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I'm a published author of poetry, short stories, and a children's book. I have had one play and several theatrical sketches produced, and have worked in amateur theatre and in professional films for many years.

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Pets & Animals > Dog Care & Health The benefits of a raw diet for your dog: 1 of 15
The best reason to feed your dog a diet of raw food (or even just partly of raw food) is because it is the most natural diet a dog can have. Can you imagine wild dogs sitting around a campfire cooking their meat or mixing it with cereal and canning it? No, wild dogs eat their meat raw, and they eat the contents of the intest... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking Fruits & Vegetables Why steamed vegetables are the healthiest: 1 of 15
Steamed vegetables are the healthiest because they are softer and easier to digest than raw vegetables, and yet they retain most of the vitamins, antioxidants and other nutrients because the cooking temperature is high and cooking time is short. Steamed vegetables are also either fat-free or extremely low in fat and do not h... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Reflections: Saving the environment: 7 of 101
The Earth is in trouble. With billions of humans spreading into every niche and habitat, with rivers, lakes and seas polluted, the air polluted, the climate changing, and with forests being bulldozed at an alarming rate, we all need to do what we can to help save the environment from degradation and loss of species and diver... More..
Sciences > Microbiology The anatomy of a virus: 1 of 14
Viruses are intermediate between living and non-living, and at various times they have been classified as both. Most biologists hedge their bets and refer to them as "biological entities", and they are among the smallest biological entities known to exist, being visible only under an electron microscope. The virus that cause... More..
Health & Fitness > Allergies The difference between a food allergy and a food intolerance: 1 of 14
Food allergy is an immune system response to a food, while food intolerance is a digestive system response to a food. FOOD ALLERGY A food allergy is a response by the immune system to an ingredient in food, which the body mistakes for a harmful substance. About 1-2% of adults and 4-6% of children have food allergies. Allergi... More..
Pets & Animals > Dogs (Other) How to cope with the loss of a dog: 6 of 81
When we had to put our German Shepherd cross to sleep at the age of fifteen I was devastated. She had been my shadow for so many years, and we shared so many memories. It was hard for everyone who knew and loved her, but she had always been 'my' dog, and I found it hard to cope. One thing that really helped me early on was t... More..
Sciences > Astronomy How the universe formed: 2 of 25
The idea that the Universe HAS an origin seems to come out of the idea that it is an expanding Universe, and therefore there must have been a time when everything was compressed into a singularity, and something had to start the expansion: a big bang. But what if the Universe is not expanding? Or expanding in some places and... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) How to shed your holiday pounds: 4 of 48
If you put on extra weight over the holidays it was either from eating too much, over-indulging in treats, or exercising too little, or more likely from a combination of all three. Now the holidays are over it is time to get in shape by eating less (or differently) and exercising more. Most of us eat too much, even in the pe... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise (Other) How exercise benefits your bones: 2 of 24
Exercise is great for your health in many ways. It helps regulate your weight, keeps you fit, and it makes your bones strong. Even if you start exercising late in life, you can still build strong, healthy bones, which are essential for avoiding injury and in preventing osteoporosis. It is never too late to start exercising t... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values How to improve conditions in distressed inner-city neighborhoods: 3 of 33
Inner city regions can be distressing places to live in because they can seem cramped and overcrowded, and at the same time lonely, sterile and lacking in a sense of community and belonging. In some places, inner city areas can also be violent. One way to improve conditions in distressed inner-city regions is to improve thei... More..