INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Place a clean tea towel or cheesecloth in a fine mesh strainer. Set the strainer over a bowl and spoon 1 cup (245 g) of plain, unsweetened yogurt directly into the towel. Place the bowl with the strainer in the fridge for about 2 hours. As it sits, the liquid from the yogurt will drip into the bowl. Discard this liquid and use the strained yogurt in the towel for your sauce. Wash a medium-sized cucumber and cut it in half. Peel the cucumber and slice it in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to scoop out and discard the seeds. Take a sharp knife and carefully dice the cucumber into small pieces. You can save the other half of the cucumber to use in another recipe. Lay a clean tea towel on the counter and scoop the diced cucumber into the center of it. Gather up the ends of the towel so the cucumber is wrapped tightly in the towel. Squeeze the cucumber in the towel over a sink so any excess liquid comes out of the cucumber. Open the towel and spoon the cucumbers into a medium bowl. Add the strained yogurt along with the rest of the sauce ingredients. Stir the sauce until it's combined. You can store leftover sauce in an airtight container for up to one week. You'll need to stir in:  1 pinch kosher salt. 2 cloves minced garlic. 1/2 tablespoon (7 ml) olive oil. 1 teaspoon (5 ml) red wine vinegar. 2 to 3 fresh minced mint leaves.

SUMMARY: Strain the yogurt. Wash and cut the cucumber. Squeeze and strain the cucumber. Combine the tzatziki sauce.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: When you schedule an appointment with your doctor to discuss your vasectomy, you should come prepared with certain facts about your own medical history. Keeping your doctor informed will help determine if the procedure will be safe and effective for you. Talk to your doctor about the following issues:  Any history with excessive bleeding or blood disorders. As this is a surgery, any issues with blood loss need to be discussed. If you have any allergies, specifically to anaesthetics. Anaesthetics will be used during the vasectomy, and your doctor will need to know if you are unable to receive them. Inform your doctor if you have any skin diseases, especially on or around the scrotum. If you regularly use aspirin or any other medication that thins the blood. Any previous injury, surgery, or any current or repeat infections of the male genitalia or urinary tract. At least a week before your vasectomy you will want to start taking steps to prepare. Taking these steps will help make your surgery be a successful and easy one.  Stop taking any any medication that might thin the blood, which includes aspirin, warfarin, heparin and ibuprofen. Trim body hair and clean the area that will be worked on. Find a pair of tight or supporting underwear to bring with you on the day of your surgery.  This will help minimize swelling and support the area after the surgery. Find someone to drive you home from the surgery. This is to minimize aggravating the areas affected by the vasectomy. After your surgery, you will need to practice proper after-care techniques. Plan to rest for two to three days. Although modern vasectomy techniques cause minimal discomfort, there are some things you can do to speed along the healing process.  If you develop a fever or signs of infection, seek medical help immediately. Support the scrotum, either using a bandage or supportive underwear, for 48 hours. Keep the area cool by using ice packs for the first 48 hours. This helps reduce swelling or inflammation. Avoid physical activity for at least one day after the surgery. Too much activity can cause injury and bleeding in the scrotum. Avoid bathing or swimming for, at minimum, one day after the surgery. Avoid heavy lifting for seven days. Wait seven days to have sex. If you engage in sexual intercourse before a week has passed, you may notice pain and blood in your ejaculate. You also still may have viable sperm in your semen, which can result in pregnancy. Because the tubes still have sperm in them a man needs to ejaculate 20 time before birth control is effective. Continue use of birth control until your doctor has confirmed that your vasectomy has been successful. Follow up includes a sperm count 3-4 months after the procedure to check and see how many sperm the man has in his sample. The couple can then stop short term birth control. The vasectomy can sometimes be reversed, but this does not always work.
Summary: Know what to tell your doctor. Prepare for the surgery. Perform proper after-care.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You’ll first need a  deep or wide edged wooden picture frame. You can get these from the dollar or thrift stores for next-to-nothing. Your other supplies will be Balsa wood, a ruler, double-sided tape, a pencil, paint or something to mark the wood with, a craft knife, craft glue, and backing paper. Backing paper can just be your standard drawing paper. The contents will determine the size and shape of the shadow box you end up putting together. You can put whatever you want in there as long as it fits! Many people use seaside objects such as shells, coral, pebbles. Some people make entire doll house/storefront/miniature scenes within shadow boxes. Others prefer nature objects: gumnuts, leaves, herbs, flowers, seeds, pods, etc. Take a look at other potential options below.  Collectibles: Stamps, spoons, coins, stickers, etc. Scrapbooking: The shadow box provides an great display case for scrapbook elements of all kinds. Insects: Do you have a butterfly or beetle collection? A shadowbox is perfect for displaying them. Be kind to the wildlife though; a paper or photographic collection can be just as interesting Militaria: Medals, insignia, buckles, awards, badges, etc. Play around with a design in advance. That way you'll know where to glue everything in place. Arrange the actual objects on a sheet of paper about the same size as the inside of the frame, or draw the outline of the object onto blank paper to guide your arrangement later. If it doesn't have deep sides already, it won't work well for the purposes of this box. You can buy a shadowbox frame on the Internet or an arts and crafts store. You can even make your own if you want. It’s really just a picture frame.

SUMMARY:
Gather your supplies. Decide what you'd like to place inside the shadow box first. Consider the typical shadow box contents. Arrange the objects you plan to put in the shadow box around a sheet of paper. Choose a frame that has deep sides.