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In order to understand better California's driving laws...specifically with respect to Vehicle Code 12500 a vc "driving without a license"...our criminal defense attorneys will address the following topics:
1. How Does the Prosecutor Prove that I Drove without a License?
2. Related Offense: Driving on a Suspended or Revoked License
3. Penalties, Punishment, and Sentencing under California Vehicle Code 12500 VC
4. How Do I Fight a Driving without a License Charge?
5. Illegal Immigrants and California Driver's Licenses
California Vehicle Code 12500 a vc prohibits people from driving in California without a valid driver's license.1
To be valid, a drivers license doesn't necessarily have to be issued by the California Department of Vehicles2. It just must be (1) a valid driver's license from the state in which you live, and (2) for the type of vehicle (car, motorcycle, commercial truck, etc.) that you are driving.3
If the police gave you a citation for driving without a license, then you (or your attorney, if you hire one) must go to court on the scheduled court date. If neither you nor your lawyer show up, the judge will issue a California bench warrant for your arrest.
Although driving without a license is a relatively minor offense, it's still a misdemeanor. A conviction, if you suffer one, will appear on your criminal record. The best way to avoid this outcome is to consult with a California criminal defense lawyer who can help get this charge reduced to an infraction or dismissed altogether.
The police can charge you with Vehicle Code 12500 vc if you get caught driving in a situation where:
- you have never obtained a driver's license,
- you failed to renew your driver's license after it expired,
- you established residency in California but failed to obtain a California driver's license, or
- you are ineligible for a drivers license in this state (if, for example, you are an illegal immigrant...the ramifications of which are discussed below).
If after reading this article, you have additional questions, we invite you to contact us. You may also find helpful information in our related articles on Vehicle Code 14601 Driving on a Suspended or Revoked License; Vehicle Code 12591 California's Law Against Failing to Display a Driver's License; and California Bench Warrants and Arrest Warrants.
1. How Does the Prosecutor Prove that I Drove without a License?
In order for the prosecutor to prove that you are guilty of driving without a valid license under California Vehicle Code 12500 VC, he/she must establish two facts (otherwise known as "elements of the crime")4:
- that you drove on a street or highway, and
- that, at the time you drove, you did not hold a validly issued driver's license.
Unlike most crimes that require the prosecution to maintain the burden of proving your guilt, "driving without a license" is a bit different. Courts have ruled that whether or not you are licensed is a matter within your own knowledge.
As a result...and despite the fact that we just said the prosecution must "prove" the above two elements...the prosecution doesn't really have to prove that you weren't licensed. The prosecution simply has to allege that you weren't licensed at the time you drove. This shifts the burden to you to prove that you were.5
The logic is based on what courts refer to as the rule of convenience. The "rule of convenience" states that it is much easier for a defendant to prove that he is, in fact, licensed than it is for the state to prove that he isn't.6 Although this rule is outdated...given our current state of technology where driver's license records are readily accessible to prosecuting agencies...it is still the state of the law.
It should be noted that California Vehicle Code 12500 a vc penalizes driving without a validly issued license...not simply driving without a license in your possession.
If you do have a valid drivers license but simply didn't have it in your possession when you got stopped, this constitutes an infraction under California Vehicle Code 12951, California's law against failing to display a driver's license. The infraction will be dismissed if and when you provide proof that you were validly licensed at the time of your offense.7
2. Related Offense: Driving on a Suspended or Revoked License
Driving without a license under Vehicle Code section 12500 is a crime in and of itself. It is not the same offense as driving on a suspended or revoked license, prohibited under California Vehicle Code 14601 and its related sections.8
Driving on a revoked or suspended license is a more serious offense. First off, it is more difficult for the prosecution to prove...they must prove that you knew your license was suspended or revoked.9 And second, it carries more severe penalties than a Vehicle Code 12500 vc conviction, including
- a higher maximum jail sentence, and
- increased penalties with each subsequent conviction.10
For more information about driving on a suspended or revoked license, we invite you to read our article on Vehicle Code 14601 driving on a suspended or revoked license.
3. Penalties, Punishment, and Sentencing under California Vehicle Code 12500 VC
Driving without a valid driver's license in California is a "wobbler". This means that, depending on the circumstances, prosecutors can charge this offense as either a misdemeanor or as a non-criminal infraction.
California Vehicle Code 12500(a)...which prohibits driving a car without a valid driver's license...is the only possible 12500 vc misdemeanor offense.11 The other subsections of Vehicle Code 12500 are infractions...such as driving a motorcycle without a license.12
The main factor that the prosecution will consider when deciding whether to charge you with a misdemeanor or an infraction is your driving history. If this is your first offense, they may charge you only with the infraction. And even if the prosecutor initially charges you with a misdemeanor, he/she may be willing to reduce or even dismiss the charges if you subsequently obtain a valid driver's license.
As Los Angeles criminal defense attorney John Murray explains13, "If I have a client who I know is eligible to obtain a license, I will postpone the proceedings long enough so that he has time to obtain one. This tactic usually results in a dismissed charge or, at the very least, in an infraction."
That said, if you have the misfortune of being caught driving without a license while you have a California arrest warrant, a charge reduction may not be so simple. If you know or think you might have a warrant out for your arrest, it is advisable that you contact an attorney.
Taking a pro-active approach to remedy this situation is always a better idea than taking the "wait and see" approach...especially if you're picked up for a separate violation.
Misdemeanor 12500 VC -- Driving without a valid driver's license in California (a judge may impose any or all of the following)14:
- Informal (otherwise known as "summary") probation for up to three years,
- Up to six months in the county jail,
- A maximum $1,000 fine,
- A possible 30-day impound of your car
Infraction Vehicle Code 12500 VC15:
- maximum $250 fine
4. How Do I Fight a Driving without a License Charge?
Because the burden is on you to prove that you were, in fact, licensed, that is the best way to defeat this charge.
If that isn't possible, you should ask your attorney to see how long he/she can postpone your case so that you can obtain a license. Unless you are a repeat offender, most prosecuting agencies will allow you this courtesy.
5. Illegal Immigrants and California Driver's Licenses
Undocumented immigrants are forbidden from driving in California. Because you need a United States social security number or other federal tax payer identification number before the California DMV will issue you a driver's license, "aliens" are prevented from becoming licensed drivers.16
Because most illegal immigrants come to California to work, they are forced to violate section 12500 of the Vehicle Code on a routine basis when they drive without a license. Taking advantage of public transportation is the best way to avoid this vicious cycle.
Call us for help
If you or loved one is charged with Vehicle Code 12500 (a) vc driving without a license and you are looking to hire an attorney for representation, we invite you to contact us at Shouse Law Group. We can provide a free consultation in office or by phone. We have local offices in Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, Pasadena, Long Beach, Orange County, Ventura, San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside, San Diego, Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose and throughout California.
Arrested in Nevada?
Whereas driving with no license in California may be just an infraction, the Nevada crime of driving without a license is always charged as a misdemeanor and potentially carries jail time. But our Las Vegas criminal defense attorneys at 702-DEFENSE (702-333-3673) are here to help, and they can usually take care of this matter without you needing to come into the state. Learn more about the law at our information page: Nevada crime of driving without a license.
Additional Resource:
California Department of Motor Vehicles-
Includes publications about driving offenses and penalties and offers access to the California Vehicle Code.
Legal References:
1California Penal Code 12500 -- License requirements... ("(a) A person may not drive a motor vehicle upon a highway, unless the person then holds a valid driver's license issued under this code, except those persons who are expressly exempted under this code.")
2California Vehicle Code 15020 VC - The Driver's License Compact (DLC). ("(b) It is the policy of the party states to: (2) Make the reciprocal recognition of licenses to drive and eligibility therefore more just and equitable by considering the overall compliance with motor vehicle laws, ordinances and administrative rules and regulations as a condition precedent to the continuance or issuance of any license by reason of which the licensee is authorized or permitted to operate a motor vehicle in any of the party states.")
3See Vehicle Code 12500 VC. ("(b) A person may not drive a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or motorized bicycle upon a highway, unless the person then holds a valid driver's license or endorsement issued under this code for that class, except those persons who are expressly exempted under this code, or those persons specifically authorized to operate motorized bicycles or motorized scooters with a valid driver's license of any class, as specified in subdivision (h) of Section 12804.9. (c) A person may not drive a motor vehicle in or upon any offstreet parking facility, unless the person then holds a valid driver's license of the appropriate class or certification to operate the vehicle. As used in this subdivision, "offstreet parking facility" means any offstreet facility held open for use by the public for parking vehicles and includes any publicly owned facilities for offstreet parking, and privately owned facilities for offstreet parking where no fee is charged for the privilege to park and which are held open for the common public use of retail customers. (d) A person may not drive a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles that is not of a type for which the person is licensed.")
4California Jury Instructions -- Criminal. CALJIC 16.630 Driving without being Licensed [per California's driving laws]. ("In order to prove this crime, each of the following elements must be proved: [1] A person drove a motor vehicle upon a highway; and [2] At the time the driver of the vehicle did not hold a [valid] driver's license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.")
5California Jury Instructions -- Criminal. CALJIC 16.631 Licensed Driver -- Burden of Proof. ("It is not necessary for the People to introduce evidence that the defendant did not have a valid license to operate a motor vehicle [in a California Vehicle Code 12500 VC driving without a license prosecution]. Whether the defendant was or was not properly licensed is a matter peculiarly within [his] [her] own knowledge. The burden is on the defendant to raise a reasonable doubt as to [his] [her] guilt of driving a motor vehicle upon a highway without being the holder of a valid driver's license.")
6People v. Spence (2005) 125 Cal.App.4th 710, 716. ("[with respect to a California Vehicle Code 12500 VC driving without a valid license prosecution]...the party, if licensed, can immediately show it without the least inconvenience; whereas, if proof of the negative were required, the inconvenience would be very great.'.... [W]here a license would be a complete defense the burden is upon the defendant to prove the fact so clearly within his own knowledge.'" This rule originated in the days when the fact that a person did not hold a license could not be easily ascertained by the body that issues such licenses...we choose not to deviate from the well-established principle of applying the rule of convenience to cases involving licenses.")
7California Vehicle Code 12951 -- Possession of valid driver's license. ("[With respect to California's driving laws] (a) The licensee shall have the valid driver's license issued to him or her in his or her immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle upon a highway. Any charge under this subdivision shall be dismissed when the person charged produces in court a driver's license duly issued to that person and valid at the time of his or her arrest, except that upon a third or subsequent charge the court in its discretion may dismiss the charge.")
8California Vehicle Code sections 14601 - 14601.5 all prohibit driving on a suspended or revoked driver's license. Each code section addresses a different type of licenses suspension (for example, 14601.2 deals with driving on a suspended license due to a California DUI).
9California Jury Instructions -- Criminal. CALJIC 16.640. ("In order to prove this crime, each of the following elements must be proved: [1] A person drove a motor vehicle; [2] The person's driving privilege had been previously [suspended] [revoked] for __________; and [3] The person had knowledge that [his] [her] driving privilege had been [suspended] [revoked].")
10The penalties for a second California Vehicle Code 14601VC violation include (1) a maximum one-year county jail sentence, and (2) increased jail time and fines with every subsequent violation within a five-year period.
11California Vehicle Code 40000.11 -- Misdemeanors. ("A violation of any of the following provisions is a misdemeanor, and not an infraction...(b) [Vehicle Code] Section 12500, subdivision (a), relating to unlicensed drivers.")
12California Vehicle Code 40000.1 - Infractions. ("[With respect to California's driving laws] Except as otherwise provided in this article, it is unlawful and constitutes an infraction for any person to violate, or fail to comply with any provision of this code, or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to this code.")
13Los Angeles criminal defense attorney John Murray focuses his criminal defense practice on California DUI and driving-related issues. He defends clients accused of driving without a license in Los Angeles, Orange County, and the South Bay.
14See endnote 11, above. See also California Penal Code19 -- Punishment for misdemeanor; punishment not otherwise prescribed. ("Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by any law of this state, every offense declared to be a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both.") See also California Vehicle Code 14607.6. Motor vehicles subject to forfeiture; driving without a license; impoundment...("(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided in this section, a motor vehicle is subject to forfeiture as a nuisance if it is driven on a highway in this state by a driver with a suspended or revoked license, or by an unlicensed driver, who is a registered owner of the vehicle at the time of impoundment and has a previous misdemeanor conviction for a violation of subdivision (a) of [California Vehicle Code] Section 12500 or Section 14601, 14601.1, 14601.2, 14601.3, 14601.4, or 14601.5.")
15California Penal Code 19.8 -- Infractions; classification of offenses; fines; effect of conviction. ("Except where a lesser maximum fine is expressly provided for a violation of any of those sections [including California Vehicle Code 12500 VC], any violation which is an infraction is punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250).")
16California DMV website -- Driver's License and Identification Card Information. ("State law requires every applicant for an original California identification (ID) card and driver license to show verification of birth date and proof of legal presence within the United States to help safeguard the accuracy and integrity of departmental documents.")


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Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has had to take it easy lately after a recent surgery to remove a growth from his bile duct. Twitter users have been taking to the feeds to wish the Nintendo head the best as he recovers but, as this is Twitter, they've been doing so by honoring Iwata's iconic, fruit-based pose.
The #BananasForIwata hashtag got started on Tuesday with Dakko Dakko's Rhrodri Broadbent, creator of Scram Kitty and His Buddy on Rails leading the way.
#BananasForIwata #GetWellSoon pic.twitter.com/sp5KF8nmlO— Rhodri Broadbent (@sdrhod) June 24, 2014
Since then, others have added their bananas to the pile. Some are triumphant!
My son, in his Wind Waker costume, found some #BananasForIwata. Get well soon! pic.twitter.com/9RfY0j9qvS— John Lethbridge (@TheVMan_) June 25, 2014
Some are not quite as triumphant but still try just as hard as the others.
This is all I have for you, but I hope you get well soon! #BananasForIwata pic.twitter.com/5Iu2BsRagg— Naatiska (@CMuikku) June 25, 2014
Some are vibrant.
And of course we had to phone in our own contribution.
Nintendo Life are totally #BananasForIwata - hope you get well soon! pic.twitter.com/ncfJ91q8FK— Nintendo Life (@nintendolife) June 25, 2014
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When selecting and purchasing linens or uniforms, what specifications or qualities are most important for me to consider, and where on the price scale can I find the best long-term values?Chemicals ManufacturingSteve TinkerSteve, the director of research and development for Gurtler Industries, South Holland, Ill., has more than 30 years of experience in laundry chemistry research, development and marketing. He serves on the TRSA Healthcare Committee and the UTSA Plant Operations Committee.
The old adage, "You get what you pay for," is often as true in the laundry industry as in the rest of the world. But the other adage to remember in all cases is "Let the buyer beware."
When purchasing linens or uniforms, the first thing you need to consider is what do you want out of them? In other words, how are they going to be used, how many use-cycles will they typically go through, and what quality does the ultimate end-user want?
For example, the sheets and bed linens for a high-quality, five-star hotel may be a much higher quality than the sheets needed for a hospital or a low-cost motel. And, the quality of a bar towel doesn't have to match the quality of a bath towel at an exclusive health spa. So, the customer's quality expectation is the first consideration.
The number of use-cycles can also predetermine your quality level. Washcloths generally are high "loss" items in a hotel or a hospital. The average number of use-cycles is very low, because they either get damaged or lost before they ever wear out. Bar towels used in
restaurants are also high loss items.
If any item is potentially going to be used in an application with a high likelihood of bad staining or physical damage, consider a lower cost level. It doesn't pay to purchase a high-quality item that will be lost after only three to five uses.
Developing a good understanding of the average number of uses of each type of item you process is the most important step toward making sure that you're getting the best value for your linen or garment purchases.
But what can you do to make sure that the quality you desire is really what you're getting? The best way is to develop specifications that clearly define the quality levels you want for every key item you process. The basic specification should consider several different aspects: thread count, staple length, blend percentages, fabric weight and more.
The "T" number designates thread count. Muslin sheeting is usually T-130; percale is T-180. However, some manufacturers claim that they manufacture percale sheets, but the thread count is only in the high 160's. So, make sure you know what you're getting.
For cotton fibers, staple length is a measurement that is not usually specified, but it helps to know what it is. The longer the staple length, usually the better the quality. Longer staple cottons come from Egyptian or North American cotton sources, and they will have a finer feel or "hand." Shorter staple threads have a tendency to lint more, and may not last as long.
The manufacturing techniques used to weave fabrics can have a great impact on quality and feel. The tighter the weave the better the quality. Generally, U.S. "high-tech" looms produce a tighter weave. Many foreign manufacturers are replacing their older, lower-quality looms with the newer looms that produce a better fabric.
It helps to know the source of the fabric and the consistency of the quality. And for cotton, the process of producing the threads is important. Combed cotton is a higher-quality, better, smoother feel than carded cotton. And there is a potential 25-30% longer use-life with combed cotton.
With terrycloth fabrics, there are three key things to check. First is polyester content. Most terry towels now have about 15% polyester. The base fabric is a 50/50 blend of cotton/poly. This gives strength to the base fabric. Sometimes the blend is achieved by running a 100% poly thread in one direction, rather than an integral blend in which each thread is a 50/50 blend. The integral thread version is a stronger base.
Second, the yarns of the terry pile can be 10, 12 or 16 ply – the higher the number, the softer and more absorbent the towel.
The last thing to consider is the weight of the toweling. To compare two different types, you will have to compare the weight of a standard size, such as a 12-by-12-inch square. The greater the weight, the more absorbent the toweling, and the higher its quality.
When it comes to bed linens, our industry usually uses 50/50 blends of cotton/polyester. Foreign blends are usually 55/45 cotton/polyester. There are different types of polyester. You may be aware that 100%-spun polyester is now a dominant choice for restaurant table linens. But, like cotton, there are different qualities.
Spun poly fabrics are treated and modified to be absorbent and also to release stains. We have seen some spun poly fabric from Asian sources with no such treatment, thus it repels water and locks in oily soils.
Make sure you check the performance of your spun poly table napery. Spun poly is robust; it can withstand the harsh treatment in a restaurant environment and be ready for cycle after cycle of use. So, the prorated acquisition cost of the item is a minor component of the use-cost, because the number of use-cycles can be significantly higher than 100% cotton or even 50/50 table linens.
You can be sure that there are textile scientists working on ways to produce new fibers that are hardier, and mimic the performance of the finest cottons. So, no matter what specification you develop, rest assured that the industry will introduce something new that will require you to rethink your and your customers' needs.
As for price versus value, once you have specified your quality needs, analyze your cost per use as opposed to the acquisition cost and you will make sure you get the best value.
Once Item Quality is Specified, Cost Per Use Signals Best Value (Part 2 of 3)
When selecting and purchasing linens or uniforms, what specifications or qualities are most important for me to consider, and where on the price scale can I find the best long-term values?Chemicals ManufacturingSteve TinkerSteve, the director of research and development for Gurtler Industries, South Holland, Ill., has more than 30 years of experience in laundry chemistry research, development and marketing. He serves on the TRSA Healthcare Committee and the UTSA Plant Operations Committee.


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Three Things: How will Vontae Davis bounce back against Texans? (video)
Three things to consider on this sports Wednesday:
Thing 1: It will be fascinating to see how the Miami Dolphins' young cornerbacks bounce back this week against the Houston Texans after a horrible outing in Monday night's opener.
Andre Johnson is a tough cover for any secondary, but even more so a group that's just been lit up for 517 yards by Tom Brady. Matt Schaub can sling it a little bit, too,you know.
Check out Vontae Davis' postgame attempt (attached video) at explaining what happened against the Patriots.
Thing 2: Tough business, this NFL. Benny Sapp gave the Dolphins solid work in 2010 at the slot corner, then made the leaping deflection that led to the first interception against Brady in more than 360 attempts. And for this, Sapp gets cut the following day.
True, Sapp was victimized on Wes Welker's 99-yard touchdown catch and run. But if Sapp's status was that shaky, why wasn't Will Allen kept around for veteran depth? As it is, Sapp gets to keep $1.6 million in 2010 salary that the Dolphins could have saved by cutting him before the season began.
Thing 3: Some interesting Twitter exchanges going on this week between LeBron and D-Wade, who took in night NFL games in separate cities in Week 1, like NBA ambassadors. Who knew @KingJames had this much material on the appearance of @DwyaneWade's feet? Lockout boredom is running rampant, folks, and it's only going to get worse.


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It is rare for a boy to have a urinary tract infection. You might have diabetes. You might just have turned into a heavy sleeper. Because it could be diabetes, you need to tell your mom.
If it is diabetes, you have to become a hero for your body. When you have diabetes, instead of your body just taking care of itself, you have to step up to the plate and be in charge. If you don't protect your body, then there are all kinds of consequences.


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At the moment, NXT Wrestling tapes four week's worth of television shows at once. This means that spoilers for the shows are out there a month in advance and it also means that keeping current with WWE storylines is almost impossible. According to PWS on Saturday, the WWE is considering changing the rate of NXT television tapings to only two weeks at a time.
This could be huge, because that would allow the WWE to keep the NXT shows current with what is happening with the WWE. An example of this is when Paige won the WWE Divas title. JBL, the commissioner of NXT Wrestling, stripped her of the title and they had to tape that and add it to the already completed WWE NXT show on the WWE Network. With only two weeks of tapings, the WWE can avoid these problems.
The popularity of WWE NXT Wrestling is growing a lot lately and the developmental territory will air their second live show on the WWE Network, "NXT Takeover" later this month. There have also been a lot of NXT wrestlers getting called up including Paige, former NXT Champion Bo Dallas and Adam Rose. Rose will debut this next week on "WWE Monday Night Raw."
It is also interesting that this news comes on the heels of some major WWE NXT releases. At this time of the year, there is often WWE releases from the main roster, but all that is coming now is NXT releases. Released in the last week was former Mason Ryan, Shaul Guerrero, Oliver Grey and Danny Burch. Ryan was a WWE star for a short time, Guerrero is the daughter of Eddie and Vickie Guerrero, and Oliver Grey was a former tag team champion with Adrian Neville.
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A dispute over the safety of a school bus stop in Woodland has led to the firing of an eight-year bus-driving veteran.
The Woodland School Board fired the driver, Jolleen Washburn, Monday after a weeklong dispute between the school district and Washburn over the safety of a stop on rural Lewis River Road.
Washburn had refused to stop at the district's chosen location — near a private driveway, but also close to the intersection of Lewis River Road and Old Lewis River Road — because she thought the area was unsafe. Instead, she regularly stopped 30 to 60 feet away from the intersection to pick up a 6-year-old kindergartner.
In a letter Monday, district Superintendent Michael Green laid out how Washburn's actions were part of a pattern of insubordination.
She had received a verbal reprimand Oct. 4, a written reprimand Oct. 11 and was later suspended on Oct. 16. She continued to stop away from the school district's preferred loading area after returning to work on Oct. 19.
After meeting with Washburn on Monday, Green forwarded a recommendation to the school board to fire her.
Washburn doesn't dispute that she failed to follow the school district's orders. She said the school district's stop was unsafe because it was too close to the intersection.
"I admit, absolutely, I was insubordinate," Washburn said. "But the directive I received directly contradicted (the law) and the district's policies."
The school district's policy requires drivers to stop one to two bus lengths from an intersection.
Following the district's orders would be the same as if her superiors asked her to "drive recklessly, or hit a child," she added.
Washburn said she's now looking into hiring a labor attorney and possibly pursuing legal action against the school district. With her firing, Washburn expects her union to investigate the termination.
Last week, Green said the school district believed the bus stop was safe. It's been used as a drop-off and loading site off and on without incident for 30 years. This was Washburn's first year making a stop at the intersection.
The 6-year-old boy's grandmother, Sharon Norton, agreed with the school district's assessment and said Washburn had put her grandson in harm's way by making him stand too close to the roadway, or in a ditch by the side of the road.
"I did not want her to lose her job," Norton said. "But on the other hand, I wanted my grandson to be safe."
Today, Norton will be back out in front of the driveway, near the intersection, with her grandson in tow as the school bus approaches.
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Day 10,957
Friday, June 28, 2013
You know what I've realized?
I've spent almost my whole life trying to lose weight, being self conscious about the way I look, having nothing to wear because everything is too big or too small, sitting on the beach or a pool chair, in a cover up, while everyone is having fun in the water, and feeling deprived on a regular basis.
You know what else I've realized?
If I took all of this energy that I put into diets, eating way too little, being miserable and depressed about the way I look.....if I took this energy and put it into one year of losing weight the right, healthy way....that would be it. I'd lose the weight I needed to, focus on maintenance, and say goodbye to more of the unhappy same.
I've realized that I'm tired of wasting my life. I've realized that one of the reasons I haven't committed to losing weight is because it's HARD. It's hard to count calories in and calories out, it's hard to make sure you've got a calorie deficit that isn't too high and isn't too little, to not eat ice cream or pizza when my emotions are running high, and to like salads all the time.
Like most people, I want a quick fix. I've never done one of the popular diets out there (meal replacement shakes or no carb, for instance), but I've done plenty of my own unhealthy diets. And I know why they appeal to people. In our society, we want instant gratification, and weight loss is no different.
I can't tell you the number of times that I eat great during the day and then pig out at night, or have five days of perfect eating only to ruin it all with one weekend or pizza. And sometimes, I don�t even ruin it with unhealthy foods or by doing anything unhealthy. I just ruin it by eating 1800 or 2000 calories of good for your body foods. That�s great for maintenance mode, but not for weight loss.
And this is why losing weight is so hard. And why this specific cycle has been the story of my life for the past year. My 30th birthday is coming up, and that will be day number 10,957 that I�ve been alive. Granted, maybe the first 9 years of my life I didn�t have a weight problem, but still, that�s a lot of days to have been trying to lose weight.
So I've asked myself....what's better? Another 5, 10 or 15 years of being miserable and deprived with sad attempts at weight loss, or one hard year of doing this the right, maintainable way?
As an early birthday present to myself, here�s to committing. Here�s to knowing that sticking to a miserable 1300 calories does suck and is hard, but is the only way that I will lose weight.
Here�s to knowing that once I drop the extra 30 pounds I�m carrying, I can go back to eating 1800 calories or so of good for you food, maintain my weight loss, and be done.
What a wonderful day that will be.
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Welcome to the biggest weight loss club that exists, the "dieting is misery is pain is progress" club (and add me to it)! I've been trying not to do the good food cop/bad food cop routine but it's hard not to fall into that. I just know that losing weight involves a lot of choices some good, some not so good. As long as you don't force yourself into a timeline and look at it as a long term goal, you won't feel the pressure of having to lose a specific amount of weight in a specific amount of time. Take care and
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You are so right about this. I know we can all do this. It's just a matter for picking our "hard".
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Tonight the Lyrid meteor shower peaks, and you may want to know how to view the Lyrids. Many parts of the U.S. may not have optimal viewing conditions tonight, but the good news is that you can watch the Lyrids on live stream video, according to an April 21 Space.com report.
The Lyrid meteor shower is caused by the Comet Thatcher debris trail. Earth passes through the remains of this comet, and the effect is plenty of "shooting stars" to see in the night sky where viewing conditions are optimal. This year, the Lyrids will produce about 20 meteors each hour before dawn on Tuesday, April 22. However, if it is cloudy where you live, you can catch the Lyrid meteor shower via live stream video courtesy of the Slooh community telescope in the video embedded above or courtesy of NASA.
If you are headed outside to view the Lyrids, the best time for viewing these "shooting stars" is from just after midnight to just before dawn early Tuesday morning. The meteors will appear to originate in the star Vega in the constellation Lyra, the Harp. Unfortunately, the light of the moon could wash out some of the meteors, which could make for some frustrated viewing.
Although tonight's meteor shower is not one of the year's best, it still has a long-standing history of being viewed from Earth. For almost 2,600 years people have looked up and seen the Earth passing through the debris of the Comet Thatcher. Chinese Astronomers first wrote about the celestial event well over two centuries ago.
If you do not get the chance to head outside to watch the Lyrid meteor shower tonight, you can check out the live stream on the Slooh community telescope channel or the NASA channel as long as there are clear skies where these live streams will be taking place. If, for some reason, there are clouds, these two live stream options for the Lyrids might be a wash as well.
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It's our Sunday night tradition to pick up dinner here. We just love watching all our shows while eating some down home country cookin'!
The Chicken Finger Platter is my personal favorite guilty pleasure and I always order it with double fries. Don't forget to ask for extra Dot Sauce!
Elliott always goes for the Roasted Beef with mashed potatoes, gravy and a side of chili.


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According to Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com, coach Marc Trestman stated that the team will be running the read-option in 2013.
Quarterback Jay Cutler must be thrilled at the thought of having a linebacker coming off the edge directly at him.
Trestman won't force Cutler to turn into Russell Wilson, but the signal caller will have times where he'll have to take off.
This could be a little bit of concern seeing the fact Cutler tends to get injured when exposed to constant hits (We guess from the past few years that's not much of a change). Rosenthal writes:
'Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman revealed at the NFL Annual Meeting in Phoenix that the read-option will be part of the Bears' playbook.
We wouldn't expect Jay Cutler to use the attack much, but it will give defenses more to prepare for. Cutler is athletic enough to at least make defenses pause on option-type plays.'


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I need to decide between using a SAN cert or a wildcard cert. Client/browser compatibility is my biggest concern.
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Your Cellphones & iPods to run on sugar
Researchers at Saint Louis university have developed a fuel cell battery that runs on sugar and will potentially last three to four times longer then conventional Li-Ion battery. And the source of sugar can be solutions of table sugar, glucose, flat sodas, sweetened drink mixes and tree sap. The battery can even run on carbonated drinks (Coca-Cola ?!), although carbonation makes the fuel cell less effective.
For now, leader of the project, Shelley Minteer, Ph.D., an electrochemist at Saint Louis University, has been able to make a small prototype battery (about the size of a postage stamp) to run a handheld calculator and it worked.
The battery contains the enzymes that convert fuel – sugar – into electricity, leaving behind mainly water as a byproduct. All parts of it are biodegradable.
If everything goes well, the sugar fuel cell battery can be commercialized within next 3-5 years.
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The last two days have seen a lot of concert news in Central Iowa. LAZER 103.3 FM crowned a Battle of the Bands winner and announced details for their annual Snoball, and The Straits and Robert Earl Keen both announced upcoming concert dates in the area. Also in the news, Graham Nash will be doing a book signing when Crosby, Stills, and Nash hit town. Here are all the details.
For the past three weeks Iowa bands have been competing for a shot at opening KAZR's LAZERfest 2014. On Monday at 5 p.m., the winner of the LAZERfest Battle of the Bands was announced live on LAZER's airwaves, and that honor goes to Des Moines thrash metal band Green Death. Green Death beat out other finalists Apathy Syndrome, Dead Horse Trauma, and Through the Darkness. KAZR is expected to announce the date, lineup, and location for this year's LAZERfest later this month.
In one other LAZER note, the station announced details on their annual Snoball event earlier today. Snoball 2014 will take place on March 28 at Wooly's in Des Moines' East Village. The 7:30 p.m. all ages event will feature performances by Des Moines bands Deadfront, Index Case, Marcato, and Superchief. Tickets for the show are $7 in advance and $10 at the door. They may be purchased at the Wooly's box office or online through Ticketfly.
This afternoon The Straits, made up of two former members of Dire Straits (Alan Clark and Chris White) and five other hand-picked musicians, announced a concert at Terrible's Lakeside Casino in Osceola on March 8 at 8 p.m. The band will be performing Dire Straits smashes like "Sultans of Swing", "Money for Nothing", "Walk of Life", "So Far Away", and "Heavy Fuel". Tickets for the show range from $10 to $30, and they will go on sale Thursday, February 13 at 9 a.m. through Red Truck Tickets. This is a 21-and-older show.
Also announced this afternoon, singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen will play Hoyt Sherman Place on Thursday, March 6 at 8 p.m. Keen has recorded 18 albums of his own and has written songs for George Strait, Lyle Lovett, The Highwaymen, the Dixie Chicks, and others. Tickets for the show will range from $25.50 to $40, and they will go on sale on Friday, February 14 at noon through the Hoyt Sherman box office and all Ticketmaster locations. This will be an all ages show.
If you have not gotten your tickets yet for the March 11 Crosby, Stills, and Nash concert at Wells Fargo Arena, you won't be going. The show is sold out. However, you could still get to meet Graham Nash. Nash will be doing a book signing on March 10 at 6 p.m. at the West Des Moines Barnes and Noble for his book Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life. The signing will be free.
Maximum Ames Records has a new project just in time for Valentine's Day. Pre-sales started today for Maximum Love Volume 1: A Golden Love Affair, a collaboration download-only album featuring the couples of MAR. The album will feature music from: Patrick & Ashley Tape Fleming (The Poison Control Center, Gloom Balloon), Christopher Ford & Avalan Wilson (Christopher the Conquered, Ramona & The Swimsuits), Nate Logsdon & Adrien Daller (Mumford's, Trouble Lights), Elliot & Andrea Imes (Derek Lambert & The Prairie Fires, Tyborn Jig), Bryon & Rachel Dudley (Strong Like Bear), Dustin & Hannah Harmsen (H.D. Harmsen, January Rabbit), and Aaron & Leah Hefley (Like Knives, Pookey Bleum, Fitzhume). Those who pre-order will get a free download of the album (as will a person of your choice) via email link for just $5. The album officially comes out on Valentine's Day. For more information on the album, go to the Maximum Ames Records website.
Speaking of pre-sales, pre-sales of Roxi Copland's new album Truth Be Told will start at 8 p.m. on February 20 and run through 8 p.m. on March 6. The jazz pop phenom (and former Des Moines resident) has set up a number of special pre-sale packages starting at $20 for a signed copy. Other packages include signed tour posters, private house concerts, digital downloads of Copland's limited edition box set, getting listed as an Associate Producer on the new album, and more. The album goes on sale to the general public on April 22, but pre-sale customers will get an immediate free download and their physical copies on or around April 1. You can get all the details by going to Roxi Copland's website.


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Tomasky: Find Common Ground Shared by Base, Independents
Michael Tomasky's "Obama Plays to the Base" in The Daily Beast mulls over the Administration's strategy and offers an alternative:
...The Obama people feel that amping up the base is their best play. And yet, many will counter, won't this strategy perforce alienate still more independents? If he spends the year playing identity politics with blacks and Latinos and Jews, he'll kill himself with those in the middle. Filling in the picture a bit more, Bill Galston posted an ominous piece at The New Republic looking at some Pew polling that shows that "average voters" think of themselves as twice as far from the Democratic Party as they are from the Republican Party. They said the precise opposite in 2005, heading into two elections in which independents gave Democrats majority support.
So how can Obama serve both masters, base and swing? It's the age-old question, and there aren't any easy answers...
Tomasky urges Dems to take a closer look at common ground shared by the base and Indies:
...But I do think Democrats often make a terrible mistake in thinking that base Democrats and independents have completely opposing interests. Democrats tend to think of independents as Republicans Lite. This is true on some issues. Independents like deficit reduction, for example--well, that is, they actually like real deficit reduction, not the phony Republican view of deficit reduction, which backs reducing the deficit as long as the cuts kick poor people in the behind one more time and tell rich ones they're safe.
But independents aren't that monolithic. Of the 35 or so percent of voters who call themselves independent, according to Democratic pollster Guy Molyneux of Peter Hart Research Associates, about two thirds are basically Democrats or Republicans who just prefer calling themselves independent but whose votes are pretty reliable. That leaves maybe 10 to 15 percent of the electorate that is truly independent--still a big chunk, for sure, and a crucial or perhaps the crucial key to winning most elections. There are two things about these voters, Molyneux says.
First, they take some conservative positions and some progressive ones. Some recent polling data from the Kaiser Family Foundation confirm this. You can see from it that while independents as a group are astonishingly right down the middle between Democrats and Republicans on a number of questions, there are a few on which they're closer to Democrats, like protecting Social Security and being open to some defense cuts. But there's something else important to them. "They also want someone who can run things, a person who can make things work," Molyneux says.
This is what Democrats misunderstand about independent voters. Obama and his people seemed to think that over the summer, independents wanted them to cut a deal with the GOP on the debt ceiling. He'd look moderate, reasonable. So they cut it. Result: they lost about 8 points among independents, who hated the deal because it symbolized dysfunction and because the president looked weak.
Republicans as a rule don't pander to independents in so slavish a way. Rather than trying to cater to independents' presumed ideological preferences, Republicans try to say things that will resonate with independents' emotional posture. Remember Bush in 2004. What did he say to woo independents? "You might not always agree with me, but you know where I stand." It was a line that traded exactly on this quality independents look for that Molyneux describes. And it worked well enough--the guy won. What Democrats say to independents is precisely the opposite. Democrats say, "You might not know where I stand, but I'm always trying to look like I agree with you!" It's kind of pathetic. And it's the same old Democratic error of trying to win people over intellectually rather than emotionally.
Tomasky sees a winning strategy Obama can play:
There is, then, a way for Obama to inspire both the base and swing voters, and it's absurdly simple: he needs to accentuate the items on which the two groups more or less agree and fight hard for them. I'd call it a radical stylistic posture on behalf of an ideologically modest agenda. There's something in that for both camps--base and swing--to latch onto. To do that, Obama and his people merely have to start thinking more about the similarities between Democrats and independents than about their differences.
it makes sense. Instead of going crazy trying to figure out what Independents, who are not ideologically monolithic, believe, appeal to the values many of them share with Democrats and emphasize the policies that reflect them as strongly as possible in messaging. There's no real downside, and it just might make the difference in a close election.


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Until very recently, students did not start their college planning until spring of junior year. Now, with competition for top colleges and the costs of higher education at record highs, parents and students are focussing more intently on the process, and August of junior year is not at all early to start. By now, in fact, many juniors have already taken a summer SAT or ACT course and started to think about their long-term test strategy. Here is an August checklist for proactive college planning and test prep.
- For students with strong aural skills in French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese or Korean, register now for November SAT Subject Tests in that Language with Listening exam. These tests are only offered once a year and if your language skills are already strong, now is a great time to take that test. It doesn't hurt to take one or two other tests at the same test administration for practice; most colleges allow Score Choice, so you can retake the exams without penalty.
- Put the October PSAT on your calendar. Top students should prep for this test, as it could mean prestigious honor status or scholarship money. For everyone else, it's a wake-up call to prep for the spring SATs.
- For students aiming for the top colleges and universities which require SAT Subject Tests, now is the time to buy a copy of the College Board's Official Guide for all SAT Subject Tests. Browse the test choices and see which tests you will be best qualified to excel in this June and/or in November senior year. Not sure if your chemistry course will prepare you for the exam? Ask your teacher. As a rule of thumb, if you are doing "A" work in an Honors or AP-level course, you are probably a strong candidate for the SAT Subject Test. Take a practice test; it's only one hour long. If you can score around 600 by midterm of your course and without prep, you should be able to ace it by exam day after focussed preparation.
- Start a formal program to build your vocabulary now, especially if you plan to take the SAT, which rewards word mavens more than the ACT does. Five to ten minutes twice a day in vocab-building will yield big results over the course of the next year before your final SAT. Take advantage of Word of the Day email services and online flashcard tools such as Quizlet.com. Focus on learning words with common roots which will help you remember those words – and enable you to make smart guesses about the meaning of other words which share those roots, too. Use the dictionary function on your eReader of phone, or read any of the Kaplan SAT vocab-building novels: SAT-caliber words highlighted in the text on the right page are conveniently defined on the facing page.
- Get in the habit of perusing The New York Times for a few minutes every day. You'll build vocabulary and familiarity with current events and real issues that most test-centric school curricula are forced to leave out. A wider world-view and knowledge base is invaluable as a foundation to your SAT and ACT essays, and even more so for your eventual college application essays. Plus, you'll pick up many new words that you need on your tests which you might not otherwise encounter. Make it a point to look up at least three words you don't know each time you read. Add them to your Quizlet.com list or pocket flashcards – and study them.
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The Texas Boot Company in historic Bastrop—just an hour's drive from Austin--plans to celebrate Texas Independence Day in true cowboy fashion, outfitting visitors from near and far and preparing rodeo enthusiasts for their favorite time of year. The Texas Boot Company will have margaritas, Lone Star Beer, and traditional Texas appetizers and desserts for customers that visit the store on Sunday, March 2, 2014. They will also give away two tickets to the upcoming Austin rodeo as well as offer $50 off any boot made in Texas on March 2, 2014.
"Our deeply rooted love for Texas inspired our dream for The Texas Boot Company," Marc Conselman, owner of The Texas Boot Company, said. "From head to toe, we're all Texan. Whether you live around the corner or six states away, we want everyone who walks through our doors to leave feeling like they experienced our great Texas culture."
On any day, customers can find horse and cattle trailers out front and spurs clinking in the aisles—a testament to the authenticity among 'real cowboys'. Even if roping cattle is not your day job, you'll still feel at home since The Texas Boot Company carries one of the largest collections of boots in the world, from brands like Lucchese, Old Gringo, Corral, Ariat, and Anderson Bean. Many of the boots on the shelf were designed by Conselman, who takes great pride in offering a unique selection of boots from a wide variety of exotic leathers.
Founded in 2010 by husband and wife duo, Marc and Shelly Conselman, The Texas Boot Company is located off Highway 71 at 733 Old Austin Highway It's open seven days a week in Bastrop, a city with natural beauty in the "heart of the lost pines" on the banks of the Colorado River.
Other attractions include taxidermied animals, Western artifacts such as original buckboard wagon serves, and calf roping machine lessons--perfect entertainment for true-minded Texans.
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Abdomen pain 60 days post partum?
Hi all, I am concerned as my OB is stumped (by his own words) and wanted to know if anyone had heard of a similar situation? I gave birth to my first child a little over 60 days ago. It was an easy (but odd) delivery, I had scar tissue that snapped so I dialated from a 0 to a 10 in under 10 seconds, and gave birth with 3 pushes within 20 minutes of that. About 2 weeks after giving birth, I was bathing the baby and blood suddenly poured out of me, soaking my pants and gushing on the floor, it was horrible!! I turned compeltely white and called my doctor ASAP. They told me to take Ibuprofen and an antibiotic every few hours and go to the ER if it happened again. They saw me 2 days later, and in an ultrasound saw a mass of blood and tissue. I went for a D&C, in which they said the tissue was severly infected. More antibiotics, went for a double round! I stopped bleeding shortly after the D&C, and felt better. About a week after that, I was having pains in my abdomen and a dull throb in my vagina. Within an hour I passed 5 huge, golf ball or larger, blood clots with pain in my abdomen. I called my after hours doctor, they prescribe methadone and within another hour I paintfully passed 2 more. They then suggested I go to ER. The ER did my vitals, I was ok and a ultrasound in which they said they saw a "blob" but it wasn't large in my uterus. Since I was stable they released me and suggested I go see my Doc in the morning. I went to my OB, he wasn't too concerned of the "blob" since my vitals were good and the bleeding had stopped. He said since I seemed on the upswing we would just monitor it. Since then I have many times during the day and night a fluid that runs out of me, odorless and thin. It is enough that it trickles and feels very wet. I recently (about 2 weeks ago) started having pains in my abdomen and a sharp pain up my vagina at times. I also am unable to have sex again, it is very painful. The OB Doc has seen me, they prescribed 2 rounds of a super strong antibiotic for my bladder, and the pains are still there. I don't know if this had anything to do with it, but I am severly nauseaus almost 24/7 and recently I had sharp pains with a brownish discharge that almost looked like brown blood. The discharge is still there today with a dull low abdomen pain. Also, I tried to breastfeed but dried up VERY quickly, with tons of attempts not to......I also have not lost a single pound since leaving the hospital, but I have been agressively trying to. I started my pregnancy at 118, finished at 168 and left the hospital at 148. Over 60 days later still at 148 lbs even though I eat incredibly lean and do light exercise. I am worried that my hormones may be off? I have been with my Doc for years, and have the utmost respect for him HOWEVER I detected a sense of being "passed over" last time and he didn't recall even giving me the bladder antibiotics.............twice...........he wanted to treat the bladder again................... So as of now they have me scheduled for an ultrasound this Friday and possible blood work to check hormones. He said he is stumped. I have a constant dull throb pain and a constant abdomen pain..........any suggesstions?? I am going to get a second opinion but not until next week and I'm just so worried. Thank you!
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If anyone ever goes through something like this in the future, please change doctors.posted 10/11/2012 by organiclove
Actually, the placenta was retained - that's what they said caused the severe infection. I guess a D&C is a blind procedure, so they are not sure if it is fully cleaned. From what I can Google, a lot of women had to have 2 D&C's done usually. They, even the hospital, commented that this only happens to less than 2 % of women so it's not common. I didn't think about a strained cervix...I know they said my delivery was so unusual as it was super speedy.....posted 06/01/2011 by tm129
I wonder if it's maybe that you hadn't expelled all of the placenta after the birth and this is part of what's causing the pain and the bleeding.... I have only heard of one woman who had that problem. Because after giving birth, your uterus contracts again to help close the blood vessels to the placenta - but sometimes it can be that those blood vessels aren't closed off properly. That might explain why you felt better after the D&C and possibly why you've been bleeding since as your body heals - but the fact that you dialated so quickly can also have something to do with the pain you have now. It's not really something your body is designed to do, and given that the cervix is a solid muscle, it could be that it's been damaged, overstrained, if you will. I have random cramping of the cervix that none of my doctors can explain and that gives a low abdominal pain that can be unbearable. I found that accupuncture and massage helps a huge amount when used with pain killers.posted 06/01/2011 by EmmaJan
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The streak continued for the elder Williams sister as Venus Williams battled through the brutle conditions at the Sony Open. Williams, riding a win streak that includes her title run in Dubai just last month, has been playing some inspiring tennis of late and things looked the same at the start, but as the match wore on things started to change and somewhat collapse.
Williams came out firing against her Australian opponent, building a 5-1 lead which included two breaks of serve, but the elder stateswoman of the WTA started to lose her timing and eventually her confidence as her often unreliable forehand started misfiring. Williams, and the fans that packed in the stadium to watch the former champion, watched as her seemingly insurmountable lead dwindled from 5-1 to 5-4, but she was able to find her form briefly and close out the first set.
Throughout the second set, it looked as though Williams was struggling with the heat; she was breathing heavily, moving lethargic, and often wincing. Her opponent, Casey Dellacqua, seemed to enjoy the weather; she started to move better and started to boss the rallys. As Williams struggled with her game, mainly the forehand and serve, Dellacqua started to gain confidence and really take it to her more famous opponent. Dellacqua would then start to take her backhand early and drive it deep in the court to pin Williams back behind the baseling, drawing a short ball in which she would then pummel with her inside forehand; it was a perfect combination that lead to capture of the second set for the Australian.
As Williams and Dellacqua took their ten minute break (the heat rule was in effect), Williams went and changed her outfit and seemed to change her mindframe. Coming back from the break, Williams started serving better and seemed to have regained her composure and confidence off the ground and that ultimately lead to her claiming yet another win this year and continuing her confident win streak.
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What Function do I need for an elevator
Hey , I found out how doors worked , but I need elevator , I've tried a Tutorial but it didn't really help me out .( I just got a crazy platform crushing me to death :). SO I'll ask it to experts here How do you make a platform move up and down the way I want it .
Thankx for the help
You could use a func_plat, but I don't like those too much. Instead, use a func_door and change the lip and angle. You'll want to do the following to find the value for the lip: how high you want it - height of the elevator, then take the opposite (negative) of that.
Example: Func_door is 8 units high.
You want the elevator to go 800 units up.
800-8 = 792.
So you would have this: key: lip, Value:-792
Then make the angle -1 (for up) and put it on the bottom of where you want it to be. I don't remember what down is, but I think it's =2 or 0.
Hope this helps.
Thanks I tried that func_plat and it never seems to do what I want it to do.
with a func_plat you have to make it in the open stage, and then work out all of the heights. Much easier with a func_door because you have more controls over it, can put it into a team with another part etc.
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Thanks Lads the door is doing a great job as an elevator , huuraaaa
ANd it's even more fun with buttons !!!
Thanx again !!! I've u excuse me got some elevators to ride ... and saberswinging
Yeah, i used the func_door and it works GREAT!!!, the func_plat was stupid and didn't work right
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Episode III
) This concept art establishing the look of the opening space battle was created in Corel Painter 6.
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) As an early painting, created in Corel Painter 6, the image was intended to push the meaning of the concept "volcano planet.
When digital artist Ryan Church was a child, he liked dinosaurs and airplanes. So when his father, an industrial designer, taught him to draw "properly" at the age of 5 or so, he would make his own dinosaur books or would sketch things he had seen in films. Today, Church is still drawing airplanes and creatures, more so than dinosaurs, only now it is for Lucasfilm and its digital effects arm, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). Furthermore, he is no longer the student, but rather the instructor, having recently taught an advanced entertainment design class at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
Church, in fact, honed his skills at the Art Center himself years ago, learning industrial design and illustration. When the school offered entertainment design, "I knew I didn't want to be a car designer," he says. "My heart was more into airplanes and architecture." Now a senior art director at ILM, Church describes himself as a designer who illustrates. "Painting is the best way I know of recording, actualizing, and sharing an idea."
Trained as a traditional artist, Church applies those methods to the CG realm. "Digital work can be noncommittal and far more experimental, and allows you to take chances." To create his work, he typically uses a PC running Windows XP Professional and a Wacom tablet, and on the software side, Corel Painter IX. Most of Church's current pieces have been for Lucasfilm and its ILM branch, including the design of the alien tripod machines in
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(A personal image) In this piece, crafted in Corel Painter IX, Church wanted to depict speed within a vertical composition illustration that contained a heavy sense of depth.
(A personal image) The painting, created in Corel Painter IX, is meant to depict a mundane moment in an extraordinary place.
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80s glam, close-up shots, the oldest star to grace Vogue, and more in this month round-up of the best and worst glossies.
Marie Claire South Africa
Marie Claire South Africa put Kate Moss on its cover and, while at 38 years old there may have been better dresses for her than a red flower-accented one, there's no denying the British model's stunning beauty.
British Vogue
It may not be January 1985, as this cover would suggest, but how perfectly fitting is this Florence Welch cover and the singer's covetable Chloe gown?
Why one would want to see Lindsay Lohan in the nude is a mystery to many, but her much-buzzed-about Playboy January/February cover is out and she channels Marilyn Monroe in the inside spread.
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It's too bad someone stuck Shala Monroque with an oddball pink puffy miniskirt because this month's Town & Country would otherwise have been perfect for one highlighting the New Year and a "New Face."
Hard to believe this is the same girl from The Social Network. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo star Rooney Mara shows off her flawless complexion in a close-up shot on this month's Allure.
Sexy never looked so sophisticated. Carey Mulligan rocks a Nina Ricci jacket and cotton bra on January's W cover.
Beaming mother-to-be Jennifer Garner stays warm and toasty in a Donna Karan sweater coat on this month's InStyle cover.
Move over Heidi – okay maybe not – but Molly Sims does look fantastic on the cover of this month's Shape.
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Even people who don't find Angelina Jolie arrestingly beautiful must concede she looks stunning on this month's issue of Marie Claire.
Vogue's oldest cover star to date, few actresses are as deserving of some glossy time as Meryl Streep.
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Lady Gaga may feel omnipresent at this point, but Vanity Fair succeeds in delivering a fresh, exciting cover – even if that hat looks straight out of Chris March/Christian Siriano-era Project Runway.
There's no arguing that Scarlett Johansson is beautiful, but what exactly is going on with her hair here? The color, the cut, the styling…puzzling.
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And what happens twenty years from now when retired players come forward about the side-effects incurred by PED use? The I have a problem with the use of PEDs has nothing to do with the idea of having a level playing field in Major League Baseball, as there is no such thing. My primary complaint against the use of any supplementation is that the side-effects of long-term use cannot be predicted: are players willing to risk the remainder of their lives for the sake of prolonging their careers by four or five years? I don't know that I'd be willing to take that risk, but baseball needs to consider both the short- and long-term ramifications of allowing PEDs to become such a problem.
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