Dogs work, too. And according to award-winning Therapy Dogs, Inc. tester/observer Barbara Wilson, one of the number one requirements when testing handler-dog partnerships is that the dogs enjoy their jobs. No suit and tie are required, as is common with humans, but Wilson’s eldest therapy dog, Tina, a long-haired Chihuahua, loves wearing her nurses uniform to visit patients at the hospital. However, Tina’s job entails far more than wearing cute outfits and stealing the gaze of nearby humans.

There’s no better place to celebrate the independence of America than Deep In the Heart of Texas. But it’s not just Texas’ big cities and the Fourth of July that see festivities of epic proportions, echoing the widely known Friday Night Lights expression “Go Big or Go Home.” Full of both national and state pride, grand Texas culture saturates the state year-round. At #ExploreTexas, we’re excited to highlight some of Texas’ hidden treasures!

Prior to the discovery of insulin in the 1920s, a diagnosis of Type I Diabetes was equivalent to that of a terminal illness...

When recently freed slaves founded St. Paul United Methodist Church in 1873, they probably never anticipated that their little corner of Freedman's Town in a then-segregated city, would become Downtown Dallas's cultural hub less than a century later. Today the church is known as the "Soul of the Arts District," but it is not the only place with a creative are.

Postured eagerly at two adjacent grand pianos in a large living room, mother and daughter Donna and Rebecca Glass spent entire Saturdays practicing music as early as Becky’s toddler years.

With the high-speed hustle of urban living demands, sometimes the desire for the serenity and solitude of nature can have you jumping out of your skin for a few moments off the beaten path.

Doug Kirkpatrick wants to give people in the workplace “their brains back.” While the statement may sound bold, Kirkpatrick, a corporate environment expert, makes a strong argument against traditional work settings and highlights the damages of blind conformity in his new book “Beyond Empowerment: The Age of Self Managed Organizations.”

2,300 degrees fahrenheit––It’s with this temperature; the temperature of a volcano, that artist Carlyn Ray feels most alive.That’s because it’s also the level of heat that is required to melt glass.

As our children grow physically, we do our best as parents and loved ones to ensure their malleable minds follow suit. Shared experiences help families bond, but those valuable hours already spent together can be simultaneously employed as a tactic to supercharge our little one’s developing brains. So why not do both: Create lasting family memories and provide your child with a stronger educational foundation and a wealth of experiences to reference and rely on later in life?

As addictive as Fruit Ninja and Angry Birds may be, getting caught with your eyes glued to your phone may not go over so well on the job. That said, if you run your own business, you may actually want to consider requiring smart device use at work. Some apps provide far more than mere entertainment. Effective use of the growing number of resources available on your mobile devices can actually increase the efficiency and safety of your employees, especially for those in the fleet utility vehi

Patrick has a wealth of experience in the New Zealand property sector, through his previous roles with NZX Listed and non listed companies, including at Brookfield Offices Properties, DNZ Property Fund (Stride), and AMP Capital.

Lit and roaring as if a dragon were preparing to climb out, the cupola furnace with it's bright orange, lava-like liquid iron flowing out at 3000 degrees...

When you own a small business, a vehicle purchase can be a serious and daunting investment. You want to get quality that’s affordable, but you also don’t want to get ripped off. The best way to ensure your financial , and even physical, safety in this process,is to know what to look for in a vehicle ahead of time. Below are a few areas to consider when searching for a new truck. While not comprehensive, these areas are a good springboard for further purchase research: KNOW HOW MUCH YOU’RE WILLI

Dynamic seasons engulf Pennsylvanians in deep natural beauty and an array of adventurous activities available each calendar year. Enticing as those characteristics may be, the biting winter cold and harsh summer humidity can make you think twice about how “great” having four distinct seasons actually is, especially when your heater dies on a frostbitten winter night or the AC checks out after a summer run. Even if you can endure being physically uncomfortable until the repair crew can fit you i

With spring comes wildflowers, sunshine, new life…..and you guessed it — allergies. Springtime activities such as hiking, swimming or tending a garden are treats some people look forward to all year. Unfortunately, sometimes allergens can put a major kink in some of our favorite seasonal pursuits. As it is, most of the state of Pennsylvania is already facing medium to medium-high pollen threats, and we’ve only now turned the official corner into spring.

Boxes and bubble wrap are age old tools, and they’ll certainly get your moving job done. However, with the plethora of resources available at your fingertips, why stop with what you already know? If that were how the world worked, we’d still be riding horses and trains.