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Do a simple Google search (or whatever your favorite Internet search engine is, I'm not here to judge) for outdated laws, and you'll give yourself a few minutes of chuckling.
For example, in West Virginia, you can't hold a public office if you've ever participated in a duel with a deadly weapon. In Tennessee, it is illegal to shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile. And here in Connecticut, you can't walk backwards after sunset. I'm going to break this one on my way to my car tonight, just because I consider myself an outlaw.
Now, allow me to group NASCAR's points system in with those other outdated ideas.
Ed Hinton brought this up on "NASCAR Now" on Monday, and it's long been an issue which I've tried to bring to the voting public's attention. Jamie McMurray didn't make the Chase despite his two regular-season wins. If McMurray had made the Chase, he'd currently be fourth in points, just 87 behind Jimmie Johnson.
The solution seems simple. Offer a whopping number of points (say 200 or 250) for a win. Then drop it down to 150 for second. Points drop incrementally from there until you get to 25th or 30th or so, then a set number of points from everyone finishing 30th or lower, say 10.
Advantages: It rewards winning to promote racing up front. It'll keep damaged cars off the racetrack (since there's no difference finishing 30th and 40th) to cut down on debris cautions. Plus going in increments of five or 10 points would make the points easier to digest.
Disadvantages: None
The system NASCAR uses now was invented to reward consistency. It would force drivers who normally wouldn't go to tracks far from their backyard to show up in order to win the title. Now, however, we get all the top teams coming out every week, the money, fame and prestige of winning the title is more than enough incentive, so we no longer have to entice teams with points to get them to show up.
The answer to fixing the system isn't creating a system where there are all sorts of wild cards to get drivers into the Chase. We don't need to give a multiple winner or the Daytona 500 champ a free pass into the Chase. We need a system that if a driver, such as McMurray, goes out and wins multiple times and runs second several times to boot, he can't miss the field because the points system won't allow it.
It's so easy, and my consulting fee is relatively low.
Playing Spoiler
Let's not ignore what McMurray's done this year. From nearly out of a job to three wins, including two in the biggest races of the year, is a turnaround worth admiring. He's won three times this year, or 9.7 percent of the races. Before that, he had won three of his 258 career starts, just 1.2 percent.
He also became just the third driver to win multiple Chase races as a non-Chaser, Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart each have won three. He's also the only non-Chaser to win a Chase race over the last three seasons, with his Talladega win last year.
One more great, or pointless, research nugget. McMurray now has six career Cup Series wins, the only driver with exactly six Cup wins. A number of drivers have seven, a number have five. McMurray is the only one with six.
Trivia break: McMurray started 27th on Saturday night. Who is the only driver to win from deeper in the field at Charlotte?
That Dude In The 48
I don't have records for the most consecutive blogs appeared in, but I figure Jimmie Johnson is getting up there.
Johnson had yet another top-three finish Sunday night, his fourth in a row and 33rd in his Chase career. The only other driver with even half as many top-three Chase finishes as Johnson is Jeff Gordon, who has 17. From there, it drops to Greg Biffle with 15 and Carl Edwards with 14.
Johnson's numbers obviously are going to drop off at Charlotte from where they were from 2003-06, when he failed to finish outside the top three in eight races, but he's still put up a 9.8 career average finish at Charlotte, despite finishing 37th there earlier this year. That's the second-best mark all-time at Charlotte with a minimum of five races, trailing only Rex White.
Trivia break: If we drop that minimum down to three races, who takes over the all-time top spot at Charlotte?
History Denied
I wrote briefly in my blog about how Kurt Busch had a chance to make history at Charlotte by becoming the first driver to win both points races and the All-Star Race at Charlotte in the same season. Well, he ended up making history, but of the wrong variety.
Busch was the seventh driver to go into the fall Charlotte races with an opportunity for the sweep, but he's the first of those seven to have a finish outside the top five. Davey Allison (1991) and Kasey Kahne (2008) each finished second, the closest to pulling off the sweep.
Trivia break: In honor of the Tim Richmond "30 for 30" special, who are the four drivers that won more races in a season than Richmond's seven during the 1980s?
Trivia Break Answers
1. Jimmie Johnson started 37th when he won at Charlotte in 2003.
2. Joey Logano has a 8.5 career average finish in four career Charlotte starts.
3. Bobby Allison (8 in 1982), Darrell Waltrip (12 in 2 seasons), Bill Elliott (11 in 1985) and Dale Earnhardt (11 in 1987) were the only ones to top Richmond's seven wins in 1986.

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What does it mean to study birds now, and what do we learn from studying them in 2014 that's different from 1914? Join Distinguished Professor Town Peterson, curator of ornithology, for a close look at some of the birds of the KU ornithology collection, and discussion about the science of studying birds. Collection Conversations are short, informal talks by research scientists about the collections that form the basis of research at the biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum.
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The Green Hornet movie is a re-telling of the classic radio adventure serial from the 1940s and 50s written by and starring Seth Rogen in the title role. The Green Hornet's true identity is Britt Reid, a wealthy playboy whose flippant attitude is shattered in the wake of the murder of his father – played by Wilkinson. Inheriting a family-owned media empire, Reid hires the mysterious Kato (played by Chinese superstar Jay Chou) as his mechanic and aide-de-camp. The duo strike out on training and equipping themselves for their alter-egos to fight crime and avenge Reid's father.
Check out the official HD trailer for a closer look at the action and comedy:
As you can see, Cameron makes her appearance as Lenore Case, a criminologist and love interest to both Reid and Kato. We're not gonna give away anything, but bullets and sparks are destined to fly.
Here's a peek at Cameron and Tom together in clip from Knight and Day for fans to enjoy:
For cinema fans who need to catch the action again – or for the first time – should consider picking up a copy of Knight and Day on DVD or BluRay disc. You can find the details below:
Tom Wilkinson may not be a household name in the world of action movies, but the British actor garnered rave critical reviews and an Best Supporting Actor nomination at the Oscars for his work on Michael Clayton. He teamed with Tom on Valkyrie as the turncoat General Fromm. Check out this intense scene near the finale of the film with the exchange between this pair of performers:
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- Bruce Ours, Sherman Street, reported Monday that David Crosser came to his home and assaulted him. Ours said he was sleeping on the couch by the front door when Crosser let himself in after he had knocked several times. Ours said Crosser then threw a glass bowl that struck him in the head, although he had no visible signs of having being hit. The two then exchanged words before Crosser served Ours with an eviction notice on behalf of the landlord, his brother Jim Crosser. David Crosser told police the door was partially open when he entered and he admitted to tossing a bowl at Ours to wake him and it struck him on the back, not in the head.
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- A North Beaver Street woman reported Saturday evening a juvenile had been driving past her home and making vulgar statements as he went by.
- Police received a call about a fight at the Night Court bar at 12:10 a.m. Saturday and arrived to find Scott A. Rudder outside. Rudder, 49, said he was inside the bar watching a woman eat salt from her arm and decided to remove the top of the salt shaker and eat the salt. Rudder said an unknown man then punched him and he grabbed his attacker by the shirt and took him to the floor. Rudder said every other patron then grabbed him and threw him out of the bar. Police spoke with the bar employees, who said Rudder was removed because he started the fight by punching someone.
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- Police were called to the Circle K at 1:26 p.m. Friday in regard to a female customer needing medical assistance. An ambulance crew was already there by the time police arrived and was attending to the woman, who had apparently fallen face-first onto the floor because of some construction work going at the convenience store.
- Police spoke Friday with Ben Schreffler, state Route 154, about the junk and trash in his yard. Schreffler said he told his wife three weeks ago to get the trash cleaned up and that he is dealing with issues inside the house. He was given another few weeks to clean up the property because of the extent of the problem.
- Jackie R. Morrell filed a stolen vehicle report on Sept. 27. Morrell said his vehicle is in West Virginia but the transmission was at a shop in town.
- Betty Sherrill, Lisbon Street, reported fraudulent use of her debit card at 2:18 p.m. Monday. William Sherrill, 28, Lisbon Street, was charged with misuse of credit cards.
- A woman reported at 3:14 p.m. Monday someone was driving erratically southbound on state Route 7 from Boardman. Police checked the area but did not find the vehicle.
- Marcia Bable, Columbiana, and Marjorie McIntosh, Columbiana, were backing from parking spaces at the Sparkle market at 6:10 p.m. Monday and struck each other. No citations were issued due to the crash occurring on private property.
- Donald S. Miller, 23, Lisbon, was cited for driving under suspension and expired registration following a traffic stop on East Park Avenue at 11:23 p.m. Monday.
- A Perry Grange Road resident reported Monday several transactions were made on her debit card account without her knowledge or permission.
- Police responded to a report at 8:17 a.m. Tuesday of children in the road refusing to move out of the way of traffic at South Lundy Avenue and East Perry Street, but did not find any children.
- An officer on patrol on North Union Avenue near East Sixth Street at 7:35 p.m. Monday found a black nylon case in the road, identified the owner via the paperwork inside and returned it.
- Edward Kane, 49, of North Ellsworth Avenue, was cited for unsecured load after the trailer he was towing while northbound on Ellsworth Avenue at 7:03 p.m. Monday traveled off the right side of the road and knocked down a mailbox, causing a leaf blower to fall off the trailer and strike a vehicle in the southbound lane. The driver of the other vehicle was Louis Huyghe, 64, of Ridgewood Drive.
- Police were dispatched at 6:35 p.m. Monday to the hair salon inside Walmart, 2875 E. State St., for a telephone harassment complaint. A woman said an ex-employee called five times yelling and screaming and also sent a text message to her personal cell phone. An officer contacted the ex-employee and told her not to call the business or the woman's cell phone or criminal charges could be filed.
- A dog was reported at large in the 600 block of Ohio Avenue at 5:26 p.m. Monday. A man told police a large dog from a residence on Franklin Street is continually wandering around the neighborhood and has been on his property in the past. He asked about the dog laws in the city. He was told about the laws and to call back if the dog is on his property.
- The transportation supervisor for Salem City Schools came to the police station at 5:14 p.m. Monday to report a possible school bus violation on Brooklyn Avenue. The case is under investigation.
-Officers on patrol at 4:49 p.m. Monday saw a set of keys on a fire hydrant at 4:49 p.m. Monday in the area of Highland Avenue and East 10th Street and placed them in lost and found.
- Tom Olson, manager of Tractor Supply, 2366 E. State St., reported at 3:37 p.m. Monday that two people just left the store whom he believed shoplifted merchandise since they set off an alarm in the power tool section. A description of the vehicle was provided. Officers were familiar with them from prior incidents and stopped the vehicle in the 1800 block of East State Street. The occupants were identified and consented to a search of the vehicle, with no merchandise located.
- Carolyn Snodgrass, 58, of Dennison, was cited for assured clear distance Monday for an accident which occurred at 2:57 p.m. Oct. 2 in the southbound lane on South Lincoln Avenue at Franklin Street. Nicholas Faulkner, 18, of Ohio Avenue, and his passenger, Sky Cope, 17, of West Pine Lake Road, were stopped for another vehicle when the Snodgrass vehicle struck their vehicle from behind. Snodgrass told police she looked up and saw the vehicle had stopped and swerved and braked, but was unable to avoid contact. All three were transported to Salem Community Hospital for possible injuries. Both drivers had to be extricated from their vehicles, according to the report.
- Cara Milhoan, of the 1100 block of Prospect Street, reported at 10:01 p.m. Monday that someone entered her residence and removed some items.
- Beverly Henderson, 81, of North Union Avenue, Salem, reported at 3:17 p.m. Monday that she struck a deer on U.S. Route 62/state Route 45 approaching North Ellsworth Avenue. The deer ran off into a wooded area. Her vehicle sustained heavy damage, but was driven from the scene.
- Township police at 2:16 p.m. Monday assisted Salem Police with the serving of an arrest warrant on a man who allegedly threatened to harm any officer who attempted to arrest him. He was located inside a residence on Fair Avenue and had to be subdued by a taser deployed by Salem officers.
- Police were called at 8:17 a.m. Monday to Hickey Fabrication on Georgetown Road to speak with management regarding an investigator for the state of Ohio to see if he was legit. The officer recognized the person and advised he was who he said he was.


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Topic isn't afraid to defy conventional hip-hop wisdom. The Dallas rapper and poet opened his set Saturday night at Club Dada sitting center stage on a tall chair, his blue scarf curled around his neck and the microphone leaned up against his lips. He started with a deep, dramatic rap ballad, a stream-of-consciousness manifesto that once again proved he's our own version of thoughtful rapper Common.
Later in his stage stint, Topic took on the heaviness a second time — rhyming about wisdom, falling and bouncing back, reality and life. His face said it all. Topic was speaking from the wells of his soul. It actually took him a little bit to snap out of it soon as the song was done. "Sometimes you gotta do stuff that hurts," he told the crowd. And even while he was bouncing around the platform in mid stomping rap, Topic was still doing things his way. He brought with him a four-piece band, including saxophone and keyboards, as well as the usual DJ behind the banks of beats.
Topic, a.k.a. 22-year-old Tommy Simpson, was the mastermind behind April Foolin', the local hip-hop mini-festival that utilized both inside and outside Dada stages. The event took a while to crank into motion, and the audience didn't really thicken until about 10 p.m. The vibe was loose, as was the structure and the schedule. In two hours I had seen sets by Alsace Carcione (spunky), Mga-Czar (sauntering) and K. Kelley (chilling). Kozmic Sisters and Tunk also had dates with the microphones.
Then — boom — the surprise guests: A.Dd+. Paris Pershun and Slim Gravy, undoubtedly the hottest rap entity in the Big D, slammed onto the stage right before the Topic performance and immediately whipped the throng into a frenzy. Hands were in the air, folks were jumping and the bass was thumping. A.Dd+ is an instant shot of adrenalin. Paris and Slim have such incredible control of the moves, the mikes, the rhymes and the beats that the reactions are clockwork. It was the same way in late January during the duo's CD release party for DiveHiFlyLo at the Granada Theater. It's only a matter of time before these two guys break out into national stars.
Part of appeal of hip-hop is its communal ambiance. A rapper is never solo onstage, and the company is more than the beat master. There's always a collective of rapping buddies ready to pop onto the riser, mike in hand, and add more bounce to the ounce. Mga-Czar and Brain Gang Blue made appearances on other sets. Or it could just be the crowd. Outside before and during Mga-Czar, a dozen or so April Foolin' fans hopped onto the platform and jammed to the rhythms. It's a party, so come on up and dance.
The spirit of camaraderie is alive and well. It was after one of Topic's stirring rap performances that a guy from the audience walked to the foot of the stage with his arm outstretched. He shook Topic's hand in a clear sign of solidarity. Sometimes it's the words that matter most.


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Higher education is undergoing significant changes such as we've never seen before. And while we're charging forward to integrate technology in the classroom, offer online learning, and enhance the academic support available to students outside of the classroom, we find ourselves being held back by a relic of the past.
Current state law requires colleges to spend at least 50 percent of their general operating budgets on salaries and benefits of faculty engaged in "classroom instruction."
That sounds good in theory. But the so-called "Fifty Percent Law" was written in 1961 and it narrowly defines "classroom instruction" to a limited scope of activities that does not encompass the broad range of academic services offered today by our faculty.
In particular, it doesn't include faculty counselors or faculty librarians who work with students on a daily basis.
Nor does the definition include any of the academic duties that faculty perform outside of the classroom, such as curriculum development, faculty committee work, and development of student learning outcomes, which are essential to their jobs.
Unfortunately for students, the way the Fifty Percent Law is currently written dis-incentivizes colleges from hiring counselors and librarians, since their salaries and benefits count against our obligation to meet the 50 percent threshold.
Although the Legislature passed the Student Success Act of 2012, the Fifty Percent Law arbitrary budget constraint prevents colleges from directing resources to core support services that positively impact student retention and completion.
Legislation pending in the state Assembly would change that.
Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, introduced Assembly Bill 806 to revise the Fifty Percent Law and give colleges the flexibility necessary to align resources with student needs.
The bill would allow the salaries and expenses of faculty counselors and faculty librarians to be considered allowable Fifty Percent Law expenses.
We need that now more than ever. The Student Success Act requires colleges to provide additional student support services. And although these activities directly benefit students, the expenses fall on the wrong side of the Fifty Percent Law equation.
In fact, 21 of the 22 recommendations made by the state Chancellor's Office Student Success Task Force require spending that counts against Fifty Percent Law compliance.
The Legislative Analyst's Office recommended in its 2010-11 budget report that the Fifty Percent Law be amended to include salaries and benefits for faculty counselors and faculty librarians as allowable Fifty Percent Law expenditures.
"We find no evidence that this policy, which sets arbitrary restrictions on how colleges can allocate resources, improves student outcomes," the report said of the Fifty Percent Law. "Indeed, by limiting districts' flexibility to respond to local needs, they can impede the ability of community colleges to provide adequate support services that improve student performance."
That is particularly true now, as community college districts continue to grapple with the impacts of state budget cuts made in prior years.
With state revenue being reduced by 10 percent over the past five years, budgets are still below 2007-08 levels.
That downturn triggered a decrease in spending on student support services as colleges sought to maintain compliance with the Fifty Percent Law.
The time has come to update the Fifty Percent Law and ensure that districts are empowered to invest their resources in the classroom, and in the activities that bolster student success in the classroom.
AB 806 will do just that, and I applaud Assemblyman Wilk's willingness to lead the way and seek the much-needed changes to this five-decade-old law.
Michael Berger serves as president of the Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees.


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Looking for backpacking and camping recipes? I have found the best place to locate them is on the
Internet, and there are many to choose from. Before I really
started searching for this topic, I had no idea that there were so
many recipes that could be had out on the trail or at the
campsite. Here are just some of the backpacking recipes I
found browsing the net.
Breakfast backpacking
recipes: Mushroom Omelet
Lunch backpacking recipes:
Hearty Potato Soup
Dinner backpacking recipes:
Macaroni and Beef
1. Bring water to a boil.
2. Add all ingredients and simmer for about 15 minutes or
until macaroni is tender.
There you have it, just a few
backpacking recipes I found on the Internet, and there are many more
where these came from. Take a look at this site to find some of
those freeze dried foods and other related equipment, gear and
supplies for the receipes supplied.
*all recipes from "Backpacker's
Cookbook" by Margaret Cross and Jean Fiske


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Despite a dimmer outlook for South American soybean production, U.S. exports for
2011/12 are expected to be unchanged at 1.275 billion bushels as an anticipated
upswing in sales may only narrow a large gap with last year's pace of shipments.
Domestic processing margins for soybeans have not appreciably improved, either, so
the 2011/12 crush forecast did not change from 1.615 billion bushels. Without changes
in forecast U.S. soybean demand, the expectation for season-ending stocks is
unchanged at 275 million bushels.
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Brandi Rook serves this warm creamy potato salad to the blue cheese lovers in her Salina, Kansas home. "Try it with a beef entree," she suggests. "It's incredibly tasty yet quick to fix because you don't need to peel the potatoes."
- 2 pounds red potatoes, cut into chunks
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
- 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 pound sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled
- Place the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, fold whipped cream and blue cheese into mayonnaise. Drain potatoes; gently stir in blue cheese mixture. Sprinkle with bacon. Serve warm. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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"The sauce was tasty and easy to prepare! The recipe suggested serving warm, however, when I added the whipped sauce to my cooked (and hot) potatoes, it lost it turned to liquid. I will make this again, but will cool my potatoes to slightly warmer than room temperature in order to preserve the creamy, whipped texture of the sauce. Thankfully, this was not prepared for company!"
Reviewed Sep. 2, 2010
"These are really good and they're quick to prepare. The only change I made was to add some sliced green onions on top of the bacon. I'll definitely make this again."


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The Roman Catholic Area Faith Community of
St. Mary's – Tracy,
St. Michael's – Milroy,
St. Paul's – Walnut Grove,
Area Faith Community Bulletin on line at www.stmarytracy.org
Fr. Robert Mraz, - firstname.lastname@example.com
Father's Office in
Richard Hamsa, Milroy Pastoral Administrator - firstname.lastname@example.com & Residence in Milroy (507) 336-2505
249 6th Street
Tracy, MN 56175
(507) 629-4075
St. Mary's School
Kathy Vondracek, Principal
Religious Education for Tracy & Walnut Grove
Jean Schmidt (507) 629-3667
School Secretary
Cathy Schons (507) 629-3270
Church Bookkeeper
Joe Sanow (507) 629-4075
Prayer Network
Lota Hannasch (507) 629-4866
Alita Lenertz (507) 629-4145
Custodian - Tracy
Chuyee "Chewy" Her
(701) 212-9258
Church of St. Michael
200 Euclid Ave
Milroy, MN 56263
Administration / Religious Education
Rich Hamsa
(507) 336-2505
Kami Parker (507) 336-2635
Prayer Network
Mary Kirsch (507) 336-2353
NU Diocese Catholic Charities
Counseling and Adoptions
Call toll free 1-866-670-5163
Confessions are before all weekday Masses
Baptisms: Contact Fr. Mraz or Rich Hamsa to schedule a date
Marriages: Contact Fr. Mraz or Rich Hamsa 6 months prior to proposed date to begin marriage preparation.
Hospitalized or sick parishoners: contact Fr. Mraz or Rich Hamsa.
Church of St. Paul
600 3rd Street Po Box 236
Walnut Grove, MN 56180
(507) 859-2164
Administrative Secretary
Nancy Hewittt (507) 859-2375
Pat Hansen (507) 859-2581
Prayer Network
Pam Baumann (507) 859-2503
Custodian - Walnut Grove
Merle Pacholl (507) 859-2627
Sun. Oct. 10 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Green) CCW & Vocations Awareness Sunday
8:00 a.m. Confessions at St. Michael's in Milroy
8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Michael's in Milroy
CCW Breakfast after Mass
10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary's in Tracy
Confessions at St. Mary's in Tracy before and after Mass
7:00 p.m. Southwest Minnesota Men's Chorus practice at St. Paul's/WG
Mon. Oct. 11 No Mass Today
Spirit Day at St. Mary's School
10:30 a.m. School Safety Patrol Training
5:30 p.m. Catholic Daughter's Mass & Meeting at Holy Redeemer School in Marshall
No Marian Council KC meeting this month
Tues. Oct 12 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Michael's in Milroy
Mission Tuesday at St. Mary's School
1:00 p.m. Priests' Council Meeting in Olivia
p.m. St.
meets in
7-9 p.m. Strengthening Social Ministry in Area Faith Communites Evening of
Formation at St. Michael's in Milroy
Wed. Oct. 13 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary's in Tracy
Scrip orders due at St. Mary's School
3:20-5 p.m. Grades K-4 Religious Education at Tracy
7 – 8:15 p.m. Grades 5-12 Religious Education at Tracy
7:00 p.m. CONFIRMATION PRACTICE for candidates and sponsors at St. Mary's
6-7 p.m. Grades K-6 Religious Education at Milroy
7:15-8:30 pm Grades 7-12 Religious Education at Milroy
Thurs. Oct. 14 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Paul's in Walnut Grove
Noon – 3 p.m. Priests' Support Group Meeting in Bird Island
7:00 p.m. Combined Choirs Rehearsal for Confirmation in St. Mary's School
music room in Tracy.
Fri. Oct. 15 2:00 p.m. School Mass at St. Mary's in Tracy
Scrip Pick-up at St. Mary's School
Sat. Oct. 16 9:30 a.m. Virtus Training Session at St. Anne's in Wabasso for all who work
with children or vulnerable adults. (Required by the Diocese.)
5:00 p.m. Confessions at St. Paul's in Walnut Grove
5:30 p.m. Mass at St. Paul's in Walnut Grove
Sun. Oct. 17 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Green)
8:00 a.m. Confessions in Milroy
8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Michael's in Milroy
10:30 a.m. CONFIRMATION Mass at St. Mary's in Tracy
Reception follows after Mass in church hall – all invited to meet
Bishop and congratulate confirmants.
Confessions before & after Mass in Tracy7:00 p.m. Southwest Minnesota Men's Chorus practice at St. Paul's /Walnut Grove
MONTH OF THE ROSARY. Free Blessed Rosaries and instructions on how to
pray the
Rosary are found in the back of all 3 churches. Now is a good time to begin this devotion in
home. Help yourself to as many rosaries as you need. THIS
We are having combined choir rehearsal for Confirmation on Thursday, Oct. 14th. All singers from the Area Faith Community are welcome. Rehearsals will be held at the music room of St. Mary's school.
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS MEETING will be this Monday, October 11 beginning with Mass at 5:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Chapel in Marshall meeting to follow at Holy Redeemer School.
GUMMI BEARS: the Catholic Daughters will be handing out Gummi Bears for free will donations for Habitat for Humanity in Milroy and Tracy on Sunday. October 17.
THIS IS CCW SUNDAY, We are thankful for all that the members do in our 3 parishes over the years to help our own parishes, parishioners, people of our country and around the world with CCW's various projects. The world would be a very different place if it weren't for all the good that is done locally, nationally and abroad. If you want to make change in the world, I encourage you to be involved in the CCW. You will find yourself enriched and know your time and talents are doing God's work of changing lives for the better by prayer, social action and respect for the lives of all people. Let us give 3 cheers to all those involved in our parishes for all they do and especially give thanks to our chair people and commission people for sharing their time and talents with and for us. – Fr. Bob Mraz, Region 3 CCW Moderator.
look up the website to find the Sunday Area Faith Community
the Area Faith Community monthly
calendar, last Sunday's homily and other information at the ST.
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the psalm today we hear, "Sing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands: break into song; sing praise." Song has always been an integral part of the Mass. Singing helps us to remember. This is one reason why nursery rhymes are so popular in teaching things to children. When the revised texts of the Roman Missal are implemented, chanting parts of the Mass will be emphasized. In addition, there will be a need for parishes to learn new sung Mass settings (Gloria, Holy, etc…) that contain the new texts. The revised texts will help us in a deeper way to offer our prayers to God and to "sing to the Lord a new song". To see what changes will take place in the texts of the Mass, go to www.usccb.org/romanmissal
IN MINISTRY is a diocesan
opportunity that prepares parishioners for various activities within
life, giving practical advice and guidance. We
are blessed to have the October session led by Jack Hartjes, a member
of St.
THE SENIOR HIGH YOUTH RALLY is to be held at Willmar Senior High School Gym.
WHO: All 9-12th grade youth are welcome to attend. This year's Senior High Rally will have special offerings just for parents. Tony Melendez appeals to all ages so we're inviting parents too!
WHAT: The program will be from 1:00-7:00 p.m. on October 24. However, you can join us early and hear Audrey Assad in a pre-event concert from noon-1:00. This will be a day of fun and inspiration—come celebrate Sunday Mass with the Bishop John M. LeVoir; there will be supper, and a time to meet hundreds of other youth. Tony Melendez will be your presenter for the day. Dr. Monica Breaux will give a talk to just parents about raising healthy teens. There will also be a spectacular dance to celebrate your day together!! Cecilia Schwartz is ready to teach you some new moves!
SPONSORED BY: Diocese of New Ulm – Office of Youth Ministry
An informational and
registration meeting in regard to the upcoming Pilgrimage to the
Holy Land
with Bishop John M. LeVoir (Jan. 14-24, 2011) will be held October 24 at 2:00
p.m. at
the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Parish Center), 605 North State
Street in
New Ulm. For more information call (952) 949-0065, e-mail: email@example.com, or visit www.dnu.org for brochure. Register
10/16/10 9:30 a.m. Wabasso, 11/11/10 7:00 p.m. Silver Lake, 01/18/11 7:00 p.m. Renville, 02/21/11 7:00 p.m. St. Anthony Elementary School in New Ulm, 03/10/11 7:00 p.m. Benson, 04/05/11 7:00 p.m. Green Valley
Autumn is a beautiful season full of color and crisp fresh air. A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is like autumn because it's a weekend full of fresh air, new beginnings and a time to rejoice in the beauty of your marriage and family. It's a great time to rekindle communication and enjoy a weekend away. Upcoming weekends are scheduled for:
* November 19-21, 2010 in Stewartville, MN* February 11-13, 2011 in Windom, MN* March 18-19, 2011 in Frontenac, MN. For information and/or registration, contact: Jeff and Rondi Kodet at 507-644-3523 or email@example.com or visit our website at www.wwmeSection8.org.
Congratulations to our Marathon $500 calendar raffle winner, Lynnae Zieske and to our weekly winner, Eric Johnson. The school thanks you for your support.
Our Marathon and magazine sales have ended. We appreciate everyone who contributed!
Looking ahead: Wed., Oct. 20 is a 1:08 pm release, Thursday & Friday the 21st and 22nd are MEA.
Registration for Rel Ed due! Teachers needed – Grades 7 & 8th and 11-12th
Catholic Heart Workcamp Mission Trip for 2011 – Must be 8th Grade and older. Kansas City, KS – Dates: July 17th – 22nd – Contact Jean Schmidt for more information. Cost Approx. $465.00 - Registration Fee - $75.00 due Oct. 2010.
Senior High Rally - Oct. 24th. (Gr. 9-12) We are hoping all Confirmation Students will attend plus others from the 9th and 10th Grade. Sign – up today. Cost - $20.00 (leave St. Mary's 11:30 and return at 8:30 PM. Great day planned – Even inviting the Parents for special presentation- Cost - $10.00)
Casey's Pizza Cards.Cost - $15.00 (Whenever you purchase a large specialty Pizza you can get a Medium single topping FREE) (10 punches on each card) GREAT DEAL! Cards will be here Oct. 3rd. (Hoping each family can sell at least 2 cards). Money goes to support our Religious Ed. program & new bibles. Call 629-3667 for details.
St. Mary's CCW NEWS:
CLEANING: October: St. Joseph
Next Large Function: Our lady of Fatima: Elise and Karen Lanoue
Small Functions; St. Agnes: Carole Weedman and Arlene West
Upcoming Events:
Women's Mission Group will meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 1:30.
November 6th: St. Mary's Rummage Sale
Benefit for Judy Lenertz, the daughter of Alita Lenertz will be in Sioux Falls, SD, on October 20th, 2010. Judy has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The benefit fundraiser will be held at the Pizza Ranch on 41st Street in Sioux Falls from 5-8PM. Ten percent of sales and 100 percent of all tips during this time will go to Judy to help defray medical expenses. If you are unable to come that night but would like to help out, there is a Fund started at Minnwest bank. Let them know you are giving to the Judy Lenertz Benefit Fund. Thank you for all your support and prayers.
SECOND COLLECTIONS WEEKLY TO PAY OUR DEBTS to the Diocese and for the insurance
payment. Please use your "Debt
Reduction Envelopes" for this.
SECOND COLLECTIONS WEEKLY TO PAY OUR DEBTS to the Diocese and for the insurance
payment. Please use your "Debt
Reduction Envelopes" for this.
St. Mary's Liturgical Ministries for Sunday October 17th, 2010
Lisa Schaar Family
Marlene Halfmann
Ann Przybilla
Art Rogers
Dave VanDeWiele, Tom Lenertz, Mike Lenertz, Dave Lenertz
Maurice and Judy VanDeWiele, Dawn Benson, Lynn and Rose Goltz
Morgan and Tanner Benson, Lauren Schaar
Please call a sub if you cannot be here. If you cannot find a sub, please call Fr. Mraz. Thanks
Wednesday Communion Schedule: October 13, 2010: Louise VanMoer October 20, 2010: Alita Lenertz
ST. MARY'S SACRIFICIAL OFFERING FOR LAST WEEK; October 3rd, 2010;
Adult Envelopes $1644.00 Debt Reduction $297.00 Playground Fund $0.00
Loose Plate $80.00 Candles $9.00
Youth $1.00 School Memorial $20.00
TOTAL $2051.00 Thank you for your generosity!
LECTOR: Marianne Boerboom
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE COMMUNION: John Plaetz, Nancy Hewitt, Pearl VanDeWiele
PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS: Tom & Kathy Vondracek
USHERS FOR OCTOBER, 2010: Leo Theisen, Ron Kassel
LAWN MOWER: Kerry Knakmuhs
LION'S SERVERS: October 14 Beatrice Maeyaert, Bonnie Doubler, Connie Ourada, Kathy Vondracek
Adult $251.00, Plate $91.00, Fuel $ 60.00, Maintenance $25.00, Propagation of the Faith $5.00, Cemetery $15.00
MASS INTENTIONS are needed. If you wish to have a mass said for a loved one or special intention, drop a note in the
collection or call Nancy. Each mass intention is $5.00.
ST. PAUL'S FALL LUNCHEON will be held on November 7, 2010 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. Please mark your calendars.
The CCW will be serving lunch at the Hewitt Farm Sale on November 22, 2010 as a fund raiser.
St. Paul's will also be hosting the Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service on November 24, 2010. Thank you to Kathy Vondracek
who has volunteered to direct the choir.
Looking ahead, the Spring Luncheon has been set for April 10, 2011. Signup sheets will be out later to sign up to help with
these functions.
LAWN MOWERS are needed for the remainder of the mowing season. If you are willing to help out either with cash donations
or mow, please call Nancy. 859-2375. Thank you to Kerry & Becky Knakmuhs who volunteered this coming week.
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA MEN'S CHORUS PRACTICE, Sun. Oct. 10 & 17 at 7:00 p.m. in St. Paul's Hall.
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Question of the Week Showing gratitude toward God is an ancient practice of faithful people. How do you do it? For what are you most grateful?
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If approved, construction on the $4 million, 15,000-square-foot GFS Marketplace store could start as early as late winter 2013 with the store opening by late summer or early fall, said Anita Brindza, executive director of Cudell Improvement Inc.
The store would rise at the former J.D. Byrider car dealership at 1363 W. 117th, just south of the railroad tracks and north of Detroit Avenue.
The dealership was demolished two years ago. Fairchild Management Co. still owns the 1.27-acre property, which has an appraised value of $530,600 for tax purposes, according to the Cuyahoga County Auditor's office. Ward 16 Councilman Jay Westbrook said GFS has a signed purchase agreement with Fairchild although terms were not immediately available.
GFS officials told Cudell that they intend to hire about 15-20 part-time workers and six or seven full-time employees who will receive a full benefits package.
GFS representative Bill Casey did not respond to a request for more information prior to deadline. However, project designs and specifications were provided to Cudell Improvement for review.
Brindza noted that GFS typically supplies fresh produce, meat, dry goods and kitchen ware to nursing homes, schools and other institutional-type places. But it also has a retail component where customers can buy large quantities of goods for parties, weddings and other gatherings.
"This trade area has many more institutions per square mile than some of their other stores," Brindza said. "There are lots of schools, churches and institutions in the area. They (GFS) have a store in North Olmsted but nothing between there and downtown. This location offers some fertile ground for them."
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As anyone with an interest in enthusiast PCs and hardware will know, acronyms are thrown around hardware circles with more hapless abandon than the viral "... I took an arrow to the knee" Skyrim quote. The poignant acronym for this article will be... RAID.
Before we begin, let me just say that you shouldn't be afraid of RAID because it is deemed 'enthusiast' - modern computer systems allow the most complex RAIDs to be setup (far too) easily. Instead, you should be afraid of how addictive the performance and utility of a solid RAID setup can be!
Historically, RAID was shorthand for 'redundant array of inexpensive disks', however, as our bank managers can attest to, storage media is far from inexpensive. If you were feeling particularly anal at the time, you could have probably attempted to sue a manufacturer for price misrepresentation!
On this basis, the term was revised to represent a 'redundant array of independent disks' - cleverly emphasising the combination of multiple, separate, hard-disks without placing an expectation for cost-saving on the part of the consumer.
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So, right about now you'll be wondering what a RAID actually is - physically and logically. Allow me to elaborate upon these.
Physically, as the revised acronym allows you to discern, it is many hard-disks operating, logically, in unison as a single storage device. These disks have commonly been assumed to be identical (i.e. same manufacturer and model) in order to firstly create the array, and for the array to main operable integrity. This is where raw evidence actually edges towards the 'disproven' camp.
There are two terms that are important at this point - heterogeneous and homogenous. The former, heterogeneous, refers to a RAID setup which would be created from multiple different hard-disk drives. The latter, homogenous, is a RAID setup that would consist of near-identical hard-disk drives.
Several years ago, during the construction of a new-build backup server, I tested the differences between the traditional 'same-disk' RAID and an adhoc RAID, composed of differing vendor hard-disks. The results were very close - marginal read/write improvements were gained from the same-disk RAID setup, but the difference was slight - in the order of 25MB/sec average read/write over the adhoc RAID.
The importance of this factor is impossible to quantify for an enthusiast. The spare drives you may have access to would inherit cost-saving that could, depending on your goals, far outweigh the marginal 25MB per second read/write decrease you would notice when compared with a pricey new homogenous RAID setup.
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Welcome to the team, Matt.Quote
However, as an ex-storage consultant, please permit me to point out a few niggles
Page 2 - Raid 5 : You mention "Instead of the traditional mirroring of stripes"... I believe this should read "striping of mirrors" as you aptly described in the Raid 1+0 section above. Remember that striping of mirrors offers greater redundancy than mirroring of stripes (raid 1+0 is better than 0+1).
Page 2 - Raid 6 : The parity is not mirrored, it should be (in any decent implementation) a completely separate parity generation - this offers extra protection against bad blocks that store Raid-5 parity data during rebuild operations.
Page 3 - Mirroring : This attribute offers substantial performance gains for read operations, but none for write operations.
Page 3 - Raid FAQ 1 : Performance improvements are in-line with hard drives, eg: Raid-0 across 2 SSDs will double the throughput in both read and write operations. While real-life improvements may barely be noticeable, the performance increase is real. Also TRIM is now supported in Raid-1, so I argue that wear-rates are not substantially increased over a single SSD. I do agree it rarely makes financial sense though
Raid FAQ 3 : It is very possible to partition your different size drives and then use software RAID across like-size partitions. Leaving you with free partitions you can use for data storage, with the proviso they have no redundancy. Eg: 2TB + 500gb - partition the 2TB into 1.5TB + .5TB, then RAID across the 500gb partition and the 500gb drive. You can subsequently use the 1.5TB partition as normal.
I fully approve of the work you've put in to this and it is overall very good
I am however anally retentive having done this for a living for a while so I hope you'll take my comments as "constructive criticism" rather than any kind of dig
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Spaceboy - i'm honestly impossible to offend, so don't worry about that. The article was aimed at beginners, so my intention was lay some basic phrases and general understanding in this article, and then 'polish it up' in future advanced articles.
I do bow to your knowledge on this subject though, I am but a Jack of All, Master of None, based on the comparison between our job roles! Quote
Hi, very impressive & informative article, well done Matt, I look forward to the follow ups. If I have understood this correctly (which is doubtful) putting SSD's into Raid0 array has no performance benefits & speeds up degradation? I look forward to anyones opinions/thoughts. Cheers
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Q: Can I use Solid-state drives for a super-fast array?A: Yes and no... SATA3 and PCI-E SSDs are already ridiculously fast - RAIDing them will either present negligible performance improvement (for RAID0), or in the case of the mirroring and parity RAIDs, will greatly increase the wear rate of the SSDs, therefore reducing their lifespan. So it *is* possible, but it does not make financial sense in my honest opinion!
Tom, I have taken this from the FAQ section of the review. So can you explain what i have not grasped please. CheersQuote
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Q: Can I use Solid-state drives for a super-fast array?A: Yes and no... SATA3 and PCI-E SSDs are already ridiculously fast - RAIDing them will either present negligible performance improvement (for RAID0), or in the case of the mirroring and parity RAIDs, will greatly increase the wear rate of the SSDs, therefore reducing their lifespan. So it *is* possible, but it does not make financial sense in my honest opinion!
Tom, I have taken this from the FAQ section of the review. So can you explain what i have not grasped please. Cheers
You said about raid 0- that does make them a load faster even with onboard raid or software raid. The statement about degradation with other arrays is correct though but no different to intensive use.
Ive got 2x 480GB Corsair Force 3 GT's in Orca in Raid0 - read and write on the arrany is over 1GB/sQuote
RAID0 TRIM is supported by Intel's 6 and 7 series chipsets.
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It may support TRIM, but that is simply on separate SSDs, not on RAID perhaps?
On the official page for your mobo, it mentions RAID0, not RAID5 - speed is obtainable, but the lifespan and speed of the drive/s may be compromised without TRIM/hardware controlled garbage collection.
Microsoft advise that you can verify TRIM being active (not just able to be supported) through these steps:
1. Start Menu > Run > "fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify"
If the result is '0' TRIM is available (not necessarily active)
2. Install and run Intel's SSD Toolbox program (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...&DwnldID=18455)
3. Select your SSD and click "View Drive Information" (it doesn't matter whether it's an Intel SSD or some other brand)
4. In the "Word" column, scroll down to '169'; the description should be, "Data Set Management Support"
5. A couple of lines down from that, look for "Bit 0 - Data Set Management Supported"
6.If the Hex Value associated with that reads '1', the drive is ready to receive TRIM commands from the OS
That, along with the 'fsutil' command, should be sufficient to assume that TRIM is operating properly.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to reply and for the instructions. I have Intel's SSD Toolbox V3.1.2 and when i click the "View Drive Information" nothing happens? I will download it again to see if it works and hopefully follow your instructions. Thanks again Glen Hi, I have entered what you said in "command prompt" and it is telling me DisableDeleteNotify = 0. If i understand you correctly that means that "Trim" is enabled? Thanks Glen


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Posted: Sunday 31st of Dec 09:18
I tried out each one of them myself and that was when I came across Algebrator. I found it particularly suitable for linear equations, distance of points and graphing circles. It was actually also child's play to run this. Once you feed in the problem, the program carries you all the way to the answer elucidating every step on its way. That's what makes it outstanding . By the time you arrive at the answer , you already know how to crack the problems. I took great pleasure in learning to work out the problems with Intermediate algebra, Intermediate algebra and Basic Math in math. I am also sure that you too will appreciate this program just as I did. Wouldn't you want to check this out?
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Registered: 12.02.2005
Posted: Monday 01st of Jan 08:23
You have given an incredible solution to the problem. Please recommend a site from where I can obtain the software .
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Registered: 23.11.2001
From: Leeds, UK
Posted: Tuesday 02nd of Jan 08:16
A extraordinary piece of math software is Algebrator. Even I faced similar problems while solving absolute values, solving inequalities and slope. Just by typing in the problem workbookand clicking on Solve – and step by step solution to my algebra homework would be ready. I have used it through several algebra classes - Basic Math, Remedial Algebra and College Algebra. I highly recommend the program.
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Registered: 23.11.2001
From: Leeds, UK
Posted: Tuesday 02nd of Jan 21:54
Its really easy, just click on the this link and you are good to go –
. And remember they even give an unconditional money back guarantee with their software , but I'm sure you'll like it and won't ever ask for your money back.
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