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Inter paid the price for a lack of creativity as the club fell to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Parma, who remain undefeated at the Ennio Tardini this season.
Andrea Stramaccioni's side enjoyed the lion's share of possession throughout but failed to supply enough service to Diego Milito and Rodrigo Palacio up front, and an industrious Gialloblu were rewarded for their perseverance when Nicola Sansone belted in the game's only goal 15 minutes from time.
Winless in two, Inter needed a positive result to keep pace with those at the top of the league, but with just four minutes played it was clear that it would be no easy feat.
Aleandro Rosi charged forward and fed Marco Marchionni wide on the right, and, in attempting to intercept the cross, Walter Samuel inadvertently sent it towards his own goal. Fortunately for him, Samir Handanovic reacted well to keep it out and avoid an early disaster.
The Nerazzurri reacted positively and increased their ball retention in order to assert themselves on the game. After Ricardo Alvarez had been felled while on a scything run in the 13th minute, Fredy Guarin smashed a powerful shot from the resultant free kick, but it only found the side netting.
The visitors were unable to make the most of their superior possession, and Handanovic was again tested with 32 minutes played. Amauri ran across his defender to meet a cross but his powerful header was straight at the keeper, who palmed the ball to safety.
Inter's string of corners finally created a clear-cut chance when Guarin's deep delivery was sent back into the middle by Andrea Ranocchia, and an unmarked Esteban Cambiasso was unable to steer his header past Antonio Mirante.
In the 63rd minute it could well have been the Nerazzurri, but once more Mirante made an impressive save. Guarin was the source one more, but his ferocious 30-yard piledriver was turned behind by the keeper.
The inability to create chances for Stramaccioni's men was punished finally punished in the 75th minute. Sansone, who had been quiet for much of the evening, surged into the Inter half and skipped past a weak tackle from Guarin before rifling an effort past Handanovic and into the bottom corner.
Defeat means the Milan-based club drops to fourth in the table - four points adrift of Serie A leader Juventus - while Parma rises to an impressive seventh place.


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Clean North is bringing our worm composter back to Seedy Saturday for another public "sort the worms from the dirt" hands-on activity. This should result in a harvest of several pounds of red-wiggler worms, some of which will be available for public distribution.
We have a limited number of worm composting kits available for sale (@ $75). Each kit includes an aerated container with a supply of bedding, a wheeled base with drip tray, and a hand fork. The special offer at Seedy Saturday will be that every kit sold will include a free 1/2 pound of worms (while supplies last). Excess worms will be available on a first-come basis at a price of $50 per pound.
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|31 Ago 1971
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|31 Oct 1968
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|31 Oct 1968
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|Wiggins Thomas H
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|Republic Steel Corp
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United States Patent 1 @1121 Inventor Thomfls W 3,030,703 4/1962 29/471.1 AkromOhio 3,170,201 2/1965 52/586 [21] Appl. No. 772,174 3,172,508 3/1965 52/579 [22] Filed 00.31, 1968 3,196,533 7/1965 29/421 [45] Patented 14113.31, 1971 3,246,437 4/1966 52/309 [73] Assignee Republic Steel Corporation 3,348,459 10/1967 94/13 Cleveland, Ohio 3,236,017 2/1966 52/579 3,301,147 1/1967 94/13 3,319,543 5/1967 Braeuninger 94/13 [54] LIGHTWEIGHT STEEL LAND MAT Pn'mary Examiner-lac0b L. Nackenoff 9 Claims, 5 Drawing Figs. Attorneys-Robert P. Wright and Joseph W. Malleck [52] 1.1.8. Cl 9 1/113, 29/455 52/586 ABSTRACT: A lightweight rectangular structural panel com- [51] Int. Cl 1201c 5/00 prising two Stainless Steel f i Sheets bonded to an [50] Field of Search 29/455; minum honeycomb core and having identical Sheet steel edge 94/13; 52/586 connector rails fastened to the core and facing sheets on four sides which cooperate with the identical nails on a similar [56] Ream CM panel in combination with a spline tube to lock the panels UNITED STATES PATENTS together to form a composite mat which 15 suitable for use as a 2,473,728 6/1949 Rutledge 52/586 road or landing strip on rough and uneven terrain.
PATENTED M1831 lsm SHEET 2 OF 2 R m m v W ATTO/Q/VEF LIIGIHITWIEIGIHIT STEEL LAND MAT BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to lightweight structural units adapted to be detachably interconnected with similarly constructed units to form a composite structure and more particularly to a structural panel fitted on its four sides with edge connectors which mate with similar edge connectors on identical panels and are locked together by a spline tube to form a composite load-carrying mat or surface suitable for onsite assembly and use as an aircraft landing field, a road, or similar continuous support structure.
A number of prefabricated structural units have been designed in the past to be used with units of similar construction to form temporary, vehicle-support surfaces for use in remote areas having rugged terrain. Such units have been particularly employed in constructing aircraft landing fields and for similar military uses and generally comprise two steel sheets separated by suitable ribbing or core material and having edge members which connect in various manners with the edge members on adjoining structures to form a composite matting resulting in a flat continuous surface. As these units must frequently be transported over rough and remote terrain, and are generally manually assembled, it is necessary that the individual units be light in weight. It is also desirable that the connecting assemblies be of simple and uniform construction to permit rapid and mistakeproof assembling and dismantling.
Many of the prior structural units are fabricated from extruded sections with complex connecting members which render the fabrication comparatively expensive. Also a number of difierent parts are required in other designs, adding to the expense of fabrication and to difficulty and assembling.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The structural unit of the present invention is constructed of lightweight, but sufficiently strong and durable, components, with a minimum number of parts and is quite easily fabricated, requiring no extruding or other expensive operations.
The improved structural unit comprises a panel made of two stainless steel cover or facing sheets bonded to an aluminum honeycomb core and having sheet steel edge-connector rails on its four sides. The connector rails as well as the various panels are of identical construction and are adapted to cooperate in combination with a spline tube to lock the panels together so that a continuous, level, composite surface or mat may be constructed from a number of the panels in a simple and mistakeproof manner.
The improved panels are fabricated without the need for any extruded or doubled sections and the entire panel structure comprises only five different components, that is, the cover sheets, the honeycomb core members, two pieces for the edge-connector rails and the cooperating locking spline tubes. The connector rails are directly and rigidly attached to the core for good load transfer and the spline arrangement gives tighter locking.
A strong and durable landing mat or load-carrying composite surface may thus be constructed using the improved panels which is inexpensive and simple to fabricate, handle and assemble in comparison with the vehicle supporting mats of the prior art.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. I is a perspective view of a load-carrying matting formed with the structural panels of the present invention and showing both linear and staggered patterns which may be used;
F IG. 2 is a perspective view of two interlocked panels of the type of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the lines 33 in FIG. 1 showing the edge-connector structure in detail;
FIG. 4 is a partial view with portions broken away showing the detail of the corner construction of the panel of the present invention; and
FIG. 3 is a sectional view similar to that of FIG. 3 showing a modification of the edge-connector structure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION FIG. 1 shows a typical load-carrying surface or mat which may be constructed using the improved panels of the present invention. Such mats are generally used for supporting transporting vehicles to permit them to travel over rough terrain on which their wheels would otherwise have difficulty passing. These surfaces are particularly useful for military operations and specifically as auxiliary landing strips in remote areas. They must thus be light in weight to permit ease of transportation and assembly while also being structurally strong and durable to be able to take the impact-loading of landing air craft.
The individual panels are shown as rectangularly shaped units l, but it will be seen that the improved structure of the present invention may be used with panels having three, five, six or more sides. It is also shown in FIG. 1 that the panels may be assembled in a linear arrangement as shown in area A or they may be attached in a staggered pattern as shown in area B. The particular pattern to be used. will depend upon the job for which the matting is being employed. As indicated in FIG. l the panels are assembled lengthwise across the direction of travel of a landing aircraft (indicated by the arrow) because of the increased strength which can be gained to resist impact from this arrangement. The panels are generally of uniform size and identical construction but it will be noted that smaller auxiliary end panels as at 2 may be used if necessary when employing the staggered arrangement.
FIGS. 2 and 3 show two interlocked panels of the present invention in a linear arrangement in greater detail. The individual panel 1 is constructed of two facing sheets 3 and 4 having a honeycomb core 5 disposed between them. The facing sheets 3 and 4 are preferably comparatively thin to lighten the weight of the overall panel, and constructed of stainless steel to achieve strength and durability under the adverse con ditions generally experienced during use. The honeycomb core 5 is preferably constructed of aluminum and is bonded to the facing sheets 3 and 4.
The edge-connector structure is shown in detail in FIG. 3. The edge-connector member comprises a beam or rail member 6 of uniform thickness having a body portion 6a and flanges 7 and 8 at its opposite edges. The rail 6 is preferably of sheet steel bent to the desired configuration. The flanges 7 and 8 extend in opposite directions and are attached to the respective facing sheets 3 and 4 by welding the edge of each sheet to the outer surface of the respective flange. The rail 6 is directly and rigidly attached to the honeycomb core 5 by a suitable potting compound 9. A small portion 10 of the core 5 is cut away to accommodate the inwardly projecting flange 8. It will be seen that this structure and attaching method is quite easily fabricated and provides for direct transfer and good distribution to the core structure of the load imposed on the connector while permitting the use of comparatively thin and lightweight structural members.
The means for connecting and holding adjacent panels together comprises an end extension I ll, on the outwardly projecting flange 7, and a tab member l2. on the side of the rail 6. The tab member 12 is welded to the rail 6 at a location on the body portion 6a near the median axis of the rail 6, and the tab may itself be a beam or rail coextensive with the main connector rail 6. The tab 112 may also be constructed from a series of aligned tabs with some spacing between them to achieve a further reduction in weight of overall panel, but a single integral sheet steel tab construction is preferred.
The tab 112 is formed with a portion 13 which is spot welded to the main rail 6 and has an extended portion M substantially parallel to the welded portion 13 and integrally connected to it by means of an inclined or curved connecting portion 15. Identical main rails 6 and tab structures 12 may be attached to all the edges of each panel 1. To connect two panels together, it is merely necessary to fit the flange extension 1 1 and the extended portion 14 of the tab member 12 on one panel respectively into abutting relationship with the inner surfaces of the tab extension 14 and flange extension 1 l on the other panel as shown in FIG. 3. It will be seen that this connecting operation is a comparatively simple and mistakeproof procedure and requires nothing more than the rotation of one of the panels if the connecting members are not initially properly disposed, to be explained in more detail below.
The means for locking the connected panels together is shown as an elongated hollow tube or spline 16 which is adapted to fit between the welded portions 13 of the respective tab members 12 and to space these portions from each other. The lightweight spline tube 16 effects four-line contact between the connector members and engages the surfaces of the welded portions 13 of the tab members 12 as well as the surfaces of the inclined portions 15. The interposed spline 16 acts to space and spread the connectors to provide tight locking of the joint and allows the respective facing sheets 3 and 4 to fonn even surfaces on both sides of the resulting composite matting. A tubular member is preferred as a spline for its lightweight and tight-locking quality.
Connector members 6 may be attached to all of the panel edges in identical orientations with the flange 7 and end extension 11 welded to the facing sheet 3, or an alternative arrangement may be used as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4. The arrangement as seen in FIG. 2 has two adjacent sides 1a and lb of the foreground panel 1 with the flange 7 attached to the lower facing sheet 3 and the other two adjacent sides and 1d have the flange 7 attached to the upper facing sheet 4. This arrangement provides a symmetry in the construction of the panels and connectors so that the cover sheets 3 and 4 are identical in this arrangement. The arrangement also permits connecting any two panels together requiring no more than a simple rotation of one of the panels if necessary. The structural detail of the corner of a panel having oppositely oriented connecting members is shown in FIG. 4.
It will be seen that no matter how the respective panels are oriented when connected, the spline tube 16 is inserted in the identical position in every joint. By virtue of this locking arrangement the panels may be arranged in varying patterns in the overall matting as shown in FIG. 1. No matter what the comparative lengths of the adjacent edges of the panels may be when connected, a spline tube of any reasonable length may be inserted between them to effect locking therebetween. In addition the use of a rounded tube renders the locking operation comparatively rapid in contrast to different geometrically shaped keys which require a particular orientation for insertion.
Another connecting means with a modified form of tab member 17 is shown in FIG. 5. This tab member 17 like the former one 12, has a'portion 13' which is spot welded to the main rail 6 in the vicinity of the median axis of the rail. Tab member 17 also has a portion 18 at its opposite end adapted to engage the flange extension 11 on a mating panel. In this tab, however, the extended portion 18 of the tab 17 is given an additional curvature 19 opposite from that of the integral inclined portion The additional curve 19 is also spotwelded to the surface of the main rail 6 as shown to provide additional attaching strength between the tab member 17 and the rail 6. The remaining parts of this modified connecting means are essentially identical to that of the former connecting means, and the tubular spline 16 is positioned against portions 13' and 15' to lock adjacent panels in place.
In preparing and fabricating the panel units, certain processes and material have been found to produce panels of maximum strength and durability. Although the facing panels have been identified as stainless steel, other materials may be used and may even be more desirable. The important factors to be considered in selecting the material in view of the thin gages to be used is that the material have the properties of a minimum yield point of 100,000 p.s.i., sufficient ductility to withstand forming without cracking and the ability to retain ductility where welded. One material which has been found to be suitable for this use is the alloy steel identified by the American Iron and Steel Institute designation No. 8620. The composition of this 8620 steel comprises:
C 0.l80.23% Si 0.20-0.35 Mn 0.700.90 Ni 0.40-0.70 P 0.040 max Cr 0.40-0.60
0.040 max Mo 0.15-0.25
A preferred procedure for cleaning and preparing the steel panels and aluminum honeycomb prior to bonding consists of the following steps. First, the facing panels are immersioncleaned in an alkali solution such as sodium hydroxide, soda, and trisodium phosphate, in a concentration of 6 to 8 ounces per gallon at a temperature in the range of 175 to 185 F. for approximately 5 minutes. The panels are then rinsed in hot water at a temperature from 175 to 185 F. and subsequently pickled in an acid bath, such as hydrochloric acid in a 10 percent concentration, at room temperature, that is, 60 to F., for a period of l to 2 minutes. The plates are then rinsed in cold water, and a neutralizing bath of soda ash in a concentration of one-half to 1 ounce per gallon at room temperature for a period of 15 to 30 seconds is applied. The panels are then rinsed in hot water at a temperature from to F. and dried.
After vapor degreasing, the honeycomb is ready to be bonded to the clean facing panels. The preferred bonding procedure consists of applying a film-type adhesive between the panels and the honeycomb and pressing the composite structure together under a temperature of 400 F. for 5 minutes at 10 p.s.i. The adhesive found to give the highest beam shear strength is Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company's Scotch-Weld" brand structural adhesive AF-l 10. Using an aluminum honeycomb of 1.675-inch thickness with 0.049-inch stock sheet steel for the connecting rails and spline tube and 0.0l5-inch alloy steel (No. 8620) for the facing sheets, a load of 3,880 pounds was required for failure in beam-shear testing.
An improved lightweight structural panel is thus disclosed having edge-connecting means which is simple, symmetrical, and easily fabricated and yet effective to form a tight connecting joint for constructing a load-carrying continuous surface from a number of identical panels. The five parts required are all comparatively thin and of lightweight and conventional construction and may be inexpensively fabricated to permit easy handling and ready assembly.
What I claim is:
l. A lightweight structural unit to be used with like units to construct a load-carrying composite surface of the type havmg:
a. upper and lower surface members;
b. spacer means disposed between said surface members;
c. connecting means attached to the surface members, the improvement wherein the connecting means comprises:
(1. a rail member of uniform thickness having a body portion with inner and outer flanges on its opposite edges connected to said surface members, said outer flange having an end extension extending inwardly towards the plane of said inner flange;
e. a tab member attached to said rail member and having a portion spaced from and substantially parallel to said body portion on the same side as said end extension, said spaced portion adapted to cooperate with the end extension of a like structural unit in abutting the inside surface of the extension when the two structural units are matingly juxtaposed, and having a portion connecting said spaced portion to said rail member, said connecting portion having a surface inclined with respect to said spaced portion and said rail member and cooperating with the inclined surface of the tab member of the like structural unit to permit the insertion of a cylindrical member therebetween to space and lock the mated units.
2. A structural unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the spacer means is a honeycomb core of aluminum.
3. A structural unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the rail member is of sheet steel.
4. A structural unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the tab member comprises two spaced substantially parallel portions integrally connected by an inclined portion.
5. A structural unit as claimed in claim 4 wherein one of said spaced portions is welded to the rail member.
6. A structural unit as claimed in claim 4 wherein the tab member comprises two spaced substantially parallel portions integrally connected by two oppositely curved portions.
7. A structural unit as claimed in claim 6 wherein one of said spaced tab portions and one of said curved tab portions is welded to the rail member.
8. A structural unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the unit has four sides with two adjacent sides having the rail flange with the end extension attached to the edge of the upper surface member and the other two adjacent sides having the rail flange with the end extension attached to the edge of the lower surface member.
9. A lightweight load-carrying composite surface made up of like structural units comprising:
a. a plurality of stainless steel facing sheets;
b. a plurality of honeycomb cores each disposed between and bonded to an upper and lower facing sheet;
c. a plurality of stainless steel rail members each having a body portion with integral flanges extending in opposite directions on its opposite edges, one of said flanges having an end extension substantially parallel to and adjacent said body portion, said rail members being attached to said cores and having their flanges welded to the edges of the facing sheets on one side of the structural unit;
d. a plurality of tab members each welded to a respective rail member and each having a portion spaced from and substantially parallel to the body portion of the respective rail member on the same side as the end extension, said tab members cooperating with the end extensions of like structural units in abutting the inside surfaces of the extensions when two structural units are matingly juxtaposed; and
e. a plurality of tubular members insertable between the tab members on mated units to space and lock the units together.
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Washington Let me ask you: When should parents turn off the financial spigot for adult children?
Usually during the holiday season, I get a lot of questions about what to give someone for Christmas or how much to spend. This year the questions focus mostly on how and when to help someone out. The notes are particularly heartfelt from parents, many of whom are also in a bind. A lot of adult children now dealing with unemployment or college loans or unbearable credit-card debt are beelining it to their parents.
I received a note during an online discussion from a mother struggling to determine if it's time to cut off her subsidies to her 22-year-old son, who is attending college.
The mother says she's borrowed $125,000 to cover tuition and off-campus housing for her son, who is an out-of-state student. He has been in school since 2006, has received mediocre grades and has had to repeat many of his courses. He recently told his mother he has another three years of school before he can earn his degree.
Oh, and the son is working full time earning $30,000 a year. (This may be contributing to his bad grades.)
"No matter what, he constantly complains he doesn't have enough money," the mother wrote. "He doesn't save anything and then gets mad at me when I tell him 'no' or when I explain that I don't have any money. He's a good kid. He works hard on his job, but he thinks my money is endless."
Some of you already know what you would do in this situation. I certainly do. It's time to cut the purse strings. But some parents can't do that. They continue to take out large loans so their children can eke through college.
Last March, this 50-year-old mother lost her job after 16 years with the same employer. She's getting some contract work, but that is due to end next June. She has to start making her own health insurance payments in February.
"I am on shaky ground until I land something permanent," she said. "My son doesn't believe that I don't have money to keep bailing him out."
The mother's saving grace has been the severance she received after being laid off. Her son sees that lump sum of cash as an extension of his ATM account.
"I can't help anymore," the woman said. "How or what do I do to get him to save and pay his own bills? How do I get him out of my pocket? I'm trying to get ready for retirement in the next 10 to 15 years. He is really sinking me in more and more debt. He thinks I'm Ms. Money Bags. We argue all the time about money. I am fed up with this."
Good. Being fed up is a first step to cutting him off. The next step is realizing that helping too much can hurt.
"I have obviously done way more than I should have and he doesn't appreciate it," she finally admits. "My son is out of control. I thought I was helping, but he has taken my help to a whole other level."
Bingo. There is a fine line in giving financial assistance. On one side of the line, you shouldn't withhold aid because someone made bad financial decisions.
But you also can't let people — even your children — take advantage of your willingness to help if there is plenty of evidence in front of you that they aren't willing to change and become better money managers or contribute to their own financial well-being.
The mother thinks her son needs to leave school. She's right. She's borrowed more than enough for an adult who isn't doing well in the classroom. Perhaps if he's forced to pay for his own tuition, he'll do what it takes to finish in less than six or seven years.
If you are struggling with this issue, shut off the spigot. "No" can be the most powerful word in the language. Use it.
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How many people actually lie awake at night worrying about the ratio of federal debt to GDP? How many really lose sleep over tort reform, farm subsidies, campaign finance or even immigration?
The answer is probably not many at least not compared with how many fret over personal financial situations. And student loans are some of the biggest and fastest growing contributors to those worries.
How refreshing, then, that the president of the United States would notice that. Few of the others vying for his job have connected to anything so mundane.
In his 2010 State of the Union speech, President Obama proposed an income-based repayment plan for student loans, which Congress then enacted. It limits payments to 15 percent of borrowers discretionary income. That is set to go to 10 percent in 2014.
Obama is now proposing to make those benefits effective in 2012 and to make it easier for borrowers to participate in the program. He also wants to offer a discount to borrowers seeking to consolidate existing student loans, about 6 million of whom have current direct loans and older, higher cost, Federal Family Education Loans.
This is seemingly esoteric stuff, but it is a reality millions of families face. It is an unhappy paradox that as the world shifts toward an economy based increasingly on information, knowledge and intellectual capital, the education essential to financial success is becoming increasingly more expensive. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, 123 U.S. schools now charge more than $50,000 per year in tuition and fees. A survey released last week by the College Board says fees, room and board at four-year public colleges now averages more than $17,000 per year. At private schools, the comparable cost is more than $38,000.
At those prices, the days of working ones way through school are over. If 18-year-olds could make $40,000 per year, they would not be so eager to go to college.
What is more, there is no reason to think the situation will improve. A study by the University of Virginia says that from 1985 to 2005, the percentage of revenue received by colleges and universities from tuition rose from 22 percent to 36 percent. As states face increasing pressure to cut spending, reducing the funding for higher education is all but unavoidable. That inevitably shifts costs onto students and their families.
That usually means borrowing money. The question then becomes: Do parents mortgage their homes, endanger their own financial well-being or put their retirement at risk? Or do they send their kids out into the world with an unmanageable debt load?
It is a choice with no good answer. In a nation that has largely outsourced its manufacturing sector, forgoing higher education is not an attractive option, at least not for anyone with middle-class aspirations. The military and scholarships can help with college costs, but neither are options available to all.
The more typical result is debt, which can have ramifications far beyond those affecting an individual or even a family. How, for example, can a college grad with $20,000, $50,000 or even $100,000 in debt take a job as a teacher or a cop? Not everyone can be a doctor or an engineer, so with debt levels like that, we are pushing the best and the brightest away from the most important jobs and toward areas that may be more immediately lucrative but that are ultimately less productive.
Will Obamas ideas fix the situation? No, but they could help. And millions of American families can take heart that someone is at least voicing their concerns.


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The Pros and Cons of the DWTS Pros – The Louis and Mark Edition
This is a part of the Pros and Cons of the DWTS pros Series. You can check out all the posts in this series here.
Louis van Amstel
Marianya: Okay, so Louis rubbed some people off the wrong way in the first season with his aloofness and stand-off-ish behavior (as depicted on screen) and I think the various celebs he has had from season to season has opened him up quite a bit (Lisa Rinna of Season 2 and Kelly Osbourne of Season 9 of note). And consider we all now have seen Louis in a dress (and wore better may I add) than Florence Henderson, I say he has opened up a lot. Add on top of that his precise dancing and strong choreography with the professional numbers I'd say he's a pretty good package. Now I have no idea what was said behind the scenes because I don't typically read all that stuff despite being a blogger myself, but what I have seen on screen I like and I like a lot. However, him being a "short" pro (both Mark and Corky are just an inch or so taller than him) he has only been on six of the previous ten seasons, but of all the pros he has the best non-winner placement thus far. Placing fourth twice, third once, and fifth in the last season. So he's doing something right. I really enjoy watching him dance, and like Karina he has that strong classic ballroom feel to him that I really love, and seeing him and Karina dance together is magic to me for a non-couple.
Heidi: Believe it or not, Louis is my least favorite pro and it has nothing to do with dancing. I just think he was the most ungracious and rude pro last season – he seemed angry that Nicole was on the show, never clapped for her and Derek and looked like he'd sucked lemons after they danced. You know, if you don't think it's fair, take it up with the producers, but at least try to be gracious to your fellow pros and the other celebrities. I will say he did work wonders with Kelly and I really loved the two of them during her season. That said, when it comes to choreographing the tour, I was glad when Maks took over – I thought he choreographed a more entertaining, more contemporary show than Louis did. But maybe Louis was burnt out on it. And I think that's enough of that. 🙂
Courtney: I agree with both Marianya & Heidi – in the seasons he's been on the show, he's been doing something right technically, because his stars always seem to do decently well, even if they don't make it to the finale; however, some of his behavior off-stage is just downright bitchy. I absolutely ADORED him in season 9 with Kelly; but after watching a post-show interview he did after Nicole won, he came across as bitter, petty, and an all-around sore loser – complaining about Nicole having a blatant "unfair advantage" and refusing to recognize any legitimate natural talent she may have had or hard work she may have put into the the show. Really, Louis – had Nicole NOT done season 10, do you really think you & Niecy would have won? And really, here's my philosophy for all of the pros who think they've been "cheated" somehow in the course of the show: WORK HARDER. I'm a firm believer that in the hands of the right pro, even the biggest klutz can be a legitimately good dancer – it's just a matter of how hard you work. Life's not fair, and the show's never gonna be 100% fair…so get used to it. Be gracious. Ok, now that I've gotten that off my chest – I really do respect how Louis tends to work with the strengths of his partners. Was Niecy a great dancer? Hell no, but Louis managed to work with what she had, and played on her comedy skills to make their performances entertaining. Was Kelly the most graceful star ever to hit the DWTS floor? Nope, but he brought something out in her that people adored, and instilled a sense of confidence in her that I'm not sure she had before. And I think I've mentioned this about Louis in general before, but he really seems to thrive when he has partners with a bit of a 'tude – his best partners (Kelly, Niecy, Lisa to some degree) always seemed to be the ones that were a little mouthy. While this may have irked other pros (I honestly don't see Mark, Jonathan, Tony, Dmitry, or Alec faring well with divas), I almost think it just fuels Louis – because as we've seen, Louis is a bit of a diva himself 😉
John: I have a hard time really commenting on Louis. I feel bad trying to critique him when the stars he's been paired with have been some of my least favorite stars on the show. Kelly, Niecy, and even Priscilla Presley always felt awkward to me on the show and I could never come around to liking them. I don't really see that changing with Margaret. Man it sure seems like the producers have cast Louis with the eccentric star each season. Since I haven't really liked any of the stars he's been with, it's really hard for me to fairly judge Louis. Seems like not too many people care about Louis either since I checked his Wikipedia page and it hasn't been updated since Priscilla Presley. I can't argue with his talent and dance ability. His partners seem to love him too. I'll just hold out any final opinions until he has a partner that I really like.
Mark Ballas
Marianya: Okay between Mark Ballas and Derek Hough I definitely prefer Mark Ballas, he's such a ham I love him. He's so sweet and so cute, but he doesn't have the choreography prowess that his "brother" seems to be blessed with. But I do know that when the two of them dance in pro numbers my eyes float more to Mark than to Derek, despite Derek getting front and center a lot of the time. In the very first pro number that they were in Mark really hammed it up… again something I enjoy. His dancing isn't as sharp and crisp and he seems to struggle with celebs unless the celeb happens to be a ringer (Shawn Johnson and Kristi Yamaguchi anyone?). He needs to step things up with all celebs across the board to really have an impact I think. At least he's not as lovesick as his "brother" though, and for that I am glad.
Heidi: Ha! You've not been paying attention to Mark for long, have you? 🙂 Normally, Mark is the lovesick one and Derek is the one rolling his eyes. Derek is probably regretting this video right now (at the 4:50 mark). Give Mark time, he'll be back in love land before we know it. You and I are complete opposites – Mark is much too frenetic and hammy for me. I also think that he has a bit of a tendency try to benefit from his "brother" without giving any of that loyalty back. I certainly hope it's different behind the scenes. Mark never once tweeted good luck to Derek last season, or asked his fans to vote – yet Derek, to an annoying degree, was pimping Mark's musical performances. That apparent inequity in their relationship is really starting to bother me, and I'm really hoping there is more going on behind the scenes. If there isn't – well, that's more Derek's fault for letting that happen than Mark's, when you get right down to it. As for Mark as a dancer – I think he's very crisp and fast, and I only don't like it when he goes all hammy and frenetic like I previously mentioned – I think he's the only male pro who will dance around his partner, or try to draw attention to himself to cover for his partner when they're faltering, whereas several of the women do it. I don't think that's the majority of the time, by any means. I think he's a very good dancer, he just doesn't do anything for me.
Courtney: While I don't by any means hate Mark, he's not my favorite male pro, either. Unfortunately, in the multitude of classes I've taken with his pops, I'm afraid the apple does not fall far from the tree as far as Mark is concerned – without going too far into detail, let's just say I think he's inherited some of his father's less savory traits. While it has nothing to do with his abilities as a choreographer or a pro, his revolving door of a love life tends to bother me. He's what I like to call a "serial monogamist" – totally in love with one girl until the next best thing comes along. It's hard for me to take him seriously when he's speaking all flowery about our dear Chelsie when he was doing the same thing about Joanna just months before…and he was doing the same about Sabrina not long before that. Or when he's tweeting awkward things about sleeping with a Donald Duck doll since he isn't "sleeping next to anyone at the moment". TMI 🙁 Ok, personal life aside, I do think that Mark is the only pro on the show that can come close to matching Derek in terms of energy – granted, they're also the two youngest male pros, so that might explain why they're the ones out in front dancing the hardest and the fastest in the pro dances. He does a pretty good job of choreographing to his partner's strengths and pulling the best out of them, but I worry that he often gets so caught up in the "vision" of what he wants a dance to look like that he's reluctant to alter his routines when they clearly aren't working for his partner – I think that's what may have happened with Shannen's Viennese waltz, where the poor girl just looked like she was trying to keep her head above water. His routines are creative, though – his cha-cha for Shawn to "P.Y.T." is still one of my all-time favorites, as is his Jabbawockee-themed freestyle for her. And for some reason, I always remember his rumbas. But I do see what Heidi's saying about his energy level – I think he sometimes resorts to dancing around or just flat-out "out-dancing" his partner in order to distract from a sub-par performance on their part – Kim's dreadful mambo comes to mind. And it actually pains me to see him do jive – literally, it hurts my lungs & chest because the boy is just absolutely spastic. If he could just calm down a bit, in terms of choreography and performance, and pay a bit more attention to his partner's strengths & weaknesses, I think he'd be neck & neck with Derek as the strongest male pro on the show.
John: No doubt that Mark is a ball of energy on the dance floor. It's an interesting contrast to when I saw him backstage. He had all of his energy totally focused on his guitar. Plus, when he was asked to come and say hi he was incredibly kind to me and my wife and seemed to be totally focused on us. Which is a bit ironic since you'd think with his energetic dance style that he would be all over the place. Instead, he was incredible focused and welcoming in person backstage. In fact, it was Derek who seemed like the spastic one backstage who couldn't focus on anything or anyone. I guess all the pros deal with the nerves before the performance in different ways. I loved Mark with Sabrina. The couple worked and the energy was incredibly fun to watch. However, ever since then his performances have seemed to be missing something for me. Sure, Kristi and Shawn were very popular, but I could just never get into their dances. I felt like Mark should have gotten a lot more out of Kim. Maybe it was all Kim's fault, but she was a train wreck for me. Shannen was similar. I'm pretty sure Bristol is going to be overwhelmed by Mark's energy as well. Mark needs a partner that can match his energy or it just feels awkward to me.
Round Up
Louis van Amstel
Marianya: If he can pull off a tacky dress better than the women that have worn it… he can pull off much anything else.
John: Jury is still out for me.
Heidi: Next.
Courtney: Quit yer bitchin' and get out there and shake it! The latter works the best for you.
Mark Ballas
Marianya: Mmmm Ham…
John: I'll take Sabrina and Mark, but leave the rest.
Heidi: Ham is too salty. 😉
Courtney: Just reign it in a bit, dude. When you calm down & focus, I like what you do.


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There's saying that I heard a while ago, for some reason I thought it was 'brought to brook' perhaps a military term, to force your enemy into a confrontation - or, say, somebody an issue. This isn't the expression I was looking for (it doesn't exist), but I feel it has a 'watery feel'. Can anyone help?
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Tassho Pearce ft. Kid CuDi - Satellites
Already a major player on the Aloha State scene, Tassho Pearce is angling to up his national profile with his next project, which will boast appearances from several members of Yeezy's G.O.O.D. Music stable. Arguably the most exciting feature, however, comes courtesy of an artist who parted ways with the label back in 2013. Here, the Booth newcomer links up with Cleveland phenom Kid CuDi to get higher than a pair of Satellites. Windy City mainstay No I.D. turns in one of the most addictive instrumentals I've heard in a hot minute; coruscating keys and irresistibly crunchy snares collide with pitched-down vocal samples as the collaborators let the world know exactly how faded they are. Featuring this blunted banger as well as collaborations with GLC, Malik Yusef and Tony Williams, G.O.O.D. Company is slated to drop at a yet-unscheduled date this summer. In the meantime, keep your browsers locked for the latest singles.


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"Hitch-cocktails" is a mystery show where even the actors don't know how it's going to end.
It starts with an audience suggestion, than the players will create a full length thriller in the style of Alfred Hitchcock. There could be murder, car chases, gun play, beautiful woman, exciting music and drinks…plenty of drinks. Since this is high class crime, the stage is complete with a wet bar and the actors will be forced to partake as the plot develops. By the end of the show, you might not be able to stand the suspense and the actors might not be able to stand at all.
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The fifth starter spot is overwhelmingly Tom Gorzelanny's to lose, and it has been since the first day of spring training, even after Gorzelanny struggled in his first outing. All the Nationals needed to see was that Gorzelanny had returned to full strength following his early-spring illness.
Tuesday night, during the Nationals' 5-2 loss to the Mets, Gorzelanny proved himself healthy, and may have fully sealed the fifth starter job in the process. He allowed one run in four innings on two hits and three walks, striking out four. Gorzelanny was excellent for three innings, allowing only one ball – a double by David Wright – out of the infield during the span. Control issues provided a speed bump in the fourth, but overall it was an encouraging night for Gorzelanny.
"It's definitely the best I've felt this spring," Gorzelanny said. "I was real happy with the way everything was working. … I felt my slider was a lot better this time. I was able to locate it better and make a better pitch out of it. I felt pretty good about it today. I felt good about all my pitches."
Yes, Ross Detwiler (who starts Wednesday against the Astros) and Chad Gaudin (who cruised through a minor league game Tuesday afternoon) have both performed better than Gorzelanny this spring. And Yunesky Maya isn't far behind them.
"Nobody is pitching themselves off the club," Manager Jim Riggleman said. "They're all doing well. It's a good problem to have."
But the Nationals traded for Gorzelanny in order to insert him into their rotation. Mike Rizzo said so at the time, and that hasn't changed. Gorzelanny does not have any minor league options remaining, whereas both Detwiler and Maya do. He also has a track and recent success, including a 3.92 FIP last year, which neither Detwiler nor Maya have.
Gaudin is making a case to be the Nationals' long reliever, but so is Brian Broderick. He pitched another scoreless innings tonight, giving him one earned run allowed in 8 2/3 innings this spring. The Nationals will not want to overreact to one good spring, but they could be forced to make room on their 25-man roster in order to keep Broderick, a Rule 5 pick from the Cardinals.
"He's got a shot to make the club," Riggleman said.
Chris Marrero's hard work has made him an improved, major-league worthy first baseman.


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Two games with Single-A Hagerstown on a injury rehabilitation assignment have shown the Nationals what they needed to see. As a result, center fielder Denard Span has been activated off the seven-day concussion disabled list.
He'll be in today's starting lineup against the Cardinals.
Span was injured last Friday in a collision between first and second bases with Atlanta's Dan Uggla.
Because of Span's history of concussion problems - he missed most of the 2011 season with the Twins after sustaining a concussion - the Nats wanted to tread carefully with their leadoff man. They placed him on the DL, gradually ramped up his activity level and checked him daily before sending him out Thursday night on a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment with the Suns.
In two games with the Suns, Span went 2-for-4 with four runs, two RBIs and a stolen base.
To make room for Span on the 25-man roster, outfielder Steven Souza Jr. has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.
Here are today's lineups:
For the Cardinals:
3B Chris Carpenter
CF Jon Jay
LF Matt Holliday
1B Matt Adams
RF Allen Craig
SS Jhonny Peralta
2B Kolten Wong
C Tony Cruz
RHP Lance Lynn
For the Nationals:
CF Denard Span
LF Bryce Harper
RF Jayson Werth
1B Adam LaRoche
3B Anthony Rendon
SS Ian Desmond
2B Danny Espinosa
C Sandy Leon
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A 73-year-old prison inmate extradited from Colorado has pleaded not guilty to fatally stabbing a Napa bar owner 36 years ago.
Roy Allen Melanson entered his plea Thursday in Napa County Superior Court. Prosecutors charged him in July with murdering 51-year-old Anita Andrews. Her body was found in the stock room of the Fagiani Cocktail Lounge in July 1974.
Melanson was extradited from Colorado last week, where he's been serving a life sentence for the murder of another woman two months after Andrews' death.
Andrews' murder remained an open case until last year when investigators claimed they had found DNA linked Melanson to the crime scene.
Melanson's next court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 12. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.
Information from: The Napa Valley Register, http://www.napavalleyregister.com


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POMPEII is the city of the long goodbye. In AD 62, a major earthquake toppled buildings, causing severe damage — a harbinger of what was to come. Seventeen years later, in AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii in a swift and terrible destruction.
Today, Pompeii is under threat of a new extinction brought on partly by exposure to the elements and the burden of foot traffic, 2.5 million pairs of feet per year to be exact.
But although death is Pompeii's calling card, it's the glimpses of everyday life from long ago — including ancient frescoes from a brothel — that truly fascinate.
You can wander down streets and stride across the stepping stones that kept the ancient residents' feet dry during floods (no need to soak those Roman sandals). You can see first-century mosaic floors that put modern kitchen vinyl to shame, or peer at faded frescoes on a living room wall and imagine the house filled with the sound of a lively dinner party.
It's even possible to come face to face with the horror of long ago via the famous body casts of volcanic victims. After the disaster, bodies were encased in volcanic ash which hardened.
Meanwhile, the corpses decayed, leaving voids. In the mid-19th century Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli, a key figure in the excavation and preservation of Pompeii, saw the voids and figured out how to pour plaster inside. The shell was cracked open and the dead revealed.
Many of Pompeii's artefacts, including several body casts, can be found in the Naples National Archaeological Historical Museum. Also in the museum is the infamous "Secret Cabinet", a collection of erotic art, mostly from Pompeii, which was censored for decades. Some erotica can still be found at the ruins, including the wall paintings of the House of the Mysteries. A poignant exhibit is the Garden of the Fugitives, where body casts of victims who were overcome as they fled are displayed behind glass. Other highlights of the ruins include Lupanar, a brothel — wall frescoes here depict what was on offer back then — and the House of the Small Fountain, which features a gracious design.
The amphitheatre is generally a less-crowded spot if you're looking for a break.
What lies ahead for Pompeii is uncertain. The European Union has earmarked millions to protect and repair the site as part of the "Great Pompeii" rehabilitation project, but progress has been slow. About one-third of the city is believed to be still buried, but a moratorium has been declared on new excavations as a conservation measure. Earlier this year, about $2.7 million was approved for routine maintenance after heavy rains caused a wall to collapse and some stones to fall at the Temple of Venus.
IF YOU GO — Pompeii is on the Circumvesuviana train line, about 30 minutes from Naples, and the Pompei Scavi stop will take you to an entrance. Admission is 11 euros ($A16.50); for 20 euros ($A30.00) you can get a three-day pass to Pompeii and four other excavation sites, the best known being the nearby seaside town of Herculaneum. — Pompeii covers 66 hectares, so a guidebook, map and comfortable shoes are good ideas. Guided tours are available at the entrance for an additional fee (guides should display a licence from the Region Campania), but be aware tours vary in quality. Audio guides are also available for rent.


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Anyone can make a paper airplane that nosedives off the tip of his or her fingers. But this one will fly circles around the competition.
1Fold the paper in half lengthwise. Line the edges up carefully. Drag your fingernail along the crease to sharpen it.
2Rotate the paper so the fold is closest to you. Fold the upper left-hand corner down to the folded edge to form a small triangle. Sharpen the crease with your fingernail.
3Turn over the paper so the triangle is underneath it, on your right.
4Fold the upper right-hand corner of the top layer of paper down to form a second triangle on top of the first. Sharpen the crease with your fingernail.
5Do you see the 'pint' where the triangle fold begins at the top? Take it, and fold it down on a diagonal slot hat point meets the bottom edge. Sharpen the crease with your fingernail.
6Fold the top layer down again on a diagonal so the top edge lines up with the bottom edge. Your top layer should now be doubled, shaped like a long, skinny triangle. Sharpen your creases.
7Turn the paper over. Repeat the last two steps (5 and 6), this time folding the diagonal down and to the right. You know what comes next...sharpen all your creases!
8You have completed your basic plane shape. Grasp the plane underneath and let its wings flare out. They should be neat and flat.
9Make a rudder. Slide your fingers back from the plane's 'nose' about 10 cm (4 in.). Tear two rips in the bottom of the plane, each about 1.25 cm (1/2 in.) long. They should be about 1.25 (1/2 in.) apart. Fold the rudder up. It will help your plane fly straight.
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This was the first contest in the Am Sam series, held under the rollercoaster in Belmont Park, Mission Beach, California. There was a special Pro division with a $12,000 purse. Forrest Edwards, Sean Conover, Nick Merlino, Jimmy Carlin, Brandon Turner, Taylor Bingaman, Moose, Manny Santiago, Nick Tucker, and more battled it out. Full results below video.
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Greg Lutzka $7500
Moose $3000
Nick Tucker $1500
Dolan Stearns $1000
Tommy Werner $400
Tim Williams $300
17 and Over
Peejay Encina
Jason Crower
Chris Brilliant
Dashawn Jordon
Darius Jackson
Lance George
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Gage Boyle
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Attractive prize money on Betfair Grassroots Raceday at Fakenham drew top trainers and riders from across the country to the track.
The only other National Hunt meeting of the day was at Musselburgh, which left Fakenham as the main attraction.
Feature race of the afternoon, the Betfair Commits £40m to British Racing Chase over two miles and five furlongs, went to favourite Cross of Honour, ridden by Richard Johnson for the successful Charlie Longsdon stable.
Top weight Frontier Spirit looked to have the race in the bag when jumping the last but Johnson timed his finish to perfection, to score by half a length.
The opening Betfair Funds the PJA Doctor Hurdle over two miles and four furlongs went to odds-on favourite Ericht, providing a 62nd birthday present for top trainer Nicky Henderson.
Claiming jockey Gary Derwin always had the six-year-old handily placed and from two out held the lead all the way home.
A very open looking Betfair Sponsors the Stable Canteen Hurdle over two miles produced the shock of the day when bottom weight Shilpa under Gerard Tumelty defied 33-1 odds to provide trainer Simon Earle with an unlikely victory.
The race card suggested the horse had plenty to prove and should be treated with caution.
Young claiming jockey Paul O'Brien achieved his first win with an excellent ride on the Charlie Mann trained Who Owns Me in the Betfair Boosts Prize Money at Fakenham Hurdle over three miles.
Always handily placed the pairing were joined by favourite Lieutenant Millar at the last but had enough left to hold on by half a length.
Savant Bleu, under a canny ride, from Nick Scholfield won the Betfair Don't Settle for Less Beginners' Chase, also over three miles.
Arbeo led from the off but had no answer to the winner's finishing burst from the last which took him to the post four lengths ahead.
Punters looking to make amends on the final race were disappointed with the performance of odds-on favourite Terre du Vent who faded badly. Mischievous Milly, under Leighton Aspell, scattered the big field to win going away by 21 lengths.
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Zorbaz: 'fun-loving, carefree business' expands to multiple locations
It was almost 45 years ago — the summer of '69, to be precise — when a 23-year-old entrepreneur named Tom Hanson opened a new restaurant inside a vacated beachside candy shop on West Lake Drive in Detroit Lakes.
"I called it Zorbaz at the Beach," says Hanson — a reference to the movie 'Zorba the Greek,' which starred Anthony Quinn as "a man who was fun-loving, carefree, and would gulp life instead of sip it," he added. "That's what we wanted to be — a fun-loving, carefree business."
Though the menu basically consisted of "a couple of sizes of semi-frozen pizza and a couple of beers on tap," Zorbaz quickly grew into a popular hangout with the summer crowd in Detroit Lakes.
"We were seasonal at first," Hanson says. "Now it's open year round."
The menu has also expanded a great deal. After a few years of running the Zorbaz restaurant in the summer and a couple of places in California during the winter, Hanson took on a partner, Rick Jansen.
"He was my cook at my restaurants in California that I started in the mid-70s," Hanson said. "He picked up some Mexican dishes from a couple of Hispanic cooks that worked there. We also started doing our pizzas from scratch, with all fresh ingredients."
The drink menu also expanded from a couple of tap beers to a full-service bar that included hundreds of varieties of beer and ale on tap.
"Something we realized years ago is that people want choices," Hanson said. "Beer was basically the first and only beverage we served at first, along with soft drinks.
"People were constantly asking if we had this beer or that beer. We learned we literally can't have too many choices. Today we have nearly 1,000 tap beers across our system, and people will still ask for other brands."
The growth really started to take off in 1983, when Hanson acquired Babe's Resort on Little Pine Lake in Perham, and opened a second Zorbaz there.
Over the next 44-plus years, 13 more Zorbaz opened around Minnesota, though not all of them were as successful as the first one.
"Three of them aren't there anymore," Hanson said.
"What we learned from the three that closed," he added, "is that none of them were on a lake, which seems to be the No. 1 component of what our brand is today."
There are now a total of 11 Zorbaz locations around the state (all but three of them open year round), the most recent of which opened just this February in Alexandria, with Hanson's son Kevin as the operating partner.
Ironically, Zorbaz had originally opened a restaurant in Alexandria in 1983, not long after acquiring their Perham location.
That location closed a few years later, however — not through lack of business, but because the building where they were housed collapsed due to excessive snow load on the roof.
"It took us almost 30 years to get back there," Hanson said. "We were looking for the right opportunity and location. We opened our 11th store at Alexandria in February, right next door to the original location."
Another successful part of the Zorbaz formula through the years, Hanson said, has been live music.
"We had live music that first year in Detroit Lakes, when we had only 1,600 square feet of space and were serving 40 or 50 people at a time," Hanson said. "We had a piano in the corner, and offered live music on occasion."
Today, Zorbaz has "state of the art sound systems at all our stores," he added, "which will enhance our customers' experience even when we don't have live bands.
"In Detroit Lakes, we have live music every Saturday night, year round," Hanson continued. "The Detroit Lakes store probably has one of the few live band, nightclub atmospheres available in northern Minnesota year round, with state of the art light, sound and even smoke effects."
But the biggest key to Zorbaz' success, Hanson feels, is the people who run it.
"Full and part time, we have close to 750 employees," he said. "They do such a great job of providing a wonderful experience for all our guests.
"Our job is to make sure our staff has all the tools for success, from great atmosphere to great food and drinks, in an exciting environment.
"Some of our mottos through the years have included 'creating great memories,' which I think we do pretty well, and making sure everyone leaves with a smile on their face, so we know they enjoyed it here. The quality of everything we do, and serve, is consistently good. Put simply, if people are happy when they leave us, then we've accomplished our goal."
Keeping the staff happy has also been a part of that goal over the years, Hanson said.
"Saying that we recognize the importance of our staff is not just lip service," he added. "We show our appreciation to them in as many ways as we can, from having a great work environment to holding a company party every August called the Zorbapalooza, where we close all the stores for a day and host a party for our staff at a resort near one of our stores.
"They have a great time. We treat them the way they treat our guests year round, as the most important people in the world to us – because they are.
"We almost never have to advertise for help … it's either word of mouth, or someone on staff suggesting a friend they'd like to bring in to work for us. Our turnover at Zorbaz is about half of what the industry average is, and that's a reflection of our managers and the way they deal with our staff every day."
In return, the staff is committed to making sure customers always leave happy.
Hanson has stepped back from his lead role in the business in recent years, turning the reins over to his oldest son Cole, who now serves as CEO and owner of the company.
"My position now is founder, and advisor," Tom said. "I also own The Fireside, which I purchased seven years ago."
A lifelong resident of Detroit Lakes, Hanson decided to purchase The Fireside restaurant because he didn't want to see it turned into a private residence, or condominiums, "which at the time was a consideration," he added.
"I felt an upscale restaurant on the lake was a necessary component of our town," Hanson said. "We have everything from steak and ribs to salmon and walleye, and various specials that change seasonally."
Like Zorbaz, The Fireside was once a seasonal establishment, but is now open year-round.
"There's definitely a place for a steakhouse-type restaurant to be open year round; it's not just for the tourists," he added.
One more big change that has occurred in recent years, Hanson said, is Zorbaz' involvement in social media like Facebook and Twitter.
"Cole and our operating partners and staff have been instrumental in putting us on social media, from texting to Facebook to Twitter," he said. "Originally we would do a lot of radio, television, newspaper and yellow pages ads. Now we're spending 75 percent of our promotions and advertising budget on social media."
Zorbaz also offers a line of clothing and memorabilia that has grown from its first T-shirt (custom designed by Tom Hanson himself) to include sweatshirts, jackets, hoodies and more.
"There's probably no greater compliment than someone wanting to wear your brand," Hanson said. "Our clothing sales have probably doubled in the past two or three years, which is also a testament to the quality of Lakeshirts' designs."
Lakeshirts has been the primary supplier of Zorbaz' merchandise since it opened, Hanson said. "They've been a great partner for us," he added.
But ultimately, what makes the Zorbaz experience so unique is that when guests walk in the door, they feel comfortable, Hanson said.
The pictures found on the walls of any Zorbaz store are often of their loyal customers, drawn from the restaurants' 44-year history.
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From: Al Williams <>
Subject: Genetics and Genealogy (was Re: Adultery)
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 1996 17:46:13 -0700
>First, if a chromosome tends to be transmitted whole,
>then we are totally unrelated to at least a quarter of
>our sixth generation ancestors, receiving some 46 chromosomes
>from up to 46 of our sixth generation ancestors, but receiving
>none from at least 18 of them. The percentage drops rapidly
>with increasing generational distance because the number of
>chromosomes is fixed.
I think it is generally recognized that a chromosome is not transmitted
whole. A "centimorgan" is defined as "the unit of genetic distance, a
measure of how frequently two genes on the same chromosome are separated by
crossing over and therefore not inherited together. A distance of 1
centimorgan between two genes means that they have a 1 percent chance of
not being inherited together. In humans 1 centimorgan corresponds roughly
to a physical distance of 1 million base pairs."
>Third, if chromosomes tend not to be transmitted whome,
>the same argument holds with respect to genes or alleles,
>except that the number of generations to the point of
>"vanishing bloodlines" is a little larger: twenty generations exhaust
>a million genes.
I guess it depends what you are looking for. If you are looking at the
entire genome, as you could to establish paternity, you can go much further
back than if you are concerned with genes and inheritable traits.
I am not a geneticist, but have been interested in the relationship between
genetics and genealogy ever since I calculated that I had billions of
ancestors from Charlemagne's generation but only about a hundred thousand
or so genes to have inherited from them! I understand that there was a
significant amount of intermarriage in the past (my database is full of
families where I am descended from all the children of a medieval family),
and that there weren't that many people back then. But it has convinced
me, genetically, to think of myself as emerging from "the gene pool" rather
than specific ancient individuals.
This past year I have had the good fortune to work on the Human Genome
Project. For those of you not familiar with it, we are working to sequence
the entire human genetic code. I'm trying to use this opportunity to learn
about genetic inheritance from my colleagues. I'm still just beginning,
but let me share some of what (I think) I have learned so far.
* The human genome consists of about 3,000,000,000 base pairs (bp).
* 90% of these are contained in non-coding repeating sequences or "introns"
(often referred to as "junk DNA").
* Only about 5% of our base pairs (or nucleotides) are involved in protein
coding ("exons").
* These are the nucleotides that form the approximately 100,000 genes that
build us. (Genes are from 2,000 to 2,000,000 bp in length, averaging about
1,200 bp. or so.)
* Only about 20% of our genes have more than one possible allele (or
variant). Simple examples are the alleles for eye and hair color,
baldness, and sickle cell anemia. Most traits, such as height, are the
result of a combination a genes. The rest of our genes are the same in
each individual and are the "housekeeping" genes that must be present and
that cause us to have a head, a liver, two legs, etc. (This is why you
read that the genetic difference between humans and chimpanzees is only
about 1.2%. They also have a head, liver, legs, etc.)
* I haven't mentioned base pair substitutions or mutations. This occurs
about once for every 600 base pairs. I'm not sure how to factor this in
yet. Those that don't kill you will likely become extinct in a few
generations anyway.)
So, now we're talking about approximately 20,000 variables of inheritance.
That's still a lot of different combinations! I don't know how many
different alleles (variants) there are at any particular site - 2, 3, 1000?
And I don't know how some of the non-coding nucleotides might still factor
If we have 32,768 ancestors, not counting intermarriages, just fifteen
generations back, the odds of finding phenotypical similarities that might
have come from one in particular are not good.
Again, the whole 3 billion base pair sequence can be used to prove
ancestry. That would allow us to go a little further back. But if "Junk
DNA" is just that (or even if it's not), beyond a certain point whether or
not Exon the IX was the son of Exon the VIII or the milkman may not really
matter that much now.
Let me say again that I probably have some of this wrong. The science is
still young and I suspect that all these figures are only a little better
than educated guesses. I'm pretty sure I can get different figures for
each of the points above depending on where I look. If you see anything
grossly incorrect or can add anything to what I have written please write
to me or the list.
Al Williams
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Q¤Bert has always been a favorite and now he's even more lovable. You still play it the same old way, jumping on cubes to change the colors. Now you can also play the adventure mode or the head to head mode as well as the classic mode. There are lots of power ups in the Adventure Mode that includes, but aren't limited too. Speed (makes Q¤Bert go faster), Sun (which destroys all Q¤Bert's enemies), and the Key (which allows Q¤Bert to open doors and cages). There are different dimensions in the game and each one has it's own little special effects and power ups. The Head to Head section pits Q¤Bert against Q¤Dirk and each character has to hop on his/her own colored cube. Players must also jump on as many of the green cubes as possible. Once each player has jumped on all his/her cubes and the last green cube is claimed you can move to a different level by jumping on the warp cube. There a several different cubes in the head to head section that have their own power up and special effects as well. I'd suggest that you make sure you have plenty of time to play this game, because it's just as addictive as the original.
Gameplay: 8
It's fun.
Graphics: 7
Basic cubes and colors
Sound: 7
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Difficulty: 6
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Concept: 8
Well done!
Overall: 8
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Now you can get drunk in pure Trekkie style with the Klingon's second favorite beverage: Warnog. Of course, every good nerd knows that their first favorite drink is bloodwine.
With a flavor palette completely different from blood, Warnog is being marketed as a drink that has "notes of clove, banana and caramel" and is being distributed by official Star Trek franchise beer company, Canada's Federation of Beer. The beer will be brewed at the Indiana's Tin Man Brewing company which has also produced Vulcan Ale.
According to The Guardian, the Warnog beer "incorporates rye malt into a modern Dunkelweizen grain bill, creating a flavor profile that is both familiar and unique" and "Warnog's aroma is predominantly mild banana and clove produced by the German wheat yeast, supported by subtle sweet malt character from the use of Munich malt. The flavor draws heavily from the blending of the rye malt and traditional clove character, creating a very rich and unique flavor. The inclusion of wheat and caramel malts help to round out the mouthfeel of this beer, making this Dunkelweizen hearty enough to be called a Klingon Warnog."
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Album Rating: 3.0i like the songs i've heard so far, but I can't see this working as an album. Sounds way too schizophrenic.
solid 3.
mars volta playing mars volta songs that are long and tedious in almost all cases.
Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Offwould you have it any other way
the mars volta wouldn't be the mars volta if they weren't such a bunch of wankers
yes, i'd have them be long and not tedious.
Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Offi get error readings when I see non-tedious and mars volta in one sentence
I like how they wrote a lame lyric like 'i have a pain inside that will rip through the very fabric of time' then managed to make 'pain inside' sound like 'penis' and turned it into the best lyric ever.
Album Rating: 4.0I don't know what I'll rate this, but I do know that it's way better than amputechure.
To be fair, a record consisting of nothing but fart noises could probably give Amputechture a run for its money.
The intro was good, review was alright. The flaming fanboyism brought the lulz.
Never much was one for the Mars Volta, I just never had an interest.This Message Edited On 01.23.08
Album Rating: 3.5this album is better than amputechture, not as good as frances or de-loused.
Album Rating: 3.5You used the bad intro.
Really good review otherwise though. I barely listen to TMV but you made me want this album.This Message Edited On 01.23.08
Album Rating: 3.0/ Don't worry, Thor, my review should cure you of any desire for this album.
In the end, that's all I can ask for.
Album Rating: 4.0
I need to listen to this soon I guess, maybe later tonight.
good review and stuff
I gave it a listen, sounds like a right mess tbh though there are some good moments. I'm a mars volta virgin though, i'm told I have to give it some time to gel.
Album Rating: 3.0This album is underwhelming but not nearly as bad as Amputechture. I remember with Cedric's voice was wild and beautiful. Now it's just whining and grating. The album is much more streamlined and homogeneous as a whole. Right now I'm sitting on a 3 just because it's inventive and the grooves are dirty.
Album Rating: 3.0Ya, I feel the same way, DFelon. Although I disagree about the album being inventive. When I hear this album, I get the whole kinda "been there, done that" feel, like the band has run out of new ways to push themselves.
For example, does no one else realize that Ourobourus and Drunkship of Lanterns are the exact same track?
This is sitting at a 2.5 for me, and for a while I was contemplating giving it a 2.
Album Rating: 4.0dammit john, why do you review every single album I have an interest in O_o
Amputechture is better than this record just to set things straight.
I can't wait to hear this band finally going to buy this cd tommorow hopefully. I hope its good, because I'm going to be out of money for awhile.
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In 2007, Robin Thicke went from promising singer-songwriter to a performer on the cusp of stardom with a million-selling album, "The Evolution of Robin Thicke," and the hit single "Lost Without You." But since then, he's been an R&B journeyman – always someone else's opening act, an artist who couldn't strike platinum twice.
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Two Virginia Senate floor amendments that would have offered the state alternative transportation funding streams have been rejected, leaving only a single House bill as Gov. Bob McDonnell's hope for a defining transportation reform legacy.
A proposal by Republican Sen. Steve Newman that would have replaced McDonnell's retail sales tax increase with a narrower 5.5 percent wholesale tax on fuel was rejected on an 18-22 vote.
A more ambitious amendment from fellow Republican Frank Wagner that would have set the fuel tax at 8 percent went down on a 7-28 vote.
Democrats called Wagner's bill "a step in the right direction'' but criticized both for using general funds that cover services such as schools, health care and public safety for transportation. They also said neither Republican proposal would yield enough money.
The Senate declined to vote on the governor's bill, sending it back to committee, effectively killing it.
The House proposal - the only one left standing - made a few changes in the plan originally promoted by the governor, reported News4 Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey.
The House measure still scraps the state's 17.5-cent tax on gas and instead hikes the sales tax up to 5.5 percent.
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