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If you'll be heading out to enjoy all the San Bernardino County Fair has to offer this year, why not enter in style? Sign up for the Fair Fun Run 5K, and not only will you get free entrance to the 2013 San Bernardino County Fair, but you can also be one of the very first people to get in!

The 2013 San Bernardino County Fair will take place between May 25th and June 2nd. The Fair Fun Run 5K will kick things off on May 25th at 1:40 p.m. Participants will be the first to enter the fair and will receive free entrance and a t-shirt, all while supporting a good cause. Participants will also have the chance to win prizes.

Registration costs $25.00. Proceeds go to the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department COP and Explorer Programs. 

This 5K is meant to be fun and therefore will not be timed, making it a great opportunity for beginning marathon runners to get some practice. However, even though the event will not be timed, the first male and female to finish the 5K will be crowned the king and queen of "Get Your Kicks at Fair 66." The winners will receive a royalty package and photo opportunity in a classic car.

The race will take place at 14800 7th Street in Victorville, CA 92395. Participants need to check in at 11:00 a.m. on May 25th at Gate E.

For more information or to register, please visit the Fun Fair Run 5K website.

The widespread use of technology has given birth to its own vocabulary. Texting brought us a slew of abbreviations, including LOL, LMAO, BTW, and IDK. The Internet brought us phrases and terms like "Google it" and "Webisode." Technology has practically spawned its own language: a tongue completely separate from the English you were taught throughout school. One term that you may have heard in the past, also a product of technology, is sexting.¹

Sexting is the act of transmitting sexually explicit messages, videos, or (most commonly) photos between mobile devices. This act could be committed between an adult and minor, just adults, or just minors. For instance, if a 16-year-old girl sends her 17-year-old boyfriend a picture of her posing topless, this would be sexting. 

Sexting has the potential for several serious negative consequences. Some of the consequences fall into the legal realm, and others do not. Let's start with those outside of the legal realm. 

Being convicted of drunk driving is, obviously, not a good thing. It means you could incur a criminal record, a higher car insurance rate, fines, points on your license, a suspended license, and suffer other penalties. While terrible, all of these things are "abstract" in the sense that they haven't had a set cost. Now, however, someone has attempted to put a price tag on getting a (first) drunk-driving conviction in California. 

An article in the Los Angeles times by Jerry Hirsch entitled "First drunk-driving conviction can cost nearly $16,000 in California" states that the Automobile Club of Southern California has calculated that a first-offense DUI conviction can cost as much as $15,649 in the state of California. That's a pretty steep price tag--especially considering it's an entirely avoidable expense. What's more, the price jumps up for individuals under the age of 21 to $22,492. That money could pay for a year of college tuition at many schools or even a new car. 

When filling out an application for employment in California it is common for there to be a section asking if the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime. But just what happens if that crime was committed when the applicant was a juvenile? Can the juvenile check no? Is it fair this question is even being asked?

In California, it is OK to check "no" on employment applications when it asks about prior convictions if the conviction took place when the applicant was a juvenile. For example, a 17-year-old who was recently applying for a job in Oakland at a smoothie shop could have checked no when asked about convictions as his weapons charge was from when he was 14 years old.