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Andrew Sullivan has some sharp words for how the Obama administration is dealing with GLBT issues: "I lived through eight years of the Clintons and then eight years of Bush. Through it all, gay people were treated at the federal level like embarrassments or impediments. With Clinton, we were the means to raise money. With Bush, we were the means to leverage votes by exploiting bigotry. Obama seemed in the campaign to promise something else. I listened to him in the early days and found him sincere about ending discrimination by the government; and I came to respect, while vehemently disagreeing with, his position on federal civil unions. He seemed genuinely distressed that gay servicemembers should be treated with contempt and persecution by their commander-in-chief, that gay couples should have to fight for basic human treatment — like entry to hospital rooms, or being able to stay in the same apartment as their late spouse, or forced into cruel separation by immigration laws that treat gay couples as threats, rather than assets, or if you had the temerity to survive HIV, being treated at the US border the way Jesse Helms always wanted people with HIV to be treated — like perverts and pariahs and threats."
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It is quite something to have a government stamp in your passport, as I do, that will tell any immigration or police officer with a connection to a government database that I have HIV, that I am therefore a threat and can be arrested and detained and deported at the border if necessary. I'm a big boy with money and a robust self-esteem as an HIV-positive survivor, but I think of thousands of others far less powerful and wealthy than I am who are afraid to enter or leave the US because their HIV status renders them criminals. I think of how the US is the only developed country — and one of only a handful of undeveloped countries — that still tells the world that people with HIV are dangerous pariahs, who need policing at borders and deporting if discovered. And yet this is the current policy of the Obama administration on global HIV and AIDS.
And it's tedious to whine and jump up and down and complain when a wand isn't waved and everything is made right by the first candidate who really seemed to get it, who was even able to address black church congregations about homophobia. And obviously patience is necessary; and legislative work takes time; and there are real challenges on so many fronts, especially the economy and the legacy of war crimes and the permanently restive Iraqi and Afghan regions we are constantly in the process of liberating from themselves. No one expects a president to be grappling with all this early on, or, God help us, actually leading on civil rights. That's our job, not his.
But I have a sickeningly familiar feeling in my stomach, and the feeling deepens with every interaction with the Obama team on these issues. They want them to go away. They want us to go away.


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CompTIA Managed Print Services Trustmark signifies commitment to industry best practices, high level of customer service
OKI Data Americas announces its receipt of the CompTIA Managed Print Trustmark – a respected industry credential that signifies adherence to best practices for technology service delivery and customer interaction. To earn the CompTIA Managed Print Trustmark, OKI Data Americas was selectively chosen to be evaluated on the internal practices and procedures they use to run their smart Managed Document Solutions business, and the external activities and operations they engage in with customers and prospects. As a CompTIA Managed Print Trustmark certified company, OKI Data Americas has proven its commitment to providing consistent, high quality services to its partners and their customers.
The Trustmark was developed by CompTIA, the non-profit association for the information technology industry, in collaboration with industry experts and leaders, to identify businesses that have made a commitment to the highest levels of integrity and sustained quality service. The Trustmark is designed specifically for technology businesses offering on-premise print services via a managed services business model.
"Earning this credential identifies OKI Data Americas as a business that meets or exceeds the best business practices the IT industry has to offer," said Nancy Hammervik, senior vice president, industry relations, CompTIA.
"OKI Data Americas is extremely honored to have earned this highly-respected technology credential," said Jackie Paralis, Senior Marketing Manager, MPS/BTA Channel at OKI Data Americas. "As a leader in the Managed Print Services industry, OKI Data values our customer relationships. This certification will ensure our partners, customers and prospects that we are qualified by one of the most influential trade associations in the global information technology industry."
All OKI products are built on parent company OKI Data Corporation's history of leadership and innovation. Most of OKI's color printing solutions feature Single Pass Color as well as proprietary digital LED and HD Color technologies. These technologies allow OKI to manufacture products that require fewer moving parts for increased reliability and outstanding color output quality.
OKI Data provides live1, toll-free technical support 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, with agents based in North America. In addition, OKI Data live chat feature is available to partners and customers within the US and Canada seeking online support on weekdays during normal business hours within the Eastern time zone.
About OKI Data Americas
OKI Data Americas, headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ, and a subsidiary of OKI Data Corporation of Japan, markets PC peripheral equipment and customized solutions under the OKI brand, including digital color and monochrome printers and multifunction products, serial impact dot matrix printers, thermal label and POS printers, as well as a full line of options, accessories and consumables. OKI Data Americas serves the graphic arts and production and specialty printing markets with the OKI proColor Series digital production printers. In addition, its Multimedia Production Platform category of production-quality A3 color devices meets a wide-range of graphic arts and commercial printing needs. Utilizing Genuine OKI toner ensures consistent, reliable and high-quality output that maximizes performance. OKI Data offers a broad portfolio of products built to optimize managed print engagements. OKI Data Americas takes a consultative approach to supporting every customer's needs and delivering individualized print solutions that optimize business performance. The company's innovative technology is backed by Tokyo-based parent company OKI Electric Industry, a leader in telecom, infrastructure and mechatronics systems; and an approximately $4.7B multinational corporation according to its FY 2013 financial reporting. Keeping its customers' needs top of mind, OKI Data Americas is ISO 9001:2008 certified and offers a selection of ENERGY STAR certified products.
About CompTIA
CompTIA is the voice of the world's information technology (IT) industry. Its members are the companies at the forefront of innovation; and the professionals responsible for maximizing the benefits organizations receive from their investments in technology. CompTIA is dedicated to advancing industry growth through its educational programs, market research, networking events, professional certifications, and public policy advocacy. For more information, visit http://www.comptia.org/home.aspx.
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How big a step Vontae Davis and Sean Smith take in year two, will be instrumental in determining how improved the Dolphins' 24th overall pass defense can be. In what is becoming a pass first league, that ranking is significantly too low for a team with playoff aspirations
Now, a lot of that had to do with Will Allen going down, starting two rookies, and having virtually no help over the top, with Gibril Wilson seemingly looking lost back there. For defenses to succeed nowadays, especially aggressive ones, you need at least one lockdown corner, and at least another solid one on the other side.
The Dolphins project to have three solid corners, with Will Allen returning from an ACL tear. But can any of the three emerge as one of the league's elite lockdown cover guys? Well, that's what it might take for this defense to become a top ten unit when Tom Brady (twice), Brett Farve, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger (unless he is actually given a six game suspension), Carson Palmer, Joe Flacco, and Jay Cutler await.
Sean Smith: It may surprise many, but I actually think Sean has the most potential to be a lockdown corner. No, he didn't pick off a pass last season, and looked somewhat timid at times, but he was thrown at nine less times than Vontae, despite seeing 205 more snaps.
His long arms enable him to get his hands on receivers first in press coverage and a little work in the weight room could make him dominate in those situations. He has the size to go up with the big-athletic receivers, and the speed to run stride for stride with most. Let's not forget that he started over Vontae at the beginning of the season, when Will Allen was healthy, either.
And I have said before that I thought the zero interceptions was a fluke. He showed promising ball skills last preseason, when he picked off two passes, including the highlight one-hand snag. Albeit the preseason doesn't mean anything, but I would be shocked if we didn't see some of those plays when things get real this year.
Vontae Davis: I may feel that Smith has slightly more potential, but Vontae played harder and with more passion last season. He may have gotten burnt a few more times than he would have liked, but most of those plays happened because he was being a little too aggressive.
He got caught looking in the backfield on occasion, and often committed too much to the receiver's initial move. If he can refine some of those mistakes, he has all the tools to be a fine corner, maybe even this defense's lockdown guy. Physicality and solid ball skills highlighted his rookie season, and unlike Smith, he actually picked off four passes.
He does a fantastic job coming up in run support, and will probably always be a better open-field tackler than his counterpart.
Will Allen: Allen is a far better corner than most give him credit for. And he was having a pretty remarkable season before the knee injury. According to Pro Football Focus, Allen only allowed 37.9% of the passes thrown his way to be completed. Incredibly, that was second only to Darrelle Revis in the entire league.
With that being said, should we take his "I'm starting" prediction seriously? You would think if he returns to 100% you would have to be throw him into a competition with the young guys. But that's just it. Him returning to 100% by the beginning of camp could be a long shot.
He was reportedly limited for the duration of offseason workouts, and when you combine the fact that he's now 31 with him having such a serious knee injury, it's possible that he will never be the same again.
Possible Cuts
Jason Allen: Has the former first-round pick's time finally come? He's underachieved for four years now as a safety, and then as a corner, and it's becoming obvious now that he will never live up to where he was taken in the draft.
What he does bring to the table though, is solid special teams play. Last season he notched 15 special teams tackles, which was good enough for second on the team. In 2008 he tallied 16 special teams tackles, which was tied with Patrick Cobbs for first.
So while fans may not have a favorable opinion of Allen, he certainly still has value to this football team, and probably isn't going anywhere.
Nolan Carroll: This year's fifth round pick isn't going to be handed anything. He's going to have to earn that roster spot. Even though, he would probably have to struggle pretty heavily to get the boot, considering the Dolphins essentially traded Ted Ginn for his services.
Likely Cuts
Will Billingsley: Failed to make the team last camp, and was designated to the practice squad. He has some raw ability, but it would probably take the Dolphins keeping six corners for him to make the squad. Something that I can't envision happening.
Evan Oglesby: Was signed late last season and actually saw limited action in the Jacksonville game. He had some game experience with the Ravens and Cowboys in the first four years of his career, and accumulated 35 tackles and defensed two passes in that span. In the event that Carroll performs dreadfully, the door would open for Oglesby.
A.J. Wallace: The undrafted rookie out of Penn State has litte chance of joining his former teammate Jared Odrick on the Dolphins' roster.
Ross Weaver: The undrafted rookie out of Michigan State faces the same near impossible task that Wallace does, as both were likely just brought in to be camp bodies.
Camp Battles
Vontae Davis vs. Sean Smith vs. Will Allen: Even though he is still rehabbing that knee, I fully expect Allen to push the two young corners for all their worth. If he isn't ready to fully participate at the start of camp though, he severely hurts his chances, becuase every rep is vital if he is going to convince the coaching staff they can throw in a 31-year old that will halt the progress of one of the sophomores.
There may be a bit of a competition between Sean Smith and Vontae Davis too. Which one will man the responsibility of taking on the opposing team's number one receiver? My guess is, it will depend on which team they are facing.
For example, if Miami is facing the Texans and Andre Johnson, Smith projects to match up better, but if they are playing the Panthers and Steve Smith though, Davis would match up better against the smaller and faster threat.
Considering, the majority of elite receivers in this league are big and athletic, I expect Smith to get the nod, even though both will likely rotate throughout the game.
Depth Chart
1. Sean Smith
2. Vontae Davis
3. Will Allen
4. Nolan Carroll
5. Jason Allen
Will Billingsley
Evan Oglesby
A.J. Wallace
Ross Weaver
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Hughes "unaware" City bullet was coming
Mark Hughes claims he did not know he was to be relieved of his duties at Manchester City until after his team's 4-3 defeat of Sunderland.
• Mancini may face player revolt
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• Jon Carter on Hughes' sacking
• Hiddink agent claims Man City contact
The Welshman, who it was announced was to be swiftly replaced by Roberto Mancini in a statement released at 7.30 pm on Saturday, gave his side of the story in a statement released by the League Managers' Association and made pointed reference to how fast the Italian had been put in place. He also took the time to defend his record, pointing out his team's achievement in reaching the Carling Cup semi-finals and defeats of both Arsenal and Chelsea.
"I was informed after yesterday's match against Sunderland that my contract with Manchester City was being terminated with immediate effect," said Hughes. "Notwithstanding media coverage to the contrary, I was given no forewarning as to the Club's decision. Given the speed with which my successor's appointment was announced, it would appear that the Club had made its decision some considerable time ago.
"I am extremely disappointed not to have been given the opportunity to see through my plans at the Club. At the beginning of the season I sat down with the owners and it was agreed that a realistic target for the season would be 6th place in the Barclays Premier League, or in the region of 70 points. All of this was communicated to the players and we all knew where we stood. Whilst everyone at the Club would obviously have wanted to see more wins, we were absolutely on target at the time of my dismissal. Only recently we had terrific victories against both Arsenal and Chelsea."
"I am very proud of the fact that I steered the Club through the most significant period of change in its history.
"I have always been aware of the responsibility that comes with being afforded the luxury of a significant transfer budget, and I was grateful that the Club supported me with significant investment in players. I very much regret, however, that I will not now be able to enjoy the success that would undoubtedly have followed in the light of that investment.
"I believe that I have handled with dignity the recent pressure placed upon me by press speculation.
"I would like to thank the fans for their support throughout my time at the Club and particularly at this difficult time, and I wish the Club every success in the future, particularly in relation to the forthcoming Carling Cup semi-final, the Club's first semi-final for 28 years."
Mancini is set to be unveiled on Monday as City's new boss in a press conference which may prove testing for both him and Garry Cook, the club's chief executive.
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Dating With an Eating Disorder
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- Is this the next Ann Coulter? — The Daily Beast
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Great music is being made every day in East London. This is something LSO On Track wants to shout about by putting young East Londoners on a world-class stage with LSO artists to create inspirational performances.
LSO On Track is a partnership between the LSO and ten East London Music Services, in collaboration with the Barbican and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. This partnership puts the LSO at the heart of the Music Education Hubs in East London, in the boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest.
Find out how you can get involved in projects – as a young person taking part in music making projects, a school coming to see the LSO perform at the Barbican or LSO St Luke's, or as a teacher through our Music in the Classroom programme for teachers.
If your school is not located in East London, please visit the Schools & Young people section for available activities.
Inspirational music activities for young musicians and music practitioners
This year the London Symphony Orchestra will welcome 15,000 young people to amazing concerts at the Barbican and LSO St Luke's. In addition, over 2,000 young East Londoners will get together with musicians from the LSO to showcase their incredible musical talent.
Since the launch of LSO On Track in 2008 students and practitioners have accessed LSO musician visits to schools, creative workshops, coaching on written music, schools concerts dedicated to East London schools, opportunities to perform in world-class venues, and much much more.
The LSO would like to thank its partners and funders:
Barking & Dagenham Community Music Service; Bird College Music Service, Bexley; Greenwich Music Hub Services; Hackney Music Service; Havering Music School; Lewisham Music Service; Newham Music Trust; Redbridge Music Service; Tower Hamlets Arts and Music Education Service; Waltham Forest music service
Supported by Mizuho, the Hedley Foundation, Marsh Insurance, Youth Music, Sound Connections Innovate Fund, and LSO Friends.


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Fortunately, for the citizens of most countries, taking a 45 minute theory test is sufficient to obtain the document if you have one in your own country.
Applying for the licence is an interesting experience for anyone not familiar with the country and it's rather bureaucratic ways.
At the Vehicle Management Bureau in Shanghai, located at 1330 Hami Road, the application process has seemingly been designed to employ as many people as possible whilst at the same time appealing to fans of orienteering.
The process, which involves zigzagging across the bureau's leafy compound visiting numbered buildings, serves as something of a test of endurance - possibly to weed out those not fit to drive on the chaotic roads.
On top of a basic medical, which requires visiting seven different doctors, there are a whole army of clerical staff to process your paperwork.
Indeed at one step, there are three people employed just to attach your photo to a form – one to cut out your passport photo, another to apply glue and a third to press it to the form!
Once all these formalities are complete, there is a waiting period before you can take the theory test, which was two weeks at the time of writing.
The test can be taken in a number of different languages; although a bit of Chinese knowledge will help as this question demonstrates:
Question: The picture is a slowdown sign.
There is a bank of over 10000 questions which are randomly chosen for the test, which seem to benefit candidates with good memorizing skills more than anything.
Some questions offer interesting cultural incites like this one:
Question: The driver may drive a motorized vehicle ______.
A. After drinking alcohol
B. When he suffers from a disease that impedes safe driving
C. When he is exhausted
D. After drinking tea
Answer: D
Others meanwhile, focus on the punishments for not adhering to the law:
Question: If a motorized vehicle driver runs away or commits other extremely serious acts after causing a traffic accident, the driver is subject to a prison term of _____.
A. 3 years ~ 7 years
B. 2 years ~ 5 years
C. 1 year ~ 3 years
D. 3 years ~ 5 years
Answer: A
Whilst some are just bizarre, such as this gem:
Question: When the driver senses he will inevitably be thrown out of the vehicle, he should violently straighten both his legs to increase the force of being thrown out and jump out of the vehicle.
Answer: Right
which is brilliantly followed up with:
Question: After jumping out of the vehicle and landing on the ground, the driver should put both his hands around his head and roll in the direction of inertia so as to evade the vehicle and keep off the danger area.
Answer: Right
At the conclusion of your theory test, which is done on a computer, your result will be given instantly.
Correctly answer 90 of the 100 questions and you have your Chinese driving licence!


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One of 16 posts offering a way-too-early look at a possible 68-team NCAA tournament field for 2013-14. The first of two posts today: The No. 15 seeds
Last year's record: 17-13 (11-5 America East)
Last NCAA appearance: 2011
Why Boston University? The Terriers bring back their top seven scorers from a season ago, including guards D.J. Irving (14.2 ppg) and Maurice Watson Jr. (11.2 ppg), as well as effective big man Dom Morris (11.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg). Ineligible for the America East Tournament, Boston University won nine of 10 before dropping its final two games.
It's also an ideal time for the Terriers to move into the Patriot League. Heavyweights Bucknell (Mike Muscala) and Lehigh (C.J. McCollum) both lost NBA-caliber players, so there is a vacuum at the top of the league as both Boston University and Loyola come on board.
If not the Terriers from the Patriot League, then maybe … Bucknell, which might have the best player in the conference in Cameron Ayers (the son of former Ohio State and Philadelphia 76ers coach Randy Ayers) as well as a superb coach in Dave Paulsen. Lafayette, another well-coached bunch under veteran Fran O'Hanlon, will also be heard from.
Last year's record: 15-16 (10-8 Colonial)
Last NCAA appearance: 2001
Why Georgia State? The best reason to believe the Panthers will be an instant hit in the Sun Belt is R.J. Hunter, who averaged 17.5 points and 5.1 rebounds as a freshman last season. Hunter's knowledge of the game is exceptional, and coaches in the Colonial were not particularly upset they wouldn't have to figure out how to defend him for another three years.
Georgia State returns its top three scorers and also adds former N.C. State and Kentucky guard Ryan Harrow, who secured immediate eligibility from the NCAA this season. There's enough in place for Hunter and his dad, Ron (the Panthers' coach), to make the program's first NCAA appearance since the Lefty Driesell years.
If not the Panthers from the Sun Belt, then maybe … Western Kentucky, and there's no maybe about it. The Hilltoppers have won the last two Sun Belt tournaments after otherwise unremarkable regular seasons, and guard T.J. Price is a capable scorer who will contend for conference player of the year honors.
Last year's record: 23-9 (15-3 Southland)
Last NCAA appearance: 2013 (last missed in 2012)
Why Northwestern State? Other than for the sheer enjoyment of watching a team that happily employs a 10-man rotation attempt to give fits to a power-conference team (which the Demons admittedly did not do to Florida last season)? Well, six members of last year's rotation return and the Southland's regular-season champ last season (Stephen F. Austin) lost veteran coach Danny Kaspar to Texas State.
Northwestern State's most notable returnee is senior DeQuan Hicks, who arrived from a junior college last season and promptly averaged 14.0 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 58.3 percent from the floor. He'll have plenty of help, of course, but Hicks will be the centerpiece of the Demons' offense.
If not the Demons from the Southland, then maybe … Oral Roberts, which arrived from the Summit League last season and finished third in the regular season. The Golden Eagles lost their top two scorers, but have won at least 19 games in eight of the last nine years under Scott Sutton. They'll be contenders again this season.
Last year's record: 23-13 (10-6 Horizon)
Last NCAA appearance: 2007
Why Wright State? There's a void in the Horizon League. Defending champ Valparaiso lost all five starters. Detroit star Ray McCallum Jr. turned pro. Wisconsin-Green Bay dealt with offseason tumult when coach Brian Wardle faced claims of abuse (though he was largely cleared of any wrongdoing).
Meanwhile, Wright State vastly exceeded expectations last year and brings back 97 percent of its scoring and 94 percent of its rebounding from a year ago. The CBI semifinalists are as good a pick as any as the Horizon enters the second season of its post-Butler era.
If not the Raiders from the Horizon League, then maybe … Wisconsin-Green Bay, which tied for third in the conference with Wright State. The Phoenix hasn't reached the tournament since 1996, but returns first team all-Horizon pick Keifer Sykes as well as well-rounded big man Alec Brown.


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HDD Industry Trends - Part One: To the Present
This is the first in a two-part blog series that will explore HDD trends. We'll get into what lies ahead in the next post, but first let's look at HDD up to the present.
HDD will be here for years to come. Since 1997, the year in which giant magneto resistive (GMR) heads appeared, recording density improved by 100% annually until dropping to 30% in 2001, due to a slowing in the pace of advancement. The practical application of the perpendicular magnetic recording method restored the rate of improvement to 50% in 2005. In this way, technological innovations in magnetic heads and magnetic disks greatly contributed to improvements in recording density. However, channel technology, error correction technology, servo control technology, and other technologies have also facilitated improvements. Our current PMR (Perpendicular Magnetic Recording) process is nearing the end of its development, as any further decrease in the size of the magnetized bits renders them unstable, hence the need for storage firms to move on to newer, denser recording technology.
The unique attribute of the magnetic bit cell in a hard disk drive (HDD) is that the bits are unpatterned, offering a tremendous cost advantage in media manufacturing. The bit width is determined by the lithography used to form the write transducer, whereas the bit length is determined without lithography. It is defined by the distance the disk rotates during the time interval that alternating current pulses are applied to the write yoke. Unfortunately, newer HDD technologies are looking at creating new lithography processes. In fact, Patterned Media cells will require substantial "invention" in lithography to meet density goals. Bit Pattern Media (BPM) technology allows for small bit patterns to be physically processed and has also been studied as a magnetic disk technology. Toshiba has been developing these future technologies in collaboration with parts suppliers and its research and development divisions.
A temporary boost in HDD capacity is shingle writing or shingle magnetic recording (SMR), in which recording tracks partially overlap, increasing track density on a platter. This would be cheaper than a transition to BPM or HAMR and could extend the use of PMR technology for a couple of years, providing some financial breathing room. This technology uses existing perpendicular magnetic recording technology and improves recording density by altering the algorithm used to record data to magnetic disks. In this approach, data tracks are not separated when writing data, but a new data track is recorded while layering part of the data track over the previous track. Since this method of writing data resembles the way shingled roofs are installed, this technology is called shingled write recording. Although it depends on the limitations of the perpendicular magnetic recording device, a recording density of 1.5 to 2 Tbit/in2 can be achieved using this technology.
The next blog in this series will take us into the future of HDD, so be sure to come back in another couple of days.
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Wong to have MRI on left shoulder Monday
ST. LOUIS -- Second baseman Kolten Wong, who was placed on the disabled Saturday, is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his ailing left shoulder Monday to get a better understanding of the seriousness of the injury.
Wong injured his shoulder nearly three weeks ago while making a diving play in the field. He missed four of the five games immediately after getting hurt, but that rest only temporarily alleviated the pain. It has since gradually worsened and left Wong unable to finish his swing. He had two hits in 26 at-bats after the injury.
"Any time I stretched my arm, I could feel a little pinch," Wong said. "I thought if I kept playing through it, eventually it would go away. But it's been a couple weeks now and it hasn't gone away. We thought we would take care of it now before it gets any worse."
Wong did not have an MRI on his shoulder after initially injuring it, so this follow-up exam should provide clarification on the specifics of the injury and what treatment plan should be followed. Wong won't be eligible to come off the DL until at least July 6. The Cardinals do not anticipate receiving a serious diagnosis.
"I'm watching some of the movements, and I'm watching some of the things he's doing," manager Mike Matheny said. "He looks close, but he looks a hair off."
The layoff is just another setback for Wong, who has faced several this year. He struggled to assert himself as the Cardinals' starting second baseman upon being awarded the job out of Spring Training, and that led to the club sending him back to Triple-A to regain his swing and confidence.
He crushed Triple-A pitching and carried that momentum over upon being recalled in mid-May. In the 15 games he played before injuring his shoulder, Wong was 18-for-57 with eight runs scored and 10 RBIs.
"Coming back after being sent down and doing what I did injuring my arm the same day I hit the grand slam, it did [stink]," Wong said. "You want to continue to progress and get better. It's not fun."
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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After the December shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 26 dead, it makes sense that LZHS and schools around the country are re-evaluating their own security to prevent more tragedies. However, the new security measures at LZHS would likely not be very useful in a real emergency.
Although it is comforting that the school wants to resolve security deficiencies, moving the security desk closer to the door and prohibiting the use of the senior doors before 7:30am would not deter an armed intruder.
The few unarmed, physically unintimidating security guards here are little defense against someone with a firearm, regardless of which entrance or what time of day a shooter might attack.
It is, however, difficult to blame the school for the relatively ineffective security, as there is no easy solution to a nationwide problem like gun violence in schools or mass shootings. Since the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, issues like gun control, bullying, and mental health have been debated as the causes of such tragedies.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) suggested after the Sandy Hook shooting that putting armed security in schools would stop any killers. At their press conference, they said "the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." However, placing firearms in such close proximity to impressionable children can give them the wrong idea about the commonality of gun violence in schools, as well as give access to weapons to volatile students or teachers. Armed security guards are not very cost-effective, either.
In a televised speech immediately after the Sandy Hook tragedy, President Barack Obama promised to use his executive power to prevent future incidents. He created a committee to discuss and propose gun control legislation led by Vice President Joe Biden, who in January suggested increased background checks to buy a gun and a ban on assault weapons. Yet, resistance remains from Republicans and gun enthusiasts citing the Second Amendment.
As the nation is embroiled in a gun control debate, schools have struggled with questions on how to protect their students. LZHS' new security measures were simply a reaction to the realization that schools everywhere are vulnerable to similar attacks, but the changes would not stop anyone intent on wreaking havoc.
"I think that in the face of adversity whether you've practiced it once or practiced it a hundred times, no situation is going to be ideal," Ryan Rubenstein, assistant principal of facilities and activities, said. "But I would say that the procedures we have in place (not necessarily for the emergency itself, but to me almost more importantly, post-emergency) when it comes to the media circus, the immediate response from first-responders, we have plans in place and we are continually looking at those plans to evaluate what's best. In terms of things that kids shouldn't have to think about if there were any emergency here at school, like where we are going to take students to meet parents, where we are going to send the media; all of those different types of things, we have to take into consideration."
There is not much a school with a limited budget, like LZHS, can do to truly maintain the safety of its students against variables like school shootings. Until the government is able to come to an agreement, LZHS and District 95 officials must continue to evaluate the effectiveness of the current security and what new measures can be instituted that would actually assist in stopping a shooter.


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White Sox come back to end Orioles' run
White Sox come back to end Orioles' run
Well, if that's the case, you will have to look somewhere other than the White Sox -- at least for the immediate future.
J.J. Putz finished out Saturday's 4-2 victory over the Orioles at Camden Yards, picking up his third save of the season. But he followed Matt Thornton to the mound because Bobby Jenks felt stiffness in his back as he warmed up late in Friday night's series opener.
Closer controversy diffused, right? Actually, not quite, which is the reason for the caveat.
"The way Bobby was throwing lately, we got options out there," said White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen of Jenks, who has a 10.56 ERA after the All-Star break. "We're going to find a way to put Bobby into the closer [role].
"When he's ready, he's got to wait. I'm not going to say he's got to wait [until something else happens], but we got to see him throw the ball before we put him back in that spot. He hasn't pitched in two days, and he wasn't available the last couple days."
Putz, Thornton and Sergio Santos all can give Jenks a break, if needed. Only Thornton and Putz were needed on Saturday, as the White Sox (63-47) improved to 4-2 on this eight-game road trip and maintained their 1 1/2-game lead over the Twins (62-49) in the American League Central.
For a brief moment in the seventh inning, this White Sox victory looked as if it might be a painful one. A.J. Pierzynski delivered a two-out double, chopped just over the head of first baseman Ty Wigginton, scoring Alexei Ramirez with the game-tying second run. Ramirez had drawn a two-out walk off Jason Berken (3-3), after right fielder Nick Markakis threw out Mark Kotsay trying to stretch a single into a double.
Pierzynski moved to third on the throw home by Markakis and didn't expect a return strike from catcher Matt Wieters to try to nail him. By the time Pierzynski saw the throw coming, he couldn't slide and tweaked his left ankle on the base before falling on his backside.
Although he left the game, Pierzynski reported all the tests came back negative and there was no unusual swelling from the injury.
"I'll be fine. Just a sprained ankle," Pierzynski said. "Caught on the bag. No big deal. [Trainer Herm Schneider] wanted to get me in here to ice before it swelled up and that was it.
"As far as I'm concerned, I'll be fine tomorrow. But it's up to Ozzie. If it was up to me, I would love to play tomorrow and catch Mark [Buehrle]. We'll see what they say. It feels fine and I could have stayed in the game."
Alex Rios delivered the game-winning single in the eighth inning off Berken, after Juan Pierre extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a single to left and moved to second on Omar Vizquel's sacrifice. Rios, who missed Friday's game due to general soreness, including his bat, according to Guillen, broke out of a 4-for-37 funk with the clutch hit.
"His bat still hurts," said a smiling Guillen. "He still needs treatment."
"That's why they're in first place," said Baltimore manager Buck Showalter, who lost for the first time in five games with the Orioles. "They make runs matter and they make leads stand up. Those guys have a lot of bullets. A lot of bullets."
Gavin Floyd, a native of Annapolis, Md., evened his record at 8-8 with his third straight victory and posted his fourth straight start without a loss. Floyd gave up two runs on six hits over seven innings, striking out five and walking two, pitching in front of somewhere around 30 family members and friends.
His home run allowed to Adam Jones in the second ended a string of 77 1/3 innings without permitting a long ball. Floyd's ERA now stands at 1.19 since June 8, covering 12 starts.
"He has got good stuff, fastball, slider, curveball," said Jones of Floyd. "He basically has been throwing like he's been throwing the past two months."
"It definitely adds a little icing on the cake to pitch well," Floyd said. "You can't predict you will pitch well, but you go out there and try to give it your all, especially when family's here and friends."
Three runs scored with Floyd on the mound Saturday actually checks in below the 3.93 averaged by the White Sox for the right-hander this season. Those three, along with one insurance run in the ninth, courtesy of a Gordon Beckham single, held up for the win.
Thornton pitched a perfect eighth to help the cause, and Putz pitched around a leadoff error committed by usually sure-handed first baseman Paul Konerko without issue. Putz figures to be back on the mound Sunday if a save situation arises.
Don't call it a change in White Sox closers, not as of Saturday night. Look at it more as a brief respite for Jenks, to heal and work his way back into top form.
"Everyone knows we're a better team with him at the back end," said Putz of Jenks. "It allows everyone else to slide up, mix and match with lefties and righties, and then he can come in and slam the door."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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As general reference... Heterophobia is NOT a word.
"Why is this even a group?" was being directed at the fact that it does not exist, it was made up. I believe that is the point that was brought up. At least that was my take on it.
The term "heterophobia" was squished together by LGBT rights opponents, (In essence, the hetero people.), to give a name to 'reverse discrimination' or 'negative attitudes' towards the heterosexuals. It has not made it into the dictionary, standard or medical.
Opponents to LGBT rights are not the exclusive users of "heterophobia". Prominent British LGBT rights activist Peter Tatchell has been quoted by the BBC as using the word off-handedly to criticize that UK civil unions were designed as the homosexual non-marriage counterpart to heterosexual-only marriage, thereby excluding opposite-sex couples from entering into civil unions.[117]
Stephen M. White and Louis R. Franzini introduced the related term of "heteronegativism" to refer to the considerable range of negative feelings that some gay individuals may hold and express toward heterosexuals. This term is preferred to "heterophobia" because it does not imply extreme or irrational fear.[118]
Shall I change the word for you?
SunniL.....how can you know what someone else meant? There are factual cases of anti straight discrimination by gays. Are you trying to say that discrimination does not exist?
Not discrimination....just a comment. Calm down. Whether the word is recognised by you or not it does have a clear meaning. It wasn't squished together by homophobes like you suggest.
WOW guy, back your choo choo up. I gave facts and NOT ONE OPINION, except on how I felt Dente meant her post. The word 'heterophobia' itself is NOT a WORD... That was all I was stating and that is exactly HOW I took Dente's story.
Dente then commented "Exactly" Meaning I was correct.
Let me address your statements to me though.
Just because you know how to do a Google search and tell me about someone who used it and then BBC used his quote, means nothing to me. I was stating that the word in of itself is NOT a recognized word in the dictionary or for that matter in the medical dictionary.
White and Franzini use quotations within their article for the non-recognized words. To establish if they proved their hypotheses, you will have to wade through the pages of correlated statistics and information within the original master's thesis they wrote that article from.
I know discrimination exists in all kinds of forms. I never hinted or suggested otherwise. Again, I was pointing out how I viewed Dente's story - NOTHING ELSE. So, getting snide with me was an act of, well, discrimination on your part.
I deleted my original post to fix a grammar error, so the order of comments got screwed... :P Oops!
"Not discrimination....just a comment. Calm down. Whether the word is recognised by you or not it does have a clear meaning. It wasn't squished together by homophobes like you suggest."
That should actually be in between my two comments here. Sorry for confusing anyone!
As for "It wasn't squished together by homophobes like you suggest."
It was "coined" by the LGBT opponents in print in the early 90's...
"coined" means: create, invent
Coined doesn't mean that here in the uk. You "coin" a word or a phrase by using it, although it already exists.
This is where UK English and American English clash into each other to bring in miscommunication
In the context that it is being used... it means create or invent.
Wow....you are allowing your views to obscure the truth here. You are wrong about coining a phrase. Coining was seen as the act of making money out of an existing phrase, ie making coin (money). That does not mean to invent a new phrase. Where did I say it meant "using a new phrase" ? Don't quote me by using your own words, that makes you look silly.
Can you actually read?
You just edited your answer to remove your misquote......how sad is that?
Who is the "like mike cabal" you are talking about? I don't need supporters to speak for myself.
To invent or create, by definition, cannot mean to use something that already exists.
"The term "heterophobia" was squished together by LGBT rights opponents, (In essence, the hetero people)."
Uh? Reading this, it sounds like you're saying LGBT rights opponents = hetero people. Not all hetero people are LGBT rights opponents. Only some are.
Dente.....semantics won't help you. Give it up. Your views are so extreme they make you look silly.
@TheFoxKit. You are asking to be rebuked here. Dente is a woman with a bee in her bonnet, to coin a phrase.
I'm just pointing out that the sentence could be misunderstood. And funnily enough, you seem to be the one with a bee in your bonnet around here.
The sentence, like anything else, could of course be understood. My original story is about heterophobia. Dente refuses to accept this a valid group. I will defend my story from attack. I am not attacking anyone here. Gay discrimination to straight people is a real thing, not a made up concept. Imagine if I said homophobia was made up.....
Did you even read the link, Mike? Especially the bit that said, " just another of the many me-too social constructions that have arisen in the pseudoscience of victimology in recent decades" and "Others look at the parallelism between heterophobia and homophobia, and suggest that the former trivializes the latter."
I do think those statements are rather accurate.
I once told a gay guy that I liked going to gay bars and he reacted negatively, saying "We just want to be left alone". That was ONE guy. Other gays I've talked to showed no such negativism.
However, I have met lots of heterosexual people insulting gays and openly despising them. There is, to this day, A LOT MORE discrimination against gays than against straights. Therefore, talking about "heterophobia" is an exaggeration and does indeed belittle what gays are experiencing in terms of discrimination.
I am not homophobic. I of course acknowledge that homophobia exists and is a serious problem. I don't see how gay ghettos help to resolve that problem. I find the awkward and uneasy alliance evident in the LBGT movement to be divisive and unhelpful in creating a better society. Gays can of course use the justification that they are constantly oppressed by all heterosexuals, but this is clearly not true.
Who do you think caused the creation of "gay ghettos"? The gays themselves, or a predominantly society that has rejected them for centuries? "Gay ghettos" have little to do with "heterophobia" and a lot to do with homophobia.
So heterophobia is a justified response to homophobia? Two wrongs making a right?
That's not at all what I'm saying. I'm saying gays ended up creating "gay bars" and "gay culture" because mainstream culture didn't accept them. This is not heterophobia UNLESS they'd bar access to that culture to straight people. But as far as I know, most do not. Straight people can and do go to gay bars and gay marches, for instance.
So it was a response to mainstream culture? How does rejection of mainstream culture help their chances of ever being equal in society?
If you preface anything with the word "gay" it is separatist....gay marriage, gay bars, gay music, gay whatever.
*rolls eyes*
Clearly you aren't reading what we're writing. Most gays don't reject mainstream culture; it's the other way around. Homosexuals have been rejected by mainstream culture for centuries.
The fact that they have created a sub-culture does not make them heterophobic. There are lots of subcultures in society. I am a geek. I am part of the geek sub-culture. That doesn't mean I reject mainstream society, it just means I enjoy hanging out with similar-minded people. And I also hang out with non-geeks.
Where have I personally complained about being opressed? I dislike heterophobics. I don't hate gays.
"If you preface anything with the word "gay" it is separatist...."
WTF? That doesn't even make sense. Does me refering to Comic-Con as a geek event make it separatist? Erm, no. It just means it relates to geeky people.
Gay used as an adjective just means it relates to gay people. It's doesn't denote sepratism, unless YOU want to separate yourself from them.
*separatism. Damn typo.
OMG! I go to sleep and wake up to an explosion...
Hey Fox, I did want to answer your question to me though...
Fox posted this:
"The term "heterophobia" was squished together by LGBT rights opponents, (In essence, the hetero people)."
Uh? Reading this, it sounds like you're saying LGBT rights opponents = hetero people. Not all hetero people are LGBT rights opponents. Only some are.
My response:
Not by any means did I mean that. This is what I meant: "One that has or shows an abundance of a quality as if highly concentrated." Meaning that it is mostly hetero people that are the opponents of the LGBT rights community. Not all hetero's, just the ones against the LGBT community.
Otherwise it would be like a Caucasian person saying: All whites are in the KKK...
I am white, not in the KKK, and have no problem with the LGBT community. As a matter of fact, I support them. I have some awesome friends that are part of the LGBT community. I can't imagine what I would miss out on if they were not my friends just because of their sexual orientation!
*face palm*
You ever have one of those moments where you just go: OMFG! DUH!
Oh ya, I just had one of those...
Why? Well...
I went to see who actually created this group...
Guess I missed that one somewhere, now didn't I?
i guess im a bit of a heterophobe only because im jealous, if i were a boy, my gf's family wouldn't have a problem with me, people wouldn't give us weird looks and ask us strange questions and treat us like freaks if we were a straight couple. and also, when there are groups out there who say they support gays but have no gays in them, and no contact with them, i do get defensive because it's out battle, i know we need allies, but don't cry for us because you don't feel our pain. and yes, we like/deserve our privacy, we should be allowed some areas that we can keep sacred and safe. so dont hate the heterophobes, hate the homophobes who made us what we are.
"don't hate the heterophobes, hate the homophobes who made us what we are"
How one-sided an attitude is that?
Although I haven't experienced homophobia, I have experienced judgment and discrimination for other reasons. Besides, I have many gay friends. So even though I am mostly straight, I support gay rights... "Don't cry for us because you can't feel our pain". I don't agree. there is such a thing as human empathy. I can be empathetic to anyone who suffers even if I haven't endure exactly the same pain...
In general, I don't think society discriminates against hetrosexuals but I have been discriminated against on odd occasions by gays themselves. I used to frequent a gay pub with some other straight friends only because the food was so delicious but I got really poor service. At first I just thought it was coincidental until I was out-rightly told that I didn't belong there. People are people. There are all types and even homosexuals can be rude and insensitive.
Exactly my point.....so if you run a closed shop you can't whinge on about how society doesn't treat you fairly. There are bigots everywhere regardless of sexuality.
So how do you know that was isolated? It's more likely they say that sort of thing to all the straights, isn't it?
Bad behavior exists everywhere from all groups of people. But I was really humiliated that day!!
Aww.....thanks Dente! :) I used to live in a very gay part of town and as such frequented many gay establishments and this is the only one I had any problems with.
Why shouldn't it be a group? There are plenty of groups about homophobia!
I didn't make it up.....homosexuals did. Like I just said, can I go a Gay Pride march are is that out of bounds to straights?
Thats not a homophobic thing, is it? You are able to marry a person of the opposite sex too, so you have exactly the same right as me. Can I marry a straight guy?....erm, no.
So take it up with the institutions. Which church would you like to go to?
Heterophobia is a bit like misandry: "wait, what? that's even a word?". ;-)
I sometimes fantasize about discriminating straight people the way they would do if I'd have a girlfriend.
Something like: breaking up a kissing couple, call them breeders and tell them how their filthy sex is the cause for overpopulation in this world. :-p
Some gay people are not joking when they say things like that.....
I had a male gay acquaintance tell me it was unnatural to be straight. He thought women were gross and couldn't ever imagine having sex with one. lol Ignorance doesnt discriminate! You can be white, black, poor, rich, gay or straight. lol Having said that I have met some pretty awesome gay people too. They are all individual.
Stop apologising for every nasty gay.....it just makes you look silly. You obviously don't want equality at all.
I think what Dente is trying to say (or at least I am) is there there are nasty people in all sorts of groups. But as a society I wouldn't say heterosexuals are discriminated against. I don't think we have less rights than them.
It doesn't have to institutionalised heterophobia to be real. I share your view exactly, but I got comments on here saying it was made up.
You are just ignoring the fact that heterophobia does exist, and justifying it because in your opinion homophobia is real and does exist. That's not a balanced argument.
That would be your opinion, not a fact.
"breaking up a kissing couple, call them breeders and tell them how their filthy sex is the cause for overpopulation in this world"
Best line ever. lol


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Discussion in 'English Only' started by ann_deng, Oct 5, 2013.
What's the difference between commission and committee ?
Outside of the fact that "commission" has a number of other meanings (you could look them up), they both refer to a group of people with authority.
I have a feeling that a group that takes itself rather seriously may prefer to call itself a "commission" but, strictly speaking, it's no different from a committee....
Welcome to the English forum, ann_deng!
There are similarities between the two words. But we talk about a commission of enquiry.
Commission is largely used in Europe for the European Commission (note the capital letter), which is the executive body of the EU and implements decisions etc.
The UK Government may also appoint a Royal Commission (not Committee) to investigate something, e.g. equal pay.
A commission is commissioned to do something. To commission = to be empowered by law to do something.
A committee is simply a group of people who get together (because they want to, or because that is their occupation or duty) in order to make a decision, find a solution, propose a solution, ask someone else to do something. There need be no legal basis to a committee.
In GB there can be a Royal Commission - one which is set up by the government to look at a particular issue. A commission in this sense can take months to complete its work. Its members can, for example, carry out many individual investigations, interview people, and read many documents before completing their final report.
A committee is just a group of people who meet from time to time to discuss matters for which they're responsible. A chess club, for example, will have a committee - a chairman, secretary, treasurer and perhaps some non-executive members.
Thanks, your explanations is very helpful to me. This question occured to me when I saw "the Central Committee of Chinese Communist Party" and "China Banking Regulatory Commission". I guess I understand what's the difference between these two words now.
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Even though you can buy Athlon 64 3200+ both in UK and Austria there are no too many boards in the shops to plug them in. Some of the Tottenham Court Road computer shops have them but in many shops you have to preorder the board if you want 64 marchitecture on your desktop. We understand, as we have reported before, that the real expansion of Athlon 64 and FX boards will come in Q1 2004 at the time when AMD will be able to ship more CPUs.
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In their latest attempt at viral-video advertising, Corning released a nearly six-minute follow-up to their highly successful "A Day Made of Glass" Web video on Feb. 3. "A Day Made of Glass 2" features a world where car dashboards, tablets, blackboards and tables are replaced with interactive display glass. Imagine a more interactive, streamlined iPad transposed on nearly every surface you interact with.
The ad, which we originally discovered on Fast Co.Create, is an eye-popping tour through an enhanced reality. But many of the inventions are closer to science fiction than anything else. Corning, recognizing that fact, created a behind-the-scenes video, of sorts, with a host who walks through the original video pointing out what's possible and what's not. For example, nearly all of the large displays seem to function without wires or any need for storage capacity. Given the size of the screens and the amount of data many of them display, it would be impossible, given the limits of current technology, for anything like that to exist today.
But that doesn't stop Corning's video guide from asking, "Pretty amazing, isn't it?" and, "Spectacular, isn't it?" even as he's describing how impossible some of the dreamscape technology is.
The video, while entertaining, show what Corning is "thinking about," not necessarily what they are on the verge of tossing onto store shelves. After all, moviegoers have been entertained by technology like this for years. But that's not to diminish Corning's already large role in the touch-screen technology landscape today. The more-than-160-year-old glass and ceramics company is the leading provider of the glass used in iPhones, iPads and a host of other touch-screen gadgets.
In January, the company announced a new incarnation of Gorilla Glass, Gorilla Glass 2 — a more durable, thinner and scratch-resistant material. The glass is projected to allow for more sensitive touch-screen response and brighter displays.
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Thomas Leon Hennemann Sr., U.S.M.C. retired, of Rush City, Minn. and formerly of White Bear Lake, Minn., died Friday, Oct. 4, at the University of Minnesota Hospital-Fairview in Minneapolis at the age of 88.
Tom was born in St. Cloud, Minn. August 28, 1925 to Carl and Mary (Heinen) Hennemann.
Tom joined the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 17 and made the Marine Corps his career. He served his country during WWII in the South Pacific and also in Korea, where he worked on an aircraft carrier as ordinance crew. He retired from USMC in 1964 from Quantico, Va. as First Sergeant of Headquarters Squadron. Here, Tom was known as "Top" to the men and officers and "Hank" to the commanding officers.
Tom was a member of the "Chosen Few" Chosin Reservoir for Korean War Vets organization.
Tom enjoyed fishing and hunting ducks and geese. He was an avid reader of history, even though his eyesight was failing. He was also very active in the DFL party of Minnesota, attending many meetings and caucuses.
Tom is survived by his wife Marge, daughter Cecilia Erdmann, of Mahtomedi; son Thomas (Barbara) Hennemann Jr., of Cottage Grove; daughter-in-law Kathryn Hennemann, of Coon Rapids; grandchildren Mary Erdmann, of Vadnais Heights, Michelle (Sean) Padden, of White Bear Lake, Marissa Erdmann, of Little Canada, Katy (Nick) Zastro, of San Diego, Calif., Curtis Hennemann, of St. Paul; brothers Bill Hennemann, of Phoenix, Ariz., Larry (Jenny) Hennemann, of River Falls, Wis.; and many nieces and nephews.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents Carl and Rosalia (Heinen) Hennemann and his son Carl Hennemann.
Rev. Laurie O'Shea will officiate at Tom's funeral service: 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 13, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Rush City, 1000 S. Jay Ave. A time of visitation and reviewal will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Music will be provided by Rev. Laurie O'Shea. Casket bearers include Katy Zastro, Mary Erdmann, Michelle Padden, Marisa Erdmann, Ray Henderson, Wally Simpson, Stan Iskierka and Bob Carter with an interment at a later date.
Memorials are preferred to flowers.
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Nipissing, Ontario
|Township (single-tier)
|Township of Nipissing
Nipissing Township Museum
|Motto: Life the Way it Should Be.
|Coordinates: 46°03′N 79°33′W / 46.050°N 79.550°WCoordinates: 46°03′N 79°33′W / 46.050°N 79.550°W[1]
|Parry Sound
|• Type
|• Mayor
|Pat Haufe
|• Federal riding
|• Prov. riding
|• Land
|393.80 km2 (152.05 sq mi)
|Population (2016)[2]
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|4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
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Nipissing is an incorporated (political) township in Parry Sound District in Central Ontario, Canada.[1][3] It is on Lake Nipissing and is part of the Almaguin Highlands region. Nipissing was surveyed between 1874 and 1881, and was incorporated in 1888. Among the first settlers in the area were the Chapman and Beatty families. Nipissing Township annexed Gurd Township in 1970. The township also contains a community named Nipissing, which is located on the South River near Chapman's Landing, on the South Bay of Lake Nipissing. The township administrative offices are located in Nipissing.
The township includes the communities of Alsace, Christian Valley, Commanda, Hotham, Nipissing and Wade's Landing.
The founder of Nipissing, John Beattie (John Beatty) arrived by canoe from [Eganville, Ontario) in 1862. He was looking for land suitable for settlement. To lay claim to the property, he made brush piles, and was granted free land by the Ontario Government. Around 1869 James Chapman and his wife, Phoebe Edwards, built their first house and barn at the top of the chutes. The family farmed and he carried the mail by canoe, dog team and later horse on a route stretching 200 miles (320 km) between the villages of Magnetawan and Mattawa.
The Chapman Valley and Chapman Township near Magnetawan are named after the family. James and Phoebe are among the pioneers buried in the Nipissing village cemetery. More details about the pioneer families can be found in the Nipissing Township Museum. An Ontario Historical Plaque was erected at the Nipissing Township Museum by the province to commemorate the Rosseau-Nipissing Road's role in Ontario's heritage.[4]
Originally supplies were brought into Nipissing from Pembroke by canoe over the Champlain Trail and up the South River. Nipissing village became the main route for shipping supplies. The township and the life of the village as a key port began to fade.
The Chapman family donated the land to the municipal government, and the landing became a municipal boat launch, public dock and swimming hole for village children.
Around 1875 a colonization road was completed which connected tiny Nipissing village to Rosseau (near Huntsville) in the south and this created road travel and another route for shipment of supplies. Furthermore, in 1886 a railway connected Gravenhurst to Callander, cutting out Nipissing village from its main route and the life of the village as a key port began to fade. Today the landing is the municipal boat launch, public dock and favourite swimming hole for village children.
The Chapman family still has many connections to the local area.
Named in 1879 after the lake, on whose south shore it is located. The community of Nipissing in the township, 25 km south of North Bay, was called Nipissingan in 1870, but its name was changed to Nipissing in 1881.[5]
The township is served in its northern part by Ontario Highway 534 and Ontario Highway 654, which connect east to Ontario Highway 11 at the communities of Powassan and Callander respectively; Ontario Highway 534 also connects west to Restoule Provincial Park, and via Ontario Highway 524 to Ontario Highway 522. The township is served across its southern part by Ontario Highway 522, which connects east to Highway 11 at Trout Creek and west to Ontario Highway 69 at the community of Cranberry.
According to the Canada 2011 Census:[2]
- Population: 1,704
- % Change (2006-2011): 3.8
- Dwellings: 993
- Area (km²): 393.60
- Density (persons per km²): 4.3
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "Nipissing". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ a b c Statistics Canada 2011 Census - South River Census Profile
- ^ "Pringle" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ Ontario Plaque
- ^ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place Names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 243. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0. OCLC 36342881.
Other map sources:
- Map 8 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- Official Plan - Schedule 'A' (PDF) (Map). 1 : 40,000. Township of Nipissing. 2005-10-28. Retrieved 2013-03-04.


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