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Supreme Court May Revisit the Law on the Use of Acquitted Conduct in Federal Sentencing Hearings
January 10, 2020 | by Finch McCranie, LLP
Those of us that handle federal criminal cases are closely watching a case that is currently before the Supreme Court concerning the use of acquitted conduct at sentencing. The case, Asaro v. United States, which the Court has not yet decided it will hear, provides the Court with an opportunity to revisit its holding in United States v. Watts.
The background in Watts is fairly straightforward. In Watts, the defendant was charged with a drug offense and a separate offense involving a firearm. At trial, the jury acquitted Watts of the firearm offense but convicted him of the drug offense. However, although Watts was found not guilty of the firearm related offense, the court that sentenced Watts concluded that it was permissible for courts to nonetheless hold defendants like Watts responsible for conduct for which they have been acquitted, as long as the government can establish the various factual prerequisites on the acquitted conduct by a preponderance of the evidence. Finding that the government had indeed satisfied that standard in Watts, the lower court applied a firearm enhancement against Watts and increased his sentence, despite the jury's conclusion that Watts was not guilty of the firearm related conduct. Although the lower court's decision was reversed on appeal, the Supreme Court, in a 7-2 ruling, reinstated the lower court's decision in Watts.
Not surprisingly, the Court's decision in Watts received a great deal of criticism on a number of grounds. On its face, the idea that one can be held accountable for conduct for which one has been acquitted not only appears to offend the basic and fundamental Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial, but it also seems to be plainly unfair. Significantly, though, over 15 years after the Court's decision in Watts, Justice Scalia (joined by Justice Thomas and Justice Ginsburg) urged the Court to reconsider its decision in Watts. Unfortunately, however, on that particular occasion and others, the Court has been unable to gather the 4 votes that are needed in order for the Court to accept a case that would allow it to revisit this issue.
Although Justice Scalia is obviously no longer on the Court, Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch joined the Court in relatively recent years. In connection with the Watts issue, this is significant because both of these "new" Justices raised questions about the use of acquitted conduct at sentencing when they were on the court of appeals, on both the D.C. Circuit and the Tenth Circuit, respectively. For example, then-Judge Kavanaugh described the use of acquitted conduct at sentencing in federal court as an "oddity." Similarly, although then-Judge Gorsuch's criticism was less direct, he (along with two other judges) called into question the practice of allowing judges to make factual findings that are inconsistent with jury findings, citing as authority Justice Scalia's criticism of the Watts rule noted above.
As of now, the Court has not yet decided whether it will take up this issue and hear Mr. Asaro's case. It appears that the 4 necessary votes exist and we are hopeful that the Court will vote to hear the case and ultimately overturn its holding in Watts, because the holding in Watts has far reaching implications for nearly every type of case that exists in federal court, including the white collar matters that we regularly handle. We are following this case and many others and we will be sure to report on all future developments.
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Updated: January 21, 2020 10:43 am

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Scott Edelman pays another visit to Marie Severin. She remains absolutely delightful!
Eriq Gardner notes that Marvel chairman Ike Perlmutter loses his bid to shield his emails from being subpoenaed when it comes to the suit against him from Harold Peerenboom.
Rossie Stone has created Dekko Comics to offer children with dyslexia and autism an alternative way to learn subjects at school.
In part one of a mulit-part post, Doc Jenkins interviews Bart Beaty about comics studies.
Despite the title using "invading", Ian Miles Cheong seems to think it's good that superhero comics are getting more diverse. But they can still do better.


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On the Road—Westbound and Down
My hazy memories of the greatest post college, freewheeling road trip ever.
John Spong
https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/on-the-road-westbound-and-down/
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John Spong and Charlie Robison
If beer goggles are the standard justification for regrettable decisions made when the bars close, perhaps the culprit that late Tuesday night in August 1993 could be called beer GPS. Our "current location" was the Deep Eddy Cabaret, a bait shop turned friendly tavern in Austin. With last call decreed, a buddy and I raced to finish our final pitcher of Lone Star as the jukebox kicked into Nat King Cole's version of "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66." The lightbulb that went off above our heads was visible even in the bar-time floodlight. He said he knew a couple girls in L.A. I said I had a buddy who was renting a Hollywood mansion from the drummer for Ratt. "Road trip," we said in unison.
My consort was Charlie Robison, then fronting his first band, the Millionaire Playboys. The name was aspirational, but he'd already made the leap to rock star in his mind, seldom going to bed before sunrise or alone. I occupied a spot at the other end of the spectrum, fresh out of law school but, more to the point, nursing a broken heart for a girl I'd wanted to marry. She'd dumped me on New Year's Eve, and I'd then embarked on a twelve-month bender, living out 1993 as if it were one long Tom Waits song. Charlie and I made the perfect team: the self-styled Dream of the Everyday Housewife and the Lovelorn Loser.
But the Dream didn't own a reliable car, so our carriage was a Volkswagen Rabbit convertible with peeling red paint I'd recently bought from a poetry student for $1,600. Dubbed the Flame, it had no AC and no stereo, so our first stop was to pick up a jam box from one of Charlie's girls. He grabbed cassettes by the Clash and the MC5. I opted for John Prine's divorce album. Otherwise we packed light. Charlie brought a porkpie hat and two silk vests, which he insisted on wearing without shirts. I grabbed my two lucky T-shirts, thinking they might be handy when we went looking for ladies.
By 4 a.m. we were barreling through the darkened Hill Country on U.S. 290 and predicting great things for the song and short story we'd eventually make of the trip. The mood changed somewhere on I-10 as the sun climbed high over lonely desert scrub. The hangovers hit near Oxona, followed soon by a merciless heat that broiled the black vinyl roof and poured through the open windows. By Fort Stockton we were miserable. I don't think we spoke once through the 240 miles between there and El Paso. We didn't need to. We could smell the bad decision we'd made.
But there was no turning back; we'd performed too many Jack Kerouac impersonations on friends' answering machines from gas station pay phones. With another day on I-10 absolutely unthinkable, we had to reroute, to find a closer landmark that would still justify the trip. We chose the Grand Canyon and put our faith in that adage about the journey outweighing the destination.
We drove into Juárez and took tequilas at the fabled Kentucky Club. We knew none of its history but were duly impressed by the waiters' white jackets and the fact that there was a latrine in the floor at the foot of the bar. Then, at a truly seedy lounge called the Cave, a bartender gave us lessons on swallowing razor blades before, more successfully, teaching us how to say, "¿Tiene cables?"—apparently I'd left the Flame's headlights on when we parked.
The next night found us at a table of girls in a Tucson bar where Charlie charmed and I flailed. Incensed, he pulled me aside. "Look, freak, don't offer them a ride to the next bar. Be a jerk. That'll make them want you." He raised a better point when he instructed me not to dry my face with toilet paper after washing in a men's room, especially if I hadn't shaved in a few days. He said the reason he'd struck out with a comely young Tucsonan named Scout was because my face looked as if it was covered in plaster of paris.
The third afternoon—or was it the fourth?—we approached the canyon and validation, but not necessarily of what we'd intended. A biblical rainstorm appeared just north of Flagstaff, and we were unable to see past the car hood the final fifty miles. Water streamed through the roof, threatening ruin to Charlie's vest. But then, literally as we pulled into a parking space at the Grand Canyon Village, the clouds cleared. We hustled to an observation point and pushed past other tourists for spots at the rail. Neither of us had ever been there, and neither could talk. I didn't sense the humbling insignificance I'd heard others describe. Instead I felt shock that I'd never before made the trip. And then I felt lucky. The biggest rainbow I'd ever seen bent up and out of the middle of the gorge. At its bottom, more black clouds were flashing with lightning. We watched awestruck as they rolled up the canyon walls to drench us in sheets of water. Charlie said something about being terrified of lightning and scrambled to the Village saloon. I stood in the rain and watched the fireworks for a good half hour.
The 1,100 miles home were a bleary return to form. We spent a night hot-tubbing in Santa Fe with the alleged "nympho roommate" of a mutual friend. She asked if we minded if she took off her top; Charlie intimated that if I didn't disappear immediately he'd drown me. I refused. The next morning, over migas and margaritas, she and I decided to ditch him for an afternoon pub crawl. He found us six hours later at a bar called the Bull Ring. I was poised to lean in for a sloppy barfly kiss when he grabbed me by the throat and dragged me out the door. The year's scoreless-inning streak remained intact.
It was now Sunday night. He needed to be back in Austin to pay his utility bill on Monday or his electricity would be cut off. And he had a guitar-pull gig that night. We drove straight home and later met up at the show. Between songs I screamed for him to play "Six Days on the Road," an old trucker song that was our new anthem. And between sets we told our friends about the greatest road trip ever taken.
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Feral Hogs Are Invading Yankeeland. Northern Friends, Here's What You Need to Know.
By Wes Ferguson
Made in Texas Gift Guide: For the Adventurers
By Arielle Avila
A Procrastinators' Guide to Free (or Cheap) Public Hunts in Texas
Can the Bobwhite Quail Be Saved?
The 12 Most Dangerous Critters in Texas
What's on the Horizon for Big Bend National Park
By Pam LeBlanc
Zebra Mussels Are Infesting Texas Lakes. There's Only One Way to Stop Them.
The Texas Gulf Coast Gets A Rock Orchestra Soundtrack
Sea Rim State Park's Fragile Magic
By Courtney Bond
Texas Parks Are Broke. But There's Good News: Voters Can Rescue Them.
The Flight of the Texas Fireflies


The California Department of Health Care Services inadvertently posted online nearly 14,000 Social Security numbers belonging to Medi-Cal providers in 25 counties, KCRA reports.
Medi-Cal is California"s Medicaid program.
DHCS officials said that the confidential data were available on the state"s Medi-Cal website for a period of nine days before the mistake was discovered.
According to KCRA, this is the second security breach involving In-Home Supportive Services providers in the past five months. Over the summer, a breach at the Department of Social Services put about 750,000 providers at risk.
He said that the agency is conducting an internal investigation on the matter.
Williams added that DHCS has offered no-cost credit-monitoring services for affected providers and has "taken some steps to protect the information more carefully" (Luery, KCRA, 12/11).


By 2015, the number of Wifi hotspots dotting the planet will reach a staggering 5.8 million, according to the Wireless Broadband Alliance. Most of them will be in the usual places where we work, play and travel – cafes, hotels, airports, stores, subways and libraries. But mundane hotspots like that apparently aren't exciting enough for everybody. A few intrepid Wifi explorers are searching for uncharted wireless territory where they can set up hotspots and instantly connect. And they're doing it in some pretty far out places.
In northern Israel, a historical park is connecting the past to the present by giving tourists the chance to don biblical robes and ride through the hills of Galilee while they wirelessly connect to Internet. According to the Associated Press, it's happening thanks to an ancient mode of transportation that's been transformed into Wifi hotspots. Devices much like feed bags hung around donkeys' necks are actually Wifi routers that allow visitors to snap pictures, tweet and instantly share their experiences with the folks back home. "You take some pictures, you want to change your picture on Facebook – you can do it," Menachem Goldberg, the park's manager, told AP. The wireless donkey tour has only been running for about a month. But it's already a big hit with Wifi users who are addicted to being online all the time – even in the land of the Bible.
At the other end of the Wifi spectrum, 529 people have signed up to be passengers on Virgin Galactic's first commercial space tourism flight, scheduled for late 2013. Virgin's founder, Sir Richard Branson, will be on board along with his two grown children. For only $200,000, the zero gravity flight offers instant silence, instant weightlessness and instant free Wifi for in-flight web browsing. We can't wait to see the first space tweets.
In case you're climbing Mount Everest and suddenly get an urge to check your email, Nepal's Ncell, a subsidiary of the Swedish telephone company TeliaSonera, has made it possible to do just that. In 2010, the world's highest wireless Internet hotspot was set up at a base camp at 17,000 feet. The coverage of the network reaches up to the peak of Everest, the highest point on earth.
Visitors to the Oak Grove Cemetery in Paducah, Kentucky may be surprised to find a Wifi hotspot tucked between the headstones and the flowers. Lest you think Wifi's reach has gotten even more awesome, the cemetery hotspot wasn't set up to communicate with the departed. It's for visitors who want to do genealogical research on their deceased family members and on famous people who are buried there.
Believe it or not, those aren't the strangest places where Wifi hotspots have popped up. According to virginmobilelive.com, there's an out of the way hotspot on Asteroid #6793422 in the Aten Asteroid Belt. If you're in the neighborhood, you can pick up a signal from the International Space Station. There's also a hotspot at the Amish Museum in Arcola Illinois. And for those who like to carry multi-tasking to extremes, our favorite hotspot is at an outhouse in Cimarron, New Mexico.
Now, you may be wondering what you're chances are of getting hacked at an outhouse or on a donkey's back or even at the foot of Mount Everest. The truth is cybercriminals will exploit any public Wifi connection that's unsecure – which is the vast majority of them. That's why you need to use a virtual private network connection like PRIVATE Wifi™ every time you connect to a hotspot. VPNs encrypt the traffic going to and from your laptop. That makes it invisible to hackers, wherever you and your mobile devices are travelling.
If you've been hacked at an exotic hotspot, give us a shout. We'd like to hear your story.


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package com.twitter.storehaus.cache

import org.scalacheck.{ Arbitrary, Properties }
import org.scalacheck.Gen.choose
import org.scalacheck.Prop._

object ClockProperties extends Properties("Clock") {
  def vectorOfTicks[T: Ordering, K <: Clock[T, K]](clock: K, initialTicks: Vector[T] = Vector.empty[T], number: Int = 100): (Seq[T], K) =
    1.to(number).foldLeft((initialTicks, clock)) { case ((cum, clock), _) =>
      val (v, newClock) = clock.tick
      (cum :+ v, newClock)
    }

  def alwaysDistinct[T: Ordering, K <: Clock[T, K]](clock: K) = {
    val (vector, _) = vectorOfTicks[T, K](clock)
    vector.size == vector.toSet.size
  }

  def alwaysIncreasing[T: Ordering, K <: Clock[T, K]](clock: K) = {
    val (vector, _) = vectorOfTicks[T, K](clock)
    vector == vector.sorted
  }

  def clockLaws[T: Ordering, K <: Clock[T, K]](clock: K) =
    alwaysDistinct[T, K](clock) && alwaysIncreasing[T, K](clock)

  property("LongClock obeys the Clock laws") = clockLaws[Long, LongClock](LongClock())
}

object IdProviderProperties extends Properties("IdProvider") {
  def alwaysIncreasing[T: Ordering](idProvider: IdProvider[T]) = {
    val r = new java.util.Random
    def iter(vector: Vector[T], idProvider: IdProvider[T]) = {
      val (vector, newIdProvider) = ClockProperties.vectorOfTicks[T, IdProvider[T]](idProvider)
      val shouldCull = vector map { _ => r.nextBoolean }
      vector.zip(shouldCull).foldLeft((Vector.empty[T], newIdProvider)) { case ((vector, idProvider), (v, shouldCull)) =>
        if (shouldCull) (vector, idProvider.cull(v)) else (vector :+ v, idProvider)
      }
    }
    val (vector, newIdProvider) = iter(Vector.empty[T], idProvider)
    1.to(100).foldLeft((Vector.empty[T], idProvider, true)) { case ((vector, idProvider, isWorking), _) =>
      val (newVector, newIdProvider) = iter(vector, idProvider)
      (newVector, newIdProvider, isWorking || (vector == vector.sorted && vector.size == vector.toSet.size))
    }._3
  }

  def idProviderLaws[T: Ordering](idProvider: IdProvider[T]) =
    ClockProperties.clockLaws[T, IdProvider[T]](idProvider) && alwaysIncreasing[T](idProvider)

  property("CyclicIncrementProvider obeys the IdProvider laws") =
    idProviderLaws(CyclicIncrementProvider.intIncrementer)
}

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The coutdown to fall break or any self-imposed extended weekend always feels longer than it should be. Students, especially freshman, feel like they've been holding their breath for two months only to escape to home, wherever that is, and be in their familiar surroundings with old friends and family.
Your break can also feel like a race sometimes, with so many places to go and people to see, your social calendar suddenly explodes with lunches, fro-yo dates and video game hangouts.
There is also the question of whether or not to visit your high school and old teachers, to flaunt your new school apparel and talk about important college things like pulling all-nighters and crazy professors.
"I think it's totally worth it, because it's nice to see your old school from a new perspective. I'm sure the pettiness of high school will be noticeable but at least we can be appreciative of how well it prepared us and look fondly back on it," said University of Virginia freshman Alex Russell.
After the initial visit, however, it becomes harder for upperclassmen to waltz through the doors of their high school yet again, because they either feel too old or the first magic of it has worn away.
"If I wanted to see my friends or old teachers I would just make plans to see them outside of school. Staying in touch is great, but I don't think I'd set foot back in my high school. It would be too weird now!" said Northwestern University sophomore Tralon Williams.
Being appreciative of the time with family is also a high priority for many. Even if all they do is snuggle with the dog, getting in as much at-home family time is something that all college students cherish, regardless of grade or maturity. Making time to see everyone and everything can be a juggling feat, but if sparse high school visits are punctuated by great memories made with friends, fall break or any home visit will be relaxing and worthwhile.


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Bruce Ackerman, Justice quotes:
There is simply no escaping the fact that the fate of the Constitution is in our hands -- as voters, representatives, justices. If we allow ourselves to abuse the tradition of higher lawmaking, the very idea that the Constitution can be viewed as the culminating expression of a mobilized citizenry will disintegrate. After all, the American Republic is no more eternal than the Roman -- and it will come to an end when American citizens betray their Constitution's fundamental ideals and aspirations so thoroughly that existing institutions merely parody the public meanings they formerly conveyed
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There is simply no escaping the fact that the fate of the Constitution is in our hands -- as voters, representatives, justices. If we allow ourselves to abuse the tradition of higher lawmaking, the very idea that the Constitution can be viewed as the culminating expression of a mobilized citizenry will disintegrate. After all, the American Republic is no more eternal than the Roman -- and it will come to an end when American citizens betray their Constitution's fundamental ideals and aspirations so thoroughly that existing institutions merely parody the public meanings they formerly conveyed.
Lord Acton, Justice quotes:
Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.
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John Adams, Justice quotes:
Human nature itself is evermore an advocate for liberty. There is also in human nature a resentment of injury, and indignation against wrong. A love of truth and a veneration of virtue. These amiable passions, are the "latent spark"... If the people are capable of understanding, seeing and feeling the differences between true and false, right and wrong, virtue and vice, to what better principle can the friends of mankind apply than to the sense of this difference?
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It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and inhumanity, and an ambition to excel in every capacity, faculty, and virtue. If we suffer their minds to grovel and creep in infancy, they will grovel all their lives.
The dignity and stability of government in all its branches, the morals of the people, and every blessing of society depend so much upon an upright and skillful administration of justice, that the judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislative and executive, and independent upon both, that so it may be a check upon both, and both should be checks upon that.
Therefore, the jury have the power of deciding an issue upon a general verdict. And, if they have, is it not an absurdity to suppose that the law would oblige them to find a verdict according to the direction of the court, against their own opinion, judgment, and conscience? ... [I]s a juror to give his verdict generally, according to [the judge's] direction, or even to find the fact specially, and submit the law to the court? Every man, of any feeling or conscience, will answer, no. It is not only his right, but his duty, in that case, to find the verdict according to his own best understanding, judgment, and conscience, though in direct opposition to the direction of the court.
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the law of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.
no good government but what is republican... the very definition of a republic is 'an empire of laws, and not of men.'
Each individual of the society has a right to be protected by it in the enjoyment of his life, liberty, and property, according to standing laws. He is obliged, consequently, to contribute his share to the expense of this protection; and to give his personal service, or an equivalent, when necessary. But no part of the property of any individual can, with justice, be taken from him, or applied to public uses, without his own consent, or that of the representative body of the people. In fine, the people of this commonwealth are not controllable by any other laws than those to which their constitutional representative body have given their consent.
John Quincy Adams, Justice quotes:
Law logic -- an artificial system of reasoning, exclusively used in courts of justice, but good for nothing anywhere else.
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Samuel Adams, Justice quotes:
And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms; or to raise standing armies, unless necessary for the defense of the United States, or of some one or more of them; or to prevent the people from petitioning, in a peaceable and orderly manner, the federal legislature, for a redress of grievances; or to subject the people to unreasonable searches and seizures of their persons, papers or possessions.
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Among the natural Rights of the Colonists are these: First, a Right to Life; secondly, to Liberty; thirdly, to Property; together with the Right to support and defend them in the best Manner they can. Those are evident Branches of, rather than Deductions from, the Duty of Self-Preservation, commonly called the first Law of Nature.
It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.
Woody Allen, Justice quotes:
We stand today at a crossroads: One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other leads to total extinction. Let us hope we have the wisdom to make the right choice.
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American Bar Association, Justice quotes:
I shall not counsel or maintain any suit or proceeding which shall appear to me to be unjust, nor any defense except such as I believe to be honestly debatable under the law of the land.
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It is the duty of the officials to prevent or suppress the threatened disorder with a firm hand instead of timidly yielding to threats…. Surely a speaker ought not to be suppressed because his opponents propose to use violence. It is they who should suffer from their lawlessness, not he.
American Jurisprudence, 2nd Edition, Justice quotes:
No one is bound to obey an unconstitutional law, and no courts are bound to enforce it.
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Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Justice quotes:
Liberty, equality -- bad principles! The only true principle for humanity is justice; and justice to the feeble is protection and kindness.
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Amos v. Mosley, Justice quotes:
If the legislature clearly misinterprets a constitutional provision, the frequent repetition of the wrong will not create a right.
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Susan B. Anthony, Justice quotes:
It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.
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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Justice quotes:
The best way of avenging thyself is not to become like the wrong-doer.
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Saint Thomas Aquinas, Justice quotes:
In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign.... Secondly, a just cause.... Thirdly ... a rightful intention.
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Aristotle, Justice quotes:
For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all; since armed injustice is the more dangerous, and he is equipped at birth with the arms of intelligence and with moral qualities which he may use for the worst ends.
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It makes no difference whether a good man has defrauded a bad man, or a bad man defrauded a good man, or whether a good or bad man has committed adultery: the law can look only to the amount of damage done.
Thurman Arnold, Justice quotes:
The spectacle of a judge pouring over the picture of some nude, trying to ascertain the extent to which she arouses prurient interests, and then attempting to write an opinion which explains the difference between that nude and some other nude has elements of low comedy.
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It is a part of the function of "law" to give recognition to ideas representing the exact opposite of established conduct. Most of the complications arise from the necessity of pretending to do one thing, while actually doing another.
Sir Francis Bacon, Justice quotes:
One of the Seven [wise men of Greece] was wont to say: That laws were like cobwebs, where the small flies are caught and the great break through.
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Ben H. Bagdikian, Justice quotes:
Letting a maximum number of views be heard regularly is not just a nice philosophical notion. It is the best way any society has yet discovered to detect maladjustments quickly, to correct injustices, and to discover new ways to meet our continuing stream of novel problems that rise in a changing environment.
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Walter Bagehot, Justice quotes:
So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their judgment tells them it is unwise and their conscience tells them it is wrong.
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Alderman Rodney Barket, Justice quotes:
What I'd like to see police do is deal with important issues and not these sorts of victimless crimes when society is riddled with problems.
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Mayor Marion Barry, Justice quotes:
I promise you a police car on every sidewalk.
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If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very, very low crime rate.
John Barrymore, Justice quotes:
A man must pay the fiddler. In my case it so happened that a whole symphony orchestra often had to be subsidized.
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Frederic Bastiat, Justice quotes:
In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so? Is not liberty the destruction of all despotism -- including, of course, legal despotism? Finally, is not liberty the restricting of the law only to its rational sphere of organizing the right of the individual to lawful self-defense; of punishing injustice?
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What, then, is the law? It is the collective organization of the individual right to lawful defense. ... since an individual cannot lawfully use force against the person, liberty, or property of another individual, then the common force -- for the same reason -- cannot lawfully be used to destroy the person, liberty, or property of individual groups. ... But, unfortunately, law by no means confines itself to its proper functions. And when it has exceeded its proper functions, it has not done so merely in some inconsequential and debatable matters. The law has gone further than this; it has acted in direct opposition to its own purpose. The law has been used to destroy its own objective: It has been applied to annihilating the justice that it was supposed to maintain; to limiting and destroying rights which its real purpose was to respect. The law has placed the collective force at the disposal of the unscrupulous who wish, without risk, to exploit the person, liberty, and property of others. It has converted plunder into a right, in order to protect plunder. And it has converted lawful defense into a crime, in order to punish lawful defense.
If every person has the right to defend -- even by force -- his person, his liberty, and his property, then it follows that a group of men have the right to organize and support a common force to protect these rights constantly. Thus the principle of collective right -- its reason for existing, its lawfulness -- is based on individual right. And the common force that protects this collective right cannot logically have any other purpose or any other mission than that for which it acts as a substitute. Thus, since an individual cannot lawfully use force against the person, liberty, or property of another individual, then the common force -- for the same reason -- cannot lawfully be used to destroy the person, liberty, or property of individuals or groups.
Sometimes the law defends plunder and participates in it. Thus the beneficiaries are spared the shame and danger that their acts would otherwise involve... But how is this legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them and gives it to the other persons to whom it doesn't belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then abolish that law without delay ... No legal plunder; this is the principle of justice, peace, order, stability, harmony and logic.
No legal plunder: This is the principle of justice, peace, order, stability, harmony, and logic. Until the day of my death, I shall proclaim this principle with all the force of my lungs (which alas! is all too inadequate).
There is in all of us a strong disposition to believe that anything lawful is also legitimate. This belief is so widespread that many persons have erroneously held that things are "just" because the law makes them so.
Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.
Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state lives at the expense of everyone.
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It's gotten to where defense attorneys in federal drug cases can do their clients about as much good as Dr. Kevorkian can do his -- quietly shepherd them through to the least painful end.
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The Supreme Court is steadily eroding the protections against police excess promised by the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution.
The [Supreme] Court during the past decade let police obtain search warrants on the strength of anonymous tips. It did away with the need for warrants when police want to search luggage, trash cans, car interiors, bus passengers, fenced private property and barns.
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Members of society must obey the law because they personally believe that its commands are justified.
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My own view rests on the premise that nullification can and should serve an important function in the criminal process ... The doctrine permits the jury to bear on the criminal process a sense of fairness and particularized justice ... The drafters of legal rules cannot anticipate and take account of every case where a defendant's conduct is "unlawful" but not blameworthy, any more than they can draw a bold line to mark the boundary between an accident and negligence. It is the jury -- as spokesmen for the community's sense of values -- that must explore that subtle and elusive boundary. ... I do not see any reason to assume that jurors will make rampantly abusive use of their power. Trust in the jury is, after all, one of the cornerstones of our entire criminal jurisprudence, and if that trust is without foundation we must reexamine a great deal more than just the nullification doctrine.
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A principal source of errors and injustice are false ideas of utility. For example: that legislator has false ideas of utility who considers particular more than general conveniencies, who had rather command the sentiments of mankind than excite them, who dares say to reason, 'Be thou a slave;' who would sacrifice a thousand real advantages to the fear of an imaginary or trifling inconvenience; who would deprive men of the use of fire for fear of their being burnt, and of water for fear of their being drowned; and who knows of no means of preventing evil but by destroying it.
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Sensors track our movements, buildings, and even plants and animals. Their use is outpacing societies' ability to discuss, let alone resolve, issues over the use of data garnered by such devices.
In a first for Singapore, the National Parks Board has unveiled a system for tracking animals that triggers alerts to drivers in the vicinity. When sensors detect the presence of animals near Old Upper Thomson Road, an "Animals Ahead" sign is flashed to remind drivers to slow down so as to prevent inadvertent roadkills.
Separately, the Singapore Botanic Gardens' new ridge-top walk boasts the OCBC Arboretum, which holds 2,000 trees of more than 200 species. Their development is lovingly monitored by the Ecological Network of Tree Sensors system, which gathers a wealth of data on the climate, tree growth and tree health.
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Pre-Season Promise
Two good pre-season games yesterday. The firsts had a hard initiation at Blackheath against highly motivated hopefuls vying for National One rugby and the 3rds/4ths welcomed Croydon RFC to Broad Walk.
The general mood was of promise. An influx of new players of all levels has helped to give a renewed sense of vitality after last year. And despite what was looking like a heavy defeat, three unanswered tries in the last quarter certainly buoyed everyone and gave a clearer indication of how we might get some success. And then the firsts were back at the club to support the home game.
But the most important lessons to be learnt from these games is what we have to do. Despite the greatly increased numbers at training we are just not fit or drilled enough yet. Talking to Doug and Alan I suggest there might be a rolling up of sleeves next week.
Right through the club we need you to step up; not halfway through the season but now. Good luck to everyone.


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School sport: chasing inspiration
On the ocassion of our 50th edition we asked the most powerful woman, and one of the most influential people of any gender, Baroness Sue Campbell, to offer her take on the state of the sporting nation. As chair of the Youth Sport Trust she looks ahead to what lies in store for school sport in 2012 and beyond.
Sue Campbell
After seven years of waiting we are now just a few months away from the world's greatest sporting event, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. For many of us the wait has felt like a marathon but we are now entering the stadium with just the final 400 metres to go. The party has nearly started.
It will be a magnificent celebration of sport that will grip the nation and I have every confidence we will put on a show for the world that will make us all proud. Our role, in school sport, is to ensure the great sporting achievements that will be witnessed this summer capture the imagination of a whole generation of young people and inspire them to take part in sport.
It is well documented that school sport has been through a difficult period in recent times and while recognising that we are still in a period of transition we can also look forward with excitement and anticipation. 2012 itself promises to be a very special sporting year for schools. The Sainsbury's School Games, which the Youth Sport Trust has been commissioned by Sport England to deliver, will see thousands of schools up and down the country holding local sports competitions and regional festivals as well as around 1,600 young people competing in the flagship national event at the Olympic Park in May.
Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week is set to be bigger than ever this year with schools getting the chance to stage their own games and capture the excitement of London 2012. A new addition this year is London 2012 World Sport Day, taking place on 25 June, the first day of National School Sport Week. World Sport Day is a celebration where schools can welcome the world to the UK with young people learning about the teams, athletes and culture of the 205 competing nations.
The Youth Sport Strategy announced by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in January brings welcome investment to an area of sport where there is a need to tackle participation rates – when young people leave school. It is clearly designed to create strong links between community sports providers and schools and it is important that views from both sides are considered as it moves forward. The Youth Sport Trust would welcome the opportunity to work in partnership with Sport England to help shape the implementation of the strategy where it impacts on schools to ensure the investment is maximised.
Only recently I spoke at our latest Youth Sport Trust National Conference in Telford. This was an excellent opportunity to meet with school leaders and update them on some the progress that is being made in school sport. One such highlight is the Change4life sports clubs initiative which is funded by the Department of Health. Working with the Youth Sport Trust, the initiative is designed to increase the number of school-based sports clubs and it is proving very successful. The latest research shows the initiative has led more than 10,800 'non-sporty' young people to now choose sport which is an extremely positive step. The Department of Health has confirmed extended funding for this that will see even greater opportunities to engage young people in sport.
We have undoubtedly been through some challenging times in school sport but it is very important that we focus on the opportunities there are now and in the future. London 2012 in particular should be a catalyst for inspiring a generation to take up sport and schools have an absolutely critical role to play in maximising this opportunity and inspiring their pupils through sport.
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"We have undoubtedly been through some challenging times in school sport but it is very important that we focus on the opportunities there are now and in the future. London 2012 in particular should be a catalyst for inspiring a generation to take up sport."


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What to watch today: Dow set to sink on concerns about a second wave of coronavirus in U.S.
Published Thu, Jun 11 20208:46 AM EDT Updated Thu, Jun 11 20208:50 AM EDT
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Dow futures were pointing to a plunge at Thursday's open as worries intensified about a second wave of the coronavirus in America. As nearly two dozen states report sharp rises in Covid-19 cases, total infections in the U.S. have now topped 2 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University on Thursday morning. Nasdaq futures were also sinking after the Nasdaq Composite bucked Wednesday's declines on Wall Street, closing above 10,000 for the first time ever. (CNBC)
* Frothy trading in bankrupt companies, penny stocks sent red flags that a pullback was due (CNBC)
While the pace of new weekly jobless claims continues to slow, the government said Thursday there were 1.54 million first-time filings for unemployment insurance last week. That was slightly less than expected. The government's latest claims data comes after Friday's stunning monthly employment report, showing 2.5 million nonfarm job gains for May. (CNBC)
The Federal Reserve sees interest rates staying near zero through 2022 and the U.S. economy bouncing 5% next year. The Fed left rates unchanged at a range of 0%-0.25% after its two-day June meeting. Central bankers projected the economy will shrink 6.5% this year due to the unprecedented coronavirus lockdowns. (CNBC)
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) announced Thursday that it's started the first clinical trial of its experimental coronavirus antibody drug. The antibody cocktail is being tested in four human populations. Two groups of people will receive the drug to test its effectiveness as a treatment for Covid-19; the other two will receive it as a possible prevention. (CNBC)
* Moderna to start final testing stage of coronavirus vaccine in July (Reuters)
Eli Lilly (LLY) could have a Covid-19 treatment authorized for use as early as September. The drugmaker's chief scientist said a timeline could be met if either of the two antibody therapies currently in testing proves successful. Lilly also has a third antibody treatment in pre-clinical studies. (Reuters)
Shares of Grubhub (GRUB), which has seen a boost in orders as restaurants were forced to become delivery only, were jumping 8.7% in Thursday's premarket after the American food delivery service announced late Wednesday a merger with Europe's Just Eat Takeaway. Sources told CNBC that U.S.-based Uber, which had been in negotiations with GrubHub to combine it with Uber Eats, was left confused by the decision. (CNBC)
Target (TGT) said Thursday that it's raising its dividend by 3% to 68 cents. The new annualized dividend yield will be 2.27%, compared with 2.2% previously. The company said in May that during the first quarter digital sales surged 141% as consumers shopped online during the Covid-19 lockdown, although sales of higher-margin items like apparel dropped. (CNBC)
Walmart (WMT) will no longer place "multicultural hair care and beauty products" in locked cases in any of its stores. The practice, which Walmart says was only in place "in about a dozen" of its 4,700 U.S. stores, has received criticism for the implication that the customers who buy these products, largely people of color, can't be trusted. (NBC News)
Amazon (AMZB) is banning use of its facial recognition software by police for one year, as pressure builds on tech companies to respond to the death of George Floyd during a Memorial Day arrest in Minneapolis. While the House Committee on Oversight and Reform has held hearings on the use of facial recognition, it has yet to introduce a bill regulating the technology. (CNBC)
Auto racing giant Nascar is banning the display of the Confederate flag at all of its events and properties. The announcement is sure to be controversial with a number of Nascar fans, some of whom continue to display Confederate flags and symbols at racing events even five years after the organization asked fans not to do so. (CNBC)
STOCKS TO WATCH
Bank of America Securities raised its price target on Apple (APPL) stock to a Wall Street high of $390 a share from the prior $340 a share, while maintaining a buy rating. The firm cited a number of positive factors including the upcoming 5G iPhone cycle and projected 20% growth in hardware sales next year.
Tesla (TSLA) won Chinese government approval to build Model 3 vehicles with cobalt-free LFP batteries.
Zoom (ZM) shut down the account of an activist who was holding an event on the video conferencing platform to commemorate China's Tiananmen Square crackdown. The move has prompted accusations that Zoom, a U.S. company, has bowed to pressure from Beijing.
Walt Disney (DIS) plans to begin a phased reopening of its Disneyland resort in California in July. The plan must still receive approval from state and local officials.
Tailored Brands (TLRD) said it may have to seek bankruptcy protection if sales continue to slump. The parent of the Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank clothing chains said it was taking "decisive actions to manage liquidity."
Tyson Foods (TSN) said it was cooperating with a Justice Department probe into poultry price-fixing. The meat and poultry producer is participating in a program that shields Tyson and its employees from prosecution or fines.
Beyond Meat (BYND) announced the expansion of its manufacturing capabilities in Europe. The plant-based burger maker acquired a new factory in the Netherlands that should be in operation by the end of the year, as well as opening another Netherlands manufacturing plant in partnership with Dutch meat producer Zandbergen.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) will seek concessions from lenders, in order to prevent the carrier from falling out of compliance with certain debt requirements. Under current conditions, Delta said it would be out of compliance by early next year.
Registration of new voters dropped sharply in the U.S., as the coronavirus crisis made it difficult for Republicans and Democrats in battleground states, according to data cited by the USA Today. A new report from the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation & Research said new voter registration in 11 states plunged 70% in April compared to a year ago.


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Nirvana bassist Krist makes rare comment on bandmate's death - and says it underlines how heroin isn't romantic
Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has discussed the death of bandmate Kurt Cobain, saying the tragedy underlines that there's nothing romantic about drug addiction.
The frontman shot himself in 1994 while suffering the effects of depression and heroin use. His memory was celebrated earlier this year when the 20th anniversary of his suicide took place around the time of Nirvana's induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
Novoselic, who rarely discusses Cobain, tells Reason TV: "Kurt was sensitive, and I think the drug abuse was a big part of it. He was under a lot of pressure. He mad a bad choice. He was probably pretty ripped when he decided to do what he did – if he'd had a clear mind he wouldn't have done that. He was high on heroin."
The bassist has experiences of other drug-related deaths. Between 2006 and 2009 he was a member of Flipper, who lost three members to heroin overdoses including his predecessor Will Shatter.
"That was pretty hard on the band – we talked a lot about that," Novoselic says. "Heroin is a killer. William S Burroughs and this and that? It's a myth. In the end it's chemical dependencies; it's not romantic. Go and look at the methadone people. Is it really that romantic?"
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IS Certification Services have the option of combining their operations with IQS – an independent company. In such instances, IS Certification Services will nominate IQS to carry out a gap analysis at the client's site, to determine what is required in order to be compliant with the nominated Standards.
The resultant gap analysis report establishes the client's requirements, with regard to documentation, systems and processes, before certification can be achieved.
To ensure compliance IS Certification Services, using the gap analysis report, takes responsibility with the client for meeting these requirements. The client is made fully aware, with the aid of supporting documentation and records, of the need for all the procedures and processes to be operational and fully maintained.
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Makin' Moves
Makin' Moves is a music and events company launched in Summer 2012, the brain child of Matt Langrish-Smith and Jamesey, a business collective set up to nurture rising talent aswell as collaborating with established names.
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Matt Langrish-Smith, London's boy-about-town whose quick bio includes 3 years in Advertising at DMC and 5 years as Head of Events at Papa Records, taking their monthly party 'Messages' to the next level. In 2009 he collaborated with Dean Zepherin to set up the internationally acclaimed Tribe Records UK (label and events company) with club residencies in Paris, Miami and London. Fast Forward to 2012 and Matt decided to spread his wings and launched a new events company 'Makin' Moves' and joined forces with local London DJ talent, Jamesey. Along with hosting his own radio show on Housefm.net since 2004, Jamesy has been an essential cog in the wheel of London's soulful & deep house scene, performing at parties including BBE and Soulogic, to name a few. He has also played gigs around the world in Paris, Dubai, Russia, Sardinia, Barcelona, and NYC, among others. Jamesey first met Matt whilst at one of his residency parties at Offthemeters.com.
This chance meeting of minds marked the beginning of a flourishing new collaboration. In early 2009 they put on their first joint party, 'Messages' in London, which was a roaring success. After some years working on other projects the pair have come together once again. Matt & Jamesey both felt there was a gap in the London soulful/deep house scene for some good New York style underground house and to combine this with live music also in response to the advent of Tracktor and laptop dj's, a much needed sacred space to encourage and showcase creative DJ mixing once more. The first two events this summer were packed terrace all day parties held at Brixton Clubhouse in Brixton of July and September of this year. The guys then took up a new monthly residency at the Bedroom Bar (upstairs in the Loft) in Shoreditch, which started last month with DJ Ushcikawa from Japan guesting. The next date is on Friday 9th November with Shea Soul putting on a one off live performance. Look out for more emerging events/ventures and warehouse parties still to be announced so keep your eyes locked on this space!
For any inquiries email matt@makin-moves.co.uk.
Jamesey
DJ Jamesey, a relative 'new kid on the block' compared to some of London's more established DJ's, this junior's skills on the decks and musical prowess is far from the above. A maturity that appears as if he's been playing professionally for the best part of two decades is not a bad accolade.
Professionally playing deep and soulful house for more than ten years, Jamesey got on the decks at the age of 14. Music and DJ's run in the family citing his first musical influences from his mother and uncles who were all DJ's on the radio in the early eighties. He says it's always a great vibe listening to his mother in the mornings playing everything from Soul to rare groove and Jazz classics.
Real success didn't take long to beckon, getting his break on Housefm.net in 2004. As a resident at the Ditch bar (Shoreditch) with Euphoric House Collective (Randy J & Floyd Patterson), opportunity knocked as Jamesey's talents saw him showcasing at most of the prolific nights in the underground house scene in London. Bookings saw him play at BBE Records' parties, Soulogic and Kinki Malinki. Making a name for himself took him worldwide performing sets in Sardinia, Barcelona, New York, Paris , Russia, Georgia and Dubai.
Whilst holding a residency at Offthemeters.com, a meeting with Matt Langrish-Smith in 2008, then working for Papa Records on their home turf of Stoke Newington lead to debates on the soulful house scene, a meeting of minds and music was the start of a flourishing collaboration.
Premiering with a one-off night in February 2009 (Islington), the duo put a night on at the Salmon & Compass called Messages with guest DJ from New Jersey Jihad Muhammad (Movement Soul) with rave reviews. Matt went on to open Tribe Records label with Zepherin Saint and Jamesey pursued his career independently playing sets with DJ's such as Uchikawa (Loftsoul), Karizma, Atjazz, Kyri R2 and Frankie Valentine. Later joining Tribe as a resident the pair have come full circle on their ideas with the birth of Makin Moves events and label.
His DJ résumé reads like a who's who of the deep house movement, playing alongside Neil Pierce & Aaron Ross (The Fanatix), Pete Adarkwah (BBE Records), DJ Spen (Code Red), Mark Grant (Blackstone Recs), Marcia Carr (Playback) and Rap Saunders (Soulmates). Ian Friday (Tea Party Music), Greg Gauthier (Dance Culture), Andy Ward & Timmy Vegas (Soul Central) to name a few.
Forever inspired and with a well-honed ear, Jamesey's sound is forever evolving and keeps crowds entertained. Jamesey knows what he likes and the crowd like it too – his future looks promising. You can still catch him playing across London as he returned to Housefm.net last month, submitting mixes and remaining involved in the London's underground soulful scene.
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This term a group of NEGS Girls are participating in Parkrun every Saturday morning as preparation for City to Surf. Parkrun is a free weekly 5km timed run that takes place at UNE and other locations around the world.
Congratulations to the NEGS team who competed as part of the NEGS IGSSA Cross Country team at the annual carnival held at Frensham this past week. NEGS sent down a team of sixteen students, and all girls represented the school and should be proud of their achievements.


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J-Hey versus Cutch: When Diamond Directors' students collide?
Diamond Directors was established in 1998 to ensure that then teenagers like Jason and Andrew could have the opportunity to play in postseason games like this.
OK, it's mid September and there are a number of pennant races and wild card chases that will go down to the last couple of days. And before you know it, the MLB playoffs will begin.
One matchup that would be most interesting from this vantage point would be the Braves vs. Pirates.
As both teams battle through one of the season's toughest stretches, we do have the possibility of a Jason Heyward versus Andrew McCutchen Diamond Directors' reunion.
J-Hey versus Cutch is what the game is all about.
I remember watching Andrew hit for the first time as a 12 year old. He had a lightning fast bat. The ball really jumped off of it. On a scale from 1 to 10, his commitment to developing a sound swing was 10. My job was to make sure he understood the importance of developing a swing that was repeatable. With thousands of repetitions and a keen sense of awareness, he has become one of the best hitters in the game.
Jason has always been a student of hitting. He expected quality information from me. He didn't want me to train him on how to swing the bat; he wanted to be educated so he could make adjustments. His 20-plus home runs are in direct correlation to his knowledge of his swing, and his ability to preserve and make adjustments.
I would love nothing more than to see Cutch and J-Hey go head-to-head in the playoffs. Either way, I'm proud to say that I have played a part in their swing development since those early years.
For more information, visit www.diamonddirectors.com today.
C.J. Stewart has built a reputation as one of the leading professional hitting instructors in the country. He is a former professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization and has also served as an area scout for the Cincinnati Reds. As founder and CEO of Diamond Directors Player Development, CJ has more than 12 years of player development experience and has built an impressive list of clients including some of the top young prospects in baseball today. If your desire is to take your game to the next level, C.J Stewart has a proven track record of helping players reach their goals.
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The experience, which showcases animated versions of more than 200 Vincent Van Gogh paintings, has extended its run in York and will also open in Leicester.
Pupils visiting the experience are encouraged to sit back and take in the show.
Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience has welcomed more than 50,000 visitors since opening last summer, and will now run at York St Mary's until 19th April.
The attraction will open at Leicester's All Saints' Church from 7th February, with both experiences offering discounted rates for visiting schools, as well as educational packs covering all Key Stages.
Linking to subjects such as History, Art & Design, Language, ICT and Geography, the 35-minute show centres around the main nave of the deconsecrated church in Yorkshire, using its stone arches and high ceiling to effect.
A specially written soundtrack is accompanied by the animated works, with pupils encouraged to sit on the reclined deckchairs provided to 'sink into the environment'.
At an extra cost, children can also take part in a virtual reality experience at the end of the visit, taking them through a day in the life of the artist in Arles, seeing the locations that inspired some his most famous works.
The experience covers a range of subjects such as Art & Design and History.
Mario Iacampo, creative director, said: "York St Mary's is a wonderful venue for this kind of immersive digital art – right in the heart of the city for easy access, yet able to be adapted so visitors feel as though they are in the French countryside, or overlooking the Rhône, during their time with us."
Visiting teachers go free (four adults free for every 20 children), with the resource pack available covering before and after content.
Art teachers can arrange a free familiarisation trip for a specific time slot and the attraction will do its best to accommodate the request.
There will also be quieter, friendly sessions on selected days for SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) pupils.
Teachers can find out more information by visiting www.vangoghexpo.co.uk or for educational enquries, contact admin@vangoghexpo.co.uk.
Science Museum Group launches free online CPD sessions for teachers
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Stormzy, Two Door Cinema Club, Rag'n'Bone Man, The Boomtown Rats, Sister Sledge and Suzi Quatro confirmed for MTV Gibraltar Calling 2018
Written by Gary Beaumont on March 26, 2018
The first 6 acts have been announced for this year's MTV Presents: Gibraltar Calling music festival, part of the MTV Presents series. The event will take place over Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd September at Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar.
The Main Stage will be headlined by the one and only Stormzy, whose album Gang Signs & Prayer was the first grime release to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart. In the past month he has picked up two BRIT awards, and the Global Award for Best RnB, Hip Hop or Grime. His performance in Gibraltar will be one of only four dates he has booked this summer, making it a very hot ticket.
Also on the Main Stage will be newcomer Rag'n'Bone Man, whose single 'Human' has had over 482 Million views on YouTube. He can't wait to visit Gibraltar, stating 'Big up Gibraltar Calling Festival for putting me on the bill in September, it's gonna be a banger!'
Rag'n'Bone Man will be joined by Irish indie legends Two Door Cinema Club and rock superstars, whose transatlantic hits include 'What You Know' and 'Something Good Can Work'.
On Friday night the classic stage will celebrate 40 years of Disco with the iconic Sister Sledge belting out classics such as 'We Are Family' and 'Lost In Music'. They are particularly excited to be performing in Gibraltar, stating: 'We can't wait to come plant our feet on its shores and get lost in music!!! We treasure the privilege to perform on this wonderland with our friends! Looking forward to seeing you all at the party on the rock!'
Headlining the classic stage on the Saturday night will be 70's American singer songwriter Suzi Quatro who reached no. 1 in the UK and other European countries and Australia with her singles 'Can the Can' and 'Devil Gate Drive'. She will be joined by legendary punk band The Boomtown Rats, whose frontman Bob Geldof founded the "global jukebox" that was Live Aid in 1985. Many more main stage and classic disco acts to be announced.
A number of local bands will perform alongside rock and pop legends throughout the two-day festival. The selected local bands include Angelwings, Hollie April, Dead City Radio, GLOW and Jetstream.
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"Blockade" is an original creative portrayal of the most numerous, longest, and politically most significant student protest in these areas, the blockade of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in April and May of 2009.
The film is a chronological account of the preparatory meetings of a group of students who planned to occupy their faculty's building for a week to raise public awareness about the issues related to the right to free education in Croatia. The film shows how they occupied the building and tried to establish a dialogue with the authorities (professors, the government and the media). At the beginning of the protest the blockade became larger than itself and the method of blocking classes spread on to 20 universities in the country, lasted for 34 days and reached the headlines in Croatia. The film follows the protagonists' lives during the blockade and finally reaching the decision to terminate the blockade and continue their mission via different actions.
Igor Bezinović was born in Rijeka in 1983. He obtained his degree in Philosophy, Sociology and Comparative Literature from the Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Film and TV Directing from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Arts. He is both a professional and an amateur filmmaker. He directed around ten shorts and a feature length documentary The Blockade (screened at 2012 ZagrebDox). Festival has screened his films: Veruda – A Film About Bojan (2015), Waiting (2013), In Fond Memory of TDZ (2010) and Above Average (2008). In 2011 Bezinović was a Small Jury member at ZagrebDox.


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Discover the universal tale of four unlikely friends that has captured the hearts of readers of all ages, now available in audio.
Charlie Mackesy's mesmerizing debut combines the simplicity of "The Giving Tree", magic of "The Velveteen Rabbit" and the curiosity of "Paddington" - Elisabeth Egan, New York Times
This is one of my favourite books - Dr Rangan Chatterjee
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Experience the world of a curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse who find themselves together in sometimes difficult terrain, sharing their greatest fears and biggest discoveries about vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship and love.
Charlie's words and illustrations have brought comfort to many and have been shared online by readers around the world, as well as on t-shirts for Comic Relief, on magazine covers, on street lampposts in lockdown, in school classrooms, local cafés, and hospital ward walls. They've even been used as screensavers for NHS hospital computers in difficult times.
The shared adventures and important conversations between the four friends are full of life lessons that have connected with readers of all ages.
Enjoy the journey of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse brought to life in audio by its author and illustrator Charlie Mackesy, with a beautiful music score and the real wildlife sounds of rural England.
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Charlie Mackesy's mesmerizing debut combines the simplicity of 'The Giving Tree', magic of 'The Velveteen Rabbit' and the curiosity of 'Paddington'
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Simply, the world needs Charlie's work right now.
Love, friendship and kindness - this book speaks a universal language.
A wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart.
British artist, illustrator and author Charlie Mackesy began his career as a cartoonist for The Spectator, before becoming a book illustrator for Oxford University Press. His award-winning work has featured in books, private collections, galleries and public spaces around the world. He worked with Richard Curtis on the set of Love Actually to create a set of drawings to be auctioned for Comic Relief, and with Nelson Mandela on a lithograph project, The Unity Series. His internationally bestselling book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, was published in October 2019. Charlie's words and illustrations have brought comfort to many and have been shared online around the world as well as on t-shirts for Comic Relief, magazine covers, street lamp posts, school classrooms, cafés, women's safe houses, prisons, hospital wards and as NHS hospital computer screensavers. Away from art Charlie co-runs Mama Buci, a honey social enterprise in Zambia. He lives in London with his dog Barney.
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Parks Guide
Waypoint Park
Come down to Waypoint Park and see what everyone is so excited about! Walking into the park from Central Avenue you will enjoy Bellingham's unique skyline with views of Whatcom Waterway, Lummi Island and cityscape. Just a few steps away a quaint playground awaits providing a natural play experience, with a nod to the site's history. Wander down to the beach to enjoy the waterfront, and notice the hundreds of plants, shrubs and trees planted throughout the park helping restore the natural habitat. Before you leave make sure you stroll along the paths down to the park's namesake, the art installation known as "Waypoint" (a.k.a. the "Acid Ball"). This industrial relic, originally used in wood pulp processing, has been turned into sculpture that lights up at night. Discover the interactive reflective glass beads by shining your own light on the art piece!
Overwater Pier
Waypoint sculpture
6:00 am to 10 pm daily
1145 Granary Avenue
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Please be aware there is no parking available at the park, visitors are encouraged to walk, bike or use public transportation. Bike racks are available on site. Parking will be available once the new road is open.
In 1926 Ossian Anderson opened Bellingham's first pulp mill on the south side of Whatcom Waterway. Georgia-Pacific acquired the waterfront mill site in the early 1960's and kept it operational until 2001 when a majority of the plant shutdown. The Port of Bellingham acquired the waterfront property from GP in 2005 and dedicated a public easement for the park to the City of Bellingham in 2017.
In 2013 the City officially began design and permitting of over 1.5 acres, which soon would be known as Waypoint Park. The construction began in 2016 and included redevelopment of Central Pier, 165 feet of treated wood bulkhead and wood piling removal, removal of thousands of feet of impervious surface, over 10,000 square feet of new beach creation, habitat restoration, and installation of one of the first raw water irrigation systems in our park system.
Throughout the planning and design process members of the community expressed interest in somehow preserving part of the site's history. The Acid Ball, an industrial artifact built around 1938 was chosen as a piece of interest for the City's One Percent for the Arts Program. The Acid Ball was used as a relief system to draw liquid and gas from the digester tanks (a.k.a. the "rocket ships"), to maintain constant pressure while the wood chips were cooked at high temperatures in the digester tanks. The Acid Ball, weighing over 430,000 pounds and measuring over 32 feet in diameter, was moved over 1,000 feet from its original location to the water's edge. In 2018 Mutuus Studio of Burien, WA, transformed the Acid Ball into artwork that now can be seen by water or land.
Waypoint Park is a smoke-free and alcohol-free park. View additional park rules.
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Q: EXTJS 5 - tagfield or combobox - show & hide form fields I want to dynamically show and hide fields in a form according to the items selected in a multiselect combobox (tagfield).
Each item selected in the combobox has several associated hidden form fields (to be show).
The fields have the property "hidden:true";
I can show the fields, but I can not hide them when i delete the items from the combobox field or de tagfield.
listeners:{

    select:function( combo, records, eOpts) {

            var combo = Ext.ComponentQuery.query('#combo')[0];

            var field = Ext.ComponentQuery.query('#A')[0];

            var field1 =Ext.ComponentQuery.query('#B')[0];

            var field2 =Ext.ComponentQuery.query('#C')[0];

            var records = combo.getValue();

              console.log(records);

            for (var i = 0, count = records.length; i < count; i++) {

                    switch(records[i]) {

                    case 'itemone':

                        if(field.isHidden()) {
                            field.show();
                                }
                        else {
                             field.hide();
                                }
                    break;

                    case 'itemtwo':

                        if(field1.isHidden()) {
                            field1.show();
                                }
                        else {
                             field1.hide();
                                }
                    break;

                    case 'itemthree':

                        if(field2.isHidden()) {
                            field2.show();
                                }
                        else {
                             field2.hide();
                                }
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
}

console.log(records) provides the following result:
Show:
["itemone"]

["itemone", "itemtwo" ]

["itemone", "itemtwo", "itemthree"]

Hide:
["itemone", "itemtwo"]

["itemone"]

Can you give me, please, suggestions to correct the code.
Note: sorry for the next post previously in the wrong place
I tried to implement your sugestions, but without success (beginners difficulties).
My code:
 listeners:{

  select:function( combo, records, eOpts) {

    var combo = Ext.ComponentQuery.query('#combo')[0];

    var fields = Ext.ComponentQuery.query('[autoHideTag]');

    var records = combo.getValue();

      console.log(records);

    for (var i = 0, count = records.length; i < count; i++) {

            fields.setVisible(records.indexOf(fields.autoHideTag) !== -1 );

            switch(records[i]) {

            case 'itemone':

                if(field.isHidden()) {
                    field.show();
                        }
                else {
                     field.hide();
                        }
            break;

            case 'itemtwo':

                if(field1.isHidden()) {
                    field1.show();
                        }
                else {
                     field1.hide();
                        }
            break;

            case 'itemthree':

                if(field2.isHidden()) {
                    field2.show();
                        }
                else {
                     field2.hide();
                        }
            break;
        }
    }
  }
}

Firebug says:
TypeError: fields.setVisible is not a function
Can you help with more suggestions, please.
Merci.

A: Indeed, your code has a logical flaw. You make all field visible, but when you then remove the 3rd tag, what happens? You loop on currently selected tags in the combo, and as you show it, you have ["itemone", "itemtwo"], no "itemthree" in there. So your last case, the one that could hide the 3rd field is note executed. And so on for the second and first tag.
What I would do instead is looping through each field, show it if the tag is selected and hide it if it isn't. You can use records.indexOf('itemone') !== -1 for example, to test if the tag is selected.
Another tip, I would use a custom property with a distinctive name for the fields, allowing both to simplify the component query, and mindlessly knowing the tag to test against the selected ones.
Here's what I mean... If you define your fields this way:
{
    xtype: 'textfield'
    ,autoHideTag: 'itemone' // custom marker
}

You can them get all the fields in one query:
// select all components with property autoHideTag resolving to something truthy
var fields = Ext.ComponentQuery.query('[autoHideTag]');

You can make the query more specific if you want and if applicable, something like "textfield[autoHideTag]" or "field[autoHideTag]".
And, finally, you'll know the tag to test for this field:
// setting a component visible or hidden when it is already the case has no side-effect
field.setVisible( records.indexOf(field.autoHideTag) !== -1 );

Voilà. Have fun with Ext!

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Philly via Italy: The formative years of Kobe Bryant
FOX 11 Los Angeles
A look at Kobe Bryant's high school basketball career
Before he made it to the NBA, Bryant's talent was on full display at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Penn.
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles is the city that most people associate with Kobe Bryant after his death. But the NBA star has deep roots in places east of the City of Angels.
As friends, loved ones, and well wishers prepare to pay their respects to the legendary Laker on Monday, Feb. 24, there will likely be stories shared about Bryant's immense success in his professional and personal lives. But a childhood journey, one that took off in Italy and touched down in Philadelphia, helped mold Kobe into the NBA icon known across the world.
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Italian love for an American sport
Like many professional athletes, Bryant's love for his sport was passed on by his father. Joe Bryant played professional basketball for the Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, and Houston Rockets. After his time in the NBA came to a close, the elder Bryant's professional career journeyed over to Italy, where he played with a handful of Italian teams from 1984 to 1991.
During that time, Kobe lived with his father in Italy, developing a love for the game that did not diminish through adulthood. The younger Bryant learned to speak fluent Italian, even saying that it would be a "dream" to play in Italy one day, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"To hear him speak and joke in our language and to remember when his father played here and he was a kid drew a lot of people to the NBA," Ettore Messina, an Italian coach who worked as an assistant for the Lakers, told the Associated Press. "He was also always very attentive to help Italian kids arriving in the NBA and to help them enter such a tough and competitive world."
Living in Europe also helped spark Bryant's passion for soccer. Bryant's love for the game helped it gain more mainstream popularity in the United States. He even traveled to South Africa to support the U.S. Men's National Team in the World Cup in 2010, according to Yahoo.
"He evolved into [Michael] Jordan's successor as the NBA's face and a global pitchman, he was among soccer's biggest advocates, wearing his fandom on his sleeve at every opportunity and helping put world football on the map stateside in as meaningful a way as any actual footballer could have."
An unmatched high school legacy
His time in Italy would come to a close when Bryant went on to play high school basketball in the United States. Bryant spent four years as a member of the basketball team at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
The Patriot News noted how Bryant became a starter on the squad in his freshman year, but "that it took some time for the Aces to gel together," ultimately finishing with a 4-20 record that year.
The following three seasons would show early signs of that Black Mamba magic, with the team garnering a cumulative 77-13 record.As for Bryant, his stats speak for themselves: On average, he earned 30.8 points, 12 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4 steals and 3.8 blocked shots per game, according to Penn Live. Throughout his entire high school career, he earned 2,883 points, a state record.
Even off the high school court, Bryant displayed gratitude that would become a trademark of his personal relationships later in life. The New York Times reported on Bryant's continuing connection with his sophomore English teacher, Jeanne Mastriano, and how the teacher sparked his love for storytelling. He stayed in touch with her and the local community, even after becoming a household name.
These tales show that it won't just be those in Los Angeles paying respects to Bryant at the Kobe and Gianna Bryant public memorial on Monday, Feb. 24. A global community, comprised of those who were inspired by his in-game talents or touched by his in-person kindness, will be saying goodbye.
This story was reported from Los Angeles. The Associated Press contributed to this story.


I was talking to a new friend recently about Thanksgiving. We have friends in common, my neighbors actually, and this friend gushed over the massive Thanksgiving dinner event which takes place on the end of my street each year, at our mutual friend's house. It's the epitome of holiday tradition, and I love seeing the same cars and faces arrive every year even if I only know them through simple smiles and waves through windows.
I love Thanksgiving. For me, the menu alone makes it the best day of the calendar year. It is not required, but it is socially acceptable to be gluttonous. And if you time it right, you can eat an early dinner, let your stomach settle and then go back to the fridge for another round. It's also socially acceptable to take a nap in the middle of the day with friends and family doing the same thing. And how great is it to wake up and start your day with a parade?
In the 18 years my partner, Amy, and I have been together, Thanksgiving has been in a different location from year to year, celebrated with different but equally important people. The holiday became a variation of our Vermont friends and their long distance family members who crossed state lines and into the threshold of our house. And in some cases, it has been us carrying casserole dishes, babies, and gratitude into the homes of our loved ones. But for the first time in a very long time, the tradition of being somewhere new for Thanksgiving dinner will end. We will be the long distance travelers again this year, driving to the same spot to spend the holiday with the same members of our extended family.
The coincidental nature of our relationship with our extended family started with sperm. Seven years ago they were a young couple on the west coast eager to start a family, and we were a young couple on the east coast with the same goal. Our ideals of the perfect sperm donor, serendipity, and luck caused us to choose the same anonymous donor from the same cryobank. We met through the cryobank's sibling registry, a private place to share information if you want to connect with other families who used the same donor.
As I explained this to my friend, in a loud and noisy restaurant, the look on her face was one I forgot was once mine. She was bemused, shocked, and curious. To someone learning our story for the first time, it seems a bit crazy to not only share a sperm donor with strangers but to also call those once strangers our family members. Sometimes I take for granted how fortunate I am to have such accidental love in my life. It felt good to be reminded of the power of small steps that lead to enormous results.
We and our six kids (ages ranging from 2-5) are counting down the days until we start the two-day drive to their house. Our five year old can't wait to see her sisters, twins just a few months younger than she is. Our own set of twins can't wait to see their little brother, thrilled to teach him a few new things about being three. My partner and I can't wait to be in the company of another couple who share the same vices, love for our children, and the need to swear under our breath about all of it.
This new Thanksgiving tradition of being in the same place, with the same people for consecutive years is starting to feel like a family tradition. But it does not come with pressure. Much like our original interaction with our donor family, it happened with intentional circumstances but without expectation. It is one of the many organic things I love about the holiday, the day to eat, drink, and be ridiculously thankful for the people sitting around the dinner table.


GURNEE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities have provided little warning to Illinois residents who are facing abnormally high cancer risks from toxic air pollution from two facilities, according to a newspaper investigation.
The Medline Industries facility in Waukegan is featured on a toxic air pollution map created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, The Chicago Tribune reported . More than 19,000 people living near the medical equipment manufacturer's facility are at risk from ethylene oxide, which is used to sterilize products.
"We abide by all federal standards as we serve health care providers," Lara Simmons, president of the company's quality division, said in an email.
Vantage Specialty Chemicals in Gurnee also releases ethylene oxide, but isn't featured on the map. Federal and state officials say it isn't included because the facility's emissions weren't provided for the EPA's recent National Air Toxics Assessment. Nearly 23,000 people live near the chemical plant.
Vantage plans to test pollution levels around its property and will work to reduce emissions, the company said in a statement.
"We take this matter very seriously," Drew Richardson, the company's site leader, said in a statement. "Not only because we have been a long-standing corporate resident of Gurnee, but because many of us also call this community our home for ourselves and our families."
Celeste Flores, a Gurnee resident who grew up in the area and now lives a mile from Medline and about 2 miles from Vantage, said she was unaware of what the facilities were releasing into the air.
"I would like to hear more about this from our elected officials," said Flores, the Lake County outreach coordinator for Faith in Place, a nondenominational coalition of religious leaders that focuses on environmental issues. "We need to be just as concerned about our health as we are about jobs and livable wages."
The federal and state EPA offices said they're collecting and reviewing information about Medline and Vantage.
"Illinois EPA, along with U.S. EPA, has already been in discussions with sources identified ... to ensure our information on their processes accurately reflects operations at these facilities," the state agency said in a statement. "We are also working with U.S. EPA to determine if any additional steps should be taken regarding these facilities."


Evangel Assembly, located in Temple Hills, MD, is an International Missions Church that is committed to "Producing, Preparing, and Empowering Disciples for Kingdom Reign." Members are actively involved in building communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
First Lady Judith and I would like to thank you for visiting our website, and we extend an invitation to visit Evangel Assembly whenever your schedule permits. Please acquaint yourself with our ministries, and always remember that Evangel Assembly is "A Place For Everyone!"


DALLAS I.H.C. FEDERAL CREDIT UNION is a service - transportation credit union that has 1 branch with approximately 93 members serving the greater Tarrant county area. The credit union first opened 53 years ago in 1966. Now with more than $0 million in assets, DALLAS I.H.C. FEDERAL CREDIT UNION employs about 0 people offering various banking and financial related services to its members.