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by Karey Pohn, AHBI Board Member
Edited and posted by Alysson Troffer, The Inner Door Editor, InnerDoor (at) ahbi.org
My colleague and fellow AHBI board member Martin Boroson wrote a book entitled The One Moment Meditation. I saw the book in January 2011 and because it was about meditation—something that I don't particularly love—and it had an unassuming white cover, I never even picked it up. What a huge mistake! Then, in September 2011, after Marty facilitated our amazing Open Space event during the birthday celebrations for Stan and Christina Grof in Joshua Tree, California, I decided to check it out, and a whole new world opened up for me.
Marty's book turned out to be one of the most important and impactful books I have ever read, and it helped me in many ways. As president of the AHBI Board, Marty was reticent about me doing a book review, but I wanted to share my experience of this profound book, and being the Community Support Chair as well as overseeing The Inner Door, I prevailed upon him and he agreed.
First of all, before reading the book, I considered myself to be a failed meditator because, for me, meditation took too much time, which I did not have enough of in the first place because I was too busy, and it didn't feel good. My back would always hurt, and it was too boring—you know, all the standard excuses.
This book shows us the enormous power of a moment, which like the power of an atom is small but packed with potential and energy that we can dip into without all of the fuss and muss of nuclear fission. Marty reveals that "moment" in Latin means: "a particle sufficient to turn the scales." And that is just what this book and the "One Moment Meditation" did for me. It changed my life, how I relate to and perceive time, and is full of wisdom and interesting ideas.
The idea of a One Moment Meditation appealed to me because it doesn't really take any time, and I couldn't use that excuse. Marty outlines the simple and easy technique, starting with what he calls the Basic Minute, which is the training ground for the One Moment Meditation. You begin practicing the Basic Minute—which true to its name is only one minute long, and you time yourself. As you get used to the technique, you then reduce the time down to a moment; how cool and easy is that? And for me, it was important because there are no excuses for not doing it, nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide!
Although Marty recommends reading the book slowly as you work through it, I got really excited and read the whole thing in a day, and it changed my relationship to time. Now, I am going back and actually learning his techniques step by step, and also savoring the richness and wisdom that the book contains.
Marty then introduces a variety of different Minutes, variations on the theme, so to speak: the Portable Minute, which you can do anywhere; the Emergency Minute for crisis situations; the Surprise Minute for when you discover you don't have anything else to do and want to take a Minute; and the Bonus Minute, a Minute you take as a reward for finishing other things early as a gift to yourself.
For me, the Emergency Minute is the most valuable because it helps you "hit the pause button on your life" and is very helpful when you feel panicked, angry, pressured, confused, or shocked. I use it most often when I am overwhelmed, which is my personal bête noire. Practicing this very short meditation helps me respond to situations instead of impulsively react to them.
After getting comfortable with the Minute, we then proceed to the Moment. Marty helps us get to really know and understand the Moment, and more importantly, teaches us how to actually learn how to be in the moment, with step-by-step instructions.
Moments are momentous, or they can be, and Marty proves it. For me, a person who read Ram Dass's Be Here Now really fast so I could finish it (essentially missing the whole point), this was huge. Marty explains the importance of being versus becoming peaceful, and how the One Moment Meditation helps us do just this, allowing us to tap into the peacefulness that is always there, like the cosmic background radiation. This is how we master the moment and this, he feels, is the key to success in life.
Healing, inspiration, joy, and fantastic new and unexpected ideas happen in a moment. Breakthroughs, too, happen suddenly in a moment. Marty gives a fascinating history and philosophy of time, which for me was very eye-opening and transformative in itself. Time, it turns out, is not a fixed thing at all and, in fact, is quite malleable and flexible when you get right down to it.
But, getting back to the Moment, Marty identifies many different moments: Eureka moments, moments of grace and enlightenment, and Hitting Bottom to name a few. Rebirth is one of these moments.
Psychiatrist Stan Grof has identified four typical stages of the rebirth process, echoing actual childbirth. We begin in a state of innocence (the womb), experience a crisis (the onset of labor), struggle through a difficult and dangerous transition (the birth canal), and then suddenly find ourselves in a new world (birth), a world that we couldn't have possibly anticipated. Emerging into the light we feel released from old patterns of behavior and from the enormous tension we felt just a moment before.
After referring to Stan's work about the rebirth process, Marty explains:
The moment of rebirth is directly preceded by an experience of psychological death, when our old patterns of behavior reach an unbearable climax. This is a moment of enormous challenge and but also of extraordinary opportunity, for if we can realize the inner psychological challenge demanded of us, then in just a moment, everything can change. (p. 100)
The One Moment Meditation has given me a place to go to take a break from my inner critic. It's the pause that refreshes. It literally takes only a moment to do, less than a minute, so it can be done anytime, anywhere and boy does that come in handy. You can just say to someone, "give me a moment," or "just a second," in the middle of a conversation or phone call, and call upon the Moment, and give yourself a break, a chance to regroup, recharge, and renew. You can tap into this eternal spaciousness at will, and for someone who has in the past had huge issues with time and space, this was transformative.
But most important for me was in realizing how the One Moment Meditation can work with the perinatal matrices of Stan's cartography of the psyche. This was really exciting because I am creating a monopoly-style board game based on the perinatal matrices. In the game, people will be given tips and strategies for how to better navigate these different archetypal landscapes, which show up not only in Holotropic Breathwork sessions but in all of life.
While preparing for the Grof Celebration and Open Space event, I took a break from my board game and was still holding the question of what exactly are some of these tips and strategies. Well, the Universe answered my question during the Insight and Opening Retreat that followed these events. (What a sense of humor the Universe has because that is when I got Marty's book.)
After reading the book, I thought, wow, wouldn't it be great if the book cover had an hourglass with a kind of BPM 2 and BPM 3 feeling of impending doom and time looming large, and getting nowhere fast with a person on a hamster wheel, and stuckness and time slipping away, and being stuck in a whirlpool. Then, at the middle of the hourglass is the book, and at the bottom of the hourglass is a beach scene where the same person is relaxing on a lounge chair, reading a book and a new idea is striking him or her (BPM 1 and 4).
So I made a mandala of the book to convey this vision, and for future editions of the book, hopefully something like it will be on the cover so that people can see in an instant what this book offers.
The One Moment Meditation is a great way to take a break from the Saturnian stuckness of BPM 2, or the Plutonic pressure of BPM 3, or even the unpredictable Uranian upheaval of BPM 4 or the Neptunian nebulousness of BPM 1—because all of the perinatal places have their shadow sides as well as their gifts and strengths.
For me initially, the One Moment Meditation was a great way to get out of the totally intense places of BPM 2 and 3. It is thus like a Get Out of Jail Free card. Then, it dawned on me that we can get stuck in illusion and confusion, as well as become frazzled from the disruption and dizzying speed of the pace of change, just as easily as being in those other places. So it is really a great, all-purpose navigational strategy for all areas of your life.
Who would have thought that in giving a birthday party for Stan and Christina, I could have got such an amazing gift, that I will now, through my board game, be able to share with others in a really wonderful way.
Karey Pohn, J.D., Ph.D., is an AHBI Board Member and chair of the Community Support committee. She also serves on the Membership, Publicity, and Executive committees.
Supporting Holotropic Breathwork and the Association for Holotropic Breathwork International (AHBI). You can help support Holotropic Breathwork and AHBI by joining as a member or donating. Please help us get the word out about Holotropic Breathwork and its benefits, especially at this time of decision on our planet.
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The attack by ISIS sympathizers on U.S. Central Command's Twitter and YouTube pages is yet again raising questions about the security of America's government and private sector information.
While the specifics of the hack are still being analyzed, at this stage the attack does not appear to be a significant intelligence blow for U.S. officials.
"From a technical standpoint, it is not that big of a deal that they got into the Centcom Twitter account … but having said that, there is significant issue from a messaging standpoint," explained former NSA deputy training director Cedric Leighton.
He noted Monday's attack will cause investigators to look at "not only the technical part, but you are also looking at the ability to influence perceptions … and that's what we saw, a really small hack snowball into a huge vulnerability for Centcom."
Critics believe the U.S. is continuing to play defense against hackers.
"The U.S. government is playing defense, we are playing catchup and not leading, we are not getting ahead of the fight, "said Scott Greiper, president, of the advisory firm Secure Strategy Group. He believes American intelligence officials and their private sector counterparts are not thinking about the type of new attacks hackers use to get around their security systems.
Leighton points out, however, that being ahead of hackers is nearly impossible. "There are estimates of up to 315,000 new variants of malware appearing every day. There is no way, even if those were derivatives of existing malware – there is no way that any anti-virus model is going to be able to mitigate against all those different threats."
The White House's proposal for the private sector to share cyber threat information with law enforcement officials is offering a bit of hope to fix this problem. Yet some experts believe this doesn't go far enough.
"It's going to take leadership on part of the federal government so that [for example] Sony or the Department of the Defense knows that if they were attacked physically by a band of jihadists, the government would step in … it has to be the same on the virtual side," said Greiper. "That sort of leadership of the federal government with the private sector, I think is the only answer here."
Leighton added, "the virtual and physical worlds are coinciding with each other, they are becoming one in the same and our institutions need to understand that very fact."
Chris Snyder is a producer for Fox News based in New York. Follow him on twitter: @ChrisSnyderFox.

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DOHA SKILLS Development Center (SDC), a fine arts and martial arts institute, celebrated its 9th anniversary in Doha recently.
Chief of Qatar Community Police Major Ghanem Sa'd Al Khayarain, inaugurated the function at Gulf Cinema.
The programme featured various performances, including Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi dances; Violin, Guitar and Keyboard Piano playing; Karnatic, Tamil music, contemporary and semi-classical dances.
Altogether 130 students from the centre performed at the event, which lasted for three hours.
Talking to Qatar Tribune, Managing Director of the SDC PN Baburajan said the programme was a platform for the SDC students to showcase their talent before the public and art lovers in Doha.
The Indian classical dances choreographed by Kalamandalam Devi and Kalamandalam Simna, trainers at the SDC, depicted Indian culture and tradition.
The fusion dance which highlighted the story of a typical Indian woman and the Tabala performance led by Santhosh Kulkarni were major attractions on the occasion.
The students also presented a Karate show, which drew wide applause from the audience.
Dignitaries at the function included Chairman of Birla Public School C V Rappai, Honorary President of Bhavan's Public School Saleem Ponnambath and Founder and Chairman of Sri Lankan Community School Kumudu Foneska. Vidya Anil anchored the programme while SDC Director A K Jaleel proposed a vote of thanks.
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Another chapter in the rich and storied history of the Masters Tournament will be added this week as play begins Thursday in Augusta, Georgia.
Eighty-nine of the world's best golfers are vying for a chance to don the fabled green jacket on Sunday evening at Augusta National Golf Club. In order to claim victory, they will have to battle an early spring chill and gusty winds.
The 80th edition of the tournament will see an overall weather pattern that will be cooler than normal, according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Kottlowski.
Early April weather in Augusta typically means showers or thunderstorms will make an appearance at some point during the Masters, but storms will avoid causing delays this year.
While it will rain Wednesday night, it should end by daybreak on Thursday, Kottlowski said. However, he added that enough rain will fall so greens will remain wet and that will allow the golf ball to roll slower.
Knowing the ball is less likely to roll on the wet ground, it can become easier for golfers to pick a targeted landing spot for their shot.
Dry conditions will last through the final day on Sunday, but in addition to the chilly air, there will be steady winds out of the northwest. The winds are expected to remain a factor through Saturday.
The opening round on Thursday will have highs in the low 70s F, but with the wind blowing about an average of 10-20 mph, Kottlowski said it could feel cooler than that.
Which club a golfer will use, along with their shot selection, can become even more critical with blowing winds possibly altering the distance and trajectory of their shots.
For golfers teeing off early Friday morning, temperatures will be in the 40s, and daytime highs will struggle to reach the low 60s under partly sunny skies.
By Saturday, Kottlowski said heavy dew could appear on the course during the morning and temperatures during the day will be no higher than the 50s with gusts up to 30 mph possible.
"Dew definitely would be an issue on the greens," Kottlowski said.
A normal high temperature for April 7-10 in Augusta is in the mid-70s.
Spectators planning to attend the event will want to bring a jacket for the early rounds since below-average conditions are forecast. However, the weather take a turn for the better before the Masters concludes.
While it will remain cold on Sunday morning, it will turn out to be a "gorgeous" day, Kottlowski said.
The golfers who find themselves at the top of the leaderboard leading up to the final round typically do not tee off until the middle of the afternoon.
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Do you want to learn the new Augmented Reality in Unity SDK? Are you not satisfied with poor tracking algorithms and limitation of ARtoolkit or other AR SDK's? Or are you new Vuforia SDK? This course will teach you all the fundamentals of the Augmented Reality in the shortest time so that you can get started developing your own Augmented Reality Apps.
My Name is Ritesh Kanjee and I am an AR Developer with a Masters Degree in Electronic Engineering. I have over 15000 students on Udemy. This course is designed to help you understand the fundamentals of Augmented Reality using the Vuforia assets in Unity through practical and easy to understand labs. This class covers these capabilities, including getting started, simple and multiple target detection, smart terrain as well as leap motion integration. You will learn all the fundamentals through practice as you follow along with the training. Together we will build a strong foundation in AR in Unity SDK with this training for beginners. This course will enable you to:
- Get started in Unity and how to download the Vuforia SDK
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President's Fall Address 2016
Dear Campus Community -
On Wednesday, I had the distinct privilege of delivering my eighth Fall Address at the Moores Opera House. While each address has been different, reflecting the wide range of opportunities and achievements the University has enjoyed over the years, there has been a common theme – the progress we are making on our journey toward excellence.
I want to thank everyone who attended. I appreciate the genuine enthusiasm you brought to our annual celebration of accomplishments and plans for the future. If you were unable to join us in person, I invite you to read the text of the Fall Address or view the video, which are now both available online. In addition to acknowledging our various successes during the past year, I was also excited to announce four major initiatives we'll be pursuing in the coming year.
As I said in the address, "If one word could characterize this past year, it would be boldness … boldness of our expectations, but more importantly, boldness of our actions. In fact, we have raised the bar on our expectations to the point that we are now in the habit of 'expecting the unexpected'."
As we undertake these bold objectives going forward, I'm confident your dedication and talent will continue leading the way to success. And I remain grateful to be a part of that effort.
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The Moundsville VFW is collecting all Campbell Food Labels for the West Virginia National Home for Children. Mail your labels to 318 Olive Avenue, Moundsville, WV. 26041.Find out more »
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Michael received his undergraduate degree in Public Horticulture from Purdue University, and Masters and Ph.D. degrees from Iowa State University and Cornell University, respectively. He has served on Association's Program Selection, Awards, and Nominating Committees; chaired the Nomenclature and Taxonomy Professional Section; and organized the first Collections Management Symposium, held in Boston in 2007. He is also a reviewer for the Association's Plants Collections Network, and in 2015 received the Association's Professional Citation Award.


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IHACT had two players in the Women's U18 Team competing in the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Cup Division I, Group B Qualification in Spain 26th-29th January. Maddie Prescott and Brittany Mendham were part of the 18 player and 2 goalie squad coached by Tamra Jones.
IHACT sat down with the pair and found out what is was like to play at World Champion Tournament
This was the first time both of you have been in the Women's U18 National team. Tell us about your try-out process and what training camp was like?
Maddie: I just tried to get as fit as possible and work on all my skills especially shooting. I went into camp playing as hard as I could and doing my best.
Brittany: I got a phone call asking if I wanted to try out, so I got an off ice training program and got scouted at games and from there I got onto the team.
How was the training camp?
Maddie: It was really great, we were playing really really fast and it was nice to gel at the training camp.
Brittany: It was a lot off ice work but it paid off in the end because we were the fittest team and the fastest team. We were all the same fitness, so it was really hard work leading up to it but it was all really worth it.
What positions did you both play?
Maddie: I was a wing. Right mostly.
Brittany: I played centre, left wing or right wing.
Australia played against Spain, Mexico and Romania, which was the most challenging team to play?
Brittany: I think Spain, because they were the home team. The crowd was amazing even though it wasn't for us, but we used the crowd and we pushed through. We beat the home team and that was our first game too. The score was 3-1, which was the smallest score we had. They came out fighting and they did want it more but we got the win.
Maddie: I didn't step onto the ice for that game but it was a really good game to watch. The toughest game I played was against Mexico. They were really hard working and wanted it in the first period but then we got it back.
Brittany you scored a goal against Mexico how did that feel?
When it happened it all went into slow motion. I didn't know it went into the net. I shot it and thought it was a really bad shot but then I saw the little black puck in the net. I did a really bad celebration and then I started crying because I was proud of myself and there was so much emotion, but it was probably the coolest feeling I've had in my life.
The team won all their games with the biggest defeat against Romania 10-0 and now move up a division to Div. I Group B in 2018 where we'll be up against China, Great Britain, Denmark and Poland. Who do you think will be the toughest team?
Maddie: Probably Denmark after playing them at the training camp, they were so good.
What was the best thing about Worlds?
Brittany: The whole experience was amazing. But the best part was being apart of the amazing team. All the girls got along really well and I have made friendships I'll keep forever.
Maddie: The best part of worlds was probably winning. The overall experience was so amazing and we had such a great group of girls but I think winning was the cherry on top.
What was the best food you ate while at Worlds in Spain?
Maddie: Spain didn't really have good food. The chicken was the food we had every single day and it was so bad. Probably the best food we had in Spain was the ham and cheese toasties we got after the first game.
Brittany: She's not wrong.
Maddie: In Denmark we had great croissants for breakfast. Danish food was good.
Brittany: Did you have Churros though? That was on my list, when I go to Spain I'm going to have Churros and I did it, so I can die happy.
What are your future plans for hockey, do you hope to play in the AWIHL or represent Australia again?
Maddie: The next thing on my list is to go back to Worlds and play for the U18 again. I want to play for the AWIHL, whether that's for a Canberra team or for another team. But it's definitely on my list and playing for the Women's Senior Team as well.
Brittany: I'm too old for the junior team now so in the next AWIHL season I want to try and get onto a team, any team. I tried out for the senior team this year and didn't make it, so I know what I have to do to train and that is my goal for next year to make the Women's National Team.
What is your advice for young girls who have just started?
Maddie: Keep playing, make sure you enjoy it and keep going out on the ice and do as much training as possible as well as fitness work and set a goal and go for it, do everything you can to do it.
Brittany: Don't let the boys intimidate you.
Congratulations to our players and the whole Women's U18 National team on their win at Worlds. Australia now moves into Division I, Group B in 2018.


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As summer is set to begin in just a few weeks, you are probably making plans for your annual company picnic. Chances are the event will be identical to previous years. Hot dogs, hamburger, chicken and/or ribs, salads and watermelon will likely be on your menu and volleyball, softball and swimming on your activity list. Here are some ideas to add pizzazz to your picnic, without necessarily increasing your budget.
1. Move Locations. If you have held your picnic at the same spot for more than two or three years in a row, consider moving it. Look for alternative locales. If your barbecue is generally held in a park, move it to the zoo. If you're at the lake, move it to a park. Even if you have to keep it at the same park as always, try to set up your event at another location in the park to offer a slight change of vista.
2. The Theme. Create a theme for the picnic. Themes not only add a little excitement, they allow you to make small changes to your plans that have a big impact. Best of all, themes can provide focus to your plans and help you stay on track. Circus, Western, County Fair and Safari themes are all popular, easy-to-execute and affordable themes. Your menu may stay the same if you wish, but by changing the atmosphere or even how it is served, your familiar fare will take on new appeal.
For aCircus Themed Picnic:
- Cover the tables with red and white striped cloths.
- Rent popcorn and cotton candy machines.
- Dress the serving staff in clown attire.
- Hire a face painter or find some volunteers to paint children's faces.
- Dress yourself or a senior staff member as the ringmaster and announce activities.
- Serve hot dogs and ice cream from rented push carts.
- Create a midway of rides and/or games. You can hire companies to come in to do this or you can rent or buy games and have volunteers staff the booths. Just be sure to have inexpensive prizes, not only for the children who "win" the games, but also for those who participated.
- Bring in entertainers: magicians, jugglers, stilt walkers, etc. in keeping with the circus theme. Most have costumes that would be appropriate to your theme to add to the atmosphere
- If you normally rent a plain white tent, see if a striped tent is available. Should you hold your event in a pavilion, fill the structure's ceiling with a large quantity of balloons to create a circus atmosphere.
For a County Fair theme:
- Decorate your tables in a gingham print.
- Serve beverages from mason jars.
- Invite employees to bring in their favorite recipe to be judged in a "best chili," "best barbecue sauce," or "best preserves" contest.
- Have fun with a pie-eating or watermelon seed-spitting contest.
- Arrange typical country fair games such as three-legged or potato sack races and a tug-of-war with management versus employees.
- Dress your servers in bib overalls or gingham shirts.
- Set up hay rides around the picnic area or park.
For a Wild West Theme:
- Use checked or gingham table covers
- Straw cowboy hats make great party favors, centerpieces and bowls for dry snacks.
- Hire a square dance caller and get everyone up to learn how to dosie-do.
- Bring in pony rides for the little ones.
- Barbecue beef ribs instead of pork for a more western taste to your menu.
- Serve lemonade or root beer in handled mugs instead of the usual canned sodas.
- Use sheriff's badges as name tags by writing on them with a permanent marker or affixing a name label.
For a Safari theme:
- Use stuffed toy jungle animals for centerpieces.
- Dress your waitstaff in animal print shirts or khaki shirts..
- Hang toy monkeys from the trees.
- Give the kids butterfly nets to catch "wild" prey.
- Try to set this theme party at a local zoo so the big game hunters can see jungle beasts up close.
- Hand out disposable cameras and have a guide take guests on a photo safari of the zoo.
- Set up a scavenger hunt using natural items found at the picnic site as the objects participants must find and bring back on their list.
- If possible, set up elephant or camel rides.
- Encourage children to draw their favorite animal and then let them save their artwork in an animal print frame.
- Cover tables in animal print cloth, paper or plastic tablecloths.
Most of all, make your company picnic an event that will be looked forward to, not only by your employees and their families, but also by yourself. After all, don't you deserve a wonderful day in the great outdoors too?


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It's a good idea to know a subject well before you write a book about it.
But once you have written that book, you have a powerful piece of validation that says, "This guy is an expert on this subject."
Academics long ago locked in the idea of books as offering significant evidence, if not exactly conclusive proof, of expertise in a specific field, and not just through the principle of "publish or perish." An academic thesis or dissertation is a document that for practical purposes is a book, whether published as such or not, normally submitted as a central piece of work toward receipt of a master's or doctoral degree.
Less formally, books can serve as specific indicators that a person knows a good deal about a subject, often of use to other people. They demonstrate not only a base of knowledge, but a way of thinking about and organizing that knowledge – and an ability effectively to communicate that knowledge.
Don't imagine that traditional publishing approaches are the only way this can happen: Self-publishing can demonstrate this expertise too.
As marketing strategist Dorie Clark wrote recently in Entrepreneur magazine, "Because of self-publishing's increased legitimacy, it's become a viable branding strategy for entrepreneurs who want to establish themselves as thought leaders. . . . Working with a commercial publisher still has some reputational advantages, but if your market niche is small, the mainstream publishers likely won't be interested, anyway, so self-publishing is a great option."
It happened to me.
In the mid-1980's I was a newspaper reporter covering politics in Idaho, and I often heard stories about the bits and pieces, the anecdotes and personalities, that made up that scene and the activities that guided the state. I decided to collect this background about state politics, a mass of stories and personalities and issues and ideas, that had been grist for statehouse insiders only, and record it in book form.
As Clark suggested, the market niche – the subject of political history in one small state – was small enough that traditional publishers probably wouldn't be interested. (Realizing that, I didn't submit the project to any.) Instead, seeking out advice from other self-publishers I knew in the area, and getting counsel and other help from local book sellers, I wrote and published it myself. Inside the (small) Idaho marketplace, the book "Paradox Politics" became a bestseller.
At the time I was one of about a dozen journalists whose main work involved covering state government and politics, and many have come and gone since. But as author of "the" book on Idaho politics, long after leaving newspaper reporting, I often have been sought out for quotes, appearances, speaking, guest analysis and other activities. All of that is traceable back to that first book, and other books about Idaho I've written since.
Book-writing expertise can work in other directions, too: The research you do specifically for a book can turn you into an expert on that book's subject, even if you hadn't been at the beginning. In that way, authorship can take you into life experiences you never expected.
Your choice of subject does make a difference. In my case, I wasn't one of a dozen writers delivering books on the same topic: I had the topic nearly to myself. If your subject is more popular, your prospective audience may be larger but you'll also be one of a crowd competing for attention. Some subjects are more compelling – or "sexier" – than others. But if an audience exists for the book, it can exist in other ways as well, for public speaking, consulting or other activities.
One other suggestion: Don't try to cram everything you know into one book. You'd make the book ungainly and probably poorly organized. And besides, you want to have enough additional ideas left over for your next book.


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China Inflation Eases Slightly, Stays Well Within Target
Consumer Prices in November Were up 3% From a Year Earlier; Concerns About Next Year
BEIJING—China's consumer-price gains moderated slightly in November, but Beijing's ambitious plans to give market forces a greater role could boost inflation in the world's second-largest economy next year.
The November consumer-price index was up 3% from a year ago, slowing down slight from October's 3.2% pace, the statistics bureau said Monday. That was just below market expectations of a 3.1% rise and well within the government's target of 3.5% inflation for the year....


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Via Ferrata Advice
Via Ferrata Advice
Here at the Gearshack we are associated with The Trekking Company, and have been teaching Via Ferrata on our Alps trips for the last 25 years.
Everyone says that via ferrata were developed for moving troops, or guns, across the mountains in the First World War. This may be partly true, but there is also much evidence that mountaineers used cables to make things easier in Victorian times and there were many sections around well before any troop movements. That said, certainly after the war there were a lot of via ferrata sitting there just waiting to be used.
Via Ferrata climb and traverse the easier sections of large faces in the Alps and Dolomites, and are becoming popular in other areas. The cable is bolted to the face at regular intervals, and you clip into the cable using your via ferrata kit or 'lanyard'.
There is even a great via ferrata for trying out the activity in the Lake District at Honister Mine (click here for more information)
There are now hundreds of via ferrata, and it is important to stress that they can be really easy but they can also be steep, scary and difficult. Some require a lot of arm strength, and the exposure can be really intimidating - so don't take beginners on hard routes, check out your route in the guidebook, and start on easier via ferrata!
Why do I need a lanyard? Why not just use a sling? Well here's the thing: some British climbers used to assume, 20 years ago, that they could just use a sling or two for via ferrata. This is dangerous for more than one reason, as slings are designed for general climbing use whereas via ferrata can generate much more stressful falls than climbing.
This is because of Fall Factors. The maximum fall factor in simple theory during climbing is 2. (In fact this can be exceeded a bit, but that's outside the scope of this example). This is calculated by Length of Fall / Length of Rope absorbing that fall = Fall Factor.
So in theory, you can fall from say 3 metres above your belay, fall straight past your belayer and down another 3m = 6m, whereas the belayer will only have paid out 3m of rope. 6m fall/3m rope paid out = FF of 2.0.
Here's a video explaining Fall Factors:
However, on a via ferrata you could be climbing a vertical section of cable say 5m long. At the top you fall, and you have only 1 metre of rope in your lanyard. You fall the 5m of the cable, plus the 1m of your rope. Fall Factor? 6m/1m = 6.0! This is far greater than climbing falls, and would simply break a straightforward 1m piece of rope.
So - Via Ferrata lanyards include a shock absorber to take up this shock. The absorber should ensure that no more than 6kN of force reaches your body, because that's the point at which you'd snap in half (or do some serious internal damage).
Types of Lanyard
The first purpose built lanyards were v-shaped - i.e. there was a shock absorber in the middle, and you had a 1m rope coming our each side. If one was pulled, the other half was slowed down as it was pulled through the absorber. The problem with this was that if you clipped both ropes, it didn't work - as neither half could be pulled through the shock absorber. And the tendency was that people felt safer clipping two halves (even though it was actually more dangerous).
So - Y shaped lanyards. The shock absorber is above the harness, and above that there are two lengths of rope - so you can clip one, or both - it doesn't matter. See our viaferrata lanyard page for current models.
You must use 'Klettersteig' karabiners with your lanyard. These have a circle with a 'K' in like the K Mart symbol. These krabs have a larger gate opening and a gate that automatically shuts. Be careful with kids - these krabs are big, and they can struggle to handle them. Typically this could be the Petzl Vertigo, for example.
This karabiner has 'K' for Klettersteig and 'H' for HMS markings.
Via ferrata can be hard on the hands and you can get blisters; there are also tiny strands of cable sticking out in places which can cut hands badly. many people wear gloves such as the CAMP Start.
More Information
There are various websites with more information about Via Ferrata - try:
The British Mountaineering Council's Info pages - Via Ferrata
An article by Mammut: http://www.mammut.ch/


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Summer food program notes need for sponsors
The Summer Food Service Program, SFSP, needs additional sponsors to help fill gaps in access to healthy meals.
The Illinois State Board of Education, ISBE, administers the federally funded program which is designed to ensure all children receive the nutrition they need so they can return to school in the fall healthy and ready to learn.
Twenty-eight counties in Illinois do not have any SFSP serving sites.
"Hunger does not take a summer break," said Illinois State Superintendent of Education Tony Smith.
"There are children and teens in every community in need of a reliable source of healthy meals when school lets out for summer. The tie between sufficient healthy food and our ability to learn is indisputable. I want to extend my sincere appreciation to all of our current summer food sponsors and to anyone who is considering joining to help us close gaps in access to healthy food in Illinois."
For every 100 children nationally who received meals through the National School Lunch Programs, NSLP, in the 2015-2016 school year, only 15 received meals over the following summer.
In 2017, 164 SFSP sponsors and 141 sponsors of Seamless Summer (an option available to current NSLP sponsors) distributed meals and snacks at about 2,200 sites in Illinois.
SFSP provides nutritious meals to children and teens, age 18 and younger, during the summer months when school is not in session.
Families can find their nearest summer meals site by calling 800-359-2163, texting "FoodIL" to 877-877 or visiting http://summerfeedingillinois.org/.
SFSP sponsors manage and develop their own sites and receive federal reimbursement through ISBE to cover the administrative and operating costs of preparing and serving meals.
School districts, local governments, and nonprofits can become sponsors and set up serving sites at schools, parks, recreation centers, resource centers, churches, summer camps, libraries and other community locations.
Those interested in becoming SFSP sponsors are advised to contact ISBE at 800-545-7892.
Participation in one training session is required to become a new SFSP sponsor.
Registration is available at http://webprod1.isbe.net/cnscalendar/asp/eventlist.asp.
New sponsor training workshops are scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. One of the training workshops is planned Feb. 28 in Marion.


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The MGM Grand is one of the largest hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. With an unmatched contingent of amenities, entertainment options and restaurants, it has been billed as the "City of Entertainment" and "Maximum Vegas".
Highlights include:
- Over 170,000 square feet of gaming area
- 19 Restaurants and Cafes ranging from world class fine dining to casual dining to quick eats
- 7 top nightclubs that span the ultra-chic to casual lounging
- 5 Entertainment venues including the 16,800 seat Garden Arena, Cirque Du Solei Showroom and Hollywood Theater
- 5 outdoor pools, 3 whirlpools, river and waterfalls — features private cabanas, cocktail service and seasonal food service
- State-of-the-art Grand Spa and Fitness Center
- On site world-class hair salon
- On site luxury shopping — includes Cartier, Armani, Versace and many one-of-a-kind shops


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did not find an existing thread about this, so i make 1.
feel free to add something others around the WHD-universe might not know.
i begin with ÜBERMALL/techniques:
there's something special about this track.
it's possible to shoot a missisle backwards @ the split (both directions). u have to shoot @ the middle of the split to get it done. the 1 behind u might not know that this is possible, and will be shocked (maybe destroyed with a direct hit).
also ÜBERMALL/curious/split-section/both directions:
the autopilot is able to perfom a BR @ the split, but i really don't know how to force the autopilot to do it. it happened twice to me (1x/direction). if it's done correct, the autopilot will take the split section with super speed (way faster then any human!).
after the circle-turn u fly through a small tunnel. if u have rockets and the 1 ahead of u is too far to reach, u can aiming slightly to the right and shoot in the direction of the "robot-factory" building. with little luck...


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Home destroyed in Bristol after 2-alarm fire breaks out
BRISTOL — A two-alarm fire destroyed a home Sunday night.
Firefighters responded to the call at 815 Peaked Hill Road about 5 p.m. Sunday.
Before arriving on scene crews could see smoke showing from a distance and struck a first alarm.
After arriving on scene, crews found flames showing in an "L" section of the home as well as on upper floors and struck a second alarm.
The people at home at the time the fire broke out were able to escape uninjured.
It took fire crews about a half hour to put out the bulk of the fire and they remained on scene until about 8 p.m. putting out hot spots.
The Bristol Fire Department was assisted on scene by Alexandria, Danbury, Hill, Meredith, New Hampton, Ashland, Laconia, Sanbornton, Franklin, Plymouth, and Rumney. Meredith EMS provided station coverage.
The home is a total loss.


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News Entry
Sunday school for the first three Sundays in Lent
Date Posted: Thursday 14 February 2013
The Sunday school, to mark the first three Sundays of Lent, will be looking at the Liturgy.
On Sunday 17th February, the Godly Play story the Circle of Holy Communion will be told and we look at taking Communion during High Mass in Old St Paul's, including how and when to cross yourself.
On Sunday 24th February, the Godly Play story of the Liturgy will be told.
On Sunday 3rd March, we will look at what we do in High Mass at Old St Paul's and why.
A crèche will also be provided on these Sundays.
Sunday school and crèche take place during High Mass. Children go downstairs when the congregation sing the Kyrie (in Lent), and their parents collect them for Communion.
Category: Groups, Children's Ministry


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|Pre-made dried pasta. Imported from Italy, for Reasons.
1 lb. Pasta (I prefer a rotini or fusilli, but any smallish pasta shape will do. Follow your heart! By which I mean "use whatever you have lying around.")
8 oz. shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1 Bell Pepper
1 Red Onion
1 TBSP Sour Cream
1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
One of the things I like about this recipe is how simple it is. You could pretty much make it while you're watching the game. So I guess the first thing you'll need to do is make some friends who like watching sports. After you accomplish that, and then somehow convinced these people to come over to your gross home, it's time to make some pasta. Pretty much every pre-made pasta ever has directions on it, and following those is a good way to go. But if you can't be bothered to because you're busy, lazy, or already threw out the container, boil up some water. Add in a large pinch of salt, and then your pasta. Stir it, and then boil it for about 10 minutes or so. The party line is that you want your pasta to be "al dente," which translates to "to the tooth" and means the pasta is cooked but still firm, offering resistance when chewed. Why this is supposed to be implied by "to the tooth" is one of the great mysteries of culinary history, along with the correct pronunciation of worcestershire, and who really killed Chef Boyardee. Once your pasta is sufficiently toothy, drain it and toss it in a bowl.
|I could have used a green pepper so it wouldn't be the same
dumb color as the cheese. But orange peppers were on sale.


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Yesterday I received an RAK (Random Act of Kindness) from my friend Carol. Wow, did she spoil me or what? I got LOTS (and I mean LOTS!!) of stamped images, stamped on Stampin' Up! Whisper White and Paper Trey's white card stock, a generous amount of blank card stock from Paper Trey (I have never used this before and already know that I LOVE it!), two beautiful handmade cards (isn't this one gorgeous?), and some Anna Griffin fabric squares! All of this was packaged in some pretty, scented, rose tissue paper.
I can't imagine the amount of time this must have taken her to put together. What a great surprise, thanks again, Carol! I will have lots of fun playing with my new goodies!!!