and be myself, like a couple dudes having a good conversation. And if I feel the need to say "f—k" once or twice, we'll use dashes (like that), or maybe just "expletive" so you get the point. Deal?
Kevin Love, GQ's guest blogger for the 2010-11 NBA season, is a third-year power forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Blog Entry #2: Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
In Which Kevin Breaks Down the Sacramento Kings and His Fellow "Clowns and Idiots" on the Wolves
Our first game of the season is tonight at home against the Sacramento Kings, so I'll talk a little about them first, and then I'll introduce some of my teammates—the guys you'll be hearing a lot about in this blog during the season.
Sacramento's best player is Tyreke Evans, a 6-foot 5-inch long, athletic point guard who was the league's Rookie of the Year last year. He's definitely their up-and-comer. And they've also got a rookie out of Kentucky, DeMarcus Cousins, who's 6-foot-10, 6-foot-11, and very very gifted. Myself, Darko and our other big guys are going to have our hands full with him. I look at Cousins and I think, "Man, he could be a 20-10 guy in this league and be an absolute monster." He fell a little bit in the draft, and I definitely think he's out to prove people wrong, show every team that passed on him that they made a mistake. And that includes us, by the way—we took Wes Johnson right before Sacramento took Cousins. So we know he'll be coming after us. And I don't blame him. But I love our guy Wes. He can really shoot the ball. You'll hear more about him in a minute.
Now it's time for some introductions. I'm sure I'll get to everyone eventually, but in this post I'll just start with a few guys.
Michael Beasley is new to our team, but he's old news to me because we've been friends for so long. I've known Mike since I was 13 or 14 years old. We played against each other on lots of travelling teams. Even then he was always real loud, the guy at the back of the bus who's screaming and yelling and goofing around, and the coaches in the front are always yelling at him to knock it off. And now? It's like he's 22 years old going on eight. When our team trainers are giving us our vitamins—Vitamin D, all that kind of stuff—he's like "Oh, no, I'm not eating that. I gotta have Flinstones vitamins." He's that kind of guy. He still loves Spongebob Squarepants. You'll be hearing a lot of crazy stories about him. On the floor, he's adapting great to our team. He's a sexy superstar type of player. People come to watch him. They'll get up on their feet even for some of his mistakes, because even his mistakes are so exciting. He's a great player and he really gets the crowd involved.
Gotta talk about the rookie, Wes Johnson. He's 6-foot-7, a long, athletic, shooting guard out of Syracuse. He can really shoot the ball. We've got a bunch of characters on this team and he's definitely one of them already. He's kind of like the instigator, the guy behind the scenes making everything happen, pulling all the strings. He's sneaky. You gotta watch him. He's got this golden-boy image—and he is—but you just gotta watch him. He's quiet, and it's the quiet ones you've gotta keep an eye on. He instigates on and off the court. During games, he's the guy looking at the other bench, going, "I'm gonna kill this motherfucker." And off the court, he's always behind the scenes, saying, "Did you hear what so-and-so said?..."
Then there's Johnny Flynn. He's hurt—he's coming back from a hip injury, so he won't be ready at the start of the season. Which is too bad because he's our hype man. He is loud. He's got a gregarious personality. When he's laughing the whole world is going to hear it. He hypes us up, wherever we are—off the court with girls, on the court in games, or during practice with the coaching staff. It's always him and Wes instigating because they're both Syracuse guys.


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17th November 2014
Israel: Gay-friendy ID cards introduced for children of same-sex parents 17
12:37 PM — Israel has begun issuing new ID cards to children of same-sex parents - as previous cards only allowed for a 'mother' and a 'father'.
29th August 2014
Switzerland: Gay couple recognised as parents in landmark ruling 1
2:53 PM — In the first ruling of its kind in Switzerland, a gay couple have been legally recognised as the parents of a child.
28th July 2014
Study praised for showing that 'gay men can make great dads' 2
1:08 PM — A study at Oregon State University has found that men are equally as good at being a child's primary caregiver as women.
7th July 2014
Study: Children of gay couples have better 'general health' than those with straight parents 7
3:43 PM — A study has found that gay parents provide children with better "general health and family cohesion", than children of straight parents.
5th July 2014
Study: Children raised by same-sex parents are 'healthier and happier' 31
11:44 AM — Children raised by same-sex parents are both healthier and happier than others, a study has found.
24th May 2014
UK: Court denies attempt by Slovak parents to block adoption by gay couple 28
1:19 PM — A court has rejected an attempt by Slovak parents to block the adoption of their children by a same-sex couple.
8th May 2014
US: Hallmark introduces 'two mums' Mother's Day card 7
10:36 PM — Card manufacturer Hallmark has introduced a Mother's Day card for people with lesbian parents.
1st May 2014
ITV to broadcast moving story of gay couple who have 4 adopted children 4
2:51 PM — One of the first ever gay couple to adopt children in Stoke-on-Trent will share their emotional story in an ITV documentary to be shown tonight.
31st March 2014
Jamaica: Parents tell newspaper they would 'disown' gay children 2
12:21 PM — Parents in Jamaica have told a newspaper that they would 'disown' a gay child, or try to cure them through 'counselling'.
1st November 2013
Germany: First European state to introduce a third option for gender 3
1:58 PM — From today, Germany becomes the first country in Europe to give parents the choice to leave the child's gender indeterminate on their birth certificate.
8th October 2013
US Author of 'flawed and misleading' study backs similar in Canada 9
7:24 PM — The author of a heavily discredited study published last year which claimed that children were put at a disadvantage with gay parents, has thrown his weight behind a new, very similar study, in Canada.
7th August 2013
Gay celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi announces birth of his first son 21
1:31 AM — Openly gay celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi has announced the birth of his first son using a Californian surrogacy service.
5th July 2013
Association of Teachers and Lecturers says free schools will make it harder to fight homophobia 7
4:45 PM — Discrimination is becoming harder to challenge as more schools become academies and free schools independent of local control, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers has warned.
19th June 2013
Gay fashioner designer Stefano Gabbana sentenced for tax evasion 26
6:14 PM — Gay fashioner designer Stefano Gabbana has been sentenced for tax evasion along with his gay former partner.
3rd May 2013
US: Iowa Supreme Court rules that birth certificates must name both same-sex parents 3
5:41 PM — The Supreme Court in the US state of Iowa has ruled unanimously that the department of health in the state must name both same-sex spouses as parents, on a child's birth certificate.
23rd April 2013
Comment: The story of a gay man and his dad 7
3:28 PM — Paul Burgess shares the powerful story of the journey his late father Cyril went on when it came to accepting his son's sexuality.
11th April 2013
US: Lesbian daughter of New York mafia boss pleads mercy for her 'supportive' father 4
2:49 PM — The daughter of a high-ranking New York mafia boss has pleaded for mercy on his behalf, saying he supported her and her same-sex partner and deserves to spend time with their son.
21st February 2013
Comment: 'Concern' for the children of gay parents is just 2013′s acceptable face of bigotry 14
5:59 PM — Writing for PinkNews, Christopher Gen argues that "concern" for the children of gay parents is just 2013′s acceptable face of bigotry; he argues that this isn't a 'gay rights' issue – it's a human rights one.
12th February 2013
Indiana: Homophobic students and parents seek to ban gay classmates from attending prom 24
12:42 PM — A school in the US state of Indiana is in the spotlight after some students and parents urged for gay people to be banned from attending a prom.
29th January 2013
Catholic Church: 'We recognise that gay couples make loving parents but they must be banned from marriage' 55
9:15 PM — The Catholic Church in England and Wales has made a surprising acknowledgement that same-sex couples make good parents. The statement is included within a document submitted to MPs and Peers urging them vote against same-sex marriage.


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It's back to school time! This crochet apple pouch will hold your kids school supplies OR it would make a great teacher gift! Here are some ideas of things you could put in it: pens, pencils, erasers, crayons, markers, first aid supplies, lip gloss, hand sanitizer, pre-packaged snacks, kleenex, and more!
- Worsted weight yarn. I used Lion Brand Vanna's choice in white and scarlet and a little bit of fern green for the leaf.
- Size H Crochet Hook
- Coats & Clark Red Zipper 10"
- Large sewing needle or sharp tapestry needle (it will need to be able to poke through the zipper lining)
- Small piece of brown felt for the seeds
DC = Double Crochet
Finished pouch measures 8" wide x 4" tall
Apple Pouch Pattern:
starting with white yarn
Magic Ring, ch 2 and make 10 DC in ring, pull tight and join to first DC, ch 2 (10 DC)
Round 2: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, ch 2 (20 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, ch 2 (40 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 3, repeat around, join, ch 2 (50 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 4, repeat around, join, ch 2 (60 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 5, repeat around, join, ch 2 (70 DC)
change to red yarn
Round 7: DC in each stitch around, join, fasten off leaving long tail (70 DC)
Fold circle in half and use the long tail to stitch a couple of the first red DC's together.
Then add in your zipper. Sew through the ends of the zipper as you continue to sew the two sides together.
Now open your zipper up and continue to sew the top edge of your crochet pouch to only one side of the zipper. Continue around and do the same on the other side of the zipper/pouch.
Finish it off by creating a leaf zipper pull! I followed THIS PATTERN for the leaf.
Cut out 3 small tear drop shapes out of the felt (for the seeds) and stitch or hot glue them on.
Fill your pouch and now you are ready for a great new year!
Be creative! You could make other fruits from this pattern (example: orange, lemon, watermelon)... but even better, you could make this into a rainbow pouch! Can't wait to see what you come up with :)
Happy Crocheting!
For a smaller version of this project, check out my Apple Slice Keychain Pattern!


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Cryoderm Cold Therapy
Doctor-Recommended CryoDerm Cold Therapy Spray, Fast-Acting Relief For All Types Of Pain
The next time you're experiencing pain due to muscle aches, sprains, strains, bruises, arthritis, or other abnormalities, do what physicians do and spray it away with CryoDerm. Found mainly in doctor offices, this fast-acting cold therapy spray is specially formulated with natural herbs and extracts including arnica, bosewellia, Ilex, and MSM to quickly ease your pain and help reduce inflammation. Penetrates deeply for maximum effectiveness. Nongreasy and stainless. 4 oz. spray bottle.
- Cold therapy spray for easing pain
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I watched Mark McGwire squirming in a chair licking his lips in front of Bob Costas answering a tirade of questions given to him about his steroid use. I was asking myself, "did we really need this?" I mean having Big Mac tell us that he used steroids was like asking a professional wrestler if wrestling was "staged." Any person that has watched to sport for any length of time or who just watches pre-1990 games on the MLB network can see that ballplayers just looked a lot smaller back then. Even the most feared hitters of their day (Frank Howard, Willie McCovey) look like the proverbial 98 pound weakling compared to the Lou Ferrigno bodies that guys like McGwire, Bonds, Sosa, Pujols (yeah Albert Pujols too) have.
How many more of these guys do we have to see squirm before us to satisfy our sadistic urges to make a kid caught with his hand in the cookie jar, admit that he was stealing cookies? Whose ego are we satisfying? So we got Roger Clemens being screamed at by a lot of worthless Senators who all have their own issues, to get him to say something they already knew. When is this going to end?
I have a niece who is dating a minor league "pitcher" who is bigger than anyone that goes regularly to my gym. Now considering all the time he spends pitching and the recovery time between starts, I doubt that he is hitting the gym too often without some type of "enhancer." And by the way he throws 96 miles an hour. He told me that just about everyone in the minors does something or they couldn't compete. Nothing short of a blood test could detect the things they are putting in their bodies today.
Do we want to force ballplayers to give blood samples every game? I think that is a lot of wasted effort for something that is not going to really change the game we are watching on the field.
Many writers want to refer to the 90's as the "steroid" era and maybe make a separate set of records for those times. Many of them forget that at the beginning of the 90's baseball interest was wanning especially after the players strike and it took a homerun race by Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa to re-ignite the sport. Since then there has been record attendance and virtually every team has been able to get a new ballpark. During the height of the era we had the 1997, 2001 and 2002 World Series which were three of the best of all time.
We have reached a new time in America where marijuana is becoming legal for medical purposes and athletes are using things to help increase their workouts and speed recovery times. This era is here to stay so let's deal with it and stop dragging another athlete in front of the camera to admit something that everyone already knows.
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The part of overtime I don't like in the NFL is that, if the initial OT drive results in a TD, that's it. If it's a FG, then the other side gets a possession to get a FG or TD (and maybe continue playing after that if it's FG for FG). There should ALWAYS be a 2nd possession - even after a TD and if the team doesn't match the TD, game over.
Exactly! it is such an unfair advantage for the team which wins the OT coin toss..


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1 Then again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a flying roll. | 1 I looked again--and there before me was a flying scroll! |
2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. | 2 He asked me, "What do you see?" I answered, "I see a flying scroll, thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide. " |
3 Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole land: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off on the one side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off on the other side according to it. | 3 And he said to me, "This is the curse that is going out over the whole land; for according to what it says on one side, every thief will be banished, and according to what it says on the other, everyone who swears falsely will be banished. |
4 I will cause it to go forth, saith Jehovah of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name; and it shall abide in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof. | 4 The LORD Almighty declares, 'I will send it out, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by my name. It will remain in his house and destroy it, both its timbers and its stones.' " |
5 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth. | 5 Then the angel who was speaking to me came forward and said to me, "Look up and see what this is that is appearing." |
6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their appearance in all the land | 6 I asked, "What is it?" He replied, "It is a measuring basket." And he added, "This is the iniquity of the people throughout the land." |
7 (and, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead); and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah. | 7 Then the cover of lead was raised, and there in the basket sat a woman! |
8 And he said, This is Wickedness: and he cast her down into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. | 8 He said, "This is wickedness," and he pushed her back into the basket and pushed the lead cover down over its mouth. |
9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came forth two women, and the wind was in their wings; now they had wings like the wings of a stork; and they lifted up the ephah between earth and heaven. | 9 Then I looked up--and there before me were two women, with the wind in their wings! They had wings like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth. |
10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah? | 10 "Where are they taking the basket?" I asked the angel who was speaking to me. |
11 And he said unto me, To build her a house in the land of Shinar: and when it is prepared, she shall be set there in her own place. | 11 He replied, "To the country of Babylonia to build a house for it. When it is ready, the basket will be set there in its place." |
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December 1, 2009 | Roar of the Crowd
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