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Unfair treatment of workers with family responsibilities can lead to costly lawsuits and a disgruntled workforce.
At many offices, the sight of a co-worker's baby daughter brings an air of excitement -- some poke their heads out from behind cubicle walls while others rush over to ogle, offering candy or doohickeys from their desk drawers to entertain the child.
But when Dawn Gallina brought her 10-month-old daughter, Lilly, to work in 1999, the response was quite different, she says. A lawyer at Mintz Levin in Reston, Va., at the time, Gallina says Lilly's impromptu visit led to months and months of bad treatment by her managers, who did not previously know she was a mom.
Her supervisor told her that men and women have different commitment levels at work and that it was hard for female lawyers to find work/life balance, according to court documents. (Gallina later sued.)
A different manager informed Gallina that she wasn't "as committed" as the other attorneys at the firm and that she had to decide whether to be a "successful mommy or successful lawyer," the documents say.
What's more, he embarrassed her in front of her colleagues, using crude swear words when addressing or referring to her, says Gallina.
"He took it above and beyond anything that was reasonable," she says. " 'Pregnant women don't make partner.' He said that to me!"
She filed a formal complaint with the company.
Gallina says she started getting bad performance reviews (even though she says she was never warned about poor performance and the same people had made glowing remarks about her the year before.) That led to her losing out on a pay increase.
The final straw, she says, came when Lilly had to go to the hospital for emergency testing for childhood arthritis and certain types of cancer (the tests were negative and Lilly was healthy). Gallina took a few days off, but still brought work home with her.
Then she received a phone call -- she was fired.
Gallina sued for compensatory damages, back pay, front pay, punitive damages and reinstatement, according to court documents. A jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia awarded her $190,000 in compensatory damages and $330,000 in back pay. The case was later appealed and Mintz Levin settled for an undisclosed sum of money.
In a statement, Michael Gardener, a partner at Mintz Levin, says it's "firmly committed to providing a workplace that offers equal opportunity and fair treatment for all employees. In addition," he says, "the firm has long provided for the needs of those who serve as caregivers. There was no finding of discrimination in the Gallina case. The matter has been settled and the terms of the settlement are confidential, as are all matters concerning Mintz Levin employees."
The company's alleged treatment of Gallina is all too common in today's workplace, legal experts say. Increasingly, employment lawyers and workplace experts are referring to it as family-responsibility discrimination (or caregiver discrimination), meaning that a worker receives poor treatment from his or her employer based on family caregiving responsibilities -- including caring for children and elderly parents.
A pregnant woman, for example, is fired before going on maternity leave because the company doesn't want to lose productivity. A man who cares for an elderly parent is passed up for a promotion because the company doesn't think he'll be able to handle the heavy workload. A mother with small children isn't hired because the hiring manager thinks she won't be able to work long hours or be fully committed to the job.
The Center for WorkLife Law in San Francisco (part of the University of California Hastings College of the Law) finds, in its Family Responsibilities Discrimination: Litigation Update 2010 study, that lawsuits by caregivers have increased 400 percent over the last 10 years. And it's costing companies plenty of money. Employees prevail in almost half of those cases, it says, receiving an average cash award of more than $500,000.
The study also finds that the majority of family responsibility discrimination cases revolve around pregnancy and maternity leave (67 percent). Other cases are related to elder care (10 percent), caring for sick children (7 percent), caring for a sick spouse (4 percent), time off for fathers of newborns or newly adopted children (3 percent) and caring for family members with disabilities (2 percent.)
Considering the numbers and the costs, HR would be wise to ensure managers don't discriminate against caregivers (something they might do unknowingly), and that they help create a family-friendly culture and see to it employees know how to report such incidents.
Where It All Began
By many accounts, family responsibility discrimination first hit the court system in 1971 when the Supreme Court ruled, in Phillips vs. Martin Marietta Corp., that it was unlawful for the Raleigh, N.C.-based construction-aggregates provider to refuse to accept job applications from mothers with preschool-aged children while employing men with children of the same age.
More recently, this form of discrimination has gained a lot of traction in the court system. Here are a few examples:
* In 2006, Agilent Technologies Inc. was ordered to pay $5.2 million for firing a woman who was out on maternity leave.
* In 2007, a former Kohl's employee with children was awarded $2.1 million after the company repeatedly passed her over for a promotion because she had children, while instead promoting less experienced workers without kids.
* In 2009, a circuit court ruled that Pfizer Inc. mistreated and then terminated an employee who took FMLA leave to adopt a child from Russia. The court awarded him more than $666,000.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has also taken on the issue, citing family responsibility discrimination as an emerging trend in the workplace in 2007, stating that it can lead to the disparate treatment of workers.
In 2009, the agency followed up with guidelines for employers, including educating managers about the possible legal implications of working with caregivers; identifying and removing barriers that block a person from easy re-entry into the workforce after taking extended time off (such as during a maternity leave); creating a strong equal opportunity policy; and examining performance reviews and hiring processes to ensure there is not a pattern of disparate treatment toward caregivers.
Despite those rulings and the EEOC regulations, there is "no city, state or federal law that says that you cannot discriminate against caregivers," says Joshua Zuckerberg, a labor-and-employment attorney with Pryor Cashman in New York.
Yet, by discriminating against a caregiver, companies end up breaking other equal-opportunity laws.
In Dawn Gallina's case, for example, Mintz Levin's actions led to an unlawful retaliatory firing, according to the District Court ruling.
Mistreatment of caregivers can also fall into cases of gender-discrimination. For example, thinking that a woman who has just had a child won't be as committed or productive after she returns would be considered a discriminatory presumption.
"[Thinking that] 'Maybe they won't be taking the business trip or they won't put in the extra hours' . . . is an unfair and discriminatory presumption," says Zuckerberg. "It is a presumption that is generally not made about men."
The best way to stay on the right side of the law is for companies to make sure personnel decisions are about the work -- not the employee's family situation, says Zuckerberg.
"Any decision [should be documented to make sure] it's objective [and] not based on subjective feelings or stereotypes or presumptions," he says.
Managing the Managers
Allison Grace, president and founder of Charlotte, N.C.-based consultancy Instant HR Solutions, says the best way to avoid caregiver discrimination is by creating a family-friendly culture, complete with a formal policy in which leadership "respects that people have a life outside of work."
"Be the kind of place where you don't reward people based on how many hours you work," says Grace. "Reward people based on results."
Grace recalls the story of a company in which a female senior-level leader had to work soon after having a baby.
"She was on her BlackBerry in the hospital bed two hours after giving birth!" says Grace. "It was that kind of culture. 'That's great you're having a baby, but you've got to get back to work!' "
A formal policy should contain examples of good and bad conduct, make it clear that retaliation against caregiving employees is prohibited and then spell out to employees how to make a formal complaint.
Though many companies still handle issues of family responsibility discrimination on a case-by-case basis, Grace says, having a policy allows for a dependable way to handle those situations.
"Comes down to consistency," says Grace. "If you are handling it on a case-by-case basis, that can lead to inconsistency ... and open [the company] up to legal issues."
But even a change in culture and formal policy could be for naught if managers aren't getting the picture.
"A lot of managers are not aware of the legal landmines they can step on," she says. "They need to be aware that it's not OK to ask a female [job] candidate if they plan on having children. It's not OK to ask in an interview, 'If you have to travel, who will take care of your kids?' -- and only ask that of women."
Cynthia Thomas Calvert, deputy director and general counsel at the Center for WorkLife Law, says managers should be trained in the best ways to respond to an employee announcing a new family situation. If an employee says she's pregnant, for example, a manager might wonder how much work that employee will miss for maternity leave.
"That isn't productive for a company," says Calvert, whose organization runs a hotline for workers who believe they are facing family responsibility discrimination. "If you treat your pregnant employees just like everyone else, they are much more likely to come back to the company after they have their baby."
In some cases, says Calvert, a company may have anti-discrimination policies in place, but the managers might still take it upon themselves to discriminate -- perhaps because they either don't know that they have bias or they think it's good business.
"It happens in companies known for being family friendly and on the ball," she says.
Calvert also suggests that managers should run personnel changes by HR, who can help them see if there is an inherent bias coming into play.
Another solution is to offer flexible work schedules, which allow mothers, fathers and caretakers to adjust their work days to accommodate family issues. Sure, that can be helpful for the worker, but it won't stop a manager from being discriminatory.
That responsibility is, hopefully, handled by HR.
"If you have supervisors who are discriminating, [a flex-time] program isn't going to save you," says Calvert.
Gallina, who successfully sued her employer for discrimination based on her being a mother, says that -- although there's been progress since her case was decided on several years ago -- family responsibility discrimination needs to get a lot more attention.
"HR really needs to be in touch with ... managers about how serious something like this is," says Gallina. "They're really good about training for sexual harassment ... but they never talk about parental rights."


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The U.S. Constitution: Outdated, Archaic and Evil?
The call for Americans to give up certain freedoms in the interest of safety rages on. From drones in the sky to cameras on the streets, we are sacrificing our freedoms in the name of a lie. And the nasty lie is two-fold: We are told we must sacrifice liberty for security and that the Constitution is the root of the problem.
There is an anti-constitutional sentiment that has taken root in America, which sees the U.S. Constitution as an evil to be eradicated. This position ultimately disrupts and undermines the rule of law and the very idea of America.
Case in point is Professor Michael Seidman. In January 2013, Professor Seidman, constitutional law professor at Georgetown University, initiated an unprovoked attack on our charter of freedom.
Professor Seidman claims that we should give up on the document, which contains "archaic, idiosyncratic and downright evil provisions" and then, ironically, proceeds to lecture us on what parts of the document our culture should keep and which we should toss. In an almost royal tone that rivals King George III, Professor Seidman wants to play fast and loose with the rule of law, the very problem with our current system of governance.
Professor Seidman claims that the Constitution "has a pernicious impact on our political culture," puts our society in bondage, and is the cause of America's breakdown. Here is where Professor Seidman misses the point.
Thomas Jefferson insisted that those in authority must be bound by the "chains of the Constitution." And he was right. "Constitutional bondage" is precisely what protects our right to speak out against the government, to assemble in places where others would not want us, to practice our religion even where others may disagree, own firearms even in the face of government-perpetuated fear, and the right to be left alone in our homes despite government's curiosity to find out what's inside.
Without a Constitution, how is the majority prevented from infringing on the rights of the minority? Does Professor Seidman propose that we just trust the legislative and judicial branches to arbitrarily take care of governing as they see fit? Without a Constitution and short of violence, what remedy do the American people have against an executive that has gone rogue? According to Professor Seidman, our elected representatives should be a law unto themselves with no real, legitimate checks and balances.
To advocate that individuals in power come together and have "intelligent debate" as to what the rules should be is a utopian fantasy. What makes Professor Seidman believe that the rule of law established through debate would not be disregarded just as the Constitution is often disregarded?
As James Madison made clear, "If men were angels, no government would be necessary." More to the point, if men were not inclined towards power, constitutions would be unnecessary. Like it or not, well-intentioned people inside and outside of government hurt others. More concerning than that, tyrants destroy.
Professor Seidman expresses discontent with the politicizing of various issues, including the Second Amendment. Here is where we can find some short-lived common ground.
Most people despise the politicization of these issues where elected representatives use tragedies to score political points. However, to say that government should not be in the business of protecting the liberties of the people, especially the minority, leaves but one alternative: The tyranny of those in control. As Milton Friedman makes clear, "A system which depends on the right man is a bad system."
This is where I part ways with Professor Seidman. Fundamental liberties should not be up for a debate or for politicizing, and our Constitution makes this clear through the words "shall not infringe", "make no law", and "reserved to the people and to the states." In other words, politicizing would be minimized if we adhered to the Constitution.
Recall that the Constitution's primary objective is not to tell the governed what they may or may not do. Rather, it instructs the government about what they can't do to the governed. The Constitution embraces timeless principles that have withstood the test of time and are the essence of America, such as the separation of power, the division of authority, the enumeration and protection of rights, popular sovereignty, and rule through a republican form of government.
If we don't like the content of the Constitution, we can change it through the amendment process. It is designed to be difficult so that a radical majority cannot just change the rule of law on a whim. They must engage certain obstacles first. We are running a country, not a business. Governing is supposed to be a tough game.
Admittedly, America is dealing with issues today that the framers likely never anticipated. However, anticipating the problems of the future wasn't the objective of the Constitution, and it is not the objective today. The essence of the U.S. Constitution and of America stands upon two immoveable piers: Men and women are born free, and men and women with power cannot be trusted. As a result, we restrict power in order to minimize tyrannical impulses.
As Professor Seidman rages on, his apparent ace in the hole is the fact that some of the framers were slave owners. In other words, although they may have been smart, they were also evil so we should disregard any work they performed in creating the greatest bastion of freedom the world has ever seen.
Does the hypocrisy of the minority of the founders invalidate the Constitution? Does the truthfulness of a statement depend on the virtue of the person making it? It should be abundantly clear to a person who has taught constitutional law for 40 years that our nation, including the elimination of slavery, is the result of adherence to, and utilizing the machinery of, the Constitution rather than the disregard of it.
America's ongoing reverence of the Constitution is not the problem. Its fascination with it is certainly the answer. Indeed, if we would adhere to the document, the many problems that Professor Seidman notes would almost certainly vanish. Our choice is clear: Rule of law or rule of tyrants.
Shane Krauser is the director of the American Academy for Constitutional Education, a partner with the law firm of Davis Miles McGuire Gardner, the spokesman for www.freedomfires.com, an adjunct professor of constitutional law, and a radio talk show host in Phoenix, Arizona. Follow on Facebook: Shane Krauser
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Yen continued weakening amid the growth of the Japanese stock market, which added 2.3% according to the Nikkei 225 index. The pair was above 103 for the first time since May 2013; this happened also because of the weak Japanese data. Japan's GDP growth for the third quarter was revised downwards to 0.3 % q/q, against the preliminary estimates of 0.5%. Due to weak foreign demand the capital investment companies were lowered.
Economic growth rate has been declining for the second consecutive quarter. The data of the trade balance and current account balance of payments were worse than expected.
Chinkou-span is above the price, the pair is above the Ichimoku cloud. Tenkan-sen is directed downwards, Kijun-sen is horizontal. Chinkou Span is below the price, the cloud is neutral.
Bollinger Bands still indicate an upward movement. The bands are widening and directed upwards. MACD is located in a positive zone, slightly below its signal line.
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There is no fear that the chicken coops of in a southern Israel kibbutz have been infected with the bird flu virus, Dr Moshe Haimovitch, head of the national Veterinary Services, said Friday.
Sample tests conducted Thursday by the Health Ministry, the Agriculture Ministry and the Veterinary Services revealed that the bird flu virus may have infected the chicken coops of Kibbutz Grofit in the Arava region.
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"When we receive a suspicious result, we run the test again, this has happened many times before, and is only being done for safety reasons."
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From: "Diana Gale Matthiesen" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] DYS533 (Panel 9 and EA)
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 12:38:02 -0500
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I, too, suspect these markers may be more useful than people are giving them
credit. We "maxed out" the markers for four members in a family where 6th
cousins were matching 67/67, to try and find additional mutations to separate
them. Not surprisingly, the Palindromic Pack gave us the most mutations. The
only other mutation that appeared among the advanced markers was DYS549, in
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> From: On Behalf Of vernade didier
> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 10:13 AM
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> Subject: Re: [DNA] DYS533 (Panel 9 and EA)
> Diana,
> You are right but it seems that, earlier, some kind of
> warning against a conversion existed. In an earlier post I
> mentioned a difference between the YSTR18 and FTDNA panel 9
> but this was due to a conversion that I did and I am sure I
> didn't decide a conversion by myself (even if I can't recall
> how I was prompted to do it). So, no differences between
> YSTR18 and FTDNA panel 9 but, may be, some old , wrong
> entries from some times ago.
> I would like to add that these markers deserve better
> attention than what they presently get. Until now I wasn't
> able to get enough R1a results to compare to R1b, for example
> on DYS556 . Vince reported 2 cases of 556=12 in R1b (1 being
> mine) and I am wondering if early stages of R1b may have
> DYS556=12 , a little bit like the changes on DYS426 (opposite
> direction).
> Didier
> > As far as I know, no conversion factors are required
> > between EA's ten "YSTR FT Upgrade" markers and
> > FTDNA's ten "Panel 9" markers. I had a pair of brothers
> > tested on these markers, one at EA and one at FTDNA,
> > and their results were the same.
> >
> > Diana
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'Saying Yes to No' is a good concept
Last month, I went to the "Say Yes to No" presentation by Dr. David Walsh held at Woodbury Lutheran Church. It was a special community event sponsored by District 833 School Age Family Education and a few other local organizations.
Walsh is the founder and president of the National Institute on Media and the Family located in Minneapolis. He is a nationally-known parenting expert, bestselling author and speaker. I heard him speak once about building healthy families through the wise use of media at a conference. And lately, he is a frequent guest on radio talk shows discussing his new book "No. Why Kids -- of All Ages --Need to Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It."
I was very interested in the topic and listening to his presentation. Obviously, many parents felt the same way.
The 800-seat sanctuary at Woodbury Lutheran Church was almost full. For one-and-a-half hours, Walsh kept the audience's attention with his powerful message. It's a timely message that our society needs to hear.
We live in a "Yes" culture that gives kids the message that they can and should have whatever they want, whenever they want it. The result is our kids want instant gratification.
They develop a sense of entitlement. They lack self- control, patience and discipline. Our "Yes" culture can lead to disappointment and failure when they later learn that they can't always have their way.
As parents, we all know it's so much easier to say yes to our kids than to say no. More and more parents find it harder to say no. We over-indulge our kids.
Oftentimes, parents buy their children whatever they ask for because they don't want to deprive their children of anything their friends have, or because they are tired of hearing their children's nagging.
But kids need to learn through our no response that they don't always get what they want in life. They need to learn to deny and delay gratification. They need to learn that self-esteem and happiness are not built on what we have and how much we have.
"No" builds a foundation for self-discipline, perseverance, delayed gratification and a host of other character traits that lead to happy and successful life.
My daughter calls me a "tough mom" because I say no to her requests a lot.
I don't yield to my kids' every request and demand. For me, parenting is not a popularity contest. I would rather be tough than popular.
Some parents want to be liked by their children and be their friends. But we are parents in the first place. It's our job to set limits, boundaries and teach them self-discipline, especially when they are young.
As a radio talk show host likes to say, "If you want your children to like you, give them what they want. But if you want your children to love you, give them what they need."
"No" is an excellent book on parenting. It explains how parents can say "no" to their kids and why they should. It gives parents practical and effective strategies for using "no" the right way with kids. As parents we should have the courage to just say "no" and mean it. And we need to know how to say "no."
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"'Say Yes to No' gives parents and educators the tools they need to instill self-discipline in our children," said Walsh. "Too often our kids get caught up in the culture of more, easy, fast and fun and develop discipline deficit disorder. By helping parents become stronger parents, we can ensure our kids can succeed in life and school."
Thanks to our school district, Woodbury Lutheran Church and all the other sponsors who made this event possible. Your support has allowed more parents to hear this every important message.


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After four years of economic crisis some kind of normality has at last been restored to European politics. The EU is at loggerheads with Britain again. After a prolonged period in which it seemed as if the EU would tear apart, its indebted southern members cast adrift from its more solvent northern members, it is almost comforting to see a return to the more traditional faultline in the EU: where the rest of the EU gangs up on Britain and accuses it of being isolationist.
Not once during the euro crisis has a country been singled out for such disapproval as Britain has since David Cameron demanded that the EU budget not be increased over the next eight years by any more than the rate of inflation. Fingers have been wagged at Athens from time to time, but never has Angela Merkel asked EU officials to prepare a set of negotiations which excluded Greece but included all other 26 member states. That, however, is what she has this week done to Britain: ordered a budget to be prepared for the next seven years which ignores British demands.
It says much about the EU that the most heinous crime that a member state can commit is not to spend recklessly and fail to collect its citizens' taxes, blatantly ignoring the rules which were supposed to ensure the stability of the euro, but instead to draw attention to the greed and extravagance of the politburo which runs the EU.
As David Cameron made clear in his speech to the CBI on Monday, the misspending of European money goes right to the top — in the salaries, pensions and expenses of senior officials. Present any threat to the lifestyles of the people who inhabit this sheltered little world and you can expect a swift and brutal response, as the European Commission's former chief accountant Marta Andreasen found to her cost when she dared to question the organisation's accounting systems in 2002.
The real isolationists in the debate over the EU's budget are those officials at the centre who seem entirely isolated from economic reality. It is bizarre, at a time when governments all across Europe have been forced to slash spending, that the European Council president Herman Van Rompuy can demand an annual rise in the EU's budget of 5 per cent over the next seven years (and 6.8 per cent for 2013). Britain's contribution to the EU, as a share of total public spending, has already doubled in the past four years.
It is outrageous that Van Rompuy should demand any increase at all, given that the EU Court of Auditors has refused to sign off the EU's accounts for the past 18 years. There is no other area of government expenditure, not even the Department for International Development's swollen budget, where money is handed out so freely with so little regard to how it is spent. Under these circumstances it would be reckless to agree even to an EU budget that is pegged to inflation. Last month, David Cameron was defeated in parliament over rebels' demands that he use his veto to block anything other than a real-terms cut in EU spending.
The Prime Minister has not been thanked one bit by fellow EU leaders for refusing to go along with this vote; on the contrary, the EU has carried on as it always does, treating the parliaments of supposedly sovereign states with contempt whenever they dare to challenge proposals drawn up in Brussels.
We have been assured again and again over the past 40 years that Britain remains a sovereign state in spite of its membership of the EU. Now is Cameron's chance to prove it, by obeying the instructions of his own parliament and vetoing any budget proposal which increases EU spending by a single euro.
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It goes without saying that Lord McAlpine has been horribly wronged. He has been falsely accused of a crime that not only deeply offends decent people but that provokes murderous outrage in others. Yet the zealousness of his lawyers is no cause for celebration — even if, as reported, the peer will only demand 'sensible and modest' compensation from most of the 10,000 tweeters who sullied his name, and will give it all to charity.
It is only thanks to Lord McAlpine's wealth that he has been able to take the course of threatening thousands of tweeters with libel action. Few of those who are being pursued have the means to defend themselves in court: they have no option but to settle.
Lord McAlpine is beyond doubt innocent of the charges which were laid at his door by a poorly researched Newsnight investigation. But our libel laws have equally commonly been used by rogues such as Robert Maxwell, whose larcenous activities only came to light after his death, and Jimmy Savile, who used the threat of libel to suppress reporting of his abusive activities while he was alive.
The US, through its Speech Act, has already declared English libel laws to be in breach of its constitution. Our government has committed itself to some changes in the shape of the Libel Reform Bill. But they do not go far enough. The brave measure would be to abolish libel as a civil offence and instead to bolster its use as a criminal sanction, to be used against those who deliberately and wrongfully accuse others of serious offences, without threatening the free speech of scientists, critics, vegan protestors and all others who have found themselves silenced by the threat of grossly inflated libel costs.
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In 2003, the Paul A. McLennon, Sr., Honors Moot Court Competition was established through the generosity of Professor Michael Devitt and his family. The competition was named in honor of attorney and naval aviator Paul A. McLennon, Sr., a longtime friend of the Devitt family. The competition's purpose is to give USD law students an opportunity to develop their brief writing and oral advocacy skills by focusing on a single case and testing these skills in an open, rigorous competition. Not only does the competition foster appellate advocacy skills among USD law students, but it also reinforces the law school's strong reputation in the legal and academic communities for excellence in appellate advocacy training. The final round of the competition has attracted presiding jurists from our nation's highest court, including United States Supreme Court justices Clarence Thomas in 2003 and Antonin Scalia in 2004.
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First I must clarify something for those without this blessed habit of drinking mate: Originally, the word "Mate" was used to designate the natural gourd used as a receptacle, where the grass is placed. Then the word was popularized in Castilian and by extension call and to any container to replace the natural. Often also said plant mate when actually wants to talk about the yerba mate plant is the Paraguayensis Ilex, since for content ratio continent has passed the word to designate matte infusion yerba.
Rinse these items will say that here we describe the zucchini plant to mate, also called pot plant
Mate gourd, gourd, biscuit, water gourd, mati, Puru, caiguá, Yeruá, gourd, gourd, or calabash gourd.
Its botanical name is Lagenaria siceraria family of Curcurbitaceae.
Accompanies man from the earliest cultures, its fruits were used as vessels from pre-agricultural times. Peru's archaeological remains dating back 11,000 to 13,000 years, in Mexico 7000 years in the old world and its cultivation is documented in Egypt 2,000 years ago. In Europe it was known since Roman times and was cultivated before the Age of Discovery.
Prehistoric Dispersal Lagenaria in both worlds is difficult to explain. No known wild populations anywhere, but grows wild in many places. The wild counterparts are in Africa and current thinking is considered native to that continent.
Their presence in prehistoric America can be explained by a dispersion very old before Africa and South America separated. Another possibility is that the fruits float from Africa and reached the coast of South America. The man then multiplied and which were used as containers for carrying water, grain and other uses.
Why is the plant called mate?
By matt in Quechua is called: "mati", meaning cup or drinking vessel, but became widespread as a name for vulgar as the fruit of the gourd Lagenaria siceraria.
The scientific name of this plant is based on the particular shape of its fruit and use that gave the Indians, using them as bottles, because "lagena" is Latin for bottle.
The Incas designated by the name of "puru". The fruit of the gourd, in all its varieties, has served as the poorer classes dishes indigenous and Creole.According shape porongo also call or cookie. The Guarani's called "caiguá", its etymology is "caa" yerba, "i": water and "gua" means a container. It means "water bowl of grass".There are varieties of different sizes. Large ones were called "yerua" in Guarani and "gourd" in Quechua.Cultivation
Kill plants are annual vines, summer growth. Trellises require that their fruit to develop properly without soil moisture. It should therefore be planted against a wall or woven wire but placing wires to guide him. Roundabouts are ideal for summer as its very rapid growth. Its stem has tendrils to climb.Mates have unisexual flowers, white corolla, and open in the evening and last one and a half, with musky odor that attracts bats and nocturnal insects. They are also good pollinators bumblebees. Male flowers appear first and then the female. How outcrossing is required, increasing the variability of sizes and shapes when planted different typesThe fruits are large variety of shapes and sizes. Some cylindrical fruits reach over 3.5 m. long, while others are spherical, flattened (matt biscuit). The fruits grow beneath the dried flowers are green and very small at first, then reach their size depending on the variety planted pot.In commercial plantations, they are usually planted at a distance of 3m. between grooves running from north to south to have good sunshine during the morning and evening. The spacing between plants should be 1.5 to 2m. planting is done once frost ended with three seeds per hole, after thinning to leave the best plant. It can be grown in all provinces of Ecuador .
At the household level, and particularly in my case because I like the planted and despite being a very beautiful plant is easy to decorate courtyards and gardensIt is sown as stated earlier in spring, directly into the venue, but in these parts as spring frosts may be some seeds are protected with a plastic bottle or container transparent pet, which is cut to the height of peak using one body and base of the bottle is placed upside down on the seeds sown. The plastic should give some holes with scissors to breathe seedlings .. This acts to protect small hothouse small frost seedlings until completion. Do not even think about planting it elsewhere and then do a transplant because it does not resist.Born and grow seedlings beneath the bottles, when they finish ready frost ... plastic is removed.NeedsNeed fertile soil (if the soil lacks calcium are weak and split easily), out of the wind, humidity and should therefore watering every day of the summer, can not stand frost. It is very resistant to pests and diseases.
And when we harvest?
The fruits are picked when ripe, with the pendulum completely dry. In these circumstances plant can withstand frost. They are stored in a dry, ventilated, shaded to complete dehydration. Dryers can be made of reeds, sticks or wire fabric roof to keep out the rain, or as in my case the dry indoors in a place that will air reef points or hung by their stalks to be more scientific to dryness . This is noticeable when you shake and noise produce seeds inside.
Ojo must cure before using
Curing is done by washing the fruit with detergent that does not contain bleach and stiff bristle brush or loofah. After drying in a ventilated, shaded and avoiding touching the fruits. Once dry you can apply varnish, wax or paint. Generally mates are thick-skinned and dark-skinned with thin colored. The seeds should be stored dry well, these are kept for several years
As I said the ancient peoples used them to transport water or grain today, they are generally used as containers for drinking mate, yerba mate placing inside. If you want to use for this purpose must heal inside. The idea is to impregnate and seal with a patina of yerba inside the porous walls of the pumpkin, but this will be a separate chapter.
Even today many people use them for crafts, ornaments, lamps, flowerpots, etc..
After selecting the pumkin begins to design what you want to capture on mattte depending on the inspiration of each artist and always having refrence Moche inconography. use to do a pencil or maker coal
After finishing the design begins with carving, giving depth and thickness suitable to drawing that has been drawn on the pumpkin.
It is used to craft the instrument called "chisel"
After the cut is necessary to burn the parties are required to give the tone sought according to the design, using oven to fathom, candle wax, electric pyrographer. Etc.
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Description This square-format manuscript, Walters W.853.1, is volume 1, containing chapters 1-18 (Surat al-fatihah through Surat al-kahf), of an illuminated two-volume Qur'an produced in Sub-Saharan (West) Africa in the 13th century AH/AD 19th. The text is written in Sudani script in dark brown ink with vocalization in red on loose leaves. Chapter headings are in reddish-brown ink. Three yellow dots outlined in red arranged in a triangular form separate verses. Polychrome circular medallions as well as square and rectangular devices in a variety of patterns and colors mark textual divisions. The leaves of the text are organized between two decorated boards with geometric compositions. The pages and boards are housed in a leather pouch (satchel).
Provenance Sam Fogg Rare Books and Manuscripts, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2000, by purchase.
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Our beautiful Cabin at the Lake features amenities identical to those of our Cabin at Poplar Ridge. Enjoy the breathtaking view of Lake Nantahala from the double-level wraparound deck, or enjoy a roaring fire- in front of either of the two gas fireplaces- one in the Great Room, and a second in the downstairs Game Room. Fun enough for everyone! Play pool or air hockey in the cozy Game Room downstairs, or enjoy a soak in the Jacuzzi! Furnished with a luxurious rustic decor, the amenities include central heat and air-conditioning, BBQ grill, telephone, satellite TV, VCR, CD player. Don't worry about details - we've got it covered! Cookware, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, dishes and utensils are provided for your convenience, as well as linens. For your added comfort, we provide a washer and dryer. Bring your boat! Public access to beautiful Lake Nantahala is just a short walk away! Enjoy boating, swimming, and fishing!
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One worker at the state's power grid has been fired and two others were suspended for triggering rotating blackouts that led to nearly 1 million Southern Californians losing their electricity in the wee morning hours of April 1, the agency that oversees the grid said Thursday.
The Independent System Operator, which runs the grid, said the disciplinary actions took place April 9, slightly more than a week after the plant shutdown triggered rotating outages in 17 areas from the Mexican border into Orange County. The confirmation came a day after state Sen. Christine Kehoe alluded to the firing during hearings in Sacramento on the issue.
Citing privacy concerns, ISO spokeswoman Stephanie McCorkle did not identify the employees. except to say that they were "operations people who worked on the control room floor" at the agency's headquarters in Folsom. Shortly after the blackout, the three employees were reassigned to other tasks while the agency investigated what happened.
To prevent another needless outage, the ISO is retraining workers to ensure that power plants aren't shut down when they're needed, implementing procedures to clarify what steps should be taken in a similar situation and changing its alarm system to warn of a lack of generation before a major power plant is shut down.
Nevertheless, critics say the agency has not done enough.
Michael Shames, who heads San Diego's Utility Consumers' Action Network, said the agency still has not provided a detailed description of how the blackouts occurred or why the plant's operators could not question the ISO order to shut down.
In a letter last week to Yakout Mansour, the ISO's chief executive, Shames suggested that the agency should make public its daily logs for March 31 and April 1, which would show the communications between ISO officials and the managers of the Otay Mesa plant.
"So far, the [ISO] has indicated to the public that it involved 'operator error,' " Shames wrote. "But the nature of that 'error' requires substantial clarification."
McCorkle said the daily logs contain market-sensitive data that energy companies could use to shape their bidding and that other details regarding the incident involve the employees' privacy.
McCorkle said the ISO found that the three employees were involved in two major "errors."
First, they acceded to a request from a scheduling coordinator of the Otay Mesa plant, which is owned by Calpine Corp. and sells its power to SDG&E, to shut down after midnight. She did not say why the scheduling coordinator, who works independently of the plant, asked for the shutdown, but said that such requests are not uncommon because the period between midnight and 5 a.m. typically has relatively low demand for electricity.
At the time, Otay Mesa was the only plant fully operating in San Diego County. The Palomar plant in Escondido and South Bay in Chula Vista were down for maintenance, the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station was operating at one-quarter capacity, and only one unit at the Encina Power Station in Carlsbad was idling, with orders that it remain on reserve standby power.
As a result, the shutdown at Otay Mesa put the power system in violation of rules that require SDG&E to derive at least a quarter of its power from local generators. Once it was shut down, alarms went off in ISO control rooms in Folsom and Alhambra warning that San Diego was importing too much of its power from outside the region.
McCorkle said the second error consisted of "overcorrecting" for the shutdown by calling for a rotating outage that affected 291,000 utility customers, or nearly 1 million individuals.
According to an ISO investigation, the staffers incorrectly thought they were under a federal deadline to resolve the issue within 30 minutes, prompting them to take immediate action. But the federal deadline did not apply in this case, meaning that the staffers had enough time to avoid the blackouts.
Shames described the incident as a "bad April Fool's joke" and said the ISO should provide full information to ensure that it does not happen again.


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Well maybe you still need a little help as to what this is about. It's about showing photos of big women, usually acting very superior and stuff. This is more of a site FOR big women to look at when they are depressed than for any man, even if he likes big women.
The page is one big fake low quality bad design failure from start to finish. The site is purely interested in selling it's videos to other countries (annoying to see that when you have paid for access).
Though there are some low quality mpegs (not a lot) you get cheated by the "video gallery" sections. I personally thought there would be videoclips in here, what would you think?
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Two Preakness-bound starters, Peace Rules and Kissin Saint, turned in workouts over Belmont's main track this morning. Derby Trial (gr. III) Midas Eyes, recorded his first workout since winning at Churchill Downs.Midas Eyes is likely for either Belmont's $200,000 Peter Pan (gr. II) on May 24 or the $750,000 Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) on May 26.Workout times for all three colts were unavailable, however, after thick fog blanketed Belmont Park for over an hour. All three horses went to the track shortly after the 8:15 a.m. break. New York Racing Association clockers received a five-furlong work order for Kissin Saint, a half-mile order for Peace Rules and a six-furlong order for Midas Eyes.Although unable to see both colts in their respective workouts, Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel seemed pleased with Peace Rules and Midas Eyes. As of this morning, it appears Peace Rules, who was third to Funny Cide in the Kentucky Derby, will be his only Preakness starter.Not only will Peace Rules and Funny Cide vie for favoritism in next Saturday's Preakness Stakes, but both horses share enviable traits as well. Funny Cide and Peace Rules are blessed with natural speed, have won prestigious stakes races and never back down from a stretch run without putting up a good fight. I'm anxious to run against Funny Cide again," Frankel said this morning. "From what I saw of his work, he looked good. He'll ship to Maryland on either Wednesday or Thursday." Midas Eyes, who like Peace Rules is owned by Edmund Gann, is undefeated in a pair of starts for Frankel. The colt by 1997 Belmont Stakes winner Touch Gold was a runaway winner of Gulfstream's Swale (gr. III) in March and most recently scored as the heavy favorite in Churchill Downs' Derby Trial. "As of now he's not running in the Preakness," Frankel said.
Peter Karches' Kissin Saint, a distant third to Empire Maker and Funny Cide in Aqueduct's April 12 Wood Memorial, will try the big boys again in the Preakness. Trainer Lisa Lewis was originally considering the Peter Pan for the colt, but said there are a number of reasons to race in the second leg of the Triple Crown."The Peter Pan is a one-turn race and I think two turns is a better fit for him," Lewis said. "He's just really blossomed over the last four weeks. His coat looks great and I think he's finally figured the game out. We're going into the Preakness off five weeks rest. The Derby horses have two. Our horse should have an honest pace to run at." Jockey Richard Migliore was aboard Kissin Saint for the colt's five-furlong workout this morning. Migliore will have the mount in the Preakness, a race he finished second in last year aboard longshot Magic Weisner.


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While specifics remain unclear, it's been confirmed that Uncharted creative director and writer Amy Hennig has left Naughty Dog.
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present 'my. name'/. ; I \do !;nbt Iknow anything f about. this, I can't help what other States may do. I do
not believe my name will now be 'pfesente'd'to tneVo'nventtoiiuV'--^'.'.{7;.,*.';;*'-*^; "'"".¦" ''¦ uv v ' : * : 3
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New York's 72 votes
will £0 to Woodruff. Dol
liver will, judging from
the positive declarations
made by delegates, prob
ably poll more than 160
votes on the first ballot.
Indiana's vote will be
cast for Fairbanks, and
he will receive some scat
tering votes.
The strength of the opposition
to. the administration's candidate
cannot be estimated with any de
gree of . accuracy. Many dele
gates who would have voted for
Roosevelt are now convinced
that he is determined not to ac
cept the nomination. It is prob
able that Long's lead will cause
many wavering delegations to
jump into his bandwagon, and it
is reasonably probable that he
will be nominated on the first bal
lot, but if there is a sharp or pro
longed contest Dolliver will stand
an excellent chance. There are
yet many stubborn ones who de
clare that their beloved Rough
Rider will be nominated nolens
volens by a stampede.
chance to be appointed Secretary
of the Navy in the new Cabinet.
. Previous to the action of the
New York delegation to-night a
poll of the convention had been
made by The Gall's representa
tives, but of course it must be
modified before it can be accept
ed as reliable. Some changes are
made in it, and it is herewith pre
sented for what it is worth. It
will at least show that the Vice
Presidential fight is a very pretty
It seems that the ad
ministration is sure of the
following States for Long:
Alabama. 22; Arkansas.
16; California, 18; Colo
rado, 8; Connecticut, 12;
Delaware. 6; Florida. 8;
Georgia, 26; Massachus
etts, 16; Mississippi, 18;
Missouri, 30; New Hamp
shire, 8; New Jerssy, 20;
North Dakota, 6; Ohio, 46;
Pennsylvania, 6; South
Carolina, 18; Tennessee,
4; Vermont, " 8; Virginia,
24; West Virginia, :8 ;
Washington, 8; Wiscon
sin, 24; Wyoming, 6; Ari-
wffich way the cat ; will jump.
Several members said to-night
that this was equivalent to a dec
laration for the administration's
candidate, John D. Long of Mas
sachusetts, for they believe the
administration will beat Quay
and Platt. But should it appear
that Hanna is very likely to be
defeated, the California men may
desert the administration's stand
ard, for, as one member said to
night, "It is quite natural for us
to want to be on the winning
side, but almost the entire dele
gation are of the opinion that
Long will be nominated, there
fore their votes may safely be re-
Galifornians regard this as a
suggestion of Mr. Scott that pos
sibly his brother might 'stand -a
"If the California delegation
would vote for Irving M. Scott
no harm would be done and much
good might result, for California
might then be recognized by a
representative in the .Cabinet.'
T., has been .bombarding the
members of the California delega
tion with' telegrams urging that
California's eighteen votes * be
cast for Irving' M . \ as a ; compli
ment. Following is the substance
of . a telegram received : by Dele-
If the vote was not likely to be
close between the administration
and anti-administration forces,
Irving M. Scott might receive
eighteen complimentary votes,
but the Californians do not wish
to: waste, their efforts on a hope
less candidacy, although they all
unite in expressing. great respect
for the noted ship-builder. It ap
pears -that/Mr.; Scott is a willing
"Barkis," for his brother, Henry
corded for Long on the first bal
lot unless there is a great change
in the situation between now and
The question is, Can Hanna
muster enough votes to nominate
Long on the first ballot? The
solid South, with the exception of
one or two States, will vote for
any candidate espousecl^by the ad
ministration, and many other
States are only awaiting a. tip
from the McKinley forces before
announcing their attitude. This
is true of California's delegation,
despite all reports to the con
trary. There were rumors all
day around the Walton Hotel
lobby that the Californians would
be found "fighting in the front
rank for Roosevelt, and some re
ports had it that a Californian
would make the nominating
speech . for Roosevelt. Various
polls have been made and each
one has put California's eighteen
votes in the Roosevelt column,
but The Gall correspondent has
definite and reliable information
that the Californians will not de
cide how to vote until they see
statement declining the nomina
Special Dispatch to The CalL
fS ALL HEADQUAR
l j TERS, HOTEL WAL
PHIA, June 19. — All convention
speculation was completely up
set at midnight to-night, and all
calculations turned awry by
Roosevelt's positive and final re
fusal to take the Vice Presiden
tial nomination. The New York
delegation went into caucus and
decided to present Woodruff's
name, which will insure the Lieu
tenant Governor of New York
the seventy-two votes of the Em
pire State. However, this will
be about the limit of his" strength,
and it is generally conceded that
he has no chance whatever
of winning. The administration
is determined to nominate Long,
but the Quay and Platt crowd de
clare that unless it is done on the
first ballot the opposition will
center on Roosevelt and sweep
the convention with the magic of
the Rough Rider's name in spite
of his oft-repeated and* positive
| "We are on the eve of another struggle. Already we are beginning to form our /battalions' under v trje Ieddership of our great statesman, General William McKigley."
These words by Chairn)ao HaQQa of th>e Republican NatioQal Committee iQ caiiiQg^^ for a whirlwind of enthusiast!). Men and
;women sprang to tbeir feet; delegates, spectators, staid a'o'd distioguished guests, all animated .by r acomrT)6n purpose to do honor to the President. Senator rjanna
looked down witf) smiling satisfaction on the tempestuous demonstration. Flags and handRerchiefs waved everywhere in- billows of color. For ten seconds, twenty,
!tl)irty, a minute, the demonstration Kept up, and theo, with-a wave; of t^e h'an"d ( the National Chairman begged the assemblage to resun>e tb«ir seats and let l)im
WHEN M'KJNLEY'S N0ME W^M^m&S^^^SI^WMWm^^^^MMM
volume Lxxxrni-No. 20.
New York Delegation Decides to Present the Name of Lieutenant-Governor Wood
ruff for the Vice-Presidency— Secretary of the Navy Long Seems to Have Suffi
cient Support to Get the Nomination— Only a Stampede Can Cause the Rough
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I said I would keep people updated as soon as I found out info. The IGT decided it is not going to affiliate itself with the tradeshow that was mentioned before. We decided to just keep the IGT as its own entity as it always has been. With that being said we do know have a show date set. It is now going to be held at the Holiday Inn in Columbus, Indiana. The dates are June 18th-June 20th. I am not sure of the phone # or address at the Hotel but I will get that information. We still have some details to work out but all of the awards and sponsors are lined up. The board is working on judges and seminars. If I can help feel free to contact me tddbuch @ sbcglobal.net also the website is being worked on. I have not checked but it might be up now.
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The people of Mablethorpe came out in force alongside holidaymakers as everyone swayed along to the sound of music on the coast at this year's Busking Festival.
The second one of it's kind to be introduced into the town, it's gives musicians from all across the county, including ones who are homegrown to show the resort what they've got and show everyone their musical talents.
This year was no exception with a great vibe spreading along the coast throughout the day at four different locations within the town centre and along the promenade.
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Leek, onion & potato soup
This was hugely popular. It somehow hit the spot for anyone wanting to capture the warm comfort that soup, when it's homemade, never fails to impart. It's a timeless luxury too because nothing made in a factory comes anywhere near it.
Serves 4-6
4 large leeks; 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced; 1 medium onion, chopped small; 50g butter; 850ml light chicken stock or water; 275ml milk; salt and freshly milled black pepper
1½ tablespoons snipped chives (or, if unavailable, chopped parsley); 2 tablespoons cream
Trim off the tops and roots of the leeks, discarding the tough outer layer. Now split them in half lengthways and slice them up quite finely, then wash them thoroughly in two or three changes of water. Drain well.
In a large thick-based saucepan gently melt the butter, then add the leeks, potatoes and onion, stirring them all around with a wooden spoon so they get a nice coating of butter. Season with salt and pepper, then…


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Note: ESPN's Joe Lunardi assigned a team of Bracketologists to put together Insider's Tournament Tips, offering historical analysis of the bracket and in-depth breakdowns on all 68 tournament teams to help you make smart picks.
Lunardi's Logic
The state of South Dakota has placed a team into the NCAA tournament for the first time. Star guard Nate Wolters should get his points, but I expect Baylor's length to be an issue for the Jackrabbits at both ends of the floor. If these Bunnies are still playing in April, I'll walk to Mt. Rushmore.
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Edinburgh appoint Docherty
Edinburgh Rugby have confirmed that Craig Docherty has been appointed as their new chief executive.
The 48-year-old has fulfilled the role in an interim capacity for the past two months and has agreed to succeed Nic Cartwright on a permanent basis.
Previously Scottish Rugby's commercial manager, he is relishing the challenge of consolidating Edinburgh's position as a leading player in the Magners League and Heineken Cup.
Docherty told www.edinburghrugby.org: "I'm incredibly proud and very excited to be given this opportunity.
"The club have been on an upward curve both on and off the field in the last few years, and I feel I'm well placed to develop and improve upon that trend.
"I know how Edinburgh works in a commercial and a rugby sense, and I'll be tapping into that knowledge and those contacts to make sure we move forward as one.
"We're a rugby city and we're a commercial city: my job is to bring the two strands together."
Gordon McKie, Scottish Rugby's chief executive, welcomed Docherty's appointment, believing him to be the "right man to maintain the growth" of the club.
He said: "I'm delighted to have Craig on board.
"He is well known and well respected in the city's rugby and business spheres, which leaves him perfectly placed to hit the ground running and ensure real progress is made in the club's efforts to keep engaging the people of Edinburgh and giving them a team to be proud of."


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More than a decade after taking Olympic gold in Sydney, former Chinese gymnast Liu Xuan is launching her entertainment career in Hong Kong.
After retiring in 2001, Liu has dabbled in acting, hosting, gymnastics judging and TV commentary. She graduated from the elite Peking University with a degree in journalism in 2005, but has zoomed in on an entertainment career since signing in 2009 with TVB, the Hong Kong broadcaster that served as a training ground for the likes of Stephen Chow, Wong Kar-wai and Chow Yun-fat.
2011 marked Liu's coming-out year - she released her debut pop album with a Hong Kong label in February and starred in a TVB kung fu drama released in March.
Liu said she wants to show elite Chinese athletes can reinvent themselves after their days of competition end.


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We have just received word that the Acer Iconia Tab A500 is now getting the update to Android 3.1 Honeycomb. It should be rolling out to devices in the U.S. starting today so I'd be hitting that update button if I owned one. Back in June we heard it was coming soon and 3.1 has been available via custom roms for awhile now.
We all know plenty about Android 3.1 Honeycomb and the features the update will bring. Stuff like re-sizable widgets, and scrollable multi-tasking menu as well as tons of performance enhancements just to name a few. Go ahead and hit settings>about>check for updates and hope your time has come.
I have great news for those reading that don't actually have the Acer Iconia Tab, we are giving away one for FREEEEE. If you happened to somehow miss our Tabletpalooza Giveaway we just started then you should click here immediately. We will be giving a few Honeycomb tablets away in the coming weeks so stay tuned to our giveaway.
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