Article: Cook the meat thoroughly before adding it on top of your salad. Leave the meat in strips for a fancy looking topping or cube it to mix it into the rest of the salad.  Precooked bacon bits can be purchased at the grocery store either in the spice section or near the salad dressings. Use grilled meats rather than fried meats to keep your salads healthy. You can use either whole walnuts or chop them to spread them throughout your salad. Place a few walnuts on the plate so you have a source of healthy fats and proteins in your meal. Use candied walnuts to add a hint of sweetness to your salad! Slice blueberries, strawberries, or oranges to line the outside of the salad if it's on a plate or on top if it's in a bowl. Adding fruit will give the salad some sweetness as well as some acidity. Adding fruit will add color and brightness to the plate as well as enhance the flavor of your salad Pinch the feta in between your fingers to evenly sprinkle it on top of your salad. The cheese will add a flavor of creaminess and help further balance the dish. Use shredded cheddar or parmesan as an alternative to feta or goat cheese. Croutons are cubed pieces of baked bread often spiced with herbs to add flavor and crunch to your salads. Use a small handful after you've dressed your salad to give your salad a different texture. You can either buy pre-packaged croutons or make your own at home.
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Put bacon or chicken on your salad for a more filling meal. Sprinkle walnuts on top to add fat and non-meat protein. Line the salad with fresh fruit. Crumble feta or goat cheese on top to add fat to the dish. Top the salad with croutons for crunch.

Problem: Article: Darning the entire pointe platform is optional, but some dancers like having their pointe platform darned in this way. Rethread the darning needle with a large amount of thread. Consider using a couple arms-length of thread. You can double up and knot the two end pieces of thread, or you can leave it as a single thread. Remember, you rather have an excess amount of thread, than not have enough when you are in the middle of stitching. Starting at the top of the platform near one side of the shoe, stitch parallel, horizontal rows across the face of the platform. Create about five doubled rows of stitches across the platform. When your stitches near the bottom of the platform close to the pleated satin, create your last horizontal, doubled over stitch. After your last horizontal stitch, tie a simple overhand knot as close to the shoe as possible, and snip off the excess thread. Starting at the top of the horizontal rows, rethread your needle with more thread, and use the same chain stitching technique to connect two of the rows at a time. Just how you stitched around the platform, your chain stitches will move down the rows, to the other side of the platform face. When you get to the end of a horizontal row, continue to move down the rows, and connect them together. Eventually, you will connect all of the horizontal row stitches together, completely covering the face of the platform with darning.
Summary: Rethread the darning needle. Create lengthwise stitches across the platform. Connect the horizontal rows.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: When you imagine your future career, you likely have some kind of idea as to what area of fashion you want to be in. Once you’ve got a basic idea, determine what kind of education is necessary. While many careers don’t technically require a degree, it is a rarity for people to make it big without the experience that comes with education.  Think outside the box. If you’d like to branch into fashion by becoming a hair stylist, you can skip a bachelor’s degree and go straight to a technical school. If editing a magazine sounds like something you’d like, you may want to consider working towards a degree in communications. If opening your own store sounds like your dream job, skip the design classes and trade them for a business degree.  If you’re unsure what kind of education is needed, hunt down job postings for your desired career. They will often list prerequisites and required education. Consider also reaching out to mentors within the field and ask what they recommend. Experienced people within the industry will have a better sense of what is appropriate and what to avoid. Fashion schools aren’t located on every city block. The quality ones will often come with a high price tag and be at larger cities. The name of the institution may be worth the extra cost. Less expensive schools may not offer the immediate prestige of a higher profile school. By considering the total cost of your education, you can weigh the pros and cons of attending a high profile school versus a community college. When analyzing the cost of education, ensure that you consider what exactly you are paying for. This includes, but is not limited to, tuition, student fees, books, material costs, and all living expenses such as rent and food. Before enrolling to get a fashion-related degree, determine if the institution is reputable or not. Ask yourself basic questions such as if the school is well-known and respected, and who has previously graduated from it. Also consider if the school is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.  A good way to check out the respectability of a school is to look at who the alumni are. If you find many of your mentors have come from a certain institution, it is a sure sign that the school is respectable.  Picking a reputable school is as important as anything. Going to school may be considerably expensive and lengthy. Wasting your precious time and money on a degree from an awful institution will come back to haunt you. Always ensure that you have put in the groundwork to find an institution worth investing your time and money.

SUMMARY: Know what is required. Consider the cost. Evaluate the school.

Get a massage therapist or sympathetic friend to give you a calf and thigh muscle massage as a preventative measure for DVT. Massage reduces muscle tension and promotes better blood and lymph fluid circulation. Start rubbing from the lower calf and progress up to the thigh so you help the venous blood return back to the heart. Begin with a 30-minute massage and go from there. Allow the therapist (or friend) to go as deep as you can tolerate without wincing.  Always drink lots of water immediately following a massage in order to flush out inflammatory by-products and lactic acid from your body. Failure to do so might cause a headache or mild nausea. If you have an acute, symptomatic DVT (swollen and tender), then a deep tissue massage might be contraindicated, so talk with your doctor. Acupuncture involves sticking very thin needles into specific energy points within the skin / muscle in efforts to reduce pain and inflammation, and promote better circulation. Acupuncture for reducing the risks of circulatory issues in the leg may be effective, although it's not commonly recommended by medical doctors. Based on the principles of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture works by releasing a variety of substances including endorphins and serotonin, which act to reduce discomfort.  Acupuncture points that may help your leg symptoms are not all located near in your leg — some can be in distant parts of the body. Acupuncture is practiced by a variety of health professionals including some physicians, chiropractors, naturopaths, physical therapists and massage therapists — whoever you choose should be certified by NCCAOM. An interesting alternative option for potentially reducing the risk of circulatory problems developing in the legs is vibration therapy. By placing your feet on or in a vibrational device, multiple small contractions occur deep within the calf and thigh muscles, which help to push the blood through all the small veins. Vibrating frequencies also seem to relax and strengthen musculature while stimulating nerves to reduce pain.  Full-body vibrating machines are difficult to find in rehabilitation facilities and likely too expensive to buy for home use, so consider smaller machines that vibrate just your feet and/or lower legs. A hand-held vibrating massage device is another option that may work well to stimulate the muscles of your leg. If you have an acute, symptomatic DVT, then vibrational therapy might be contraindicated, so talk with your doctor before you experiment.
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Get a leg massage. Try acupuncture treatments. Consider vibration therapy.