text:
Learn About the Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw's Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you're ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Appellees were indicted for conspiring to violate 215 (b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 by recruiting and arranging the travel to Cuba of 58 United States citizens whose passports, although otherwise valid, were not specifically endorsed for travel to Cuba. Section 215 (b) provides that during war-time or a National Emergency, and when the President finds and proclaims that such restrictions are necessary in the national interest, "it shall . . . be unlawful for any citizen of the United States to depart from or enter, or attempt to depart from or enter, the United States unless he bears a valid passport." The required finding and proclamation were made on January 17, 1953, and valid passports were thereafter required of United States citizens except when traveling to or from areas exempted by State Department regulations. After diplomatic relations with Cuba were severed on January 3, 1961, a State Department regulation excluded Cuba from Western Hemisphere countries exempted from the passport requirement. On the same day the Department issued a Public Notice and a press release, declaring outstanding passports invalid for travel to Cuba unless endorsed therefor. Thereafter, appellees allegedly engaged in the charged conspiracy. The District Court dismissed the indictment for failure to state an offense of conspiracy to violate 215 (b). A direct appeal was taken to this Court. Held: Area restrictions upon the use of an otherwise valid passport are not criminally enforceable under 215 (b). Pp. 479-487.
Nathan Lewin argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Marshall, Assistant Attorney General Yeagley, Kevin T. Maroney and Robert L. Keuch.
Leonard B. Boudin argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Victor Rabinowitz.
MR. JUSTICE FORTAS delivered the opinion of the Court.
Appellees were indicted under 18 U.S.C. 371 for conspiring to violate 215 (b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, 66 Stat. 190, 8 U.S.C. 1185 [385 U.S. 475, 477] (b). The alleged conspiracy consisted of recruiting and arranging the travel to Cuba of 58 American citizens whose passports, although otherwise valid, were not specifically validated for travel to that country. 1
The District Court granted appellees' motion to dismiss the indictment. Chief Judge Zavatt filed an exhaustive opinion (253 F. Supp. 433 (D.C. E. D. N. Y.)). Notice of direct appeal to this Court was filed and we noted probable jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. 3731 because the dismissal was "based upon the . . . construction of the statute upon which the indictment . . . is founded." We affirm. Our decision rests entirely upon our construction of the relevant statutes and regulations.
Two statutes are relevant to this case. The first is the Passport Act of 1926, 44 Stat. 887, 22 U.S.C. 211a. This is the general statute authorizing the Secretary of State to "grant and issue passports." It is not a criminal statute. The second statute is 215 (b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, supra, under which the present indictments were brought. Section 215 (b) was enacted on June 27, 1952. It is a re-enactment of the Act of May 22, 1918 (40 Stat. 559), and the Act of June 21, 1941 (55 Stat. 252). It provides that:
On January 17, 1953, President Truman made the finding and proclamation required by 215 (b). 2 As a consequence, a valid passport has been required for departure and entry of United States nationals from and into the United States and its territories, except as to areas specifically exempted by regulations. The proclamation adopted the regulations which the Secretary of State had promulgated under the predecessors of 215 (b) exempting from the passport requirement departure to or entry from "any country or territory in North, Central, or South America [including Cuba]." 22 CFR 53.3 (b) (1958 rev.). On January 3, 1961, the United States broke diplomatic relations with Cuba. On January 16, 1961, the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration issued the "Excluding Cuba" amendment (22 CFR 53.3 (1965 rev.), 26 Fed. Reg. 482). That amendment added the two words "excluding Cuba" to the phrase quoted above. Cuba was thereby included in the general requirement of a passport for departure from and entry into the United States.
On the same day, the Department of State also issued Public Notice 179, which stated that "Hereafter United States passports shall not be valid for travel to or in Cuba unless specifically endorsed for such travel under the authority of the Secretary of State. . . ." 26 Fed. Reg. [385 U.S. 475, 479] 492. It simultaneously issued a press release announcing that:
We now confront that question. Section 215 (b) is a criminal statute. It must therefore be narrowly construed. United States v. Wiltberger, 5 Wheat. 76, 95-96, 105 (1820) (Marshall, C. J.). Appellees urge that 215 (b) must be read as a "border control" statute, requiring only that a citizen may not "depart from or enter" the United States without "a valid passport." On this basis, they argue, appellees did not conspire to violate the statute since all of those who went to Cuba departed and re-entered the United States bearing valid passports. Only if, as the Government urges, 215 (b) can be given a broader meaning so as to encompass specific destination control - only if it is read as requiring the traveler to bear "a passport endorsed as valid for travel to the country for which he departs or from which he returns" - would appellees be guilty of any violation.
We begin with the fact, conceded by the Government, that "Section 215 (b) does not, in so many words, prohibit violations of area restrictions; it speaks, as the district court noted in the Laub case . . . in the language of `border control statutes regulating departure from and entry into the United States.'" Brief for the United States, p. 11. Nevertheless, the Government requests us to sustain this criminal prosecution and reverse the District Court on the ground that somehow, "the text is broad enough to encompass departures for geographically restricted areas . . . ." Ibid. We conclude, however, that in this criminal proceeding the statute cannot be applied in this fashion. Even if ingenuity were able to find concealed in the text a basis for this [385 U.S. 475, 481] criminal prosecution, factors which we must take into account, drawn from the history of the statute, would preclude such a reading.
Preliminarily, it is essential to recall the nature and function of the passport. A passport is a document identifying a citizen, in effect requesting foreign powers to allow the bearer to enter and to pass freely and safely, recognizing the right of the bearer to the protection and good offices of American diplomatic and consular officers. See Urtetiqui v. D'Arcy, 9 Pet. 692, 699 (1835); Kent v. Dulles, 357 U.S. 116, 120 -121 (1958); 3 Hackworth, Digest of International Law 435 (1942). 8 U.S.C. 1101 (a) (30).
As this Court has observed, "The right to travel is a part of the `liberty' of which the citizen cannot be deprived without due process of law. . . ." Kent v. Dulles, supra, 357 U.S., at 125 . See Aptheker v. Secretary of State, 378 U.S. 500, 517 (1964); Zemel v. Rusk, 381 U.S. 1 (1965).
Under 215 (b) and its predecessor statutes, Congress authorized the requirement that a citizen possess a passport for departure from and entry into the United States, 5 and there is no doubt that with the adoption and promulgation of the "Excluding Cuba" regulation, a passport was required for departure from this country for Cuba and for entry into this country from Cuba. Departure for Cuba or entry from Cuba without a passport would be a violation of 215 (b), exposing the traveler to the criminal penalties provided in that section. But it does not follow that travel to Cuba with a passport which is not specifically validated for that country is a criminal offense. Violation of the "area restriction" - "invalidating" passports for travel in or to [385 U.S. 475, 482] Cuba and requiring specific validation of passports if they are to be valid for travel to or in Cuba - is quite a different matter from violation of the requirement of 215 (b) and the regulations thereunder that a citizen bear a "valid passport" for departure from or entry into the United States.
The area restriction applicable to Cuba was promulgated by a "Public Notice" and a press release, supra, pp. 478-479, neither of which referred to 215 (b) or to criminal sanctions. On the contrary, the only reference to the statutory base of the announcement appears in the "Public Notice," and this is a reference to the nonpenal 1926 Act and the Executive Order adopted thereunder in 1938. 6 These merely authorize the Secretary of State to impose area restrictions incidental to his general powers with respect to passports. Zemel v. Rusk, supra. They do not purport to make travel to the designated area unlawful.
The press release issued by the Department of State at the time expressly explained the action as being "in view of the U.S. Government's inability . . . to extend normal protective services to Americans visiting Cuba." It explained that the action was taken in conformity with the Department's "normal practice," of limiting travel to countries with which we do not have diplomatic relations. 7 That "normal practice," as will be discussed, has not included criminal sanctions. In short, the relevant State Department promulgations are not [385 U.S. 475, 483] only devoid of a suggestion that travel to Cuba without a specially validated passport is prohibited, or that such travel would be criminal conduct, but they also contain positive suggestions that the purpose and effect of the restriction were merely to make clear that the passport was not to be regarded by the traveler in Cuba as a voucher on the protective services normally afforded by the State Department.
This was in keeping with the unbroken tenor of State Department pronouncements on area restrictions. Prior to enactment of 215 (b) on June 27, 1952, area travel restrictions were proclaimed on five occasions while the 1918 and 1941 Acts were in effect (1918-1921 and 1941-1953). 8 These were the predecessors of 215 (b), and they similarly specified criminal sanctions. 9 But in each of the five instances, the area restrictions were devoid of any suggestion that they were related to the 1918 or 1941 Acts or were intended to invoke criminal penalties if they were disregarded. They were cast exclusively in civil terms, relating to the State Department's "safe passage" functions. 10 In two of these instances, the Department of State specifically emphasized the civil, [385 U.S. 475, 484] nonprohibitory nature of the restrictions. 11 For example, in 1952 the State Department issued area restrictions with respect to Eastern European countries, China, and the Soviet Union. The Department's press release emphasized that the "invalidation" of passports for travel to those areas "in no way forbids American travel to those areas." 12
Since enactment of 215 (b), the State Department has announced area travel restrictions upon three occasions in addition to Cuba. 13 Again, although 215 (b) was fully operative, none of these declarations purported to be issued under that section or referred to criminal sanctions. Each of them, like the Cuba regulation, sounded in terms of withdrawal of the safe-passage services of the State Department. 14
In 1957, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee asked the Department: "What does it mean when a passport is stamped `not valid to go to country X'?" After three months, the Department sent its official reply. It stated that this stamping of a passport "means that if the bearer enters country X he cannot be assured of the protection of the United States. . . . [but it] does not necessarily mean that if the bearer travels to country X he will be [385 U.S. 475, 485] violating the criminal law." 15 (Italics added.) Similarly, in hearings before another Senate Committee, a Department official explained that when a passport is marked "invalid" for travel to stated countries, this means that "this Government is not sponsoring the entry of the individual into those countries and does not give him permission to go in there under the protection of this Government." 16
Although Department records show that approximately 600 persons have violated area travel restrictions since the enactment of 215 (b), 17 the present prosecutions are the only attempts to convict persons for alleged area transgressions. 18
Until these indictments, in fact, the State Department had consistently taken the position that there was no statute which imposed or authorized such prohibition. In the 1957 hearings, referred to above, the Acting Director of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, Department of State, testified that he knew of no statute providing a penalty for going to a country covered by an area restriction without a passport (as distinguished from [385 U.S. 475, 486] departing or entering the United States). 19 The Government, as well as others, has repeatedly called to the attention of the Congress the need for consideration of legislation specifically making it a criminal offense for any citizen to travel to a country as to which an area restriction is in effect, 20 but no such legislation was enacted. 21
In view of this overwhelming evidence that 215 (b) does not authorize area restrictions, we agree with the District Court that the indictment herein does not allege a crime. If there is a gap in the law, the right and the duty, if any, to fill it do not devolve upon the courts. [385 U.S. 475, 487] The area travel restriction, requiring special validation of passports for travel to Cuba, was a valid civil regulation under the 1926 Act. Zemel v. Rusk, supra. But it was not and was not intended or represented to be an exercise of authority under 215 (b), which provides the basis of the criminal charge in this case.
Crimes are not to be created by inference. They may not be constructed nunc pro tunc. Ordinarily, citizens may not be punished for actions undertaken in good faith reliance upon authoritative assurance that punishment will not attach. As this Court said in Raley v. Ohio, 360 U.S. 423, 438 , we may not convict "a citizen for exercising a privilege which the State clearly had told him was available to him." As Raley emphasized, criminal sanctions are not supportable if they are to be imposed under "vague and undefined" commands (citing Lanzetta v. New Jersey, 306 U.S. 451 (1939)); or if they are "inexplicably contradictory" (citing United States v. Cardiff, 344 U.S. 174 (1952)); and certainly not if the Government's conduct constitutes "active misleading" (citing Johnson v. United States, 318 U.S. 189, 197 (1943)).
In view of our decision that appellees were charged with conspiracy to violate a nonexistent criminal prohibition, we need not consider other issues which the case presents.
Accordingly, the judgment of the District Court is
(1) State Department Press Release No. 24, Jan. 16, 1961, 44 Dept. State Bull. 178:
[ Footnote 2 ] Proclamation No. 3004, 67 Stat. c31, 3 CFR 180 (1949-1953 Comp.). The current "National Emergency" was proclaimed by President Truman on Dec. 16, 1950. Proclamation No. 2914, 64 Stat. A454, 3 CFR 99 (1949-1953 Comp.).
[ Footnote 3 ] State Department Press Release No. 24, Jan. 16, 1961, 44 Dept. State Bull. 178. The full text is in the Appendix to this opinion.
[ Footnote 4 ] But cf. United States v. Healy, 376 U.S. 75, 83 , n. 7 (1964).
[ Footnote 5 ] It is the exception rather than the rule in our history to require that citizens engaged in foreign travel should have a passport. Kent v. Dulles, 357 U.S. 116, 121 -123 (1958); Jaffe, The Right To Travel: The Passport Problem, 35 Foreign Affairs 17 (1956).
[ Footnote 6 ] The "Public Notice" recites that "pursuant to the authority vested in me by Sections 124 and 126 of Executive Order No. 7856, issued on March 31, 1938 (3 FR 681, 687, 22 CFR 51.75 and 51.77) under authority of . . . the Act of . . . July 3, 1926 . . . all United States passports are hereby declared to be invalid for travel to or in Cuba . . . ." Department of State, Public Notice No. 179, Jan. 16, 1961, 26 Fed. Reg. 492.
[ Footnote 7 ] State Department Press Release No. 24, Jan. 16, 1961, 44 Dept. State Bull. 178. The full text is in the Appendix to this opinion.
[ Footnote 8 ] The 1918 Act was in effect by Presidential proclamation only between August 8, 1918, and March 3, 1921. (40 Stat. 1829 and 41 Stat. 1359.) The 1941 Act was in effect by successive Presidential proclamations and congressional extensions from November 14, 1941 (55 Stat. 1696), to April 1, 1953 (66 Stat. 57, 96, 137, 333), by which date 215 (b) was already in effect by Presidential Proclamation No. 3004, Jan. 17, 1953, 67 Stat. c31, 3 CFR 180 (1949-1953 Comp.).
[ Footnote 9 ] See p. 477, supra.
[ Footnote 10 ] 1. Restriction in 1919 as to Germany (3 Hackworth, Digest of International Law 530 (1942). 2. Restriction in 1950 as to Bulgaria and Hungary (22 Dept. State Bull. 399). 3. Restriction in 1951 as to Czechoslovakia (24 Dept. State Bull. 932). 4. Restriction in 1951 as to Hungary (26 Dept. State Bull. 7). 5. Restriction in 1952 as to East European countries, China, and the Soviet Union (26 Dept. State Bull. 736).
[ Footnote 11 ] These were the 1919 Germany restriction and the 1952 East Europe, Soviet Union, and China restriction. See n. 10, supra. The texts of the Department's announcements of these restrictions are in the Appendix to this opinion.
[ Footnote 12 ] See the Appendix to this opinion.
[ Footnote 13 ] 1. Restriction in 1955 as to Albania, Bulgaria, China, North Korea, and North Viet Nam (33 Dept. State Bull. 777). 2. Restriction in 1956 as to Hungary (34 Dept. State Bull. 248). 3. Restriction in 1956 as to Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Syria (35 Dept. State Bull. 756, 21 Fed. Reg. 8577).
[ Footnote 14 ] In the 1956 area restriction relating to Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Syria, supra, n. 13, as well as the Cuba restriction, the Department expressly recited the 1926 Act as its basis. It did not mention 215 (b). 21 Fed. Reg. 8577.
[ Footnote 15 ] Hearings before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, on Department of State Passport Policies, 85th Cong., 1st Sess. (1957), p. 59.
[ Footnote 16 ] Hearings before the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, on the Right To Travel, 85th Cong., 1st Sess., part 2 (1957), p. 86; see also id., at 62.
[ Footnote 17 ] The Government conceded this to the court below. See also the Department's testimony to the same effect in Hearings before the Subcommittee To Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, on S. 3243, 89th Cong., 2d Sess. (1966), p. 43. The Chief of the Security Branch of the Legal Division of the State Department testified to the court below that he was unaware of any prosecution for violation of area restrictions under the predecessors of 215 (b).
[ Footnote 18 ] See also Travis v. United States, No. 67, post, p. 491; Worthy v. United States, 328 F.2d 386 (C. A. 5th Cir., 1964).
[ Footnote 19 ] Hearings, n. 16, supra, at 91-95.
[ Footnote 20 ] See, e. g., President Eisenhower's request for legislation, H. R. Doc. No. 417, 85th Cong., 2d Sess. (1958). The Administration's bill was S. 4110, H. R. 13318. In 1957, the Commission on Government Security, specifically established by Congress to study travel and passport legislation, among other things (Public Law 304, 84th Cong., 1st Sess., 69 Stat. 595 (1955)), recommended that "Title 8, U.S.C.A., section 1185 (b), should be amended to make it unlawful for any citizen of the United States to travel to any country in which his passport is declared to be invalid." Report (S. Doc. 64, 84th Cong.), at 475. The next year, the Special Committee To Study Passport Procedures of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York published a report entitled "Freedom To Travel." One of the authors of this Report was the Honorable Adrian S. Fisher, former Legal Advisor to the Department of State. This Report concluded, at 70, as to criminal enforcement of area restrictions:
[ Footnote 21 ] The most recent bill, introduced by the Department after two years of study, was H. R. 14895, 89th Cong., 2d Sess. (1966). See Hearings before the Subcommittee To Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, on S. 3243, 89th Cong., 2d Sess. (1966), p. 73. Some of the other bills which failed in Congress are discussed in the opinion of the court below. [385 U.S. 475, 491]
Was this helpful?
Thank you. Your response has been sent.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes visit FindLaw's Learn About the Law.
Citation: 385 U.S. 475
Docket No: No. 176
Argued: November 16, 1966
Decided: January 10, 1967
Court: United States Supreme Court
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)
Harness the power of our directory with your own profile. Select the button below to sign up.
FindLaw for Legal Professionals
Learn more about FindLaw's newsletters, including our terms of use and privacy policy. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw's Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you're ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)


text:
Index Reverse: Interjections
The Index Reverse is like the index, but this takes English words to help you find the Latin equivalent. Since more than one Latin word may have the same meanings in English, clicking on an English word will take you to all the Latin words in which that word is a definition.
|~ All Words ~
Nouns ~ Pronouns ~ Verbs ~ Adjectives ~ Adverbs ~ Prepositions ~ Conjunctions ~ Interjections
page revision: 2, last edited: 15 Jan 2010 00:06

subset: commoncrawl


text:
From the Archive: The quarter-century anniversary of an early U.S. war crime in Iraq passed largely unnoticed this week, the bombing of a civilian air-raid shelter in Baghdad during President George H.W. Bush's Persian Gulf War, an atrocity that killed more than 400 women and children, as Ray McGovern recalled in 2011.
By Ray McGovern (Updated from the original publication on Feb. 14, 2011)
Twenty-five years ago, as Americans were celebrating Valentine's Day, Iraqi husbands and fathers in the Amiriyah section of Baghdad were peeling the remains of their wives and children off the walls and floor of a large neighborhood bomb shelter.
The men had left the shelter the evening before, so their wives would have some measure of privacy as they sought refuge from the U.S.-led coalition bombing campaign, which was at its most intense pre-ground-war stage.
All of the more than 400 women and children were incinerated or boiled to death at 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 13, 1991, when two F-117 stealth fighter-bombers each dropped a 2,000-pound laser-guided "smart bomb" on the civilian shelter at Amiriyah.
It was one of those highly accurate "surgical strikes." The first bomb sliced through 10 feet of reinforced concrete before a time-delayed fuse exploded, destroying propane and water tanks for heating water and food. Minutes later the second bomb flew precisely through the opening that had been cut by the first and exploded deeper in the shelter creating an inferno. Fire rose from the lower level to the area where the women and children were seeking shelter and so did the boiling water. Those who did not burn to death immediately or die from the bombs' impact were boiled or steamed to death in the intense heat.
The bombs hit toward the end of the month-long bombing campaign to "soften up" Iraq before the U.S.-led ground invasion to drive Iraqi troops from Kuwait. The aerial bombing had begun on Jan. 17, 1991; the coalition flew over 100,000 sorties, dropping 88,500 tons of bombs. U.S. government documents show that the bombs were targeted on civilian as well as military infrastructure. They were very accurate.
This is not to suggest that the targeters knew that some 400 women and children would be killed at Amiriyah. No, it was just one of those unfortunate mistakes to which many Americans have become accustomed, even inured whether the unintended-but-nevertheless-dead victims be in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, wherever.
Indeed, the stealth aircraft and the ordnance were a proud paragon of precision performing their mission. How was the Air Force to know that the targeting information was based on spurious "intelligence" reports that the shelter had become a military command site?
Actually, Brigadier General Buster Glosson, who had overall responsibility for targeting, later commented that the "intelligence" pointing to military use was not "worth a shit."
Human Rights Watch noted later in 1991: "It is now well established, through interviews with neighborhood residents, that the Amiriyah structure was plainly marked as a public shelter and was used throughout the air war by large numbers of civilians."
A BBC correspondent, Jeremy Bowen, was among the first TV reporters to arrive on the scene. He was given access to the site and found no evidence of military use. The Pentagon later admitted that it had known that "the Amiriyah facility had been used as a civil-defense shelter during the Iraq-Iran war" from 1980 to 1988.
So who was held responsible for this horrible "mistake"? Are you kidding? What planet did you say you were from?
A Time to Witness
In "Death of a Salesman," Arthur Miller puts these words into the mouth of Willy Loman's wife, Linda, words that I believe also apply to the "small" people huddled that night in the shelter in Amiriyah: "I don't say he's a great man. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid. He's not to be allowed to fall in his grave like an old dog. Attention, attention must finally be paid to such a person."
This imperative was brought home to me when my friend Art Laffin of the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker in Washington, DC, called me on Feb. 12, 2003, as a fresh wave of "coalition" attacks on Iraq loomed. Art had visited the huge underground coffin at Amiriyah. He said: "I was there, Ray; I saw it; I talked to the men."
Art told me of a memorial liturgy to be held in front of the White House the next day, marking the 12th anniversary of the precision bombing at Amiriyah, lest the massacre be forgotten.
"You should come with us," said Art in his soft-spoken but prophetically challenging way.
"But I am planning to write the kind of op-ed that might inform enough people about the lies upon which a new war on Iraq would be launched, that the juggernaut might be stopped," thought I to myself. "If people only knew the truth. "
Then Linda Loman's words started ringing in my ears, or perhaps they were coming from somewhere else, maybe a voice emerging out of my deep respect for the likes of Dorothy Day and Art Laffin. "Attention, attention must be finally paid."
So there we stood marking the day, and praying that somehow future days like it could be avoided. The wind-chill factor was well below zero, so there was some solace to being put in the paddy wagon. It was my first arrest and (brief) imprisonment.
And it was exhilarating. I may be biased, given the experience of this first arrest, but if you are going to risk arrest via non-violent civil disobedience, you can't have steadier, more prophetic companions than those of the Catholic Worker.
When we went to court for trial the new war had already begun. To our surprise, the judge announced that the arresting officer had not appeared and, thus, we were free to go. I rushed to get out the door, thinking the officer might still get there.
But Art blocked my way, turned to the judge, and asked if she would allow him to explain what we were doing on Feb. 13, 2003, and why. The crowded courtroom listened intently as Art held forth for about five minutes.
"Let's have some coffee," said Art as he caught up to me running down the street away from the courthouse. "Have you been able to reflect on what just happened? Do you remember how that African-American woman police officer was listening to us as we shared our hopes in the paddy wagon?
"Do you think, Ray, that non-violent civil disobedience could be contagious?"
A day or two later, a short passage in Luke's gospel leaped out at me. Jesus of Nazareth is warning fledgling "Catholic workers" about what to expect if they remain faithful:
"Countries will fight each other there will be terrifying things coming from the sky. Before all these things take place, however, you will be arrested and persecuted; you will be handed over to be tried you will be brought before kings and rulers for my sake Stand firm This will be your chance to tell the Good News."
Duh! My big chance to tell the Good News, and I was running for the door. I was even more grateful that Art did not blow the chance to witness, and to remind me what it is all about.
I've matured to the point where witnessing and risking arrest comes more naturally and even more exhilarating. On the very snowy day of Dec. 16, 2010, when 131 witnesses against war were arrested at the White House gates at a rally arranged by Veterans for Peace, 42 of us insisted on standing trial.
The authorities, though, quickly lost their appetite for trying the likes of us, most of whom have defended our country and its constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and assembly, for "failure to obey a lawful order," i.e. not moving, after being ordered not to remain standing on the sidewalk in front of the White House. The "paperwork" on us 42 had been misplaced, we were told.
As we celebrate Valentine's Day and other holidays that stress love and peace, let's keep in mind that the most painful anniversaries must also be marked; they must be witnessed to; attention must be paid the plight of "small" people still further diminished by the euphemism "collateral damage."
Ray McGovern works with Tell the Word, a publishing arm of the ecumenical Church of the Saviour in inner-city Washington. He served as a CIA analyst and Army infantry/intelligence officer for almost 30 years, and is co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS).


text:
When CPL Online opened for business in 2010, it offered 20,000 interactive online courses on food safety, health and safety, fire awareness and call centers. That number grew to 35,000 courses in 2011 and exploded to 160,000 by 2012.
When its SQL platform couldn't keep up anymore, CPL seized the opportunity to transform its business and deployed the HPCC Systems platform, a high-performance big data analytics system from LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
CPL's HPCC deployment uses data to track user trends, spot suspicious activity (to help root out cheaters) and identify the best-performing employees. Heat mapping shows how users work their way through every mouse-click of a course and helps CPL Online improve engagement and content. "They know which areas are more or less relevant or are attracting most of the focus from the users," says Flavio Villanustre, vice president of technology at LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
Since going live with HPCC in 2014, CPL Online has delivered 4.5 million training sessions and expects 6 million sessions this year. Staff productivity has reportedly doubled.
The technology "is more than the sum of its parts," says David Dasher, managing director of CPL Online. "We're exceeding clients' expectations because we're doing things they never thought were possible. We're almost reforming ourselves as a data engineering company."


text:
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan: Compliance with bid opening procedures (AP2006-630-05), 21 May 2007
From WikiLeaks
Unless otherwise specified, the document described here:
- Was first publicly revealed by WikiLeaks working with our source.
- Was classified, confidential, censored or otherwise withheld from the public before release.
- Is of political, diplomatic, ethical or historical significance.
Any questions about this document's veracity are noted.
The summary is approved by the editorial board.
See here for a detailed explanation of the information on this page.
If you have similar or updated material, see our submission instructions.
- Release date
- January 12, 2009
United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (UN OIOS) 21 May 2007 report titled "Compliance with bid opening procedures [AP2006-630-05]" relating to the Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. The report runs to 21 printed pages.Note
Further information


text:
Shipping Containers For Sale in Nevada
Offering Competitive Prices and Fast Delivery
Aztec Container has been in business since 1969.
We are a quick, easy, and affordable provider of mobile shipping containers throughout Nevada.
We serve commercial businesses in industries like manufacturing, construction, retail, healthcare and schools, as well as individuals in residential areas.
When shopping for shipping containers, you'll encounter a variety of terms, like storage container, sea box, connex box, cargo container, reefer unit, refrigerated container and sea container. No matter the term, we've got you covered.
Our containers will solve your short or long-term secure storage needs.
We can also customize your shipping container by adding features like:
- Partitions
- Vents
- Windows
- Shelving
- Insulation
- Lighting
- Electrical
- Flooring
- Extra Doors
- Restrooms
- Or other options like roll-up doors and custom colors
These custom options make shipping containers perfect for mobile offices, events or even shipping container homes.
Call us at 1-800-399-2126 for a quick quote or fill out our quick quote form.
What Our Customers Are Saying
Don't just take it from us, let our customers do the talking!
"The boys at Aztec are great, Frank took care of all my needs for a customized cargo container. It was on time and a tricky installation to boot. It solved all my storage problems and it will pay for itself in two years since I don't have to pay for expensive storage."
"Needed a container asap with modification. These Guys GOT ON IT! Expedited the whole job for us with no extra charge. Had great costumer service and follow up. Got a great container at a great price on a rush Job. Could not be happier!"
"Second purchase from Aztec container and both times they have taken care of us!!!! Asked for some help with an expedited delivery and they completely outperformed and had it to us in one day! Great company and great service!!! A+ will definitely use for my next purchase!"
Fast Delivery
We work fast to customize your container and deliver it to your job site.
Buy or Rent
Custom Built
You can customize your container to fit your exact needs. Superior quality since 1969!
Serving these cities and more


text:
Scarpa Hurricane Boot
Still debating about the impact skiing has on the environment? Scarpa has made it a bit easier to hit the slopes for some spring skiing with a clear conscience. Working with materials engineers at Arkema, they have designed a more ecologically friendly boot, the Scarpa Hurricane. The shell, strap band and tongue of the boot use Pebax Rnew, a high-tech thermoplastic elastomer derived from more than 80% renewable raw
materials, mostly a type of vegetable oil. Greenwash? Maybe. But at least they are trying.
Eat Organic Panties
Having trouble convincing a loved one to spend that extra 10% on organic food? These sexy panties may help change his or her mind.
Emblazoned with "Eat Organic" in a very strategic location and made with 96% organic cotton. Designer Christi York of Bueno Design has created a line of funky "boy-cut" women's underwear using low-impact dyes which are safer for the skin and eco-friendly. Non-organic cotton uses nearly one-third of a pound of chemical fertilizers and pesticides for every one pound of cotton harvested. Fight back and feel good about yourself. And look good doing it. Available online.
JAL Biofuel
Japan Airlines (JAL) will conduct a demonstration flight using sustainable bio-fuels in its jet engines. The JAL Boeing 747-300 aircraft will be powered by a mix of traditional jet fuel (kerosene) and a combination of biofuels derived from Camelina (similar to flax oil), Jatropha (cited by Goldman Sachs as a leading candidate for future bio-diesel production) and Algae.
The alternative fuels are being provided by Sustainable Oils,Inc., Terasol Energy and Sapphire Energy. JAL's goal is to reduce CO2 emissions by 2010 to 20% of 1990 levels, and claims to have already reached 16% of that goal. JAL CEO Haruka Nishimatsu adds, "Our participation in the search for a viable second generation biofuel is a clear signal to everyone of our strong commitment to increasing the environmental sustainability of the JAL Group and the airline industry."
Recycled Fair Trade Bags
Recycled is the new chic. These colorful and stylish bags by Trashebolsas will fit right in on a corner in Ginza or a café in Harajuku.
Former Tokyo resident Jan Harris and partner Kay Miranda have created a program in the Philippines training local women to sew a variety of bags using huge, discarded, multi-colored, billboard tarpaulins. Her team provides training, waste management education, fair-trade wages and micro loans to assist unskilled people in setting up their own workshops. Profits from sale of the bags are reinvested into local conservation projects such as one to clean up Nagpuso Waterfall. The beautiful bags come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from shopping totes to messenger bags. Jan and her team are looking for shops in Japan to help retail the bags and support the project. Please take a look at the catalog online and contact them for more info.
WEBLINK: www.trashebolsas.com
The K2 Zero
So you think it is hard being an eco consumer? Try being an eco manufacturer. The guys at K2 are doing their best to reduce waste and materials used in constructing their snowboards. The newly developed Hybrilight Construction eliminates 100% of ABS plastics.
Improved fiberglass technology is 35% stronger, allowing less use of material and reducing CO2, Ox and NOx emissions by up to 90%. Wood cores are made from sustainably harvested Aspen and Bamboo which regrow from the undisturbed root systems, reducing erosion. They have also reduced plastic packaging use by 85%, and inks and solvent use is down by 94%. The steel edge has been reduced by 25%. Basically, they put their heads together and built a better board, with the lightest and most advanced construction techniques to date. Kudos, guys.


text:
(PhysOrg.com) -- Samples of icy spray shooting from Saturn's moon Enceladus collected during Cassini spacecraft flybys show the strongest evidence yet for the existence of a large-scale, subterranean saltwater ocean, says a new international study led by the University of Heidelberg and involving the University of Colorado Boulder.
he new discovery was made during the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, a collaboration of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. Launched in 1997, the mission spacecraft arrived at the Saturn system in 2004 and has been touring the giant ringed planet and its vast moon system ever since.
The plumes shooting water vapor and tiny grains of ice into space were originally discovered emanating from Enceladus -- one of 19 known moons of Saturn -- by the Cassini spacecraft in 2005. The plumes were originating from the so-called "tiger stripe" surface fractures at the moon's south pole and apparently have created the material for the faint E Ring that traces the orbit of Enceladus around Saturn.
During three of Cassini's passes through the plume in 2008 and 2009, the Cosmic Dust Analyser, or CDA, on board measured the composition of freshly ejected plume grains. The icy particles hit the detector's target at speeds of up to 11 miles per second, instantly vaporizing them. The CDA separated the constituents of the resulting vapor clouds, allowing scientists to analyze them.
The study shows the ice grains found further out from Enceladus are relatively small and mostly ice-poor, closely matching the composition of the E Ring. Closer to the moon, however, the Cassini observations indicate that relatively large, salt-rich grains dominate.
Dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed "tiger stripes" near the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The tiger stripes are fissures that spray icy particles, water vapor and organic compounds. Image credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
"There currently is no plausible way to produce a steady outflow of salt-rich grains from solid ice across all the tiger stripes other than the salt water under Enceladus' icy surface," said Frank Postberg of the University of Germany, lead author of a study being published in Nature on June 23. Other co-authors include Jürgen Schmidt from the University of Potsdam, Jonathan Hillier from Open University headquartered in Milton Keynes, England, and Ralf Srama from the University of Stuttgart.
"The study indicates that 'salt-poor' particles are being ejected from the underground ocean through cracks in the moon at a much higher speed than the larger, salt-rich particles," said CU-Boulder faculty member and study co-author Sascha Kempf of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.
"The E Ring is made up predominately of such salt-poor grains, although we discovered that 99 percent of the mass of the particles ejected by the plumes was made up of salt-rich grains, which was an unexpected finding," said Kempf. "Since the salt-rich particles were ejected at a lower speed than the salt-poor particles, they fell back onto the moon's icy surface rather than making it to the E Ring."
According to the researchers, the salt-rich particles have an "ocean-like" composition that indicates most, if not all, of the expelled ice comes from the evaporation of liquid salt water rather than from the icy surface of the moon. When salt water freezes slowly the salt is "squeezed out," leaving pure water ice behind. If the plumes were coming from the surface ice, there should be very little salt in them, which was not the case, according to the research team.
The researchers believe that perhaps 50 miles beneath the surface crust of Enceladus a layer of water exists between the rocky core and the icy mantle that is kept in a liquid state by gravitationally driven tidal forces created by Saturn and several neighboring moons, as well as by heat generated by radioactive decay.
According to the scientists, roughly 440 pounds of water vapor is lost every second from the plumes, along with smaller amounts of ice grains. Calculations show the liquid ocean must have a sizable evaporating surface or it would easily freeze over, halting the formation of the plumes. "This study implies that nearly all of the matter in the Enceladus plumes originates from a saltwater ocean that has a very large evaporating surface," said Kempf.
Salt in the rock dissolves into the water, which accumulates in a liquid ocean beneath the icy crust, according to the Nature authors. When the outermost layer of the Enceladus crust cracks open, the reservoir is exposed to space. The drop in pressure causes the liquid to evaporate into a vapor, with some of it "flash-freezing" into salty ice grains, which subsequently creates the plumes, the science team believes.
"Enceladus is a tiny, icy moon located in a region of the outer Solar System where no liquid water was expected to exist because of its large distance from the sun," said Nicolas Altobelli, ESA's project scientist for the Cassini-Huygens mission. "This finding is therefore a crucial new piece of evidence showing that environmental conditions favorable to the emergence of life may be sustainable on icy bodies orbiting gas giant planets."
The Huygens probe was released from the main spacecraft and parachuted through the atmosphere to the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, in 2005.
The Cassini spacecraft is carrying 12 science instruments, including a $12.5 million CU-Boulder ultraviolet imaging spectrograph designed and built by a LASP team led by Professor Larry Esposito.
Bron: physorg.com
Voeg toe aan:


text:
It is quite easy to move a whole volume group to another system if, for example, a user department acquires a new server. To do this we use the vgexport and vgimport commands.
vgexport/vgimport is not necessary to move drives from one system to another. It is an administrative policy tool to prevent access to volumes in the time it takes to move them.
First, make sure that no users are accessing files on the active volume, then unmount it
# unmount /mnt/design/users
Marking the volume group inactive removes it from the kernel and prevents any further activity on it.
# vgchange -an design vgchange -- volume group "design" successfully deactivated
It is now necessary to export the volume group. This prevents it from being accessed on the ``old'' host system and prepares it to be removed.
# vgexport design vgexport -- volume group "design" successfully exported
When plugged into the new system it becomes /dev/sdb so an initial pvscan shows:
# pvscan pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sdb1" is in EXPORTED VG "design" [996 MB / 996 MB free] pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sdb2" is in EXPORTED VG "design" [996 MB / 244 MB free] pvscan -- total: 2 [1.95 GB] / in use: 2 [1.95 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0]
If you are importing on an LVM 2 system, run:
# vgimport design Volume group "vg" successfully imported
If you are importing on an LVM 1 system, add the PVs that need to be imported:
# vgimport design /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdb2 vgimport -- doing automatic backup of volume group "design" vgimport -- volume group "design" successfully imported and activated
You must activate the volume group before you can access it.
# vgchange -ay design
Hosting by: Hurra Communications Ltd.
Generated: 2007-01-26 17:58:03


text:
History & Inspiration of the classic Marine watches.
No orientation on the oceans without B-Watch (Marine watch).
B-Watches, also called deck watches or captains watches, could be traced back to the Royal Navy.For determining the exact position of their many ships belonging to their worldwide fleet, they needed instruments most precise in time tracking. It was famous British watch maker John Harrison who constructed the first sea chronometers back at the beginning of the 18th century. He built large clocks which were able to compensate swell on deck by special appliances. By 1753, Harrison made his first pocket watch, which worked quite precisely. 1790, Ferdinand Berthoud constructed a special sea pocket watch, that was attached to a rack for compensating swell. How- ever, during the following decades, not only the Navy but also upcoming natural sciences required most precise instruments for time tracking. Only watches with an official certificate were entitled to be called observation watch. For obvious reasons: after leaving the harbor, the watches should be able to tell the time most precisely for as long as possible. The only way to ensure the correct determination of one's own location was by using a sextant and a watch displaying exact Greenwich Mean Time – calculating the difference between the actual time and Greenwich Mean Time enabled to define one's longitude.
Beginning of the production
In 1939, one year after getting its own company building, STOWA starts production of Marine observation watches. One feature of the classical observation watch is its very good readability. Thereto, the dial was often completely covered in luminescent paint. To protect the watches, STOWA used custom-built wooden boxes (regularly waterproof and shock-resistant). Only 288 items were made of the original STOWA observation watch. Inspired by these early pocket watches, Jörg Schauer decided to produce new wrist watches, following the historical designs. By now, they are available in various sizes and with different features.
Movement of the historical watch
A Classic Reissued & Awarded.
Wristwatch Marine Original.
Former and actual Marine models. Since 2002.
Dial made from precious metal.
Automatic movement, solid sterling silver dial 925/000.
Awarded. Goldene Unruh 2013.
Marine Chrono.
2013, Marine Chrono wins the 2nd place at the election for Goldene Unruh by UHREN-MAGAZIN and Focus Online. STOWA collectors worldwide favor its classical chronograph look and the valuable components, like blued steel-clock-hands or the silver dial.
Limited watch in 2016. Marine Original Blue Limited. Sold out.


text:
Crete Board Fir
"Crete Board Fir" is a circle sawn Fir that is treated with a special mix of concrete that colors the wood and adds a beautiful concrete texture that is not only permanent but it is maintenance free. This wood can be used as siding, trim, doors or interior paneling.
- Available in any size shiplapped or tongue and groove.
Please call 406-582-0711 for pricing and order information
or email us at email@example.com.


text:
Archive (better quality) is here: http://matrixfilesradio.com/shows/21Jun ... e-2014.mp3
After the music intro stops there is silence for the first minute or so due to an error on my part because I have accidently muted myself! The show continues after this slip up...
First I go over the golden nuggets for the 14th June.
This week's show will be quite enlightening to those that understand that when we die we don't just disappear as certain institutions would have us believe.
For this week I have a guest called Elrise who will talk about certain types of disembodied Beings, or Hitch Hikers as they have come to be known.
When we die just our bodies are the things that die or 'give up the ghost' so to speak! We (the Being - that which animates the body) move on and usually pick up another baby body. Just like getting out of one car and into another one. We then live another full life and (normally) forget that we have lived before.
We will go over what makes a Being a Hitch Hiker, how to spot when a hitch hiker is influencing someone else, what to do when you find this has happened and how to handle a hitch hiker to the point of getting it to move on.
This show is a first of its kind on internet radio and will hopefully give you an understanding that there is a whole invisible world that is just as valid as the one you see every day unfolding around you in the physical (3D) world.
Please join us for a very informative show and call in with your questions.
Nuggets of Gold
- Your Rights -
- We all have the right to leave a game (no one should be forced into playing a game that they don't want to do).
- These are rights that spirits have had for a very long time.
- We have the right to make a game - make our own game; choose a game that we want to play. Also, we have the right to not choose a game, or not to make a game, or just sit it out.
- We also have the right to our own sanity.
- Whatever we are experiencing in this world at the moment, we, on some level, have chosen that experience or game.
- There is a shortage of bodies on this planet.
- The biggest thing to spot is a personality change in an individual.
- Educating yourself about this phenomenon is the best thing to do to start handling them.
- An angry person is a good indicator of a hitch hiker having latched on to the individual.
- To be able to deal with these beings you need to provide a safe space for them communicate.
- When you get drunk you leave yourself completely open to being susceptible to having hitch hikers come into your body.
- Severe accidents, major surgery, getting dead drunk and falling over, hallucinogenic drugs, periods of depression, sometimes medication, severe exhaustion, lack of energy, stress, physical violence, being around sick people are all things that can make you susceptible to hitch hikers.
- Attempted suicide can be driven by a hitch hiker or you can end up with one after trying.
- We, as beings, don't have any mass, energy or anything. We create it. We create all of it. Everything that exists we create collectively.
- You are timeless, deathless and immortal. You don't have any mass or energy but you can create it infinitely.
- Beings collect things: holograms, experiences, etc.
- We can decide not to be in a trap.
- You can be affected by somebody else's hitch hikers.
- Those who smoke pot tend to attract hitch hikers.
- God is within - 'the kingdom of heaven is within'.
Book by Dr. Edith Fiore - The Unquiet Dead
http://www.amazon.com/The-Unquiet-Dead- ... dith+Fiore
Robert Heinlein - Stranger in a Strange Land
http://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Strange- ... range+land
Sue Allen - Spirit Release
http://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Release-Pr ... it+release


text:
The Tomorrow's College audio and web series explores how higher education is changing and why it matters.
|Grit, Luck and Money
August 2012
|The Rise of Phoenix
September 2012
|Keyboard College
September 2012
|Some College, No Degree
August 2011
|Don't Lecture Me
September 2011
|Who Needs An English Major?
September 2011
For more conversations about education, subscribe to our weekly podcast (iTunes).


text:
- Home Page
- Departments
- Court
- Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I take defensive driving and/or obtain my driving record?
Once you register with the court you have the options of online classes or in person classes as long as they are Texas Education Agency approved.
To obtain your driving record you may request it online. Make sure you are on the DPS website/Texas Online. Order a "3A-Certified Version." The record is available immediately, you print it at your computer. Payment is $12, by credit card.
What form of payment is accepted?
Payment may be made by money order or cashiers check by mail, Mastercard, Visa, debit cards and cash are also accepted in person. NO personal or business checks are accepted.
Can someone else take care of my ticket?
Only the defendant or their attorney may address a ticket before or at the court appearance. Once a payment extension has been granted, anyone may come in to make the scheduled payment.
Can I change my court date?
Due to the large docket size, court dates cannot be reset except for a documented medical emergency. Work excuses are not accepted.
My defensive driving is due on a Sunday/holiday. What do I do?
All paperwork must be received by 6:00 pm the following business day. It is your responsibility to check that all paperwork is in order before you bring it in; there is no extension granted past the 90th day.
Can I pay my citation online?
Online payments are available for full or partial payments. You may view your citation online, check amount due, and due date. You will need to have your citation number or driver's license to process your payment. Payments must be made prior to your court date and time.


text:
NEW YORK – Traders put their September stock rally on hold and moved into Treasurys and gold Wednesday, a day after the Federal Reserve said it was ready to take more action to boost the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 21 points.
With no new economic data out Wednesday and the Fed's announcement late Tuesday having a bigger impact on the bond and currency markets, Bob Auer, portfolio manager of the Auer Growth Fund, said it was natural for stocks to pause.
Major indexes have soared this month as economic reports have consistently indicated the economy continues to grow, albeit slowly.
"People are saying, 'I've got some profits, let's book 'em,'" Auer said. Entering Wednesday, the Dow had risen 13 of the past 15 days and climbed 7.5 percent so far in September.
The Fed didn't announce specific actions to strengthen the economy, but investors interpreted its statement as a signal that the central bank could step up its bond-purchasing program down the line.
Investors had little incentive to move more money into stocks, so they turned their focus to bonds and gold. Treasurys rose again, pushing their yields lower, and gold climbed to another record.
If the Fed starts purchasing bonds, it would have the dual effect of raising demand for Treasurys and hurting the value of the dollar. That's why bond prices rallied Wednesday and traders swapped out dollars for gold and other currencies.
The Dow fell 21.72, or 0.2 percent, to 10,739.31. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 5.50, or 0.5 percent, to 1,134.28, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 14.80, or 0.6 percent, to 2,334.55.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite to its price, fell to 2.55 percent from 2.58 percent late Tuesday. Its yield is often used to set interest rates on mortgages and other loans.
Gold climbed to a record $1,298.00 an ounce before falling back to $1,292.10 an ounce.
The euro hit a five-month high against the dollar.
In corporate news, Microsoft Corp. shares dipped 54 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $24.61 after the company said it was raising its dividend for the first time in two years.
Adobe Systems Inc. shares plummeted after the computer software maker said its fiscal third-quarter profit surged, but it said revenue during the current quarter will likely fall short of expectations. Adobe shares fell $6.27, or 19 percent, to $26.67.
About three stocks fell for every two that rose on the New York Stock Exchange where consolidated volume came to a light 4 billion shares, down from Tuesday's 4.2 billion.
Overseas, Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.4 percent, Germany's DAX index fell 1.1 percent, and France's CAC-40 dropped 1.3 percent. Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 0.4 percent.


text:
[Insert Aliens quote here]
When death comes in Teleglitch, I can feel a part of myself being replaced with a weighted ton of soulcrushing loss and hopelessness. So goes the roguelike, a genre that has increasingly proliferated among bedroom developers (Spelunky, FTL), major studios (Dark Souls, ZombiU), and sadomasochistics.
A good roguelike is a balancing act of keeping levels, item placement, and enemy encounters random without making an unfair, lame game. Teleglitch will be beat you down, drag you across the floor, rip you open, and paint the walls with your entrails but I never felt like walking away from it altogether. Each victory, big and small, is a memorable one in Teleglitch that lingers long enough to give courage to continue — and it's almost always worth it.
Even when I lost two hours of progress, I didn't feel I was done with Teleglitch. I may never be done with it, and its relentless hordes of monster will certainly never be done with me.
Teleglitch (PC)
Developer: Johamm Tael & Mihkel Tael
Publisher: Johamm Tael & Mihkel Tael
Release: November 24, 2012
Elevator pitch time! Teleglitch is the combat of Hotline Miami and Alien Breed meets the aesthetics of Quake meets the story of System Shock meets an RPG roguelike where you explore randomly generated dungeons, collect items, and craft new gear. Believe it or not, this is selling it short.
Teleglitch opens with with an image of a planet along with introductory text — it's not the only connection the game has to Doom and Quake. You are a space marine investigating a isolated human colony on a remote planet. It's typical sci-fi material but the text in between levels and terminal messages are well written, adding to the game's grim atmosphere. The subtle audio cues, shrilling enemy noises, and abstract visuals help distance Teleglitch from other games that have occupied similar ground.
The beginning tutorial does a good job of explaining the game's basic mechanics: You fire weapons, manage inventory, combine items, and flip switches. Alien Breed fans will find themselves right at home with the game's excellent controls, but Teleglitch holds a wealth of strategic decisions that only dedicated players will discover through repeat playthroughs. Teleglitch's roguelike influences become immediately apparent when you play the same level for a second time, finding items, rooms, and enemies in completely different places. Teleglitch manages to make procedurally generated level design work without sacrificing good flow. Like Spelunky, sometimes you'll stumble into something awful (an enemy hive in a small room) and sometimes you'll get lucky (three medkits in the start area).
You need to depend on more than luck to get past even level two, however, so memorizing what items you need to combine to make a better weapon becomes important. This might sound complicated but the game's barebones UI makes it a cinch by highlighting all possible upgrades currently available. Through combining items, you can turn a pistol into an automatic firearm, build armor out of empty cans, and create robotic legs that will make increase speed. Though there are no stats to build, the forward progress through items and level progression makes Teleglitch a very addicting game.
From firing a laser to stabbing a dude in the face, Teleglitch plays great with a mouse and keyboard. A controller option would be a welcome addition and hopefully one that makes it into a future Steam release. Teleglitch's enemies don't make anything easy for you. They move around like raving maniacs — which I suppose they are — but I never got used to their movement patterns. Even when I had full health and armor (a miraculous occurrence), I never felt safe in Teleglitch. When you hear the boss in level 6 scream, you will know true fear. The game also does a brilliant thing in placing pipes throughout levels, with only a couple serving as a spawn point for a ton of enemies. So, whenever I saw one, I felt my grip tighten as I slowly crept forward. I'll never look at pipes in Super Mario Bros. the same way again.
Teleglitch feels great, has a unique lo-fi aesthetic, and is packed with brilliant ideas, but some technical issues bog it down. I came across at least one game-breaking bug (a boss encounter in level 5 locks you into a room, but if you don't enter quick enough you'll be locked out) and never got some of the control options to work (the grenade and stab buttons). Teleglitch doesn't allow players to quit and save progress. That's okay in Spelunky, where levels are brief, but I once lost two hours of progress in Teleglitch because of this. Asking players to sit and play without pause is a bit much. But, these are small issues that are easy to look past in light of all that Teleglitch has to offer.
Along with FTL and Spelunky, Teleglitch takes the core elements of a roguelike, does away with tradition, and creates a hybrid of a game unlike any I've played before. If you are a fan of horror, top-down shooters, and RPGs, Teleglitch won't disappoint. However, you will likely disappoint yourself when you play it.
[Teleglitch is currently only available at the developer's website.]


text:
AARP Eye Center
Caregiving may be one of the most important, and challenging, roles you'll ever take on. No matter where you are in your caregiving journey — starting to plan; taking care of a family member in your home, in a facility, or from a distance; or managing end-of-life caregiving responsibilities — having resources at your fingertips will make the process easier.
AARP developed this family caregiver guide with you, the caregiver, in mind and as a starting point to help you find the services and support you might need throughout your journey.
To order a print copy of this online guide, call the toll-free AARP Family Caregiving Resource Line at 877-333-5885 and indicate which state(s) you would like to receive. A copy will be mailed to you.
General Resources
- Supporting Family Caregivers in Your State
- AARP has a website dedicated to providing you with information about how we're advocating for caregivers in your state.
- MyPlaceCT
- MyPlaceCT is a free resource to help older adults and people with disabilities live at home or in the community independently. It helps people explore their options and features current information on a range of services and supports.
- The Connecticut Association of Area Agencies on Aging (C4A)
- Connecticut has five Area Agencies on Aging, which are the private, nonprofit planning agencies that administer services for older adults funded through the federal Older Americans Act (Title III) and state funds. Services include information and referral services, nutritional services, disease prevention and health promotion services, and family caregiver support services.
- Regional contacts:
- Main number: 800-994-9422 toll- free
- North Central Connecticut: 860-724- 6443
- Eastern Connecticut: 860-887-3561
- South Central Connecticut: 203-785- 8533
- Southwestern Connecticut: 203- 333-9288
- Western Connecticut: 203-757-5449
- Connecticut's Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP) (860-424-5200 | 866-388-1888 toll-free)
- The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program works to improve the quality of life and care of Connecticut citizens residing in nursing homes, residential care homes, assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities. The LTCOP responds to and investigates complaints, and all actions are performed on behalf of and at the direction of the resident. The program can also offer information about resident rights and long-term care communities.
Health Resources
- CHOICES (800-994-9422 toll-free | 860-424-5055 main number)
- Connecticut's program for Health insurance assistance, Outreach, Information and referral, Counseling, Eligibility Screening (CHOICES) helps older adults and people with disabilities understand their Medicare coverage and health care options.
- Access Health CT (AHCT) (855-805-4325 toll-free)
- AHCT is the state's official health- insurance marketplace to enroll in quality health care plans and see if you qualify for financial help to lower your costs.
- Office of the Healthcare Advocate (OHA) (866-466-4446 toll-free)
- The OHA helps consumers in making informed decisions when selecting a health plan; assists consumers to resolve problems with their health insurance plans; tracks trends of issues/problems; and advocates with industry, the public and other stakeholders.
Home- and Community-Based Resources
- Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) (800-445-5394 toll-free)
- CHCPE provides medical and non- medical support services for people 65 and over to help with basic daily living activities in order to avoid institutionalization. Services include visiting nurses, companions, home health aides, chore assistance, respite and adult day care, home delivered meals, transportation, emergency response systems, and other services necessary to support independent living.
- Connecticut Community Care (CCC) (866-845-2224 toll-free)
- CCC works with individuals and family members to identify choices and provides services to help people of all ages, abilities and incomes to live at home, safely and independently.
- Money Follows the Person Program (MFP) (888-992-8637 toll-free)
- MFP is a Medicaid program that helps move people from institutional settings, like nursing homes, back to home- and community-based settings. Connecticut's Department of Social Services has transition services to assist people based on their individual needs.
Financial Resources
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
- Connects older adults with disabilities with benefit programs that can help pay for food, medicine, health care, utilities and more.
- Connecticut Community Action Agencies (CAAs) (860-832-9438)
- Connecticut's nine CAAs connect low-income people in every city and town with resources like food, energy assistance, child care and more that help stabilize and improve lives and communities.
- ConneCT (855-626-6632 toll-free)
- ConneCT is a benefits assistance tool by the Department of Social Services (DSS) that provides applicants, clients and the general public with ways to access federal and state programs administered by DSS. These can include health care programs, food assistance, long-term services and supports, and cash assistance.
- Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) (2-1-1 | 800-842-1132 toll-free)
- The CEAP, administer by DSS' Office of Community Services, provides financial assistance to residents who are unable to pay utility bills. Weatherization resources may also be available.
- End Hunger Connecticut! (866-974-SNAP toll-free)
- End Hunger Connecticut! is an organization that assists Connecticut residents with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, formerly known as food stamps. SNAP provides monthly nutritional assistance to people who have low income and limited assets to pay for food.
Legal Resources
- Connecticut Legal Services Programs (CLS)
- CLS provides Connecticut residents who are 60 or over and meet basic eligibility requirements with free legal help on issues involving health care, finances, debt, housing, power of attorney, nursing homes, benefits and other social services, and more.
- Regional contacts:
- Bridgeport: 800-809-4434 toll-free | 203-336-3851
- Stamford: 203-348-9216
- Waterbury: 800-413-7797 toll-free | 203-756-8074
- Willimantic: 800-413-7796 toll-free | 860-456-1761
- Greater Hartford: 860-541-5000
- New Haven: 203-946-4811
- Statewide Legal Services Hotline: 800-453-3320 toll-free
- For consumer law issues: 800-296-1467 toll-free
- Connecticut Probate Courts: Conservators (860-231-2442)
- Connecticut's probate courts appoint conservators to oversee the finances and/or personal care of adults who are unable to manage their own affairs. The website outlines the duties and responsibilities of a conservator.
- Protective Services for the Elderly (PSE) (888-385-4225 toll-free | 2-1-1)
- PSE provides education about and investigates allegations of abuse and neglect of people age 60 and over. Areas of concern include financial exploitation and physical, sexual, emotional and verbal abuse.
Workplace/Employer Resources
- Supporting Caregivers in the Workplace
- AARP offers valuable resources to help employers create a caregiver- friendly workplace.
- The Connecticut Paid Leave Authority
- This program provides Connecticut's workforce with access to paid family and medical leave benefits. It offers tools and resources to help workers access paid time off in order to attend to personal and family health needs without worrying about lost income.
Transportation Resources
- Connecticut ADA Paratransit (203-365-8522 ext. 2061)
- ADA Paratransit offers advanced reservation transport services for persons with disabilities who are unable to use public bus systems due to their disability.
Housing Resources
- Avoiding Foreclosure (877-472-8313 toll-free)
- Avoiding Foreclosure is a resource from the Connecticut Department of Banking that provides information and advice to people who are falling behind on their monthly mortgage payments.
- CT Housing Search (877-428-8844 toll-free)
- CT Housing Search is a free resource for finding and listing accessible, affordable and market-rate rental housing in Connecticut.
Specific Audience Resources
- AARP Caregiving Guides
- AARP offers free caregiving guides for specific audiences, including guides for military families and LGBT individuals. The guides, also offered in Spanish and Chinese, are designed to help develop and implement a caregiving plan.
- Veterans Affairs (VA) Connecticut Healthcare System (855-260-3274 toll-free)
- The VA Connecticut Healthcare System offers a number of services and resources specifically for caregivers, homeless veterans, LGBT veterans, women veterans and more.
Care for Caregivers
- AARP Friendly Voice
- AARP Friendly Voice is a program with trained, caring volunteers on the other end of a phone line who are ready to chat, listen or just say hello. Phone: Call 1-888-281-0145 for English or 1-888-497-4108 for Spanish, leave your information and you will get a return call.
- Create the Good
- Create the Good connects people with volunteer opportunities and project ideas to share your life experiences, skills and passions in your community.
- Connecticut Statewide Respite Care Program (800-994-9422 toll-free)
- The Connecticut Statewide Respite Care Program provides information and support to stressed caregivers of Alzheimer's disease or dementia patients. One of the program's main functions is to help caregivers develop an appropriate plan of care.
AARP Resources for Family Caregivers
- AARP Family Caregiving Website (en español: aarp.org/cuidar)
- AARP's Family Caregiving website is your one-stop shop for tips and tools to help you care for a loved one. It has valuable information about handling medical issues, health records and advance directives, home safety, financial and legal issues, caregiver life balance and much more.
- AARP Family Caregiving Resource Line (877-333-5885 toll-free, en español: 888-971-2013 toll-free)
- Connect with a real person and learn how to access local resources via our toll-free family caregiving hotline.
- AARP Family Caregivers Facebook Group
- Join the AARP Family Caregivers Discussion Group on Facebook to connect, ask questions and share ideas with other family caregivers.
- Community Resource Finder
- Community Resource Finder, a joint service from the Alzheimer's Association and AARP, is a database of dementia- and aging-related resources powered by Carelike. The online tool makes it easy to find local programs and services.
- I Heart Caregivers
- Join the thousands of family caregivers who have shared their experiences through AARP's storytelling initiative, I Heart Caregivers. Your story will help AARP continue to fight for more support for family caregivers.
- AARP Online Caregiving Community
- Join our community and connect with other caregivers like you.
- AARP HomeFit Guide
- The AARP HomeFit Guide can help individuals and families make their current or future residence age-friendly. It can also help elected officials, policymakers and local leaders learn about and advocate for the types of housing features and designs that communities need so that their residents can live safely and comfortably and thrive.
- National Resources for Family Caregivers
- A listing of national agencies, groups and organizations that can connect family caregivers with direct services and supports.
- AARP Financial Workbook for Family Caregivers
- This guide will help you get organized and capture the essential information you need to manage the complex responsibilities of caregiving.
- AARP Foundation Connect2Affect
- AARP Foundation Connect2Affect offers resources to meet the needs of anyone who is isolated or lonely and helps to build social connections for older adults.
- AARP Health Benefits Navigator
- The Health Benefits Navigator is a tool to help veterans and their family members find and obtain service-related benefits provided through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DOD).
- AARP Job Board
- AARP Job Board helps connect job seekers with employers who value experience and are committed to an age-diverse workforce.
- AARP Medicare Enrollment Guide
- The AARP Medicare Enrollment Guide offers guidance on key decisions you'll need to make about enrolling in Medicare for the first time, as well as personalized information that is carefully tailored to you.
- AARP Resume Advisor
- The AARP Resume Advisor offers a free résumé review to help highlight your skills as a professional by providing personalized feedback.
- The AARP Resume Advisor offers a free résumé review to help highlight your skills as a professional by providing personalized feedback.
If you have thoughts about how AARP can improve this resource guide, we invite you to go to aarp.org/preparetocaresurvey (en español: aarp.org/encuestacuidador).


text:
A Process For Managing Your WealthA Disciplined Approach To Guide Your Way
As a Royale client, you will be guided through a disciplined discovery and planning process which includes:
Your Personal Financial Inventory: We will evaluate your entire financial situation, taking a complete inventory of your current assets and liabilities, and identify your current and long-term goals, including retirement.
A Personal Roadmap: We develop your financial plan by integrating your current resources, commitment, and time horizon to develop an overall long-term investment strategy. A risk management program to deal with the uncertainties of life that may derail your long term plans will be included.
A Diversified Equity Portfolio: Your portfolio will be designed using both in-house and external research and will invest only in the great companies of America and the world. To minimize specific risk, only mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and closed end funds will be utilized. Your portfolio will be designed, implemented, and managed to obtain lifetime returns that meet your goals.
Royale Investment Advisor LLC is a member of the Better Business Bureau.
As a client of Royale, you are entitled to have complete confidence in the custodian of your assets. Royale client accounts are protected by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) up to $500,000 with cash claims limited to $100,000. SIPC coverage protects your assets in the unlikely event the custodian should fail to meet it's obligations.
Securities in accounts are protected in accordance with the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) up to $500,000 (including cash claims to $100,000). For details, please see www.sipc.org. In addition, the custodian has arranged for additional protection for cash and covered securities to supplement its SIPC coverage. This additional protection covers total account net equity in excess of the $500,000/$100,000 coverage provided by SIPC. Of course, neither coverage protects against a decline in the market value of securities.


text:
Pig Out: Warsow Hits v1.0
I've visited Warsow a number of times during RPS' years of activity, and so it's pleasing to see it arrive at version 1.0. There are no doubt youthful readers among the RPS hordes who were not, er, in their prime for the bouncy, bunny-hoppy, ultra-faced paced era of the multiplayer FPS, and for whom such things seem like an anachronism. But it was only a decade-and-a-bit ago, and it remains and thrilling and compelling form of the FPS. It's been recalibrated to near-abstract extremes by Warsow, and if you are not familiar with such things you owe it to yourself to take a look. You will be hammered by the denizens of its servers, of course, but perhaps you will break through into the joy that sits on the other side of the difficulty precipice.
Oh and it's free, of course. And you can see the 1.0 trailer below. Great stuff.
Magnificent. Congratulations to everyone on the Warsow team for making this so good.


text:
Rail/truck partnership marks 20 yearsWritten by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief
The intermodal partnership that began with a simple handshake between railroader Mike Haverty and trucker J.B. Hunt marked its 20th anniversary yesterday.
The intermodal partnership that began with a simple handshake between railroader Mike Haverty and trucker J.B. Hunt marked its 20th anniversary yesterday.
"Twenty years ago today, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. and BNSF predecessor Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company loaded a Hunt trailer onto a railcar and ushered in the modern age of intermodal freight transport," BNSF noted yesterday. "Today, intermodal is one of the most efficient, economical, and environmentally friendly ways to move goods. Twenty years ago, trucks and trains were more competitors than partners. All that changed in 1989 when Santa Fe and J.B. Hunt Transport came together in a move that would lead the industry in innovation."
Haverty, then an executive with Santa Fe, conducted a demonstration in 1988 for J.B. Hunt, attaching an intermodal flat car to a Santa Fe business car on an inspection trip out of Chicago. Hunt, a hard-boiled, cigar-chomping trucking magnate, was impressed with the flat car's ride quality. According to Haverty, Hunt extended his hand and said, "Let's do a deal."
Several months later, the joint effort started with 150 trailers and five railcars moving freight between Chicago and California. It grew quickly. "Today, BNSF and J.B. Hunt provide transportation solutions throughout North America," said Steve Branscum, BNSF vice president, Consumer Products. "In 2008, more than 700,000 shipments were moved through this strategic transportation alliance. When the partnership started, no one could have imagined the effect it would have on the industry. Once thought of as experimental, intermodal today offers shippers innovative, efficient, and value-added services that allow them to effectively compete, both domestically and worldwide."
J.B. Hunt died just a few years ago, and Mike Haverty went on to run the Kansas City Southern and create the "NAFTA Railway" by acquiring a major portion of Mexico's national railway when it was privatized in 1997. The partnership they forged two decades ago continues to thrive. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. last year began shifting more freight to containers, running it cross-country on doublestack freight trains, further reinforcing the advantages of rail over long-haul trucking.


text:
O WHAT to me the little room
That was brimmed up with prayer and rest;
He bade me out into the gloom,
And my breast lies upon his breast.
O what to me my mother's care,
The house where I was safe and warm;
The shadowy blossom of my hair
Will hide us from the bitter storm.
O hiding hair and dewy eyes,
I am no more with life and death,
My heart upon his warm heart lies,
My breath is mixed into his breath.
Back to William Butler Yeats


text:
Learn from the best professionals and be a part of the largest online community for creatives
Sign up with your email
By clicking "Sign up" I am confirming I am 16 or older and I accept the Terms of use, the Privacy Policy, the Cookies Policy, and agree to receive news and promotions.
Already have an account? Log in


text:
List Rental Datacard
North Island Graphics Media maintains the largest database on the Canadian magazine publishing industry. The database is updated daily by our full-time database department, the only service of its kind in Canada.
You can rent names for either postal or e-mail promotions. Use the datacard submission form below to select those parts of the list you would like to rent. Your completed form will be sent to our database department, and a representative will follow up with a quote and further detailed information.
We also offer list rental services for reaching the Printing and Graphic Design industries in Canada. Please use the drop-down menu under "List Rentals" above to select the industry important to you.
All rates in Canadian dollars. For current exchange rates, click here.I'm interested in:
Privacy Policy:
In accordance with the Personal Information Protection & Electronic Documents Act, North Island Publishing has instituted these policies regarding list rentals:
- Only records where a company/business name has been provided will be rented to third parties
- North Island Publishing respects the right of any individual who does not wish to have his/her name rented to third party merchants, and will remove his/her name upon request
- North Island Publishing's complete Privacy Policy is published here
Lists will be delivered to designated third-party mailing houses upon receipt of a signed contract. North Island Publishing will provide e-mail broadcasting services for e-mail lists. List rentals are on a one-time only basis unless agreed otherwise.
January, 2014. Lists are updated regularly and quantities may change;
please contact us for current numbers.
North Island Publishing,
8-1606 Sedlescomb Dr., Mississauga ON L4X 1M6.
Contact: Circulation Dept.
Tel: 905-625-7070, ext. 248 • email@example.com • Fax: 905-625-4856
Ricoh books largest ever exhibit at Print World
August 22 2012
Print World unveils innovative new marketing strategy for 2012 show
May 29 2012
4th annual Canadian Online Publishing Awards early-bird deadline this Friday
May 29 2012
Product Categories
Web Sites
Trade Shows
Job Boards
List Rentals
Award Programs