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Dingell wins Gold Mouse award for website, says he's expanding social media presence
U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Dearborn, has won the 112th Congress Gold Mouse Award for having one of the best websites on Capitol Hill, his office announced today.
The award is given by the Congressional Management Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit group working to improve communications between citizens and Congress.
Of the 618 congressional websites graded, a total of 98 personal office, committee and leadership websites earned A's and will receive platinum, gold, silver or bronze awards.
Ryan J. Stanton
"I appreciate being selected to receive this distinguished award," Dingell said in a statement. "Communicating directly with my constituents and providing access to my office in all ways possible are important to me. In today's world, online access is critical, and I am continuing to expand my social media presence so that I can continue to best serve my constituents as well as keep them informed in real-time regarding my actions on their behalf in Congress."
With the help of his staff, Dingell maintains an active presence on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
CMF conducted its analysis from June through September and today released its latest report, identifying recent trends related to online communications in Congress. The report found a significant number of House and Senate member websites lacked basic educational and transparency features like links to bills and voting records.
The report found Democratic and Republican websites are generally similar in quality, although Democrats had a higher percentage of award-winning websites. About 20 percent of all Democratic websites scored an A, while 12 percent of Republican websites scored an A.
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Tue, Oct 25, 2011 : 5:30 p.m.
He needs to retire.
Tue, Oct 25, 2011 : 9:12 a.m.
Sure isn't dingell doing the work he is probably in bed by 6 or 7 in the evening. What a waste. This is pure example of a politician hanging around way to long. Dingell is a dinosaur who should be gone. We need to get some fresh young blood into make some much needed changes. Prime example of what is wrong with this country's government.
David Briegel
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 : 8:13 p.m.
Keep up the good work Congressman Dingell, you represent us well!
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 : 8:03 p.m.
Thank goodness his website is good because as we saw during the "Obama Care" debate, Rep. Dingell seemed to be hard of hearing!
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 : 1:58 a.m.
"Michigan's Dingell Counting on a 29th victory" by Jennifer Steinhauer on October 19th, 2010. www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/us/politics/20dingell.html
Ryan J. Stanton
Tue, Oct 25, 2011 : 2:57 a.m.
I don't remember that making the NY Times. Do you have a link?
Tue, Oct 25, 2011 : 1:38 a.m.
@xmo: Hard of hearing? Maybe. ButI loved the sign language employed by GOP nominee Chase Ingersoll at last year's debate with Dingell - he seemed to have no problem understanding that and it made the New York times.


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Last month, Arena Pharmaceuticals received a positive vote from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee for the use of lorcaserin to treat obesity.
The company did an admirable job parrying panelists' questions and the FDA's skepticism, and earned an 18-to-4 recommendation for approval, with one abstention. On Wednesday, Arena faces its next hurdle: the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date for lorcaserin, better known as the FDA's approval decision date for the obesity drug.

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10 Sporty Cars With 4 Seats
So, you want to know about 10 sporty cars with 4 seats? It can be tough to find that balance of sporty cool and room for the family, that's why this is a must read for anyone looking into buying a new sporty car with four seats.
- 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse. This car is really easy to handle and gets terrific gas mileage. The downfall was that while it is a four seater, the back seats are pretty small.
- 2011 Ford Mustang. This car is very cool and updated but still true to its heritage. Anyone of any age can appreciate this car. It comes with either a V-6 or V-8 manual or automatic transmission. For a real sporty look, it is also offered with a sun roof.
- 2008 Hyundai Tiburon. This car comes in with either a four or six cylinder. It looks really great on the road and handles very easily.
- 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. The Lancer offers a five speed manual transmission or a six speed twin clutch sportronic shift transmission, which is a new automated transmission.
- 2008 Mercedes Benz CL65. This car is awesome inside and out. It has a built in nav system with wood grain center console. It is very roomy and like all Mercedes Benz, it handles like a dream.
- 2009 Mazda RX8. This is a pretty simple car. It is compact but still offers that four people seating quality. Being that it is so small, it is great on gas. The interior is nothing special, but unless you really need all the bells and whistles, this is a great car.
- 2008 Ford Focus. This is a well built car. It had sport in mind when it was built. It is built as a world rally car so you know that you have power under when you are in this machine. It is very compact, so it is not extremely comfortable for four adults, but it will work. It is great on gas mileage and boy, does it get up and go.
- 2009 BMW M3. This is just what you would expect from a BMW, beautiful inside and out. It has the best of both worlds being a very sporty car with a spacious four seat capability. Somehow, even though it has four seats, it is still a very small sporty car. This is a great buy!
- 2008 BMW 35I. Again from BMW, this one had to be mentioned. Equipped with a pop up nav system and everything great about BMW, this is one of the best buys there is for a sporty four seater.
- 2008 Audi S5. This is by far one of the favorite picks for sporty four seaters. It has leg room but not too much room so that you lose your small sporty car feel. The colors are fantastic. Contrasting colors please your mind as well as giving you a sense of satisfaction with driving something that looks so cool and handles so well. Why would you not buy this car?
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So I've asked 8 ladies to serve as hostesses on my big day. One is a friend that I met through work and grown close to over the years. The others are my buddies from college. Though we are spread out over the South, we have been thick as thieves through the years. And since we tend to travel in packs of 7 so we nicknamed ourselves the "The Septuplets" or the "The Tuplets" for short.
At any rate, each of these ladies has relentlessly teased me about my aversion to over-arching DIY projects involving feathers and sequins...so when it came time to order their corsages, I knew that an ordinary flower just would NOT do! At first, I toyed with a sassy wrist corsage but thought those would not make it past the Prelude. Plus, they would only shrivel up and die double plus, those things are PRICEY!
Belatedly, I enlisted some help for an Etsy search. But by the time I was ready to pull the trigger, my shipping window was busted. I searched The Hob and my home away from home, Michael's, for feathers, sequins and whatnots but came up empty handed. I was beginning to get frustrated! I really, really, really wanted some grey feathers and NONE could be found. I thought about buying a boa and pulling feathers off of it...but that seemed like a waste. I even had trouble find a reasonably priced decent bunch of pink flowers for my base.
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Octane's research showed that seniors confided to having both a lack of sexual health knowledge about risks of infection and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and a discomfort with discussing such topics. The Older Adult Sexual Health Awareness Campaign advertising strategy was designed to meet older adults where they are, figuratively and literally. Appreciating that this demographic is more modest, Octane crafted thoughtful messaging and visuals using subtle, respectful yet clever language that invoked nostalgia and values familiar to seniors to make the discussion of relationships, sex, and STD prevention more comfortable. Collateral materials were used in senior training sessions and distributed at popular senior locations and events throughout the city offered by the DC Department of Aging. Octane and the District government are proud to have developed one of the first local public health campaigns to address the modern-day sexual health issues facing seniors.
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Loktak Lairembee - Lady of the Lake - Haobam Paban Kumar
The big winner of the festival is 'Loktak Lairembee - Lady of the Lake' by Haobam Paban Kumar. The German Star of India, sponsored by the main sponsor of the festival, honourary consul Andreas Lapp, is the winner of the 'German Star of India', which comes with a prize of €4,000. In the jury's view, it offers "an unflinching view of the convention of the cinema" and simultaneously tells a story that is relevant to our time. Kumar's feature film debut was filmed exclusively with amateur actors around Loktak Lake in northern India. In this scenic paradise, extreme beauty meets extreme violence. Might is right.
The jury felt that, "the team of film makers carve out a subtle, poetic and even hypnotic way into a world between dream and reality, where issues such as expulsion, human rights and conflicts that arise in our home, our world and our environment are portrayed in this film with great integrity and honesty."
Director Haobam Paban Kumar has a degree in directing and writing from the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute Kolkata. He first entered the spotlight with his film 'AFSPA, 1958' (2006), with which he won the International Jury and FIPRESCI Award at the 9th Mumbai International Film Festival 2006. Many of his other films, such as 'A Cry in the Dark' (2006), 'The First Leap' (2008), 'Mr India' (2009), 'Ruptured Spring' (2012), were awarded prizes.
The Cinema Travellers - Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya
The documentary 'Cinema Travelers' by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya managed to win the jury over. Its two directors received the award, as well as a cheque for €1,000, and describe "the powerful appeal of the cinema in a delightful way - and how digitalisation is slowly becoming more and more popular, which is a rather painful process for some," according to the jury.
Filmed deep in the Indian countryside, the film shows how much cinema fascinates the rural population, and how the moving pictures seem to cast a spell over the people. The film projector itself appears more and more like a living being and the viewer develops empathy with the dying art of the traveling cinema. Fortunately, the film is not laden with nostalgia, because it also shows that the purchase of a digital projector gives new hope to the traveling moviegoers to continue their enjoyment. The jury added, "the film is taking a step forward with the advancing digitalisation of a universally debated topic, which is slowly altering many aspects of our society – some good, some bad - and leaves us with the memory of the times gone by."
Azaad - Rahul V. Chittella
The short film prize, along with a prize of €1,000, goes to 'Azaad' by Rahul V. Chittella. The film goes to show how fearless and courageous journalists can be. The jury was unanimous is finding 'Azaad' to be a "skillfully executed short film, showing the challenges a middle-class family in India has to endure. It tells the story of a father-son relationship in a convincing manner and how expensive it is to visit private educational institutions, and how difficult the struggle for journalistic freedom of expression is."
The film shows off a strong and nuanced narrative structure, which links the private and the political in a refreshing way. The jury found that the story lends reality a voice, "which is currently highly relevant in the current Indian sociopolitical landscape
Camera Threat - Bernd Lützeler
A special mention was given to Bernd Lützler's 'Camera Threat'. This documentary is a playful dialogue between analogue and digital film material, actors and director on a casting couch. The film was quirky, perceptive and original.
Mukti Bhawan - Hotel Salvation - Shubhashish Bhutiani
The Audience-Award-Winner is 'Mukti Bhawan - Hotel Salvation' von Shubhashish Bhutiani.
A Billion Colour Story - Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy
The Drama 'A Billion Colour Story' by Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy won the Director's Vision Award.


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Anyone else want to join? He is quite clearly the funniest man on TV. Give him the money now!
Re: Eugene fan clubFuck the money, give him a chatshow!
Re: Eugene fan clubI think he's acting (more than the others, except Kebab). No one can be that sad in reality.
Re: Eugene fan clubYeah but Science turned into an unbearable prick.
Re: Eugene fan club"and i was riding my bike and i dropped my phone, it was a panasonic, and..."
the man is the most unintentionally hilarious being on earth. Alan Partridge isn't funny any more.
Re: Eugene fan clubAnd that story he told about Midnight Mass yesterday. I had no idea what he was talking about but it was absolutely hilarious.
Re: Eugene fan clubHis monologue on his brother's World's Wildest Rollercoasters video was jaw-to-the-floor COMEDY GOLD!!!
Re: Eugene fan clubOh I didn't see his brother's video. What's his brother like? Fingers crossed for exactly the same!
Re: Eugene fan clubplus he's been everywhere in the world ever.
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Re: Eugene fan clubThere's a person at my school who is called Peter Jackson. He's got a really annoying voice and he looks like Harry Potter... but greasier.
Re: Eugene fan clubhow can he be greasier? Potter DRIPS oil.
Re: Eugene fan clubHis hair shines like the sun. His face oil is like a mirror. And his voice... oohhh God. He sounds like that toff woman who used to be on Call my Bluff but with a peg on his nose.
Re: Eugene fan clubI'm getting horny.
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Re: Eugene fan clubI never used to watch Big Brother - until I saw Eugene!
What a guy! He seems to remind all of my friends of me though, which seems unlikely. Classic disco!
Re: Eugene fan clubi was recently compared to Eugene, i don't whether this is a good or a bad thing, from reading this thread i'm starting to think it is a good thing
Re: Eugene fan clubHi nice to meet you
Re: Eugene fan clubClassic disco?
Re: Eugene fan clubI can't remember when he said it or it what context, but he said it. It's stuck with me ever since!
Re: Eugene fan clubEugene is funny to people who still laugh at friends repeats.
Re: Eugene fan clubWell call me 'friends-repeat-laugher!'.
No, really. Please do!
Re: Eugene fan clubNo no no, Eugene is pure Seinfeld comedy fantasticness.
Re: Eugene fan clubNo he isn't!!! Seinfeld raised a few laughs, he's just a boring person that people watch to laugh at and feel better about themselves, more so than any other housemate. People find him funny in the sameway the other housemates do. When he first came in and told the first aid story and they went ott laughing I felt sorry for him. Science was good to him but he succumbed to the 'need to fit in' pressure and turned on him.
warn - nah I'll call you Betty.


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'No question. The look of the moment is the look of skin,' said the Halston press release accompanying its packed presentation in the Art Gallery District. And judging by the looks on show so far at New York fashion week, transparent will be a standalone trend.
Marios Schwabs second collection for Halston referenced its archive with liquid asymmetric dresses, slashed to reveal bare shoulders and high neck, long tunics knotted with rich gold clasps. He also brought the trouser suit to the immaculate Halston woman too; camel wrap jackets elegantly slouched over ankle length trousers. But it was the calypso printed sequin dresses, one nonchalantly knotted like a sarong, another sculpted and floor sweeping which shimmered like fish scales and begged to be touched.
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Yesterday afternoon's offering in the Lois J. Wright Memoria Series at the Community College of Baltimore presented two different artists in two separate programs -- the violinist, Diane Monroe, and the pianist, Martin David Jones.
In an interesting and varied program, Monroe proved an impressive artist. Some of her best playing came in two of her own arrangements -- of the traditional hymn, "Amazing Grace," and of Duke Ellington's "In a Sentimental Mood." Not very many conservatory-trained violinists know how to approach popular music, but Monroe did.
Her unaccompanied rendition of "Amazing Grace" was one of the best arrangements of the piece this listener has ever heard. It was dignified, heart-felt and served up with a delicious dollop of the blues. She was equally persuasive in the Ellington number (in which she was partnered beautifully by the pianist John Dulik). She played with exquisite bow control and color.


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The absolute worse kickboxing video available. It is clear the powers-that-be at the Method thought, "Hmm, kickboxing is big, but we do dance, let's cash in by meshing the two." The workout is clearly a dance workout with a kickboxing theme and looks like a dance recital with such a theme. There is no attention to proper form at all. There is a Method drum-style band performing in the background, one with a "guru" look to him. The emphasis on the New Age oriental feel really bugs this Catholic Christian who only wants a good workout, leave your different philosophies at the door thanks. The workout itself was not very challenging either. In case you can't tell, I hated this video after less than 15 minutes.
Tracy is a terrible actress. She looks 42 but is trying very hard to look 19 like the dancers behind her. She has an Australian ? accent and her intro is so forced and badly read I was standing, slack-jawed in shock as I listened. Also, in just the first 15 minutes workout (the tape runs 55 minutes) she said "puhhhfect" so many times that I considered that this is what Eva Gabor of Green Acres would look like if she did an exercise video, dahhhhling.
This is an addendum to my first review of this tape, which I submitted after viewing only the first 15-minute workout. Later I went back and courageously watched the rest of it (I must love self-punishment) and, hard to believe, but it is worse. During the aerobic part, she often says "How are you getting on?" I know it is a Britishism, but she says it in such an air-headed manner (sometimes even with a giggle!) that I almost wonder if she means something else. In the abs section, after telling us we would be doing six roll-ups, she does the first three and says, "That's three, three more to go," and honestly looks so proud of herself that she could do this difficult math problem. Moments later, there is a motion in which, while lying on her back she makes a circular move with her legs in air. She says it is either the Frog or Froglegs (don't make me go back and watch it again to verify) and then says, "I named it myself" and looks so very proud of it! I am blonde and it is presenters like her that give us all a bad name. I also resent having paid $10.96 for this. Stay away from this tape (unless you are looking for comedy!)
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Jab, Kick & Burn is a kickboxing workout which consists of three 14-minute kickboxing segments followed by a 10-minute abs-focused cool-down. British instructor Tracey Mallet has a high energy level and Barbie-like good looks; she definitely seems to be having fun during the workouts and encourages you to do the same.
The first kickboxing section was my favorite. After a brief warm-up which includes some slightly dance-y moves, Tracey moves on to some kicking drills. She then continues with some slow and controlled combos which were fun but which didn't raise my hear rate much, but the second half of the workout includes more jumping and increased cardio intensity. Although Tracey's cueing was sometimes a bit off, I was able to follow her in this workout. In the second and third workouts, however, the choreography was much more complex, and I found Tracey's cueing to be less than adequate. She began teaching each new combination slowly at first, but she does a lot of "take-it-from-the-top" instruction, and she frequently fails to cue things like number of repetitions, sequence changes, and left-right. Both workouts contain plenty of kicking: the second workout ends with a series of front kicks, and the third contains a segment which Tracey refers to as "chicometrics": basically, squats with a knee lift or kick and then a jump to the reverse side. There is no cool-down at all to the third kickboxing segment.
The final abs segment begins with Pilates-type movements, including a bent knee roll-up, toe dips, the frog, and crunches; there are then a few seated stretches such as a spine stretch forward. During the three kickboxing segments, there are several live drummers on stage, and Tracey instructs a class of approximately 6-8 others, but in the abs cool-down, Tracey works out alone to softer background music. I would definitely not recommend this video for those new to kickboxing, as there is no instruction on form and many of the moves are difficult to follow. This workout would probably be best suited to those who are familiar with the basics of kickboxing and who prefer complex, dance-y choreography.
Instructor comments:
Tracey is friendly, upbeat, and encouraging but also somewhat over-the-top, especially combined with her Barbie-like appearance. Her cueing started out okay but deteriorated as the complexity of the workout increased.
Beth C (aka toaster)
September 27, 2004
This is a really strange workout. It
reminds me of a deodrant commercial
from a few years ago. It shows a group
of women, obviously dancers, doing a
dance number that has kickbox-y
overtones to it. This really seemed like
a dance- kickbox fusion, which may
explain why there was no attention to
form. There are lots of kicks and
punches done at high tempos. Indeed,
The tempo felt frenetic to me. I
wondered if it was safe. I have a feeling
that katalin zamiar, an exceptional
kickboxing instructor, or keli roberts
would absolutely cringe at this tape.
They may, however, like the music,
which I thought was good. Honestly, one
of the strangest things about this
workout is the set. I don't think its
trying to push any philosphies, as
another reviewer has said, but it is
distracting because there is so much
going on. The floor of the workout
space has a giant yin-yang on it, then
there are bridges and Japanese lanterns
and a garden type of set in the
background. Then there are zen rock
garden type of troughs in the
foreground. At times, I found myself
checking out the set more than
watching the workout, even while I was
trying to do the workout. I wondered if
they were trying to add some eastern
type flourishes to the workout so people
would think it seemed more eastern, as
many people expect a martial arts
inspired workout is. This is not really a
martial arts inspired workout, it is more
a dance workout with martial arts
flourishes. i didn't mind some of the
touches, the bridges were quite nice, I
just thought there were too many of
them. Overall this is a weird workout
lead by a less than notable instructor.
Dance and kickboxing are both great
workouts, and combining them may give
great results. This just isn't the way to
put them together for optimum results
and safety.
Instructor comments:
Thoroughly okay. She's not horrible but
she's not that good either. Cueing is
only okay, but not great. There's no
instruction on form. I don't mind her
accent, but I don't like the smug
expressions she makes and the
occasionally simpering tone she has.
I love this workout. It's easy enough for me to follow but difficult enough to break a sweat or two. It's not boring, and I don't stare at the clock to see when it's going to end. I don't really care about the count and other kinds of glitches this video has. The ultimate goal is for me to have a great work out. And that I found in this video. I love it!
Instructor comments:
Though her counting is a bit off, I like her as an instructor. She's not intimidating and I found her to be quite encouraging. In the end to me those are the things that always make me want to do the workout.


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Ramazan Recipe: Fruit Chaat
– Four to six Bananas
– One Guava
– One Mango
– One Melon
– One Apple
– One bunch of grapes
– Four tablespoons of Lemon juice
– One Cup sweet lime
– 1/2 cup sugar syrup
– Chaat masala (according to taste)
– Salt (according to taste)
– Cut all the fruits into small pieces
– The Add salt, lemon juice and sugar syrup in bowl and mix it well.
-The add all the fruits and then refrigerate it for an hour or two.
– Then add chaat masala and serve.


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In the turbulent lives of hundreds of thousands of children, normal is a foreign word.
There is nothing normal about being abused, neglected or abandoned.
There is nothing normal about living with adults who are consumed by drugs and alcohol, sporadically employed and unable to handle the simplest of parental responsibilities.
And there is nothing normal about being shuffled from one foster home to another — sometimes several in just one year.
So, it comes as no surprise that these children often will bear emotional scars for a lifetime.
They have spent much of their childhood frightened, traumatized, angry and hurt.
And they react by being distrustful, destructive and unable to build meaningful relationships.
It's not easy being a foster/adoptive parent to such a child.
It might be one of the world's most difficult jobs — taking someone into your home who is struggling with a wide range of unsettling emotions.
Dan and Tina Hall know firsthand the challenges of raising children who suffer from severe post-traumatic stress and attachment issues.
It is their experience that has led to the release of the independent movie, "The Boarder." Before it hits theaters nationwide, the movie will make its premiere in Hagerstown at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Leitersburg Cinemas, north of Hagers-town. The movie premiere is sponsored by the Hagers-town-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
For the love of a child
Over the years, as foster care and adoptive parents, the Halls have had several children enter their lives who were unable to adjust to a safe emotional environment.
"Sometimes, chaos is all these children know and their brains have a very hard time functioning when the chaos is gone," Dan Hall said.
In some instances, the children have reactive attachment disorder (RAD) — a condition that develops when infants and young children fail to establish healthy bonds with parents and caregivers.
Their basic physical and emotional needs were never met; so, during those early years, they begin to display abnormal behavior.
Then, there are the children who are dealing with medium to severe trauma. When the hurt is not repaired, Hall said these individuals can become increasingly unstable and have the potential of becoming dangerous to society.
When the Halls started down the path of being foster care parents, they were unfamiliar with these illnesses and their frightening effects. They just knew that the symptoms of some of the children, including an adopted daughter, weren't normal.
In their long journey in search of answers, they met Jane Ryan, a researcher, therapist and adoptive mother, who heads the Jane E. Ryan Institute of Family Health in central Nebraska.
She was familiar with the experiences the Halls had shared. She knew about children who threatened the families they were living with. She knew how manipulative and cunning they could be and how they didn't want to be loved.
She understood, not just as a therapist, but as an adoptive mother who had a son and daughter who were diagnosed with RAD.
Because of the personal challenges she faced, Ryan began a mission of helping other parents and children, whose lives have been traumatized by the disorder.
She created a therapeutic institute with the purpose of educating professionals and families about attachment problems.
Ryan wrote an award-winning book, "Broken Spirits Lost Souls," which offers a view of the effects of attachment and bonding interruptions.
And she wrote a novel and screenplay that addresses the long-term effects of childhood trauma.
That screenplay has become a movie, "The Boarder," an independent film that Ryan hopes will bring more awareness to the many layers of RAD.
'The Boarder'
The Aug. 25 screening of "The Boarder" will be followed by a question-and-answer session with Ryan, director Jolene Adams, actor Andy Scott Harris and Dan and Tina Hall.
Ryan's connection to Hagerstown began last fall, When the Halls invited specialists from the Ryan Institute to present an educational and therapeutic conference on attachment disorders at Hagerstown Community College.
"At that time, 'The Boarder' was not completed," Ryan said. "However, we learned that Maryland leads the nation in innovative programs that support and provide care for troubled children and families. Plus, the response to our work was so positive and exciting that we decided Hagers-town would be a wonderful place to premiere the movie."
Ryan said the project "actually began 40 years ago, when I adopted my first child who had RAD — which was not diagnosed for 12 long, painful years."
She finished the screenplay in 2003 but it took until the fall of 2010 to educate herself about how to make a movie and take the necessary steps to begin filming.
"We've been working on getting the movie completed since we finished filming in November of 2010," Ryan shared.
Most of the filming took place in Ravenna, Neb. — "a little central midwestern town with a population of 1,341," she noted. "We also had one day of shooting in a Grand Island, Neb., hospital and the final shoot of two days took place in Los Angeles."
The movie stars Andy Scott Harris, Dee Wallace, Leslie Stevens and Carlton Wilborn.
According to Ryan, "The Boarder" is based on true experiences of real families.
"Interestingly enough, many of the families had similar experiences no matter where they lived or the origins of the children they were trying to love and help heal. That fact made writing 'The Boarder' much easier than anticipated," she said.
The movie tells the story of a family who adopts an 11-year-old boy named Carl, who suffers from reactive attachment disorder.
"Sadly, the experiences of children and their families are almost commonplace and so similar that they point out some of the usual deficiencies of foster and adoption care systems," she added. "Although some folks think the movie is meant to blame, it is not. It is only by recognizing the problems and wanting to remedy them that appropriate help and hope can prevail."
As far as Ryan knows, there is no other movie like 'The Boarder."
However, when asked to explain the movie, Ryan said she sometimes refers to it as "The Bad Seed," a movie made in the 1950s about a homicidal girl.
Ryan said the movie "presents a wonderfully touching story that appeals to teens, as well as adults of all ages, men and women alike and people from all races. It speaks to the universality of the human story of 'The Boarder' and is a problem that is found in every country on every continent. It offers hope and solutions that can be applied worldwide."
What message does Ryan hope the movie will convey to the public?
"In a nut shell," she said, "'The Boarder' is first of all, meant to entertain by presenting a great story. And it is especially valuable for those interested in children. In their own childhood experiences and in children's issues. But the movie also is meant to raise awareness of the long-term effects of early childhood trauma on children around the world. Prevention is possible, but only with adequate education. There are many similarities among families dealing with disturbed and disturbing children and this movie is meant to represent such families in a realistic manner so as to offer hope to those who live unsupported in the dark and in distress."
Dan Hall, who is a member of the Washington County League of Foster and Adoptive Families and part of "The Boarder" movie team, said, "for years, Tina and I sadly discovered that our community has a significant lack of educational opportunities and therapeutic resources available to identify and help our thousands of traumatized children and adults."
More than 130 people attended last year's conference at HCC, he said, and it was so well received that "many therapists who attended have stated they would like more in-depth training."
According to Dan Hall, WCLFAF currently is seeking funding to help pioneer specialized attachment training for area therapists, as well as diagnostic services.
"If funds for educational programs and therapeutic resources for our special needs children are unavailable, children and families in our community will continue to suffer countless frightening effects, including emotional and/or physical neglect, abuse and traumas in their wake," he said.
If you go ...
WHAT: The premiere of "The Boarder"
WHEN: 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25
WHERE: Leitersburg Cinemas, 20145 Leitersburg Pike, Hagerstown
COST: $15 online at www.leiters burgcinemas.com or $20 at the door
MORE: To watch the trailer, visit www.theboardermovie.com
Proceeds from the movie will be donated to the Washington County League of Foster and Adoptive Families to bring more therapeutic and diagnostic services to traumatized children and their families.


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This Month's Features - August 14, 2002
Read and comment on HR 5255 introduced in Congress on July 26 by
Congressman Mark Kirk (R-IL) called the "Peace Corps Expansion Act
of 2002." This is the second bill introduced in Congress to expand
the Peace Corps. Congressman Kirk's bill provides the authorization
of appropriations for fiscal years 2003 through 2007 (with $488
million in 2007) to carry out doubling the number of Peace Corps
volunteers to 14,000. The bill does not include any other
legislative clauses regarding the Peace Corps. The bill has ten co-
sponsors including RPCV Congressmen Chris Shays (R - CT), James
Walsh (R - NY), and Thomas Petri (R - WI). Read the bill at:
Senator Chris Dodd and Congressman Sam Farr previously introduced S
2667 and HR 4979, the "Peace Corps Act for the 21st Century," on
June 20 and it has fifteen co-sponsors in the House and Senate
including RPCVs Tony Hall (D - OH), Michael Honda (D - CA), and
Thomas Petri (R - WI).
Here is a summary and comparison of the two bills:
The Kirk Bill (HR 5255) provides the authorization of appropriations
for fiscal years 2003 through 2007 with $488 million in 2007.
The Farr (HR 4979) and Dodd (S 2667) bill provides the authorization
of appropriations for fiscal years 2003 through 2007 with $560
million in 2007, a restatement of the independence of the Peace
Corps, new reporting to Congress on Country Security and student
loan forgiveness, special volunteer placement in Muslim countries,
training for all volunteers in global infectious diseases, re-
activation of the Peace Corps Advisory Board, an increase in the
monthly volunteer re-adjustment allowance from $125 to $275 per
month, and a $10 million annual Peace Corps Innovation Fund to fund
RPCV third goal activities.
You decide which bill is more beneficial to the Peace Corps. If
RPCVs do nothing, the Kirk Bill will win by default. If you think
the Dodd/Farr bill is better, then now is the time to call your
Congressman's office and tell him you support HR 4979 and to call
you Senator's office and tell him you want to see S 2667 made into
law. Read the two bills, compare them and leave your opinion. To
see how you can help pass this bill go to:
The Russian Foreign Ministry has not renewed visas for 30 of 64
volunteers seeking documents for a second year of service in Russia,
meaning they will be recalled to the United States, according to the
agency. As a result, the next Peace Corps class, which is scheduled
to arrive soon, has been cut in half and might be canceled
"Unless visas come through, Peace Corps will have to make a decision
whether the new class will be sent or not, and fairly soon," said
Jeff Hay, the acting country director here. Hay said the Russian
government has given no reason for the visa denials. Several
officials contacted in the Foreign Ministry said they knew nothing
about them and could not comment.
However, the situation appeared to reflect long-brewing resentment
over the presence of a U.S. aid program initially designed to help
developing countries. While many communities across this vast
country welcome the Peace Corps volunteers, some officials grumble
that Russia is treated as if it were simply another impoverished
Third World backwater and that the American volunteers are ill-
prepared for their assignments in this former superpower.
Another explanation that has been presented is that the Russian
government is using the Peace Corps to send a message to the United
States government that there has been a change in the overall U.S.-
Russian relationship. This would not be the first time the Peace
Corps has played this role in US foreign policy. For example,
beginning around 1977-78, the Brazilian military government's
displeasure with the U.S. anti-nuclear proliferation treaty and
criticism of Brazil's human rights policies contributed to ending
the Peace Corps' presence in Brazil. Brazil's foreign ministry
simply stopped issuing visas to trainees until no volunteers were
Are these the last days of the Peace Corps in Russia? What went
wrong in Russia and how can the Peace Corps avoid similar situations
in the future? Is this a result of internal Russian politics or a
signal to the US government that there has been a change in U.S.-
Russian relations? Has the Peace Corps overstayed its welcome, or
are Russian complaints about the "skill level" of PCVs sent to
Russia justified? Read the story and leave your opinion at:
Read and comment on this story from the Washington Post that says
that the controversial USA Freedom Corps' TIPS Program, a sister
program to the Peace Corps, is being scaled back even before it
starts and that the government no longer plans to ask thousands of
mail carriers, utility workers and others with access to private
homes to report suspected terrorist activity.
Under revised Justice Department plans announced on August 9, the
program would involve only truckers, dock workers, bus drivers and
others who are in positions to monitor places and events that are
obviously public, officials said. Officials also stressed that the
initiative would be voluntary. Read the story at:
PCOL supports the government's decision to cut back on TIPS and
protect Americans' civil liberties but continues to believe that it
is not a good idea to have even a voluntary spy program like TIPS
under the same USA Freedom Corps umbrella as the Peace Corps. Read
our original coverage on TIPS along with what RPCVs said about the
program at:
Scores of Peace Corps volunteers are coming forward saying that over
the past 12 years they suffered crippling paranoia, anxiety,
hallucinations, memory loss, suicidal behavior and physical ailments
from seizures to vision difficulty because of the drug handed out by
government doctors to prevent malaria.
Many of those affected were medically evacuated and some were
hospitalized because of problems volunteers said were caused by
Lariam, also called mefloquine. Others risked contracting malaria
when they secretly violated Peace Corps rules and quit taking the
drug because side effects bothered them so much. Some say that
debilitating problems that began when they started taking the drug
have continued for years after they stopped.
"This has been the big story among Peace Corps volunteers for 12
years," said Allen Hoppes, a volunteer in Mali, West Africa, in
1992. That was three years after the Peace Corps began using Lariam,
which continues to be the Peace Corps' drug of choice.
"The Peace Corps told us if we did not want to take mefloquine, we
did not want to be Peace Corps volunteers," Hoppes said. Read the
story at:
In a related story, a domestic violence expert who advises the
Pentagon said on August 8 that the military should look into whether
Lariam, an anti-malaria drug associated with aggression and suicidal
thinking, could have triggered any of the recent incidents in which
four Fort Bragg soldiers are suspected of killing their wives and,
in two of the cases, also killed themselves.
Read our continuing coverage of the Lariam controversy, decide for
yourself if the health concerns of Lariam's side-effects have been
overstated, and leave your opinion at:
Last month we put up our Peace Corps Cartoon called "Trip" and asked
our readers to come up with the funniest caption. See what RPCVs
wrote and compare it to the original caption. Then, take a look at
our cartoon for this month - "Protest" - and come up with your own
caption for it at:
Read and comment on this exclusive report from Mike Learned,
National Coordinator, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual RPCVs, on Director
Vasquez's speech to the World Affairs Council in San Francisco on
July 30 in which the Director was asked about the trips he has made
to California since he was confirmed and whether he is planning to
run for the US Senate seat from California in 2004. Director Vasquez
said he will "absolutely not" be a candidate. This is good news for
the Peace Corps because the Director has demonstrated that he is an
eloquent and passionate advocate for the Peace Corps and that with
the unprecedented challenge of doubling the number of volunteers in
the field by 2007, he recognizes that the agency requires his
undivided leadership and dedication. Read the story and leave your
view at:
While in California Director Vasquez met with members of
California's ethnic media and made a strong case for the need to
diversify the Peace Corps. "People in other countries need to know
Americans fall in all origins and faiths", said Vasquez. "A Peace
Corps volunteer in a village or community will probably be the only
American those people will know," he said. Vasquez addressed one of
the main barriers for many immigrant families to join the Corps:
economic need. Vasquez hopes that initiatives such as student loan
forgiveness and other economic incentives will encourage more
families from ethnic communities to let their children serve in the
Corps. What ideas do you have for helping the Peace Corps attract
more diverse candidates to the Peace Corps? Read the story and leave
your opinion at:
Also take a look at our story on Maggie Koziol, the daughter of
Polish immigrants, who will join the Peace Corps in January and head
for Central or South America. Ms. Koziol got interested in the Peace
Corps when she remembered that her high school social studies
teacher had served in the Peace Corps. Many recent volunteers have
told us that the vision of JFK and the New Frontier that animated
the first PCVs in the 1960's is as distant from them as FDR, the
great depression, and WWII were to the first volunteers and that the
primary catalyst for many joining the Peace Corps now has in many
cases been a family friend, a relative, or a teacher somewhere in
their past who has told them about the Peace Corps.
The third goal isn't just to tell people what it was like to live
and serve overseas but what it was like to be a volunteer. We salute
the many RPCVs who have gone on to teaching careers who have
motivated the next generation of volunteers and highlight the
importance of RPCVs making themselves available to schools and youth
groups and especially for your RPCV group to start planning now to
participate in Peace Corps day in a local school on March 1.
What more can RPCVs do to help the Peace Corps recruit volunteers in
the future? What are your ideas for possible programs for RPCVs to
help recruit volunteers? Read the story and leave your opinion at:
Read and comment on this op-ed piece from the New York Times by
Thomas Friedman, author of the Lexus and the Olive Tree, on the
three faces that America shows the world - the face of the Peace
Corps, the face of multinationals and the face of American military
power and his sense that lately the balance has gone wrong and the
only face of America we see now is the one of military power and it
really frightens the world. Read the op-ed at:
Add your name to our Directory of over 12,000 RPCVs by going to the
following url and then clicking on "Instant Registration":
Help us grow by adding a link from your Group's web page to Peace
Corps Online at:
Help with the Third Goal by downloading, printing, and displaying
the mini-poster "Ask me about the Peace Corps" at:
If you or your group have news or an event that should go in our
next Monthly Newsletter, post it directly to the PCOL web site or
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21st December 2012: Remains of the day (the Mayans got it wrong)
December 21st, 2012: So how did you celebrate the supposed last day of the world? I celebrated mine listening to a resplendent Nita Ambani talk, watching mellifluous AR Rahman sing and wonderful little children act out the history of India. Today, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, the brainchild of Mrs. Nita Ambani and Mumbai's premier educational … Continue reading
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South Albany – We Are #1 Video
Check out South Albany's We Are #1 Video submission here!Now YOU get to decide who has the best student section in the state! Each like their video receives, here, on the OSAA Facebook page counts as a vote. As well as likes to their trailer on Instagram and the Twitter Poll (coming later).Be sure to share the video you like the most and tell your friends to vote! Voting starts April 3rd at 12:00 PM and ends April 14th at 4:00 PM.
Posted by Oregon School Activities Association on Monday, April 3, 2017
South Albany High School has won the 2016-17 "We Are #1!" Student Section Contest for receiving the most votes on social media. The award recognizes school pride, sportsmanship and creativity.
The school will receive a "Best Student Section in the State" banner and lunch for 300 students. The video will also be displayed on the OSAA Sportsmanship page.
The video entry was produced by students in Andy Winn's digital media class.
Principal Brent Belveal congratulated staff and students for winning the award and recognized the contributions of all Rebel staff with the following message:
I want to give a huge shout out to Andy Winn and his awesome work with our video students. Their video submission is getting rave reviews from members of the OSAA and others as they've viewed the video.
While we tend to focus on academic improvement and graduation requirements in our jobs — I think it's important to also know that our kids are demonstrating their personal pride and connection to our school through their actions outside the classroom. It all goes together.
For some kids, involvement and success in athletics or activities is what helps them to feel like part of the school and to engage more rigorously in their academic efforts. For some kids, getting to be part of a huge student crowd at events allows them to feel like they are a part of our school and contributors to our success, which tends to impact their classroom efforts as well.
I want to thank our coaches who work directly with our athletes but also each and every staff member who invests daily in our kids. Whether it's in the classroom, in the hallway, at a game or event, supporting a student club, coaching, volunteering for Saturday Success of Rebels Rising — every single investment contributes to the overall growth of our individual kids and in the bigger picture, our entire school culture.
So thank you Andy for taking the risk to enter this competition and putting yourself and your students "out there" so to speak. Every time we do this, I believe we get better. Thank you each for all that you do every day to impact our kids and to literally change their lives!


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"There is a distinct difference between aerobic and anaerobic bacterium"
Miami, FL (PRWEB) December 28, 2013
Probiotic Action issued an explanation regarding the nature of two different kinds of bacterium, aerobic and anaerobic, and how they related to the probiotics for acne contained in Probiotic Action itself.
As Probiotic Action representative Fernando Perez states, "There is a distinct difference between aerobic and anaerobic bacterium. Many people think of aerobic and anaerobic in terms of exercise, or for the more scientifically inclined, in cellular activity. What many people don't realize is that this process affects bacterium as well."
Perez explains, "There are certain bacteria that thrive in places where oxygen is available, hence the term aerobic, whereas there are also bacteria that thrive through fermentation rather than cellular respiration. There are some probiotics that do not need oxygen to live, which the probiotics which are found in yogurt. Those probiotics will not do anything to your skin if applied as yogurt because they cannot survive in the presence of oxygen; they are the anaerobes. However, there are certain bacteria, these are the probiotics in Probiotic Action, that do need oxygen to survive, and those are the ones you want to put on your skin. Not all probiotics are the same and it's important to know the difference."
"The purpose of the explanation," Perez says, "is to clear up any misconceptions that people might have about probiotics, differentiate between the bacterium, and answer questions about the bacterium. All of this is to educate the consumer. In addition to telling them why Probiotic Action is the best acne treatment, it's important to tell them why as well."
Probiotic Action, a pioneer in using natural skin care, follows all probiotic-associated products to collect information in order to help educate the public on the power of probiotics for skin care and overall health. For more information, please visit ProbioticAction.com.


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The New Acme
Category : All Reviews, Celeb Sightings, Celebrations, Cocktails, Date Night, Girl's Night Out, Recent Chow Faves, Updates
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Out with the old (Acme) and in with the new (Acme)! Danish chef, Mads Refslund, who comes to us by way of Copenhagen (Noma- #1 restaurant in the world), constructed an amazing menu of unique and palate pleasing dishes dubbed new Nordic cuisine.
The candlelit, sexy Noho resto filled with good vibes and beauties delivers on all fronts. I loved the rare ingredients and unexpected pairings.
LA Sip, Chat, Chow: The Churchill
Category : All Reviews, Brunch, Casual, Celebrations, Cocktails, Girl's Night Out, Not NYC, Updates
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One part bar/lounge and one part resto equals The Churchill! Arriving close to 9p for a Girl's Night Out pre-party meal, we quickly dove into a myriad of cocktails, and before we knew it yummy dishes were en route to our table. As soon as we downed the first round of oysters, the upstairs dining room was filled with party-goers ready for a good time grooving to beats from the DJ.
Don't expect a gourmet meal at this modern gastropub….go for the DJ, cocktails and noshing!
Chinese New Year 2012: Year Of The Dragon
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Dinner With Melanie Fiona: Her Sip, Chat, Chow…
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R&B sensation and Grammy-nominated recording artist Melanie Fiona has many passions. I'm sure we can all guess what the top one is….yes, music! But did you know that she also has a passion for great food?
Her new album "The MF Life" will be released on February 7th, and I'm sure she'll have a grand Sip, Chat, Chow night out to celebrate!
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Discussion in 'The Bar' started by Spazzmatazz, Sep 12, 2010.
this is a vietnamese restaurant in the building where i work!
on my old computer I used to have one i took at a chinese restaurant that said "Fire Splinkler"
after a few drinks, I thought that was the funniest thing.
We were working in Piermont, NY, and ate lunch at an asian owned deli. I'm standing there and I see this sign, and I start to get tickled. My helper was like WTF? I asked him did his phone take pics, he says yeah. And I said, take a pic of that sign right there. (I was giggling so much, it was hard to order)
Cunt Examination must be where they examine Robin. Okay I get that.
But Fetal Heart CUSTODY? WTF?!
This one is an actual one from Crestwood, which is about 5 miles south of me....
lol i was laughing so hard i dropped my phone trying to take the pic of "fire splinkler". I love how they got all the other rs and ls right.
Thats a good vun.


text: Izzy Brill had a career game Friday, and No. 6-ranked Decatur is thankful he did. Brill rushed for 313 yards and five touchdowns as Decatur overcame an 18-point halftime deficit to edge Centreville 40-34 in a Division 7 opening round football playoff game. Brill's final touchdown, a 10-yard run, came with 2:12 left in the game, capping a 61-yard drive and snapping a 34-34 deadlock. Brill carried a school-record 47 times while also scoring on runs of 5, 4, 8 and 3 yards. "At this time of the year you go to your seniors," Decatur coach Joe Groh said of Brill. "This is crunch time and the seniors have to carry you. And Izzy did. It didn't surprise us. He's been doing it for us all year. He runs hard and you don't tackle him for a loss." Centreville quarterback Zach Reed passed for 200 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score to give his team a 34-16 halftime lead. Then Brill took over. At Decatur Centreville142000 -- 34Decatur0161212 -- 40C -- Zach Reed 1 run (Donato Diez kick) C -- Brandon Miller 11 pass from Reed (Diez kick) D -- Izzy Brill 5 run (Quentin Reyna run) D -- Kurtis Northrop 27 interception return (Brill run) C -- John Crone 86 kickoff return (Miller pass from Reed) C -- Zach Perry 8 pass from Reed (kick failed) C -- Cameron Jergens 20 pass from Reed (run failed) D -- Brill 4 run (run failed) D -- Brill 8 run (pass failed) D -- Brill 3 run (pass failed) D -- Brill 10 run (pass failed) C'villeDecaturFirst downs1322Yards rushing137362Yards passing20031Passing14-26-12-4-2Punting1-351-32Fumbles lost01Yards penalized3030