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November 18, 2014
Terrific Product
I bought my first Bosca Card Case at a Dillard's in Scottsdale AZ a number of years ago. It has served as my wallet ever since. It's gotten pretty worn on the inside, so I ordered a new one. Before the Bosca, I had been wearing a wallet in my back pocket for years, and I was advised by my doc to stop that practice and find something that would not contribute to back pain. This case, carried in my front pocket, serves that purpose so well. Very pleased. Excellent quality and very fast delivery. Thank you, Bosca!
August 25, 2014
Excellent quality and function
I like a slim wallet. This product is perfect. I can keep my id and one credit card in the two single pockets and the rest in the two inside pockets. Low profile wallet and EXCELLENT quality of leather and workmanship.
December 17, 2013
Excellent quality
I actually purchased this as a gift but my ordering experience was superb; I ordered the case on Monday morning and received it on Tuesday afternoon. I have carried and used Bosca products for many years. They only get more beautiful as they age.
November 5, 2013
Perfection in aesthetics and function.
I use this card case for my everyday wallet. It's a perfect size for the pocket, is lightweight, refined, and attractive. It replaces a similar model which I wore out after many years. The transaction was easy, delivery fast, and the product even nicer than my old one. A good value and a fully satisfying acquisition. A classic indeed.
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I have been a customer for years and latest order another example of easy to use ordering site and quality product delivered quickly. I have never had a bad experience or been disappointed with Bosca products.
October 9, 2013
Great Calling Card Case!
I had originally wanted a case with just one space for cards to float more freely. While it's still true this would give me more space, I love how securely and pristinely this case maintains my cards. The divisions offer an opportunity to divide my cards and those I receive from other people. Perhaps best, it is beautiful and it matches all my other Old Leather Classic items. The only thing I wish for is a little leather bag (a purse but acceptable for a man) that I could collect my Old Leather Classic wallet, key book, change purse, money clip, and card case in.
October 9, 2013
Outstanding quality and holds everything I need
I use this as a wallet and it's small enough to fit nicely in a front pocket, yet big enough to carry my essentials cards and such. It's made well, looks great, and stands up well to constant use.
October 9, 2013
Very nice product
Had a beautiful Bosca calling card case for 5 yrs prior to this one. It was very durable but because I'm self employed in construction and essentially use this as a wallet as well, it really took a beating. When I finally decided to replace the one I had, I found this one as being just as attractive and built with the same durable quality. I am really very happy with Bosca wallets. Very smart, attractive, durable and simple. Thank you.
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Aaron and his sons set apart for the priest's office, Their garments. (1-5) The ephod. (6-14) The breastplate, The Urim and Thummim. (15-30) The robe of the ephod, The plate of the mitre. (31-39) The garments for Aaron's sons. (40-43)
Verses 1-5 Hitherto the heads of families were the priests, and offered sacrifices; but now this office was confined to the family of Aaron only; and so continued till the gospel dispensation. The holy garments not only distinguished the priests from the people, but were emblems of that holy conduct which should ever be the glory and beauty, the mark of the ministers of religion, without which their persons and ministrations will be had in contempt. They also typified the glory of the Divine majesty, and the beauty of complete holiness, which rendered Jesus Christ the great High Priest. But our adorning under the gospel, is not to be of gold and costly array, but the garments of salvation, the robe of righteousness.
Verses 6-14 This richly-wrought ephod was the outmost garment of the high priest; plain linen ephods were worn by the inferior priests. It was a short coat without sleeves, fastened close to the body with a girdle. The shoulder-pieces were buttoned together with precious stones set in gold, one on each shoulder, on which were engraven the names of the children of Israel. Thus Christ, our High Priest, presents his people before the Lord for a memorial. As Christ's coat had no seam, but was woven from the top throughout, so it was with the ephod. The golden bells on this ephod, by their preciousness and pleasant sound, well represent the good profession that the saints make, and the pomegranates the fruit they bring forth.
Verses 15-30 The chief ornament of the high priest, was the breastplate, a rich piece of cloth, curiously worked. The name of each tribe was graven in a precious stone, fixed in the breastplate, to signify how precious, in God's sight, believers are, and how honourable. How small and poor soever the tribe was, it was as a precious stone in the breastplate of the high priest; thus are all the saints dear to Christ, however men esteem them. The high priest had the names of the tribes, both on his shoulders and on his breast, which reminds us of the power and the love with which our Lord Jesus pleads for those that are his. He not only bears them up in his arms with almighty strength, but he carries them in his bosom with tender affection. What comfort is this to us in all our addresses to God! The Urim and Thummim, by which the will of God was made known in doubtful cases, were put in this breastplate. Urim and Thummim signify light and integrity. There are many conjectures what these were; the most probable opinion seems to be, that they were the twelve precious stones in the high priest's breastplate. Now, Christ is our Oracle. By him God, in these last days, makes known himself and his mind to us, Heb. 1:1, Heb. 1:2 ; Joh. 1:18 . He is the true Light, the faithful Witness, the Truth itself, and from him we receive the Spirit of Truth, who leads into all truth.
Verses 31-39 The robe of the ephod was under the ephod, and reached down to the knees, without sleeves. Aaron must minister in the garments appointed. We must serve the Lord with holy fear, as those who know they deserve to die. A golden plate was fixed on Aaron's forehead, engraven with "Holiness to the Lord." Aaron was hereby reminded that God is holy, and that his priests must be holy, devoted to the Lord. This must appear in their forehead, in open profession of their relation to God. It must be engraven like the engravings of a signet; deep and durable; not painted so as to be washed off, but firm and lasting; such must our holiness to the Lord be. Christ is our High Priest; through him sins are forgiven to us, and not laid to our charge. Our persons, our doings, are pleasing to God upon the account of Christ, and not otherwise.
Verses 40-43 The priest's garments typify the righteousness of Christ. If we appear not before God in that, we shall bear our iniquity, and die. Blessed is he, therefore, that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, ( Revelation 16:15 ) . And blessed be God that we have a High Priest, appointed of God, and set apart for his work; furnished for his high office by the glory of his Divine majesty, and the beauty of perfect holiness. Happy are we, if by the law spiritually understood, we see that such a High Priest became us; that we cannot draw near to a holy God, or be accepted, but by him. There is no light, no wisdom, no perfection, but from him; no glory, no beauty, but in being like unto him. Let us take encouragement from the power, love, and compassion of our High Priest, to draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Exodus 28:1-43 . APPOINTMENT TO THE PRIESTHOOD.
1. take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him--Moses had hitherto discharged the priestly functions ( Psalms 99:6 ), and he evinced the piety as well as humility of his character, in readily complying with the command to invest his brother with the sacred office, though it involved the perpetual exclusion of his own family. The appointment was a special act of God's sovereignty, so that there could be no ground for popular umbrage by the selection of Aaron's family, with whom the office was inalienably established and continued in unbroken succession till the introduction of the Christian era.
2-5. holy garments--No inherent holiness belonged either to the material or the workmanship. But they are called "holy" simply because they were not worn on ordinary occasions, but assumed in the discharge of the sacred functions ( Ezekiel 44:19 ).
for glory and for beauty--It was a grand and sumptuous attire. In material, elaborate embroidery, and color, it had an imposing splendor. The tabernacle being adapted to the infantine aid of the church, it was right and necessary that the priests' garments should be of such superb and dazzling appearance, that the people might be inspired with a due respect for the ministers as well as the rites of religion. But they had also a further meaning; for being all made of linen, they were symbolical of the truth, purity, and other qualities in Christ that rendered Him such a high priest as became us.
6-14. ephod--It was a very gorgeous robe made of byssus, curiously embroidered, and dyed with variegated colors, and further enriched with golden tissue, the threads of gold being either originally interwoven or afterwards inserted by the embroiderer. It was short--reaching from the breast to a little below the loins--and though destitute of sleeves, retained its position by the support of straps thrown over each shoulder. These straps or braces, connecting the one with the back, the other with the front piece of which the tunic was composed, were united on the shoulder by two onyx stones, serving as buttons, and on which the names of the twelve tribes were engraved, and set in golden encasements. The symbolical design of this was, that the high priest, who bore the names along with him in all his ministrations before the Lord, might be kept in remembrance of his duty to plead their cause, and supplicate the accomplishment of the divine promises in their favor. The ephod was fastened by a girdle of the same costly materials, that is, dyed, embroidered, and wrought with threads of gold. It was about a handbreadth wide and wound twice round the upper part of the waist; it fastened in front, the ends hanging down at great length ( Revelation 1:13 ).
15-29. thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work--a very splendid and richly embroidered piece of brocade, a span square, and doubled, to enable it the better to bear the weight of the precious stones in it. There were twelve different stones, containing each the name of a tribe, and arranged in four rows, three in each. The Israelites had acquired a knowledge of the lapidary's art in Egypt, and the amount of their skill in cutting, polishing, and setting precious stones, may be judged of by the diamond forming one of the engraved ornaments on this breastplate. A ring was attached to each corner, through which the golden chains were passed to fasten this brilliant piece of jewelry at the top and bottom tightly on the breast of the ephod.
30. thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and Thummim--The words signify "lights" and "perfections"; and nothing more is meant than the precious stones of the breastplate already described (compare Exodus 39:8-21 , Leviticus 8:8 ). They received the name because the bearing of them qualified the high priest to consult the divine oracle on all public or national emergencies, by going into the holy place--standing close before the veil and putting his hand upon the Urim and Thummim, he conveyed a petition from the people and asked counsel of God, who, as the Sovereign of Israel, gave response from the midst of His glory. Little, however, is known about them. But it may be remarked that Egyptian judges wore on the breast of their official robes a representation of Justice, and the high priest in Israel long officiated also as a judge; so that some think the Urim and Thummim had a reference to his judicial functions.
31-33. the robe of the ephod all of blue--It was the middle garment, under the ephod and above the coat. It had a hole through which the head was thrust, and was formed carefully of one piece, such as was the robe of Christ ( John 19:23 ). The high priest's was of a sky-blue color. The binding at the neck was strongly woven, and it terminated below in a fringe, made of blue, purple, and scarlet tassels, in the form of a pomegranate, interspersed with small bells of gold, which tinkled as the wearer was in motion.
34. a golden bell and a pomegranate--The bells were hung between the pomegranates, which were said to have amounted to seventy-two, and the use of them seems to have been to announce to the people when the high priest entered the most holy place, that they might accompany him with their prayers, and also to remind himself to be attired in his official dress, to minister without which was death.
36-38. plate--literally, a petal of a flower, which seems to have been the figure of this golden plate, which was tied with a ribbon of blue on the front of the mitre, so that every one facing him could read the inscription.
37. mitre--crown-like cap for the head, not covering the entire head, but adhering closely to it, composed of fine linen. The Scripture has not described its form, but from JOSEPHUS we may gather that it was conical in shape, as he distinguishes the mitres of the common priests by saying that they were not conical--that it was encircled with swathes of blue embroidered, and that it was covered by one piece of fine linen to hide the seams.
39. coat of fine linen--a garment fastened at the neck, and reaching far down the person, with the sleeves terminating at the elbow.
girdle of needlework--a piece of fine twined linen, richly embroidered, and variously dyed. It is said to have been very long, and being many times wound round the body, it was fastened in front and the ends hung down, which, being an impediment to a priest in active duty, were usually thrown across the shoulders. This was the outer garment of the common priests.
40. bonnets--turbans.
42. linen breeches--drawers, which encompassed the loins and reached half way down the thighs. They are seen very frequently represented in Egyptian figures.


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October 21st, 2013 02:05 PM #6Call me Cynthia, Angie, or Luna. 22. Name nerd.
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If you like Guinevere (I love it!), why not nickname Winnie? Is that too sweet? I think it's amazing.
Other suggestions:
My favorite pairs are Guinevere and Lorelei, Guinevere and Rosalind, and Sylvia and Eleanor.
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Thank you so much for all the wonderful suggestions! I'm not sure why I didn't think of more Guinevere nicknames - I'll blame it on pregnancy brain, eh? I absolutely ADORE Ginny, especially, though they are all nice.
I like that Lucy was suggested - my husband's been pushing hard for that one. Do you think it stands alone, or does it need a more formal name behind it?
Caoimhe is one that I'm absolutely smitten with, but my mister has turned it down more times than I can count! Bah!
Some that I loved (that surprised me!):
-Vivian (what is it that's so elegant about Vs?)
-Melisande (absolutely dreamy - my husband is pretty nuts about this one already, so it may go on the list. The possibly Ana nickname doesn't hurt, either.)
-Rosalind (this one just brings to mind a beautiful rosy-cheeked, wholesome-looking girl for me)
I love Fiona, too, but alas one of my husband's coworkers just named their baby that...it would look a bit like name poaching.
Thanks all for the lovely suggestions.
One last thought - would it be strange to have two children with an "M" name and one without? Do you think the other child would feel weird or left out because of that? I'm not crazy about all names of one letter in a sibling set, but there are a few M names in here that I really like!
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I love all of the names you are considering! I think Lucy can definitely stand on its own.
As for having multiple children with the same initial and others without, I just wanted to chime in from personal experience that it doesn't really matter. In my family of 3 girls, we are Lisa Eileen, Laura Colleen, and Alice Suzanne. No one ever made a big deal out of the fact that my middle sister and I have similar names and the youngest didn't so I wouldn't worry too much.


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Just received my copy but noticed a few figures leaning one way or the other...
Anyone know any tips to straightening out the figures so I can paint them?
Game looks excellent quality barring this small problem...
Posted 03 November 2010 - 04:31 AM
Just received my copy but noticed a few figures leaning one way or the other...
Anyone know any tips to straightening out the figures so I can paint them?
Game looks excellent quality barring this small problem...
Posted 03 November 2010 - 09:45 AM
heat them slightly with a hairdryer.
Posted 03 November 2010 - 09:47 AM
Will they return warped after a short period or stay in that shape?
Posted 03 November 2010 - 12:05 PM
Dive them into hot water, then into cold one, It should work.
Posted 03 November 2010 - 02:13 PM
thanks...the hot/cold water worked a treat...
Posted 04 November 2010 - 01:02 AM
They went back to the warped stage after 12 hours after the hot/cold water...thanks anyway...
will try the hair dryer...
Posted 11 November 2010 - 05:35 AM
I got my game today and like you some figures are distorted, did the hairdryer work ???
Posted 15 November 2010 - 07:14 AM
I just dipped my in hot water.
Tea pot on the stove. Dip, flex, dip in ice water. May need to repeat 2 - 4 times depending on how severe the plastic has been deformed.
Posted 21 November 2010 - 12:04 AM
bloody shocking that this is the case, ive a good mind to ask for replacments, in fact I will.
Posted 23 November 2010 - 10:51 AM
I had done the hot and cold as per the norm with most bent pieces. However there are a couple that are being stubborn as hell and going back to their warped state. It is just the bases but man they just won't stay flat. I thought maybe after I soften them up I will put them in coloured gang bases and then dunk them in the cold and see this that helps. Even found my Duke fig I ordered had a bit of a bend in his base and sword was bent.
Posted 23 November 2010 - 11:18 AM
Tried the the hot and cold water trick on most of the figures.
They retained the corrected shape for a day then when I started painting them and noticed a few slyly starting to bend back over the past few days.
Sneaky bastards. Still what can you expect from a bunch of thieves.
FFG could look at the way they are being packed to reduce the amount of distortion on the figures.
Posted 23 November 2010 - 03:17 PM
Yeah I am sure the next print run might get some better care shown to them. I wonder if the pre-painted sets had any bend to them?
Posted 01 December 2010 - 10:12 AM
I had the same problem, 14 of the figures were warped, either leaning forward at near 45 degree angles, or the bases were distorted. One of the figures, the base was so warped it had those white bent marks in it. Im going to have to get a replacement for that one, but I think I'll try the warm/hot water treatment before I complain. It just seems weird that theyd just jam as many figures as they can into tiny bags....of course they're going to get bent like that.
Ugh, and I was so excited to get it today too....
Posted 05 December 2010 - 08:18 PM
My figs keep going back to the bent state i got em in after a while. Done the hot and cold water thing 3 times now.
Reading that people got distored pre-paints makes me question if its worth buying them. Dont really understand how the pre-paints can bend when they come in a box which looks very well protected. Makes me wonder if they were bent when they started painting em.
Posted 06 December 2010 - 02:36 AM
Hi, in my case, the original figures were a bit distorted and had trouble staying on the bases. The prepainted figures however were much better and had hardly any distortion at all. I used a blob of bluetac to keep them on the bases and after they are pushed int the look great. I also have the Duke and he is not distorted at all. Personally, I am very happy with the prepainted minitures. I have spent many hours painting all my Talisman minitures and the ones for Drakon and I only wish that FFG provided more prepaints!
Posted 07 December 2010 - 10:06 AM
Enies said:
Reading that people got distored pre-paints makes me question if its worth buying them. Dont really understand how the pre-paints can bend when they come in a box which looks very well protected. Makes me wonder if they were bent when they started painting em.
This sort of thing happened to the Confrontation & AT-43 prepainted figures too where you occassionally find bent or damaged figures in the protective plastics cases. This could have happened during manufacture or packing at the factory.
Posted 10 December 2010 - 03:29 PM
Lovely, I've been trying to get replacements for the unpainted figures but have not heard anything either way from Fantasy Flight for over a week. I started debating just shelling out the $60 and getting the painted figures, but if they're just as bad it really puts me at a loss. I was going to ask for Dust Tactics for Christmas, but given this is the second figure based game Ive bought from Fantasy Flight with problems (though the issues I had with Tannhauser were not quite as bad as with Cadwallon) Im hesitant to get another even if Im not paying for it.
Sounds to me like they could use some more folks in Quality Control. Extremely disappointing. Also sounds like they should look into using harder plastics like the stuff used for Warhammer 40k figures and such. Those dont warp and bend like this soft stuff does.
Posted 18 January 2011 - 08:11 PM
Eliz, I completely agree, and it is extremely disappointing. It's even irresponsible. If anything, charge a few dollars more for the game and give us one that we can play. It's this exact issue that turned me off to the StarCraft game (that and some ridiculous typos on the cards.)
CanadianPittBull, I don't understand: your Duke miniature came bent? But you asked if the pre-painteds were bent. If your Duke fig was, my bet is at least some of them are. I put the Collector's Miniatures on my profile because I intended to buy them. I'll try to figure out how to take them off until I actually buy them, which I'll wait to do until I see more people on this thread say they've ordered them and they look good. Pretty ridiculous.
FFG, do you see a pattern here?
Posted 18 January 2011 - 08:33 PM
Oddly enough, the painted figs I have are a bit more distorted than the unpianted figs that came with the game. Mostly its an issue with the bases being a bit warped.
I find that a tiny bit of blue tac (poster putty) works well for just holding the models in the colored bases and keeps them stable. Its a temporary solution and super glue would work just as well if you want something a bit more permanent.
Its never good to have distorted models, but given the plastic these models are made from, a bit of distortion is (sadly) to be expected to a certain degree. I have to give Dust Games big props on the sculpts though. These are one piece models and they rival GW's quality as far as detail goes (and in some way exceeds GW since they undercutting is pretty good).
Best way to fix bent models comes from experience with playing Wizkid's Clix games. They are made of the same type of plastic I beleive and are fixed the same way.
Dipping the bent portion of the model in boiling water for a few seconds, withdraw the model from the boiling water and hold the bent bit in a fixed position while you immediately dunk the model (while holding the bent portion in the position you want) into a deep bowl of ice water with a dozen ice cubes. Hands and all.
The quicker you can reshape the offending bend and then dunk the whole assembly into ice water, the better the reshaping will stay. Its shocking the plastic to take a new form and keep that form with the rapic temperature change.
Some times it takes a few tries, but it does work.
Posted 19 January 2011 - 09:51 AM
Well all as I can say is I did it exactly the way Fantasy Flight said and it ended up recking a few of the figures. which now have the white stress marks on the legs from using this method four or five times to try and get them to stay standing straight (and they still go back).
This is the first time Fantasy Flight hasnt been very helpful in resolving a rather critical problem. I think I'm going to end up just throwing the figures out and taking a chance on the painted sets. From the pictures they come packaged the way the origional ones SHOULD have come - individually packaged in a form fiting container to ensure that the piece stays the way it was supposed to be instead of jamming all the figures into a tiny plastic bag and recking them all. Bent bases I can deal with because I can always contact cement them into the colored bases to get them to stay in and stay flat, its simply a matter of the pieces standing up properly. If the conditions still garbage then I'll simply return the figures and be forced to junk CoT. At least I didnt pay full price for it, so if I'm forced to junk it I'll only be out $40.


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Prozac has been found to cause birth defects. So, it should not be given to pregnant women. Studies have shown that Prozac use during pregnancy has caused the following: spina bifida, club foot, hypertension, deformative and other major birth defects.
Actos is a drug that was developed and marketed by Takeda Pharmaceutica to maintain safe blood glucose and insulin levels for Type II diabetes patients.
The drug was marketed as being safer than other drugs that were developed to also help type II diabetes patients maintain their insulin and glucose levels. But, Takeda pharmaceutical knew their was a link between Actos and bladder cancer and they did not warn the public. This drug has been banned in France, and Germany. Also, Canadian studies have found that taking Actos doubles the risk of bladder cancer.
This article deals with Las Vegas Tort law. So, these view are based upon the perspective of an experienced Las Vegas personal injury attorney. Nearly all personal injury lawyers are paid via contingency. Exactly, what this implies is that a personal injury lawyer will only make money if he gets money for you. The Attorney's charge is based upon a portion of what he or she recovers. The industry average is around 33%. In specific areas, the percentage could differ. The top Las Vegas accident lawyers bill their clients as little as 20%. Also, unlike product defect law. You can be able to shop around for a good lawyer.
However, most likely the attorney will only get paid 20% if the case does not go to trial. This occurs if the lawyer's demands are complied with after the demand letter is sent. Basically, a lawyer will take your case if the other side was at fault and had insurance. Also, the person who crashed into you will have his drivers record examined. And if the other side has a past history of driving reckless it is good for your case. If the driver that hit you you does not have insurance you could have a challenging time getting an attorney to take your case. The reason is that it is tough to collect legal judgements from people who don't have insurance. So, whether or not the other side has insurance will tell if your case will be accepted. This write-up is based after general legal information. It is not legal advice specifically for you. Your circumstance will certainly be different. Thus, you need to see a lawyer. For more information I recommend that you go to: The Sin City Law Firm at http://www.sincitylawfirm.com. Also, if you want general information on United States of America personal Injury Law you should go here.
Good general information on Prozac lawsuits.
Here, is some good info on vaginal mesh issues. ?As always if you have any problems see a lawyer.
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Here, is the gist of what was wrong with General Motors and their handling of the faulty ignition switches. ?First of all, GM delayed telling the public of prolems with the ignition:
?General?Motors?waited years to recall nearly 335,000 Saturn Ions for power steering failures despite getting thousands of consumer complaints and more than 30,000 warranty repair claims, according to government documents released Saturday. ?Credits: Documents Detail Another Delayed GM Recall?CBS Miami
This recall cost General Motors over a billion to fix:
The company revised financial figures and said it expects to spend $1.3 billion on recalls in the first quarter of 2013. That's up from previous estimates of $750 million.
"The extent, and cost of GM's ignition-switch recall has grown dramatically in the past few weeks," said Karl Brauer, a senior analyst with?Kelley Blue Book. "Much of this stems from GM's desire to comprehensively address all aspect of the recall, though there's also growing concern over potentially deceptive or criminal behavior that could result in government fines."Credits: Official: General Motors announces another big ignition-related recall
Also, as usual the US government was lax in doing their job.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the government
This article will help you understand the Las Vegas traffic court bureaucracy and help you deal with your Las Vegas traffic ticket. Below, are three questions to be asked when you're deciding if you want to fight your traffic ticket in Las Vegas.
- Even if you are positive you did not speed or run a red lighting you will most likely lose your case. Unfortunately, when you are going to court the judge will almost probably take the word of the police over your testimony. In addition, your spouse, children, that are driving with you when you were ticketed will not make a great witness as they are thought to be biased. In my experience, the most reliable method to beat a Las Vegas speeding ticket or any type of other moving infraction is when you have an honest third party testify for you. However, you must bear in mind that if you do lose you could possibly receive a heavier fine and points on your driving record.
- It is a fallacy that a Judge will dismiss the case if the Police Office does not show up on the court date. All that will happen is that the trial will be delayed for a day or so.
- You fight the validity of the radar gun. This might result in you wining the trial; however, having to pay for an expert. And again, if you fight the ticket yourself, a Judge will likely take the word of a Police Officer over your testimony.
The detail you get at this website is not, nor is it planned to be, legal insight. You must consult an attorney for individual guidance concerning your own scenario.
This is a list of the criminal consequences if you are charged with DUI in Las Vegas and the state of Nevada. As always, this is only general information. If you are in trouble with the law seek a DUI lawyer in Las Vegas. Also, if you think you could have a warrant out for your arrest because of a DUI or something else it behooves you to have a search done to see if there are any Las Vegas warrants on you. This article only pertains to drivers that are over the age of twenty-one and who don't have a commercial driver's license. You should bear in mind that punishment will be more severe if: A. The offender is under 21 B. The Driver has a commercial license.
First Time DUI Offender
- Your present-day drivers license will be revoked for three months. You might be able to get a restricted drivers license that will only allow you to travel to and from your job.
- Spend a minimum of a couple of days in jail. But, you might be behind bars for potentially six calendar months.
- Be fined a minimum of $400. You may be fined as much as $1,000.
- Be required to attend a DUI school that costs roughly $150.
- Be required to undergo DUI treatment class.
Convicted For Second DUI Within Seven Years of a Prior DUI
- Your license to drive will be revoked for a year, and you can't get a license that is restricted.
- Be sentenced to Jail or be confined to your house for no less than ten days and you can be sentenced to jail for up to six months.
- You will be penalized a minimum of $750 and it could be a $1,000.
- You'll have to do one hundred to two hundred hours of compulsory service.
- Your automobile registration is going to be likely suspended.
- You will possibly be placed under court where you'll be required to attend court-approved alcohol abuse program and/or be ordered to be personally counseled. for approximately one year.
- Your current license will be revoked for three years. You might potentially be eligible to a restricted driver's license.
- Be Sentenced to at least a year in jail and you could spend up to six years in jail.
- You'll be fined by the Court for around $2,000 plus your fine could get as much as $5k.
- Your auto registration will more than likely be put on hold.
IF DRUNK DRIVING RESULTS IN SOMEONE DYING OR SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY ?(These are even for first time DUI conviction.)
- Your current drivers' license will be suspended for three years.
- You will be sentenced to jail for at the very least two years and it could be as much as 20 years.
- You are going to be fined from $2,000 to $5,000.
I hope this is helpful. Click the hyperlinks if you have problem finding good Las Vegas DUI lawyers, if you think you're in trouble go here for a Las Vegas warrants search and for a great Las Vegas traffic ticket lawyer.


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Raglan Sweater Dress
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With a bold print, contrast panels and sexy discreet knit, this bebe sweater dress is a hot way to up the ante on new-season style. Try yours with a pair of booties and a moto jacket.
- 92% nylon, 8% spandex
- Center back to hem: 25" (64 cm)
- Machine wash according to care label
- Made in USA
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Raglan Sweater Dress
Very nice dress
I love this dress. It makes me skinnier and effective.
October 6, 2013
Pink awesome, white not so much
I ordered this dress in both color offerings. The fit of both are great, nice and snug, I'm 5'7 120lbs. my only complaint is that the fabric of the white dress is a little on the thin side and might require special undergarments (if you wear those) so not to be seen underneath. This problem does not exist with the pink.
I paired it with the wide black lizard belt by Bebe and a cropped jacket.. looks AMAZING for a night out.. or pair it more causal with a denim crop jacket and booties for a day look... Really cant go wrong with this style dress.
August 25, 2013
Hot Dress!
I love this dress! Its off white, and the fabric is very stretchy, a little thin. I usually wear an xs but I often buy these bodycon dresses from bebe in m/l because they still are fitted and its longer. If a dress is going to be so tight I like it to be longer so it makes it classy. I am 5'2" and 108 lbs, 32c and it reaches to my knees. This dress in white will show flaws so if you have problem areas you might want to go with the pink. Its worth the money!
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Enough with the physics, chemistry and biology. Some students at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights soon will be learning the finer points of the so-called "sweet science."
Social studies teacher Nick Novak plans to revitalize a long-dormant intramural boxing program at the school this spring. The intramural bouts would begin later this month and culminate April 12 with Fight Night — an evening of amateur boxing at the school featuring all of the winners of earlier matches.
Novak, who coaches freshman basketball and varsity football, is no stranger to putting on the gloves himself. He started boxing in junior high at a gym in Whiting, Ind., and continued at Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, where he played offensive line for its 1999 and 2000 state championship football teams.
While at Mount Carmel, Novak battled his way to two Fight Nights, where he won once and lost once. Novak continued to box at Quincy University, teaching it for three years to classmates and even some faculty.
The idea to bring boxing back to Marian Catholic came to him while he was making a recruiting trip with school athletic director Dave Mattio. Marian Catholic held its last boxing event in the 1980s and used to partner with Bloom Township High School District 206 to coordinate matches. But interest waned, and intramural boxing ceased at Marian.
Novak believed that bringing it back would generate interest among the students, involve alumni, and make money for the school. Beer would be sold at Fight Night in the school's leadership center.
"It brings a lot of people back to the building, and it's free publicity, too," Novak said.
When Novak first announced the project, some people had questions about it. He sent out a letter to faculty addressing any concerns they had and answered students' questions about whether boxing had to do with mixed martial arts.
"I told them, 'We're not going to be rolling around on the ground,'" Novak said. "We're going to be punching each other."
By late January, 65 boys and 30 girls had signed up to box.
Intramural matches will begin later this month and consist of three one-minute rounds with one-minute breaks in between.
All boxers will wear 16-ounce gloves and head gear. All fights will be held after school.
"It's not a brawl," Novak said. "Someone once told me that boxing is like a game of tag, but instead of getting tagged, it's getting punched."
Chicago Heights Boxing Club trainer Pat Lewandowski and Mike Fitzgerald, who coaches boxers for the Mount Carmel Fight Night, will help train the Marian students. Clem DeLuca, father of state Rep. Anthony DeLuca (D-Chicago Heights), also will help Novak organize the new program. Clem DeLuca has worked as the Mount Carmel Fight Night ring announcer.
Novak said only boys will box at the first Fight Night since there are not yet enough girls to fill out a card. All of the girls who win their matches, however, will be recognized at Fight Night.
"If you win, it gives you pride," Novak said. "You walk around and people know who you are. It's cool for a high school kid. You might not be a good wrestler or football player, but you can still win at Fight Night."


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On Jun 23, 2011, at 6:14 PM, Marko Papic <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
On Wednesday, the U.S. President Barack Obama has announced the
beginnings of what is a withdrawal from Afghanistan. (LINK:
Day after the announcement, European allies lined up to congratulate the
U.S. President on his decision and to quickly reaffirm that they would
be following along similar -- if not shorter -- timetables. Obama's
speech elicited a European-wide sigh of relief, politically the
Afghanistan mission has been unpopular across the continent and
governments lined up to capitalize on the opportunity of announcing the
end of involvement in the conflict that most European publics oppose. It
was a good that
Something missing?
to score easy political points at home for most European leaders.
However, with NATO and its Western allies looking to draw down
operations in Afghanistan, the alliance faces an uncertain future.
Bottom line is that NATO lacks strategic concept.
It is a military alliance without a coherent vision of an external
threat. Its members have disparate national security interest
calculations and act accordingly. As the most recent example, France has
no compunction about selling an advanced helicopter carrier to Russia,
even though its Central European NATO allies consider the sale a
national security threat.
Good example
For NATO, Afghanistan has for the last ten years been effectively a
major bright spot. NATO officials -- both that we have talked to in
person or observed from distance
Sounds weird.. I'd just say "have publicly and privately"
-- made it a point in all communications to emphasize just how important
the war was for the alliance. For all its political, military problems
and Alliance member bickering, the ISAF mission to Afghanistan was an
operation that put a lot of countries into the battlefield with relative
success. Whenever NATO officials spoke of the future of the Alliance,
you could see genuine relief when they talked about the ongoing
operations in Afghanistan. The military operations in Afghanistan were a
relief because they were a reaffirmation that the Alliance still had a
functioning military component to it. That it wasn't just a bureaucratic
talking shop that occasionally put on military exercises and waxed
poetic about vague concepts such as "cyber" and "energy" security that
even high-level NATO bureaucrats struggled to explain to us in terms of
effective policies.
Afghanistan allowed NATO members to have constant and recurring military
operations, gave their military officers and soldiers chance to
cooperate on the ground, to establish a common esprit de corps and
develop political relationships at the ministry of defense levels as
well as to gain operational experience with coordinating operations.
Afghanistan was NATO's war and thus helped reinforce the legitimacy of
the Alliance itself.
The problem now is that once Afghanistan is over, what does NATO as an
organization have to look forward to? If the most recent military
operation, Libya, is any guide then not much. Even staunch NATO allies,
such as Poland and other Central Europeans who have participated
enthusiastically in Afghanistan, have chosen to ignore Libya, moodily
protesting the continuous focus of NATO resources away from Europe.
Afghanistan may have been the last major military engagement that NATO
conducted in unison.
Pls make the point in our earlier discussion about the German split and
the Libya mission being an illustration of the regionalization of the
alliance. This is a military campaign that Russia can very easily
This does not spell the end of NATO. European institutions do not
dissolve, they perpetuate their existence. NATO may very well continue
to set up ad-hoc military interventions akin to the ongoing operation in
Libya where participation is a la carte. It can also continue to provide
considerable additional resources by being a force multiplier both in
terms of military resources and also international legitimacy. It can
also take on nebulous security related projects (piracy, cybercrime,
energy security) whose only purpose may be to perpetuate the
bureaucracy. Afterall, someone has to populate its new $1.4 billion
headquarters currently under construction.
Post-Afghanistan, however, NATO officials will no longer have anything
concrete to point to in their speeches as evidence that NATO is truly a
military alliance. It will therefore be far more difficult to gloss over
the fact that NATO member states do not share the same threat perception
in the 21st Century. At that point, it may be more difficult to ignore
that NATO member states simply don't have all that much in common in
terms of national security interests anymore.
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The National Museum of Health and Medicine opened its doors yesterday, May 21st, for the first time in its new location on Fort Detrick's Forest Glen Annex in Silver Spring, MD just 5 miles from the National Institutes of Health main campus in Bethesda, MD. Founded as the Army Medical Museum in 1862, the Museum celebrated its 150th anniversary as it opened its doors at its new location. The Museum spotlights three themed exhibit rooms that are organized around topics as diverse as innovations in military medicine, traumatic brain injury, anatomy and pathology, military medicine during the Civil War, and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The institution's 25-million object collection includes diverse artifacts as well as graphic specimens. The Human Developmental Anatomy Center (HDAC), part of the Research Collections division of the National Museum of Health & Medicine, acquires and maintains collections pertaining to general developmental anatomy and neuroanatomy. This collection provides any researcher or student access to a central location from which to obtain data about normal development for both human and common research species. The HDAC maintains and archives the largest collection of human and comparative developmental material in the United States. A unique feature of the museum is its primary collections storage room that allows visitors to peer into the room where staff re-house artifacts and archival materials and prepare artifacts for future exhibits and study. The room allows visitors to watch the Museum at work. To view information on NMHM exhibits and programs visit: http://www.medicalmuseum.mil/index.cfm To find more information about the historical understanding of biomedical research and the world check out NIH resources available at the U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, the world's largest history of medicine collections at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/index.html. Written by Jennifer Gorman Wright For timely updates about science education, STEM, NIH research, and health and medical science, you can follow the NIH Office of Science Education through multiple channels:


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But with no more toll-takers, bridge officials are relying on people to do the right thing.
They have designated Lane No. 2 — the second from the right — for carpools from 5 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. weekdays. That lane gives the automatic discount to anyone passing through.
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Bridge officials are in discussion with the California Highway Patrol about an enforcement plan, but a launch date has not been set. A driver dinged with a carpool violation ticket faces a $465 fine, according to Caltrans.
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More signs have gone up on the span this week clarifying that it takes three people to make a carpool. Diamonds on the pavement leading to the carpool lane also notify drivers of where they are heading. While there might be honest confusion, Witt believes some are simply taking advantage.
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Despite that, bridge officials report that the all-electronic transition has gone well. Problems seen last week when the system went into place, including people stopping at toll booths looking for someone to pay and drivers speeding through the plaza at speeds higher than the posted 25 mph, have largely disappeared.
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