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To Keep Pedaling

To Keep Pedaling   It was a Tuesday. I had been married about a month and a half. I got up early to ride my stationary bike before work. My husband was getting ready to go to his office. He got a call from a friend. “Hey, you should probably turn on your TV. There’s…

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Baby Rattle Recall

More than 56,000 “Buff Baby” baby rattles from Fred & Friends have been recalled due to choking hazards, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Why the product is being recalled:The rattles end cap can separate, releasing small parts, posing a choking hazard to small children.

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Are Your Kids Addicted to the Internet?

Do you ever wonder how your kids can waste hours browsing the Internet, checking Facebook and religiously watering their crops on Farmville? They might be addicted to their computer. Internet addiction is a growing problem that can seriously harm your kids. When researchers at the University of Maryland asked college students to refrain from using the Internet and other social media for 24 hours, the students began to show withdrawal signs similar to those experienced by people who try to quit smoking.

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September 11, 2001: A Day We Will Never Forget

We all remember where were that sunny morning, September 11th, 2001. It was around 6:15am where I was. My husband and I were in Palm Desert on vacation about to tee-off for a round of golf. We were eating a muffin at the snack shop, and NBC was playing on mute. We saw it, literally, with our own eyes that second plane fly right into the twin towers. But we didnt even think anything of it. In fact, as many had also recalled, we thought it was simply a movie trailer to some Arnold Schwarzenegger film. And so, we teed off, and went on our way.