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Nutraceutical Supplements:
For more information on Glucasan+, Glucamune and Betamune75: dose, content, size etc.. Click here
What are beta-glucans?
Safe for diabetics?
What are glucans derived from?
Which is best for me?
Glucasan+ has added Zinc and Vitamin D – essential vitamins and minerals for good immune function. Alternatively Glucamune has no added minerals so is suitable for those taking additional mineral supplements, children and infants and those on a high doses used in a combination with other treatments. Betamune has an independently certified linkage of more than 75% and is for use in combination with other therapies where intensive treatment is required.
Any conflicts or problems?
What about pregnancy or babies?
Can I overdose ?
1-3, 1-6 beta glucans are safe even in very large doses. High doses are often recommended by specialists when prescribing beta glucan for use in combination with other therapies. As far as we know it is not possible to overdose on beta-glucan – the only effect of extreme consumption might be nausea as the product is dry matter.
How should capsules be taken?
How long before they work?
It can take take up to 48 hours for the support to get up to speed. From then on it simply needs to be sustained by regular use of the capsules in accordance with the instructions.
Why have other substances been included?
There are harmless flow agents in all the capsules and with Glucasan+ there are small (50% NRV) amounts of added Zinc and Vitamin D3. These are essential vitamins and trace elements crucial to immune support. The capsules themselves are made from E464 which is suitable for Vegans.
Why are they so expensive?
1-3, 1-6 beta glucans need to be very carefully refined, for two critical reasons. First, the material must be purified and the particle size must be carefully controlled, to enhance bioavailability and to achieve maximal absorption. (Beta Glucan particles need to be less than 20µ to be maximally effective). Second, the receptors that trigger the immune system are fragile and cannot be damaged during a series very carefully controlled purification processes.
Tablets or capsules ?
Tablets require a good deal of tableting material, whereas capsules allow the use of pure 1-3, 1-6 beta glucans. Hence, one capsule can contain twice as much of the active material as an equivalent weight tablet. Additionally, poor tablet design can greatly reduce bioavailability of the active ingredients.
Are they suitable for Pets?
Can I give the capsules to my pet to cut down on vets bills? And if so, in what dosage?
1-3, 1-6 beta glucans are effective in animals and are widely used in animal husbandry. For cats and dogs, a half capsule / day will be sufficient. Pigs would require 1 to 2 capsules / day, horses 4 – 8; the dose is roughly proportional to bodyweight.
When is my immune system low?
The immune system can be compromised by many factors including bad diet, excessive stress, diabetes and irregular eating habits. Immunity can also be impaired by certain medication, drug and alcohol use. In some cases also athletes on intensive training regimes can find their immunity levels reduced. A overall lack of immune stimulation, as a general result of our sanitised and antiseptic environment is however the main cause of your innate immune system not performing at its best.
Should Glucamune be taken with or without food?
What is important is to take our products for the long-term. It is the steady build-up and maintenance of immunity that helps.
Does age affect the immune system?
Have young people a better immune system than older people?
Many older people do have reduced immune function, but this is not necessarily due to ageing but more often to poor nutrition. As increasing numbers of younger people are also poorly nourished, impaired immunity can be found in all age groups.
I'm going into hospital. What do I do?
Should I take the capsules before I go into hospital?
Yes. Hospitalisation means stress, exposure to other ill people – and the distinct possibility of 'superbugs' so your system needs all the support it can get.
Why are immune systems so different?
Why do some people come down with every bug going, while others remain unaffected? Is it to do with beta glucans?
It may be. Some people are better defended against infection because, for a variety of reasons, their immune systems are in better shape. This may also be because they are generally better nourished.
Are beta glucans prebiotics?
I thought beta glucans were prebiotics – in oats and grains – which improve cholesterol and keep you regular. Is Glucasan+ the same thing?
No. Prebiotic compounds in cereals are 1-3, 1-4 beta glucans and they have no effect on immune function. These are completely different from the 1-3, 1-6 beta glucans in Glucasan+, Glucamune and Betamune75.
Allergic reactions?
I'm allergic to various things – will Glucasan make that problem worse?
No allergic reactions have been detected with beta-glucan, even among people with pre-existing allergies. However, if in the unlikely event you do notice any reaction, stop taking the supplement and consult a health professional.
Auto-immune disease-implications?
I have an auto-immune disease – can I take Glucasan?
Patients with auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis have taken beta glucan food supplements without any adverse reaction and noticed positive results.
Candida - can I still take beta-glucan?
No problem. 1-3, 1-6 beta glucans are derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is totally unrelated to Candida.
Fever/sore throat ?
I felt feverish/had a sore throat when I started taking Glucasan – is this a coincidence?
Quite often the uprating of immune function is heralded by a physical effect like fever or sore throat (as in the onset of illness); as part of what the beta-glucan 1-3, 1-6 does is to (harmlessly) mimic a general bacterial threat. This will pass fairly quickly as your innate immune function gets up to speed.
How do I store the capsules?
Does beta-glucan 1-3, 1-6 have to be stored in a fridge?
No, but it is best stored in a cool place.
How can I order?
What else can I use?
Aloe vera, Echinacea, shiitake and meitake mushrooms and other natural materials have been shown to provide immune system support. In some cases, the active molecules are similar to the 1-3, 1-6 beta glucans in Saccharomyces cerevisiae; but they are not as well researched, and not necessarily as supportive most particularly because there are no established efficacy standards for them. See here.
Can I buy these products in bulk?
Beta-Glucans & Cancer
Cancer is seen by many doctors, health professionals and scientists as a breakdown of the immune system. Cancer is rather unlikely to exist or prevail in a body with a healthy immune system. Beta-Glucans are considered immuno modulators which control and control a healthy immune system.
Recovery after an operation
The beneficial biological effects of beta-glucans have been described in thousands of scientific studies. These natural fiber molecules are seen as an attractive and low-cost proposition to patients recovering from hospital stays and even cancer-related treatments.


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Putting Activity Where It Belongs
When discussing "Business" and "IT" roles and responsibilities – the Who Does What, Why and When? – we're trying to position activity according to efficiency: to the arena that is best suited to a particular action by virtue of knowledge, resource, and responsibility. This facilitates better business.
In parsing the Business-Technology Weave we find that most of what occurs at the users' desktops is in the domain of business: things such as the utilization of your core business software applications: proprietary mission-critical software such as an AMS, a customer-centric management system, sales and inventory, and so on. There too is the use of shelf applications (word processing, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, e-mail, etc.) and likely some specialty applications used by everyone (such as content management). The organization also has specialty applications used by the few (such as payroll, HR applications, laboratory analysis packages, statistical analysis, graphic arts, etc.). From the context of the Weave, we can think of the main business domain as "the front of the screen." This is the utility and potential of the power to be had on the front side of the computer screen at the desktop, as delivered to users.
Those things that happen "behind the screen" (from the users' perspective) are in the IT domain: In no particular order: Internet connectivity, security, server and workstation maintenance, installation/maintenance of software, backup and recovery of data, contracts, service level agreements, and so on and so forth.
Earlier, in determining where activity belonged, we asked: "Who is the relevant party that knows, or should know, the 'business' of what is under consideration"? We can now further sharpen our appreciation to who does what and why by asking that identified-party a question. We can help them understand where the burden of activity truly lies: "Does this happen on the 'front side' or 'back side' of the screen?" Let's apply this question to a couple items to gain some clarity – one obvious, one not so obvious in terms of where activity belongs: backup of data and department orientation.
Backup of data: Backups happen on the back side of the screen – that is, backup of data should be done by IT and it should be transparent to the user. You could make the argument that someone dragging and dropping files to a CD for backup is employing a "front screen" process – true. But this is not a backup scheme appropriate to a comprehensive security of business. A backup scheme in the Business-Technology Weave context is an automated routine that does not rely on any single individual's memory or action to achieve or regularize it. Also, IT has the discipline and fallbacks to ensure coverage of backups. IT ensures they're running each night, and checks content of the backups. No real backup routine or scheme in a business environment should be in one specific user's hands. You can make exceptions at your peril or convenience – but true data security relies on a backup that is a "back of the screen" process. Therefore, when discussing what is recognized as a comprehensive business backup, it is an IT activity.
Department orientation: Here we're referring to a narrow slice of orientation – not a general IT orientation, or the overall HR orientation that a new hire goes through upon in-processing – but rather the hiring department's orientation of the new hire. If IT is orienting the new hire to the specifics of your department's use of software applications, as frequently happens, ask yourself "why?" Your department's use of software is a "front of the screen" endeavor. The organization has people in each department who are much more familiar with that department's procedures and rules for use. Have one of the business staff in the department provide this orientation. An orientation of sorts will happen anyway, in effect, through the new hire's questions of your other staff. Avoid duplication of effort by freeing IT in this regard, and posit the activity of familiarization in the business department. Use of business applications is "front side of the screen."


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What the C-Suite Wants: Communicating the Importance of Quality Assurance to Executives
If you're in quality assurance, you know that getting buy-in from the C-Suite is critically important but not so easy. Find out how to align what you're doing with your executives' top priorities so that you can get them on board with the important work that you're doing.
Quality assurance is one of those things that's incredibly important, but often ignored. In fact, most C-Suite executives tend to treat it like an insurance policy. They know that they need it, but typically don't pay attention to it until they have a good reason to. If you're a VP of Quality or a CTO, that's a problem because it makes getting the buy-in you need from your peers particularly challenging.
Of course, if quality assurance is part of your remit and you're looking to advance your agenda, getting that buy-in is critical. You need it to secure the budget dollars necessary so that your QA team can do everything from hiring top talent to getting the right tools to enable its work. You also need buy-in if you want to change the company culture from one where the knee-jerk reaction is to blame the testing team when things go wrong to one where everyone feels responsible for the overall quality and success of your products.
If you want to break through with other executives and get them to better understand and appreciate quality assurance, you need to think strategically. That means working with your QA team to define annual goals that align with the business objectives your C-Suite cares about most. Then it's just a matter of tracking the right metrics to demonstrate how you're progressing against those goals.
Speak the Language of the C-Suite
While engineers and testers often relish tracking the details of their work, when it comes to quality assurance most executives lack the time and inclination to go that deep into the weeds. That's because they are too busy looking at how to meet the organization's bigger, overarching objectives. Practically speaking, that means that if you want to get the C-Suite's attention, you have to speak their language. Specifically, you have to identify the business objectives that they're focused on, and show them how the work that you're doing is contributing to those goals.
Let's take a look at some of the objectives your C-Suite is most concerned with, examples of how quality assurance can help them meet those goals and how to quantify the work you're doing with the right metrics.
1. Becoming an Industry Leader
Perhaps more than anything else, most executives are striving to make their business an industry leader. They want to beat the competition, attract new customers and ultimately charge a premium for delivering a superior product or service.
From a testing point of view, it's not hard to envision how your goals can be crafted to directly support this objective. Producing high-quality code with fewer redundancies can go a long way toward speeding up the time to market of your company's latest products and features. It can also result in better customer reviews that, over time, will help build your company's reputation for creating great user experiences.
The bottom line is that if your company wants to be an industry leader, it needs testers who will take the time to understand and optimize your user experience. In terms of metrics, you can demonstrate how you're contributing to this overarching business objective by measuring the percentage of testing that's either automated or occurring in tools as part of the software development lifecycle. This is important because the higher that percentage, the more time your team has to focus on testing user experience.
2. Driving Customer Retention
When you're on the quest to become an industry leader, it's not enough just to win new customers. The C-Suite knows that you also have to retain those customers for the long haul. Of course, one of the keys to customer retention is providing good service, since good service generally translates into happy customers.
Specifically, that means working quickly to resolve bugs and to deploy the necessary updates in production. Automating smoke tests can be helpful in this regard, as can being able to continually run tests upon all code changes, rather than waiting for the end of an iteration. The latter is particularly useful because it means more predictable release dates since bugs found later in the process take more time to resolve than those that are found immediately. To measure quality assurance's contribution to driving customer retention, make sure to track the number of defects found in production.
3. Carefully Managing Costs
One of the most important parts of running any successful business is managing expenses. Fail to do so and they can quickly eat into your bottom line, putting pressure on the entire business. As such, the C-Suite is always keenly focused on costs.
Customer support can be a major cost basis if customers are constantly finding defects and calling in to complain about them. As a QA team, you can help to save the business the cost associated with triaging customer support tickets as they come in, debugging your software and notifying customers of upcoming releases — all of which can quickly add up. To demonstrate the value you're providing, be sure to track the number of support tickets due to defects as well as any decrease in the number of repeatable manual processes.
4. Fostering a Strong Culture
Companies want to be seen as being a great place to work so that they can attract top talent. And, in order to do that, they need to have a strong corporate culture. Although there are many different ingredients that go into creating a great work environment, opportunities for training and career advancement are essential. As such, be sure to track this information so that you can report it back to the C-Suite. They'll be interested to know, for example, how many hours per year each member of your team has spent training on using new technologies and how many people have been promoted. Not only that, prospective hires will appreciate any investment you make in best-of-breed technologies for software development and testing.
Bring the C-Suite Along on the Journey
Now that you know what your C-Suite cares about, how you can align your goals to their objectives and how to demonstrate the progress you're making, you're in a good position to engage with your C-Suite. Just remember that everything you do needs to tie back to business objectives. When it does, the C-Suite will be much more interested and engaged in what you're doing.
That, in turn, will give you the opportunity to bring quality to the forefront. It will help you to getthe budget you need and to create a culture where everyone is focused on ensuring the highest possible standard for your products and services. If this feels daunting, just remember that it doesn't have to be hard. Just take the time to understand what your executives truly care about and align what you're doing to their business objectives. To help demonstrate your success, it may be worth investing in a business intelligence tool that makes it easy to report on metrics across your QA team.
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A green dragon mohrg?!? That is evil…
…I totally need to use one in the next game I DM.
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yes, yes: our DM is very evil
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It actually doesn't have that many HP, so it is doable. But then: Damage Reduction 15/magic, Spell Resistance 20, Paralyze (touch attack) and Acid breath is quite a shock for the players. (And getting 1 negative level per round while you're in his stomach isn't too nice either… even more so since you're normally paralyzed when you're there)
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yes... but what is your point? Such people that don't game on their PCs don't game on consoles either! Most just play a few games on their phones and tablets... which is sadly becoming the mainstream gaming platform. Consoles are going back to hardcore gamers and not in every household.
If you haven't played a classic game in years, it's never too late to start!
The guy who has this Vista computer is concerned about it since MS is soon stopping support for Vista. He was asking about Windows 10.
Will Windows 10 likely run OK on a 2007 era typical consumer desktop system? Unfortunately I can't remember the specs.
Getting 0ld0r is mandatory - Growing up is just an option.
He should test it with windows 7 first. It should run ok with that. Then upgrade 7 to 10. Reason being if it can't find drivers for any hardware it falls back on the existing installed win 7 ones as they will still work.
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Judging by the specs on that Microsoft page, it will probably be OK. I suggested upgrading to Windows 7 a few years ago but he never followed up with that.
I think they were going to go and ask at the local computer shop. If they do, hopefully they might advise a memory upgrade.
Do you think such a machine will be less sluggish with Windows 10?
My AMD x2 system (the one I built based on Harrison's recommended parts) from around 2006 is still alive and kicking. It runs Win7 just fine. With 4gig ram and an SSD for the main OS it still feels pretty decent for the basic stuff like browsing, torrenting etc.
I did try to run the Win 10 upgrade prog to see what would happen but the computer failed the upgrade checks - I think it was the GFX card that was so old as to be unsupported, but I can't really remember as I wasn't really too bothered and didn't push any further. In short, I reckon it might be a push to get your mate onto Win 10 (it might work, perhaps) but Win 7 would be just super.
He phoned up earlier to say he was interested in trying Windows 7, so I recommended he did that.
Is it still possible to buy a license for Windows 7?
Not sure but it's very easy to find an iso download and really easy to find the patching software.
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3. I am self-employed.
4. I am able to deduct expenses relating to my employment income.
5. I invest in stocks, bonds and other securities outside my RRSP.
6. I have rental income.
7. I have sold a vacation property this year.
8. I have moved during the year to be closer to my work/studies.
If you answered yes to any of the above, then a professional accountant will probably be able save you income taxes.
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2. I want to transfer my business to a family member.
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Nearly a mile in length, it has fairly decent surf, and room for hundreds of visitors. But not all of them swim or surf. On a recent trip to Long Sands, I found the following:
Intricate sand drawing
Simple sand drawing
Walking along the beach at low tide
A Karate class
The class starts on the beach and ends up deep in the surf
Introducing a baby to the surf
Me, sans GTS, contemplating my next photo
Young lady dancing
Father and son playing baseball
Sisters burying their brother in the sand
Family playing baseball - from her body language, Mom doesn't seem to think much of Dad's easy pitch to their son
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How To Choose A Freezer?
Even though people usually consider buying a refrigerator which has an inbuilt freezer and serves other purposes as well, some people choose to buy only a standalone freezer. Freezers are indispensable for people living in rural areas, people who are old or if they have long working hours and cannot keep going to the store to buy basic necessities. Freezers can help in storing food stuffs for a long time. Also freezers are frequently used by gardeners or sellers who have a lot o0f produce to store. The demand for standalone freezers is considerably less compared to refrigerators but still the demand is rising day by day.
People who are using old freezer models are trying to replace them these days. This is due to the fact that modern freezers are quite energy efficient. One can save on their electricity bills by investing in a state of the art freezer, not to mention the new features that come along with it. Out of the many brands that are available in the market, it is difficult to choose the right freezer. The dawn of online era has further brought in limitations.
In order to choose the right freezer, the best option is to invest in a buyer's guide. These guides are available both online and offline. They can help you in saving time, money and can aid in taking good decisions. One should not choose a freezer based on the pictures available in ecommerce sites. One may end up choosing the wrong product and losing a lot of money in the process. This fact especially holds true for first time buyers or people who do not have any knowledge about the types of freezers available in the market.
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Buyer's guides can be of a great help these days. These buyer's guides are written by people or consumers who have good knowledge and experience in buying a freezer. They usually list out the products available in the market, their costs, durability and uses. One can thus make informed choices after going through the detailed reviews.
Many people also vouch for online reviews that are available in e-commerce sites. Most of the times, the reviews are genuine and are written with the aim of helping other consumers. These reviews can speak a lot about the product. While buying a freezer, one should first decide if he needs an upright or a chest freezer. In the next step he should consider the size of the freezer that is required. Energy efficiency of a freezer, interior lights, quick freeze feature, manual or automatic defrosting are the other factors that a person should think about before venturing out to buy a freezer.
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REACH is a literacy initiative for Kindergarten and First Grade designed to bolster reading achievement by engaging parents as at-home learning partners. Developed by three Ohio school districts in partnership with Public MediaConnect/ThinkTV and Wright State University, REACH has two main components:
The collection of 32 interactive reading lessons is available nationally on demand to all learners through
PBS LearningMedia, the nation's largest digital media library for educators. An estimated 1,000 students/ year will participate from the Milton-Union Exempted Village Schools, Piqua City Schools and Franklin Monroe Local Schools districts. REACH is also part of Pubic Media Connect's American Graduate Initiative.
The REACH initiative is supported by the Ohio Department of Education's Straight A Fund.


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The annual Memorial Day Ride for America was held in Loganville. Good Hope honored one of it's young citizens with an award. The Kinchafoonee Cowboys played and the downtown concert.
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Song lists for weddings and corporate events are carefully choreographed for the perfect mix to please all ages. From classic crooners to powerful pop-dance songs, the entire audience wants to get up and boogie! And you will work with professionals that know how to put on an event that is hassle-free for you ... professional set-up and performance makes working with the band an easy and fun experience.


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Toast is no stranger to fundings upwards of $100M, but today's $115 million influx was still impressive.
The Boston-based restaurant management platform raised a $115 million Series D round led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. on Tuesday, which will be used to accelerate research and development, as well as to recruit new talent.
"The way restaurants serve their customers is going through a fundamental change, and the technology that enables restaurant operations must respond to these new demands. Toast does this," said Henry Ellenbogen, portfolio manager of T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, in a statement.
The company, which now employs more than 1,000 people in 30 states, is valued by its latest investor at a whopping $1.4 billion.
The way restaurants serve their customers is going through a fundamental change, and the technology that enables restaurant operations must respond."
We shouldn't be too surprised: In November 2017, Toast was ranked as the third-fastest-growing tech company in North America by Deloitte.
In addition to that accolade, last year Toast also raised a $100 million Series C round, expanded its Boston headquarters, opened a Dublin-based office and was included in Forbes' 2017 Cloud 100, a list that ranks the top 100 private cloud companies in the world.
Founded in 2013, Toast offers restaurants a technology platform that combines restaurant POS, front-of-house and back-of-house tools, as well as guest-facing technology with a suite of third-party apps. The company offers everything from tableside ordering, menu modifications, online ordering and labor management services.
This year, Toast is focusing on expanding its global footprint, opening offices in Portland, Oregon and Omaha, Nebraska to support its growing workforce, which is largely distributed between the company's Boston headquarters and Dublin offices.
Tiger Global Management, LLC — as well as existing investors — also participated in the round, which brings Toast's total funding to date to $249 million.
"With close to $800 billion in annual sales and representing nearly 15 million jobs in the U.S., the restaurant industry is a powerful contributor to local economies," said CEO Christopher Comparato. "As restaurant owners and operators navigate shifting consumer expectations driven by mobility and personalization, they're selecting Toast as their platform of choice to deliver a guest-first and data-driven experience that increases revenue, streamlines operations and delights guests."


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Saint Mary by-the-Sea Retreat House is a sacred space where all are welcome to come and experience the heart of God through prayer, silence and solitude. Come, spend time in contemplation and encounter the profound voice of God anew. This serence and peaceful setting by the ocean affords Sabbath time
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Just about every conversation that I have with sales executives leads to an expression of their greatest need, "Improve sales performance ... as quickly as possible!" In almost every case, the real issue is the need to more consistently and effectively implement their sales process. In almost every case the quickest road to success is to improve their understanding and execution of their discovery process. Here are a few important benchmarks to consider in reviewing your sales discovery.
Develop All Discovery Insights for each Sales Stage
It is not enough to train your sales reps on the theory of the discovery process. You must be granular in your approach and support. That means taking the time to define all the key insights or discovery questions that are to be uncovered through each of your sales stages. This is a critical aspect of successful discovery management that is often overlooked.
Meet with your team. Ask the group what are the key discovery insights and at which stage they should be asked. This discussion can be quite insightful and assist in team building as well as developing a common vision of your sales process. Then rank each of your discovery insights in importance. The higher the score you assign, the more likelihood of closing the opportunity or developing a deeper relationship with you customer.
The next step is to create a list of responses that you expect for every discovery insight question. This is not as daunting a task as it first sounds. Even if you are asking an open-ended question, there are likely only 7 to 8 responses that you commonly hear.
The final step is ranking your discovery insight responses. Again, the higher the ranking, the more likely you are in closing the opportunity. This new data is the foundation for your discovery management process. You can now calculate a Discovery Completeness Score which is a new metric for sales effectiveness management. You can also use the data for accurate forecasting instead of relying on inaccurate stage opportunity values.
Map the Value and the Experience to be Delivered for each Sales Stage
Your detailed Discovery Insights will help deliver better sales performance. However, you can increase your sales effectiveness to a new level if you provide a map of the customer experience that the rep is expected to deliver at each sales stage ... as well as the key value assets that are to be delivered that will help build trust and engagement.
Your contact plans should include the number of contact efforts. Determine if voicemail messages are to be left, if emails are to be sent and the frequency and cadence of engagement. This should be tracked and managed with your CRM.
Consider the importance of being customer-centric and provide the specific value to be delivered by your reps at each stage. These should be aligned with the discovery insights to ensure relevance and can include webinars, white papers, special research or other unique value that differentiates your brand.
Manage your Sales Discovery Process
Manage the process. Use your Discovery Completion Score to understand if your reps are promoting opportunities prematurely or if opportunities are under developed. Drill down to the question detail to see which insights are not being asked and coach your reps accordingly. You can also monitor sales process compliance with this new data.
We are facing harsh new realities in selling today. We need to increase our performance. The most fundamental shift is the definition and measurement of your sales discovery process. Most organizations find that their performance dramatically increases within 2 months.
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Being independent in the funeral trade means that a funeral director is family owned and run by local people who have served the community, often for generations. We are proudly in our 7th generation of family run funeral services and care about the people we serve as our neighbours and local community. Big corporate groups are run by prioritising efficiency and profit margins and cannot offer the same personal service.
How does this relate to the service supplied to you?
Independent funeral directors feel that they offer a more personal service to the local community in which they too reside.
Larger corporations that operate under their brand name or often under the name of a family firm they have purchased, have shareholders to answer to, operate with a cold business like efficiency and commission sales, not to mention their much higher prices comparative to independents.
We believe that we truly will go further and and do extra if it means that the funeral is exactly how the family wish it to be, whether that be regarding choice of music, small details on the day or any other unique personalisation of the funeral.
Some large international corporations in the early and mid nineties purchased many independent family funeral directors, maintaining the family name, thus deceiving the general public as to ultimate ownership.
In an attempt to improve the awareness of independent funeral directors to the public and to strive for improved services, several independents formed a trade association in the early 90's solely for the independent funeral director, this association is named SAIF : Society for Allied Independent Funeral Directors and strict codes of conduct have to be complied with by all members or membership is disallowed.


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Pacific Basin's Loss Up Despite Stronger TCE Earnings
Due to extraordinarily weak dry bulk market conditions seen in the first half of 2016, the Hong Kong-listed dry bulk shipping company Pacific Basin Shipping reported a net loss of USD 60.4 million, against a net loss of USD 15.4 million seen a year earlier, despite its strong TCE earnings premium.
"While we were loss-making over this challenging period, our Handysize and Supramax earnings outperformed spot market rates by 56% and 29% respectively and we generated a positive operating cash flow," Mats Berglund, CEO of Pacific Basin, said.
The company's said that its recent rights issue enhances its ability to navigate the protracted challenging environment, but also the ability to attract cargo and to assess and potentially purchase secondhand vessels at low prices.
Average Handysize and Supramax daily earnings of USD 6,080 and USD 5,910 per day outperformed BHSI and BSI spot market indices by 56% and 29%, respectively.
The sluggish dry bulk shipping market led to the reduction of the company's daily Handysize vessel operating costs and shore-side G&A expenses compared to last year as Pacific Basin Shipping operated an average of 129 Handysize and 79 Supramax ships resulting in a 13% reduction and 39% increase in revenue days year on year.
Driven primarily by South American agricultural exports, dry bulk rates have improved on increasing activity since the record lows of mid-February, the company said, adding that it is "continuing to manage for a weak market in the medium term, driving further cost savings and conducting our business efficiently and safely while astutely combining ships and cargoes to maximise our margins."
As at 30 June 2016, Pacific Basin Shipping operates 212 dry bulk ships of which 87 are owned and 125 are chartered. A further 12 owned and 5 chartered newbuildings are scheduled to join the company's core fleet over the next two years.


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Livonia Observer
Schoolcraft program points girls to STEM
On February 18th, Carol Strom and 10 volunteers from AAUW volunteered at the Schoolcraft College/AAUW Livonia/Livonia Public schools STEM program for girls. This is the second STEM program that our branch has joined in hosting at Schoolcraft. Carol was very instrumental in the planning efforts for both events. The Livonia Observer had a full page article on this year's event in its Thursday, February 23rd paper. Thanks to Carol for keeping us involved with this great program and thanks to the volunteers who provided support for the event.
Click here to read the full article.
Advancing Their Education, Serving Their Communities: AAUW 2016–17 Fellows and Grantees
AAUW's fellowships and grants have provided more than $100 million to more than 12,000 women and projects from 140 countries since 1888.
AAUW Honors Sen. Harry Reid as 2016 Title IX Champion
Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in U.S. schools and ensures all students have access to education. Unfortunately, its work is not done. Get the facts about Title IX, know your rights, and find your local K-12 Title IX coordinator.
AAUW marked the 44th anniversary of Title IX on June 23 by hosting our annual Title IX Cupcakes and Champagne celebration on Capitol Hill to honor Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) as the 2016 Title IX Champion. We recognized Sen. Reid for his dedication to improving educational opportunities for women and girls.
The Livonia Branch is comprised of 152 women who enjoy working together to advance the AAUW mission of promoting equity for all women and girls, lifelong education, and positive societal change.
AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. Founded in 1881, AAUW is open to graduates with an associate or higher degree from an accredited college or university. Dues support the operations of the Livonia branch, founded in 1971, as well as the state and national organizations.
Livonia Branch of AAUW provides an opportunity to:
- Meet women in your community with similar interests
- Enjoy diverse activities in a friendly atmosphere
- Help promote education for women at all levels.
STEM Event 2016
Co-hosted : AAUW Livonia Branch and Schoolcraft College
Date: Februay 27, 2016
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Salute to Women Luncheon
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Livonia Branch held its 42nd "Salute to Women" Luncheon on Saturday, December 12, 2015. This year's honoree was Janet Newcomer. Janet has made it her personal mission to improve the lives of girls and boys at Cody High School in Detroit. She has collected school supplies and clothing for fifteen years. Donating polo shirts and Docker style pants (the uniform) has allowed many girls and boys to attend school.
Recently, Janet started a reading program (Get Reading Detroit) for girls and boys at Cody. Books have been donated for this effort and the incentive awards come directly from Janet. Working with the school leadership, Janet built an effort that provides resources to the students who but for her efforts might not be able to reach for a better future. She sees a need, or a void, and addresses it to the benefit of the students. Since her involvement at Cody, the graduation rates have climbed to over 80% and will continue to grow and the school has become a respectful place to learn. She has been a strong part of the revitalization of the school.
Participants also enjoyed a wonderful slide presentation called "A History of Christmas at Hudson's". It was presented by Lucas McGrail, Architectural Historian from Livonia. Many memories were revisited as he detailed the huge part that Hudson's played in the Christmas shopping and festivities in Detroit.
Photos Show the Power of Tech Trek
Tech Trek 2014 was a huge success. But really, these photos along with a few words from the campers speak for themselves.


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What's the best business credit card? Opinions vary, but it all depends on what kind of business you have and where and how you'll be spending money.
CreditCards.com picks the Capital One Spark Cash for Business as its choice of best business card. The Spark earns points for its cash-back program, low rates, and a generous, one-time initial bonus.
The Spark pays 2% cash back on every purchase, not just certain kinds of purchases. The judges found that to be an advantage because business spending can range over a wide number of categories.
"Spark Cash for Business keeps it simple, and that's perfect for busy businesspeople," said CreditCards.com senior industry analyst Matt Schulz. "Business owners don't want to hassle with transferring miles and chasing bonus categories. They just want a good, straightforward cash-back rate with low fees."
The Spark also pays $500 cash back when users spend $4,500 or more during the first three months of card activation.
NerdWallet also rates the Capital One Spark among its top business cards, but it should be noted that the Spark, like most business credit cards, carries an annual fee. In the case of the Spark, it's $59 a year.
Chase Ink Cash Business
Also high on NerdWallet's list is the Chase Ink Cash Business Credit Card, which is the rare business credit card that does not carry an annual fee. It only pays 1% cash back and has a lower sign-up bonus – $200.
However, cardholders earn 5% cash back on the first $25,000 spent in combined purchases at office supply stores and on cellular phone, landline, internet, and cable TV services each account anniversary year. They also earn 2% cash back on the first $25,000 spent in combined purchases at gas stations and restaurants each account anniversary year.
At CardHub.com, another card comparison sight, the Capital One Spark and Chase Ink Cash Business Card rank one and two among business credit cards.
US Bank Business Edge
But its third choice, the US Bank Business Edge card, is definitely worth a look, especially for smaller businesses with only "good" credit. It has no annual fee and pays between 1% and 3% cash back. The highest rate of cash back is on cellular, gas, and office supply store net purchases. It pays 1% on all other purchases.
The card also pays an initial sign-up bonus of $150 if you spend $500 in the first three months of activation.
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Cooperstown, New York
And the third installment! We've had a blonde ale for the House Lannister, a stout for the Night's Watch, and now a red ale for House Targaryen. There are even three different labels, one for each of Daenerys's dragons.
Review: Let's break it down...
- Blood: Red ale. I love red ales. They are typically made with malts specially selected to give fruity tones along with caramel flavor and color.
- Fire: Ancho chilies. A nice smokey heat.
I had really high hopes for this beer. Unfortunately, I think this is my least favorite of the three GOT beers so far. I was looking forward to the sweet fruity notes from the red ale combining with the heat to make for an explosion of flavor. Instead, it fell a little flat. I think this series of beers is meant to have a broad appeal, but that seems to have taken the spark out of Ommegang.Bottom Line: Meh. Not a bad beer, just not as interesting as I wanted it to be.
Beer Geekery:
- BREWER: Brewery Ommegang
- STYLE: Red Ale
- PLACE: Cooperstown, New York
- www.ommegang.com
Where did I get it? Crystal City Wine Shop


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Teacher training in Montpellier: courses for teachers of French
Who is it for ?
Teacher training program is tailored especially for the teachers of French language ( FLE-FLS-DNL) in primary, secondary school or higher education. The objective of this course is to perfect your educational techniques and tools you use to motivate your learners.
For European teachers, these courses are eligible in conformance with the ERASMUS + program
Number of Lessons
lessons / 25 h
Some of the main activities during the program are:
modules of methodology and class practices (15 hours)
thematic workshops (6 hours)
conferences (2 hours)
a cultural visit (2 hours)
Here is the full program of courses French for Teachers
The main objectives of Teacher Training program
• Allow the teachers to enrich and to renew their pedagogy within the framework of modules and workshops combining teachers from various countries.
• Favor a reflexive practice through exchange and analysis of learning strategies and education.
• Learn more about France and French-speaking countries as well as their cultures.
The Teachers training course aims to integrate the latest contributions of method of FLE and the action–orientated approach recommended by the Common European Reference frame for the Languages, while taking into account the diversity of teaching contexts.
Here is the full program of courses for French Teachers
Required level of French language: From level B1
The program of teacher training will take place:
From Monday July 1st to Friday July 12th 2019
(1 or 2 weeks)
From Monday July 29th to Friday August 9th 2019
(1 or 2 weeks)
National Holidays
No national holidays during this time
There are no lessons on National Holidays but they are made up during the week.
80 euro registration fees
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Our Stories
The Carlisles
In 2007, God put a specific calling on the hearts of the Carlisles to take in one child who needed fostering and also adopted internationally. They have experienced the miracle of adoption by adopting three daughters and fostering a son. After the adoption of their first daughter, Ellie Jeeah, the Carlisles have continued their passion to help and serve families with the same call. The Carlisles live in Pine Mountain Valley with their growing family of four boys and three girls. They will adopt their fourth daughter early in 2018 from China.
The Perkins
In 2008, God opened the Perkins' eyes to the cry of the orphan. They were deeply touched by witnessing two friends' international adoptions and felt God's calling to do the same. With four girls and one boy, in 2010 they adopted their son, Grant and in 2012 they adopted their daughter, Ruthie. The Perkins live in Columbus, Georgia.
Remembering Ellie Jeeah
Ellie Jeeah Carlisle, was born October 9, 2008 in Seoul, South Korea. Ellie was a very special little girl who stole the hearts of everyone she met. She had a special love for people and greeted everyone with a smile and open arms.
On June 18, 2010, for reasons unknown, Ellie Jeeah passed away. On that day God's perfect plan for her was complete; she is now in heaven with the infinite hope and future. She is dancing with angels and being held in the arms of Jesus. Her legacy lives on through Jeeah's Hope.
The Vanns
Elizabeth Vann is a Harris County native who comes to us with a background in marketing and fundraising. She is a wife to Chris Vann and a mom to three beautiful little girls (Ava, Eden Grace and Hosanna). Elizabeth was first introduced to Jeeah's Hope at the beginning stages of her own adoption journey in January, 2017. Upon arriving home from China with her daughter Hosanna in May, 2018, she felt the Lord stirring her heart to continue her involvement with orphan care. Elizabeth is passionate about supporting families as they answer God's call to care for the fatherless and we are excited to have her!
Jeeah's Hope Story
In October of 2010, Skip and Ashley Perkins and Chance and Emily Carlisle sat down at Panera Bread in Brentwood, Tennessee following a Show Hope Adoption Conference. Both couples had attended the conference in anticipation of finding answers. For the Perkins, these were solutions to help their son, adopted at 27 months, who was struggling emotionally. For the Carlisles it was a deep grief and desire to carry on the legacy of the short life of their daughter, Ellie Jeeah (adopted from South Korea in July 2009).
That day they ironed out a name for the ministry the Lord had placed on our hearts to honor Ellie Jeeah: Jeeah's Hope.
They left Nashville with an excitement and anticipation of what the Lord would do with this call, but had no idea how both of our busy families could possibly take on all of their heart's desired to accomplish through the ministry.
"Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name
welcomes Me." Luke 9:28
They laid all of their desires at the foot of the cross: the desire to follow along the many families who had adopted in the Chattahoochee Valley area; to follow along and support families in the adoption process and build a bridge in the community of adoptive families and to become involved in the lives of children in foster care.
Seven years later we are humbled and exceedingly grateful for the Lord's provision in so many ways. What started out as a two family project, the Lord brought together seven families into the ministry with our same passions. Through the help of these families Jeeah's Hope is a 501c3, and has built a strong community in our area of adoptive families and have walked along side many families as they followed the call to adopt.
We are grateful for the Lord's provision and financial support from generous believers who have also heard the call to help the orphans. Through the Lord's abundant provision, Jeeah's Hope has been able to extend more than $160,000 to adoptive families through grants and loans. These grants have typically been in the form of matching grants that have enabled those families to raise even more money for their adoption. As of August 2017, families receiving matching grants from Jeeah's Hope had raised over $320,000 in addition to the loan or grant amounts that were provided by Jeeah's Hope. That means that in total (considering other grants for needs such as medical treatments, medical transport, and other assistance), more than $500,000 has been raised/deployed through Jeeah's Hope to help families as they answer God's call to help the fatherless.
More than 55 precious children have reached their forever homes, being loved by family and surrounded and lavished in God's love. An eternal impact is seen in their eyes and witnessed in their physical growth and health.
"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
James 1:26-27


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Today's So Shoe Me is the Raven Boot by Hades, $175, available at Aberrant Sole. Take your Steampunk style to Gothic levels with these steel and black booties by Hades. A riveted leather upper and industrial steel spined back adds a signature Steampunk vibe to your favorite fall separates. The heavy chrome plated details add a futuristic finish to the ornate and Gothic upper and the ankle-length shaft is the perfect height for everyday wear. Pair these signature spinal soles with a delicate lace blouse and skin tight vinyl pencil skirt for the perfect mix of bondage and femininity this fall.
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So Shoe Me a pair of slick spinal heels that will add a steampunk edge to my cold weather separates for an unexpected signature style.
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FM has clarified that July 31 will be the last date for filing returns thereby ruling out any postponement, and requested taxpayers not to delay the filing process.
Also, submitting of returns at post offices may not be allowed this year.
E-filing of tax deducted at source (TDS) returns will be mandatory from September 1, 2007 for companies whose turnover is Rs 40 lakh or more a year. E-payment of TDS would be mandatory for them from January 1, 2008.


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Chirp: Ages 3-6
The see and do, laugh and learn magazine.
Chirp's innovative package of stories, puzzles, and activities is made for little hands and growing minds.
The colourful pages, silly jokes, engaging stories, and early-learning activities in Chirp inspire young children to make their first attempts at reading, writing, and creating with age-appropriate content.
- One year subscription: 10 issues
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New York Knicks 7-foot-1 fashionisto, Tyson Chandler continues to express his love for fashion as he briefly leaves the basketball court to posts-up in Dujor Magazine's March 2013 Issue. I consider Tyson to be one of the best dressed athletes in sports today, I've never seen a 7 footer dress so chic, not to mention making it look so effortless. In Tyson's feature he discusses(with Dujor writer Yaran Noti) the difficulty of finding clothing to complement his silhouette, the evolution of his personal style,favorite designers,his infatuation with black, an unusual collection of vintage brooches, and more. Its a must read article, as he gives us fans the opportunity to see the creative side of Tyson Chandler. Click to read full article.
"As my style evolved, I started to manipulate things and let in my artistic side," -Tyson Chandler
For his spread, Tyson enrobed in custom pieces from Waraire Boswell


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Oliver's catering business Fabulous feasts will be responsible for match-day food as well as catering for conferences and events.
The stadium boasts 11 kitchens, 19 bars and 69 corporate hospitality boxes.
American company Legends Hospitality, owned by the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Yankees, will be teaming up with Oliver.
Nigel Harris, managing director of Fabulous feats said: "We believe this will be the best stadium catering in the Premier League."
The project will not be Oliver's first Manchester-based venture. The chef already has a branch of his Jamie's Italian restaurant in the city centre.


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Russia has stepped up military air operations over Europe while continuing to bolster aggression by separatists in eastern Ukraine, the Pentagon said Thursday.
"There's been an uptick to Russian air activity in the region" to include a flight by two Russian "Bear" bombers off Britain's southern coast Wednesday, said Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman.
Warren also said "we have continued to see a large volume of equipment flowing from Russia into Ukraine" in violation of ceasefire agreements signed last week in Minsk, the capital of Belarus.
"Russia's actions have been destabilizing throughout the region," Warren said, but Pentagon officials added that there were no immediate plans to change U.S. policy against supplying weapons to Ukraine despite repeated pleas from the Kiev government.
Fighting continued in eastern Ukraine Thursday a day after the rebels forced thousands of Ukrainian troops to flee the rail hub of Debaltseve in defiance of the ceasefire brokered by France and Germany, Reuters reported.
The abandonment of the town marked the worst defeat for the Kiev government in 10 months of fighting in which an estimated 5,000 people have been killed.
However, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that "the Minsk agreement is the best opportunity for a lasting peaceful solution" even as the separatists refused to abide by it.
"Russian forces, artillery and air defense units as well as command and control elements are still active in Ukraine," Stoltenberg said, "and there has been a steady buildup of tanks and armored vehicles across the border from Russia to Ukraine."
In addition to the aggression against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin also posed a "'real and present danger" to the Baltic states of Lithuania, Lativia and Estonia, said British Defense Minister Michael Fallon.
In comments to the Times and Daily Telegraph newspapers, Fallon said said Putin could launch a campaign of undercover tactics to destabilise the three former Soviet republics who are now NATO members.
"I'm worried about his (Putin's) pressure on the Baltics, the way he is testing NATO," Fallon said.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius told BBC radio that Russia also posed a threat to the wider region, including Moldova.
"Russia is behaving aggressively now as we speak," Linkevicius said, and the threat was not just to the Baltic states "but also with regard to others and NATO has to respond and be ready for these new threats."
Earlier, a British Ministry of Defense spokesman said that Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters scrambled Wednesday to intercept the two Russian bombers which were flying off the southern Cornwall coast.
"The Russian planes were escorted by the RAF until they were out of the UK area of interest," the spokesman said. "At no time did the Russian military aircraft cross into UK sovereign airspace."
-- Richard Sisk can be reached at email@example.com


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Location Details
Located at the Northwestern side of Isabela Island, Punta Vicente Roca is a wall dive to a maximum depth of 27 meters (90 feet). Visibility can be challenging in the shallows with averages of 2 – 5 meters (5 – 15 feet) in the colder times of the year. Deeper than 12 meters (40 feet) visibility usually increases to 12 – 24 meters (40 – 80 feet) and temperature drops rapidly. Punta Vicente Rocafuerte is one of the best wall dives in the Galapagos and allows a completely different landscape. The wall hosts invertebrates, sea horses, frog fish and other species. The outside of the wall allows to watch deep mola mola (sun fish) comming from the deep to cleaning stations. Current is neglectible and surge can be moderate in the shallows.


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The MBA Program has adopted the use of the APA (American Psychological Association)
style of documentation. Students will be held responsible for using this style when
writing within the MBA Program coursework.
All new MBA students will need to have access to (or purchase) the Quick Access Reference for Writers by Lynn Troyka. Students will be responsible for its content when writing papers within the MBA Program.


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Seeing Things: The Eery Side of Mountain Magic
Solitude was the name of the game. Solitude and training. Jes and I drove for five miles up the canyon, and then snowshoed for another six when the snowpack got too deep to drive. It was cold and icy, and still held the bootprints of someone (a giant) who had hiked down the road a few days prior. The lack of new snow and existing prints meant we didn't have to cut new trail, an awesome discovery considering it had been a while since either of us carried 40 lbs. on our backs for any amount of distance.
We had originally planned to hike Huron Peak, but reset our expectations once we learned about the long winter route and multi-day time requirement. Our new goal was to reach Winfield, an old ghost town once home to about 1500 people during the boomtown mining era. What remains of it is maintained by the Leadville Ranger District and is used as a museum in the summer months. I could sit for hours there, or any ghost town for that matter, imagining it full of life.
Covered in snow, however, Winfield felt isolated and forgotten, the dead thing in an otherwise sleeping canyon. Tired and ready for lunch, we set up camp about a quarter mile from town and rounded out the day with several additional, lighter miles (read: tons of photos) up to the Huron trailhead basin. We reveled in the thought that we had neither seen nor heard anyone all day, nor had we come across fresh or even day old tracks. The solitude we sought was ours. As night began to fall, so did more snow. It spit through dinner (and a thieving spoon gnome incident) and then, as we were talking about going to sleep, there was silence. The wintery silence that comes directly before or after a snow squall, silence that deafens and absorbs all other sound. And just as suddenly as the wind died down, I realized we were canopied by a stunning, starry sky.
We must have spent 45 minutes shooting astrophotos and light writing. By the time we called it quits, a slight breeze had begun sighing through the canyon and neither of us could feel our toes. I was tidying up the kitchen when I noticed some headlamps through the trees and across the creek. I called Jes over- she could see them too. Six or seven individual lights at first in a cluster, began to form a line not dissimilar to the line of headlamps seen on an early morning hike up Longs. They moved as hikers might, in one direction up a trail. But suddenly they stopped – all of them. At the same time. We turned our headlamps off to avoid drawing attention to ourselves.
Were our eyes playing tricks on us? Not exactly shimmering, looking at the lights was more akin to watching a star cluster – hard to define when looked at directly and better observed with peripheral vision for short periods of time. Because it was night, depth perception was non-existent. Were they larger and farther away, or smaller and relatively close? Were they lights on a building or some other structure, and the motion merely the optical illusion of windblown trees?
The breeze had died down again, and in that vacuum the lights began to silently sway. Still individually lit, they fluidly moved as one – like the lulling of a boat on the ocean. Occasionally they would stop, or a few of them would float out of place before returning to the line and then the swaying would begin again. We freaked. It's probably more appropriate to say that I freaked. Jesica, being the engineer, was still sure it was something explainable and was mostly concerned that it might be mountain rapists. Having established the echo-y quality of the canyon earlier in the day, I assured her that we would have heard a group that large. Headlamps off, I grabbed my camera and she her keys, and we quickly walked to a wider section of the trail to figure out what to do (and more easily see if anything was going to follow us). The snow on the trail was deep without snowshoes. I half heartedly suggested we could head back to the car – but traveling six miles at night, without proper clothing or snowshoes was impossible. We were exhausted and freezing, so it would likely result in one or both of us getting hypothermia. We decided our only option was to try to get a slightly closer look.
Nothing had changed. The lights were right where they were when we fled to the trail. No closer, no further, still dancing. I snapped a few jittery photos that revealed nothing. The only way we were going to find out what or who they were was going to require us to cross the creek, head into town, and possibly up the hill on the other side of the canyon. We agreed that we didn't have the energy to investigate that far (or any idea what we would do if we discovered the source was, in fact, mountain rapists or paranormal). It had been almost an hour since we first noticed the lights and we concluded that if whatever it was had any intention of coming closer, it would have by then. So we went to bed.
The next morning was beautiful. After eating a bit of food, I followed our tracks from the night before out to the creek bank to see what I could discern in the daylight. Turns out we were camped directly across from Winfield and that we had been staring at it (or just to the north or west of it) when we were watching the lights. As we hiked out we stopped for a bit in the center of town. Just as the day before, there were no new tracks or even the impression of old ones beyond our own. We didn't hit new tracks until after we reached our car. According to the Leadville Ranger District, the canyon doesn't have electricity, Winfield doesn't have lighting of any kind (solar or otherwise), and the mines haven't been operational for quite some time.
X-Files rerun or man-made? It could have been anything…or nothing I guess.
I'm making plans to go back.
3 Comments on "Seeing Things: The Eery Side of Mountain Magic"
Lol, when I hiked Sneffels at night I keep turning around thinking I could see two headlamps following me. I swear it looked like the "headlamps" were moving. Anyhow, the next morning when I'm driving back down from Yankee Boy Basin it turns out the lights I was seeing were the security lights at a mine.
So, I have a question. What was the exposure time you used for your night shot? I have a new camera and have been trying to learn the settings for night shots, thanks…


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Make these delicious homemade Apple Fritters with glaze using simple ingredients. These are the most delicious old fashioned apple fritters.
Some recipes you do the first time and they come out perfect. Others, you do, have a huge flop, give up on for a while, then tackle them again and get them perfect. This was one of those recipes. I worked on the recipe for these delicious apple fritters for a year. I just didn't have the time to perfect it, at the time.
It's funny, because what I was trying to do was make a great doughnut recipe this time around. The thought of making apple fritters hadn't even crossed my mind. But, I thought, I should make homemade apple filling and the rest sort of fell into place. Now, for the technique of how to assemble them, you've got to watch this video. This will help guide you on how to make them. (I don't flatten them quite as much as this gentleman does) But you'll get the idea.
I make homemade apple pie filling. Super simple to make. I use a combination of Granny Smith and Braeburn apples. I've found this is a great combination. Granny Smith apples hold up a little better, while the Braeburn apples break down a bit. Which is wonderful, because the apple that breaks down, gives you the sauce. And the crisp apple stays whole, giving you something to chomp your teeth into. I'm thrilled this recipe came out so good! I really hope you enjoy! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are getting ready for the holidays!
You can also make this apple pie filling and pipe it into the back of the apple fritters. Put the apple pie filing into a disposable pastry bag with a large pastry tip and pipe the pie filling into the bottom of the apple fritters. This same apple pie filling is used in my Fried Apple Hand Pies.
The dough is quite sticky- don't add more flour because otherwise you might make them tough. You want the dough to be light and airy. Hence why you let the dough rise twice, even before you assemble them into fritter. Yes, this recipe takes some time. But, make them the day before- I usually make them in the afternoon/evening. Refrigerate overnight, then fry them fresh in the morning.
Apple Fritters
- Dough:
- 2 1/4 teaspoons 1 packet active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water
- 1 1/2 cups milk warm
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 5 to 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- Apple filling:
- 6 large apples peeled, cored and chopped into small pieces
- 2-3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Icing:
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3-5 tablespoons whole milk
- In a large mixing bowl of a stand mixer dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Add the warm milk, sugar, honey and eggs. Add the dough hook attachment, and stir in the flour and salt. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl occasionally with a rubber spatula. Cut the butter into small pieces and incorporate into the dough. Scrape the bowl a few times. Beat the dough until it becomes smooth, about 5-7 minutes.
Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and knead for 5-6 minutes, making a smooth dough. This dough is going to be sticky when you turn it out. After kneading, shape into a round ball and place back into the greased mixing bowl. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and drape with a clean kitchen towel. Place in a warm area and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead the dough for a few minutes. Turn back into the greased bowl (spray with cooking spray again if needed) and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
- While the dough is rising, make your apple filling. Place the butter and lemon juice in a 10-12-inch cast iron pan over medium heat. Place the chopped apple pieces and the brown sugar into the pan. Cook the apples over medium-high heat for about 10-15 minutes, until slightly soft. Dissolve the cornstarch in very warm water and pour over the apple mixture. Let bubble and thicken. Stirring with a wooden spoon so it does not burn. Remove from the heat once it's thickened and add the cinnamon and nutmeg. The apple mixture will thicken as it cools. Let cool completely. (to speed up this process, place the apples in a Pyrex measuring cup, then set the measuring cup in a large bowl that has plenty of ice- this will cool the apples quickly)
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and roll out with a rolling pin. Making it into a rectangle shape, about 1/2-3/4-inch thick. Spread the apple filling evenly over the dough. Sprinkle generously with ground cinnamon. Sprinkle over that, generously with all-purpose flour. (about 1/2 cup or so). This will help absorb some of the moisture from the filling.
- Roll up, starting at the long end, like you would cinnamon rolls. Cut the dough on a diagonal, then back the other way. You want to end up with pieces about the size of a quarter. Gently push the pieces back into small patties (about 3-4 inches in diameter). You'll want to sprinkle the pieces with flour as you go. This will be a sticky mess. But well worth the time, effort and mess involved.
- Place the apple fritter patties on lined half sheet pans. (you should get about 3 rows of 3 on each sheet pan) Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2-3 hours, or overnight.
- While they are in the fridge, whisk together your icing. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside. You want it to be fairly thin.
- While the oil heats up, let the trays of apple fritters warm up on your kitchen counter. Fry in 375 degree F canola oil. About 2-3 minutes per side. Flip carefully. Once fried, place them on a sheet pan lined with plenty of paper towels to absorb some of the excess oil. Let cool slightly before dipping only the tops in the icing. Let drip dry on a cooling rack, placed on a parchment lined half sheet pan. Once the icing is set, enjoy!
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