
Dogs and Cats as Hospital Volunteers – 'Pets as Therapy'
Pets can aid the recovery of patients in hospitals, comfort the elderly and cheer up sick children. But volunteer pets need to have the right temperament.
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Pets can aid the recovery of patients in hospitals, comfort the elderly and cheer up sick children. But volunteer pets need to have the right temperament.

Tomatoes grown in hanging baskets are prolific and full of flavour. Here is some advice on how to choose varieties, then plant and position tomatoes in a hanging basket.

Samuel Smiles' book, 'Self Help', was a Victorian publishing phenomenon. It was the first popular self improvement book. It still has a lot of relevance today.

Pictures of the New Smyrna Beach area of Florida which offers many places to stay, and lots to do on vacation.
by dustytoes

Great sporting events such as the Olympic Games and Wimbledon are opportunities for celebrating the talents of great athletes. But the stress can be enormous.

An innovative baby rattle design. This toy is designed to be a learning tool.
by kimbesa

These grilling gifts are perfect host gifts as well as birthday gifts and for housewarming parties. Inscribed with a family name, they'll be used at many gatherings.
by Digby_Adams

Nordic Noir is a fabulous genre that blends mystery, detectives, thrillers and Scandinavia. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Kurt Wallander novels are great examples.
by MaggiePowell

Perhaps you have come across the stunning Dale tiffany lamp and wondered whether it is an authentic Louis tiffany lamp belonging to the era where “Art Nouveau” was flourishing.
by WriterArtist

Many of the smaller species of primates are, what could be classed, as cute, but would it be fair to have them as pets?
by tinacollins

There will be some point in everyone's life where we will have to deal with this very difficult time and process: Death and the emotions that it evokes.
by tinacollins

An introduction to some of the concepts of more advanced mathematics.
by Audioworm

In Ancient Sumer and Babylon, this dark goddess was known as Dimme. Memory of her terrible legend formed the basis for all vampire tales to come.
by JoHarrington

Decorating girl’s rooms may seem like a daunting task and yet it can be very exciting. The palette of shades that appeal to the girls bedrooms are huge and so are the themes.
by WriterArtist

An old hack in a new environment, Liam hopes to bring his burning passion to Wizzley.
by Audioworm

Standardized testing debate heats up as American kids reportedly fall behind the rest of the world in academic achievement.
by teddletonmr

The working miner as artistic subject is uncommon. Arguably, only miners themselves have given an authentic artistic portrayal of miners at the coal face and in their daily lives.

Eugene Atget was a mystery, an accidental pioneer in photography and a legend, upon whose work all of today's street and urban landscape photography depends.
by davestone13