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2015 Volkswagen Golf RPosted on February 2nd, 2015
German performance to the power of R
By Nina Russin
Wet roads, chatter bumps and chicanes are all in a day's work for the 2015 Golf R: the race-prepared version of Volkswagen's popular hatchback utilizing all-wheel drive technology derived from the OEM's World Rally Championship experience.
Volkswagen has been a WRC regular since the early 1980s, with six podium finishes between 1983 and 1988 in the Golf GTI. In 2013, the OEM put on a new game face with the Golf R Polo, jumping on the podium for six of its initial eight competitions. The first street-legal R to come to the United States was the 2004 R32. Volkswagen sold all 5,000 units allotted to the market with ease.
The 2015 Golf R shares the same MQB platform as the current Golf and GTI. Powered by a turbocharged 2-liter engine rated at 292-horsepower and 280 foot-pounds of torque the newest Golf R accelerates from zero-to-sixty in under five seconds.
Buyers can choose between the DSG automatic transmission available at rollout and a six-speed manual transmission that follows shortly thereafter. Pricing begins at $36,595 for the base DSG model, excluding the $820 destination charge.
Test drive in Southern California
Recently Volkswagen invited members of the media to test the newest Golf R on some winding canyon roads east of San Diego. During the event, I had the opportunity to drive both the DSG model with DCC, the OEM's adaptive damping system, as well as a European-spec car with the six-speed manual gearbox.
The new R is every bit a racetrack capable car but it's also one that can live in the real world. The hatchback's tall cargo area offers more storage space than equivalent-sized sedans. Granted, the cargo bay isn't as big as the new Golf wagon that arrives later this spring, but there's enough room for camping equipment, golf bags and the like.
The adaptive suspension enables the driver to adjust shocks and struts for his needs, with a soft comfort setting for motoring around town and a race setting for the track. Engineers listened to customer feedback and created a shut-off switch for the electronic stability control system when the car is being raced.
The DSG automatic transmission replicates the feel and performance of a manual gearbox by employing friction rather than fluid couplings. There are two clutches: one that operates gears 1, 3 and 5 and the second 2, 4 and 6. The system operates with lightning speed, enabling the driver to flick between the gears for maximum control on winding two-lane roads.
Although the DSG box is more practical for owners living in congested urban areas, it was the manual gearbox that stole my heart. Granted, I have a bias towards cars with clutch pedals, but this one almost drives itself. The gears have quite a bit of range, so the driver doesn't have to worry about constantly shifting in traffic. But if he wants to get jiggy in the corners, flicking through the gears with the short-throw shift lever is tons of fun.
Front-to-rear weight balance is excellent. Unlike the Subaru WRX STi that it competes against, the Golf R doesn't exhibit a tendency towards extreme understeer: a real danger in a car with this much power.
It also works quite well in pure automatic mode, giving the Golf R a solid but very linear launch off the line. Turbocharging enables the engine to reach peak torque at 1800 rpm: a slight tip of the throttle. It also reduces parasitic power loss at altitude.
Engineers have moved forward light years in terms of their ability to tune electric power steering systems. The one in the Golf R delivers excellent on-center response.
The advantage of EPS is weight reduction under the hood. Shaving weight off the chassis enabled engineers to boost the Golf R's fuel economy to 30 mpg on the highway and 23 around town. The turbocharged block does require premium-unleaded gasoline.
The Golf R sits 0.8 inches lower than the Golf: 0.2 inches lower than the GTI. The four-wheel independent suspension consists of a strut-type setup in front and multilink in the rear. Eighteen-inch rims come standard, but the DCC upgrade adds 19-inch alloy wheels.
Not only does the Golf R feel like a rocket to drive, it looks like one as well. Unlike most hatchbacks that have a slab-sided appearance from the back, the Golf R resembles a Sumo wrestler squatting on his haunches. The large wheels and fenders frame four chrome exhaust tips that emit a satisfying belch following full-throttle acceleration.
Visibility around the perimeter is good. I was able to adjust the power driver's seat for a clear forward view, and the B pillar is thin enough so as not to interfere with the driver's view to either side.
Premium interior
Because the Golf R has a luxury price tag, it was important that designers make the interior meet the standards of that audience. With features such as leather upholstery, keyless entry and start, heated front seats, Bluetooth and satellite radio, the Volkswagen Golf R can toe the line with the BMW and Mercedes-Benz models it competes against.
A flat-bottom steering wheel is a nod to the car's racing heritage. Redundant steering wheel controls enable the driver to focus on the road with minimal distraction. I was very impressed by seat comfort, especially lower lumbar support. The steering wheel diameter is small enough to make women drivers feel comfortable.
Designers distinguish the Golf R from other members of the family with badging on both the exterior and interior, as well as chrome and graphite trim to complement the leather upholstery. Dual-zone climate control keeps both front row occupants comfortable.
A standard rearview camera projects a wide-angle view to the back of the vehicle in the center stack screen when the driver shifts into reverse. I found both the gauge cluster and center stack screen easy to read in early morning darkness and the bright sunlit afternoon.
Standard safety
The Volkswagen Golf R comes with front, side and side curtain airbags, antilock brakes, electronic stability control, bi-xenon headlamps, adaptive front lighting, VW Car-Net connected car service with emergency notification, a rearview camera, park assist and automatic post-collision braking. The factory warranty includes complimentary scheduled maintenance for the first year up to 10,000 miles.
The Golf R begins rolling into dealerships in February.
Like: A hatchback that combines performance inspired by the brand's WRC racing heritage with enough versatility to meet the needs of buyers with active lifestyles.
Dislike: High MSRP will keep the Golf R out of the reach of some of the brand's enthusiasts. Premium fuel increases the cost of ownership.
Quick facts:
Make: Volkswagen
Model: R
Base price: $36,595
As tested: N/A
Horsepower: 292 Hp @ 5400 rpm
Torque: 280 lbs.-ft. @ 1800 rpm
Zero-to-sixty: 4.9 seconds
Antilock brakes: Standard
Side curtain airbags: Standard
First aid kit: N/A
Bicycle friendly: No
Off-road: No
Towing: No
Fuel economy: 23/30 mpg city/highwayLuxury, 2015 2015, Active Lifestyle Vehicles, Volkswagen, auto review, performance, pricing, standard safety
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Für den Einsatz eines Lammfellsattels gibt es keine unmittelbaren Beschränkungen, deshalb ist er in der Regel für alle Pferderassen passend. Da es Lammfellsättel in unähnlichsten Abwandlungn gibt, kann er fernerhin problemlos beim kleinen Pony eingesetzt werden. Es ist dagegen dennoch vielversprechend, die andersartigen Type der Hersteller beieinander zu vergleichen. So zeigen die Fertiger Christ wie auch Eclipse einen angenähten D-Ring für die Aufhängung der Steigbügel an, während bei per exemplum Grandeur die Steigbügel aufgeklettet werden.
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Burlington train, 1967
For 140,000 people in the Chicago area, workdays begin and end with a train ride. In this 1967 photo, commuters settle into their routines on a Burlington bi-level train, which can carry 50 percent more passengers than a single-level.
Photo Courtesy of Burlington Railroad
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I have been usng film based cameras since the late 60s, then about 10 years ago changed over to digital photography and got myself a small Canon camera to learn how this new photography tool was going to change the way we take pictures from now on….
Then, about four years ago, I decided to try my hand at aerial photography. I first made a large kite and attached a small digital camera to the line; the camera had to be both light and have some way of firing the shutter from the ground. Some cameras have a built-in shutter release called an intervalometer or better known as time-lapse, so I equipped myself with one of these.
I had partial success with this method, but the system required wind speeds of 15 mph plus to fly the rig and so this ruled out windless days. I had to find a way of being able to fly on the other days and I soon discovered the quadcopter (quad) or multirotor, a flying machine powered by batteries. This could lift a small lightweight camera for up to 25 minutes before a change of battery was required. One of the differences between kite photography/quad photography and a shot taken from a plane or helicopter is it occurs a lot between that region just immediately above our heads and maybe up to around 200 feet – it's very difficult to occupy that space with a traditional helicopter or plane, it's a sort of low level view that no one has much explored. There are not many techniques that will put you there but with a quad you can hang a camera and sort of hover. You can see more detail plus the strength of shadows.
Aerial photography began over a hundred years ago. People were very eager to get cameras in the air and were strapping them to balloons, pigeons, rockets and kites. There is a famous photograph by George Lawrence (1868 – 1938), a panorama of San Francisco after the earthquake in 1906. He was flying a swing-lens panoramic camera that weighed 50lbs and exposed a negative that was 18ins x 55ins wide. There was a lot of experimentation and kite photography – these sort of pioneers invented the first techniques.
With my own aerial photography I try to think ahead of time, the type of image I would like so then it becomes a process of trying to line these shots up by watching the quad move about the sky. Sometimes you really think it through and you do get what you are after, but more often than not things are revealed you did not anticipate – you're not totally in control.


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Tag Archives: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III Four Door by Lehmann Peterson
2013 Eyes On Design Load Out Part 4 – Lehmann-Peterson Four Door Mark III.
Start the YouTube 3D video player. Click on the 3D icon in the menu bar to select 2D or your choice of stereo 3D formats In 1963, Robert "Pete" Peterson met George "Skip" Lehmann in Chicago. Peterson had been a chief mechanic … Continue reading


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How To Use It
To use my tool, you'll need the following:
- Microsoft .NET framework 3.5 installed. If you don't have this, you can get it here.
- A website (or an http server) where you can post a folder full of files.
- Some photos you want to post online.
- Open up Photo Gallery Maker.
- Enter a title for your gallery in the title box.
- Drag photos into the large empty listbox. Reorder as necessary using Drag and drop or the sorting options available.
- Choose a color scheme.
- Click "Export Webpage", specify an output folder, and click ok. At this point, the app will generate thumbnails and web ready images from your source pictures. It will also copy the necessary CSS and JavaScript files and generate the html for you.
- Once generation is complete, copy your destination folder to your
website. You can then link to the http path of the folder on your website to
view the gallery.
Other Features
Now, there are a few extra features I overlooked.
- You can double click an image or select it and press enter to change the caption displayed under the thumbnail in the web page. You can alse do this through a right click.
- If you'd like a faster way to enter captions, select and image, right click it, and choose "Begin Quickedit Mode". This will allow you to enter a caption for the current image. When you press enter or tab, the edit focus will move to the next picture and you can enter it's caption. This will continue until you've entered a caption for all the images or clicked the mouse somewhere else.
- By default, the full size image will be 800x600. You can choose a few different sizes in the "Image Size" group on the right side of the app. 800X600 is fastest with HighSlide, but sometimes you just want a higher resolution.
- If you need to regenerate the html or choose a different color scheme for your gallery, but you don't want to regenerate all the images, you can use the "Export HTML" button. It will do just that (copy the highslide files, the current color scheme, and generate a new index.html). If you've changed the photos in the gallery, use this at your own risk!
Anyways, I found this pretty useful for posting galleries to my website to share with friends.
Photo Gallery Maker version 1.0 can be found here.
Photo Gallery Maker version 1.1 can be found here. Read more about it here.
Drop me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any questions.


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MNCFR Membership Benefits:
- Opportunities for mentoring, interaction, and involvement with other family professionals
- Receive MinneNews Updates
- Professional development opportunities with CEUs
- Resume-building opportunities through board service and committee work
- Leadership opportunities
- Awards and recognition
- Strong Connection to the National Council on Family Relations
MNCFR Membership Dues
- General Member Annual Dues – $55
- General Member Annual Dues with NCFR discount – $50
- Organizational Member* Annual Dues – $85
- Organizational Member* Annual Dues with NCFR discount – $80
- Student/New Professional Member Annual Dues – $35
- Retired Member Annual Dues – $35
If you've been a member of MCFR for many years, you'll probably recognize the three members in this short video. It was recorded in 2011 but never published until now. If you're not a member or are new to MCFR (now known as MNCFR), enjoy these testimonials from enthusiastic members!


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The Cruise Passengers, Bad Doberan – 10 July 2010
We had taken a ride on the Molli, the narrow-gauge railway from Bad Doberan to Bad Külungsborn, and it turned out to be a celebration day. In Bad Külungsborn we met some cruise ship passengers with an interest in trains and when we got back to Bad Doberan we met some more.
They were running along the platform towards the steam engine, or at least the men were; the women were saying: 'Where are you going?' and one waggish cruiser, wearing a straw hat, replied to his wife that he was: 'Going to give the driver a kiss. Where do you think I'm going?' and then followed-up this extraordinarily rude retort with: 'Ask a silly question . . .!' What an arsehole! I'm glad we don't go on Baltic cruises and have to sit next to him for dinner. I wonder what his job is, or was.
Quite difficult to get a meaningful pic, with all these Brits rushing away from one's lens.
Other British railway enthusiasts made their way onto the platform of the Rostock to Wismar trains, where we were standing, in order to get a better shot of the steam engine puffing to its sidings. At this point we were not absolutely sure that they were from a British-origin cruise ship, we only suspected it, so I sparked up a conversation in English: 'Got some good pictures?'.
Horrors! Suspicion! A person in Germany speaking to them. They shrunk away in surprise at this approach, but one fat fellow in a pink striped shirt got a bit stuck and unable to escape.
'I've taken some videos, at the end of the line and here!', he announced proudly.
'Have you? I did that too, but I haven't checked whether they worked yet.'
'I have, and they're looking good, I've checked them already.' He probably knows his camera better than I do mine. I got the impression he would be showing his fellow cruisers the little digital screen that very evening and was relishing the prospect.
With further probing we learn that the trainspotting Brits are on the same Fred Olson Baltic cruise as the lady denied a herring. A coach left Warnemünde at 12 o'clock to bring them to Külungsborn, where they got on the Molli steam train – after a bit of videoing presumably – and the same coach was now at Bad Doberan waiting to take them back to the ship.
We said we'd met some people from that cruise earlier, who had come over by taxi. I said that I'd told them how to get back by train but was not sure whether they had followed my advice.
With an air of great authority, the pink-shirted fat man announced: 'There's a train every ten minutes from Warnemünde to Rostock. One every ten minutes.' The way he will have known this, without a doubt, was that he walked to the station in Warnemünde, which is right alongside the cruise ship terminal, and looked at the departure board. He was clearly very impressed by the frequency of the service, and I'm sure he would have looked at and probably photographed the trains, but he presumably didn't feel adventurous enough to get on one, opting for the safe coach instead.
We walked asking questions with the man towards his bus; a Fred Olson guide woman said to us: 'Are you the last two?' 'We', I replied, 'Are the last two people on earth, aber wir sind nicht bei diese Rundfahrt.'
Whether the young woman did not speak German, or did but thought my German just too terrible for comment, I don't know but she didn't respond, she just marched back to the coach.
That evening, as their cruise ship pulls out of Warnemünde harbour on its way to Copenhagen, will the rail-enthused Brits be showing each other pics of the day's adventures on the digital displays of their cameras? We have an idea they almost certainly might be.
With all this excitement we didn't see our train for Wismar pull in and had to run for it, or in fact didn't have to, for it waits for three minutes for everyone to get off and have a smoke, but thought we did, so we ran, and got to it all flustered and sweaty. That's the trouble with this independent travel, you do get a bit flustered and sweaty now and again. Not like on the cruise ship.


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Christmas with Holly
By Dana Littlejohn
Running away from her problems wasn't something that RaKeesha 'Holly' Black usually did, but she needed time alone to work this one out. She headed for the peace and solitude of her parents' cabin in Vermont and hid, licking her wounds thinking the pain would never go away. Then a snowstorm came along and trapped her inside with just what she needed for her healing to really begin.
Elements: Interracial (BW/WM)
The next morning she woke to the smell of heaven teasing her senses. Smiling she sat up and took a deep breath.
"Mmm, pancakes and bacon," she murmured sleepily.
Suddenly her smile disappeared. "Omigosh!" she whispered, urgently throwing the covers back. "Someone's cooking pancakes and bacon. Someone is here!" She looked around her room and dashed over to the corner where the broom was behind the door. Quietly she unscrewed the broom part from the stick and tiptoed out toward the kitchen. She peeked around the doorway. A man stood at the stove loading a plate with food. Holly stepped closer and he turned hearing the squeak of the floor and ducked just as she swung her stick at his head.
"Whoa! Hey! Wait!" he yelled, ducking and running around the table.
"Who the hell are you? What the hell are you doing here?" Each question accompanied a swing of the stick.
He threw his hands up when he was far enough from her not to get hit. "Okay, will you just stop swinging long enough for me to explain?"
"You've got five minutes and do it with your hands on top of your head where I can see them."
"Okay, that's fine. I can do that. Can I sit down?"
She stayed in swinging position, gripping the stick as she pondered his request. "Yes, I guess that would be okay, but keep your hands where I can see them."
"Okay, okay. Well, my name is Logan. I rented this cabin for a few days so I could draw and paint."
"What? Renting the cabin? I don't know anything about that."
"I called Mr. Black when I saw your car outside this morning. He told me you who you were. I can only assume that the troopers turned you around because of the weather. I saw them out when I was coming in last night. I figured you might be hungry when you woke up so I was making enough food for the both of us."
She relaxed out of her attack stance and looked pass him to the counter where all the food was.
"Can I put my hands down now? The bacon is burning."
"Oh, umm, yes." She lowered the broomstick. "You know I'm going to call my father to verify your story."
He flipped the bacon over and nodded a reply.
She left the kitchen and grabbed her cell phone from her purse.
"Hi Dad." Holly plopped onto the couch.
"Holly, how are you? I saw Vermont received more snow than they anticipated."
"Yes, I guess so. Dad, who is this white boy in here?"
"He's not a white boy, Holly."
"Well, he looks white to me."
He chuckled. "I think both your parents have to be white to be considered white, dear. I believe only one of Logan's parents are white, the other is black."
"Well, whatever. What's he doing here? I woke up to breakfast cooking; it scared the crap out of me."
"He rented the cabin for a few days. He cooked breakfast for you? That was very thoughtful of him."
"Yeah, well, he almost got his head knocked off for being that thoughtful. Why didn't you tell me he was going to be here?"
"You said you were leaving. Had you made it home you wouldn't have run into him at all. I saw no reason to mention it to you."
She sighed. "Yes, I guess you're right. So, have you seen the news? When will they have the roads clear enough for me to leave?"
He chuckled. "Sweetheart, they anticipated four-to-five inches and you ended up with ten inches. I'm afraid you're snowed in for Christmas, sweetheart."


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The obvious approach to Jamie Murray's Australian Open doubles final would be: third time lucky. Except that Murray and his new partner Bruno Soares do not need to rely on luck. They have proved in the past month that they are the real deal.
Today's final will be Murray's third in succession at grand slam level, a consistent run that has pushed him up the doubles rankings to No 7 in the world. Should he win today, he will rise to No 2, matching his brother in the singles order. Soares, meanwhile, last reached a major final at the 2013 US Open.
The two old friends got together at the start of the season and from their first match together at the Doha tournament they knew they were on to something. Both had split from long and successful partnerships at the end of last season – both felt they simply needed a change – and when Louis Cayer suggested to Murray that Soares might make a perfect foil for his lightning fast net game, the Scot dropped his mate a text.
"We have been friends a long time – I have known Bruno maybe ten years," Murray said. "I just messaged him and said: 'Look, I am looking for someone for next year. I really want to play with you, I haven't spoken to anyone else. Do you want to do it?' Then we spoke on the phone a bit and decided to go for it and we haven't looked back since."
Murray had the best season of his life last year when he played with John Peers so the pair's decision to go their separate ways came as a surprise. But for all their consistency at the grand slams, they could not close out the final match. But with the 33-year-old Soares at his side, Murray thinks he has found a steady character to calm him when the pressure mounts in the big matches.
"I don't think me and John necessarily dealt with it the best we could," Murray said of his two previous major finals. "Maybe that was lack of experience. But with Bruno, he has been to grand slam finals before. He has played a lot of big matches – Masters Series, things like that. I think we go into the match with good vibes. We trust each other.
"Bruno is a very laid back guy which is great for me. I think it shows in his tennis. He just takes it one point at a time. He is very calm, very composed and that helps me. I am not going to have to worry about what he is doing, what his mentality is or anything like that. He will bring that calmness to the court. Hopefully I will as well and that is how you perform well, I think, in big events and in pressure situations. You have to keep your wits about you and stay in the moment, stay in the process and then I think good things happen."
Already the champions of Sydney this year, Murray and Soares will today try and plot a path past the veteran pair of Daniel Nestor and Radek Stepanek (Nestor is 43 and Stepanek is 37). They, too, are a new partnership but they bring a wealth of experience to the final – between them, they have ten grand slam doubles titles. And it was Stepanek and Leander Paes who beat Soares and Alexander Peya at the US Open three years ago.
Soares believes today will be "a pure doubles match" while Murray knows it will be tough. But both believe their new partnership is good enough to win.
"They're still churning out the wins," Murray said of his opponents. "It is great to see, it gives us hope that we'll still be able to do that when we're into our 40s. They'll be very tough to beat in this situation because they've done it before. We've obviously been to grand slam finals but we haven't won so I guess that's an edge they would have over us. But we'll go out there prepared to play them and just get it done."


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My Restaurant Rules
|My Restaurant Rules
|Reality Show
|Presented by
|Curtis Stone (series 1)
Ian 'Dicko' Dickson (series 2)
|Patrick Collins
Cindy Sargon (series 1) Caterina Borsato (series 2)
Matt Moran
|Opening theme
|"We Used to Be Friends" by The Dandy Warhols
|Country of origin
|Original language(s)
|No. of seasons
|No. of episodes
|Running time
|60 minutes (including commercials)
|Production company(s)
|Freehand TV
|Original network
|Seven Network
|Picture format
|First shown in
|Original release
|15 February 2004[1] – 29 May 2005
|Related shows
|My Kitchen Rules
Restaurant Revolution
My Restaurant Rules is an Australian reality television series that aired on the Seven Network.
The series pits five couples, one each from Australia's five largest cities, to compete against each other in opening a successful restaurant.
In initial episodes of the show the couples are given a vacated restaurant space in their home city that must be renovated. They also compete for additional money that can be used for renovation from a panel of judges based on a presentation of their mission statement and plan for their proposed restaurant. The judges also make further appearances later on in the series in both critiquing the restaurants and offering rewards to the contestants.
After a number of weeks the elimination process begins in which the restaurants (and their owners) are reviewed and judged for nomination. The nominated restaurants then compete for votes from a phone poll, with the victor moving on and the loser being forced to shut down. This process continues until a single competing restaurant remains.
Despite the process of elimination that sees almost all competing restaurants shut down, every restaurant featured in the programme was successful and operated in the black. This may be because of the exposure the restaurants are given via the show. Moreover, some eliminated restaurants managed to re-open at new locations.
Series one[edit]
The first series of My Restaurant Rules aired in 2004 and featured the five following restaurants and couples:
- Nick & Emily – The Red Sea, Adelaide
- Simon & Nathalie – My Little Kitchen, Brisbane
- Peter & Tayissa – Seven Stones, Melbourne
- Ash & Amanda – Room Nineteen, Lake Street, Perth
- Sam & Catherine – Cucina Vera, Sydney
In the series finale, Perth's Room Nineteen and owners Ash and Amanda were declared the winners, beating Peter and Tayissa of Melbourne's Seven Stones.
In UK and Ireland, this series aired on Good Food. In Poland, this series aired on Viacom Blink.
Series one hosted by Curtis Stone.
- Sydney won the phone poll during renovations where they won $50,000. The losing teams won $10,000. Brisbane tried to cheat by making it look like they won $100,000.
- Sydney was the first to shut down against another strong restaurant, Perth. This was deemed to be a big surprise for both restaurants to be in the bottom two.
- Brisbane was the second restaurant to shut down against Perth again. This was another surprise for Brisbane as they were a strong restaurant.
- Adelaide was the third restaurant to shut down against Perth and Melbourne. Many thought Melbourne would be the next to shut down.
- Underdogs Melbourne was the last to shut down. Perth were declared the winners.
Series two[edit]
The second series of My Restaurant Rules aired in 2005 and featured the six following restaurants and couples:
- John & Justine – The Greedy Goose, North Adelaide
- Todd & Francesca – Restaurant Louvre, Brisbane
- Dan & Rob – Two Words, Melbourne
- Andre & Sandy – Mint Leaf, Perth
- Evan & Bella – Pink Salt, Sydney
- Nathan & Georgia – Whisk, Melbourne
In the series finale, Adelaide's The Greedy Goose and owners John and Justine were declared the winners, beating Evan and Bella of Sydney's Pink Salt.
In 2006, this series aired in New Zealand on TV2 at a weeknight pre-primetime slot (5:30 pm), compared to the first series where it aired in a daytime slot.
Series two hosted by the former Australian Idol judge Ian "Dicko" Dickson.
- Adelaide won the first bank, winning $50,000. Melbourne and Perth were the worst, gaining $8,000 and $7,000 respectively.
- Brisbane won the second bank, winning $50,000.
- Nathan and Georgia are introduced to the couples as the secret sixth couple. It is announced that the first restaurant to be eliminated will not be shut down, but instead taken over by them.
- The five restaurants were critiqued by the judges when they arrived by surprise. The criteria or their assessment were service (10pts.), atmosphere (10pts.), and food (20ts.) Two Words and The Mint Leaf scored the lowest, and faced the public vote.
- Two Words and The Mint Leaf faced the public vote to decide which restaurant would be taken over by Nathan and Georgia. Two Words received many of their elimination votes from Victorian numbers (each state had separate voting lines, to make the competition fair). This suggests that Victorian fans, believe that Nathan and Georgia would be better management for their local restaurant, and increase their chances of winning. Two Words was transformed into Whisk by Nathan and Georgia.
- The five restaurants are reviewed by a secret judge, who was a professional restaurant critic, unknown to the couples until after his visit, he used the same scoring system as the judges, except he had one extra criterion, which was "Wow! Factor" (2pts.) He scored The Mint Leaf lowest, followed by Restaurant Lourve, and Whisk in equal second to last.
- Perth was the first to shut down against Brisbane and Melbourne.
- The female half of each remaining partnership visited all four of the restaurants together. When visiting Adelaide, Franchesca refused to drink local water, and instead only from her bottle.
- Upon their return to their home city, each female contestant ranked the other three restaurants in order from best to worst in the categories, service, atmosphere, and food. Pink Salt, and Restaurant Lourve had the lowest final rankings. Controversy arose when Justine, Georgia and Bella were accused of 'ganging up' on Brisbane, by all ranking them lowly.
- Brisbane was the second restaurant to shut down against Sydney. This episode was known as The Big Chop, and the outcome was revealed on Channel 9's A Current Affair, before the screening of the episode on Channel 7.
- The final assessment was done by the judges, on the original criteria, and their visit was expected and announced. One of the judges was upset by Pink Salt's "cheeky" waitress Anna, and subsequently, gave them a low service score. Ultimately, Pink Salt ended up in the bottom two restaurants to face the public vote for potential elimination, and were joined by Whisk.
- Melbourne was the third restaurant to shut down against Sydney.
- Both Pink Salt, and The Greedy Goose faced the final public vote, as they were the last remaining restaurants. This marked Pink Salt's third time facing the public vote, more than any other restaurant for the season (falling short of Room Nineteen's record of four elimination survivals, and eventual win in season one). Adelaide faced the public vote for the first time, and were believed to be disadvantaged in that they were inexperienced in promoting themselves. They used The Giant Rocking Horse in Gumeracha, and the Giant Orange to hold banners for their support.
- Sydney was the fourth to shut down against Adelaide. Adelaide were declared the winners.
In late 2005, Seven announced in their Seven in 2006 brief on their corporate site that they were developing new episodes of My Restaurant Rules to broadcast sometime in 2006. However, no new series of the show materialised during the year. When Seven released their Seven in 2007 brief in late 2006 or Seven released their Seven in 2008 brief in late 2007, My Restaurant Rules was not mentioned at all.
In 2010, the Seven Network considered reviving the format to cash in on the success of Network Ten's MasterChef Australia. This came in the form of the My Kitchen Rules series. In 2015, Seven produced a new restaurant reality show, known as Restaurant Revolution, which lasted only one season.
After the show[edit]
In early 2005, series one contestants Ash and Amanda of Room Nineteen discovered that the site that had been allocated to them by Seven was booked to be demolished in December of that year. They were unable to sell the restaurant due to a clause in a contract they signed and the cost of moving the restaurant to another location was too high, so Room Nineteen closed its doors in June 2005. The building that housed Room Nineteen has not been demolished to this day (January 2010).
In contrast, the series two winning restaurant The Greedy Goose continued to stay in business for several years after the show. However, in February 2009 they declared that they would be closing up business after an unsuccessful attempt to open a second restaurant in the beachside suburb of Glenelg. The poor performance of the second restaurant (focusing on gourmet hamburgers) and the 'harsh economic times' put the winning couple into a position, they couldn't recover from.
In addition, despite Sydney's defeat in series two, contestants Evan hansimikali and Bella of Pink Salt opened a new restaurant (under the same name) on 22 March 2006, at a new location in Double Bay from the original suburb of Manly. They were featured as one of the best restaurants in Australia.[2] The new restaurant also includes a cocktail bar and is currently having more success than it did on the television series.[3]
Evan hansimikali bought Bella's share of the business in 2010. Pink Salt in Double Bay has been operating for over nine years and Evan hansimikali now runs Pink Salt on his own. In October 2014 Evan hansimikali temporarily closed Pink Salt for a complete renovation, new concept, new style of food and with a new team. The restaurant has received great reviews and this new Pink Salt seems to be thriving. The Sunday telegraph reviewer rated the restaurant very highly. Apart from Pink Salt, none of the other restaurants in series 1 or 2 are still operating.
Foreign series[edit]
vtm started broadcasting Mijn Restaurant (My Restaurant) on 4 March 2008. The show is presented by Rani De Coninck. Five couples started their own restaurant in Leuven, Ghent, Hasselt, Antwerpen or Oostende. The jury consists of the famous Belgian chef Peter Goossens, the head editor of the culinary magazine "Ambiance" Dirk De Prins and the General Manager of a hotel Christel Cabanier. Leuven won this season.
vtm started broadcasting the second season of "Mijn Restaurant"("My Restaurant") on 3 March 2009. Restaurant "Dell'Anno" (Kortrijk) with Claudio and Gaëlle won. As after winning they started renovating earlier than the counsel allowed them, works were put on hold. November the restaurant opened again. As it is such a success, no closingdays. "Bigarreaux" (Sint Truiden) with Tom and Ann were runner-up. They have recently opened a new restaurant.
The first season of Mein Restaurant (My Restaurant), began airing on 10 October 2008, with subsequent episodes airing every Tuesday and Friday at 20:15. The series premiered on VOX with five couples from Munich, Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg and Leipzig. The Munich team from the "Grinsekatze" restaurant won the first season contest.
The Netherlands[edit]
The first season of Mijn Tent is Top (My Shed is Best) started on 18 January 2007. The winners of the first season was "Coquille" in Den Bosch. The second season was aired in 2008 and "Flinstering" in Breda was the big winner. In 2009, "De Pastinaeck" in Amersfoort won this third season. RTL 4 broadcast the series and it was presented by Herman den Blijker.
United Kingdom[edit]
A series with a similar format entitled "The Restaurant" in the UK first aired on BBC Two in 2007. A group of couples compete for the chance to set up a restaurant financially backed and personally supported by French chef Raymond Blanc. The winning couple are given their own restaurant to run, in Oxfordshire, near to Blanc's own Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons.
See also[edit]
- ^ Dale, David (17 May 2004). "Reality TV feels the pain". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Pink Salt: Selected Restaurant". Bestrestaurants.com.au. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ "Pink Salt website". Pinksalt.com.au. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
External links[edit]
- Australian reality television series
- Australian cooking television series
- Seven Network shows
- 2004 Australian television series debuts
- 2005 Australian television series endings
- 2000s Australian television series
- Food reality television series
- English-language television programs
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Dear Theophilus,
This past weekend I was going through my notebook from the Catholic teacher education course I took last summer when I came across a quote from one of the instructors I had written down:
No where in the Bible does Jesus say to us that we must go to Mass every Sunday or go to confession at least once a year.
This is a very bold statement with even bolder implications, especially when given by a person with some academic authority in front of a room of impressionable young teachers. I distinctly remember twitching in my seat, but at the time I had no way of countering this statement. To be honest, when I racked my brain, I couldn't find an answer that could have suitably swayed the argument towards an acceptance of our dominical obligation.
That was, until my pastor made a very profound observation on the Gospel during his homily this past weekend.
The Gospel story from Luke is a well known one. It recounts Jesus' return to Nazareth at the start of his ministry, as the people are beginning to learn of his teaching in the synagogues throughout Galilee. It wasn't Jesus' reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah and his subsequent announcement that he is the Christ foretold by the prophet that struck me as Father expounded the Gospel in his homily. Instead, it was Father pointing out the significance of a seemingly insignificant line that caught my attention:
When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. (Lk 4:16)
As was his custom. In other words, Jesus was in the habit of keeping the Fourth Commandment to keep the Sabbath day holy. (cf. Ex 20:8) Although he is the Christ, himself, the living Temple of the Lord our God, Jesus, in the humbleness of his humanity, did the Father's will and went to synagogue on Saturday (or, as a Christian equivalent, he went to church on Sunday).
As the saying goes – actions speak louder than words; and through his actions, Christ was telling us that we need to meet our dominical obligation to deepen our relationship with him by becoming an imitation of him.
As the beautiful expression of St. Augustine states: "Lord, our hearts are restless until they rest in you." Our entire existence is one that is meant to bring us back to the Lord. What more beautiful way is there to bring restfulness to our hearts, than by becoming one with the Lord in thought and action.
Although Christ never commanded us: Thou shalt go to Mass on Sunday, he definitely showed us by example that we should. Since he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom; then we too should make it our custom to go to church on the Sabbath day.


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My friends, Greg and Elizabeth, had their first child last month, a baby girl. It was a good thing, too, as Greg has been insufferable about Boston sports recently, and I was seriously considering downgrading him on my friends list. In addition to saving our friendship, their new daughter was responsible for another very good thing: Elizabeth started blogging. Now the rest of the world can see what her friends already knew: She's an amazing writer. I don't typically count mommy blogs among my regular reading material, but I'm constantly amused and touched by Elizabeth's stories. Plus, she occasionally pokes fun at Greg, a quality I've always heartily approved of and hope to see much more of. Take a look; it's appropriately named 4 AM Feeding. (MSA)
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I have a truck simply because i need it for work, hauling my tools and material on a regular basis. During the winter here i need it for the 4wd capability. It would be nice to have a smaller car for commuting out of town but i just don't have much money right now. My girlfriend drives a truck and she does some work that involves hauling too so i guess in the end it's all about what you need to do with a vehicle.
I actually would consider myself to drive a lot better than most people. I do the speed limit, and mainly just watch out for other people. Traffic drives me nuts anyway. I have certain pre planned routes i take out of my neighborhood that are traveled less, simply because i hate having someone right up on my bumper mad because i wont go five over the limit.


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DONALDSON - Marjorie E. Richards, a longtime Donaldson area resident, worldwide friend and civic volunteer, has died following a brief and unexpected illness at the age of 75. Marjorie passed in the care of the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, at 6:10 P.M. on Wednesday, August 23rd.
Marjorie entered this life on January 17, 1931, in Bloomington, Illinois, as the daughter of Charles Edward and Elsie Virginia (Whitmer) Stoddard. She received her education and graduated from Bloomington High School with the class of 1948.
Follow graduation she met Robert C. Richards Sr. and they would marry January 21, 1949, in Bloomington. She worked as a secretary for State Farm Insurance. The family moved to the Hamlet area and then to Donaldson in 1961. There she settled into running the household as a wife and mother of three sons, all the while assisting as the bookkeeper for the family trucking business and sawmill operating yet today.


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The trio of Zenith Bank Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Plc and United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc emerged the most active stocks at the stock market last week as investors continued to focus on prospective earnings from audited reports and accounts for the last year, which are expected to be announced in the next few days.
The three banks were the main volume drivers during the week accounting for 30.79 per cent, 24.12 per cent and 43.28 per cent, of the turnover recorded by the banking subsector, financial services sector and total equity turnover for the week.
UBA was the most active stock with a turnover of 172.71 million shares worth N1.39 billion in 1,472 deals. Zenith Bank trailed with a turnover of 169.06 million shares worth N3.6 billion in 1,684 deals. GTB was the third most active stock with 123.15 million shares valued at N3.06 billion in 1,883 deals.
Total turnover at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) slowed down to 1.93 billion shares worth N20.99 billion in 28,832 deals as against 2.28 billion shares valued at N24.63 billion traded in 28,170 deals two weeks ago.
The banking subsector accounted for 55.4 per cent of total turnover with 1.07 billion shares worth N11.23 billion in 11,333 deals. Altogether, the financial services sector accounted for 1.51 billion shares valued at N13.53 billion in 17,688 deals. The conglomerates sector staged distant second with a turnover of 121.134 million shares valued at N299.812 billion in 1,210 deals.
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Spiritual and Mental Yoga Exercises to Avoid Depression and Unlock Your Potential
Why We Don't Naturally Know About Spiritual or Mental Exercises
How often do you pay attention to your thoughts? Most of us just go about our everyday business without ever considering what we're thinking about. Personal and professional development doesn't happen by accident. It is only through a conscious and purposeful effort that we can acieve any real mental, spiritual, or even financial growth.
Many people today are just beginning to realize that they never received any type of training as they grew up that would lead them on how to become a productive, happy and healthy human being. A person typcially isn't given any tools throughout their life that would guide and direct them toward a life of success and happiness so they have to be searched out, yet most people never do this because we're led to believe that it all comes naturally.
So, until you choose to desire something different in your life you generally don't go after it. Also, it isn't until we notice that we're unhappy with or in our life, if we notice, that we even want things to change. We often just react to our emotions by trying to make them better through a multitude of ways - which is not always the best or healthiest way.
In Yoga, using scented candles, incense, or sitting in an area under a pergola when doing mental or spiritual exercises or practicing your poses, are all helpful ways to encourage relaxation so utilize them anytime you like. You can always use these moments as mental pictures later for when you don't have access to them.
The following exercises are not the poses that we often think of when we hear or see the word Yoga. Instead, these are the exercises of the mind and spirit, the unseen part of our nature that makes up the rest of our being. Our physical self and the life we currently live are the result of our thought patterns, habits, and lifestyle.
Mental Exercises
Exercise #1: Meditate - briefly or lengthy, and at any time
Take a moment to get comfortable and calm yourself. Then, close your eyes or look just past or beyond the situation or person immediately in front of you (or whatever it is that is upsetting you) and wipe your mental screen completely clean. This will become easier as you practice but if you're unable to make your mind a blank, then use a positive mental picture instead. I often like to use the picture of a daisy because it's simple and easy for me to conjure up. For some, quietly counting slowly to ten works too. Our ultimate goal is to learn to develop control of our thoughts and emotions so that we can positively respond rather than react to a given situation or making changes in our life.
Once you have achieved this empty or simple screen, you are able to step away from everything. Then, Instead of automatically reacting to life we can choose to respond to it or a given situation instead. This helps you achieve a neutral, mental posture. Then, whatever it is in your life that you seek or desire, like changes, higher awareness, or something that's upsetting you, you are positioned to listen and respond. With a blank or simple screen, you can now write anything you want on it... it's your choice.
The goal of this exercise doesn't come easy for many at first simply because no new skill is easily attainable without practice. You may be able to provide yourself a blank screen easily, yet can you do it whenever you want to or when you're really upset? Can you easily change the negative thought you have about something into a positive one? This is the key.
Practice meditation often throughout the day. Pay attention to your thoughts and see what you're telling yourself about a situation or person. Is it negative or positive? It's important to focus on the positive things instead of fixating on the negative ones... and there is always a positive side to everything. Just remember 'Yin Yang', it's the symbol for the natural and spiritual law that reminds us of this.
Exercise #2: Be Aware - listen to your internal dialogue
What are you telling yourself? What do you say to yourself all day long? Have you been listening? Do you pay attention? It's important to know what you're telling yourself because it's truly a matter of life and death to your mental and spiritual health, as well as to your physical body too, because that eventually suffers also.
Learning to recognize what you're telling yourself all day long is important. How much negative emphasis is there in what you're thinking about? How much positive? Your goal is to have more positive than negative. This takes lots of practice too, but over time the positive way becomes your new habit. Once you begin to write these positive things on your mind, positive things flow out from your heart.
Really, really pay attention here because at first you may not realize that your thoughts are actually negative and hurting you. One of my old habits that drug me down and kept me into financial debt was that I always mentally pictured myself falling back on a credit card thinking, 'I can just always use this if I don't have the money for what I need' - or I thought I needed. I discovered that there were many things I really didn't need and that I really was just living a little above my means. Once I discovered this I stopped doing it and finally got out of debt.
Spiritual Exercises
Exercise #1: Pray - connect with the Spirit
Anytime you are praying, even if it's a brief utterance to yourself, you are connecting to the spirit realm. Whether you envision or believe that you are connecting to God, the Creator of the Universe, or a Supreme Being, you are connecting to the energy that lives within each of us. This energy is the collective force that holds and sustains the very essence of our being.
Through meditation and attention to your thoughts, you are able to focus more and therefore discover great things about yourself, nature, and the creative force within you. It's important to have this focus because whenever we give over our minds, where thought and spirit merge, to random thinking, our lives often become a random mess that take us on an unintended course or journey. We end up simply following wherever the wind takes us instead of leading by being the Captain of our ship, our bodies.
Since our thoughts dictate our emotions, and not the other way around, it's critical to our well being to give ourselves and others positive affirmations. The vibrational tones as well as the actual words of ourselves and others can either be a creative or destructive force in our lives. This is why it's all important to hear your own internal dialogue as well as listen to the words that come out of your mouth. If either are destructive, you must change them. This way, you can move the ship (your body) towards a more meaningful, happy and successful life.
Exercise #2: Energize Yourself - discover and tap into the Creator's gifts
The Creator of the universe has given us many wonderful gifts so everything from the uplifting and healing vibrations and tones of music to all of the other ways of nature's loving beauty can be a part of our meditation and prayer. The use of these and other such gifts, like the Gifts of the Spirit as spoken of in 1 Corinth. 12, are beneficial for spiritual growth whether looking to obtain God's loving presence or imparting wisdom and knowledge for the common good of all.
Next, tap into the creative power within you. You are made up of bio-electric and electromagnetic energy. Once you are able to realize the power you have within your mind, body and soul, you will discover the control you really have over the success in your life.
In summary, anything that helps you grow closer to obtaining love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self-control, and harmony and universal enlightenment and truth in this life, can be a part of your spiritual and mental exercises.
With these basic Yoga Mental and Spiritual exercises at your core you can obtain the success you've always dreamed of. Each moment or day that you spend on any of these positive things will turn your life around. So, rather than continuing on any further negative and unproductive path in life, through the prolonged habit of unhappy or predominant negative thinking or choice of harmful patterns or ways, take the time to meditate, pray, and connect to the positive energy force and Creator within you!
Note: If you find that you're still having a great deal of difficulty with any of these exercises after practicing them awhile you may be experiencing an overload of certain brain chemicals in the body so you may wish to seek some professional help.
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Music for relaxing, healing and harmonizing and balancing the energies of the body, invoking different feelings that influence our very DNA.


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Christopher Isherwood's life and writing are often seen in two conveniently defined halves: one English, the other American. The early, English part of Isherwood's oeuvre forms the basis for conventional appraisals of his work. The novel Goodbye to Berlin (1939), a loose collection of stories and sketches, provided the source material for Cabaret, the musical play (1966) and film (1972). The later, American, half is gaining recognition for its groundbreaking openness in the treatment of homosexuality. The novel A Single Man (1964) is seen by many, especially in the United States, as a masterpiece of characterization, style and precision. As with all convenient …
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There would be nothing more 'hot' than getting Paris Hilton to attend your daughter's Sweet 16 party. If you've always wanted to hang out with your favourite celeb, and you have the funds, why not rent a star? It's not a question of how, but really only a matter of how much your favourite celeb will rent out for.
Really want to impress your golfing buddies? Hire Tiger Woods for a round of private lessons! "A putting lesson with Woods has fetched $155,000," Forbes reported.
Not sure you'll have enough to talk about at your next dinner party? Let Bill Clinton take care of the conversation. "For as much as $350,000 the 42nd President will riff on global health, climate change and poverty," says Forbes adding that, "He's famously tough to get, passing on hundreds of offers a year."
Want to know how to strike it rich? There's always the Donald. "The art of the spiel is a lucrative on for the billionaire real estate and reality show baron." A million bucks and he'll share his secrets with you.
Love entertaining? For $150,000 an hour, you can hire David Blaine to entertain your guests with his magic tricks. Don't worry about dinner—just hire the Food Network's Paula Deen. The "Queen of Southern Cuisine has commanded $240,000 for a private home-style-cooking lesson," all you have to do is supply the kitchen.
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In 2007, I was living in Moscow, Russia, playing professional basketball for Dynamo. It was a Friday morning and I had finished packing two bags for an important game in Italy the following night. In the first bag, I packed my clothes, DVD player, movies, headphones and hygiene products. In the second bag, I packed the important stuff for the game; shoes, socks, uniform.
We lived in a housing development 20 minutes from the Kremlin. One of our closest friends had three boys who spent many hours in our home playing with our two boys. Their oldest child was 8 years old, he was outgoing, funny and a prankster. His name was Cyrus.
As I said goodbye to my family, Cyrus had a smile on his face and said with a chuckle, "See you, Travis. Good luck." Of course, I thought nothing of it.
I left and flew off to Italy and slept in the hotel that night. We woke up, ate breakfast, watched video of our opponent and prepared for the big game that would be played at 7 that night.
At 5 p.m. we loaded the bus and began the long, quiet, tense drive to the arena. Everyone was silent and focused. We pulled up to the arena with thousands of fans screaming and waving their handmade posters in support of their team. After we made our way to the locker room and began to dress I was stunned as I opened my bag that should have contained my shoes, socks and uniform. I found my uniform and socks, but the shoes were missing. I looked everywhere, but they were gone.
For a split second I wondered if I had forgotten to pack my shoes. As I pulled toys, legos, and diapers from the bag I remembered, "Cyrus!"
I was mad and worried that I wouldn't be able to play the game and didn't know what to do. That feeling soon left me as teammate Bostjan Nachbar, seated next to me, began to laugh hysterically and suggested, "You better go ask Doc to find you some shoes."
Luckily, our team doctor asked the other team for an extra pair of shoes and I was able to play the game.
This story made me think of all the challenges that come into our lives every single day.
Are we prepared for them? How will we react to them?
Sometimes we are dealt a stack of cards we do not want. Many times we don't have time to prepare for the challenges or trials that lie ahead. But we do have the choice of how we will react.
A more serious story that holds a similar lesson is about a group of teenagers that bought a turkey using a stolen credit card nearly six years ago.
The group was driving around when one of them, Ryan Cushing, decided to throw it from the moving vehicle's window.
Unfortunately for Victoria Ruvolo, she was right in its path.
"I was one block from my house," she recalled. "I didn't wake up for almost a month."
The woman's face had to be completely rebuilt after she was hit by the frozen 20-pound turkey.
Still, she chose to forgive her assailant.
Ruvolo, whose survival was described by doctors as a "miracle," was kept in a medically enduced coma for almost a month, endured many surgeries and now has three titanium plates in her face.
Despite her brush with death, Ruvolo pleaded for mercy on behalf of Cushing, who received just six months in jail, followed by five years probation.
"If I hadn't let go of that anger I'd be consumed by this need for revenge," she said. "Forgiving him helps me move on."
"I told him, 'Just do something with your life' and then I hugged him."
Ruvolo, who now volunteers with a probation department, has kept her sense of humor despite her ordeal.
"I'm trying to help others, but I know for the rest of my life I'll be known as The Turkey Lady," she added. "Could have been worse. He could have thrown a ham. I'd be Miss Piggy!"
An amazing story of a woman who was prepared for any challenge or trial that came her way.
The two events made me wonder: Would I have forgiven the young teenager? Am I holding a grudge? Am I weighed down by difficulties that have come into my life?
You can choose to be like Victoria Ruvolo, I told myself.
Some of us are born into or fall into difficult circumstances. We are neglected, abused and even left alone. But we can all shake off that which consumes us, be happy with who we are, take control of our lives, thoughts, actions, and start down the path of true healing and forgiveness.
We all have had sorrows, heartaches, worries, sadness and pains. We have had unfair things happen to us.
We can all get past the point of blaming others. We can gain knowledge, experience, self confidence and obtain the true joy, peace and happiness that we seek.
Dr. Robert Anthony said, "When you blame others, you give up your power to change."
When we are faced with trials, and we all are, we have two choices: Either become better or let it destroy us.
Blaming others is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find in others, it will not change you.
If you take your life into your own hands, what happens? Something special: there is no one to blame.
So, where does the power lie?
In you!
Travis Hansen is a former BYU, NBA (Atlanta Hawks) and Euroleague basketball player. He co-founded the Little Heroes Foundation and is married with three children.


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There's conservative, and then there's conservative.
While it's true that the only good banker is a conservative banker, it's also possible to go too far down that road.
In this case, I'm talking about Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:ZION).
A glance at Zions recent past would hardly lead one to believe that it's led by conservative bankers. You can see this in the figure below, which shows the performance of Zions' book value per share versus its outstanding share count -- the implication is that Zions' shareholders were massively diluted during the financial crisis.
No genuinely good bank would have allowed this to happen to its shareholders, as performance like this is emblematic of a bank that got caught up in a cycle and imprudently took on too much risk. That is, a bank that did exactly what banks aren't supposed to do.
This is not to say that Zions hasn't seen the error of its ways. Indeed, it has. But the problem is, it may now be going too far in the opposite direction.
You can see the results of this on its balance sheet. At the end of the second quarter, it held $9.5 billion in cash or equivalents, equating to more than 17% of its total assets.
Although that may not seem unusual at first glance, a comparison to its peers makes it obvious how off the charts Zions is in this regard.
Take BB&T (NYSE:BBT) as an example, a regional lender operating principally in the mid-Atlantic. Its cash and equivalents equate to only 1.6% of its total assets. And the story is the same at Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB), a regional lender based in Ohio, which allocates 1.9% of its assets to cash.
Zions' explanation is that it's doing this to protect itself in a rising interest rate environment, as the fixed-income securities that it would otherwise hold will fall in value as interest rates go up.
But one has to wonder whether the opportunity cost associated with complete abstention outweighs a less, shall we say, conservative approach? I can't help but think this may be the case.
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New York, New York, October 1, 2004…Sylvia Rhone has been appointed President of Motown Records and Executive Vice President of Universal Records, it was announced today by Mel Lewinter, Chairman of Universal Motown Records Group.
In her new role, Ms. Rhone will have direct responsibility for the Motown label, home to some of music's biggest stars, including Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Michael McDonald, Brian McKnight and India.Arie, among others. Moreover, she will serve as Executive Vice President of Universal Records where she will be involved in a number of musical projects.
"As we continue to expand Universal Motown's A&R driven strategy, there is no one better to compliment our team than Sylvia," stated Lewinter. "Her enthusiasm for discovering a diversity of artists and her unique vision regarding the complexity of new platforms and formats that drive our industry, make her a natural to lead Motown's evolution into the future."
"I am delighted to have the opportunity to work with Sylvia," remarked Monte Lipman, President of Universal Records. "I know that her creative spirit, passion, and unparalleled business skills will help us continue to break new ground for our artists."
Commented Doug Morris, Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Group, "Sylvia is a first-class music executive who not only brings to Motown and Universal a unique understanding of the creative community and what inspires it, but extensive management experience. The entire Universal family joins me in welcoming her on board."
"It's an honor and a homecoming to be working with Doug Morris and Mel Lewinter again. The culture they've created here is a huge breath of fresh air and the consummate music environment: One that breeds passion, creativity, respect and unparalleled success," stated Ms. Rhone. "I consider Doug Morris the seminal music man, and couldn't ask for better colleagues to work with than Mel, Jimmy Iovine, L.A. Reid, and Monte Lipman. I look forward to being part their continuing success story and the amazing legacy of this historic and vibrant label."
Sylvia Rhone has risen to the top of the ranks of the male dominated record industry by single-handedly creating the template for the African American female CEO. Ms. Rhone's most recent position as Chairman/CEO of the Elektra Entertainment Group saw her helm one of the Warner Music Group's most prestigious labels, ruling over a hip hop, rock, R&B and pop imprint that made Elektra one of the most diverse labels in the history of popular music.
Ms. Rhone was the first African American and first woman to become Chairman of a major label when she was appointed Chairman/CEO of Elektra in 1994, guiding the consolidation of four labels into the Elektra Entertainment Group. Under her leadership, Elektra experienced a nearly decade-long run with such chart-topping, award winning artists as Missy Elliott, Metallica, Jet, Fabolous, Staind, Tami, Yolanda Adams, Gerald Levert, Tracy Chapman, and Jason Mraz, among others.
Ms. Rhone began her career with Buddha Records in 1974. Over the next several years, primarily with Atlantic Records, Ms. Rhone received a succession of promotions, taking on broader responsibilities in 1986 with her appointment as Vice President/General Manager of Atlantic's Black Music Operation. In 1988 she was promoted to Senior Vice President of Atlantic Records.
In 1990 Ms. Rhone became the first African American woman to head a major record company when she was named CEO/President of Atlantic's new East West Records America division. A year later, when the East West artist roster and operations were combined with Taco Records, Ms. Rhone was named Chairman/CEO of Atco/EastWest, and subsequently EastWest Records America. At EastWest she was directly responsible for the careers of superstar artists including En Vogue, Gerald Levert, Pantera, and Simply Red, among others.
Ms. Rhone has been honored with more than two-dozen awards during her career. A graduate of the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Rhone was named an Alumni Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, and is a recipient of the Black Alumni of Pratt's Lifetime Achievement Award. Ms. Rhone is an inductee of the National Association of Black Female Executives In Music And Entertainment Hall Of Fame. Most recently, she was awarded the Turner Broadcasting 2004 Trumpet Award, which heralds the accomplishments of distinguished African Americans around the globe in fields as diverse as law, politics, and entertainment.
Universal Music Group is the world's largest leading music company with wholly-owned record operations or licensees in 71 countries around the world. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's largest global music publishing operations.
Universal Music Group consists of record labels A&M Records, Decca Record Company, Deutsche Grammophon, Geffen Records, Interscope Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, MCA Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Philips, Polydor, Universal Records and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry which is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.).
Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications company.