INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Many people who are drawn to cosmetic / plastic surgery don't stop at a single procedure. Doctor's know this and try to combine procedures sometimes for convenience and some cost savings to you although the overall price is higher, of course. However, bundling surgical procedures, especially at different areas of the body (breast implant with liposuction, for example), significantly increases the risks of life-threatening complication. Motivation to make money is strong in some doctors, but don't let their packaged deals convince you. Get another procedure once you're properly healed from the first. Ask for a "returning patient discount" on subsequent procedures instead of trying to get them all done at once. Another way of saving or recouping your money is through referral fees. As such, refer a friend or family member for a similar procedure if you're happy and get a referral fee from the doctor. Wherever your surgeon plans on operating on you (their own clinic, an independent out-patient clinic or a hospital), make sure the facility is accredited. Your safety during surgery also depends on the anesthetist and support staff working alongside your surgeon, so accreditation is some more piece of mind. Accredited operating rooms and surgical units have key life support systems just in case something goes wrong during your procedure. For accreditation, look for AAAASF, AAAHC or JCAHO operating facility certification. Don't forget about your anesthetist's qualifications. They should be either a Board Certified Anesthesiologist (BCA) or a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). To reduce your risks during your surgical procedure, make sure to follow all the advice and recommendations from your doctor, particularly what you're supposed to do the day before and the day of surgery. As such, choose a surgeon who is communicative with you and easily understood. If English is your native tongue, make sure the doctor can speak English or has a translator. Ask the doctor if they have any brochures or pamphlets that you can take home and read in order to get better informed. See if the doctor's office is open extended hours or has methods of communicating and answering questions after hours.

SUMMARY: Avoid combining multiple procedures. Check if the surgery facility is accredited. Follow all recommendations clearly.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You'll need at least three people to play, but this game can involve many players. With a large enough space and enough hiding spots, you could play with well over 20 players. Get together a group of kids from your neighborhood, from school, or from after school clubs to play this game with you. Invite kids your age you see playing alone to come play Kick the Can. Say something like, "Hey, we're going to play a group game called Kick the Can. Would you like to play?" Bottles and cans are the typical choice for this game, but you can use anything that could be safely kicked some distance. Other options include balls, small trash cans, small boxes, plastic cones, a plastic bucket, and so on. Give your item a few trial kicks. You don't want it to go too far or too short. Choose an object that can be kicked a medium distance. You may want to put some rocks into your item. Doing this to items like cans, bottles, and boxes can help you adjust the distance an object is kicked. The best play ares will be large, with plenty of hiding places. Playgrounds and parks work great, as do cul-de-sac streets (which are closed off at one end). Clearly agree on the boundaries of your play area with all players. Natural features, like tree-lines, large rocks, and paths are a great way of clearly outlining the boundaries of your play area. If one of your boundaries is unclear, use other items, like branches, rocks, hats, cones, and so on to mark it. The jail is where players go when they're caught by the seeker. Your jail, much like your playing area, should have clearly defined boundaries. Some common places used for the jail include decks, patios, benches, porches, and so on. If you don't have a clearly defined jail in your play area, make one by arranging branches, stones, cones, and more to form its boundaries. The jail should be large enough to fit as many players are playing, but not much larger than that. Use rock, paper, scissors to select the seeker or use whatever method you prefer. No matter how many players there are, there is only one seeker per game. After that, agree with other players on the time the seeker will count before searching for hiders. The more time you have to hide, the more likely it is hiders will have a better hiding place. Use longer count times for the seeker for longer, more challenging games. Short count times can add an fast paced aspect to this game. If you and your friends like quick games, choose short count times. Alternatively, set up the item you're using in place of the can. Arrange this item in a central location in your playing area. This location should be wide open and difficult to sneak up on. You may want to locate your can close to your jail. This way, if the can is kicked, the seeker will have to run towards the jail while jailed players are running away.

SUMMARY: Gather together players. Find a soda can or bottle. Determine the boundaries of your game. Designate a jail area. Pick the seeker and agree on a count time. Set up the can.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: These should be in the game itself upon purchase, and you will need all of them to play it right. Winks are small plastic discs that you try to get into the pot. The squidger is a larger piece of round, thicker plastic that you use to propel smaller discs into the pot. Winks come in yellow, red, green, and blue. There are 6 winks of each color. The pot is the container that you try to put the winks into. The mat is basically the playing field. It's usually 6 feet by 3 feet. Place the mat on a flat surface in order to play. The mat has lines etched on both ends. This indicates the field's boundaries and baselines. The mat is usually made of felt. The goal of Tiddlywinks is to propel as many winks into the pot as you can. You can either play Tiddlywinks in two-person teams or against another player. It's also possible to play the game with three people. Only 2 to 4 people can play Tiddlywinks. The verb "to squidge" means you propel or flick the smaller plastic discs toward (and hopefully into) the pot using the squidger. The way you squidge a wink is by putting your squidger on a wink. Apply pressure to it, and it should pop the wink forward. It can be difficult to squidge a wink when someone else's wink is on it. The wink below another wink is said to be "squopped." You must only touch the top wink in your color sequence. If all the winks are squopped, the game is over. Some people sandpaper their squidger down. This will make it so they have less sharp edges. Some people use different size squidgers for different shots. Squidgers must be round and between 25 mm and 51 mm across and no thicker than 5 mm. They cannot damage the winks. You may only use one per play. However, you can use different squidgers throughout the course of a game.

SUMMARY:
Make sure you have all of the pieces you need to play Tiddlywinks. Understand the game's object. Use the right squidger.