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Shi Jing
Shi Jing has been following the path of Daoism since the mid-1970s when he met Giafu Feng, a Chinese daoist well known for his translation of the Daode Jing. In 1995 Shi Jing was ordained by Feng Xingzhao as a 31st generation Daoist priest (daoshi) in the Longmen (Dragon Gate) branch of Quanzhen (Complete Reality) School.
In 1996 he co-founded the British Taoist Association and became its chairman shortly after its inception.
As the BDA's main teacher, he leads retreats and teaches daoist cultivation in UK, Europe and USA.
Shi Dao
Shi Dao began daoist cultivation in 1992 as a student of Shi Jing and in 1995 was initiated as a 31st generation priest of the Dragon Gate tradition by his shifu Feng Xingzhao. The teachings of Shi Jing have been essential in shaping his understanding of Daoism and daoist cultivation but he has also been greatly influenced by Feng Xingzhao and other Daoists of the Chinese traditions.
Shi Dao is a founder member of the British Daoist Association and was co-editor of BDA's magazine, the Dragon's Mouth, until 2014. He has contributed at times as a teacher on BDA retreats and events.
Shi Dao has a particular interest in the daoist texts and their significance as a support for cultivation. He has studied early classical texts with Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée and also later texts on daoist cultivation especially those relating to the Complete Reality and Dragon Gate traditions.
Shi Qiao
Shi Qiao (Graeme McCracken) is a 31st generation daoshi (ordained daoist Priest) of the Dragon Gate sect of the Complete Reality School of Daoism. He began cultivating the Dao in 1997 and was later ordained in Shaanxi province, China by Feng Xingzhao in 2004. His interest in the 'nature of things' and the 'human condition' also led him to study Chinese and Oriental Medicine in the UK, US and China.
Shi Qiao (meaning World Bridge) has been cultivating with his friend and teacher Shi Jing since 1998 who has been the main influence on his daoist view and cultivation of Zuowang meditation, daoyin and daoist walking. This relationship continues to be of great support in both his own cultivation and teaching. Shi Qiao lives in Dartmoor National Park, Devon, UK where he finds the connection with nature, wild environment and tranquility in kinship to his path.
Sarah was introduced to meditation and daoist cultivation by Shi Jing in 1995 and has come to recognise a deep connection with the practices over the years. She hosted a weekly meditation group for several years and with Shi Dao, currently leads a monthly gathering in London for those who have attended BDA retreats and wish to meet to share the cultivation.
Sarah may also support Shi Jing at times when he is leading a retreat.
Robert Taciak
Robert has had a general interest in Chinese culture and daoism since his youth and more specifically since 1999 – the first of many visits to Taiwan. He was introduced to daoist cultivation by Shi Jing in 2004 and this has become a particularly important part of his life ever since.
Robert regularly returns to the UK to maintain contact with his teacher Shi Jing and members of the BDA, as well as to participate in and support the UK retreats throughout the year.
Robert lives in Hamburg, Germany where he runs Wu Ming Dao (www.wumingdao.org) – an organisation affiliated to the British Daoist Association that provides daoist meditation and daoyin workshops.
If you would like to find out more please contact Robert: welcome@wumingdao.org
The BDA Committee
The BDA is run by a group of long-term cultivators who have been committed to the BDA for a number of years on a voluntary basis. The Committee currently consists of nine members: Shi Jing, Shi Dao, Shi Qiao, Jim Cartwright, Shi Hang (Justyna Gorska), Sandra Hill, Sarah Hill, Lee Moden and Tom Westbrook. They look after areas such as organizing and cooking on retreats, the BDA website, transcription of talks, finances and admin. The Committee is supported by members of the BDA.
If you feel you'd like to get involved with the BDA please get in touch.
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On 14 February 1814 Hinchinbrook sailed for the Leeward Islands.

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The privateer was , which had a crew of 175 men. Her losses are unknown.Hinchinbrook returned to Falmouth from the Leeward Islands on 20 May.

On 31 March 1815 Captain James sailed from Falmouth, bound for New York. Hinchinbrook arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 25 April, and left on 28 April. She arrived at New York on 4 May and left on 18 May. She arrived at Halifax again on 23 May and left on 28 May. She arrived back at Falmouth on 22 July. At some point Captain Dunston replaced James.

On 17 December Captain Dunstone (acting) sailed from Falmouth, bound for New York. Hinchinbrook arrived at Bermuda on 16 January 1816 and left the next day. She arrived at New York on 2 February and left on 9 March. She arrived at Halifax on 17 March and left on the 21st. She arrived back at Falmouth on 15 April.

LossHinchinbrook Packet'', was wrecked on 7 May 1816 on Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to a Mediterranean port. Her mails were saved and forwarded on a vessel hired for the occasion.

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Lainie Davis, on the run from her old life, ends up in Last Chance, NM. What she hopes will be a few hours' stay while her car is repaired turns into months as she finds a job, makes new friends, and begins to trust others besides herself. She meets and befriends Ray, who is also in Last Chance by circumstance rather than by choice. Lainie finds herself wishing she could remain in Last Chance forever, although she fears her past will catch up with her and she will be forced to leave.
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US Marshal Jake Taylor reluctantly accepts an assignment to protect federal judge Liz Michaels, the widow of his best friend and the woman he believes caused his friend's suicide. Thrown together due to the protection detail, Jake and Liz come to understand one another better. Meanwhile, the danger escalates and it becomes a life or death race to track down the bad guy before he reaches Liz.
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The original Lipsmackin' Backpackin' is my first and most-used camping cookbook (5 of 5 star rating), but this is a close second. The at-home and at-camp instructions are clear and concise. Recipes range from extremely simple to quite advanced, and also range from no cooking time at all to requiring several hours to prepare. Useful tips and tricks are included. Serving size and nutritional info are included.
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A mega-chain store is planning to build a supermart in a small town, threatening the livelihoods of existing businesses and sparking heated environmental protests. All to no avail: building plans advance despite the controversy. Until bombs start exploding. The first claims a life at the corporate headquarters of the mega-corp. The second kills a construction supervisor on the job site. More follow. The story starts with a bang (no pun intended) and progresses quickly through a series of events. Wisecracking Investigator Flowers has his hands full trying to narrow the list.
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A thriller in three parts. An upcoming class reunion prompts the re-emergence of the murderer of a popular boy in high school 20 years prior. Rachel, Kirsten, and Lindsay race to find the killer without enlisting the aid of law enforcement or common sense.
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I set a timer for 30 minutes and stir it periodically. (It's actually easier if you leave the lid on and shake it once in a while and swish it around in the ice.) At 30 minutes I check the temperature. The best I've gotten over the last couple days was 42°F in 30 minutes. I purchased the beverage thermometer pictured above at our local URM. I think it was only $6.99.
met. A hand-written log can be used.
I also found it helpful to read this Parent Safety Guideline.
After learning all of this, I pulled about three gallons of milk out of our fridge from the past week and poured it all into gallon freezer bags. I will use it for soap!
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Reality or studio shoot? Why moon landing conspiracy theories still exist
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Moon landings footage would have been impossible to fake - a film expert explains why
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It's been half a century since the magnificent Apollo 11 moon landing, yet many people still don't believe it actually happened. Conspiracy theories about the event dating back to the 1970s are in fact more popular than ever. A common theory is that film director Stanley Kubrick helped NASA fake the historic footage of its six successful moon landings.
But would it really have been possible to do that with the technology available at the time? I'm not a space travel expert, an engineer or a scientist. I am a filmmaker and lecturer in film post-production, and – while I can't say how we landed on the moon in 1969 – I can say with some certainty that the footage would have been impossible to fake.
Here are some of the most common beliefs and questions – and why they don't hold up.
'The moon landings were filmed in a TV studio.'
There are two different ways of capturing moving images. One is film, actual strips of photographic material onto which a series of images are exposed. Another is video, which is an electronic method of recording onto various mediums, such as moving magnetic tape. With video, you can also broadcast to a television receiver. A standard motion picture film records images at 24 frames per second, while broadcast television is typically either 25 or 30 frames, depending on where you are in the world.
If we go along with the idea that the moon landings were taped in a TV studio, then we would expect them to be 30 frames per second video, which was the television standard at the time. However, we know that video from the first moon landing was recorded at ten frames per second in SSTV (Slow Scan television) with a special camera.
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'They used the Apollo special camera in a studio and then slowed down the footage to make it look like there was less gravity.'
Some people may contend that when you look at people moving in slow motion, they appear to be in a low gravity environment. Slowing down film requires more frames than usual, so you start with a camera capable of capturing more frames in a second than a normal one – this is called overcranking. When this is played back at the normal frame rate, this footage plays back for longer. If you can't overcrank your camera, but you record at a normal frame rate, you can instead artificially slow down the footage, but you need a way to store the frames and generate new extra frames to slow it down.
Apollo Lunar Television Camera, as it was mounted on the side of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module when it telecasted Armstrong's 'One small step'. NASA
At the time of the broadcast, magnetic disk recorders capable of storing slow motion footage could only capture 30 seconds in total, for a playback of 90 seconds of slow motion video. To capture 143 minutes in slow motion, you'd need to record and store 47 minutes of live action, which simply wasn't possible.
'They could have had an advanced storage recorder to create slow motion footage. Everyone knows NASA gets the tech before the public.'
Well, maybe they did have a super secret extra storage recorder – but one almost 3,000 times more advanced? Doubtful.
'They shot it on film and slowed down the film instead. You can have as much film as you like to do this. Then they converted the film to be shown on TV.'
That's a bit of logic at last! But shooting it on film would require thousands of feet of film. A typical reel of 35mm film – at 24 frames per minutes second – lasts 11 minutes and is 1,000 foot long. If we apply this to 12 frames per second film (as close to ten as we can get with standard film) running for 143 minutes (this is how long the Apollo 11 footage lasts), you would need six and a half reels.
These would then need to be put together. The splicing joins, transfer of negatives and printing – and potentially grains, specks of dust, hairs or scratches – would instantly give the game away. There are none of these artefacts present, which means it wasn't shot on film.
When you take into account that the subsequent Apollo landings were shot at 30 frames per second, then to fake those would be three times harder. So the Apollo 11 mission would have been the easy one.
'But the flag is blowing in the wind, and there's no wind on the moon. The wind is clearly from a cooling fan inside the studio. Or it was filmed in the desert.'
It isn't. After the flag is let go, it settles gently and then doesn't move at all in the remaining footage. Also, how much wind is there inside a TV studio?
There's wind in the desert, I'll accept that. But in July, the desert is also very hot and you can normally see heat waves present in footage recorded in hot places. There are no heat waves on the moon landing footage, so it wasn't filmed in the desert. And the flag still isn't moving anyway.
MORE ON THE MOON AND BEYOND Join us as we delve into the last 50 years of space exploration and the 50 years to come. From Neil Armstrong's historic first step onto the lunar surface to present-day plans to use the moon as a launchpad to Mars, hear from academic experts who've dedicated their lives to studying the wonders of space.
'The lighting in the footage clearly comes from a spotlight. The shadows look weird.'
Yes, it's a spotlight – a spotlight, 93m miles away. It's called the sun. Look at the shadows in the footage. If the light source were a nearby spotlight, the shadows would originate from a central point. But because the source is so far away, the shadows are parallel in most places rather than diverging from a single point. That said, the sun isn't the only source of illumination – light is reflected from the ground too. That can cause some shadows to not appear parallel. It also means we can see objects that are in the shadow.
Stanley Kubrick. Instituto María Auxiliadora Neuquén/Flickr, CC BY-SA
'Well, we all know Stanley Kubrick filmed it.'
Stanley Kubrick could have been asked to fake the moon landings. But as he was such a perfectionist, he would have insisted on shooting it on location. And it's well documented he didn't like to fly, so that about wraps that one up… Next?
'It's possible to recreate dinosaurs from mosquitoes the way they did in Jurassic Park, but the government is keeping it a secret.'
Howard Berry, Head of Post-Production and Programme Leader for MA Film and Television Production, University of Hertfordshire
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- Review date: 3/1/04, written by John DiBiase
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Make A Joyful Noise / I Will Not Be Silent
Every Move I Make
Sing Like The Saved
You Alone
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I think Nigel Farage is great.
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there will be t-shirts available in the foyer with that printed. Roughly £37.99 good quality.
Uhtred 7,465
Tynwald...the World's oldest continuous comedy club.
Location:The Twilight Zone
Interests:All and sundry...especially sundry.
39 minutes ago, hissingsid said:
Let's maintain cosmic balance...I think he's a cunt.
quilp 8,531
2 hours ago, Albert Tatlock said:
Sir nigel my arse. He'll end up in the tower.
Of refuge..?
parchedpeas 652
MF Addicted
He's a grade A cunt.
He thinks the IoM is part of the UK team, happy in our subservient nature, making laws with permission from the UK govt.
And he also thinks it's disgusting that the UK is part of the EU team, making laws in cooperation with their neighbours.
A total hypocrite. He'll fit right in.
Non-Believer 8,937
Location:T' internet
Interests:Observing Incompetents.............Washing off Bullshit...........Looking at Big Pictures
2 minutes ago, parchedpeas said:
Is this not the case then? Although our great and good would like us to think differently?
P.K. 4,112
No the other one
Location:Always across
5 hours ago, Lxxx said:
Worth £30. Always good to see a variety of politicians of all persuasions. Saw him a few years ago, as well as George Galloway and Ken Livingstone. Better than a night in the local pub.
You really really need to find a better pub....
The Duck of Atholl 597
A complete twat. He's milked the euro gravy train whilst feigning disapproval for it, he perpetuated the £350m NHS Brexit saving lie and then got Euro passports for his kids. WTF?
woody2 4,969
never heard of her........
3 hours ago, The Duck of Atholl said:
that was boris's side......
and it's £394 million extra a week the nhs will be getting by march..........
gettafa 5,129
Do you like fake forum's?
Interests:Sandwiches
11 hours ago, parchedpeas said:
He was right. The Isle of Man is part of the British Isles.
Lxxx 4,916
Lord Tinpot
On 1/11/2019 at 8:57 PM, gettafa said:
Did you see Tony Benn? I didn't but after speaking to some folk who did I wish I had.
No that was the one I couldn't make but wanted to see.
Unlike others on this forum I don't think it's some kind of heinous crime to go and see politicians across the whole political spectrum. They've led interesting lives and had insights into areas most will never get to see. It's a decent few hours of your life. Unless you're an arsehole.
Edited January 22, 2019 by Lxxx
Rushen Spy 1,053
MF Guru
Location:Tokyo, Japan
I like Sir Nigel but I can't be arsed going to this if I'm entirely honest. I'd rather stay in and watch Netflix.
Unlike others on this forum I don't think it's some kind of heinous crime to go and see politicians across the whole politician spectrum. They've led interesting lives and had insights into areas most will never get to see. It's a decent few hours of your life. Unless you're an arsehole.
Sadly, very few people are open minded or intelligent enough to be able to listen, read, and keep up with figures from different sides of political, religious, and other perspectives. They are like sheep or lemmings who only listen to people they agree with, and are deaf to anybody else. They just want an echo chamber. For some, they even think their echo chamber reflects the general opinion of the majority of the population.
I read books from all different perspectives. I've had people assume I was a communist because I had a copy of Marx and Engels' Communist Manifesto, or have quoted it to make a point, and still others who have thought I was a Nazi or a fascist because of having read Mein Kampf. It's as if they can't fathom that a person can read something in order to understand history or a different perspective. Same with BBC News and Mail Online. People immediately make assumptions about you based on what media source you're reading, like the Daily Mail, not thinking that maybe ten minutes earlier or ten minutes later you're going to be reading a completely different media source like the BBC or the Independent. They think that because they're so shallow and stupid that they only read books they agree with, that this is the same with everybody else. Such a shame that the education system is failing people in this way.
I have recently been reading the writings of a Russian political theorist who is a major influence on Putin and many Russians. I've actually caved in and not read it publicly in case some nitwit thinks I'm a Russian spy and phones up MI5 or something!
Edited January 12, 2019 by Rushen Spy
I still think he is great... and I think Boris is great as well, Theresa May needs locking up and as for that Sourbry woman...words fail.


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Dingle Distillery Tour Planner and Experience
Drew Hannush
Left Side Road Trips	Ireland Dingle
A Wonderful Setting for an Irish Distillery
First off, let me say you won't be disappointed with your stay in the town of Dingle. My plan to add a couple days in Ireland turned out to be a big teaser. As you'll read in my upcoming blog posts about my castle drive, cruising the Ring of Kerry and taking in the town of Dingle, I had a blast - and I most definitely will be back, with much more time to spend!
Just have a look below at the setting for this distillery. The best of Ireland awaits!
This content is not intended for minors. By continuing to read this content, you agree that you are of legal drinking age in your local jurisdiction.
About the Dingle Distillery
Dingle Distillery is a young independent craft distillery and the home of Dingle Single Malt Irish Whiskey, Dingle Original Gin, and Dingle Distillers Vodka. And while the distillery may be young, they are producing some fine award winning spirits.
Note: This would end up being my only Irish Whiskey distillery tour, so I won't be able to compare it to anything but scotch and bourbon tours unfortunately. I hope to get back to Kilbeggan (home of my favorite Irish whiskey Connemara) on my next trip and possibly Bushmills in Northern Ireland.
Location: Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland (Google Map)
Impression: A fairly new independent distillery that is making bigger waves with it's gin than with it's whiskey. But the 4 year old bourbon and sherry-casked whiskey I tasted holds great promise as their stock matures.
Website: Tour Information (Requires Age Verification)
Cost: I paid 15€ for the tour. Make sure to get reservations! Even in the slow season they were sold out.
Samples: We were given a taste of the 4-year old Dingle Single Malt Whiskey at the beginning and a choice of the award-winning gin or vodka at the end.
Perks: Sadly no keepsakes. They do have some nice items for sale and we did get an extra taste of whiskey because of a no-show tour.
Don't let this be you - When I first arrived, I saw a couple disappointed faces because they tried to join the tour as walk-ins. This was the slow season and the tours were all booked up for the day. I can't recommend enough, getting reservations.
When you enter, there is a little couch area inside the door where you can wait and read a little about the distilling process before your tour and mingle with the other travelers.
Once our guide Kevin brought us upstairs, we were immediately taken to a room where he started us off with a dram of whiskey. Kevin told us that the previous summer, it was a constant 47°C (125°F) in the facility, so they decided to give the whiskey to the guests first and it has stuck because as Kevin said "whiskey at the beginning makes the tour guide's life a lot easier." His sense of humor made the tour all that much better.
While we sat and enjoyed the 4 year old whiskey he gave us, Kevin showing us containers with sherry barrel aged whiskey and bourbon barrel aged whiskey while explaining Dingle's process and theory used for combining these to make their whiskey and how it mixing casks doesn't mean "blending" as they don't sell blended whiskey. Instead they marry the two together into a single malt (more about that in the takeaways below).
While in the room and during the walkaround, we were able to ask any questions and it was a very relaxed atmosphere (probably due to us all sipping whiskey).
The bottle pictured below in the still shaped bottle is Batch 2 and at 60.8% alcohol, it was the first new release by an Irish distillery in 100 years. Most of them were given away as gifts to people who helped set up the distillery. A recent bottle sold at 3800€.
The facility isn't that big. As we got up and walked around the distillery, you could see their processes all in one room.
Side Note: Another terminology difference between bourbon and Irish/Scotch spirits is they refer to the mixture of yeast and barley as wort or wash. So rather than having "Mash Bins" for sour mash, they have "Wash Backs" for wort or wash. It's always fun to see the yeast doing it's work inside the wash backs. No heat added, but heat is generated.
One of the unique features of each distillery is the shape of their stills. A slight difference in shape can make a big difference in the results of the distilling process and final product. I asked Kevin where they got their stills, he said from Scotland. Of courses it said "Scotland" in big letters on it when I took a closer look. He said apparently they only write "Scotland" on them when they send them to Ireland." Ha! My first sign there is a little competitive spirit between the two countries.
Being a smaller distillery, you won't see the malting process, the warehouses or the bottling process. Those are handled off-site. One of the reasons for little storage is they ran out of Bonded space (government regulated space) at the distillery. But there were still a few barrels left in a specially marked area.
After seeing the facility, we were taken back to our starting point and given a chance to taste their vodka or award-winning gin. Since they still had a couple of glasses of whiskey poured, I asked if I could have one more whiskey instead. I was very happy I wasn't driving!
Kevin was fun and entertaining. I really enjoyed the tour and he was very forthcoming with information. He said he doesn't have a standard tour script and likes to go with the flow. He also mentioned they may be changing the tour a bit as the distillery grows.
Gin is exploding right now in the Irish and UK markets, so their timing was perfect. And winning best gin in the world should only help Dingle Distillery grow. I would highly recommend this tour if you come to Dingle. It is within walking distance of the main part of town and there are sidewalks almost the whole way. Just watch the traffic as you walk across the bridge. You can park your car in the large parking area in Dingle for a reasonable 1€ per hour and then take in the town at night.
Having enjoyed bourbon tours, this was my first Irish Whiskey and single malt tour. Unlike bourbon that uses 3 grains (barley, corn, rye), Irish whiskey only uses malted barley.
Irish whiskey (except for Kilbeggan's Connemara) comes from barley that is malted without smoke. Most scotches are known for their smokey flavor.
Single malt doesn't mean single barrel. Most single malts are a mixture of both sherry and bourbon cask mixes. Instead it means that all the whiskey used to make the single malt comes from a single facility.
The whiskey had a bit of a bite to it, which usually happens with lesser matured whiskey's, but if you look past that or use a few drops of water to reduce it, it can take some of that bite away.
Dingle Whiskey Batch 4 was just released and this is a 5 year old whiskey.
They don't use E-150 colorant in their whiskey.
They use Basil Hayden bourbon barrels, use them once, then they use them once and send them off to a pub in Dublin called Porterhouse to make special whiskey flavored beers.
Because sherry isn't as popular, it costs 60 times more to buy a sherry barrel versus a bourbon barrel.
Batch 3 is in the US and Batch 4 is on it's way. Kevin said to watch the Instagram page to see where it can be purchased in the US.
A difference between most Irish whiskey's versus Scotch is that it is triple distilled. This is not by law, just tradition.
Ballykeefe is the newest distillery (near Kilkenny) and with Dingle are the only two independent distilleries in Ireland. Ballykeefe only started in 2017, so their whiskey is not ready for bottling yet.
All Irish whiskey must be stored in government regulated bonded areas.
It was mentioned that their vodka, unlike Tito's gluten-free vodka, has extra gluten. I think this is more of a joke as the distilling process removes the protien that causes issues for people with gluten intolerance.
After your tour, there are plenty of very cool places to hang out in Dingle.
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Subjects>Sports>Olympics
Who won 8 gold medals at the 2008 summer olympics?
Puerto Rico won 8 and more medals in the 2008 Olympics
Q: Who won 8 gold medals at the 2008 summer olympics?
How many medals has Australia won in the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Australia won 46 medals (14 gold, 15 silver, 17 bronze) at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Which country won 36 gold medals at the 2008 summer Olympics?
How many gold medals has Australia won at the Olympic Games?
As of the 2008 Games in Beijing, Australia has won 117 gold medals in the Summer Olympics and 3 gold medals in the Winter Olympics.
Who holds the record for most gold medals in an Olympics?
Michael Phelps holds the record for most gold medals in a single Olympics. He won 8 at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
How many gold silver and bronze medals did the US win at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
At the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, the United States won 110 medals.36 gold, 38 silver, 36 bronze
How many gold medals has Australia won at the summer Olympics?
Aussie had won 117 gold medals in the Summer Olympics.
What country won 36 gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics?
The United States.
Which country won the most gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
How many gold medals are available at the 2008 summer Olympics?
302 gold medals. But what is the breakdown? Seems biased to swimming (28) if you ask me.
How many 'medals' are there in the Olympics?
In total there are 903 , 301 gold , 301 silver 301 bronze although in Athens 2004 there were more bronz then the others for some reason
What country won the most medals in the summer Olympics before 2012?
The USA won 110 metals in the 2008 Summer Olympics, but only 36 Gold Medals. China had the most gold medals with 51 and a total of 100 metals
How many gold medals did the US win in 2012 Summer Olympics?
The US won 46 gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics.


*TONIGHT, Friday, March 20, 6:30 p.m., Kabbalat Shabbat, (6 p.m. Happy Hour). Drash topic: ISRAELI ELECTION RESULTS: A Rabbinic Perspective Through Text Study. We will also remember the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, through the eye-witness account of my childhood family rabbi, Rabbi H. David Teitelbaum, interviewed this morning on NPR's Morning Edition. Tonight begins the celebration of the bar mitzvah of Adam Kerzner.
*TOMORROW, Saturday, March 21, 9:30 a.m., Shabbat services. In celebration of his bar mitzvah, Adam Kernzer will be our guest darshan. His topic: Parshat Vayikra: Sacrifices vs. Korbanot. We thank the Kerzner family for graciously sponsoring our Kiddush lunch.
-12:30 p.m. – Torah study in the Chapel, this week led by Michele Weiner. She will look at the concept of sacrifices and unpack them through the lense of musar, making an ancient biblical mode of worship relevant and applicable for us today. Participants are encouraged to get through their Kiddush lunch early and go directly to the chapel to maximize their study experience.
7 p.m. Kraft Education Committee presents Jewish History of China and the Hagaddah, with Professor David Stern of the University of Pennsylvania – really appropriate as we celebrate Shabbat HaHodesh – and the two week countdown to Peaach !
Come to Beth Shalom for uplifting and educational experiences!
*Tomorrow, Friday February 27th, 6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat (6 pm Happy Hour). We will be honoring and thanking Sarah Baker Andrus for her exemplary service to our synagogue as interim Executive Director. Sarah will be sharing lessons learned on the job in her drash, The Ner Tamid: Preserving our Inner Light. Please join us for a celebratory dessert oneg following services.
*Saturday, February 28th, 9:30 a.m., Shabbat services. My dvar Torah will be Parshat Tetzaveh: Serving as an Example. I will be working in last week's showing of Downton Abbey, where Lady Rose marries the nice Jewish boy, Ephraim Atticus Aldridge. I am especially interested in exploring the portrayal of Atticus' father, Lord Sinderby. Please check out this website for more Downton Abbey-Interfaith commentary http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Downton_Abbey_Portrays_Reality_Interfaith_Relationships.shtml?
--12:20 p.m. Following motzi and a brief nosh, Torah Study will be held in the Chapel. If you wish to join in make sure you had a proper lunch first, and be prepared to move from the Atrium to the Chapel. We will study for about an hour. This week's study will be facilitated by Josh Sacks. We will be rotating Torah study facilitators each week. Please join us.
-- 8 p.m. Havdalah followed by our Purim Masquerade Ball. Tickets will be available at the door. Please join me for this fun event.
*Wednesday, March 4, 5 p.m. Veggie Dairy Purim Seudah Potluck in Lower Level. 6:30 p.m. Purim Celebration with a Taste of Megillah reading, followed by Purim Shpeil, "Cinder Esther," costume parade, and mixed drinks for the adults.
*Thursday, March 5, 7:30 a.m., Purim Torah reading and FULL MEGILLAH READING. We will follow the reading with the annual ALAN SCHOENBERG PURIM SEUDAH – entrance fee – one joke.
* Tomorrow, Friday morning, 7:30 a.m., @ CBS. The 5th grade of the Albert Einstein Academy (the finest Jewish day school in the Brandywine Valley), is braving the cold to chant Torah at the Morning Minyan, and is helping provide goodies for a celebratory breakfast, as we celebrate Rosh Hodesh Adar. This is the beginning of a new AEA effort to more deeply serve the surrounding Jewish community. It is important that as many CBS congregants as possible attend services to encourage these young Jewish leaders (one being my own 10 year old Shira -- she came as a new-born to CBS, and now she is chanting Torah for you).
*Tomorrow, Friday, 6:30 p.m., Kabbalat Shabbat, (6 pm Happy Hour). Drash: Rosh Hodesh: Celebrating Women in the Parashat Hashevuah – And Beyond! This Shabbat from the lighting of Shabbat candles through Birkat Ha Mazon for Sisterhood Shabbat, we will be celebrating the role of women in Judaism and at CBS.
*Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Sisterhood Shabbat services. The talented ladies of CBS will be leading every aspect of Shabbat services. Guest darshanit: Lior Ron, Shelicha. Her topics: Changing Role of Women in ISRAEL. Kiddush lunch prepared by the Men's Club!!
-Lay-led Torah study. 20 minutes after Motzi, Torah study participants will be invited to regroup in the Chapel for one hour of Torah study to deepen their Shabbat experience.
- 11 a.m. , The Shabbatones, UPenn's premiere Jewish acapella group, fresh from their engagement at The White House, singing a potpourri of Jewish, Israeli and popular music, sponsored by the Kraft Education Comm.
Join us for great music, great learning, wonderful Jewish women, and Shabbat joy!
*Tomorrow, Friday, February 13, 7:30 p.m., Shabbat Koleynu. Please join us for this special service at a special time. Featured will be a three-piece jazz combo, accompanying Cantor Elisa in wonderful melodies, for the entire family to enjoy, including a special rendition of the Ladino favorite, Ein Keloheynu. We are indebted to the Kraft Education Committee for their support of this program. Please bring new comers as well as those who normally do not attend Shabbat service – this service they are going to WANT to attend!
*Saturday, February 14, 9:30 a.m., Shabbat Services. Special Darshanit Cantor Elisa. Her topic: LOVE and LITURGY. They together like a horse and carriage (sorry, that's Love and Marriage). At any rate, what a treat to learn with Cantor Elisa.
During Kiddush lunch, the learning continues, when Michele Weiner will facilitate a lay-led Torah study at a specially designated table, designed to allow all-comers to participate equally, with Michele moderating the group around key points she hopes to explore.
Please join us for love and learning this Shabbat at Congregation Beth Shalom!
· Tomorrow, Friday, January 9, 8 p.m. Shabbat service (note later start time). Our guest darshan is Hirohiko Kizula. He will share the history of the Japanese "Raoul Wallenberg," diplomat Shiume Sugihara, who helped Jews living in Lithuania flee the Nazis in the early days of WWII. I would like to make a special request that our upper school Hebrew School parents (Vav, Kehilla, Confirmation) bring their children to this program. It is a MUST!
8:45 a.m. – Lay led Torah study (I hope to make a cameo and share some nuggets I gleaned at my rabbinic retreat).
9:45 a.m. – Shabbat services. I will be sharing a sermon I heard from one of my RTI (Rabbinic Training Institute faculty members), Dr. Mona Fishbane, titled "Cultivating Compassion and Connection." Dr. Fishbane is the Director of Couple Therapy Program at the Chicago Center for Family Health. She applies psychotherapy and brain research to the Torah portion in very original ways.
Note: I will be implementing a new system of Shabbat morning service leading which aims to shorten the service. I hope a shortened service will allow more congregants to attend. If you come, I would like your feedback during Kiddush.
I look forward to seeing you this Shabbat and growing with you – both intellectually and spiritually.
-5:30 p.m., Veggie-Dairy, Child-friendly Shabbat POTLUCK, CBS Lower Level. We will be welcoming new friends from the JCC Early Childhood Center who have yet to affiliate with a synagogue, plus AEA friends, and our CBS Hebrew School lower grades.
-6:30 p.m., Tot-Shabbat Pre-Chanukah Themed Shabbat Services. Bring your Bimmers and Bammers, be prepared for a Dinosaur Knockin' At Your Door, and a lot of guitar strumming. Cantor Elisa and I will prepare our dramatic rendering of PJ Library's The Chanukah Bear. If you are a Shabbat "regular," we will want you on hand to greet our new-comers and help them feel welcome.
-8:45 a.m., Lay-Led Torah Study w/Michele Weiner, Atrium.
-9:30 a.m., Shabbat services. We will celebrate the aufruf of Hillary Jacobs and Eric Rosen. (This is a very meaningful life cycle event as I officiated at Eric's Confirmation). Guest darshanit: Tal Eyal, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Psychology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Her topic: How to Seem Telepathic: Maximizing Your Intuition in All Aspects of Your Life. In this very challenging time in the Middle East, attending this lecture (which will begin during services and continue over an Israeli-themed lunch), is a concrete way of showing support for the State of Israel.
-10:00 a.m., Hebrew School Meets at JCC. Community-wide Chanukah-themed Jewish education and social action program, and great food!
-12 noon, Kraft Education Foundation Bagels, Nosh & Lecture. Featuring Professor Hasia Diner, of New York University. Her topic: A History of their Own: Jewish Women in America. Dr. Diner will take us on a journey of the Jewish women who helped build our communities and our country.
9 am, Thanksgiving Day Morning Minyan. Note late start time. If you suspect any difficulties with the roads tomorrow making it necessary to cancel services, please call the "chai" line, 302-654-4462 EXT. 18, or consult radio station WDEL, for clarification. Assume we WILL need a minyan, so all being safe, please attend. We will conclude with a special Thanksgiving Day prayer.
-7:30 a.m., Community Morning Minyan @ AKSE. Please help them achieve a minyan.
-9:30 a.m., Shabbat services. We celebrate President Ralph Downard and Lori Barbanel's birthdays with a festive Kiddush lunch. Sermon topic: Parshat VaYeitzei-A Thanksgiving Connection or GRATITUDE is our Middle Name.
Wishing you a happy and kosher Thanksgiving!
Serves Congregation Beth Shalom of Wilmington, one of the best synagogues in the country, married to a terribly bright and beautiful veterinarian, with two extraordinary daughters.


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What Science (and Katy Perry) Say About Transcendental Meditation
Exploring the surprising research and strange culture around transcendental meditation.
By Alexandra Pattillo
Filed Under Health, Medicine, Mental Health & Neuroscience
On a sunny April morning in 2018, I stood in a conference hall in one of the strangest and most sacred places on the planet: Vatican City. I looked out toward a surprising audience: integrative doctor Dr. Deepak Chopra, actor Orlando Bloom, professional golfer Jack Nicklaus, life coach Tony Robbins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Dr. Francis Collins, and Bishop Paul Tighe, among others.
(Four months earlier, I took a job helping produce a health conference co-hosted by Pope Francis and The Cura Foundation, bringing leaders in medicine, industry, philanthropy, and religion together.)
On the last morning of the conference, we all listened as singer Katy Perry sat at the front of the room and shared the daily practice that transformed her life: transcendental meditation (TM). Bob Roth, Perry's meditation teacher and CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, sat next to her on the dais.
It feels like a halo is ignited around my head.
"I notice when I meditate that my whole brain kind of opens up; it feels like a halo is ignited around my head, and it's like I'm clearing out the cobwebs of my neural pathways and finding new neural pathways to ignite," Perry said. "It is some of the most incredible stillness."
Perry also said TM helped her cope with anxiety and boosts her creativity.
Perry isn't the only one raving about transcendental meditation. The secret to Harry Styles' eternal sunshine, Hugh Jackman's sense of purpose, Ray Dalio's success, and Jerry Seinfeld's energy, if you ask them, is TM.
Skip to minute 18:30 to hear Katy Perry and Bob Roth discuss transcendental meditation at the Vatican.
Transcendental meditation is one of the most popular and hotly debated forms of meditation. Meditators claim they are calmer, more focused, even elated, from the daily practice.
"TM is a simple, natural, effortless technique that allows your active-thinking mind to access deeper, quieter, settled levels of the mind, and at the same time, allows the body to take a profound state of rest and relaxation at will," Roth tells Inverse.
But whether that zen feeling causes measurable mental and physiological effects remains in question.
How TM Works
Generally speaking, the practice is simple: Sit in a comfortable position. Close your eyes and deepen your breath. After about a minute, start repeating your mantra in your head… over and over and over. After about twenty minutes of mental repetition, stop thinking of your mantra. A few minutes later, slowly open your eyes and conclude your meditation. Do this twice a day for twenty minutes each session, and you are a transcendental meditator. No equipment, app, or meditation room required.
Transcendental meditators say they can practice anywhere: on planes, trains, and automobiles, regardless of noise level.
The cost of learning transcendental meditation ranges from $380 to $960. The price but can be spread across installments or adjusted based on income. In TM training, an instructor chooses a meaningless mantra for each trainee, then teaches the technique over four hour-long sessions (plus follow-ups). The mantras are drawn from the Vedic tradition, ancient Indian teachings and scriptures.
Curious about Perry's testimony and skeptical of TM 's associated benefits, I wanted to know for myself. So after returning from the Vatican conference, I completed the training. I found the practice easier to learn than some other forms of meditation I've tried, though I haven't kept up the practice consistently. TM does not require intense concentration or emptying of external thoughts, but instead claims to be effortless and natural.
There is a level where anyone's mind is already settled and peaceful and alert and silent.
To explain TM, people often compare the mind to an ocean: the surface is chaotic and tumultuous, but at its depth, it is still and quiet.
TM teachers often compare the mind to an ocean: turbulent at the surface, peaceful deep below.
"We hypothesize that there is a level where anyone's mind is already settled and peaceful and alert and silent," Roth says. "Transcendental meditation gives access to that. It does not deal on the cognitive level, doesn't try to push out or resist thoughts."
And Roth says we need transcendental meditation now more than ever with social media, the 24 hour news cycle, and political upheaval around the world.
These factors exacerbate stress, which is linked to a myriad of diseases: diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's disease.
"We have to look at these noninvasive, nonpharmacological, no side effect approaches that can calm the mind," Roth says.
While the side effects may be minimal, meditation is not completely harmless: some people have reported negative experiences and psychologists have warned that the modern mindfulness industry can be more costly than it's worth. In short, the positive effects may be blown out of proportion.
What Transcendental Meditation Does to Your Brain
No one knows exactly how transcendental meditation affects the brain. But research shows that repeating a meaningless mantra can precipitate a particular kind of brain wave: alpha brain waves.
Electroencephalograms (EEGs) which track and measure brainwave patterns measure alpha waves when subjects are in normal wakeful state and resting. A 2015 study published in Basic and Clinical Neuroscience found that increased alpha waves reduce anxiety levels in people with general anxiety disorder (GAD).
Roth says TM is unlike the relief you feel after exercise, during mindful activities, while listening to music, or even swimming in the ocean.
"It's deeper than any level of relaxation you've ever experienced," he tells me. "And yet, your mind is awake inside and you're not asleep."
But the exact neurological mechanisms underpinning a so-called "transcendental state" are unknown.
Dr. Madhav Goyal, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine and internist at Northbay Healthcare, holds up a sliver of possibility that the effects TM could be measured, but isn't confident.
"We're having a hard time measuring basic things in the brain," he says. "To me, measuring a transcendental state sounds like it would be very, very challenging. But I don't want to say that just because there is no scientific basis that therefore this doesn't matter or this doesn't exist."
What Science Says About TM
Transcendental meditation dates back to the 1950s, when the practice was introduced by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Maharishi spent a lifetime spreading TM and became an international phenom after teaching The Beatles how to meditate.
In the 1970s and 80s, Maharishi even founded a "TM Town", in Fairfield, Iowa. The midwestern community claimed to be a radical utopia at the time, and was later featured in a feature on the Oprah Show.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi during a 1979 visit to Maharishi University of Management, the school he founded in Fairfield, Iowa.
Now, the David Lynch Foundation, started by the film director in 2005, promotes the practice everywhere from public schools to prisons to board rooms. Every year, TM grows more popular. To date, the foundation claims to have taught over half a million people transcendental meditation.
"Skeptical or not, evidence-based meditation cannot be looked at on the fringe," says Roth, who has meditated for 50 years and taught for 47. "Transcendental meditation is not just a sort of a luxury for wealthy people on the Upper East Side who have the time."
The foundation offers financial aid to train disadvantaged middle school and high school students, veterans with PTSD, and survivors of domestic abuse in transcendental meditation and helps fund research to make evidence-based conclusions about the practice.
The research on TM is abundant, but mixed.
The foundation lists hundreds of studies on its website claiming TM has stunning impacts on the mind and body: improved creativity, intelligence, blood flow to the brain, confidence, muscle relaxation, and reduced hostility, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and blood pressure, as well as a better stabilized autonomic nervous system, among other impacts.
Some of these effects, like reduced blood pressure, are well-established. TM is currently the only form of meditation recommended by the American Heart Association for lowering blood pressure and improving heart health, a recommendation supported by consistent data.
The other research on TM is abundant, but mixed. One of the most provocative studies supporting TM's positive physical health effects was published in the journal Circulation in 2012. It found that transcendental meditators aren't just less stressed, they may actually be less likely to die from some of the most common and harmful catastrophic physiological events. The randomized, controlled trial looked at 201 black men and women with heart disease who started TM. Patients who meditated had a 48 percent reduced risk of cardiovascular clinical events. Meanwhile, death, heart attacks, and stroke were significantly reduced over five years of meditating.
Other studies show that transcendental meditation may be especially beneficial for particular populations: veterans with PTSD, male inmates in prison, and even school teachers struggling with burnout.
Transcendental meditation is being studied as potential treatment for military personnel with PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
A small pilot study published in 2011 in Military Medicine found a 40-55 percent reduction in symptoms of PTSD and depression after 12 weeks of practicing transcendental meditation. The study was uncontrolled and only included five subjects, so larger, controlled studies are needed to confirm the findings.
Another study funded by the Department of Defense and published in 2018 in the journal The Lancet compared transcendental meditation to trauma exposure therapy for treating PTSD in veterans. The study, which included 203 veterans, found that transcendental meditation was non-inferior, or not worse than prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD.
If TM is proven effective, TM could be a cheaper and easier form of PTSD treatment than other pharmacological interventions: it is simple to learn and can be practiced almost anywhere at any time without the stigma that often comes with seeing a therapist or mental health provider.
If TM can perform with a big, ugly, nasty thing like post-traumatic stress; it should also be effective on some lesser aspect of stress.
This research could also shed light for non-veterans as well.
"If TM can perform with a big, ugly, nasty thing like post-traumatic stress; it should also be effective on some lesser aspect of stress and distress and anxiety," Dr. Brian Rees, a retired colonel in the U.S. Army and executive director of TM for Veterans, tells Inverse.
What We Don't Know About TM
These promising studies are often lost in a shuffle of poorly designed and dated studies missing control groups or including small sample sizes. A 2014 systematic review and meta-analysis, co-authored by Goyal and published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, parsed through 18,000 unique citations about meditation but only included 47 trials that met the reviewers' standards of rigor, and graded their findings. That means only a fraction of the hundreds of studies on transcendental meditation would qualify.
The review found moderate evidence that mindfulness meditation helped improve anxiety, depression, and pain, a finding which could help shape clinical recommendations, Goyal says. But the researchers did not find any signal of TM specifically affecting these factors. Goyal attributes this to the lack of studies on transcendental meditation.
Goyal and his co-authors reported low evidence for improvements in stress and distress. They found insufficient evidence or no effect on a bunch of other factors of interest: positive mood, attention, substance use, eating habits, sleep, or weight.
The review did not find that mindfulness meditation was more effective than drugs, exercise or other behavioral interventions.
There is not that wealth of data on meditation to draw really strong conclusions about anything.
Meditation and transcendental meditation have not been studied as extensively as allopathic medications like aspirin or estrogen.
"There is a growing number of studies, but there is not that wealth of data on meditation to draw really strong conclusions about anything," Goyal says.
The field needs better-quality studies, but funding is still just a trickle, Goyal says.
"As the funding becomes available, I think researchers are very creative and inquisitive and they will have lots of studies to run that would address important questions — basic things like, 'How can we be happier? How do we live with less illness? How do we prevent illness? And how do we live a more harmonious life?" says the internist.
Roth agrees: "I am a big believer in, 'let's do more research on everything so we really, really know.'" Roth says. "I don't want false claims. I don't want hyped stuff."
But that doesn't mean anyone should wait to meditate, he says.
"If we're talking about government funding, if we're talking about incorporating something in the healthcare system with a focus on prevention and treatment, then we should know more," Roth says.
Repackaging Ancient Traditions
Through a program called "Quiet Time," transcendental meditation is already being taught and practiced in public schools around the country, with positive effects. As interest and skepticism grows in TM, funding will likely follow. But quantifying meditation's exact physiological impacts may be impossible.
Ultimately, framing meditation as a medical intervention is a Western interpretation of the ancient Eastern tradition, Goyal says. The current approach departs from meditation's original intended use.
Meditation was not designed to heal anybody or cure any health problems. It was something that one did to understand themselves better.
Currently, many people look at meditation and ask, "Well what's the health benefit to me?", Goyal says. "From an Eastern perspective, that really wasn't ever the question. Meditation was not designed to heal anybody or cure any health problems. It was something that one did to understand themselves better, to purify the mind, to understand our place in this universe or why things happened to us."
If people approach meditation with the goal to relieve their chronic headaches or alleviate pain, they may be disappointed, Goyal says.
"They could probably get a lot more out of it if they went in with an open mind to say, 'Hey, I'm going to learn a technique of stress reduction, of observing myself, of being aware, and let's just see where this leads.'"
Meditation is one of those things that one has to experience to understand it.
Like most lifestyle changes, meditation isn't one-size-fits-all. But with minimal side effects, some scientific evidence, and robust anecdotal experiences to back it up, transcendental meditation may be worth trying.
"Meditation is one of those things that one has to experience to understand it," Goyal says. "Just like running or rock climbing is not for everybody, meditation is also not for everybody. For people who have an interest in this, it's good to explore it and see where it takes you."
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Book Review – This Is Russia: Life In The KHL
June 10, 2014 June 10, 2014 by Colin Fitts
This is Russia: Life in the KHL – Doctors, bazas and millions of air miles by Bernd Bruckler with Risto Pakarinen (December 6, 2013, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Paperback. ISBN 9781494379285)
Austrian goaltender Bernd Bruckler did not grow up in a hockey thriving country. While his friends were out playing popular sports such as skiing and soccer, Bruckler wanted to stray from the rest and try something new — hockey. His parents made him dedicate his time to the game, which ended up paving his way to the professional level. As a young boy emerging as a teen, Bruckler had to skip all the fun activities such as partying because his focus was on success.
In the first few chapters, the book covers the difficulties Bruckler and European hockey players have in trying to play in better junior leagues in North America due to import restrictions. The Graz, Austria native had to try out for several teams before landing in the United States Hockey League with the Tri-City Storm. After one season in the USHL, Bruckler received offers from several big-name hockey universities, but committed to the University of Wisconsin on his first college visit.
While the book does detail much more of his early hockey career in detail, although interesting, the meat of the book lies during his time in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and Sibir Novosibirsk. While with his wife in Russia, Bruckler experienced things he was appalled by in Russian society. Whenever he questioned why something was a certain way, the common answer seemed to simply be, "this is Russia". Garbage can be found on the sides of roads and highways, unfinished interiors of buildings, and many more Russian stereotypes are made true.
Although Russia is no longer a communist country, they still try and outdo North American lifestyle. Russian President and hockey fanatic Vladimir Putin wanted to compete with the NHL in the United States and Canada by establishing the KHL in Russia and the surrounding countries that were once part of the Soviet Union. In some ways, the Cold War still continues in our midst.
In chapter 6 titled "Money makes the world go 'round", Bruckler details the shady money handling not only throughout Russia, but throughout the KHL, as well. Owners of large businesses, and friends of Putin, would own teams in the league. Players essentially worked for the company, rather than the club, and would receive paychecks from the particular business. Below, Bruckler described one shady experience when Torpedo received their paychecks late.
After practice, the players were told to wait for their turn to get paid. There was a big guard in front of one of the storage rooms. He was, naturally, dressed in black. After a while, they called me in.
I grabbed a garbage bag and walked into the room. There were two more guards inside, and a lady behind a desk, and in front of her were wads of money, some in little plastic bags, some bound with rubber bands. Under each pile there was a note with the player's name, so I could see where it said "Bruckler".
During the time of the Soviet Union, the national hockey team would reside in bazas with the military for most of the year, without contact with their family or friends. Focus was the intention, but comfort was a lacking essential. Now-a-days in Russia, the idea still remains, but in a lesser magnitude. Bruckler and his Torpedo teammates would be forced to reside in the team's baza the night before games and during training camp. Below is a description of the baza from the book.
To say that the Torpedo baza was "in the middle of nowhere" is not a figure of speech. I dare you to try to find it on Google Maps. There may be street maps of Nizhny for sale these days, but the Torpedo baza won't be on it.
It was an old, two-storey red-brick building some 40 kilometers, or 45 minutes by car, from the city in the middle of the forest, a good five kilometers off the highway on a back road. In regular Nizhny traffic, it was an hour and fifteen minutes' drive from the arena.
That place was built to be a baza. Outside, there was old equipment for off-ice training, and it looked like equipment the military would use. There were car tires to jump in and out of, ropes for circuit training.
Bruckler and Swedish teammate Joakim Lindstrom would sneak out at night and sleep at home the night before their games. The effect? A better performance on the ice. Bruckler ponders about how great USSR star players like Vladislav Tretiak, Valeri Kharlamov and Sergei Makarov could have been if they were sleeping in their own beds at night in a comfortable environment.
Another difficulty many do not realize is the travel for the teams along the Pacific ocean in the Eastern Conference. Bruckler played for Sibir Novosibirsk located just north of Kazakhstan — a 3 hr 45 min plane ride to the capital city of Moscow. He detailed the difficulties with travel whether it was traffic (via bus or car) or questionable safety on planes. The team often used the same plane model, Yak-42, that went down with the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team inside. That certainly raised hairs whenever stepping onto the Yak-42.
This Is Russia: Life In The KHL is an outstanding read for anyone intrigued about life in Russia and the untold stories of the KHL. Even for those who do not like reading, including myself, found this book easy to sit down and read without getting bored or dozing off.
Colin Fitts
Colin Fitts is a Nashville Predators staff writer and is a credentialed media member of the Chicago Wolves. From Nashville, Tennessee, Colin majors in journalism and public relations at Columbia College Chicago. Follow him on Twitter, @FittsTHW. Email: 22fitts [at] gmail [dot] com.
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Press Trust of India | Mumbai August 19, 2013 Last Updated at 10:56 IST
With a fit-again world number one men's singles player Lee Chong Wei available to play, Mumbai Masters will have the edge when they take on Krissh Delhi Smashers in their Indian Badminton League clash here tomorrow.
Malaysian ace Lee, who missed the Masters' first two ties against Bangalore Beats and Pune Pistons, practiced last evening soon after his arrival and the World Championship runner-up's availability has propped up the hopes of his team.
In the absence of the Olympic silver-medallist, who has been signed for USD 135,000, Mumbai fielded Russian champion Vladimir Ivanov in the singles.
The tall world no 14, a steal for Mumbai at his base price of USD 15,000, did not let his team down and won both his singles matches in impressive fashion, at Delhi and Lucknow, besides doing his bit in the doubles too.
Mumbai look very strong in men's singles with the option to field both Lee and Ivanov.
But in that case they will have to sacrifice the Russian in the men's doubles tie if they want to play the All England champion Tine Baun in women's singles.
As per the format of the event, only three foreigners can be fielded in a single tie and no player can be fielded in more than two matches in the same tie.
Baun, the world number seven who has won the All England title three times including in March and was bought for USD 30,000, has surprisingly not been at her best and lost both her women's singles matches -- to Yang Tai Tzu of Banga Beats and Juliane Schenk of Pune Pistons.
Mumbai would be hoping for a much improved display from the Danish ace.
Ivanov, on the other hand, has been the surprise package for the home team which defeated Banga Beats in its tournament opener at Delhi on August 14 before squandering a 2-0 lead to go down to Pune Pistons in the Maharashtra Derby two nights ago at Lucknow.


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More often than not, Priyanka Chopra has been asked about having a baby with husband Nick Jonas. The actress who got married in 2018, says that babies are 'a big part' of her and husband for the future and also added that they would embrace a slower life, when they'll start a family.
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Back in 2019, the 'Sky Is Pink' actress was asked whether having a baby was on her-to-do list where she answered in the affirmative – buying a home and having a baby is something she's really looking forward to.
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New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney officially lost re-election on Thursday to newcomer Edward Durr, a Republican truck driver, who spent only a couple thousand dollars on his campaign.
Politico, which referred to Sweeney as "New Jersey's most powerful lawmaker," said that Durr's upset win dealt a "severe blow to Democrats" as Sweeney was "their most effective political machine."
Durr defeated Sweeney after "spending $2,300, according to an Election Law Enforcement Commission document filed online on Thursday," The Associated Press reported. Politico noted that just four years ago, "the New Jersey Education Association, the state's largest teachers union, spent about $5.4 million on a 2017 effort to unseat Sweeney, yet he still won by 18 points."
Montclair State University political science professor Brigid Harrison said that Durr's upset victory was, in part, an indicator that even blue states are rejecting Democrat President Joe Biden and his far-left agenda. Republican and blue collar districts turned out heavily to vote for Republicans during Tuesday's election.
"This was a protest vote against the Biden administration and Murphy," Harrison said. "Steve was in many ways just how people voiced their dissatisfaction and anger with the larger political structure."
Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg responded to the upset by saying in an interview, "It is stunning and shocking and I cannot figure it out."
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It wasn't just Sweeney. Durr's Assembly running mates, Bethanne McCarthy Patrick and Beth Sawyer, appeared on track to defeat incumbents John Burzichelli and Adam Taliaferro (both D-Gloucester). Democrats will see their majorities shrink in both chambers of the state Legislature. And Murphy, despite claiming victory, appears to have significantly underperformed his own campaign's expectations. …
That outcome could be indicative of a significant shift in New Jersey's electoral landscape. Durr said Murphy's coronavirus executive orders, vaccine and school mask mandates, unemployment benefits snafus and a general distrust of South Jersey's Democratic machine all contributed to his strong performance.
New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli came within just a couple of points of knocking off the state's incumbent Democrat governor, Phil Murphy, in a state that Biden won by nearly 16 points just last year.
Durr, who previously ran for office a couple of years ago, said that he was motivated to run against Sweeney this year after he was denied a concealed carry permit.
"I was told flat-out by the local sheriff, 'Don't even bother.' And that kind of angered me," said Durr. "I've never been arrested and I couldn't get a concealed carry? … That really angered me, so I looked into what can you do to get into politics."
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Early on while forming our non-profit, the idea was floated around on having a Christian-themed film festival. This is something that may still happen in the future, but further research into Christian-related films brought us to Pure Flix.
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Religious films do have untapped potential. Business Insider listed one example where the documentary "Is Genesis History?" was released as a Fathom Events one-night special in late February and earned $1.8 million on just 704 screens. It was the top-earning theatrical release that day (a Thursday), beating out "The Lego Batman Movie" and "Fifty Shades Darker" (both of which played on more than double the number of screens as "Is Genesis History?" did).
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Moving to a new area means making connections with those who can provide different forms of health care when the need arises. That includes someone who can help you with your dental health. As you compare the merits of different dental clinics, make sure the ones you consider possess all these traits. Doing so will ensure that you and your family have the best of care whenever there is the need for a checkup, cleaning, or help with a dental emergency.
Instead of assuming that a given dental clinic in Barrie is capable of providing all the services needed by your family, take the time to identify what sort of support is offered. You will usually find a listing of the services provided on the clinic's website. You can also drop by the clinic and ask for a hard copy that outlines the services offered. Go over the list carefully and make sure they will just just as well for your younger children as they do for the adults. The ability to have a single provider who can take care of all the family members will simplify the process of receiving dental care significantly.
Those first encounters will not be with the dentist or the assistants who aid in whatever procedures you need. Instead, it will be with the office staff charged with creating your patient file, making sure you are scheduled to see the dentist, accepting payments, and in general taking care of the clerical aspects of the clinic. When you come in the door, it's important that the staff acknowledge your presence, help you get settled, and make sure your paperwork is in order before it's time to go to the exam room. Staff who treat patients with respect, offer greetings, and in general help them feel more relaxed are indicators that the clinic is a good choice.
There's a lot that goes into the training for general dentistry. Along with that training, you also want to know that the team who will be filling a cavity or discussing the relative merits of implants versus dentures have the experience to go along with the training and expertise. Knowing they have successfully dealt with conditions similar to yours does inspire confidence. It also means that they can provide answers to your questions and make it easier for you to make the choice that is right for your situation.
When you are looking for the right clinic, focus on ones that seek to secure and use the latest dental equipment. As with many other types of medical practices, the family dentists who operate clinics want the best for their patients. They also understand how the latest technology combined with their abilities creates a better experience for the patient. Along the way, the right type of equipment reduces the possibility of infection or other kinds of complications. That's a benefit you can easily appreciate.
The goal is to identify a dental clinic that has all the qualities necessary to help you enjoy the highest level of dental health. Take your time and consider what each of the local clinics offer. With a little effort, you will find one that will take care of you and your family for years.


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