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Child Abuse

Most of us dismiss child abuse as stories we see on the news on the T.V. set, the Internet, in newspapers, or learn about through other media sources. Child abuse is not that. It is happening next door, down the street, and within our own community. Many people think child abuse either does not exist or exists only among poor households and in movies. This is because there is a fine line between punishing a child and child abuse. When grown ups hit children with knives, wood, glass, cups, high heels, it hurts. But it goes beyond that for some children, the abuse reaches beyond physical pain when the adult uses verbal abuse. More...

Staycation

The consistently rising gasoline prices are making people consider alternative stay-at-home vacations or staycations. People are reconsidering far-flung journeys to exotic locales and are spending time in their homes and at local attractions. More...

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Aloe Vera

• Aloe vera plant literally "sucks up" the toxins.
• The change in colour and taste of Aloe vera with the seasons, does not impact its qualities.
• It takes approximately 10 pounds of aloe leaves to make 1 gallon of juice.
• The thick, clear gel inside the leaf contains over 75 different key nutritional compounds.
• The gel of the Aloe plant, when exposed to oxygen for a prolonged time (about four hours) oxidizes -rendering it worthless. Thus reliable aloe vera products carry a written assurance that not only is the species correct - but also from harvest, to filleting to manufacturing the process is completed in less than four hours. More...