INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You may wish to pre-top the toasts prior to an event.  Be sure not to overload each toast with too much topping.  It is best to have a good bread to topping ratio. One to three items in a stack make a nice presentation.  Try combining harder items with sticky items to keep the stack together without the use of a toothpick.  For example, try a soft cheese or a hummus dip topped with an olive or tomato. You may also want to serve the toasts with a flavorful dip.  Display the crackers nicely around the dip bowl or stack on a plate next to an individual portion of a dip. Pair a sweet melba toast with a sweet dip or with a neutral flavor such as brie cheese. Pair a savory melba toast with a savory dip, pate, or hummus. Larger pieces of melba toast make a perfect garnish for a serving of soup or salad in lieu of croutons. Though they are best when fresh, you can put your unused melba toasts in an airtight container and store for 3-4 days.

SUMMARY: Display your toasts with toppings. Provide the melba toasts with a dip. Serve the melba toast with some soup or salad. Store any uneaten toasts.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: It’s hard to explain things to kids when you are unclear about information. Prior to having a discussion for children of any age, review information about menstrual cycles. Read materials written specifically for kids. You can also review diagrams of women’s reproductive system and include diagrams in your explanation. The more comfortable you feel in your knowledge, the easier your explanation will be. You may want to check out a book on menstruation written specifically for children or share it with your boys. If the boy you're speaking with already has an understanding of where babies come from, this part will be easy.  If he doesn't, it might be a longer conversation.  Explain to him that every woman has a “baby center” called the uterus, which allows her to grow a baby.  Each month, her body gets ready to hold a new baby. To do this, her uterus has to get extra strong, so it grows a lining.  For example, a mother might say to her young son, "Every woman has a uterus, which is where babies grow until they are ready to come out.  Every month, her body gets ready to have another baby and the lining of of uterus gets really thick so that it can catch an egg and hold on to it.  If it's time to have a baby, the baby will grow inside the uterus." If he is having trouble understanding the concept, you might say the uterus is like a balloon inside a woman’s tummy. By age 5, children should be comfortable with the official names of reproductive organs. If a woman doesn’t have a baby inside, the uterus no longer needs the thickened lining created that month.  The lining dissolves and is dispelled through the vagina as blood. The mother could continue with something like, “If a woman doesn’t want to have another baby, this extra strong lining in the uterus goes away because she doesn’t need it. That lining leaves her body as blood and goes out through her vagina.” Bring up that women wear tampons, sanitary pads, and menstrual cups to collect the expelled blood. Be sure to explain that this is lining the body made to support a baby leaving, and that the blood doesn’t come from an injury.  You can say, “Women choose how they want to collect the blood that came from the uterus and out the vagina. There are lots of ways to do this. Women do this to keep their clothes clean.” If the boy is older, you can talk about each product and what it does.
Summary: Increase your own knowledge about menstruation. Discuss the function of the uterus. Explain that bleeding occurs when there is no baby. Talk about menstrual products.

. Your ears, in some cases, will naturally heal from the stretching caused by your gauges if you remove your gauge jewelry, or can shrink if you decrease the size of your gauge. However, the amount of healing that your body is capable of will depend on individual factors and also the size of your gauge. By reducing your gauge little by little, you can see how much your body is capable of recovering without an unsightly hole in your earlobe cramping your style.  Allow your ear enough time to heal until your decreased size fits comfortably. Once it does, you can reduce your size even more to continue shrinking your gauges. Especially if your gauges are a ½ inch (1.27 cm) in size, you stand a good chance of being able to close your ears naturally. Larger gauges may require surgery for you to restore your gauges to normal. By massaging your lobes once or twice a day, you'll encourage circulation in the stretched tissue. The increased blood flow there will help your gauges to heal. You might also consider using oils that promote healing. Some examples include:  Vitamin E Jojoba oil Extra virgin olive oil After removing your gauges from your ears, you can apply special creams to reduce any scar tissue that has built up and to help repair damage that has been done by stretching your lobes. Some options you might consider include:  Hemorrhoid cream, which is intended to reduce swelling and inflammation while encouraging healing in your skin. Using this could promote the healing of your gauged ears. Specialty earlobe creams, which are formulated to help heal your gauges. Some popular options that should be available at your local drug store include Ear Butter and Holey Butt'r.
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One-sentence summary -- Reduce the size of your gauges Massage your gauged lobes daily. Use a restorative cream.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Have the child bend over at the waist. Place your hand under her chest for support.  To perform this maneuver properly on a child, you'll likely need to kneel on the floor.  Don't try to pull the object out of the child's mouth if the child is conscious. Try to get it out with the Heimlich maneuver instead.  You can also place a child across your lap face down, if that is more feasible. Use the heel of your hand. Whack the child on the back directly between the shoulder blades five times.  These blows should be fairly hard. They shouldn't be hard enough to knock the child over with your support, but they do need to be relatively sharp.  The American Heart Association doesn't teach back blows when performing the Heimlich; the Heimlich alone (abdominal thrusts) can be effective without them.  Look to see if the object has dislodged. You may see the object fly out, or you may notice the child has started breathing again. Put your arms around the child. Use one hand to make a fist and place it directly above the child's navel. Try to get below the breastbone. Cover your fist with the other hand. Pull your fists upward into the child's abdomen. Make this thrust quickly. Repeat four times or until you notice the object choking the child dislodges. If no one is around and you've tried the Heimlich once, be sure to call 911. You want help to be on the way. If you asked someone else to call 911, make sure the person has done it. If it didn't work, continue moving back and forth between back blows and abdominal thrusts. Keep going until you see the object come out, the child begins to breathe normally again, or the child becomes unconscious.

SUMMARY:
Bend the child over. Give five back blows. Place your fists. Pull upward. Call 911. Check to see if it worked.