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The procedures for enabling HTTP and HTTPS support are essentially the same for both protocols, although a few extra steps are required in the HTTPS case to generate and access the needed encryption keys and certificates. The steps are as follows. (For HTTPS, start with step 1; for non-secure HTTP, start with step 4.)
(HTTPS only) Generate a self-signed certificate for the HTTPS tunnel servlet.
(HTTPS only) Modify the deployment descriptor in the tunnel servlet's .war file to specify the location and password of the certificate key store.
(HTTPS only) Validate the Web or application server's self-signed certificate and install it in the client application's trust store.
(HTTP and HTTPS) Deploy the HTTP or HTTPS tunnel servlet.
(HTTP and HTTPS) Configure the broker's httpjms or httpsjms connection service and start the broker.
(HTTP and HTTPS) Configure an HTTP or HTTPS connection.
The following subsections describe each of these steps in greater detail, using Sun JavaTM System Application Server as an example for purposes of illustration. If you are using a different application server or Web server (such as Sun Java System Web Server), the procedures will be substantially similar but may differ in detail; see your server product's own documentation for specifics.
Message Queue's SSL support is oriented toward securing on-the-wire data, on the assumption that the client is communicating with a known and trusted server. Therefore, SSL is implemented using only self-signed server certificates. Before establishing an HTTPS connection, you must obtain such a certificate. (This step is not needed for ordinary, non-secure HTTP connections.)
Run the Message Queue Key Tool utility (imqkeytool) to generate a self-signed certificate for the tunnel servlet. (On UNIX systems, you may need to run the utility as the root user in order to have permission to create the key store.) Enter the following at the command prompt:
imqkeytool -servlet keyStoreLocation
where keyStoreLocation is the location of Message Queue's key store file.
The Key Tool utility prompts you for a key store password:
Enter keystore password:
After you have entered a valid password, the utility prompts you for identifying information from which to construct an X.500 distinguished name. Table C–1 shows the prompts and the values to be provided for each prompt. Values are case-insensitive and can include spaces.Table C–1 Distinguished Name Information Required for a Self-Signed Certificate
X.500 Attribute
What is your first and last name?
commonName (CN)
Fully qualified name of server running the broker
What is the name of your organizational unit?
organizationalUnit (OU)
Name of department or division
What is the name of your organization?
organizationName (ON)
Name of larger organization, such as a company or government entity
Acme Widgets, Inc.
What is the name of your city or locality?
localityName (L)
Name of city or locality
San Francisco
What is the name of your state or province?
stateName (ST)
Full (unabbreviated) name of state or province
What is the two-letter country code for this unit?
country (C)
Standard two-letter country code
When you have entered the information, the Key Tool utility displays it for confirmation: for example,
Is CN=mqserver.sun.com, OU=purchasing, ON=Acme Widgets, Inc., L=San Francisco, ST=California, C=US correct?
To accept the current values and proceed, enter yes; to reenter values, accept the default or enter no. After you confirm, the utility pauses while it generates a key pair.
Next, the utility asks for a password to lock the key pair (key password). Press Return in response to this prompt to use the same password for both the key password and the key store password.
Be sure to remember the password you specify. You must provide this password later to the tunnel servlet so it can open the key store.
The Key Tool utility generates a self-signed certificate and places it in Message Queue's key store file at the location you specified for the keyStoreLocation argument.
The HTTPS tunnel servlet must be able to see the key store. Be sure to move or copy the generated key store from the location specified by keyStoreLocation to one accessible to the tunnel servlet (see Step 4 (HTTP and HTTPS): Deploying the Tunnel Servlet).
The tunnel servlet's Web archive (.war) file includes a deployment descriptor, an XML file containing the basic configuration information needed by the application server or Web server to load and run the servlet. Before deploying the .war file for the HTTPS tunnel servlet, you must edit the deployment descriptor to specify the location and password of the certificate key store. (This step is not needed for ordinary, non-secure HTTP connections.)
Copy the .war file to a temporary directory:
The location of the HTTPS tunnel servlet's .war file varies, depending on your platform (see Appendix A, Platform-Specific Locations of Message Queue Data):
Solaris: cp /usr/share/lib/imq/imqhttps.war /tmp
Linux: cp /opt/sun/mq/share/lib/imqhttps.war /tmp
Windows: cp IMQ_HOME\lib\imqhttps.war \tmp
Make the temporary directory your current directory.
cd /tmp
Extract the contents of the .war file.
jar xvf imqhttps.war
List the .war file's deployment descriptor.
Enter the command
ls -l WEB-INF/web.xml
to confirm that the deployment descriptor file (WEB-INF/web.xml) was successfully extracted.
Edit the deployment descriptor to specify the key store location and password.
Edit the web.xml file to provide appropriate values for the keystoreLocation and keystorePassword elements (as well as servletPort and servletHost, if necessary): for example,
<init-param> <param-name>keystoreLocation</param-name> <param-value>/local/tmp/imqhttps/keystore</param-value> </init-param> <init-param> <param-name>keystorePassword</param-name> <param-value>shazam</param-value> </init-param> <init-param> <param-name>servletHost</param-name> <param-value>localhost</param-value> </init-param> <init-param> <param-name>servletPort</param-name> <param-value>7674</param-value> </init-param>
If you are concerned about exposure of the key store password, you can use file-system permissions to restrict access to the imqhttps.war file.)
Reassemble the contents of the .war file.
jar uvf imqhttps.war WEB-INF/web.xml
In order for a client application to communicate with the Web or application server, you must validate the server's self-signed certificate and install it in the application's trust store. The following procedure shows how:
Validate the server's certificate.
By default, the Sun Java System Application Server generates a self-signed certificate and stores it in a key store file at the location
where appServerRoot is the root directory in which the Application Server is installed.
If necessary, you can use the JDK Key Tool utility to generate a key store of your own and use it in place of the default key store. For more information, see the section "Establishing a Secure Connection Using SSL" in Chapter 28, "Introduction to Security in Java EE," of the Java EE 5 Tutorial at
Make the directory containing the key store file your current directory.
For example, to use the Application Server's default key store file (as shown above), navigate to its directory with the command
cd appServerRoot/glassfish/domains/domain1/config
where appServerRoot is, again, the root directory in which the Application Server is installed.
List the contents of the key store file.
The Key Tool utility's -list option lists the contents of a specified key store file. For example, the following command lists the Application Server's default key store file (keystore.jks):
keytool -list -keystore keystore.jks -v
The -v option tells the Key Tool utility to display certificate fingerprints in human-readable form.
Enter the key store password.
The Key Tool utility prompts you for the key store file's password:
Enter keystore password:
By default, the key store password is set to changeit; you can use the Key Tool utility's -storepasswd option to change it to something more secure. After you have entered a valid password, the Key Tool utility will respond with output like the following:
Verify the certificate's fingerprints.
Obtain the correct fingerprints for the Application Server's self-signed certificate by independent means (such as by telephone) and compare them with the fingerprints displayed by the keytool -list command. Do not accept the certificate and install it in your application's trust store unless the fingerprints match.
Export the Application Server's certificate to a certificate file.
Use the Key Tool utility's -export option to export the certificate from the Application Server's key store to a separate certificate file, from which you can then import it into your application's trust store. For example, the following command exports the certificate shown above, whose alias is slas, from the Application Server's default key store (keystore.jks) to a certificate file named slas.cer:
keytool -export -keystore keystore.jks -storepass changeit -alias slas -file slas.cer
The Key Tool utility responds with the output
Certificate stored in file <slas.cer>
Verify the contents of the certificate file.
If you wish, you can double-check the contents of the certificate file to make sure it contains the correct certificate:
List the contents of the certificate file.
The Key Tool utility's -printcert option lists the contents of a specified certificate file. For example, the following command lists the certificate file slas.cer that was created in the preceding step:
keytool -printcert -file slas.cer -v
Once again, the -v option tells the Key Tool utility to display the certificate's fingerprints in human-readable form. The resulting output looks like the following:
Confirm the certificate's contents.
Examine the output from the keytool -printcert command to make sure that the certificate is correct.
Import the certificate into your application's trust store.
The Key Tool utility's -import option installs a certificate from a certificate file in a specified trust store. For example, if your client application's trust store is kept in the file /local/tmp/imqhttps/appKeyStore, the following command will install the certificate from the file slas.cer created above:
keytool -import -file slas.cer -keystore "/local/tmp/imqhttps/appKeyStore"
You can deploy the HTTP or HTTPS tunnel servlet on Sun Java System Application Server either from the command line or by using the Application Server's Web-based administration GUI. In either case, you must then modify the Application Server's security policy file to grant permissions for the tunnel servlet.
To deploy the tunnel servlet from the command line, use the deploy subcommand of the Application Server administration utility (asadmin): for example,
asadmin deploy --user admin --passwordfile pfile.txt --force=true /local/tmp/imqhttps/imqhttps.war
The procedure below shows how to use the Web-based GUI to deploy the servlet.
After deploying the tunnel servlet (whether from the command line or with the Web-based GUI), proceed to Modifying the Application Server's Security Policy File for instructions on how to grant it the appropriate permissions.
Deploy the tunnel servlet:
Specify the .war file location:
Enter the location of the tunnel servlet's Web archive file (imqhttp.war or imqhttps.war) in the File Path text field.
The file is located in the Message Queue installation directory containing .jar, .war, and .rar files, depending on your operating system platform (see Appendix A, Platform-Specific Locations of Message Queue Data).
Click the OK button.
Specify the context root directory:
Enter the /contextRoot portion of the tunnel servlet's URL.
The URL has the form
For example, if the URL for the tunnel servlet is
the value you enter would be
Click the OK button.
A confirmation screen appears, showing that the tunnel servlet has been successfully deployed and is enabled by default. The servlet is now available at the URL
where contextRoot is the context root directory you specified in step a above. Clients can now use this URL to connect to the message service using an HTTP or HTTPS connection.
Modify the server's security policy file
Once you have deployed the HTTP or HTTPS tunnel servlet, you must grant it the appropriate permissions by modifying the Application Server's security policy file, as described in the next procedure.
Each Application Server instance has a security policy file specifying its security policies or rules. Unless modified, the default security policies would prevent the HTTP or HTTPS tunnel servlet from accepting connections from the Message Queue message broker. In order for the broker to connect to the tunnel servlet, you must add an additional entry to this policy file:
Open the security policy file.
The file is named server.policy and resides at a location that varies depending on your operating system platform. On the Solaris platform, for example, the policy file for server jeeves would be located at
where appServerRoot is the root directory in which Sun Java System Application Server is installed.
Add the following entry to the file:
grant codeBase "file:appServerRoot/glassfish/domains/domain1/jeeves /applications/j2ee-modules/imqhttps/- { permission java.net.SocketPermission "*","connect,accept,resolve"; };
Save and close the security policy file.
HTTP/HTTPS support is not activated for a broker by default, so before connecting using these protocols, you need to reconfigure the broker to activate the httpjms or httpsjms connection service. Table C–2 shows broker configuration properties pertaining specifically to these two connection services. Once reconfigured, the broker can be started normally, as described under Starting Brokers.Table C–2 Broker Configuration Properties for the httpjms and httpsjms Connection Services
Default Value
Host name or IP address of (local or remote) host running tunnel servlet
httpjms: 7675httpsjms: 7674
Port number of tunnel servlet
Interval, in seconds, between client HTTP/HTTPS requests
If zero or negative, the client will keep one request pending at all times.
Tunnel servlet timeout interval
Open the broker's instance configuration file.
The instance configuration file is named config.properties and is located in a directory identified by the name of the broker instance to which it belongs:
(See Appendix A, Platform-Specific Locations of Message Queue Data for the location of the instances directory.)
Add httpjms or httpsjms to the list of active connection services.
Add the value httpjms or httpsjms to the imq.service.activelist property: for example,
Set any other HTTP/HTTPS-related configuration properties as needed.
At startup, the broker looks for an application server or Web server and an HTTP or HTTPS tunnel servlet running on its local host machine. If necessary, you can reconfigure the broker to access a remote tunnel servlet instead, by setting the servletHost and servletPort properties appropriately (see Table C–2): for example,
imq.httpjms.http.servletHost=helios imq.httpjms.http.servletPort=7675
You can also improve performance by reconfiguring the connection service's pullPeriod property. This specifies the interval, in seconds, at which each client issues HTTP/HTTPS requests to pull messages from the broker. With the default value of -1, the client will keep one such request pending at all times, ready to pull messages as fast as possible. With a large number of clients, this can cause a heavy drain on server resources, causing the server to become unresponsive. Setting the pullPeriod property to a positive value configures the client's HTTP/HTTPS transport driver to wait that many seconds between pull requests, conserving server resources at the expense of increased response times to clients.
The connectionTimeout property specifies the interval, in seconds, that the client runtime waits for a response from the HTTP/HTTPS tunnel servlet before throwing an exception, as well as the time the broker waits after communicating with the tunnel servlet before freeing a connection. (A timeout is necessary in this case because the broker and the tunnel servlet have no way of knowing if a client that is accessing the tunnel servlet has terminated abnormally.)
To make HTTP/HTTPS connections to a broker, a client application needs an appropriately configured connection factory administered object. Before configuring the connection factory, clients wishing to use secure HTTPS connections must also have access to SSL libraries provided by the Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) and must obtain a trusted root certificate.
If the root certificate of the certification authority (CA) that signed your application server's (or Web server's) certificate is not in the trust store by default, or if you are using a proprietary application server or Web server certificate, you must install the root certificate in the trust store. (This step is not needed for ordinary, non-secure HTTP connections, or if the CA's root certificate is already in the trust store by default.)
Import the root certificate.
Execute the command
JRE_HOME/bin/keytool -import -trustcacerts -alias certAlias -file certFile -keystore trustStoreFile
where certFile is the file containing the root certificate, certAlias is the alias representing the certificate, and trustStoreFile is the file containing your trust store.
Confirm that you trust the certificate.
Answer YES to the question Trust this certificate?
Identify the trust store to the client application.
In the command that launches the client application, use the -D option to specify the following properties:
javax.net.ssl.trustStore=trustStoreFile javax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword=trustStorePassword
To enable HTTP/HTTPS support, you need to set the connection factory's imqAddressList attribute to the URL of the HTTP/HTTPS tunnel servlet. The URL has the form
where hostName:portNumber is the host name and port number of the application server or Web server hosting the tunnel servlet and contextRoot is the context root directory you specified when deploying the tunnel servlet on the server, as described above under Step 4 (HTTP and HTTPS): Deploying the Tunnel Servlet.
You can set the imqAddressList attribute in any of the following ways:
Use the -o option to the imqobjmgr command that creates the connection factory administered object (see Adding a Connection Factory).
Set the attribute when creating the connection factory administered object using the Administration Console (imqadmin).
Use the -D option to the command that launches the client application.
Use an API call to set the attributes of the connection factory after you create it programmatically in client application code (see the Message Queue Developer's Guide for Java Clients).
It is not necessary to configure multiple application or Web servers and tunnel servlets in order to access multiple brokers; you can share a single server instance and tunnel servlet among them. To do this, you must configure the imqAddressList connection factory attribute as follows:
where brokerHostName is the broker instance host name and instanceName is the name of the specific broker instance you want your client to access.
To check that you have entered the correct values for brokerHostName and instanceName, generate a status report for the HTTP/HTTPS tunnel servlet by accessing the servlet URL from a browser:
The report lists all brokers being accessed by the servlet, as shown in Example C–1.
To use an HTTP proxy to access the HTTPS tunnel servlet, set the system properties http.proxyHost and http.proxyPort to the proxy server's host name and port number. You can set these properties using the -D option to the command that launches the client application.


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Impact from corn ethanol production was similar or "slightly worse" than gasoline because turning corn into fuel takes more energy, the report said. Making ethanol from corn stover and other types of plants, on the other hand, inflicted less damage.
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Maybe it's difficult, but how do you release a study like that without taking into account the effect on the environment or admitting the political difficulties of oil. I'm not going to disagree that electric cars that essentially run on oil are problematic too. However, electric cars, which are picking up steam from major manufacturers, have potential because they could run on renewable energy. Yet, that doesn't mean all oil-based cars are inherently wrong.
Electric cars are only part of a larger transit solution, but if we drive electric cars as we drive our current cars we will still have problems. Our goals instead should always be as follows (in no particular order):
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– Owning cars for a longer time. Fuel efficiency is only relevant if the energy to build a car is not used every 2-4 years.
– Driving fuel-efficient cars.
– Building environments and neighborhoods that emphasize these values.
I'm glad someone is taking account of energy use and not just mindlessly swooning over electric cars. However, electric cars provide part of an answer in a transit and energy revolution and should not be dismissed just because they may run on coal energy now. Real economists cannot look at just one sector and claim to have made a whole study, the politics and environmental effects of oil and coal and potential for new energy solutions must be taken into account as well.

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The future of both Medicare and Medicaid — America's solid promise to our seniors and most vulnerable citizens for almost a half-century — may well be at stake in this election. Everyone knows that there have to be reforms in order to make these programs stronger over time, but the two sides see the problem and the solution very differently.
Many Republicans are scaring seniors with false claims that they are about to lose the security they have; meanwhile they propose to turn Medicare into a voucher program, which shifts major costs onto seniors. They propose to change Medicaid into a program of block grants — stripping its core guarantees, cutting it, and shifting costs and risks to states and the most vulnerable Americans.
Republicans have made repeal of the new health care law the cornerstone of their health care plans. They claim that Obamacare cuts $700 billion from Medicare. As the former administrator of the Medicare program, I know that that claim is wrong.
Obamacare reduce costs, but it does so the right way. It targets waste, fraud, and abuse, reduces unnecessary subsidies to insurance companies, and provides redesigned payments and assistance to doctors and hospitals to make care safer, better coordinated, and more oriented to what patients and families want — better health. It helps all Americans, not just Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, by adding discipline to the insurance system with rate review and limits on administrative waste, and it invests in innovations to help providers improve the quality of health care. It wisely shifts Medicare payments away from volume (paying for how much is done) and toward value and quality (paying for how well patients are served). It is the Republican proposals, not Obamacare, that would take security away from our seniors and weaken protections for everyone.
President Obama's health reforms do not cut any guaranteed Medicare benefits — in fact, the law expands those benefits in important ways. Thanks to Obamacare, seniors can now get a free annual wellness visit, preventive services like mammograms and colonoscopies without a copay, and more affordable prescription drugs because the reforms over time close the donut hole — a policy that has already saved Massachusetts seniors an average of about $610.
Medicare and Medicaid both face challenges today, but not because of Obamacare. The challenges exist throughout the health care system, mainly in the form of rising costs. And the primary culprit isn't health benefits — it's wasteful spending and poorly coordinated care.
Research shows that we are wasting one in every three dollars spent on health care, a finding confirmed yet again by a report from the highly respected, nonpartisan Institute of Medicine. That waste comes in many guises. For instance, overtreatment — when patients get tests, drugs, and even surgery that science shows won't help them – cost taxpayers between $67 billion and $87 billion just last year. The costs that stem from fraud and abuse in the system are high, as well — between $30 billion to $98 billion in 2011 alone.
The right way to get health care costs under control is not by harming patients or taking care away from them; it is by reducing waste and spreading the better forms of integrated, patient-centered, safer care whose effectiveness has already been proven by pioneering health care providers. That's the care that patients want to get, and, I can say as a physician, that's also the care that doctors and nurses want to give — they don't like waste any more than patients do.
Despite his attempts to distance himself from the Republican Party, in his short tenure Senator Scott Brown has not stood up for the improvements that Obamacare brings. He has repeated the Republican candidates' misstatements about Medicare cuts. He has voted to repeal Obamacare, including the Medicare benefits it offers. And when Massachusetts was struggling to support the two-thirds of its nursing home residents who rely on Medicaid, Brown voted against half a billion dollars in emergency Medicaid support for our state.
We need leaders who are willing to stand up for seniors, disadvantaged Americans, and families — and who will not put them at risk. We need leaders who know that by better meeting the needs of patients and focusing on research and innovation to find even better ways to give care, we can control costs the right way, improve outcomes, and preserve and protect Medicare and Medicaid. Elizabeth Warren understands that.
I have devoted more than 30 years of my life to working toward fair and just access to continually better health care. In my view, Elizabeth Warren has the will, knowledge, and moral compass to protect the inspired promises our nation made in 1965. As a US senator, she will work for the right kind of change. I know she will fight for Medicare and Medicaid and the millions of our people who depend on them for peace of mind, health, and sometimes even life itself.
Dr. Donald M. Berwick is the former president of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the former administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare Fand Medicaid Services.


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Congratulations to the winners of Challenge Four!
Beginner: Sue Towson
Intermediate: Cholo Ayuyao
Professional: Suyanee Wongchotwiriyakit
Photography Winner: Julia Peshkova
There were a few photographs I would have chosen over this one if I were to follow the Photo Challenge stated guidelines which are:
In general designers need to keep in mind that their creative photographs should show a clear image of the design and that the essence of the challenge should be discernable in the photograph. Important elements in your photos are artistic expression, creativity, good use of design principles and photographic composition & quality. (If you are not familiar with the elements and principles of design—look them up.) Remember to keep the following in mind:
· Lighting source (consider type of light—natural or artificial, angle of light to subject, shadows, hot spots)
· Composition of the photograph (consider pose of model, use of backgrounds and props that enhance, but do not overpower, the design)
· Focus & sharpness of the image (consider camera's point of focus, angle of camera to subject, camera movement—use a tripod if possible)
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We've all daydreamed about it at least a little. Thumbing our noses at the man, tossing out all our worldly possessions and hitting the open road for good, throwing caution to the wind. Then by accident you pick up an Auto Trader and flip to see page after page of dirt cheap Blue Bird school buses just waiting to enable that fantasy. Well Jake Von Slatt didn't quite go that far, but he has provided a very helpful step by step on how to convert your own bus into a rolling abode. With some ingenuity and help from a couple of friend, John transformed a decommissioned diesel pusher and built his own home away from home for about $5,200.
Recycling as much as he could, and using common materials, Jake seems to have created a pretty comfortable setup, heck, it may even be bigger than our apartment. Plus, if you don't like the view or the neighbors are yelling at their kids at 7am to "GET ON THAT POTTY", you can simply pick up and move again. We'll be bookmarking this one for that time when the lashings raining down on us from our Wertian overlord become too intense to bear. [Jake's School Bus]


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Past Seasons:
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996
Final Record: 14-7-5, 47 Points (First, Western Division)
The Galaxy finished their sixth MLS season with a record of 14-7-5 (.635), good for 47 points and first place in the Western Division and the third-best overall record in the league. The first place finish marked the fourth time the club has finished atop its division or conference. Despite a slow start, losing their first two matches of the season, the Galaxy battled back and finished the season on a high note, winning seven of its last nine games. At the Rose Bowl, Los Angeles finished tied for the third-best home record in the MLS at 9-3-1 (.731). They also had the third-best record on the road with a 5-4-4 mark (.538). The Galaxy led the Western Division with a record of 7-3-0. Los Angeles also attained three milestones in 2001, their 300th goal, 100th victory and 1,000th point.
2001 PLAYOFFS: With a strong push by the Galaxy in 2001, the club advanced all the way to the MLS Cup, only to be defeated by the San Jose Earthquakes. Los Angeles, who defeated the NY/NJ Metrostars in the quarterfinals and the Chicago Fire in the semifinals to reach the MLS Cup, fell short in sudden death overtime, 2-1, to finish runner-up for the third time in their third trip to the MLS Cup.
300TH GOAL: The Galaxy established a team milestone April 28, 2001 with its 300th goal. Cobi Jones, who scored the franchise's first goal on April 13, 1996 and is the team's all-time leading scorer, also established a personal milestone in this victory, 3-2, over the Colorado Rapids. The U.S. National Team star, scored the 300th goal in club history in the 22nd minute. Jones took Peter Vagenas' pass, got a step on defender Lance Key and beat goalkeeper Adin Brown. With his second goal just before halftime (47th+), Jones became only the sixth player in league history to reach the 50-goal standard. It was Jones' ninth multi-goal MLS game and his first since July 8, 2000 at Miami.
100th VICTORY: Los Angeles became the fire team in MLS history to reach the 100-victory mark June 23, 2001 in the 2-0 win over the NY/NJ Metrostars. The Galaxy, who won their inaugural game on April 13, 1996 when Cobi Jones and Arash Noamouz each scored in the 2-1 victory over the MetroStars, reached this mark at home in the Rose Bowl. Jones, along with Greg Vanney and Mauricio Cienfuegos, were the only remaining players from the first season's roster. From (Chris) Armas to (Brad) Wilson, 69 players have worn the Galaxy colors over its six seasons and 37 different players have contributed at least once to the team's 341 regular season goal total.
1,000th POINT: In 2001 the Galaxy reached another statistical landmark, becoming only the second team in the MLS to attain 1,000 all-time scoring points. The club finished the regular season with 1,063 points. Deducting six "own goals" (where points are not awarded) from the 347-goal total, the 341 remaining (two points each) and 381 all-time assists (one point) give the Galaxy 1,063 points. D.C. became the first team to surpass the 1,000-point mark earlier in 2001.
MLA ALL-STAR GAME INCLUDES THREE FROM THE GALAXY: The Galaxy boasted three MLS All-Stars at the contest held at Spartan Stadium in San Jose. Mauricio Cienfuegos was voted in as a starter by the fans. West head coach Bob Bradley selected Cobi Jones and Luis Hernandez was one of MLS Commissioner Don Garber's two picks. Cienfuegos recorded two assists in his sixth consecutive All-Star appearance, while Jones recorded one. The West held a 4-3 halftime lead, but the East came back in the second half to bring the final score to a tie at 6-6.
WEST COAST OFFENSE?: Los Angeles was one of two MLS teams to average two or more goals per game during the regular season (Miami was the other). The Galaxy finished second in MLS with 52 goals, a 2.00 per game average. It was a team effort for Los Angeles, as club-leading scorer Cobi Jones finished just 18th in MLS scoring with six goals and 10 assist for 22 points.
GALAXY'S PAUL CALIGIURI CHANGED AMERICAN SOCCER FOREVER: He's known by American soccer fans as the man who scored on the "shot heard 'round the world." Paul Caligiuri played his final professional game on October 27th and walked into the sunset with two more champions to his record career, a US Open and FC Champions' Cup titles. It can be argued that no single moment in any athletic contest has so changed its sport's fate in this country, as did Paul Caligiuri's 30-yard violently dipping left-footed volley against Trinidad & Tobago on November 19, 1989. For the first time since shocking England in 1950, the USA had earned a berth in the globe's most prominent sporting event. That one goal resulted in a domino effect that would change soccer forever.
Now, after 110 national team appearances and a professional career that saw him play seven years in Germany and six MLS seasons, the two-time World Cup veteran and 1988 Olympic Team starter will retire at the end of the 2001 MLS season to become the college head coach for both the men's and women's soccer teams at Cal Poly Pomona.
ROAD TO THE U.S. OPEN CUP: Danny Califf's golden goal in overtime gave the Galaxy a victory in the U.S. Open Cup championship, 2-1, over the New England Revolution on October 27 at Titan Stadium. The victory gives Los Angeles their evasive first domestic championship.
Alexi Lalas' golden goal in overtime gave the Los Angeles Galaxy a dramatic 1-0 U.S. Open Cup Semifinal victory over the Chicago Fire at Titan Stadium on August 22. With the win, Los Angeles advances to take on the New England Revolution. It was déjà vu for the Galaxy and Fire in a repeat of last year's heated semifinal match, which Chicago won 2-1 in overtime, but this year it was the Galaxy's turn to come away with the late heroics.
In the quarterfinals, Los Angeles advanced past San Jose, 10-9, on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw in regulation and two scoreless sudden-death overtime periods. The Galaxy also posted early round victories over the Premier Development League's Seattle Sounders Select (3-1) on July 11 and the A-League's Nashville Metros (5-0) on June 27.
HONDA MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Hendrickson was the Galaxy's most consistent player throughout the 2001 season as voted by the club's press corps. Hendrickson has provided the club a steady defensive presence while also providing an offensive threat, scoring five goals and adding three assists for 13 points. Los Angeles relied on the 29-year-old St. Vincent native to come through in the clutch as all five of his strikes proved to be game-winners. His biggest day came in the F.C. Champions Cup final last January when he tallied twice in the Galaxy's 3-2 victory over Olimpia of Honduras.


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Ferrari not doing a good job in 2014 according to Alonso
Fernando Alonso has admitted Ferrari is "not doing a good job so far" in 2014.
As the Spaniard starts his fifth consecutive season with the Italian team without having added to his title tally, Alonso finished off the podium in Australia and Malaysia and qualified just tenth in Bahrain on Saturday.
After the floodlit qualifying session in the island Kingdom, Alonso admitted that Ferrari's new F14-T car "has remained the same for the last three races".
"It is clear that we have to step up," Alonso is quoted by the Spanish daily Diario Sport, "because we are not doing a good job so far."
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In a recent report delivered to Clancy by entersolar, 2016 performance at Clancy's Newtown Connecticut warehouse was as follows:
- Greenhouse Gases Avoided: CO2 520,338 lbs/year, CH4 54 lbs/year, N2O 7lbs/year
- Equivalent Autos Removed From Service: 81 per year
- Tree Seedlings Grown for 10 years: 9,989
- Average Homes' Electrical Use: 57 per year
- Gallons of Gas Saved: 43,373 per year
- 60 Watt Light Bulbs (used 3 hours/day): 13,664 per year
Since 1921, the Clancy family name has been providing moving and storage services throughout the Northeast. Energy sustainability programs such as "going solar" are ways Clancy as a company improves the quality of services being delivered to its clients. Self-sufficiency is beneficial to ensuring services such as climate control stay fully operational 24×7.
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Clancy Relocation and Logistics has provided a growing range of moving, storage, and logistics services since 1921. One of our early company slogans was, "Moving with Care, Everywhere" which still rings true today. Clancy has performed thousands of moves nation-wide and is an award winning agent for United Van Lines. Our Mission: To hire and promote great people that care about safety and quality. To deliver best in class value to the people and organizations we serve. To exceed our customer's expectations and earn their referral and repeat business.
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Warrant: Accused teens spoke of Chew killing to friends
New London — Although they attempted to provide alibis to police and deny involvement in the murder of Matthew Chew on Oct. 29, the six teens accused in the attack each told a network of friends and girlfriends what happened, according to an arrest warrant affidavit unsealed Monday.
According to the warrant, the teens gave police a variety of stories regarding the night that Chew, a downtown resident, was attacked and then fatally stabbed.
Chew was assaulted near 5 Huntington St. a little before 11:48 p.m., the time at which a 911 call was made, according to the warrant. He was stabbed six times and also sustained two cuts to the face, the warrant says; he tried to run back up the road and was found lying in the street at the corner of Huntington and Jay streets.
Two city teenagers, Idris Elahi and Marquis Singleton, are charged with murder. Rahshad Perry, Tyree Bundy, Brian Rabell and Mattias Perry, all of New London, are charged with being accessories to murder.
Most of the teens told friends that Elahi and Singleton stabbed Chew, according to the 10-page warrant.
The warrant also describes Chew himself as being heard during an emergency call to police, relaying that he had been jumped and stabbed.
The warrant says a caller phoned police to report a man lying in the street at the intersection of Jay and Huntington streets.
"The victim was able to relate over the open 911-taped phone line that he was jumped and stabbed," the warrant reads. It is not clear whether Chew made the call or is heard in the background.
The warrant said police interviewed nine witnesses, including a best friend, girlfriends and two people who live at a group home on Huntington Street. None of the witnesses is identified by name in the warrant.
Elahi's best friend told police that Elahi said "something about doing it because they were bored and that they didn't know the victim," according to the warrant. The group either took a lighter from Chew or used it as an excuse to stop him, she said.
The girl said Elahi told her that Singleton cut Chew, somebody hit him, and that Elahi also cut him, although the girl wasn't sure in what order. She thought Elahi told her that he had cut the victim first and then gave the knife to Singleton, who had the knife last. Elahi told her that he had cut the victim on his face and Singleton had cut him on the shoulder.
The girl told police she thought Elahi had said the victim was fighting back.
Bundy told a friend around midnight the night of the murder that "there was no reason as to why they jumped the guy, they just saw him and decided to mess with him," according to the warrant.
In Bundy's version, Elahi takes the lead while others step back.
"He told her Idris was very aggressive and everyone backed off while he (Idris) continued to assault the male," the warrant reads.
Bundy told the friend that Elahi handed him a knife, at which point Bundy realized Elahi had stabbed Chew. Bundy said he gave the knife back to Elahi and started to run.
Bundy told police he was "in the middle of the street picking his nose" when the altercation started. He said he turned, saw the confrontation and ran away with his cousin, Rahshad Perry, according to the warrant. They met up with Matias Perry on Truman Street, shook hands and left the area, he said.
Bundy told police that he and Rahshad Perry "were present but not physically involved in it" and would not describe what the four others were each doing, saying all he saw were "a bunch of hoodies," or hooded sweatshirts.
Matias Perry's girlfriend told police that he, too, ran from the scene. Matias Perry told his girlfriend that Elahi and Singleton stabbed Chew, and that Elahi had a pocketknife and Singleton had a box cutter.
Rabell told police that he ran as well.
Rabell told police that the group had been hanging around at Elahi's house before leaving to walk around downtown. Rabell told police he was walking ahead of the group on Huntington Street when they slowed down; he turned around and saw a man wearing a beige baseball cap walking by himself behind the group.
Rabell said he heard a commotion and what sounded like a punch and that he heard the man screaming something similar to "What happened?" or "Why?" When he turned back, Rabell said, he saw that his friends had surrounded the man before Rabell heard the screams. Rabell said he ran off and didn't stop until he reached the Federal Street projects.
Rabell's girlfriend at first tried to lie to police, then broke down and said she had been trying to protect him, according to the warrant. She told police that Rabell told her to say they had been together on the night of the attack.
During a third interview with police, the girl said Rabell went to her house on Nov. 1 and seemed upset. He told her that Elahi had stabbed someone and that Rabell needed an alibi. Rabell and the others were concerned that Rahshad Perry's parents were going to tell police, according to the warrant.
Of the six, Singleton and Elahi's statements to police veer the most from the storyline. While the other four eventually acknowledged being in the area or seeing what happened, both Singleton and Elahi denied even being in the vicinity.
Singleton told police he was walking around downtown after arranging to drop an iPod off at a friend's house. He told police he saw Bundy near Bank Street but that the two didn't speak because Bundy was on his cell phone. They parted ways as they approached Bank and Tilley streets, he told police.
Singleton also said he saw a large group of males hanging out in front of 35 Union St. (the Crocker House) and that some were wearing masks. The affidavit doesn't mention whether Singleton thought the masks were related to Halloween costumes.
Singleton said he turned onto Brewer Street and started to run because he was cold, running until he got back home around 11:15 p.m. or 11:30 p.m.
Elahi told police he was home watching television by himself all night, according to the warrant, and said his mother could verify that. Elahi's mother told police she could not say that Elahi was home all night. Elahi was staying on the third floor, which has a separate exterior door, according to the warrant.
Police seized Bundy's cell phone during a search and seizure warrant executed on Nov. 9. On it they found text messages to and from a couple of friends and a conversation in which Bundy says Elahi "wants to tell" and that the others "might have too (sic) give him up."
Police also obtained video from a security camera at the Bank of America on 250 State St. The back entrance of the bank is on Washington Street adjacent to the SNET parking lot. The video shows six black males walking directly under the camera at about 11:18 p.m.
Police identified Elahi and Singleton in the video and the warrant says that the others "are believed to be Tyree Bundy, Rahshad Perry, Matias Perry, and Brian Rabell."
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Insalata Della Casa
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Located in the heart of San Francisco's North Beach (Little Italy), you won't find a more authentic Italian dining experience than Ristorante Franchino. Franchino and his wife Giuseppina have created a cozy and friendly atmosphere where you will feel like you are guests in their home. After Franchino lures you in with his charming singing, enjoy service exclusively from his family. House specialties include pappardelle with sausage, risotto with fresh seafood, or veal parmigiana. Make sure to save room for fresh and homemade dessert.
In 1976, newlyweds Franchino and Giuseppina Nozzolino began a new adventure in the city of San Francisco. Both growing up in the small Italian town of Sarno near the Amalfi Coast, they inherited a passion and expertise for Italian cuisine. Starting with next to nothing, they each found employment in San Francisco's food industry. Franchino worked as a dishwasher and later as a cook for San Francisco's historic Little Joe's, while Giuseppina worked for American Poultry Company.
In 1989, the Nozzolino's opened the doors of Ristorante Franchino in the heart of North Beach (Little Italy). Italian restaurants line the street of Columbus Avenue, but Franchino has distinguished his restaurant from the others by not only its exceptional menu, but by his animated singing. For 25 years, the couple has been building a warm and inviting restaurant with only the help of their family. Customers feel like they are dining in the family's kitchen with the attentive and friendly service from Franchino and Giuseppina themselves and their daughters. Come join Franchino and Giuseppina for a memorable Italian dining experience!


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Hope College will be bidding for the football program's milestone 400th collegiate victory Saturday (Oct. 13) when the Flying Dutchmen travel to Kalamazoo College for the traditional "Wooden Shoes Rivalry" game.
Hope College will be bidding for the football program's milestone 400th collegiate victory Saturday (Oct. 13) when the Flying Dutchmen travel to Kalamazoo College for the traditional "Wooden Shoes Rivalry" game.
Photos of what "might have been" Hope football teams date back to 1895. Controversy on a national level over the nature of the game kept organized football play at Hope no more than a dream until 1902. Early in the 20th century Hope played non-collegiate opponents. The first recorded game against a collegiate opponent occurred in 1908 when the Flying Dutchmen lost to Benton Harbor College 19-15.
The 2007 season marks the 98th season. Hope's all-time record against collegiate opponents heading into Saturday's game is 399-311-38.
Here's a summary of some other milestone games:
* The first victory over a collegiate opponent was against Ferris Institute
4-0 in 1908. Back then a field goal was worth 4 points. Back then most
of Hope's opponents were area high school teams. A year later (1909)
Hope defeated Kalamazoo Normal (now known as Western Michigan
* The 50th win was a 13-0 shutout of Olivet in 1936. Ekdal J. Buys, Sr., a
defensive tackle, scored both Hope touchdowns in the game. Taking the
ball away from the quarterback not once, but twice, and then going 45
and 52 yards for touchdowns. Hope's Buys Athletic Complex, honors Mr. Buys.
* The 100th win was a 26-7 decision over Adrian in 1951. The night road
game was played in a snowstorm. Hope led 20-0 at halftime. With the
weather deterioating, the coaches agreed to shorten the second half
quarters from 15 to 12 minutes. Hope's bus arrived back in Holland at
4:30 a.m.
* The 200th win was a season-opening 31-6 victory over Anderson in 1974. Coach Ray Smith used 66 players in the game played at Riverview Park. After a scoreless first period, Hope scored 17 points in the second quarter. Quarterback Bob Carlson threw two touchdown passes, both to Gary Constant. Tailback Kurt Bennett launched his collegiate career by rushing for 78 yards on 15 carries. The Hope defense intercepted five Anderson passes.
* The 300th win was a 34-21 upset victory over defending MIAA champion Alma in 1989. Sophomore quarterback Stefan Swartzmiller completed 13-of-18 passes for 131 yards. Hope led just 10-7 at intermission. The teams combined for 38 points in the second half. Peter Stuursma, now coach of the successful East Grand Rapids High School football program, scored his first collegiate touchdown on a one-yard run. Chris Duryee rushed for 115 yards on 20 carries, including a 73-yard touchdown jaunt.


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Once In A Blue Moon – It's Complicated
Jan 1 2010
Last night, December 31, 2009, we had a blue moon. Most years have 12 full moons but every 2 to 3 years we have an extra full moon and it's called a blue moon. We saw it coming back from the airport after a really nice visit with my cousin and her family. On the way out, after getting up at 3:30 a.m. to make a flight that was 3 hours delayed, we ended up being almost 7 hours late getting to our final destination because of an issue we had leaving Austin having to do with de-icing our plane. Just before they had us get off the plane to wait it out, my son said loudly "I knew we should have flown Southwest!" which caused all the people around us to laugh. He doesn't even have to try to be funny…this wonderful kid of mine. 🙂 This was the first time I traveled by myself by plane with the kids, and they did really well. I told them how happy I was with them because despite the delays, it was one of the least stressful times traveling with 2 kids that I've ever had. We even had a 4 hour layover in Memphis, TN and by a stroke of luck some of my long time family friends who live there (who I hadn't even told we were flying through Memphis because we were only supposed to be there for 45 minutes) interrupted their plans to come hang out with us for a couple of hours at the airport! I was so happy to see them…kind of like seeing land when you've been lost at sea for a while.
My favorite aunt and uncle (we spent summers and other times with them growing up) were supposed to have left earlier in the day from my cousin's place, but they waited for us before driving back to their city a couple of hours away. I was so grateful that they waited…kind of felt like a pilgrim lost in a fog coming home.
So back to the blue moon. It's a rare event and thanks to Erin, who picked us up at the airport, it was probably the first time in my life that I was aware we were having one. He had seen something about it on CNN, so I looked it up on my trusty iPhone. The moon last night was uncharacteristically huge and bright and to me seemed full of hope and promise. I started singing the song Blue Moon by Ella Fitzgerald (lyrics) and thought about the upcoming new year and new decade that was upon us. Although I was invited to a friend's New Year's eve party, I was so tired I called it a night at 10:30 p.m. Lame I know, but I figured it was best to start the new year rested so I could think about whether I should make some new year's resolutions.
So today is the first day of the new year and last year I made non-resolutions: "So my non-resolutions for 2009 are to sing more, laugh more, write more, make more funny faces at my kids, be less repressed, empower people, unashamedly love people, continue to take yoga, find a purple hat (any suggestions?), make some life changing decisions (I already got my hair cut short), and move the ball forward one day at a time on Babble Soft and at ATI." The funny thing is that I think I achieved all of those to varying degrees with various outcomes and some I didn't even do consciously (a higher power at work). I guess I should be careful what I non-resolute!
One of my friends, Julie Fergerson, who happens to be a leading expert in identity theft, got me a purple hat. I transferred majority ownership in Babble Soft to my fabulous partner, Nicole Johnson, who I finally got to meet in person while visiting my cousin because she lives in the same city. My cousin had met her before I did. Nicole also runs the Baby Sleep Site and our online meeting has got to be a case study (GigaOm) in successful partnerships between two people who have never met in person. It was like we were old friends catching up when we met with our kids at a nearby mall. As far as writing more, I didn't write more on the blog, but I wrote song lyrics and did a lot of personal journaling (I'm already on my second spiral notebook). My daughter likes to hang out with me when I write in the mornings and, of course, add her personal touch to my pages. 🙂 Maybe she's a budding writer despite not being able to even read yet…
So I think I'll stick with most of the same non-resolutions for 2010 and maybe add something about making upward progress in my career and doing more cardio exercise. I'm not planning to eat black eyed peas or kiribath (rice cooked in coconut milk – yummy), a Sri Lankan new year's tradition for auspicious occasions, so I'm throwing caution to the superstitious winds and hoping for the best.
And in case you are wondering why the title of this post includes the words "It's Complicated." Well it's because I saw the movie today with my movie buddies Michelle Ewalt (a great business/life transitions coach) and Cindy S. (she's an offline kind of gal). We see a lot of movies together and our next one might be Sherlock Holmes. It's Complicated was hilarious and included fabulous actors and actresses including Meryl Streep, Steve Martin (so cute & funny), and Alec Baldwin. It was much better than the Alvin and the Chipmunks – The Squeakquel movie my cousin and I suffered gladly sat through for the kids. While watching "It's Complicated," I kept thinking, while laughing out loud, that although my life seems complicated, thank God it's not as complicated as that!
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When it comes to being judged, "American Idol's" Steven Tyler admits: he gets it.
"I've been judged my whole life," he tells PopcornBiz. "In Aerosmith, God knows, I went from Mick Jagger's brother to Janis Joplin's cousin."
Today, however, Tyler's overjoyed that 'Idol' viewers are responding to his admittedly wacky but genuine persona, away from the arena-rock hoopla of the band he's fronted for four decades.
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Tyler says he's glad that he's being accepted as something other than "this ominous guy in Aerosmith who does all this," he said. "I wear my heart on my sleeve out there and I'm more that guy. I am that part. My whole career has almost been pain and a certain amount of suffering and my addictions and up and down and marriages and breakups and all that stuff, but it helps with music. And now stopping and putting on the brakes and doing 'Idol' it just gave me an arena to be who I really am."
"This is just how I am - always have been," he continued. "It's just been kept under the hood of rock and roll and all of that stuff that you know. This has given me the chance to be who I really am. And I love 'Idol' truly for doing that."
The 'Idol' producers homed in on Tyler after looking at about 40 other potential possibilities when habitually late Fox executive Mike Darnell showed up in his office to discover Tyler there playing the piano. But it was an ex-'Idol' judge, songwriter Kara Dioguardi, who first planted the seeds of possibility in Tyler's head after a lengthy Aerosmith tour.
"We were off and I thought 'What am I gonna do?'" remembered Tyler. "And I was speaking with Kara – who I wrote a song with for this Japanese movie while I was in France on the way over to America – and she said 'Did you ever think about being on American Idol?' And when it came time to do this, they were looking for a personality and I just sat down and played piano and after meeting them it was love at first sight."
After the producers fell for Tyler's unfiltered approach to the judging table, he said, "Randy [Jackson] was actually the first one I had lunch with, and I thought 'This is beautiful.' And on the way from England to the States on our tour on the plane in first class, I watched this movie called 'The Backup Plan' with Jennifer Lopez, and the heart that she showed while playing in that movie – I thought 'If I can sit next to that, and have Randy on the other side, this is going to be a beautiful thing.'
"Even at the risk of Simon Cowell not being there – I thought America wanted this disgruntled, cut-your-head-off thing which he was so good at – I wanted to take a major risk with it. I wasn't sure if this was going to flatline my career embarrassment. It sounds dumb to me now, but I wasn't sure if I could step out and do 'Idol.' But in two minutes, it was like 'I'm doing it!'"
It helped that the producers put very few restrictions on exactly what Tyler could get away with saying on television. "Nigel [Lythgoe] said, 'Don't worry – you can say whatever you want.' And I said, 'That's f*cking great!' And he goes, 'It's a family show, dude.' And I said 'And..?'"
"StevenTylerisms" – those wacky turns of phrases he fires off for the contestants – have now become a staple of the show. And the rocker, who doesn't use a writer to craft his lines, says his offbeat comments come from filing away wacky wordplay he notices in his everyday life in the same way he did for ages to craft song hooks for Aerosmith.
"I work hard to remember things, because of all the things I've ever lost, I miss my mind the most."


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Higher-ups at the RCMP still don't seem to get it.
Even after being found guilty last month in a high profile trial following the June 2014 shooting deaths of three officers in Moncton, N.B., senior managers are going about things the wrong way.
Cpl. Patrick Bouchard was a friend of the three Mounties killed by a lone gunman armed with a rifle in a shooting rampage through Moncton streets. Bouchard doesn't want those officers to have died in vain and he's called on RCMP brass to start listening to members on the front lines.
He spoke out after a New Brunswick judge found the RCMP guilty of failing to provide its members with adequate weapons and training prior to the shootings.
When police officers face discipline for speaking the truth to protect front-line officers and members of the public, something is wrong.
The focus of the trial was whether some of the deaths could have been prevented if the officers had been better armed — specifically, with carbines. While most Mounties are now equipped and trained to use the rifles, the Moncton officers didn't have access to them in 2014. Senior management rolled the dice to save money and neglected their obligation to members.
Bouchard, a 15-year veteran, said the trial exposed the divide between the RCMP's top ranks and Mounties on the ground.
Now he says he fears he could be disciplined for speaking out.
The Canadian Press reported on Sunday, "Bouchard said a performance log indicated that due to his comments, which had been televised, he did not meet the 'basic competencies' required by his position. The RCMP's code of conduct requires its members 'behave in a manner that is not likely to discredit the Force.'"
When police officers face discipline for speaking the truth to protect front-line officers and members of the public, something is wrong.
Senior RCMP managers don't like challenges it seems, especially those made in the public domain. Management should concentrate on implementing changes instead of looking to punish one of their own. Secrecy only allows incompetence to remain unchallenged.
The RCMP's code of conduct was cited as justification for rebuking Bouchard, but what about the failure of management to properly arm and train its members, resulting in three dead and two injured?
Bouchard deserves thanks for speaking out on behalf of police officers who keep Canadians safe, despite what it might mean for his professional prospects.
Since the Moncton shootings, the force has taken some steps to improve equipment and training for its members.
Widows of the slain officers say they are satisfied with the verdict. They feel there is now some accountability and that their husbands didn't die for nothing, if other officers are protected, properly armed and trained.
Unfortunately, the action against Bouchard suggests the RCMP still hasn't gotten all its priorities straight.


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Jim Sweeney, who coached Fresno State's football team for 19 seasons and retired with a school-record 144 victories, has died. He was 83.
The school announced Sweeney's death on Friday night. It provided no further details.
"Most of what our football program has accomplished in recent years was clearly made possible by the path that Coach Sweeney blazed for Fresno State football throughout his two decades of leadership," athletic director Thomas Boeh said in a statement. "He was a man of vision, toughness and character who led the Bulldogs to new heights and went on to become a national icon."
Sweeney also coached Montana State and Washington State before he was hired by Fresno State in 1976. He retired following the 1996 season, and the field at Bulldog Stadium was renamed in his honor.
Sweeney finished with 200 wins in 32 seasons as a head coach.
"Coach Sweeney is an icon in college football who put Fresno State football on the national map," current Bulldogs coach Tim DeRutyer said. "His larger than life personality and tenacity in which he coached the game are legendary."
During Sweeney's time with the Bulldogs, they had 35 players selected in the NFL draft. Trent Dilfer and Henry Ellard were among his most prominent players.
Sweeney, a native of Butte, Mont., also spent time as an assistant coach with the NFL's Oakland Raiders and St. Louis Cardinals.


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WASHINGTON -- The Navy's daredevil Blue Angels and the Air Force's Thunderbirds will be back at air shows across the country through the coming year. But continued budget cuts mean the military won't participate in some 1,000 other community events.
The Pentagon plans to spend $129 million in the new budget year on community activities such as Navy port visits and military band, Blue Angels and Thunderbirds performances.
That's more than in recent months. Community programs were eliminated midyear due to so-called sequestration budget cuts. Because the military precision flying teams were the main draw at many air shows, dozens of shows were canceled across the country.
But the money planned for the budget year that started Oct. 1 is still only 45 percent of the $233 million budgeted in 2012. It will mean the military can attend perhaps 1,000 to 1,500 events, compared to 2,800 in 2012, said Navy Cmdr. Bill Urban, a Defense Department spokesman.
"We are going to be doing most of the same things we did before but doing fewer of everything," he said Thursday. Restoring some of the money is a way to still do things that help the military connect with communities, while watching the budget at the same time, he said.
The spending plan is expected to save $1 billion over 10 years, Urban said.
Each individual service has put together a list of the things they want to participate in. Those have not been announced, but Andrews Air Force Base on Thursday said it is canceling its May open house at the base, also known as the Andrews Airshow.
"We will miss the interaction that (it) allowed us to have with our friends in the community, but this decision will save more than $2 million in tax dollars," said Col. Bill Knight, commander of the Air Force's 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews.
John Cudahy, president of the International Council of Air Shows, said his group is still waiting to hear more details about planned military activities for this year. He welcomed the announcement that the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds jet teams will return to their full schedules but said air shows also have long depended on other participation such as flyovers by F-16s or static displays, which means bringing a plane that stays on the ground for viewing by the public.
"We are cautiously optimistic. The return of the jet teams is a very good thing, but they represent a fraction of the military support" given to air shows in the past, he said.
There are usually some 300 airs shows in the states each year and the military used to fly in a third to half of them, Cudahy said, adding 62 were canceled as a direct result of the mandatory budget cuts. Some of the shows that went ahead without military support saw a drop of up to 75 percent in attendance, he said.