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If you’ve ever felt comforted by your family pet, you’ve had a glimpse into the benefits of animal-assisted therapy. Animal-assisted therapy is using an animal as part of goal-oriented therapy sessions. There are psychological and physiological benefits to animal-assisted therapy. The American Humane Associationdefines animal-assisted therapyon their website as: “A goal-directed intervention in which an animal is incorporated as an integral part of the clinical healthcare treatment process. Animal-assisted therapy is delivered or directed by a professional health or human service [professional] who demonstrates skill and expertise regarding the clinical applications of human-animal interactions....

In Disney Twisted-Wonderland, cards that don’t use two of the three interactive elements (Water, Flora, and Fire) are rarer than the others. Some of these cards have two spells of the same interactive type, while the rest of them have one Fire, Flora, or Water spell, and one Cosmic spell. Cosmic spells are not strong or weak against any other type. If you want to bring a Cosmic-Fire SSR home, keep an eye out for the Book 4 SSRs, as Dorm Uniform Viper fits the bill....

When you start out in Forager, you’ll be harvesting and crafting farming sim-style, as well as enjoying some old-school Zelda-style combat. As you start to earn cash, you’ll be able to expand the area you play in, and sometimes the new islands you reveal have a puzzle to solve to earn large chests, which often contain unique one-time items. However, the puzzles can be obscure, with little to no help offered....

With the drop of The Teal Mask DLC for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, one of the most important and immediate questions is: What Pokémon are returning? Ever since Sword and Shield did away with the National Dex, not every single Pokémon has been available in the Switch generations of Pokémon. Some of us have stranded, beloved children stuck in older games we want to walk around with us in Scarlet and Violet....

With Among Us blowing up in popularity there was already discussion about a sequel of the game being worked on. It looks like PuffballsUnited, developer of Among Us, has decided that going forth with a second version of the game is not the way to go. The original reason for going forward with a sequel was due to their code base being out of date, but they feel instead it would be worth focusing on improving the first Among Us, rather than create a whole new game....

According to Japanese outlet Nikkei Asian Review, iPhone manufacturer Foxconn’s Chairman Terry Goutoldjournalists who attended his company’s end-of-year corporate party that Foxconn is considering a joint investment with Apple topping $7 billion for a highly automated display facility in the United States. It would eventually create 30,000-50,000 jobs. “Apple is willing to invest in the U.S. facility together because they need the panels as well,” Gou was quoted as saying. He urged U....

Apple Cuts RFID A Break, Patents Auto-Handshake Networking I’m always impressed by network engineers. I’ve set up a few wireless networks myself, and done a little troubleshooting for friends who are having connection issues, but I’d never dare call myself anything other than a beginner (or “a beginner who recognises some of the words but otherwise hasn’t a clue” perhaps). Harder than fixing a recalcitrant router yourself, however, is explaining to someone else whattheyneed to do in order to get it working....

Last September, three of the nation’s top five book publisherssettledwith The United States Justice Department (DOJ) over alleged collusion in the pricing of e-books, despiteApple crying fouland accusingAmazon of assistingthe government’s agenda. Following DOJ’s deal with HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Hachette, Penguin followed suite in December 2012 and today DOJ announced that Macmillan has stricken a similar settlement with Uncle Sam, leaving Apple as a lone holdout in the suit…...

An episode of “Amazing Stories”, an upcoming Apple TV+ original that brings back Steven Spielberg’s optimistic anthology sci-fi, will feature Robert Forster’s last acting performance. The Oscar-nominated actor who was involved in TV and film since the 60s passed away October 11. He died on the same day the movie “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” in which he had a role released. In one of the upcoming episode of Apple’s “Amazing Stories” reboot, titled “Dynoman and The Volt”, his character is getting superhero powers....

The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) on Thursday published an interesting Apple patent that hasiWatchwritten all over it. The filing titled ‘Network access using short-range connectability’ describes a low-power wireless hotspot functionality via Bluetooth 4.0 that basically provides network connectivity akin to the iOS Wi-Fi hotspot feature, but without draining the battery as much. By relying on the Bluetooth 4.0 low-energy protocol, also known as Bluetooth LE or Bluetooth Smart, such a wireless hotspot is a fit for a device like the rumored Apple smartwatch, which must be super power-efficient....

Candymandirector Nia DaCosta confirmsAquamanactor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is not replacing Tony Todd. News started to spread at the end of February that Abdul-Mateen II was taking on the villain role in the new movie, which is being produced byUsdirector Jordan Peele. Original star Todd has let it be known that he really wants to have a part in what Peele is calling a “spiritual sequel” to the original. As of January of this year, Todd was unsure if he would have a part in the upcoming movie....

In the months since theBatgirlfilm, which starredLeslie Grace(In The Heights) and Brendan Fraser (The Whale), got officially axed by Warner Bros Discovery studio, there noticeably was quite a bit of mixed messaging as to precisely why the project fell through and couldn’t possibly be finished. Warner Bros Discovery gave their own stamped out response soon after the announcement, the company CFO claiming that the whole matter was “blown out of proportion” by fans and the media....

Dungeon Crawlers are some of the best RPGs out there, and there is no denying it. So here are some of the best dungeon crawlers out there on the market today in 2021. Darkest Dungeon Darkest Dungeonis one of the best indie turn-based RPGs that features heavy Dungeon Crawling mechanics, where plays must build a party of heroes and explore various parts of a cursed land/manor. The game also features heavy Lovecraftian themes and a strong difficulty curve that turn-based vets are sure to love....