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Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
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Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
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About The Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
MMTVN is an online outlet and YouTube Partner with 68% US-based viewership with 30% of our worldwide audience is from The UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, Spain and Italy. Our demographics average 60% female and 40% male audience worldwide and the age groups vary depending on location. In the US - it breaks down as follows: 13.6% 13-17 yr olds, 29.9% 45-54 yr olds, 17.5% 35-44 yr olds, 19.1% 55 yrs and over, 8.7% 18-24 yr olds and 11.1% 25-34 yr olds.
We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
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About The Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
MMTVN is an online outlet and YouTube Partner with 68% US-based viewership with 30% of our worldwide audience is from The UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, Spain and Italy. Our demographics average 60% female and 40% male audience worldwide and the age groups vary depending on location. In the US - it breaks down as follows: 13.6% 13-17 yr olds, 29.9% 45-54 yr olds, 17.5% 35-44 yr olds, 19.1% 55 yrs and over, 8.7% 18-24 yr olds and 11.1% 25-34 yr olds.
We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
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About The Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
MMTVN is an online outlet and YouTube Partner with 68% US-based viewership with 30% of our worldwide audience is from The UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, Spain and Italy. Our demographics average 60% female and 40% male audience worldwide and the age groups vary depending on location. In the US - it breaks down as follows: 13.6% 13-17 yr olds, 29.9% 45-54 yr olds, 17.5% 35-44 yr olds, 19.1% 55 yrs and over, 8.7% 18-24 yr olds and 11.1% 25-34 yr olds.
We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
On January 23, 2019, Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan presented her credentials to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and began her duties as U.S. Ambassador to Ghana. (Official U.S. Embassy Ghana photo by Courage Ahiati)
After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
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After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
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We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
April 5, 2013
Can colleges and universities effectively pursue massive online learning while maintaining their core academic missions? Issues surrounding the quality of courses, their cost effectiveness, student learning outcomes, credentialing, and equal access to education have provoked a spirited and evolving international debate. Penn President Amy Gutmann moderated the 2013 David and Lyn Silfen University Forum, welcoming New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist Thomas Friedman, The Honorable Martha J. Kanter, under secretary, U.S. Department of Education, and Brit Kirwan, chancellor, University of Maryland System.
Photos by Stuart Watson
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
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We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
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About The Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
MMTVN is an online outlet and YouTube Partner with 68% US-based viewership with 30% of our worldwide audience is from The UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, Spain and Italy. Our demographics average 60% female and 40% male audience worldwide and the age groups vary depending on location. In the US - it breaks down as follows: 13.6% 13-17 yr olds, 29.9% 45-54 yr olds, 17.5% 35-44 yr olds, 19.1% 55 yrs and over, 8.7% 18-24 yr olds and 11.1% 25-34 yr olds.
We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
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About The Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
MMTVN is an online outlet and YouTube Partner with 68% US-based viewership with 30% of our worldwide audience is from The UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, Spain and Italy. Our demographics average 60% female and 40% male audience worldwide and the age groups vary depending on location. In the US - it breaks down as follows: 13.6% 13-17 yr olds, 29.9% 45-54 yr olds, 17.5% 35-44 yr olds, 19.1% 55 yrs and over, 8.7% 18-24 yr olds and 11.1% 25-34 yr olds.
We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
2002, 2006, 2010: Rush becomes the first hospital in Illinois serving adults and children to earn Magnet status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2002. It repeats the honor in 2006 and 2010.
Image courtesy of Rush Photo Group.
For more information, contact the Rush University Medical Center Archives: rushu.libguides.com/rusharchives
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
•http://twitter.com/TheRedCarpetTV
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•http://www.redcarpetreporttv.com
•http://www.youtube.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork
About The Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
MMTVN is an online outlet and YouTube Partner with 68% US-based viewership with 30% of our worldwide audience is from The UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, Spain and Italy. Our demographics average 60% female and 40% male audience worldwide and the age groups vary depending on location. In the US - it breaks down as follows: 13.6% 13-17 yr olds, 29.9% 45-54 yr olds, 17.5% 35-44 yr olds, 19.1% 55 yrs and over, 8.7% 18-24 yr olds and 11.1% 25-34 yr olds.
We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
L to R: Phyllis Ives, Roger Oskvig, MD, and Mary Horton.
Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY – first NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) audit for the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group (URMFG).
March 29, 2004
After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
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We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
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After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
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Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
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About The Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
MMTVN is an online outlet and YouTube Partner with 68% US-based viewership with 30% of our worldwide audience is from The UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, Spain and Italy. Our demographics average 60% female and 40% male audience worldwide and the age groups vary depending on location. In the US - it breaks down as follows: 13.6% 13-17 yr olds, 29.9% 45-54 yr olds, 17.5% 35-44 yr olds, 19.1% 55 yrs and over, 8.7% 18-24 yr olds and 11.1% 25-34 yr olds.
We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
•http://twitter.com/TheRedCarpetTV
•https://www.facebook.com/RedCarpetReportTV
•http://www.redcarpetreporttv.com
•http://www.youtube.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork
About The Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
MMTVN is an online outlet and YouTube Partner with 68% US-based viewership with 30% of our worldwide audience is from The UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, Spain and Italy. Our demographics average 60% female and 40% male audience worldwide and the age groups vary depending on location. In the US - it breaks down as follows: 13.6% 13-17 yr olds, 29.9% 45-54 yr olds, 17.5% 35-44 yr olds, 19.1% 55 yrs and over, 8.7% 18-24 yr olds and 11.1% 25-34 yr olds.
We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
•http://twitter.com/TheRedCarpetTV
•https://www.facebook.com/RedCarpetReportTV
•http://www.redcarpetreporttv.com
•http://www.youtube.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork
About The Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
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After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
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Since 1991 PACE has been recognized as a national mental health professional organization. PACE certifies qualified mental health professionals to practice the specialties of Custody Evaluator and/or Parenting Coordinator. These individuals hold the following credentials:
Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™ (NCPC)
PACE, as a recognized professional organization, certifies qualified mental health professionals to practice the mental health specialty of Parenting Coordinator. They will hold the credential of Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™(NCPC)
What is a Parenting Coordinator?
The use of Parenting Coordinators is a relatively new intervention to manage high-conflict custody cases. Parents retain and compensate a clinician to arbitrate ongoing child-related disputes either by private agreement or by Court Order. That clinician then becomes the Parenting Coordinator.
What does the Parenting Coordinator do?
The Parenting Coordinator works directly with the parents to help them communicate more effectively and avoid conflicts about child-related issues. Parents who are constantly in court about child-related issues (such as a holiday visitation schedule or the sharing of information about a child’s academic or medical developments) might benefit from opinions and guidance to help make communication more effective. In addition, the parenting coordinator mediates issues, and when the parents are unable to agree, the parenting coordinator is often given the power to arbitrate what the result should be.
Ultimately, the court has the final say over child custody and visitation issues, but a Parenting Coordinator can drastically reduce the need to go to court and therefore reduce conflict for the children in families involved in such disputes.
Members will have two documents to verify their certification. One is a license-sized certificate (8” X 5”) with special built-in security characteristics and the other is a full-sized certificate for your office. They both contain all of the relevant information and attest to the fact that the named recipient "has satisfied the requirements for education, training, and experience, contained in PACE’S Criteria and is therefore recognized as a Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator."
Additionally, court personnel and prospective clients will be invited to visit a new website, being developed as both a registry and also to enhance the credibility and stature of the Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™(NCPC).
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Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™ (NCCE)
PACE, as a recognized professional organization, certifies qualified custody evaluators to practice the mental health specialty of Custody Evaluator. They will hold the credential of Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™ (NCCE).
Members will have two documents to verify their certification. One is a license-sized certificate (8” X 5”) with special built-in security characteristics and the other is a full-sized certificate for your office. They both contain all of the relevant information and attest to the fact that the named recipient "has satisfied the requirements for education, training, and experience, contained in PACE’S Criteria and is therefore recognized as a Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator."
Additionally, court personnel and prospective clients will be invited to visit a new website, being developed as both a Registry and also to enhance the credibility and stature of the Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™ (NCCE).
CLICK ON THE NAME ABOVE TO VISIT
There is a link to our in-depth Question & Answer Section
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Criteria for Certification
A. Doctoral or Masters Degree in a mental health specialty from a university/college that is regionally accredited; and
B. Only ONE of the following three choices (B-1 or B-2 or B-3) is required:
B-1. Currently licensed by a State Board of Examiners to practice a mental health specialty at the independent practice level or;
B-2. Member of a recognized mental health professional association that has published relevant standards of practice for a mental health specialty or;
B-3. Minimum of two years experience working with a family court system; and
C-1. If applying for Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™(NCCE)
A minimum of two years custody evaluation experience, during which the applicant has independently conducted a minimum of five comprehensive custody evaluations; and
C-2. If applying for Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™(NCPC)
A minimum of two years experience working at a professional level with at least five sets of high conflict or litigating parents, providing services that have been described by various designations, including, but not limited to: parenting coordinator, family coordinator, mediator, reunification therapist, couples therapist, facilitator, etc. In general, we are seeking professionals who have experience working with men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers who are involved in high conflict relationships with each other.
D. Two names (with contact information) of colleagues (mental health professionals, attorneys, judges, etc.) who we can contact to validate the information that you have submitted on your application.
ASSOCIATE CREDENTIAL: If you meet all criteria above EXCEPT either C-1 or C-2 you can apply for Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator Associate (NCCE-A) and/or Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator Associate (NCPC-A). You will enjoy all of the rights and privileges and will automatically be elevated to the full credential as soon as you complete the experience listed at C-1 or C-2
The Executive Operating Committee has been authorized to use a degree of flexibility in the handling of certain special situations that may arise during the application process without compromising the integrity of the Current Criteria.
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Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™ (NCPC)
One-time application processing fee:$338 $169 during Grandfathering Period-YOU SAVE $169
Annual Certification Fee: $129
Total with this Application: $298 (One-time application processing fee of $169 and first Annual Certification Fee of $129.)
This covers ALL fees until your next Annual Certification Fee of $129 is due twelve months after your Approval Date.
NOTE: If an applicant is NOT accepted for certification ALL fees will be promptly returned.
The fees are the same for the “Associate” credential.
Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™ ™ (NCCE)
One-time application processing fee: $338 $169 during Grandfathering Period-YOU SAVE $169
Annual Certification Fee: $129
Total with this Application: $298 (One-time application processing fee of $169 and first Annual Certification Fee of $129.)
This covers ALL fees until your next Annual Certification Fee of $129 is due twelve months after your Approval Date.
NOTE: If an applicant is NOT accepted for certification ALL fees will be promptly returned.
The fees are the same for the “Associate” credential.
BOTH CREDENTIALS AT THE SAME TIME:
Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™(NCCE)
and
Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™(NCPC)
ADD UP THE TOTAL FEES FOR NCPC and NCCE FROM ABOVE AND
DEDUCT A SAVINGS OF $101
$298 + 298 = $596 Now deduct $101. Your total for the two Certifications is $495.
(This covers ALL fees until the next Annual Certification Fees of $129 are due twelve months after your Approval Dates.)
NOTE: If an applicant is NOT accepted for certification ALL fees will be promptly returned.
The fees are the same if one or both credentials are for “Associate” status.
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As of today Thursday, November 10, 2011 ,
we are operating on a
TEN DAY TURN-AROUND SCHEDULE*
Your Certificates should be in the mail to
you within ten days after the receipt of
your application.
*This is based on our ACTUAL turn-around
time for the last 30 days.
The Final Word…
I talk to mental health professionals every day---social workers, counselors, psychologists, etc. Here are some of their questions---and my answers.
What does it cost?
$298 covers EVERYTHING for the first year. That’s made up of $169 application processing fee and $129 for the first full year certification dues. Then it will cost $129 per year. The annual fee of $129 will never change for you as long as you stay certified. (Yes, it may go up for new applicants, but NEVER for you!) We think that it’s only fair that the early applicants should reap some special benefits for their early loyalty. Also, if your application is not approved you get the $298 promptly refunded.
What do I get?
You get two certificates---one licensed-sized and one full size for your office. You will be added to a directory where court personnel and the public will go to find out about NCCE’s and NCPC’s. You’ll get discounts on seminars, publications, and testing instruments. Most important, you’ll have the ability to add an income producing certification to your practice, (I won’t even discuss the positive implications of adding a national title to your name.)
How long does it take?
It takes less than 45 minutes to fill out the application. (You push the SEND button and we have it five seconds later.) Ten days from then you’ll have your certificates and welcoming materials.
Questions? Call Howard at 800-633-PACE (7223) or email me at howard@vp411.com
Regards,
Howard/PACE ADMINISTRATOR
“Let us help you “quick start” your practice!”
HERE’S SOMETHING TERRIFIC THAT WE LEARNED BY ACCIDENT AND ARE NOW OFFERING TO EVERY NEW APPLICANT---IT’S ALREADY INCLUDED AS PART OF THE CERTIFICATION PACKAGE.
About six months ago, one of our new “approvals” asked us to send a letter to three family court judges telling them about her new credentials.
We did and…WOW, she actually got business from all three. We’ve done this a number of times since then and the results have always made us smile… so we’ve decided to make this a standing offer for every applicant.
Send us a list of judges, attorneys, etc. (up to a dozen) and we’ll send them a personal letter telling them about your new credentialing. It’s easy…it works…and the price is right---FREE!
Regards,
Howard
PS: I think it works because of the dynamics of hearing from a neutral third party.
BRAND NEW!
We’ve started sending Press Releases to local publications for each new approved credential.
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Honorees included Actress & Dancer Debbie Allen, Dancers Pierre Dulaine & Yvonne Marceau
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After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
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Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
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Tamara's Dress - Xscape
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After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
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We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
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Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
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About The Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
MMTVN is an online outlet and YouTube Partner with 68% US-based viewership with 30% of our worldwide audience is from The UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, Spain and Italy. Our demographics average 60% female and 40% male audience worldwide and the age groups vary depending on location. In the US - it breaks down as follows: 13.6% 13-17 yr olds, 29.9% 45-54 yr olds, 17.5% 35-44 yr olds, 19.1% 55 yrs and over, 8.7% 18-24 yr olds and 11.1% 25-34 yr olds.
We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
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About The Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
MMTVN is an online outlet and YouTube Partner with 68% US-based viewership with 30% of our worldwide audience is from The UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, Spain and Italy. Our demographics average 60% female and 40% male audience worldwide and the age groups vary depending on location. In the US - it breaks down as follows: 13.6% 13-17 yr olds, 29.9% 45-54 yr olds, 17.5% 35-44 yr olds, 19.1% 55 yrs and over, 8.7% 18-24 yr olds and 11.1% 25-34 yr olds.
We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
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About The Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
MMTVN is an online outlet and YouTube Partner with 68% US-based viewership with 30% of our worldwide audience is from The UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, Spain and Italy. Our demographics average 60% female and 40% male audience worldwide and the age groups vary depending on location. In the US - it breaks down as follows: 13.6% 13-17 yr olds, 29.9% 45-54 yr olds, 17.5% 35-44 yr olds, 19.1% 55 yrs and over, 8.7% 18-24 yr olds and 11.1% 25-34 yr olds.
We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
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About The Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
MMTVN is an online outlet and YouTube Partner with 68% US-based viewership with 30% of our worldwide audience is from The UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, Spain and Italy. Our demographics average 60% female and 40% male audience worldwide and the age groups vary depending on location. In the US - it breaks down as follows: 13.6% 13-17 yr olds, 29.9% 45-54 yr olds, 17.5% 35-44 yr olds, 19.1% 55 yrs and over, 8.7% 18-24 yr olds and 11.1% 25-34 yr olds.
We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
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About The Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
MMTVN is an online outlet and YouTube Partner with 68% US-based viewership with 30% of our worldwide audience is from The UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, Spain and Italy. Our demographics average 60% female and 40% male audience worldwide and the age groups vary depending on location. In the US - it breaks down as follows: 13.6% 13-17 yr olds, 29.9% 45-54 yr olds, 17.5% 35-44 yr olds, 19.1% 55 yrs and over, 8.7% 18-24 yr olds and 11.1% 25-34 yr olds.
We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report hosts Tamara Krinsky, Ashley Bornancin, Brogyn Gage, Cathy Kelley, Jenifer Golden, and Jackie Powell were busy this Awards Season covering red carpet events from award shows to gifting suites to pre-Oscar parties to viewing parties leading up to the 86th Academy Awards. Below is a recap and links to the coverage where we spoke with Oscar nominees and those who came out to celebrate the Oscars in 2014.
We’d like to thank The Academy and the various PR firms which credentialed our outlet to cover their events. We’d also like to thank the designers who were gracious in providing haute couture for our hosts to wear on Oscars Red Carpet. They are as follows:
Ashley Bornancin - Twitter.com/AshleyBinspired
Ashley's Dress by Simone Rodrigues - www.SisaDesigns.com
Brogyn Gage - Twitter.com/BrogynMarie
Brogyn's Dress by Rubber Ducky Productions - www.rubberducky.us
Brogyn's Jewelry - Vintage
Cathy Kelley - Twitter.com/CatherineKelley
Cathy's Dress by Gordana Gehlhausen - www.shopgoga.com
Cathy's Ring & Necklace by Fiamma - www.FiammaJewelry.com
Cathy's Silver Cuff by lleana Rojas-Bennett - www.malekujewelry.com
Tamara Krinsky - Twitter.com/TamaraKrinsky
Tamara's Dress - Xscape
Tamara's Jewelry - Vintage
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
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About The Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
MMTVN is an online outlet and YouTube Partner with 68% US-based viewership with 30% of our worldwide audience is from The UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, Spain and Italy. Our demographics average 60% female and 40% male audience worldwide and the age groups vary depending on location. In the US - it breaks down as follows: 13.6% 13-17 yr olds, 29.9% 45-54 yr olds, 17.5% 35-44 yr olds, 19.1% 55 yrs and over, 8.7% 18-24 yr olds and 11.1% 25-34 yr olds.
We have over 35,000 subscribers to our social networks and our media has an average of 1.5 million views each month via our Red Carpet Report and Mingle Media TV websites – and social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blog posts etc…
Our entertainment coverage is published online here: www.redcarpetreport.com, www.minglemediatv.com and via video www.youtube.com/minglemediatvnetwork, our photo sets on Flickr www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork and via syndicated entertainment site articles as well as on over 15 additional sites from YouTube, Google+, Daily Motion, AOL Video, iTunes, Blip.TV, Boxee, LinkedIn, Boxee, Roku PLUS on social networking sites: Google +, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and other social networks
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