Chinese poets spoke about the wonderful jujube in 600 BC. The fruit of the jujube has been used in ancient Chinese medicine for many nutritional remedies for 2500 years. Jujubes were used by Gerard in Europe as a medicinal herb in the 1600's to treat ailments of the kidneys, lungs, and liver.

The Chinese jujube was brought to America by Oriental immigrants who built railroads in Arizona in the early 1900's. Hundreds of grafted jujube cultivars are available in China, and a...

Behind every story there is a person who helped form it. The man behind Safehouse Outreach is Philip Bray, who began his work in 1982. Inspired by the experiences he has lived, this man set out to reach those whom everybody else thought were lost. With faith, perseverance and kindness, this man stated one of the most important changes in Atlanta.

Safehouse Outreach is not about handouts, but about helping people start a new life and get rid of all bad habits. Starting with...

Typical active ingredients for rat poisons are are: brodificoum, diphacinone, warfarin, bromadiolone, and others. Most of these products include green dyes for a characteristic appearance; however, dogs and cats have poor color vision and to them these pellets may look like kibbled pet food.

Anticoagulant rodenticides do not produce signs of poisoning for several days after the toxic dose has been consumed. Anticoagulant rodenticides cause internal bleeding. A poisoning...

Love and then expect love

It is an old saying that love begets love and therefore, we must expect love from another only when we have got some love for him or for her. Love is not an affair one-sided. In a country like India, people of so many faiths are living here. They are trying to become a nation. But the minorities feel that they are being discriminated even by the state because people in the state need votes and therefore, they are bound to favour the majority. We have...

There are two groups of scenarios where having the assertive communication skills to say "no" while being respected are much needed. I'm sure you would like to say "no" in both of these common scenarios yet you just cannot bring yourself to say it for several possible reasons.

The first group of scenarios involves someone asking for a favor that requires a type of resource from you such as money or time. This situation is non-threatening and often gets you...

There is a direct correlation between staying healthy and stress reduction. Stress has a tendency to build up and if we don't do anything to lower our stress levels, we may find that our bodies and minds have a "melt down" of sorts. Stress reduction is essential for both our long-term physical and emotional health. It can be very hard to deal with everyday events if you are stressed out and eventually you will crack if you don't deal with the pent up anger, stress and...

Many people buy books to find out "How to Attract the Perfect Mate." But I believe that finding the perfect mate is easy! What's hard is to know what your definition of perfection means, so you know what to look for in the first place! So, here is my step by step process for attracting the perfect mate:

Step 1: Make a list of the qualities you look fore in an ideal mate. Separate the list into four categories under these headings:

Physical, Mental, Emotional and...

The modern man's obsession with clothes has gone so far that I think the nudists are right in setting up their own colonies. The pleasure of roaming naked on the beach is indescribable. The fresh air strikes your body, and you feel free as a bird. It is healthy and beneficial in a hundred ways than one, so say learned men.

Diogenes lived naked in Greece, and would have scoffed at the modern man's attire. Why take all the pain in the neck of tying a necktie on the most important...

How to Be Happy -20 Tips That Really Work! from MichelleRowley,author of "Personal Growth Strategies".

Tip 1 Have a positive attitude. One of the most significant,contributing factors to happiness is optimistic thinking.Although you won't always have a choice in determining what goeson around you, you will always have a choice in determining howreact to what goes on around you. This will largely determinethe extent to which you are, or aren't happy.

Tip 2 Make...

Poverty breeds pollution.
Dalip Singh Wasan, Advocate.

We shall see that the countries in which most of the people are poor, illiterate, backward and are houseless are breeding more pollution than those countries which have advanced. We may note the following items which are available in those countries which are identified as poor countries and these items are pollution breeding:-
(1) The people who are poor have no living accommodation and therefore, they utilize...