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Art Therapy Help Cancer Patients Put Emotions to Paper
Painting can be an extremely beneficial tool when exploring ones feelings when coping with an illness. The Centra Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center has recently started a watercolor class in the first step towards creating a programming series focused on creating a holistic center for patients and their families. Dr. Joy Hilliard, associate medical director, said, "Our challenge is to meet the needs of the entire individual and the entire family. The mind/body experience is what we're trying to achieve for our patients." The class, which is in very high demand, is led by Emily Wade, 23, who struggled through her own illness using art therapy as an outlet. She has her students create one picture exploring pain, and one of healing. The sessions provide an expressive outlet to novices and experienced painters alike.


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I started the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge in April 2013. So a year on, one of the most common questions I am asked is "Does Body by Vi work?". Personally I've got my body fat percentage down from 26% to 11%, and I've increased my muscle mass from 42% to 69% as measured using electronic scales.
My own opinion is yes it does work, in fact it works better than all other products I've tried including Maximuscle Promax Lean, and Holland & Barrett's whey protein powder.
Why I got started
When I first started the Challenge, I was fed up with my growing stomach. Whenever I saw myself in the mirror I was embarrassed with my appearance, and self-concious when giving presentations etc. at work. I had to do something about it!
Despite going to the gym five times a week, nothing was working to move the fat. So when I started seeing before and after photos of people in America on the 90 Day Challenge, I decided I wanted to join it as soon as it launched in the UK. Everything about the product sounded fantastic, and all I wanted to do was to try the shakes to find out if they really were as amazing as everyone said. The chance of winning £600 cash, and getting the products for free was also very appealing!
When I found out Body by Vi was launching in the UK, I decided to go along to a pre-launch event in London, and when I tasted the shake I decided I would accept the challenge to initially lose 11lbs of fat myself to get my stomach flat, and also decided it would be a wise business decision to promote the challenge too!
My challenge is still continuing. I would like to get my body fat percentage down to 8%, and also add further 10lbs of muscle and win Project 10, where I could get £600 to spend on a new wardrobe, an exclusive "I Built It" t-shirt only available to people who add 10lbs of lean muscle on the challenge, and also I will be helping to feed needy kids through the Project 10 Charity.
Does it work to lose weight?
Absolutely, initially I lost 18lbs of fat, and have since built lean muscle by continuing the challenge along with exercise three times a week at the gym where I do mainly weight training and some running. I've personally witnessed hundreds of transformations on the challenge, so yes it definitely does work!
The only caveat to that is that for weight loss you must replace two meals a day with the Vi shakes. I found it easiest to have a shake for breakfast, mid-morning healthy snack, shake for lunch, healthy snack in the afternoon, then a healthy evening meal.
Does it work without exercise?
Andy Golding, one of my team customers from Eastwood in Nottinghamshire managed to lose significant weight in just 75 days and the only light exercise he did during that time was walking his dog. Many other people have also reported that they have lost weight on the Challenge and didn't do any exercise. However, my advice would be as soon as you feel comfortable, to do some light exercise such as brisk walking, 20 minutes a day, as this will speed up your weight loss and improve your health.
Does it work with one shake a day?
The recommended number of shakes a day for weight loss is two a day (Shape Kit as a minimum), and personally I got the best results on the Boost Kit which is two shakes a day and a nutra cookie as one of the healthy daily snacks. Andy Goulding also got his results using the Boost Kit.
If you cannot afford the Boost Kit, I suggest the Shape Kit which is two shakes a day. However, if your current diet is particularly bad, for example if you mostly eat at fast food restaurants, you could certainly improve your diet just by replacing one of those meals with a healthy Vi shake.
Having one shake a day is better than not having the Vi shakes at all, because each shake contains 21g of high quality protein, as well as a full serving of dietary fibre, and a full range of vitamins and minerals. Compare that with the fat and sugar found in fast food meals. So if you can replace one or more bad meals a day with a Vi shake you will certainly see an improvement.
The Project 10 Challenge
Vi is much more than just shakes and cookies, the thing that makes it so successful is the Project 10 Challenge.
Entry to the Project 10 Challenge is free. You just need to record a video to prove your starting weight, then every time you lose 10lbs of fat, or build 10lbs of lean muscle you can enter to win £600, you get a free "I Lost It", or "I Built It" t-shirt, and 30 meals are donated to help needy kids.
Giving yourself a challenge to lose 10lbs or gain 10lbs gives you a target that is reasonable easy to achieve. The prizes and recognition through the Vi community help to keep you motivated.
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Challenge three people to lose 10lbs or build 10lbs of muscle with you, and you get your kit for free every month. It's true! I only ever paid for my first kit.
As long as you always have three people doing it with you, your kit is free each month. All you pay is the postage. So it's like Christmas day every month when the delivery man knocks and delivers all the shake mix and cookies!
The Challenge is mainstream and viral, and I've found it easy to challenge my friends and family to do the Challenge with me. It really does help being part of a team who are all focused on their health and wellness.
This has really helped me to stick to my Challenge and keep going, beyond what I ever thought would be possible by myself.
Vi supply lots of different marketing tools to make challenging people easy, including the new challenge.com shareable which you can post to facebook, and when people accept the Challenge, you automatically get a notification on your mobile!
If you want to lose weight or build muscle – I CHALLENGE YOU!
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This podcast is a weekly podcast for the creatives that want to get stuff done. Plain and simple. I don't believe in splitting hairs. If you are a creative that doesn't want to grow your business, this isn't the podcast for you.
My name is Russell Nohelty and I'm your host. I'm a creative that runs a successful small publishing company called Wannabe Press (www.wannabepress.com). We aren't big, but we get by because we have an intensely loyal fan base and well-developed brand…and on the sheer grit and determination of our team.
The Business of Art exists to show creatives how to do what I do, because I'm not a special snowflake. I have never been hired to write a script or had a book bought by a big publishing company. Every bit of success I've had came from building my own network and from hard fought lessons. That's what this podcast is about; bootstrapping your creative success through sheer force of will. With a little elbow grease, you can become creative entrepreneurs too.
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We interview successful creators about how they got into their business, how they grew their creative business and those little details that can supercharge your own creative business. Sometimes the most innocuous comment can change everything for you.
I say the word business all the time and it often scares creatives off, because they are not used to thinking about their creative work as a business…but that is exactly what it is, and I show you how to become the creative entrepreneurs you must in order to have your business succeed.
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- Plan your garden for spooky effect. Choose plants such as sunflowers, cosmos, and other tall wildflowers for a spring garden. When Halloween arrives, these plants will leave behind spooky silhouettes and towering shapes to frame your entryway.
- Use architectural salvage for ambience. As part of the yard decor, Elsass perches a menacing black crow atop a vintage wood post from a house demolition sale. Draping the post with rumpled cheesecloth gives it a haunted look. Shop craft stores and Halloween shops for feathered, fake birds.
- Encourage guest participation. Entrance to Elsass's parties requires more than an invitation. Each partygoer must bring a fully carved and lit pumpkin in order to get in. Scatter jack-o'-lanterns around the "graveyard" to help guide latecomers to the front door.
- Boost the "Wow!" factor. Add ambience to every room and a thrill around every corner. Elsass suggests making sure every room, even the powder room, is fully decorated with ghoulish delights. "I open up the entire house for my parties so people can explore," he says.
- Look for focal points. Each room should have at least one riveting feature to spark conversation, he advises.
- Include outdoor rooms in the fright fest. Elsass even decorates his sun porch, which he has, on occasion, transformed into a mad scientist's laboratory. For an easy, quick touch to turn your abode into a haunted house, "blow a handful of flour over everything to create 'haunted-house dust,'" he says.
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Bridget Marquardt is the last of the original Girls Next Door to move on from Hef and find herself a new age appropriate man. The most educated of the blondes was out this weekend at the Celebration to Grammy Nominees in Beverly Hills with a mystery man, No clue who he is, but Bridget was lookinf very sexy in purple.
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Easy Homemade Red Enchilada Sauce from scratch with cumin, cayenne, chili powder, and cocoa powder.
Homemade Enchilada Sauce can be used in your enchiladas, Mexican lasagna, casseroles, burritos, tacos and soup. With this Enchilada Sauce it is a good idea to start with a low measurement of cayenne spice and increase the amounts based your taste. If you don't want any heat, leave the cayenne spice out of the recipe.
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Kristin Cavallari hasn't publicly spoken much about her older brother Michael since he was tragically found dead in Grand County, Utah last December.
A couple of months later, the Grand County Sheriff's Office ruled the 30-year-old's death an accident due to "hypothermia from exposure to cold environmental temperature."
Now, nearly a year after he was first reported missing, Cavallari has opened up about how she got through that difficult time, especially as it fell right around the same time that she welcomed her third child, Saylor.
"I did at the time, and I still do find a lot of strength in my children, because of the timing of everything," she said while speaking with Us Weekly. "You can't just stay in bed and feel sorry for yourself. You gotta get up. You have other lives you have to take care of. You have to put food on the table and get them dressed and off to school and everything. So yeah, you can't just feel sorry for yourself."
The former Laguna Beach star also opened up about how she and her family paid tribute to Michael on what would have been his 31st birthday this past June.
"My brother's birthday was June 11, and so my family — my mom, my stepdad, my dad, Jay [Cutler] and I — all went out to Utah where he was found," she said. "And we put a little plaque in the rock where he was found and had our own sort of service for him. … It was more of a celebration."
Michael Cavallari was discovered on December 10 in a rocky area off of I-70 after his car was found on the side of the road the month before. He had long struggled with addiction, but he was reportedly in a good place mentally at the time of his death.
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One of my favorite treats as a child growing up in diverse Washington D.C was when my father brought home takeout of curried goat and Roti from some hole in the wall. That was good eating. He was a man that didn't stray from his staples of Nigerian food, but he did like good Caribbean food. Lately I have been hankering for goat meat. In the Bahamas I was disappointed with their Americanized fare and didn't see any. I must have been asleep at the the foodie radar to realize goat meat has gone mainstream and is now served in many a restaurant and featured in magazines. Last time I had some goat was at a dumpy Indian restaurant and it was good but had more bone than meat for my tastes. But the sauce was spicy and thick. I purchased my goat at Pete's Fresh Market a great chain that has a large Mexican and Asian clientele. Any sort of exotic produce or meat is available and they have it at pretty fair prices. I eyed a goat leg in the butcher case. To big for just me, but I need to get one one day for a BBQ. The goat on display looked like rib cages and me not knowing cuts was perplexed. But the butcher told me he could cut it down into pieces for me, I was hoping for a boneless type of cut to cook down, but started off with 6 pounds of pieces. expertly cut up for me. The pieces he gave thankfully had a lot of meat.
6 pounds is a lot and my aim was to cook it down in the pressure cooker and eat of it all this over the weekend. It gets even better the next day.Here is my 'recipe'. Its not formal, just what I did.
Clean goat meat and pat dry. In an uncovered pressure cooker brown 2 large onions, some tablespoons of curry powder to your taste, cumin, salt, pepper,turmeric ,chili powder, and the meat with a bit of oil. Note the goat has fat, and I didn't want it to greasy. Cut up and seed about 3 jalapenos or a lesser amount of Scotch bonnet peppers if you can get them( depends on your heat tolerance). Add some cilantro and a cleaned sliced leek , and some leftover chopped tomato to the mix. Mix up . Add about 2 cups of water ( next time I would add less as it creates more liquid). Cover , seal, and cook at a pressure of 15 lbs for 45-50 minutes. Cool down with cold water method or naturally until lid releases. Drain off any excessive liquids and fat( I had about 4 cups I drained off , so next time add less liquid. But I left enough in). Stir in one can of coconut milk to finish. Serve with rice boiled with red lentils and garnish with more fresh cilantro and maybe a some jalapeno if you desire it more spicy.
You can cook this a normal stove top method but the cooking time will be between 2-3 hours. Pressure cooking cuts the time down and yields really tender and succulent meat.


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Finally - five weekends, nine cities, seven hotels, five seminars, ten drafts, ten airports, three bus stations and an absolute bitch of a head cold and it's OVER!
It's been a hectic stretch, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. Well, maybe the head cold part but at least that had the courtesy of waiting until the very end. Though technically what happens in Vegas is supposed to stay in Vegas. Obviously, germs didn't get the message. Finally home to sleep in the comfort of my own bed and I can't breathe. Freaking germs.
But that has not stopped my mind from pondering.
One of the more interesting dynamics of doing what I do is balancing information provider with fantasy player. It's been suggested by fellow analysts as well as candid competitors that I'm at a disadvantage when it comes to game play. I've been told not only does everyone know how I feel about every player but they also know my strategy.
Here's my rebuttal: "My feelings about players are largely dictated by the numbers and I can't recall a single player where I was the only one feeling a certain way." Sure, we all have our guys but we also share guys. Maybe I'm naïve but your knowing how I feel about a player doesn't bother me. If you want to keep me from getting the player by overpaying, either in terms of auction dollars or draft rounds, more power to you. If my winning or losing solely revolves around getting my guy, either I need more guys or a different strategy.
Speaking of strategy, I get a kick out of those that claim they know my strategy because I'm never sure what it will end up being in any given draft or auction. Well, that is, other than wanting to amass as many potential stats as possible. If you think you know how I'm going to go about assembling my team before the draft or auction, you know more than me.
Maybe that's a fault with my game play as I don't have a specific strategy that I map out and execute, instead prefering to have a greater understanding of the landscape and hence go with the flow. But again, if you take a player because you feel it impedes my strategy, kudos. That's what adjusting on the fly is all about.
I admit, while we all share feelings on players, there are different manners to interpret numbers and we all add our own seasoning. Ergo, while we may share opinions, each one of us has a unique assessment of the available inventory and each one of us believes ours to be best.
And while I may not have a specific strategy I plan to deploy, I most certainly have a defined objective with respect to my desired team construct both in terms of hitting and pitching. My perceived edge is within the greater understanding of the landscape mentioned above. That is, there are many ways to skin the proverbial cat just as there are many pathways to attain my preferred team composition.
I've been thinking a lot about this perceived edge and whether it's real or imagined. I believe it to be real, but sometimes question if I am doing what I often accuse others of doing and that is unnecessarily trying to be the smartest person in the room. Be it in industry showcase leagues, the private sector or in the high-stakes arena, I see efforts that I categorize more as gimmick than I do strategy.
I'm sorry, but taking nine pitchers with your first nine picks or spending $9 for your entire pitching staff is more gimmick than strategy. Can it work? Sure, at the end of the day, it's not why you pick but who you pick. I don't know, I just think that a strategy should be based on cogent analysis and not a whim or even a perception.
In my view, a couple of common misconceptions about the present player pool pertain to the notion of scarcity and the depth of pitching. I won't bore you with the details as these are both topics I have addressed ad nauseam the past couple of years. I believe scarcity is a myth and it's not worth leaving stats on the table early in the name of securing a perceived scarce player. And while pitching may be better than previous seasons, everything is relative. It's more difficult to acquire impact pitching later thus to make sure you roster impact pitching, you need to pay the price.
I will admit, this season I am seeing more of my industry brethren change their tune and not preach scarcity or to wait on pitching. In my not so humble opinion, they're a couple of years behind.
The current fallacious stream of misinformation involves closers. Never pay for saves, right? I say wrong. I say not all saves are created equal. It's not the actual saves that are my focus but that which comes along for the ride. Proponents of not waiting for saves because they are so easy to acquire in season are already claiming victory since there are five scenarios that are already different than anticipated. But think about it. While Jose Valverde, Matt Lindstrom, Francisco Rodriguez, Sergio Santos and either J.J. Hoover or Sam LeCure will rack up some saves, you ratios are in jeopardy. My contention is the edge you get from Craig Kimbrel, Kenley Jansen, Greg Holland, David Robertson, Koji Uehara, Ernesto Frieri, Trevor Rosenthal and a healthy Aroldis Chapman is worth the price.
Pencil in 35-40 saves for all these guys as well as for any full-time closer. That's not the issue. I've done the math. The issue is one of the elite stopper being worth, on the average, anywhere between four and six more roto points in strikeouts, ERA and WHIP than an average closer and even more than a below average closer. Saves is saves is a misnomer. Some saves come with baggage.
When I claim I have a better feel for the big picture than others, this is an example. As discussed earlier, I have a desired goal with respect to my pitching staff in terms of whiffs and ratios with multiple means to get there at my fingertips. One which I have discussed is eschewing taking an elite starting pitcher and instead doubling up on elite closers and waiting for a couple of lower tier starters. When you add up the numbers of the two closers and two starters and compare that to the numbers of a couple of better starters and a pair of middle to lower tier closers, the end result is a wash.
In my mind, this is better stated a tactic than a strategy but in this case the difference is semantics. The point is there's some analysis behind the ploy; it's not an attempt to be cute or make a statement. It's a designed effort to assemble the best team.
Did the person taking nine pitchers with their first nine picks really do the math and conclude they can accrue ample offense to contend?
Did the person buying nine $1 pitchers (as Larry Labadini famously did in LABR's early years) really think he could identify sufficient gems in today's landscape and compete in pitching, even with trades? Maybe they did, I don't know.
If you can't tell, I am having my own version of buyer's remorse but it has nothing to do with the players I have put on my rosters over the past few months. I never question who; I question why. And I realize this contradicts an earlier statement that it's not why but who you pick and choosing better players should supersede any strategy, no matter how well formulated and grounded in logic it may be.
It's just the way I am.
Or maybe it's the cold medicine talking.
Freaking germs.


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Vegetarian Lettuce Wrap 3 Ways ,Very Easy
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An agon is a competition, a challenge, a contest. An agon was a part of a poetic or dramatic performance. It was a verbal sparring between characters in comedy. It was an athletic competition or race.
In 2010, Asteria Books is initiating its first literary agon for the Hellenic community. Beginning this year, we will sponsor an annual literary contest for the entire Hellenic community. Each annual competition will be formulated around a theme or central question that each writer/artist will address according to his/her vision.
2010 Theme
"The Beauty of Hellenismos"
Submission categories will include:
• Essay
• Memoir
• Short Story
• Poetry
• Flash Fiction
• Photography
• Fine Art
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• free entrance to the Midwest Hellenic Fest (a three-day Hellenismos-focused festival retreat) for each category winner
• cash prizes for the top 3 overall submissions
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• hard copies of The Agon Literary Review 2010 compilation
Additional prizes may be announced prior to the close of the submission period.
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Following a recent discovery of hidden graphics assets inside iTunes 12.2 which have hinted at an imminent iPod refresh, Apple on Wednesday quietly refreshed its dedicated music player family with a press release and a website update.
The headline new model is a much improved sixth-generation iPod touch, "the best iPod touch yet."
It now features the Apple-designed 64-bit A8 processor, essentially the same chip that powers the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and runs Apple's M8 motion coprocessor. Apple really went all out with the iPod touch: there's three times faster Wi-Fi 802.11ac and also an improved FaceTime HD camera with an updated sensor and burst mode for even better selfies.
But the good news doesn't stop here: the back-facing iSight camera has received a substantial upgrade, going from five to eight megapixels with slo-mo and burst mode, 1080p video capture at 30FPS, cinematic video stabilization and more.
The screen size has remained the same, measuring four inches diagonally, and there's no Touch ID. The device runs iOS 8.4 with the all-new Music app and Apple Music integration. As for the iPod nano and iPod shuffle, they have received a minor refresh with new color options available…. Read the rest of this post here
"Apple gives iPod touch A8/M8 CPU, 8MP camera, 3x faster Wi-Fi & more, new nano/shuffle colors" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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Wrist Pain: Carpal Tunnel and Other Syndromes
Wrist pain and forearm injuries are common and have increased in recent years as a result of the sedentary style of our society and job market. In both our personal and professional lives, we are al spending more time than ever in front of a computer. That results in more repetitive use of our wrist and forearm musculature. The pain that comes from overuse is often compounded by poor ergonomics.
These conditions can be quite disabling. Fortunately, conservative care from a chiropractor or physical therapist trained in myofascial release and Graston Technique can resolve most of these issues.
Some conditions that can be helped with conservative care are:
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Numbness, tingling on palm, in thumb, and three fingers.
- Intersection Syndrome: Pain and popping two inches above the back of the wrist.
- Tendinopathies/Tendonitis: Several overuse syndromes causing pain in the forearm.
- Pronator Syndrome: Anterior forearm pain with history of repetitive occupation.
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Medial forearm pain and tingling to ring and little finger.
- Radial Tunnel Syndrome: Dull aching pain over the lateral (outside) of the forearm.
- Anterior Interosseus Syndrome: anterior forearm pain causing pinch grip weakness.
- Wartenberg's Syndrome: Numbness tingling over the back and thumb side of hand.
- Trigger Finger: Catching or "triggering" of a finger when moving.
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This froyo kiosk concept boasts a futuristic aesthetic and is inspired by the snack's on-the-go qualities. The booth is designed by Ayman Yackop and features a cubed look that is both streamlined and compact.
Frozen yogurt is a summer snack that is a healthier alternative to ice cream and has become a favorite among urban dwellers with a sweet tooth. The low fat option is often served in futuristic shops or froyo kiosks like this one. While the traditional frozen yogurt stand can be large and spacious thanks to self-serve capabilities, this booth is much smaller, referencing the compact nature of froyo as a summer treat.
The booth is fitted with a cash register, hanging banner displays and a refrigerated sneeze guard that allows shoppers to pick and choose their favorite flavors.
Futuristic Froyo Kiosks
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This Frozen Yogurt Booth Boasts a Streamlined and Striking Design
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Sheep's Milk Cheeses with Slow-Roasted Tomatoes & Marcona Almonds + Rueda (and Madeira…)
This pairing all started with a dim memory of how I used to do these slow-roasted, oven-dried tomatoes all the time. And why didn't I still do them? And when did I stop? What new obsession took their place?
Anyway. Imagine the most uninspiring Roma tomatos. You know, the ones that are available year-round and smell and taste like… nothing. Organic or no, they're mostly blah, right? Now imagine that with about two minutes of prep, you can turn these into the most exquisite, delicious, concentrated, aromatic, mouthwatering, caramelized, slow-roasted tomatoey goodness. Trust me, you will be amazed at how intensely wonderful they will be. The only hard part is remembering to get them going early in the day, since they require 6-8 hours in a low oven. (Oh, did I mention that your kitchen will smell amazing all day long?)
These are more succulent and melt-in-your-mouth and fresher-tasting than the fully-dried commercial versions. After all that oven time, these beauties will be wrinkled and shrunken, with maybe a few dry edges, but moist and intense in the center.
Now that I've remembered about these, I suspect I will have a batch stashed in the fridge all winter. They can be used in all manner of ways — in pasta, sandwiches, on pizza, as a side or topping to whatever protein or grain dish you can imagine. And they are a terrific match for a selection of sheep's-milk cheeses and compulsively nibbly Marcona almonds.
As an aside, I'm always sorta fascinated at how sheep's milk cheeses can look so similar, but taste so very different. I did an assortment that totally illustrates the point: a 1-year Manchego, Ossau-Iraty (a personal favorite!), and a creamy, young Roncal.
Pairing: Rueda (and Madeira…)
The evening of this cheese pairing, I pulled a few very different wines to try with this cheese platter: a 100% Verdejo Rueda, a 2011 Bierzo, and the Blandy's 5-Year Verdelho Madeira. And although I really liked the Bierzo itself, I thought the Rueda paired better with the cheeses and tomatoes. (I also loved the Madeira and the Manchego together, so I had to mention it here. A few slices of quince paste would have been welcome, too.)
Verderol 2013 Rueda ($22). Distinctive mineral aromas and flavors accent juicy, likeable, fruity, with a touch of richness and floral musk. Find it!
Blandy's 5-Year Verdelho Madeira ($24). A lot of wine for the money! Nutty toffee, espresso bean, dried fruit, Christmas cake flavors, with a long, smooth finish, and bright, balancing citrus acidity. Find it!
Recipe: Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
6 firm, meaty Roma (plum) tomatoes (about 1 pound in total), halved lengthwise
1-2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
kosher salt
1 teaspoon Herbes de Provence
Preheat oven to 250F. Put the tomatoes in a glass or ceramic baking dish. Drizzle with the olive oil, sprinkle with salt and dried herbs — crumbling the herbs between your fingers to enhance the flavors and aromas. Bake until tomatoes are very soft and wrinkled, shrunken, with some dried edges, but still moist, 6-8 hours. Set aside to cool.
These are best served at room temperature. Extras may be stashed in the fridge, but bring back to room temp before serving.


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When I launched my first e-commerce store in 2004, using SEO to get search engine traffic from Google was probably the easiest way to start making money with an online store. All I had to do was trade links with other related e-commerce stores and the search engines would send targeted traffic to my site.
A lot has changed since then… Google made it harder to get ranked and now you actually have to do real marketing. But Amazon opened up its doors to third party sellers and now just about anyone can start selling on Amazon.
The good thing is that if you want to sell on Amazon, you can get started for free and if you want to launch your own private label brand, an investment of $1,500 to $2,000 might be enough to get started. And once you get your product launched, it's often mostly passive income, which is great if you are working full time or have other obligations. You just have to monitor your sales and keep the product in stock.
But how do you find a good product to sell?
I did a good bit of research on Amazon not too long ago and one of the tools I kept hearing about was Jungle Scout, which is a tool designed to help find items that can sell well on Amazon. Jungle Scout offers a web app that lets users search a database of Amazon items for products to sell and a Chrome extension that allows users to display information about a page of products.
This review covers the web app and some of the drawbacks.
How to Use Jungle Scout to Find High Margin Products
Amazon will display an item's seller rank on each item. This number can be used to estimate how many units of that item are being sold each day.
A popular free tool that people use to estimate sales of an item is fbatoolkit.com. Simply find the item rank and the category and enter the number and it will give you the sales estimate.
For example, this knife has a Best Seller rank (BSR) of 511 in the Sports and Outdoor category:
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FBA Toolkit estimates that this item sold 88 units a day on average over the past 30 days:
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With these numbers, we can estimate monthly sales:
88 (items sold per day) x 30 (days each month) x $10.29 (item price) = $27,165.60 (estimated monthly sales)
While FBA Toolkit is a great free tool, Jungle Scout's Product Tracker can help you verify if the sales estimate for a product is accurate (more on that later).
People who use Jungle Scout to find products to sell will use the web app to search through the database based on various criteria. The web app saves a lot of time compared to searching on Amazon manually.
The two main areas of the web app are the Product Database and Product Tracker, which I will be reviewing below.
The Chrome extension allows you to view product data on an Amazon search page so that you can quickly assess how competitive a product is. It is available for a one time cost and I may review the extension at a later date.
Startup, Standard and Business Plans – Which is best?
The difference between the startup and other plans is that the standard and business plans also give you access to the Niche Hunter and allow you to track more items. I saw some reviews on YouTube that said that the Niche Hunter wasn't very useful, so I decided to just sign up for the Startup plan.
The Startup plan has everything you need to search for a product to sell and you'll mostly be using the Product Database and Product Tracker anyways.
Product Database
With the product database, you can use Jungle Scout's filters to find Amazon items based on certain criteria.
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You can select what categories to filter on. Perhaps you have a strong knowledge or interest in a particular category and want to search for items only on those categories.
As a beginner seller, you may want to avoid categories like electronics, as they have more parts that can break. Or you may want to deselect gated categories like Grocery & Gourmet Food.
In any case, you can select or de-select the categories that you want to search in.
Filters allow you to narrow your search by criteria like selling price, number of reviews, item weight and more. Here are some commonly recommended settings.
Price – Many Amazon sellers recommend looking for items between $18 and $50 for new sellers. If you sell a lower priced item, then it will be harder to make a money because Amazon seller fees will cut into your profits and if you sell an expensive item, then it will usually be more costly for you to purchase.
Rank – You should also use either rank or estimated sales. For e-commerce, experts say that anything under 8,000-10,000 rank can sell well. If you are using estimated sales, you probably want something that sells at least 3 units a day. So 300 would be a good minimum number for estimated monthly sales.
Reviews – Some people like to filter on number of reviews. Items with less than 100 reviews represent an item with demand that you can still compete with. Some people like to only pursue items with less than 50 reviews.
Items with a lot of reviews can be very competitive and harder to get traction with on Amazon.
Rating – Sometimes a low rating can be an opportunity to beat your competitors by offering a better product. Filtering on items that sell well but have a low rating can be one way of finding profitable products.
Weight – For new sellers that are getting into private labeling, look for items that are under 2 pounds. Lighter items will have lower shipping costs. High shipping costs can reduce your profit margins.
Other – Some other factors that you can filter on are number of sellers and listing quality (a rating for how well optimized listings are for Amazon search).
Product Tier
Under product tier, you can select whether you want to display standard sized items, oversized items or both. I usually leave both of these selected so I can everything. But oversized items are often harder and more expensive to ship, so you can uncheck this option if you want.
For seller, you can select Amazon, fulfilled by Amazon and/or fulfilled by merchant. Some sellers don't like to compete directly with Amazon, so they can uncheck that box.
You can enter keywords you want to search for as well as keywords you want excluded from your search results.
Product Tracker
The product database will give you some good preliminary results, but sometimes the sales estimate isn't entirely accurate. The product tracker is a good tool to track sales of products that you find interesting.
You can easily add items from the product database to the product tracker by clicking the "+" sign next to an item.
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Product tracker will track sales for that item and give you a more accurate idea of how well the product is selling. For example, here's a butterfly knife that currently has a sales rank of 13,017 in Sports and Outdoors.
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According to FBA Toolkit, this item sells an average of 10 items per day.
However, Product Tracker indicates that it sells about 7 a day. While the estimate is close, Product Tracker can give you a better idea of the sales volume:
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You can also add items that you find on Amazon directly to the Product Tracker by entering the ASIN or URL. Amazon has a lot of items that aren't in Jungle Scout yet, but you can still track them and see how well they sell. If the item isn't in Product Tracker, then it will take a few days for Jungle Scout to gather sales data on it.
Here's an example of an item I added not too long ago. Notice that it only has data for a few days:
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Things to note
A few limitations to note regarding Jungle Scout…
- The database doesn't cover everything on Amazon – It does have a lot of items in it and can be a great source of ideas, but you should still do some research directly on Amazon. Once you find an interesting product, you can add it to the Product Tracker, which will show you information on the product after it has collected it for a few days.Bottom line: Don't rely only on Jungle Scout's database to find items for you. Do some searching directly on Amazon to uncover more opportunities.
- The sales estimate isn't always accurate – In fact, sometimes it can be off by a significant margin. If you find an interesting item, add it to the Product Tracker and let it collect data so you can get a better idea of what the actual sales volume is.
- Books – Selling books is an entirely different game, so Jungle Scout isn't a tool you'll use if you are interested in selling new or used books, or launching your own book.
To sum it up, Jungle Scout looks like a good tool to use if you are thinking of doing competitive research for selling on Amazon.


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Technical data
Via Francigena - from Canterbury to Rome
By foot: around 80 days
By bicycle: around 30 days
On horseback: around 50 days
|around 1600 km
Useful links
The walking pilgrim - Via Francigena in France: stages and gps
International association Via Francigena - Official site of the international association of Via Francigena
Via Francigena - The Italian official site
Why Via Francigena?
The name Via Francigena was born thanks to the people of the Franks, those who lived beyond the Alps and started doing pilgrimages towards Rome and the Holy Land crossing the Moncenisio hill and Italy in the post-Carolingian period. This road more and more followed by travelers in the course of years became part of the many roads that linked the European spiritual places one to another and the Holy Land. Actually Via Francigena never means just one communication way, but a network of paths, dirty roads, secondary routes that, according to season, wars, and journey ease, could be followed by the pilgrims till the Italian capital city and beyond. The 1600 kilometers that link Canterbury to Rome pass from Dover, cross the Channel till Calais and go southwards to Reims and Losanne. From the Great St Bernard Pass they enter the Aosta Valley and then Piedmont to go down till Vercelli. In Lombardy they pass in the surroundings of Pavia just before crossing the Apennines in the Emilia region and entering Tuscany in Pontremoli. The pathway continues in the province of Florence and then in that of Siena to San Gimignano, Siena, San Quirico d'Orcia and the valley till Radicofani. The Tuscia and then Rome end Sigeric's itinerary.
Along the Via Francigena by bike
The Via Francigena by bicycle is an exciting but also demanding itinerary: whether you leave to travel just a few stages or to pedal from Canterbury to Rome, it is advisable to be properly equipped to face the seasonal adversities and the dirty stretches you meet. From the town where Thomas Beckett's homicide took place to the Eternal City passing through half Europe and the Alps with, first of all, the Great St Bernard Pass. On the official website you can download the gps track of what ECF and Fiab consider the Via Francigena for bicycles: the Eurovelo 5 route, the official website I refer you to for a description of the places to cover.
The Via Francigena as a pilgrim of the Middle Ages
When you leave to tackle the ancient Via Francigena by bicycle you feel unusual sensations: following paths that have been frequented for more than 1,000 years by monks, bishops, travelers, writers, wanderers isn't an everyday experience. But how do pilgrims recognize one another? A practice still common among those facing the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, but also the Via Francigena, is to greet saying "Ultreya" (on and on) and to reply with "Suseya" (higher and higher) that is wishes for a happy journey but not only from a physical point of view... also in a spiritual way. With the bulky petaso on your head, the typical hat of wayfarers since the time of the Macedonians (today we have replaced it with the helmet!), pilgrims advanced in the pouring rain and under the scorching sun never looking back. The Via Francigena to Rome is still long and many the dangers, you have to pay attention!
When the north wind begins to blow harder, the intrepid pilgrim hides in her heavy cloak (the pilgrim woman) supporting herself on her stick, useful defensive weapon even against wild animals. The small sack tied to hips guards the small change for the trip, the road is long and the pilgrim knows that they won't be enough to subsist on it until Rome, but trust in the charity of those who will encounter along the way.
Modern pilgrims are much different from the ancient travelers of the Middle Ages but are often animated by the same fire of discovery and mysticism of ancient times. With comfortable boots, bags, technical t-shirt, sweatshirt, windbreaker and k-way everything is easier, but 2,500 kilometers through places you do not know, with the weight on your legs, the blazing sun, the rain, the wind, sores on the saddle pad and only a few shelters along the way where to spend the night, are a real adventure also in the XXI century.
Via Francigena and its footprints
On foot, by bicycle, on horseback, accompanied by a pack-donkey... many and different are the footprints you can distinguish along the trails of the Via Francigena, the right vehicle for each, the right route for each. If on foot you have to have almost three month to travel about 20 km a day, by bicycle you will take a third of it. With the spread of cycling-tourism and travels by bicycle also in Italy, more and more travelers choose this vehicle, in my opinion one of the most advanced, as faithful companion of adventures. A robust roof rack can carry a lot of kilos, two adequate tires can shoot also on rocks or in the mud, two good trained legs complete the perfect picture of the cycling traveler. The experience of the Via Francigena on foot is completely different to that on two wheels: you proceed slowly, you meet people with which you can travel stretches of road walking at the same pace, you think about the shortest route because no one can come across the darkness while travelling... Different footprints and each of these tells a different story, a story of a travel and of an adventure along the way to the holy cities.
Shelters along the Via Francigena: hostels and refuges in the XXI century
In the latest years many Italian regions are rallying to bring back the former splendor of the Via Francigena improving the signage, investing in the replacement of bumpy stretches and opening hostels for pilgrims. Actually there aren't as many refuges as along the Camino till Santiago de Compostela, but we have to be patient! In the Sienese stretch of the Via Francigena for example, there are more and more refuges for pilgrims: in Radicofani they will open one the next year (besides the one already existing in town where everyone can repay the hospitality with a free offer), while in the small village of Strove and in Badia a isola there are already two. Some of them are free, some cost a few euros, others instead have prices like those of an inn, but after a hard day on the way you don't care at all... after 20 km or more you just dream of a hot shower and a soft bed for the night.
The pilgrim credential
The credential is that travel document that distinguishes a true pilgrim from a common traveler. The credential identifies who is a pilgrim, where one has been and in which direction is going. It is released by a religious authority, in Italy is the Confraternita di San Jacopo di Compostella, is free but who decides to ask for it has to accept also the spiritual way. By bicycle, on foot, on horseback, the credential is released to any pilgrim upon request and then, along the route, should be displayed in the different inns and lodgings where you will stop to receive the stamp attesting, at the end of your travel, your route.
The credential can be requested at the contact person in your area.
This article wants to be a summary of everything that goes around the Via Francigena. Regarding my experience along the Via Francigena, I discovered the daughters of the road, San Gimignano and Siena in Italy, discovering curiosity and anecdotes about the territory and the characters who live there. If you want to spend an unforgettable experience along the stretch in Tuscany, perhaps by organizing the trip from Sien or San Gimignano to Rome (because at least you have to get to Rome!), you should contact the boys of Vaga Mente. I met Lorenzo and he is a great guide: besides being super prepared, he will also tell you many interesting anecdotes! If you want to discover the most unexpected and unusual of Siena instead, refer to the city guides,that will take you to know even the most scenic and esoteric ones, while in Val d'Orcia, Valentina will make you feel at home in his land showing curious glimpses of natural beauty. For tourist information, accommodation and events, no one is more full of information than the official tourism website of Siena and province.


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I got my new Fitbit – Charge 2 Activity Tracker today, so I have decided to officially embark on my quest to walk to Mordor and back.
I probably won't start working on this hard-core until my new treadmill is set up, but I'm going to go ahead and start tracking my steps.
I will periodically update the blog with my progress.
My current location is Bagend. I have 5 miles to go to reach Tookland and 2436 miles to go to complete my journey.


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Welcome to the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program. Our DNP program is a practice-focused doctoral program designed to prepare Post-Master's Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and nurse administrators to lead innovation in nursing practice and healthcare. This fully CCNE-accredited program enjoys a 100% completion rate.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice is designed to meet the needs of the working professional. The full-time option is offered in five consecutive semesters; the part-time option in eight consecutive semesters. Online synchronous classes are offered two nights a week, Tuesday and Thursday (EST) for full-time study and one night a week for part-time study, to accommodate the practicing clinician and nurse administrator. The program begins early summer with an on-campus seminar. Students meet on-campus one weekend in fall and spring and one week in summer. Whether you are on campus or at home, the College provides you with a personalized experience – one of the hallmarks of a Villanova Nursing program.
The goal of the DNP program is to prepare APRNs, including Nurse Practitioners, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Certified Nurse-Midwives, and nurse administrators with advanced knowledge in evidence-based practice, organizational leadership, and financial acumen to lead innovation in nursing practice and healthcare. The complex issues and changing landscape of healthcare have created a need for nurse leaders to respond effectively and implement solutions with interdisciplinary teams or independently in order to achieve positive healthcare outcomes for individuals and populations.
What do alumni say?
MSN and DNP alumni rate programs with top scores
College of Nursing DNP alumni from 2014 and 2015 were surveyed on key satisfaction measures relating to their respective programs through Educational Benchmarking, Inc. (EBI). EBI is a national standardized survey that is recognized by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing to be an important program outcome measure. The program earned high scores.
The DNP program scored highly in the realms of overall program effectiveness, learning and satisfaction and, like the MSN program, exceeded the scores of its well-known, six peer institutions from across the country. The Villanova DNP alumni ranked this program higher than peer alumni did for their respective programs in learning and satisfaction areas including: importance of and enhancement of learning outcomes; interactions, networking and educational activities contributing to practice; and provision of necessary skills and knowledge and promotion of a successful career.
About us
The program is driven by Augustinian Catholic values that characterize the mission of the University: the unity of knowledge, the holistic nature of human beings, the importance of community, the discovery of truth and a commitment to addressing the needs of disadvantaged and marginalized populations.
The Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, established in 1953, has a reputation of excellence and is highly respected for its contribution to graduate education, which commenced in 1980. Nursing deans, faculty, and leaders in healthcare throughout the United States and abroad are alumni of its programs.
A unique approach: the DNP Project
The emphasis of the DNP program is on broad "systems thinking" in order to facilitate the design and implementation of models of patient care and clinical practice. The DNP project offers students the opportunity to apply advanced empirical and theoretical knowledge to design, implement, evaluate and intervene in the clinical environment based on the evidence. It is expected that students will focus on clinical issues and/or organizational systems that promote safe, effective, efficient and accessible care for individuals, groups, or populations.
The DNP Project should reflect learning from course work and application to clinical practice. Students will complete a minimum of 500 practice hours while working on the DNP Project. The final project will be a scholarly, tangible deliverable in the form of a publishable manuscript. The project will be reviewed by a committee and formally presented at the project's clinical site and with the broader community.
The DNP program is designed to ensure that the graduates attain the required advanced knowledge and skills to navigate the complexities of the healthcare system.
Graduates of the DNP program will be able to:
- Integrate nursing science with advanced levels of systems thinking and accountability in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based practice to improve healthcare quality, safety, and outcomes.
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Guadagno, 38, worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Dave Paullin, his supervisor, said Guadagno had a model career in his 17 years with the service, including work at refuges in Delaware and Oregon. "He was a sincere and dedicated employee highly regarded by all that knew him," Paullin said.
Guadagno was single, but had recently become engaged. He is survived by his parents, Jerry and Beatrice, of Ewing, N.J., and sister Lori, of Vermont.
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One Powerful Quote About Forgiveness
As I'm working through Graham Greene's famous novel, The Heart of the Matter, I'm reminded of how incredible a novelist this man was.
He might've been a bit of a creeper, but Greene could write.
He's one of those writers that has so many zingers that work as powerful quotes even outside the context of the story. Here's a passage to show you what I'm talking about.
He took another drink of whisky and his eyes moved gloomily away as Wilson watched him. "I must be off."
"I'll never forgive Pemberton for this."
Scobie said sharply, "Don't talk nonsense, dear. We'd forgive most things if we knew the facts." He smiled unwillingly at Wilson. "A policeman should be the most forgiving person in the world if he gets the facts straight."
What stands out in that passage?
For me, it's this line:
"We'd forgive most things if we knew the facts."
If we knew the facts, the context, all the decisions that brought that one person to cause an offense against us, then how would our response to them be? More empathetic? I think I agree with Greene, for the most part.
As I dig further into this novel, it's obvious a lot of the characters are going to require forgiving—but once the facts present themselves, will they be forgiven?
Great line. What do you think?
More to come on Green and The Heart of the Matter.
"We'd forgive most things if we knew the facts." – Yes, true lines. Nice post. I going to read this novel.
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