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The Illinois Supreme Court issued an opinion on McVey v. MLK Enterprises this week. Plaintiffs lawyers who accept small and/or difficult cases are frustrated.
The Health Care Services Lien Act, 770 ILCS 23/10(c), provides a framework to reduce the liens of health care providers (in some circumstances) after a case has been settled. The quick and dirty of this law (which is actually quite intricate) is that the total of all medical liens were reduced to 40% of the verdict or settlement, and the attorney's lien was reduced to 30%, with the idea that there would still be money available to go to the injured party.
In practice, this doesn't always work out the way it should. First, the Act didn't address subrogation claims (like those for health insurance, Medicaid or Medicare). This has been mitigated somewhat by the new 770 ILCS 23/50, which allows for a reduction in subrogation if there is comparative fault or "uncollectability of the full value of the claim." Second, the Act specifies that, even though a lien can be reduced, the injured party still owes the full amount of the bill. So if there is a $10,000 bill that is reduced to $6,000 under the Act, the injured person still owes $4,000 unless the attorney can negotiate that away (which we always try to do – typically by adding a little extra to the reduced lien amount). Third, to apply the Act to a provider who wasn't willing to reduce its lien voluntarily, there has to be a suit or at least some sort of action filed by which the Court can adjudicate the liens. That's fine if a case has already been filed, but for some that are resolved pre-suit, it could add filing fees and costs.
The McVey case created (or at least highlighted) a fourth problem with the Act. The 30% that goes to the attorney also includes the attorney's costs incurred in prosecuting the case. Most attorney fee contracts provide that the attorney is paid 33.33% plus reimbursement of costs at the end of the case. So if an attorney settles a typical case for $10,000 after spending $500, the attorney would be paid $3,333.33 plus the $500 back. If the attorney needs to use the Health Care Services Lien Act to reduce the liens, then the attorney would only take home $3,000 total – 30% of the settlement.
Doesn't seem that bad, right? Not in that case. The difficulty comes in where there is a compromise settlement of a difficult case, or a verdict without much awarded for pain and suffering.
Imagine the "bad verdict." $10,000 in medical bills. Jury awards $12,000. Attorney has taken depositions and needed two treating doctors to testify at trial, spending $3,000. Attorney's fees are now only $1,000, per statute. What if there were $5,000 in costs? Then the attorney loses $4,000.
Imagine the "50/50" case. Both parties say they had the green light. Case worth, say, $20,000 but with a 50% chance of winning. $3,000 in costs, but a $10,000 offer. If the attorney takes the offer, he gets his costs back and nothing else. If he rolls the dice and goes to trial, his costs go up and he may get nothing – or even less. If there are medical liens out there, then there are unpaid medical bills. Settlement is probably in the client's best interest, but then the lawyer would have worked and "loaned" $3,000 of his own money, for free.
This isn't a pity party for us poor plaintiffs lawyers, although it certainly may sound like that. The real problem here is that many people will have difficulty finding attorneys who are willing to fight tough cases. Not all cases are clear cut. Some have difficult liability. Sometimes it's tough to prove that the crash or whatever actually caused the injury. People with tough cases need lawyers who are willing to fight for them – even more than most people do because the cases are harder. People like me take those cases and enjoy the challenge – but if we can win and still not even recover what we spent out of pocket? It may make us think twice about taking the case, and it may leave injured people without the legal help they need.
(Howard Zimmerle is a personal injury lawyer handling car accident and other injury cases in the Quad Cities area. He can be reached at hzimmerle [at] mjwlaw.com or 309-794-1660).

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Uncorked: Gals mob VAVino opening
VaVino, the state's first full-scale winebar and retail shop dedicated entirely to the tasteful enjoyment of Virginia vintages, opened its Downtown Mall doors on Monday, August 8. When I popped in seven days later– on a sweltering Sunday afternoon– I found VaVino's creator, Michael Shaps, enjoying a moment of cool afternoon solitude, calmly planning the next week's menu– substituting new wines and cheeses in an attempt to keep things fresh and varied.
"The response thus far has been phenomenal," he says. "People are very excited to see something different. This is not a typical bar." With its bright yellow walls, high ceilings, buckets of sunflowers, long zinc bar, and black and white photographs of vineyard scenes and workers, VaVino looks more like a gallery or chic café than a simple watering hole. But that's no accident. As the design shows, VaVino's purpose is to showcase the artful nature of winemaking and make tasting into a sensory pleasure.
Shaps says they've seen a nice mix of clientele thus far– young and older, locals and out-of-towners. But women have definitely outnumbered men. "It's amazing how many groups of two, four and six women we've seen," he says.
VaVino's daily wine list stars an ample, ever-changing selection of wines by the glass and bottle. The opening week list included 12 whites, 18 reds, 4 rosé and 3 dessert wines priced from $5 ( 2004 Kluge Estate "Albemarle" Rosé) to $12.50 (2002 Barboursville Octagon) per glass and from $16 to $38 per bottle.
In addition to individual glasses, six tasting "flights" encourage comparing and contrasting four interpretations of the same grape. At $10, the Cabernet Franc Flight, for instance, pours you side-by-side tasting portions of the 2004 Michael Shaps, the 2003 Pearmund, the 2003 Afton Mountain, and the 2002 Willowcroft.
To encourage pairing and discovery, VaVino serves a selection of cheese and paté plates. Robiola Bossina, Humboldt Fog chevre and Everona Piedmont make up this week's "white wine cheese plate" ($12), accented with Asian pears, Basque olives, and an Albemarle Baking Co. baguette. This same bakery is to thank for two of the three dessert selections– a chocolate praline dome ($6) and a gateau à la framboise (raspberry white chocolate layer cake). Gearheart's "boutique chocolate sampler" ($9) tops the tempting dessert list. VaVino is open 7 days,11am-10 or 11pm and noon-5pm on Sundays.
A Taste of Ethiopia on Wertland
The first week of August meant the end of UVA's summer session and the beginning of a new restaurant season on The Corner. Basil, a Mediterranean bistro with a Lebanese/Middle-Eastern and Italian emphasis, opened in the former Frank's Pizza spot on Wednesday August 10 and was buzzing by Thursday.
Owner Raif Antar completely remodeled the interior, which sets a new aesthetic standard for The Corner.
If you turn the corner onto Wertland from 14th, you'll discover something quite newsworthy indeed: Mesob, Charlottesville's only Ethiopian restaurant. Considering that the largest Ethiopian community in America is located in nearby Washington, D.C., it was only a matter of time before the culinary riches of this east African country trickled down to Charlottesville.
Mesob's owner and cook, Asegu Bejiga came to Virginia from Addis Abeba 15 years ago and has many restaurant-owning relatives in D.C. If you're tired of chicken fingers and pizza, Ethiopian is one of the best ways to expose your kids to something besides standard American fare, since the delicious beef, chicken, lamb, and vegetarian dishes are eaten not with forks, but with pieces of thin, crepe-like injera bread (made from teff, a 2,000 year old cereal) that you rip off with your fingers and use to scoop up the food. If you're new to Ethiopian cuisine, Mesob's six-dish combo platters are the way to go. (For more on Ethiopian cuisine and restaurants, visit ethiopianrestaurant.com).
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|Cannon, Steven
|ILUT, DAN - Cornell University - New York
|FARMER, ANDREW - National Center For Genome Resources
|MAKI, SONJA - Carleton College
|MAY, GREGORY - National Center For Genome Resources
|SINGER, SUSAN - Carleton College
|DOYLE, JEFF - Cornell University - New York
Submitted to: PLoS One
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/18/2010
Publication Date: 7/16/2010
Citation: Cannon, S.B., Ilut, D., Farmer, A.D., Maki, S.L., May, G.D., Singer, S.R., Doyle, J.J. 2010. Nodule evolution did not depend on early polyploidy in the legumes. PLoS One. 5(7):e11630.
Interpretive Summary: The legume plant family, which contains soybeans, common beans, peas, lentils, clovers and many other crop species, derives much of its value from the ability of these plants to create (or "fix") their own nitrogen fertilizer through association with nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria. Understanding how this capacity evolved is important if we wish to develop this ability in other crop species. This paper tests a hypothesis about the origin of nitrogen fixation in the legumes: that doubling of the chromosomes (and all the genes) early in the origin of the legume family provided the extra genetic material that was used by the plants to evolve special root structures ("nodules") to house and interact with the nitrogen-fixing bacteria. This paper reports that while chromosomes did double early in the legume family, there is an earlier-diverging group of nitrogen-fixing legumes that separated from the other legumes before the chromosome-doubling occurred. Therefore, the evolution of nodules and nitrogen-fixation in the legumes can't have depended on chromosome-doubling. This result is important because it means that the origin of nodules and nitrogen fixation must have depended on a smaller number of changes than doubling of every gene in the plant. If nodules and nitrogen fixation was able to evolve in this "simpler" plant (a plant with a smaller number of genes than most crop legumes), then it may be feasible to induce other crop plants outside the legumes to fix nitrogen -- and ultimately, to rely less on expensive industrial sources of nitrogen fertilizer.
Technical Abstract: Several lines of evidence indicate that polyploidy occurred by around 54 million years ago, early in the history of legume evolution, but it has not been known whether this event was confined to the papilionoid subfamily (Papilionoideae; e.g., beans, medics, lupins) or occurred earlier. Determining the timing of the polyploidy event is important for understanding whether polyploidy might have contributed to rapid diversification and radiation of the legumes near the origin of the family; and whether polyploidy might have provided genetic material that enabled the evolution of a novel organ, the nitrogen-fixing nodule. Although symbioses with nitrogen-fixing partners have evolved in several lineages in the rosid I clade, nodules are widespread only in legume taxa, being nearly universal in the papilionoids and in the mimosoid subfamily (e.g., mimosas, acacias) – which diverged from the papilionoid legumes around 58 million years ago, soon after the origin of the legumes. Using transcriptome sequence data from Chamaecrista fasciculata, a nodulating member of the mimosoid clade, we tested whether this species underwent polyploidy within the timeframe of the legumes. Analysis of gene family branching orders and synonymous-site divergence data from C. fasciculata, Glycine max (soybean), Medicago truncatula, and Vitis vinifera (grape; an outgroup to the rosid taxa) establish that the polyploidy event known from soybean and Medicago occurred after the separation of the mimosoid and papilionoid clades, and at or shortly before the Papilionoideae radiation. The ancestral legume genome was not fundamentally polyploid. Moreover, because there has not been an independent instance of polyploidy in the Chamaecrista lineage there is no necessary connection between polyploidy and nodulation in legumes. Chamaecrista may serve as a useful model in the legumes that lacks a paleopolyploid history, at least relative to the widely studied papilionoid models.


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Age: 38
Occupation: Executive director, Faith in Action
Residence: Belvidere, at least until our daughter graduates from high school
Hometown: Peoria
Family: Husband, Joe; daughter, Sydney, 17
Education: Bachelor's degree from Bradley University (magna cum laude); juris doctor from Southern Illinois University
Favorite McHenry County restaurant? Café 20 in Marengo
Favorite movie? "Braveheart"
One word that describes you? Tenacious
What is your job and what makes you so good at it?
I am currently the executive director at Faith in Action of McHenry County. This wonderful not-for-profit organization provides no-cost services such as transportation, friendly visits, light yard work and minor home repairs to seniors, age 60 and older, who live at home or with a loved one in McHenry County or Sun City. Our mission is to help each person maintain their independence, dignity and quality of life for as long and as safely as possible.
I absolutely enjoy helping others, particularly those in need. How many people can say that at the end of every week they can read countless thank you notes about how their efforts have made a real difference in the life of another person? There is no greater motivation to succeed than that.
What accomplishments and innovations are you most proud of this year?
I would say being chosen as the director at Faith in Action has been an accomplishment and I am very proud of our dedicated office team and all of our volunteers. I feel that I also made some important changes to the program, which have helped it grow and become more effective.
SFlbHow do you give back to the community and what drives your service?
My husband and I are very dedicated to giving back to the community and we do so whenever we can. Whether it is a direct donation, participating in an event to raise funds or getting friends involved in an important cause, we do what we can to help. We feel that when we can give of our time, we should, especially if it will truly help someone else.
What is something you have never done but want to do some day?
I would want to see more of the world and travel as often as possible, especially in the Mediterranean.
What is the best career advice you have received?
If you're not willing to complete a task yourself, it is unreasonable to expect that someone else should do it for you.
Nominator's comment:
"Sarah has been able to utilize her educational and professional strengths locally as executive director of Faith in Action of McHenry County since October 2011. She is accountable for program activities and operations in their entirety, oversees all financial matters and ensures appropriate funding for the organization's success," said Susan McCoy, a staff member. "To simply list Sarah's accomplishments without mentioning the compassion that drives her work ethic would leave an incomplete vision of her and the qualities she demonstrates. Sarah has intended to work with underprivileged populations since law school; utilizing her knowledge to propel social service agencies to successful providers of care."


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Great idea, Rosey! Thanks for your support of the book. Happy Holidays!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Thank you so much for sharing the book, Rosey!! It's SO lovely to meet you!! (I'm the cheese-less grilled cheese)ReplyDeleteReplies
I love that so many of you got together to make it happen!! It's a wonderful thing. Merry Christmas to you and your family, and hurrah for any kind of grilled cheese. :) :)Delete
I love Janine and this book sounds hilarious. My boys are each getting Kindles for Christmas, so once they do, I will be downloading it.ReplyDeleteReplies
Sounds like you've got happy boys to be. :)Delete
Rosey, thank you so much for sharing our book! We so appreciate it! I have given it to a few of my mom friends, because who among us hasn't had one of those moments!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for your visit, Michelle!Delete
My husband asked me this weekend if I needed a time-out? I said, "Yes please!" During the time he asked me Mica and Isaak refused to get in line for breakfast (breakfast at the Y with Santa). Isaak sat down, and spill his juice right away. I was frustrated beyond what I should have been.ReplyDelete
I so need to look at this book. :)
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How awesome that your husband recognized it and offered you that time out. That's nice that he's in tune with you like that. :)Delete
Sounds like a lot of fun!ReplyDeleteReplies
Lots of great ladies, writing lots of great stories is a recipe for success, yes? :) Thanks for visiting, Mel. :)Delete
Sounds like a good read indeed.ReplyDelete
May you and yours have a very Merry Christmas. ☺Replies
May you and yours have a Merry Christmas as well!!! :)Delete
Thanks for promoting the book, Rosey!ReplyDeleteReplies
Merry Christmas, Marcia. :)Delete
I remember the meltdown days. Not much need for them anymore. I even breezed through the busted water pipes with a certain amount of ease. LOLReplyDelete
Good friend, you are, to promote her book.Replies
I was so happy to hear your pipes are all better and everything is dried out. Just in time for Christmas, hurrah!Delete
It sounds like a good book! And I love the title and cover photo. SO funny! Wishing you a Merry Christmas!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Tammy. Same to you!Delete
I love mom books I can relate to, they're so much fun to read!ReplyDeleteReplies
I thought a compilation of stories from a group of bloggers was such a good idea! :)Delete
very cool...will check it out...def try to support fellow writers out there...smiles...ReplyDeleteReplies
There are a handful of bloggers who write...or I guess writers who blog in your case. :)Delete
great gift idea - thanks and Merry Christmas!ReplyDeleteReplies
Merry Christmas to you too!Delete
That's a great idea, and I'm sure the writers really appreciate the mention :) I want to wish you and your family a very merry Christmas Rosey!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Theresa, and you know I wish the same for you. :)Delete
I just may get this for a blogger I know! Here's wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy healthy and peaceful New Year!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you and the same wishes to you!Delete
That sounds like a great book I am definitely going to have to check it out. I buy a christmas gift for my special blogger friend each year. Maybe I can get her this as an extra gift. Thanks so much for posting this.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for reading. :)Delete
- AnonymousDecember 23, 2013 at 7:17 PM
I am sure that book would be hilarious. I bet your friend is proud to be published in it! I might have to check it out after the holidays when things slow down a bit.ReplyDeleteReplies
I bet it is a happy feeling to be published. :)Delete
- AnonymousDecember 23, 2013 at 7:28 PM
Thank you so much for sharing this awesome book, I might have to go purchase it. I know its going to be very funny, with all the storiesReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for reading. Happy holidays to you!Delete
I've heard a lot of good about these books, it is sweet that you are sharing it too :)ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas Rosey :)Replies
A big Merry Christmas to you and your daughter too!Delete
I heard about this book yesterday and am looking forward to checking it out. My kids were always great about having meltdowns!ReplyDeleteReplies
I've been seeing the book lots of places too. That makes me happy for the gals who wrote it. :)Delete
The cover already makes for an interesting read! I cannot wait to see what's inside :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for the visit, Annie. :)Delete
Now those are going to be good stories to read!ReplyDeleteReplies
Such a fun project, yes? :)Delete
Looks interesting, not that I'm gonna judge this book by its cover, thanks for this review.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for your visit. :)Delete
I think it's so great when we can support each other in all of our endeavors as bloggers. Sounds like a great read.ReplyDeleteReplies
I love the support among bloggers too, it's nice. :)Delete
Oh Rosey, you are so fun. Thanks for your Christmas greeting today.ReplyDelete
I am sure this book is very interesting. I love the cover! A great choice for the title. Have a Very Merry Christmas Rosey!ReplyDeleteReplies
They did pick a fun cover. :)Delete
Merry Christmas from the Philippines!!!!! ;o)ReplyDeleteReplies
Merry Christmas to you too!Delete
Sounds like a wonderful book. I love those compilations - because you know each story is just wonderful and unique. Merry Christmas to you and family! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I like the compilations too, because you can read one and put it down when you need to, without losing your train of thought in the story.Delete
Merry Christmas Rosey, from Rob, myself & our "Checkerboard Aussies. Hopefully we will find some time to post some Winter Fun this upcoming week. I will try to capture a video for your son. xxReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you for the well wishes, Cindy. You always get the best pics/videos up at your place! Of course you have great models. :)Delete
Stopping by to wish you and your family a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.ReplyDelete
I know a few young mothers who may be very interested in this book.Replies
Thank you, Terry. You know I wish the same to you and yours! :)Delete
This looks like a great book! Good luck with it!ReplyDeleteReplies
I wish them much success too! Thank you for your visit.Delete
Thank you for this information. It looks like a fun read. Happy Holidays to you and your family!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Pam, the same well wishes to you and your family!Delete
If I had a kindle i'd give this a shot.ReplyDeleteReplies
I didn't think I'd be a Kindle gal, and I still like a hard copy, but I got the Kindle for a gift once and I really do like it. :)Delete
Looks like really good reading. You are right, bloggers do seem to be an overly nice bunch.ReplyDeleteReplies
I think so too, Michelle. Thanks for your visit!Delete
I wonder if I will feel better about myself after reading this book :)ReplyDelete
I totally agree with you about bloggers! And you are the bestest!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family.
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You are the bestest too. :) :)Delete
I hope your day was awesome. I'm going to miss all of the Christmas festivities, but it was fun. :)
Good for Janine! You're right, Rosey, she is such a nice person. Cool book too!ReplyDeleteReplies
She really is a doll. :)Delete
This is such a great idea!ReplyDelete
I have to check out and share this book with the club.Replies
Thanks, Colette! I bet they'd love that too, if you did. :)Delete
When I saw the title, my thought was: Oh dear! Why ever would Rosey be melting down now! :) So glad it was a book :)ReplyDeleteReplies
You and me too. :)Delete
- AnonymousDecember 29, 2013 at 9:02 AM
Great idea! i like the kindle option tooReplyDeleteReplies
I'm learning to really like reading on the Kindle. :)Delete
that is awesome... and so great for you to share :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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As President Barack Obama celebrated turning 55 on Thursday, some of the people closest to him took to social media to wish him a happy birthday.
Vice President Joe Biden tweeted out a picture of braided friendship bracelets Obama had made for them earlier this summer, writing, "Happy 55th, Barack! A Brother to me, a best friend forever."
The two men's political marriage has grown continuously stronger over the years and has developed into a close friendship.
First Lady Michelle Obama also honored her husband's birthday with a candid photo on Instagram of the two of them dressed in formal wear.
"55 years young and that smile still gets me ever single day," she wrote. "Happy birthday, Barack. I love you."
The president and his family celebrated his birthday dining at Fiola Mare, an Italian seafood restaurant on the Georgetown waterfront — a favorite of the Obamas.
A group of Ugandans also sang a happy birthday to the President on Wednesday at a town hall meeting of young African leaders.


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Global Governance
Enhancing Trilateral Cooperation
The tragic events of 9/11 and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have driven fundamental changes in global governance and international relations. Reporting on the 2003 plenary meeting of the Trilateral Commission, this publication compiles participants' insights on eight topics relevant to these changes. Four of the topics are related to moves towards regional integration in Pacific Asia; four address broader governance issues at the global level. The contributors propose various methods of strengthening trilateral cooperation between Europe, North America, and Pacific Asia. The topics are: Towards a New Pacific Asia Regional Order The Sociopolitical and Economic Agenda of South Korea The Rise of China and its Global Implications Japan's Domestic and International Agenda Prospects for Pacific Asian Integration Rebuilding Trilateral Cooperation Building Consensus for the Doha Round Relations Between the European Union and the United States New Security Challenges in East Asia Restructuring the International Order After the War in Iraq Contributors include Roh Moo-hyun (president, Republic of Korea), Hong Seok Hyun (JoongAng Ilbo), SaKong Il (Institute for Global Economics), Wang Jisi (Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), Heinrich Weiss (SMS Aktiengesellschaft), Wendy K. Dobson (University of Toronto), Keizo Takemi (House of Councillors, Japan), Yasuhisa Shiozaki (House of Representatives, Japan), Jesus P. Estanislao (Institute of Corporate Directors and Institute for Solidarity in Asia), Wang Gungwu (East Asian Institute, University of Singapore), Carla A. Hills (Hills & Co., former U.S. Trade Representative), Peter Sutherland, former director-general, World Trade Organization), Han Sung-Joo (ambassador to the United States, Republic of Korea), Stephen W. Bosworth (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, former U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea), Jacques Andrèani (former French ambassador to the United States), Thomas S. Foley (former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; former U.S. Ambassador to Japan), and Akihiko Tanaka (University of Tokyo).


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Will never forget it since today is my birthday. He died the day I turned 15.
FLCeltsFan says:
Happy Birthday TB... Sorry you have such a sad reminder of it. But hope you have a great day today celebrating with family and friends.
ACF says:
RIP Reggie. I still remember the day I heard about his tragic passing. I was at my father's place and I just couldn't believe it. I still feel sad when I think about it.
Happy birthday, tb. Have a good one.
RIP Reggie, and well written article, thanks!
Thanks FL and ACF. It was devastating when I was younger. He was my favorite player at the time and still may be my all time favorite today.
I was lucky enough to get Reggie Lewis' autograph as I caught him warming up in Seattle with Fred Roberts. They were really friendly, took the time to sign, and completely shocked to see a 16 year old girl wanting autographs! RIP Reggie.
Karl Dillinger says:
Great article! I just started really following basketball at the time he died(I was 8) but I still remembered how devestated my grandpa was about it. Very sad.
I remember that day very well. My heart ached for his wife and for Reggie's mom. It was such a tragedy. Sad to think about his children not knowing him. I'm sure his wife told them lots of things to make them proud. You are missed Reggie.
Reggie had a sister name Sheron. She is the oldest of her siblings and the only girl.
Reggie was the 6th Captain to follow Larry Bird. He worked hard to earn that position. Thank you for remembering him and his son Reggie, Jr. and Reggiena know he was a special man first and a professional basketball player second. Thanks for remembering him!
Donna M. Lewis, Widow of Reggie Lewis
Sad to see such a great player pass away.
Why didn't he listen to the dream team doctor? -,__,-
Everyone should always seek a second or third opinion if necessary. It is obvious he listened and wanted to make an informed decision. Unfortunately his doctor did not act in accordance with medical standards resulting in his untimely death.


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Lihonessa wrote:The Trolls are primitive, use voodoo and are one of the most savage races on Azeroth.
The Goblins are intelligent, greedy and usually only fight for money.
There are many races that are related in WoW who have completely different behaviors and/or culture.
If anything, it's more difficult for two related races to LOOK different than for them to have different cultures. In fact, many of the same races have different cultures, such as the different tribes of Trolls, some are cannibalistic, some aren't or how about the difference between Dark Iron Dwarves and Ironforge Dwarves, the Orcs in Azeroth and Fel Orcs... etc.


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New Jersey Sued Over Law Saying Lesbians Wanting Children Should Sleep with Men
Four lesbian women are challenging a New Jersey state law that they say discriminates against lesbians who want to have children and enables insurance companies to deny coverage for lesbian couples undergoing fertility treatments.
Queer Comic Jordan Pease on Lust and Love
We sat down with Jordan Pease, the queer comic who left central New Jersey about five years ago to make a name for himself in Los Angeles, the land where every nobody is a somebody and the somebodies won't take your phone calls. But will he make it here?
New Jersey Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy is Upheld
New Jersey's ban on so-called gay conversion therapy was upheld by a federal appeals court, though the three-judge panel took issue with a key aspect of a lower court's ruling.
Federal Court Rejects Challenge to NJ Conversion Therapy Ban
New Jersey's ban on so-called gay conversion therapy was upheld by a federal appeals court on Thursday, though the three-judge panel took issue with a key aspect of a lower court's ruling.
Where 'Gay American' Jim McGreevey Is, 10 Years On
Ten years after he announced that he was a "gay American" and would resign from office after a scandal-plagued stint as New Jersey governor, Jim McGreevey is back in government, this time mostly as an evangelist for prison reform.
Challenge to NJ Gay Conversion Ban for Minors is Dismissed
For the second time in nine months, a federal judge in New Jersey has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state's ban on gay conversion therapy.
Ex-Football Player Comes Under Fire for Gay Conversion Therapy Tweets
Supporters of New Jersey's ban on gay conversion therapy are up in arms over anti-gay comments made by newly installed Giants Director of Player Development David Tyree.
NJ Court Rules 'Ex-Gay' Therapy Practitioners Potentially Liable for Costs to Undo Their Damage
According to a New Jersey Superior Court ruling, an organization performing gay conversion therapy may be liable to pay for legitimate therapy to undo psychological damage done to their former clients.
Gov. Christie on Defense as NJ Hosts Super Bowl
A look at how how New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie caught up in the first scandal of his administration, got to where he is today as New Jersey finds itself in the spotlight as host of Sunday's Super Bowl.
Go for the Food: NJ Options for Super Bowl Foodies
Buffalo wings and chicken fingers, take a breather. Crab dip and curly fries, sit this one out. For Super Bowl foodies, New Jersey offers a mash-up of delicacies representing just about every culture on the planet.
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Net security firm MessageLabs is extending its services beyond email filtering with the launch of a trio of web scanning products on Monday.
The UK-based firm is selling web anti-virus, anti-spyware and censorware (URL filtering) products in order to differentiate its offerings from managed service competitors such as BlackSpider and Postini. Delivery of these services follows an August partnership between MessageLabs and developer ScanSafe, whose technology MessageLabs is effectively re-badging and selling as MessageLabs Web Protect, Web Anti-Spyware and Web Control.
These products add the "missing piece" to MessageLabs' existing anti-spam and anti-virus email filtering service, according to MessageLabs CTO Mark Sunner. Trojan downloaders commonly spread by spamvertised email that attempts to trick users into visiting hacker websites harbouring hostile code.
The growth in the tactic means users need combined web and email-based viral defences, prompting MessageLabs to package together a combined service. Combined email and web filtering service bundles from MessageLabs will sell for around £4 per user per month.
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Hi All,
I need to load the data available in an excel into the database using the SQL Loader.
Since we get the excel from external 3rd party who are not ready to give us in a CSV format, I am forced to look into an option of changing the excel files into CSV format. Is there anyway I can load the files using SQL Loader? OR do you ahve any codes
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Tracing the Mann & Sommer families from Germany to Philadelphia to New Jersey and Michigan
Friday, March 11, 2011
Getting Started
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Welcome to the Geneablogging community. I love the name of your blog, by the way. Very clever. :)ReplyDelete
Welcome to the world of geneablogging.ReplyDelete
Welcome to the Geneabloggers family. Hope you find the association fruitful; I sure do. I have found it most stimulating, especially some of the Daily Themes.ReplyDelete
May you keep sharing your ancestor stories!
Dr. Bill ;-)
Author of "Back to the Homeplace"
and "13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories"
It is good that you have your questions lined up. It helps keep your research focused.ReplyDelete
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We share UTSA news with the media, coordinate campus media visits and help the media find UTSA sources for their stories. We also provide the media with official university statements. Our goal is to establish and nurture working relationships that are mutually beneficial for the university and the media.
UTSA public affairs specialists work closely with journalists every day. Sometimes, it's a story about UTSA research that catches a journalist's eye. Other times, a story about UTSA's community involvement demonstrates the impact UTSA has on San Antonio or Texas. Likewise, the personal stories of UTSA students and alumni demonstrate UTSA is helping them transform their lives.
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The more we talk about the great work underway at UTSA, the more the public will understand that UTSA is poised to become a top-tier institution. The local and national media have been wonderful partners in helping us share that story. Likewise, we invite you help us spread the word.
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Seven bulls escaped a Spanish film set for a new action comedy starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz and injured two women during their 40 minute run, according to reports.
Cruise and Diaz were not on the set for "Knight & Day" on Sunday. They are set to arrive in the southern Spanish city of Cadiz for filming next weekend, The Associated Press reported.
After slightly injuring two women, the bulls were eventually recaptured on a nearby beach.
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"Knight & Day's" Spanish producer said he did not know how the bulls – who are being used in scenes that imitate the famous run in Pamplona – escaped.
"Nothing will be filmed in Cadiz until we have a new plan that guarantees the safety of local residents," a spokesman for the mayor of Cadiz told a local newspaper.
Anti-bullfighting activists stepped up a letter-writing campaign last week to urge Cruise and Diaz to bow out of the film, according to AFP.


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ROCKFORD — Greg Lindmark promised himself early in his career that he would retire from the Rockford Police Department at age 50.
Police work is an increasingly stressful and demanding job, and Lindmark was the officer who was often turned to for leadership when lives were in danger. When the chance came for the deputy chief to retire after 26 years and forge a second career re-inventing the investigative arm of the Winnebago County State's Attorney's office, he took it.
"The expectations and pressures have never been greater in law enforcement," Lindmark said. "Expectations are greater for police than ever within the community and the community expects more from the police than ever. And expectations go alongside the demands of the job."
Today there are no calls in the middle of the night, or at least fewer of them. And for Lindmark, it was the chance to build something new. It was an opportunity in part made possible by Rockford's public safety pension system and one that Lindmark couldn't pass up in August 2011.
Lindmark is one of many Rockford public safety workers who made the decision to and continue working for another law enforcement agency or go on to a second career in security or consulting.
"You have to seize the opportunities when they are available because they won't be there for long," Lindmark said.
Theo Glover in July 2011 retired from the Rockford Police Department just shy of 25 years on the job to become the Rockford Park District police chief.
Tom Coe retired in 2008 after 27 years and John Hoshaw retired in 2012 after 32 years with Rockford Police. Both went to work for the Rock Valley College police department.
Earlier this year, Sgt. Jeff Schelling, 51, retired from Rockford to take a job as head of security for Rockford University.
When to retire is a personal decision based on financial circumstances of the individual, Chief Chet Epperson said.
Police and firefighters from Rockford earn a pension of up to 75 percent of their final rate of pay with 30 years of service after age 50. After age 55, they earn annual 3 percent cost of living increases.
It's a financial incentive that has allowed officers to retire and collect a significant pension while working full time somewhere else. Command level officers can make more than $70,000 a year in retirement, while rank and file officers often collect an initial pension of around $50,000 a year.
"Policing is a very difficult job to be in and it's very demanding," Epperson said. "We are dealing sometimes with the worst of the worst in terms of chaos strife and violence."
Some officers work for more than 40 years. Others seek to retire after 20. To stay for a long time, officers need to have outside interests that "keep them fit and healthy," Epperson said.
"It all depends on the person," Epperson said. "Does the person like the job, are you comfortable, do you have other financial responsibilities? Do you have big financial obligations? There are many factors involved."
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This report is a review of the draft feasibility study that was issued at the request of Congress by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Over 500 atmospheric nuclear-weapons tests were conducted at various sites around the world during 1945-1980. As public awareness and concern mounted over the possible health hazards associated with exposure to the fallout from weapons testing, a feasibility study was initiated by CDC and NCI to assess the extent of the hazard. The CDC-NCI study claims that the fallout might have led to approximately 11,000 excess deaths, most caused by thyroid cancer linked to exposure to iodine-131. The committee noted that CDC and NCI used the best available data to estimate exposure and health hazards. The committee does not recommend an expanded study of exposure to radionuclides other than 131I since radiation doses from those radionuclides were much lower than those from 131I. It also recommended that CDC urge Congress to prohibit the destruction of all remaining records relevant to fallout.


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Death row inmate presses for new trial
Death row inmate Joe Michael Luna, whose 2006 murder trial was cut short when he opted to plead guilty and then testified that he wanted to be executed, returned to a Bexar County courtroom Friday to ask for a new punishment hearing.
Former 379th state District Judge Bert Richardson, who oversaw the trial and now is a visiting judge, also returned to entertain the request. He's expected to send a recommendation to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in December or January after both sides file additional briefs.
Luna, 33, was arrested in 2005 in the slaying of neighbor Michael Paul Andrade, 21, while burglarizing the St. Mary's University student's Potranco Road apartment.
Luna confirmed to jurors six years ago that he tied up Andrade at gunpoint after he was caught in the act of the burglary and strangled him, then set the apartment on fire in an attempt to cover his tracks.
He also admitted to dozens of other crimes, some of which prosecutors said they hadn't known about.
Despite Luna's admissions, the outcome might have been different if his lawyers had been better at presenting mitigating evidence and selecting jurors, appellate attorney Michael Gross suggested.
For instance, he said, evidence never was presented that Luna was molested and physically abused as a child.
According to state law at the time of the offense, jurors would have had two options: the death penalty or life in prison with the possibility of parole.
"Frankly, I would have hoped my mitigation expert would have done a better job," Mario Treviño, Luna's former attorney, acknowledged at the hearing. Had he known about the molestation allegation, he said: "I would have never allowed that not to come in."
But he and co-counsel Michael Granados had tried multiple death penalty cases and were more than competent, replied Rico Valdez, chief of the district attorney's appellate division.
Luna's defense team had a tough job but responded adequately to their client's surprise revelations to the jury, Valdez suggested.
Psychologist Jack Ferrell, who interviewed Luna in 2009 for the appeal, testified that jurors should have learned more about the defendant's "chaotic" childhood, his mental issues and about how he slipped through the cracks at school.
"From a literary perspective, he was a lost boy," Ferrell said.
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Limo fire kills 5 on San Mateo Bridge
4 in bridal party flee as car burns on San Mateo Bridge
They were heading out on what was supposed to be one of the happiest nights of Neriza Fojas' life, a party to cap off the bridal shower she'd been celebrating with eight of her nurse friends. Then the women's stretch limousine headed west over the San Mateo Bridge - and horror erupted.
Just after 10 p.m. Saturday, flames burst out in the back of the 1999 Lincoln Town Car. The driver pulled over, and he and four of the women managed to escape. But the other five passengers, including Fojas, remained trapped.
They couldn't get out the rear doors, so they tried to squeeze through a small window into the driver's compartment. Within seconds, the back end was engulfed and it was too late.
Emergency workers later found Fojas and four of her friends clustered under the 3-by-1 1/2-foot window. The women, all in their 30s and 40s, died in the flames.
"This is one of the most horrific things I've seen in 21 years with this office," San Mateo County's medical examiner, Robert Foucrault, said Sunday. "Looking at it, they were on top of each other and doing what they could to get out."
The California Highway Patrol said it was investigating the cause of the fire.
All nurses in party
Several drivers stopped, but all they could do was help the survivors, Foucrault said. The limousine's driver, 46-year-old Orville Brown of San Jose, was unhurt, and the four survivors went to area hospitals for treatment of burns and smoke inhalation.
All the women riding in the limo were nurses, Foucrault said.
Fojas, a 31-year-old registered nurse at the Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, had been married recently in the United States, said her sister Rosalyn Bersamin, who lives in Hawaii. The couple were planning to travel to her native Philippines next month and hold another ceremony before her family June 19, Bersamin said.
After gathering Saturday evening in the East Bay, Fojas and her friends were headed to the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Foster City for her bridal shower. Her husband was at the hotel, waiting for his bride.
"She was a hard worker, a loving sister," a sobbing Bersamin said.
The women had attended a party in Alameda earlier in the evening, said Rosita Guardiano, 73, mother of one of the survivors, 42-year-old Mary Grace Guardiano of Alameda.
Rosita Guardiano said her daughter, who goes by Grace, was in intensive care being treated for smoke inhalation.
"She's OK, but it is very scary," the mother said. "Thank God she survived. I've been crying all morning.
"My daughter is very sad and crying, too. This was supposed to be such a happy day."
The limousine was a couple hundred yards from the western end of the bridge when the flames erupted. Brown, the driver, said he pulled over when one of the women alerted him to the smell of smoke.
Brown said he helped some of the survivors to safety but was unable to save the women in the back.
"We got out by the grace of God. I just wish that I could have done more," Brown said. "It's something you never imagine will happen."
Huddled together
The victims who died, Foucrault said, "were either trying to escape or huddled together for protection. They may have been trying to get out that window" into the driver's compartment.
CHP Officer Art Montiel said investigators don't know what caused the fire, but they are asking anyone who saw what happened to call.
"It wasn't a traffic collision, but we are still investigating," Montiel said. "We are asking the public, anyone who saw what happened, to call us. We don't know if the fire started on the inside or the outside."
The medical examiner's office said none of the names of the other four women killed in the fire would be released before Monday. But a spokeswoman at Community Medical Centers, parent company of the Fresno hospital where Fojas worked, said at least one other employee may have been involved in the tragedy.
Grace Guardiano had worked with Fojas earlier and is now a nurse at Crown Bay Nursing Home in Alameda, her mother said. A supervisor at the nursing home, Dina Sanchez, said she and the staff were "all shocked but incredibly relieved to find out that Grace is OK."
Guardiano's mother said her daughter was hospitalized with another survivor, Nelia Arrellano, 36, of Oakland. Arrellano just moved to the Bay Area from the Philippines, Rosita Guardiano said.
Authorities said all the surviving women were being treated for moderate injuries.
"Grace told us, 'Don't worry, don't worry,' " her mother said.
Identities of survivors
The survivors were at Stanford Medical Center and Valley Medical Center in San Jose. Besides Guardiano and Arrellano, they were identified as 34-year-old Jasmine Desguia of San Jose and Amalia Loyola, 48, of San Leandro. Sanchez said Loyola works at another convalescent hospital in Oakland.
The limo was owned by Limo Stop Inc. of San Jose. Its owner, Kultar Singh, said Sunday, "I'm very, very saddened" by the accident, but he declined to comment further about what happened.
Singh said he has owned Limo Stop for about seven years. State records show that the company's license is valid and up to date.
San Francisco Chronicle staff writers Trapper Byrne, Will Kane and Ellen Huet contributed to this report.
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Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
Here is blessed advice from Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi, the second Shaykh of the Shadhili Sufi Order, to Muhammad ibn 'Ata'illah al-Iskandari, that precipitated a major shift in Ibn Ata'illah's life. He stated that after this conversation he felt that his worries and grief were like a garment that had been taken off.
There are four states in a man's life:
1. Blessings
2. Trials
3. Obedience
4. Disobedience.
If you are blessed, what Allah requires of you is thankfulness.
If you are tried, what Allah requires of you is patience.
If you are obedient, what Allah requires of you is your contemplating His blessings upon you.
If you are disobedient, then what Allah requires of you is your asking for forgiveness."
– from the Book of Aphorisms by Ibn 'Ata'illah (( Being a translation of the Kitab al-Hikam)
Ya Haqq!
Note: Ibn 'Ata'illa eventually became the third Shaykh of the Shadhili Order.