Initially caregiver to her courageous and resourceful dog, Claudia Broome became his student, learning firsthand how to overcome adversity, gain strength and nurture self-esteem. Her personal focus now is reaching out to special needs children and in particular, children being bullied and everyone who is involved in their lives. Rugby Jones and his humorous and lovably cocky attitude is now captivating thousands of people with his to-the-point message that disability is really ability in disguise. Kids who are different ...hopefully... have teachers and parents to protect them but they don't have any heroes. Rugby Jones is here to fill that gap. His appeal for children - especially children like him who are disabled in some way - is instant! As Broome speaks from Rugby's point of view, without guidance, kids begin to understand that everyone can enjoy life fully by embracing their circumstances and taking pride in their differences. Broome has offered a hero by the name of Rugby Jones. He has thousands of followers on Twitter to prove it. @rugbyjones. If you would like more information about this topic, see www.rugbyjones.com. To schedule an interview with Claudia Broome, please call 610.473.1335 or email …show more content…
"It could have been intentional, not accidental," said Senator Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, said in an interview after meeting privately in his office with federal health officials. "Economic fraud is a theory" the investigators are pursuing, Durbin said. Senator Durbin has spearheaded a campaign to fully investigate how the tainted wheat gluten and rice protein complex made it into more than 100 different types of pet food in the US. Federal investigators are now examining whether the Chinese manufacturer of the wheat gluten and rice protein complex added nitrogen-rich melamine to wheat gluten in order to raise its nitrogen level. The protein content of the product is determined by testing the nitrogen level, and the more protein the product has the higher the price the Chinese company can charge. The FDA is now beginning to test all imports of wheat gluten from China and the Netherlands, which also received shipments from China. So far, there is no indication that the tainted wheat gluten, a product used to thicken food, has entered the human food supply. The Wilbur-Ellis Company in San Francisco, who distribute the rice protein complex used by Natural Balance foods that was later found