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I just put our names on a pieces of paper and put them in my spurs hat and shook it and drew the names out from there lol, so this is the order of our picks
1. keep the talk in this thread http://www.steeleraddicts.com/forum/...ead.php?t=5185, this thread is just for picks
2. two round draft
3. Must have the players HT and WT
4. A review why you selected this player
5. Little overview of the player.
6. Maximum of 8 hrs starting after pick one you will have for each selection. If you know your not going to be here pass your spot along or send a pm to someone with your selections. after 24 hours are up, you lose the pick and i will reorder the names that draft for the team
7. I know this is a steelers site, but lets keep the picks totally unbiased when we are picking for rival teams.....
8. I'll send you a page when it is your turn to make the pick
First Round
1. Oakland Raiders - JaMarcus Russell QB LSU Correct
2. Detroit Lions - Calvin Johnson WR Georgia TechCorrect
3. Cleveland Browns - Adrian Peterson HB Oklahoma Wrong actual pick- Joe Thomas
4. Tampa Bay Bucs - Gaines Adams DE Clemson Correct
5. Arizona Cardinals - Joe Thomas OT Wisconsin Wrong actual pick- Levi Brown
6. Washington Redskins - Jamaal Anderson DE Arkansas Wrong actual pick- Laron landry
7. Minnesota Vikings - LaRon Landry S LSU Wrong actual pick- Adrian Peterson
8. Atlanta Falcons - Adam Carriker DE Nebraska Wrong actual pick- Jamaal Anderson
9. Miami Dolphins - Brady Quinn QB Notre Dame Wrong actual pick- Ted Gin Jr.
10. Houston Texans – Levi Brown OT Penn Wrong actual pick- Amobi Okoye
11. San Francisco 49ers - Alan Branch DT Michigan
12. Buffalo Bills - Marshawn Lynch RB Cal
13. St. Louis Rams - Amobi Okoye DT Louisville
14. Carolina Panthers - Greg Olsen TE Miami
15. Pittsburgh Steelers - Anthony Spencer DE Purdue
16. Green Bay Packers – Reggie Nelson S Florida
17. Jacksonville Jaguars - Patrick Willis ILB Miss
18. Cincinnati Bengals - Leon Hall CB Michigan
19. Tennessee Titans - Robert Meachem WR Tennessee
20. New York Giants - Lawrence Timmons OLB Florida State
21. Denver Broncos - Jarvis Moss DE Florida
22. Dallas Cowboys - Chris Houston CB Arkansas
23. Kansas City Chiefs - Ted Ginn Jr. WR OSU
24. New England Patriots (from Seattle) - Paul Posluszny LB Penn State
25. New York Jets - Darrelle Revis CB Pitt
26. Philadelphia Eagles - Brandon Meriweather S Miami
27. New Orleans Saints - Dwayne Bowe WR LSU
28. New England Patriots - Michael Griffin S Texas
29. Baltimore Ravens - Joe Staley OT Central Michigan
30. San Diego Chargers - Dwayne Jarrett WR USC
31. Chicago Bears - Jon Beason OLB Miami
32. Indianapolis Colts – Justin Harrell DT tennessee
Second Round
33. Oakland - Ben Grubbs OG Auburn
34. Detroit Lions - Aaron Ross CB Texas
35. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Tony Ugoh OT Arkansas
36. Cleveland Browns - Eric Wright CB UNLV
37. Chicago Bears (from Washington through New York Jets) - Zach Miller TE ASU
38. Arizona Cardinals - Quinn Pitcock DT Ohio State
39. Atlanta Falcons (from Houston) - Ryan Kalil C USC
40. Miami Dolphins - Top Gun - Justin Blalock OG Texas
41. Minnesota Vikings - Sidney Rice WR South Carolina
42. San Francisco 49ers - Anthony Gonzalez WR OSU
43. Buffalo Bills - Tanard Jackson CB Syracuse
44. Atlanta Falcons - Marcus McCauley CB Fresno St.
45. Carolina Panthers - David Harris ILB Michigan
46. Pittsburgh Steelers - Arron Sears OL Tennessee
47. Green Bay Packers - Tony Hunt RB Penn State
48. Jacksonville Jaguars - Eric Weddle S Utah
49. Cincinnati Bengals - DeMarcus Tyler DT North Carolina St.
50. Tennessee Titans - Brian Leonard RB Rutgers
51. New York Giants - Michael Bush RB Louisville
52. St. Louis Rams - Daymeion Hughes CB Cal
53. Dallas Cowboys - LaMarr Woodley DE Michigan
54. Kansas City Chiefs - Manuel Ramirez OG Texas Tech
55. Seattle Seahawks - Ben Patrick TE Delaware
56. Denver Broncos - Jason Hill WR Washington St.
57. Philadelphia Eagles - Kenny Irons HB Auburn
58. New Orleans Saints - Fred Bennett CB South Carolina
59. New York Jets - Victor Abiamiri DE Notre Dame
60. Miami Dolphins (from New England) - Josh Beekman OG Boston College
61. Baltimore Ravens - Brandon Siler LB Florida
62. San Diego Chargers - H.B. Blades LB Pittsburgh
63. New York Jets (from Chicago) - Rufus Alexander LB Florida
64. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Indianapolis) - Steve Smith WR USC


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NDAssist Inc. needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 153 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
ND Web Assist
"ND Web Assist" is a partnership company of "NDAssist Inc" and "ItsaDesignThing.com"
"ND Web Assist" creates and hosts websites for naturopathic doctors.
"NDAssist Inc." - database of natural products for naturopathic doctors.
"ItsaDesignThing.com" - strategic web design. http://itsadesignthing.com
Naturopathic doctors and other natural healthcare practioners.
- a new logo for "ND Web Assist"
- the text should say "ND WEB ASSIST" with the font "Trajan Pro"
- the new logo must be obviously different from the existing "NDAssist" logo but still have the brand recognition
Some possible ideas include:
- incorporating the existing NDAssist logo into a new design
- modifying the NDAssist logo (e.g. replacing the leaves with new ones gingko)
- the new logo could suggest it's connection to the internet but this is not required.
- the original blue and orange colors of the NDAssist logo can be modified or used
Any other ideas are welcomed!
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Pepsi Ranger
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Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:18 pm
Post subject: Heart of the OHR Contest 2016
Heart of the OHR Contest
2016 Edition
And we're back…
…and this time, we're early!
For those familiar with Heart of the OHR, feel free to skip down to the rules for a reminder of what was, and a taste of what will be. For those who are uninitiated, please read the following history lesson. Or don't. Your choice.
A Brief History as Written in 2010:
HotOHR 2010 Thread wrote:
It seems that as times change, interests start moving in new directions, and the things that first captured our hearts and attention about indie-RPG design had since faded into obscurity.
Toward the end of the '90s and the early part of this decade [2000s], RPGs were king, and were incidentally, the only thing the OHR was capable of making. And then, as the decade continued, RPGs became less common, less desired, and soon the rate of releases made on the engine went from a sprint to a crawl.
Then, in about 2006 or 2007, the limits of the OHR began to change, and new life formed. Sidescrollers were now not only possible, but easier to make. Puzzle games, menu-based games, and even street fighting games were beginning to surface in droves throughout the course of three years. And during this time the course of the OHR RPG began to fall. RPGs were released on occasion, but the presence of one became rare, and almost surprising. And even then, the likelihood of it being a joke game was high. No, the integrity of the epic vacation gave way to a cheap day-trip, and by 2009 the nature of the RPG had become nearly absent.
[In June 2010], Surlaw and I were discussing the disappointment of creating huge games, which translates to many, many hours of development time (read: three years or more for some games), that people refuse to play because it requires them to fight random battles (that aren't titillating 100% of the time), or read text (of any length), or spend more than a few hours of game time in order to finish it. Authors who put the level of time and attention that goes into a quality game, just to have it go unplayed because of an unwillingness to read (for example), are highly disheartened, and certain OHR gems have gone unfinished because the author experiences What's-the-Point? Syndrome.
This, of course, has contributed to the huge decline of RPGs—and especially in the quality RPGs—in our opinion, and that should be shocking when one considers we're a community focused on an RPG making engine.
Even James Paige once expressed a slight disappointment in the gradual reduction of games that actually use the default features to, you know, make an RPG.
That is what the OHRRPGCE was made for.
Now, this isn't to knock the surge in alternative gaming styles. I loved
. The games released for the 2009 8-Bit Contest were brilliant. But look at how many good RPGs came out in 2009.
, and, um….
It's hard to say whether the modern RPG is dying or just in a slump, but we'd like to see this giant of yesteryear make at least one more stand in the community. So, I am proposing the "Heart of the OHR Contest," which is a contest, quite simply, about making the best RPGs we can make with the engine that brought us here in the first place.
-Must be an RPG. This is a zero rule. What categorizes as an RPG can be left open for debate, but at the end of the day it must be an RPG. In 2010, we saw one game stretch the limit of what we considered acceptable (
Do You Want to Be a Hero?
), and I would argue
from 2012 pushed the boundaries, as well. In 2014, we basically bent the rule as far as possible with
. For a complete list of the games that made the cut in 2010, 2012, and 2014, consult the following link:
-NonRPGs not permitted (See Above).
-Joke games not permitted (though funny ones are okay).
-Special scripting is okay (as long as it doesn't turn the RPG into a nonRPG).
-Game must have at least 30 minutes of playtime with a good chunk of that devoted to story (in other words, 30 minutes without level grinding).
-Updates to previous RPGs permitted.
-Updates to previous RPGs need at least 30 minutes of new content to be eligible. Changing a textbox to an old two-hour game and re-releasing it doesn't make it eligible.
-If you are posting a rereleased game for the contest, you
provide either a readme (or some document) discussing where the new content starts (if it's a continuation) or what the new content is (if it's integrated into earlier previously released sections), or you must supply a save file that begins the game just before the new content kicks in.
If you fail to do this
, your game will not be entered into the contest.
Note: I prefer the former since it's clearer what's new and discourages players from beginning your game halfway into the story.
Important Note:
Historically, players are really bad about investigating new content and often replay the old stuff and vote on that without ever seeing the new content. This really skews the results at the end of the contest. This is especially true of long games. If you are submitting a rerelease and you care about doing well, please, please, please be abundantly clear about what's new and give your players every possible incentive to play to the new stuff. This means improving the first 30 minutes of the game if necessary. This means making the
game as fun and amazing as possible. Don't turn your players off early or they may never get to the new content. Remember, just because you provide a save point or obvious information about where the new stuff begins and ends doesn't mean your players will use it. If they end up just voting on the same stuff they played five years ago, your points may not count. Think about the whole game.
-Fan games and parodies discouraged, but not forbidden. Original stories preferred.
New Rule for 2016:
As the
exception to the must-be-an-RPG rule, you may alternatively release a game that's "in the spirit of 1999" and still be eligible for entry. This means that you may emulate the kind of game that was made for the OHR between 1998 and 2000. This rule was made possible by
, so consult that game to see this rule in action.
RPG Release Categories:
In 2010 every entry was lumped into the same category and judged under the same conditions regardless of originality versus the rereleased. In 2012 they were divided into three categories: Original, Rereleased, and OHR Legends. In 2014, they were separate categories, but shared the same vote. We will be continuing this trend in 2016.
Original and Rereleased Games:
Original games are the games that have never been publicly released prior to March 1, 2016. These are the easiest to judge since the ground is fresh. We had eight original entries in 2010, including the Game of the Year winner,
, 13 in 2012, and nine in 2014.
Note: These games just need to come with a Coke and a smile.
Rereleased games have been unleashed on the community before March 1, 2016, and are making a second life appearance in the Heart of the OHR Contest. Any original game that was released for the 2010, 2012, or 2014 contests will automatically default to this category if reentered for 2016. In 2010, we had four rereleased games; in 2012, we had three. In 2014, we had one.
Note: These games must include documents or save files that inform the player where the new content can be found. See the rules above for more information.
OHR Legends:
This special category is reserved for the games that have been submitted as rereleases in previous Heart of the OHR contests and resubmitted this year as "legendary" contestants. There are nine games eligible for Level 1 Legend status and two (
Vikings of Midgard
) eligible for Level 2 Legend status. In addition to a potential win, these games also get a "level badge."
Release Dates:
Unlike traditional contests, "Heart of the OHR" will not require a start time or an end time per se. Rather, this will adopt the "release window" technique made popular with Game-a-thon, in that any RPG released within the window is eligible (provided it meets the above standards).
Window begins March 1st and ends July 31sh.
I will allow a
-week grace period for bug-fixing (Note: this grace period is not reserved for adding new content, unless that new content is required to fix a bug or to tie a loose thread). Entries must be ready for voting by August 15th.
All deadlines will expire at 6am EST the following day.
Voting will run from August 16 - September 30. That gives you a whole month and a half to play those games! Make it count.
Note that I will not close voting until I have a minimum of 10 votes, so if the deadline comes and goes and I have fewer than that, voting will remain open until the minimum is met. I want all contestants to have a fair playthrough and comment/critique/score for their games.
The way we handle votes will be the same as in the 2014 contest.
For full details on how it was before 2014, consult the following post:
How Voting Works-
Five-point Average: Any game that falls short of the peak vote target range will receive however many fives it takes to reach the two-thirds margin.
Peak Vote Target Range: Identifies the game with the most number of votes and uses its vote count as the determinate for the contest average.
Two-thirds Vote System: Caps the required voting minimum at two-thirds the value of the peak target. Any game meeting this minimum cap will not receive additional fives to pad its average.
Note: New Prizes for 2016.
Because RPGs are harder to come by these days (especially in contests), I thought it's only fair to combat the odds with prizes that don't suck. Therefore, various members of the community have agreed to give special bonuses to entrants and the winner.*
Anyone out there can add to the prize pot if he or she has something to offer, so feel free to help make this into a treasure trove of winnings if you want to, and if you have the resources for it.
Specifically I'd like to see:
-cash prizes
-fan art
-theme song about the winning game(s)
-gifted games
You may view talked about prizes or add to the prize pot discussion here:
I'll update the prize list here as new prizes are offered. New prizes can be added until the end of the contest.
Potential community offered prizes include:
-OHR mousepad for winner (courtesy RedMaverickZero).
-An official spoonweaver coffee mug™ and some buttons and magnets to the winner and maybe buttons and magnets to second place Spoonweaver's personal pick (courtesy Spoonweaver).
-$20 to the first place winner and $5 to the second place winner (courtesy Bob the Hamster)
-Another $20 to the first place winner and $5 to the second place winner (courtesy Willy Elektrix)
-An Amazon gift card or a Steam/GOG/etc. game worth ≤$20 to first prize, ≤$10 to second, and ≤$5 to third. (courtesy Foxley).
-The best Original Sound Track (OST) will win a presentation of its tracks on a recently made Cymascope. (courtesy Matokage). Note: This is a subjective win determined by the prize holder.
-Free coupon for a copy of
Superheroes Anonymous: A Modern-day Fantasy, Year Two
, ebook version (valued at $4.95), plus one additional priced ebook from my personal bibliography, redeemable at Smashwords, for all entries, plus one additional priced ebook for third and second place winners, and my entire 2015-2016 catalog for the first place winner. (Courtesy Pepsi Ranger). Note: This prize can be redeemed at the end of the year for a greater range of choices.
Note: This list will remain open to new prize additions from now until August 15th. I will update this list as I get new volunteers.
Special Prize for OHR Legends releases:
Any game categorized as an OHR Legends release will receive a special trophy classifying it as such. This is strictly a prestige award, but it will remind future players of the game's longevity. This trophy will receive "levels" each time it's awarded to a specific game. OHR Legends releases should still meet the 30 minutes of additional game time rule to be eligible for the trophy.
Note: Until I get someone to draw the trophy and Mogri to provide a location for it on the game's dedicated page, this trophy will be in spirit only. I know, lame. We're working on it!
So, as you can see, it would be crazy not to join and make something for the Heart of the OHR Contest, so take the chance.
*Because prizes are awarded by members of the community, and because community members come and go like the wind, all prizes are subject to change.
Note: Due to a backup from past contests, James Paige will *not* be doing bug bounties this year.
Release the best game you're capable of making. The community doesn't want to see or play throwaway titles anymore. Do your best to make a quality game. While you shouldn't be intimidated by this, you still need to be aware that games like
Wandering Hamster
are just as capable of making an appearance during the contest window as any game, so make it your best if you want the winning prizes.
Have fun. Please use this thread to announce your RPG releases starting on March 1st. And I'd appreciate it if this thread were stickied until the end of the year. Thanks.
I will update this thread periodically as new information comes. Good luck, everyone.
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Bob the Hamster
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 7:56 am
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Wiki page for the contest is here:
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Pepsi Ranger
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 1:51 pm
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Another Note:
I also wanted to address lurkers to the forum who may not necessarily want to publicly release on Slime Salad or Castle Paradox but still contribute to the contest. If you make a game that you want to acknowledge in the Heart of the OHR contest, but do not want to share on either of these forums (maybe due to loftier plans for a Steam release at a later date, for example), you may PM me your intentions and a link where I can find it once you deem it ready, and I'll count it. To keep it private, you may want to send individual copies only to those who want to vote. When the list of released games becomes available in August, I'll make a note of which ones should be played by request only.
It would be better to PM me at Slime Salad since I check there far more often than I do here. But I'll certainly check here when the contest ends, so do whatever's easiest on you.
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Currently Updating: General sweep of the game world and dialogue boxes. Adding extended maps.
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New Rule for 2016: As the only exception to the must-be-an-RPG rule, you may alternatively release a game that's "in the spirit of 1999" and still be eligible for entry. This means that you may emulate the kind of game that was made for the OHR between 1998 and 2000. This rule was made possible by T4R4D1DDL3, so consult that game to see this rule in action.
What's funny about the timing of this thread is that for the past month I have been nonsto..bzzzptzz$z@&zzzpt..(transmission ended)
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 1:11 am
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I think this bodes well... especially that rule being quoted?
"It is so great it is insanely great."
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Pepsi Ranger
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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 12:29 pm
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Enk wrote:
What's funny about the timing of this thread is that for the past month I have been nonsto..bzzzptzz$z@&zzzpt..(transmission ended)
First off, apologies for my slowness to check Castle Paradox. I'm on Slime Salad a lot more, and this thread is more active over there, as well. But I do check back here occasionally, especially if TMC links something important here to Sli...er, you get the idea.
Secondly, I saw your announcement post, and all I can say is this will be right up your alley, and I hope you manage to enter.
Note that releasing a game that fits the conditions before August will make you eligible, but I still like to know who actually
to be in the contest, so that I can look for your game by the time I close it. Sounds to me like you want to give it a run?
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The Adventures of Powerstick Man: Extended Edition
Currently Updating: General sweep of the game world and dialogue boxes. Adding extended maps.
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On the Verge of Insanity
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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:01 pm
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I completely forgot that Enk posted in this thread; guess I didn't need to point the contest out to him.
"It is so great it is insanely great."
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Pepsi Ranger
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:35 pm
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Just a quick note to anyone who gets their OHR news here and not on Slime Salad, the Heart of the OHR 2016 Contest is a few hours away from closing. If you're participating and uploading your game here on Castle Paradox, make sure it's up and ready for play in the next five hours. The contest is officially closed when I gather and list all of the participating titles (which you'll be able to find on the Slime Salad
). If you released an RPG of at least 30 minutes long, or updated an older one with an additional 30 minutes of game time or more anytime since March 1st of this year, then you're eligible. Let me know if you'd like to enter (or, more realistically, if you'd like to abstain, as I tend to volunteer games I find that meet the standard requirements).
Thanks, and good luck.
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New Off-Road Products - November 2013Posted in Product Reviews on September 25, 2013
BajaRack SPY Light System
After dark, different off-road situations call for different lighting. What if you could adjust your light angle on the fly from the comfort of the driver seat? Now you can! What has been commonplace only in dedicated off-road racing vehicles is now available for your FJ Cruiser or Jeep. BajaRack has combined an overhead cargo rack with its new SPY light system.
• The BajaRack system consists of the BajaRack cargo system and a SPY light adjuster. The SPY system is designed to work with LED lightbars from Baja Designs, Rigid Industries, and Vision-X. The lightbar itself is not included.
• The SPY actuator controls the light angle via a dash-mounted switch for ultimate convenience and comfort.
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SPOT Satellite Phone
Off-road adventures frequently take us outside of cellular coverage networks. The solution has been to carry a satellite phone if you could afford it. SPOT now has a satellite phone that's as capable as its famous orange tracker device but is priced more affordably and is more widely available than competing satellite phones. Add an extra measure of safety to your remote off-road adventures.
• At press time, retail outlets include West Marine, REI, and Cabela's.
• Convenience features include a compact size, light weight at 7 ounces, and a lighted keypad.
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Vision Wheel's V-Tec off-road wheel lineup now includes the Fury, an attractive design that combines D-windows and split spokes.
• Alloy wheel is available in a black painted-and-milled finish or in Phantom Chrome. The Phantom Chrome model comes with an extended warranty (three years) against cosmetic defects. If you run the same wheels year-round, go for the weather-resistant Phantom Chrome.
• Wheel sizes are 17x8.5, 18x8.5, and 20x8.5. Bolt patterns and offsets available for all popular trucks and SUVs.
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Deep sea: the last frontier
This year, the International Day for Biological Diversity is being celebrated under the theme 'Marine Biodiversity'. The world's ocean is amazingly rich in life and perhaps nowhere more so than in the deep sea. Here, over millions of years, species have developed unique properties to enable them to cope with extreme living conditions, such as high pressure levels. It is the very uniqueness of these properties which offer exciting potential for the development of new drugs to treat all sorts of human ailments.
Products based on marine organisms have already found their way onto the market and are now being prescribed to sufferers of asthma, tuberculosis, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, cystic fibrosis and male sexual impotence, among others. Other industries, such as those for oil or paper, are also bioprospecting the deep sea with promising results.
Today, there are no legal restrictions on exploring the deep sea for the purposes of research or financial gain when it comes to its living resources. In principle, it suffices to have the financial means and the sophisticated technology needed to explore a world that in parts lies as far as 11 km beneath the ocean surface. In practice, deep-sea bioprospecting remains the prerogative of the 'lucky few'. This raises a number of questions. Firstly, as this newly discovered 'blue gold' is mostly located in international waters, making it extra-territorial in international law, it can be argued that the genetic resources living in the deep sea belong to humanity as a whole and therefore ought to be exploited equitably. Secondly, if we are to protect these precious resources and the ecosystems in which these are found, we shall have to exploit them in a sustainable manner.
Why bioprospect in the oceans?
The marine habitat is unique for the diversity of its living organisms. Of the main taxonomic groups (phyla), almost all are found in the oceans and half are exclusively marine. If bioprospecting will be crucial to improving human well-being, it is in the oceans that bioprospecting's greatest potential lies.
Marine biodiversity is amazingly dense in certain parts of the world. In the lndo-Pacific Ocean, for example, there are as many as 1000 species per square metre. In this highly competitive and sometimes harsh environment, marine species have had to develop strategies for survival, such as resistance to the toxicity, extreme temperature, hyper-salinity and pressure that characterize the deep seabed. We know from experience that there is a higher probability of selecting active compounds of potential interest to the health and other industries from marine organisms than from terrestrial organisms. This means that, statistically, marine organisms are of greater commercial interest than terrestrial ones.
It is hardly surprising then that many pharmaceutical firms have marine departments. One could cite the examples of Merck, Lilly, Pfizer, Hoffman—Laroche and Bristol—Myers Squibb. Biotechnology companies are also interested in marine products, as the related licenses can be sold not only to pharmaceutical companies but also to industry. Nowadays, it is biotechnology companies, which tend to be small, flexible and adaptive structures, which are responsible for most of the discoveries, whereas 'big pharmaceuticals' tend mostly to license the latter.
Marine bioprospecting of the deep seabed is developing rapidly. An analysis of Patent Office databases reveals that several organisms have been used for commercial purposes. These inventions relate to the genomic features of deep seabed species but also encompass techniques developed to determine these features or to isolate active compounds.
These techniques are not inventions, sensu stricto, but are nevertheless considered as such under the current international property rights regime.
Other patents deal with the isolation of enzymes important for industrial processes, the isolation of cellular compounds that guarantee unique properties (such as resistance to extreme pressure and salinity) and the discovery of mechanisms ensuring resistance to extreme temperatures and toxicity, these extreme properties being of interest for both biomedical and industrial applications.
There is no consensus on the financial benefits derived from worldwide sales of biotechnology-related products taken from all types of marine environments but these are estimated to represent a multibillion dollar market. A marine sponge compound used to treat herpes, for example, generates earnings of US$50—l00 million a year; and the value of anti-cancer agents taken from marine organisms is estimated at close to US$l billion a year.
The oddity of the deep-sea environment
What sources of energy are available to communities living in dark zones? Biochemists have long demonstrated that different forms of energy can sustain life. Light is probably the first to spring to mind, as this serves as the basis for photosynthesis (from photo meaning light), but methane, sulphideszl, oil, etc. are also forms of energy. Where there is no light, as in the deep sea, creatures rely on chemical energy (or chemosynthesis). The hydrothermal vents, cold seeps and methane vents we shall shortly discover are all ecosystems which depend on chemical energy. In the absence of light, life in dark waters can also depend on organic substances — dead or alive — reaching the depths of the ocean. Thus, the composition of benthic communities (the term indicates a dependency on the bottom) will rely partly on the availability of organic substances falling all the way down to the seabed. Whale bones for example are known to constitute an excellent surface on which benthic communities deprived of local sources of energy can settle and develop.
Hydrothermal vents are home to communities capable of withstanding extremely high temperatures; at their source, these temperatures can be nearly as hot as 400°C, in immediately adjacent waters, they can be as hot as 120°C or more. Vents are typically inhabited by a well-developed microbial community. Deep clams, worms, crabs and other macro-organisms feed on this community, which comes at the bottom of the food chain. Both micro- and macro-organisms at vent locations can withstand extreme toxicity and pressure.
The deep ocean also inhabits areas that tend to be currently geologically inactive but biologically very active, namely seamounts. These form the basis of a typical community of organisms made up of cold corals, sponges and the like. They also provide a habitat for fish and other species of ecological and commercial interest, such as orange roughy, swordfish, tuna, sharks, turtles and whales. Seamounts are home to a particularly high number of endemic species.
If exploitation has only just begun of life forms found in hydrothermal vents, cold seeps and similar deep-sea formations like mud volcanoes and brine pools, the same cannot be said for seamounts. Destructive fishing methods have been used on the rich fauna of seamounts for several years now, including bottom trawling.
Deep sea technology; the prerogative of the luck few?
It is probably fair to say that deep-sea research today is equally important to both pure and applied research, since the discovery of new species not only nurtures basic knowledge but is also likely to lead to the identification of new chemicals, which in turn tend to lead to new applications and new economic markets.
The blurring of the borders between pure and applied research –and public and private interests- would normally not be an issue, if the technology used to explore the seep sea were accessible to the majority or if the legal and policy framework regulating access to deep seabed genetic resources, and the use of these, were clear and equitable. But this is not the case.
Specialized research institutions in a handful of developed countries have come up with unique technologies and techniques based in part on post-war efforts from the 1950s onwards to find peaceful applications for military-based technology.
Deep-sea research is a costly business. From interviews with deep-sea scientists and administrators, it would seem that the cost of sampling operations by a manned deep- sea vehicle down to a depth of a few thousand metres and back to the surface can be as high as US$l million per day, excluding maintenance costs. Although costs are steadily decreasing due to greater efficiency, reliability and simplicity in operating deep-sea equipment, they remain relatively high. If it is true that scientific collaboration has involved a non-trivial number of scientists from developing countries, these are normally visiting scientists. Moreover, developing countries lack the necessary capabilities, including in terms of knowledge and skills, to handle land-based deep-sea research, with the notable exception of molecular biology techniques, which have become increasingly available worldwide. Deep-sea research therefore remains an 'extravagance' only a handful of countries and companies can afford.
No-man's land
For the time being, living resources found in the deep seabed in international waters are in a kind of 'no man's land'. This is because the current legal and policy regimes under relevant international legal instruments, and especially the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the Convention on Biological Diversity, do not specifically deal with the conservation and sustainable and equitable use of the biodiversity of the deep seabed.
Non-living resources — commonly known as polymetallic nodules — were thought to represent an important economic stake for the international community at the time UNCLOS was adopted in 1982 and up until recently. The International Seabed Authority was set up in 1994 to regulate these resources in the deep seabed in areas beyond national jurisdiction, a portion of the ocean bottom otherwise known as 'the Area.' The utilization of non-living resources, including in intellectual proprietary terms, adheres to the principle of 'common heritage', according to which these resources belong to all and must be regulated as such.
The same cannot be said for living resources in the deep seabed in areas beyond national jurisdiction, for which there is a clear legal and policy gap. Neither UNCLOS nor the Convention on Biological Diversity regulates the use of living resources found beyond continental shelves or Exclusive Economic Zones. (Within these Zones, the related provisions of UNCLOS, which favour essentially national interests, would apply.) Living resources in the deep seabed were unknown when UNCLOS was being negotiated. Today, the living resources present in the international water column are regulated under UNCLOS' high seas regime, which is quite liberal and permissive overall, with the exception of the adverse impact of activities carried out under State flags, for which countries are deemed responsible.
The Convention on Biological Diversity adopted in 1992 applies solely to territories falling under national legislation, although the Convention does have the power to regulate activities taking place in territories beyond national jurisdiction whenever these have an adverse impact on biodiversity.
The way forward
The time has come to fill in the important legal and policy gaps described above. Some would argue that this is premature, as long as our scientific knowledge remains incomplete. That is not a valid argument. Once a serious risk of harm to the environment has been identified on the basis of the best scientific evidence available, we must act, even if this evidence is not yet exhaustive. This is known as the precautionary approach.
The United Nations General Assembly offers hope in this regard. The General Assembly has taken the responsible step of setting up an Open-Ended Informal Working Group on Marine Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction.
By Salvatore Arico
Extracts of the article 'The Last Frontier', first published in A World of Science, Vol. 4, No. 2.
This article is based on a report co-authored by Salvatore Arico and Charlotte Salpin and published in 2005 by the Institute of Advanced Study of the United Nations University, entitled Bio-prospecting of Genetic Resources in the Deep Seabed.
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by Rich McIlhenny
We were invited to stay for a long weekend with our friends Matthew and Wendy and their son Jackson in their beautiful restored barn in the Endless Mountains in the northeastern corner of PA, just below the Catskills.
After a morning of catching (and releasing) lunker largemouth bass with our hosts and my sons Jesse and Daniel and wife Marissa in a secret and private pond that very few people know of, we went for a ride in some all terrain vehicles down a back road and headed for a large open field. As we were cruising along, Matthew hit the brakes after spotting a baby squirrel who had fallen out of its nest. His eyes were still shut, but he had a good coat of fur which indicated that he was about three weeks old, according to the dozens of websites we would scour over the next few days.
Fearing he would be run over or become a mid-afternoon snack for a red tail hawk, we bundled him up in Matthew's shirt and took him with us. After a fun afternoon of riding around a 100-acre field overlooking the mountains across the border into New York, we headed home with our new furry friend that Jesse decided we should call Albert.
Wendy somehow magically provided us with two jars of goat's milk which we were told is the closest milk to all other animals' milk. We warmed some up and put it in a syringe to feed the cold and hungry little guy. He grasped the syringe with his tiny paws and gulped the milk down until there was none left, gave a big yawn and curled up in the palm of my hand for one of many naps we would soon witness.
Having three dogs and two parakeets at home, we were far behind the number of pets our friends Matthew and Wendy have (as any of you who know them can attest), and it was decided that Albert would become the newest addition to our family.
We eagerly read website after website that listed the many pros and many cons of owning a squirrel. They are adorable as babies and will be very friendly, but they need a lot of space to climb and things to chew on, and they will scratch up your arms as they climb all over you. Taking a big gulp, we said, "What the hell," and decided we would raise Albert and have him for the 20 years squirrels on average live and find a way to keep him and our dogs Matty, Moses and Micky apart, who just so happen to chase squirrels many times a day and have even had the unfortunate experience of catching one once.
After he spent two nights in a shoe box with stuffing, a space heater and many feedings of goat's milk, we left our friends and stopped in Scranton for Marissa's sister's graduation party, where Albert stole the show. He was held and fussed about by dozens of the Vergnetti clan before we headed home with him, stopping on the way at Petsmart for a cage, bedding and accessories. Ignoring the Petsmart employees' unsolicited advice that squirrels were not good pets and should be let back into the wild, we paid for our squirrel gear and headed home.
That night, after being held all day by us, who were taking turns rubbing his little head and feeding him, Albert started to scream out for us. This new pattern went into the next morning, and soon enough if we stopped rubbing his head he would scream out to us until we started again.
Reading some more about how if you didn't get a baby squirrel in an environment with other squirrels, he would never have a chance in the wild, not knowing how to defend and provide for himself, and seeing that Albert might be not be getting as strong as he should, we called a family meeting.
Marissa and I told the boys that our new-found love for Albert was wonderful but not the best thing for him. He needed to roam free in the wild with other squirrels looking for nuts and playing in the trees. Jesse and Daniel understood, and while we were all very sad, we agreed that the best place for Albert would be the Schuylkill Wildlife Rehab Center in Andorra.
We took Albert to our dentist appointments, where the staff oohed and aahed over him, and then we picked up my Aunt Sabine, who joined us as we headed to Andorra. We turned him over to Rick Schubert, who greeted us at the door of the Schuylkill facility after herding a goat that ran into the building behind us making a bee line for several bags of newspapers in a nearby room.
Rick assured us that Albert was in good shape and that he would be released safely back into the wild after a few weeks of being cared for. He gave us a form with a number assigned to him that we could use to call and check on him in a few days. With heavy hearts but a huge sense of relief, we left after giving him one last kiss on his soft little head.
I now will look at every squirrel I see for the next 20 or so years and wonder if I just saw a look of recognition in its eyes, or a glimmer of thanks for the goat's milk and head rubbings, just before he runs as fast as he can to get up the tree before Mickey and Moses and Matty catch up to him. Godspeed, little fella. We miss you already.
I called to check on him Monday (Aug. 26), and they said he is doing well. They keep them till they are 8 to 12 weeks before releasing them back in the wild (longer than the mothers do).
Rich McIlhenny is a life long resident of Mt Airy and a realtor with Remax Services. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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by Jim Amidon
September 15, 2010
The timing of Theater Professor Dwight Watson's production of
Terra Nova
last year was coincidental, but the results were far-reaching. Little did he know at the time of the production that the American National History Museum had planned a significant exhibition dedicated to the race to the South Pole, which is the subject of
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When publicity was generated for Wabash's production of Ted Tally's play, officials at the Norwegian Consulate in New York contacted Professor Watson about the possibility of staging the play in New York to tie in with the opening of the exhibition.
While that collaboration never materialized, the
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Watson and Wabash students Adam Phipps
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The event will feature modern-day polar adventurers and scientists, who will discuss the historic race of 1911-12 and share unique insights on how it helped shape Antarctic exploration and science today.
Professor Watson's students will present dramatic readings from original diaries featured in the Race to the End of the Earth exhibition at the museum. The program will be held on Wednesday, September 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Kaufmann Theater at the American Natural History Museum. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition will be open from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. prior to the panel talk.
Amundsen, the Norwegian, used the latest technological advances and sled dogs to get to the South Pole first. Scott, a proud British officer, used only manpower, fought brutal weather, and arrived at the Pole only to discover the Norwegian flag planted in the frozen ground. Scott and his men perished while returning 800 miles to their base camp.
The readings the Wabash students will share come directly Amundsen's book and from Scott's journals, which were found after his death.
"We're going to perform about eight minutes of readings in three different segments to set the tone for the discussion," Professor Watson said. "We're not doing the play; we're performing the actual historical account of the explorers."
The Wabash students' readings will be interwoven with a critical look at the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration by celebrated Antarctic skiers Liv Arnesen of Norway and Ann Bancroft of the United States, as well as by British Antarctic scientist Felicity Aston.
Watson said the first set of readings focus on the preparation and anticipation of the journey from the perspective of both men. The second set covers the journey itself, while the final readings showcase the sense of victory and defeat each man endured. The idea is for the students to inspire reflection on the part of the panelists.
In 2001, Bancroft and Arnesen were the first women to cross the Antarctic continent, and covered 1,717 miles on cross country skis in 97 days while documenting the journey on the web as part of an educational program.
Bancroft and Arnesen are presently mounting their next expedition — Access Water 2011, which is a worldwide effort to raise awareness of the fresh drinking water crisis in the poorest countries in the world. Their goal is to educate 50 million youth using a dynamic K-12 curriculum, and to inspire women and youth to take action.
To draw attention to the effort, the two women will join with six other female adventurers from six continents to ski across the continent of Antarctica. Their journey will be directly linked to classroom-based activities. Their past expeditions have resulted in more than two billion news media impressions.
Watson said his students' journey to New York City will be packed with immersion learning-style activities. They will carefully study the Race to the End of the Earth exhibition at the museum, curated by noted scientist, Dr. Ross MacPhee; participate in the Race to the End of the Earth Revisited program; and attend a Broadway production.
"We're taking four students who were directly involved in our production of
Terra Nova
and placing them in a well-regarded exhibition that will give them context for the work," Watson said. "Our contribution to the exhibition is the public performance of passages from the writings of Amundsen and Scott and to support a truly remarkable panel. That will bring the kind of work we do into a broader conversation, which should be powerful for our students and the audience."
About the NMNH Exhibition:
Race to the End of the Earth recounts one of the most stirring tales in the annals of Antarctic exploration, the contest to reach the South Pole. This exhibition focuses on the challenges that the two leaders — Roald Amundsen on the Norwegian side and Robert Falcon Scott on the British — faced as they undertook their separate 1,800-mile journeys from the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf to the South Pole and back.
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Additional interactive exhibits and hands-on activities reveal what scientists are learning about Antarctica's ancient past and how people manage to live year-round in this forbidding yet fascinating place.
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Guilt was Patricia Highsmith's great theme. In her books even the good know they're not innocent, and they carry an apprehension that they too will be found out. "Night was falling quickly, with visible speed like a black sea creeping over the earth," reflects Robert Forester at the beginning of "The Cry of the Owl" (Grove: 272 pp., $14), one of her lesser-known works from 1963 and one of her most unsettling. Which is saying plenty.
Forester is driving through the woods of Pennsylvania, about to do something he knows he shouldn't. He's an ordinary, decent guy and has a good job as an engineer with a firm called Langley Aeronautics. But he's recently divorced and depressed, and he likes to stand in the dark, watching a woman he doesn't know through her kitchen window. He sees her frying chicken or hanging the curtains or setting the table for dinner. He never gets close enough to tell whether she's pretty or not, but he already knows she has a boyfriend she likes. She drives a light-blue Volkswagen. The happiness that Robert imputes to the life of this woman he's never met calms him and gives him comfort. He genuinely wants the best for her. Yet he's a voyeur, and doesn't he deserve to be punished? He will be, beyond all measure.
Highsmith is famous for her story set-ups, the sometimes outrageous twists that get her books going: the murder-swap idea in "Strangers on a Train," or Tom Ripley whacking Dickie Greenleaf with the boat-hook and then fearfully and compulsively assuming his identity in "The Talented Mr. Ripley." In "The Cry of the Owl," this moment occurs when Jenny, the woman Forester has been watching, sees him and doesn't call the cops or run away. Rather, she invites him in, and they start to talk. His plight calls out to her own inner darkness and need.
The relationship between stalker and victim is subtly turned on its head, as so often in Highsmith, and that's the beginning of a nightmare whose active demons will be Greg, Jenny's seemingly clean-cut and ordinary boyfriend, and Nickie, Robert's ex-wife — a scheming, taunting, psychotic painter, a character whom Highsmith vengefully modeled on a former girlfriend. Thereafter Forester is caught up in a series of deaths and accused of murders he didn't commit.
Highsmith's happiest book, her only happy book — and it's nonetheless filled with spiky shards — is "The Price of Salt," a lesbian love story she published under the pseudonym Claire Morgan in 1952. When I mentioned it to her in a hotel in London in the 1990s, she said, "Please don't say I wrote that." The request couldn't have been more polite, but Highsmith's chilling tone, allied to an almost indiscernible movement of her big and rather mannish hands, suggested that if I disobeyed, Ripley himself would arrange for me to be found floating dead in some stinking canal. She had that kind of aura, as if her fictional world might spring to life and start a nasty plot just for you.
"Obsessions are the only things that matter," Highsmith once said, and in her stories sublimated sexuality turns into psychological threat, creating a sinuous thread that usually leads to violence somewhere along the line. "The Cry of the Owl" involves more blood than many of her novels, concluding with a truly shocking scene that Forester doesn't quite manage to avoid. Maybe he secretly wants to die, and in this almost loss of the will to live lies the true nature of his guilt.
The crime writer Elmore Leonard has written a host of novels with the same basic plot: Plans go wrong. The story message driving all of Highsmith's work is similarly simple and clear: We live on thin ice. Highsmith revolts some readers, yet hypnotizes many others. She's sui generis, a writer of almost occult power.
Similarly original is Donald Antrim, whose crazy and dazzling 1997 novel, "The Hundred Brothers" (Picador: 208 pp., $15), now appears in a new paperback with an introduction by Jonathan Franzen. The hundred brothers — and they're all named, by the narrator, Doug, who is one of them, in the opening pages — come together (minus one) with the aim of finding the urn containing their father's ashes. "I love my brothers and I hate their guts," says Doug, who, as Franzen points out, emerges as a kind of scapegoat, not so unlike "The Cry of the Owl's" Robert Forester. "The fact that we all abide depression does not lessen the pain of the lonely sufferer lost among raucous celebrants," Doug notes.
The brothers bicker and squabble through the course of a delirious single evening, and their different characters are delineated with a skill that demonstrates how good a realist Antrim can be when he so decides. The aim here, though, is surreal.
"I stepped over Virgil," notes Doug. "Brothers ranged all around. The library was busy with activity. Barry on the floor rubbed his eyes and shook his head. Jeremy on the purple divan complained loudly: 'My neck, my neck.' Twins in pairs leaned over to stroke Jeremy's face and his hands."
Antrim nods in the direction of Donald Barthelme, but Poe and Dostoevsky too, and his tales moves from elegant comedy towards a horror-show cilmax. This book, with so much knowledge and elegance crammed into it, is really about how we're only moving backwards in time. "It is a little-discussed fact that human sacrifices are not strictly ancient occurrences. The practice continues, among certain peoples in certain places, to draw adherents," notes Doug, roaming his father's decaying library. "These stacks, certainly, were dark and haunted by demons." A gorgeous book, and unsettling in its own way.
Rayner is the author, most recently, of "A Bright and Guilty Place: Murder, Corruption, and L.A.'s Scandalous Coming of Age." Paperback Writers appears monthly at http://www.latimes.com/books


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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
bento snack: lions and a biscuit
On-the-go snack bento for my preschooler:
This snack bento contains a big strawberry, mini silicone cup of raisins and a lion animal cookie on top help keeps them contained. Also a stuffed biscuit, Babybell cheese and mini ketchup bottle (for the biscuit).
I kept fussing around with the arrangement of this bento and was never happy with how it looked. I finally gave up, stuck that lion pick in the biscuit and called it fine. Oh, and there is a little sesame crisp tucked in back. I had bought a tiny pack of those crisps ahead of time to use in the "seeds, plants, & flowers" MTM assignment a couple months ago and they got lost in the pantry. I totally forgot I had them!
The little biscuit is stuffed with ham and cheese - such a fun little lunch idea I found on Susan Yeun's bento blog. Hers look much nicer, mine were left in the oven a minute or two too long and were over-browned!
This is an idea I'm going to be playing around with. I'd like to try making the biscuit portion from scratch. While the canned dough is sooooooo easy and fast to work with, there were some items in the ingredient list I wasn't happy to see. They started with the words "partially hydrogenated". Blech.
I'll let you know how my experiments go. I'm concerned from-scratch dough is going to puff up too much....
The bento goodie giveaway to help the Kallas family is still going on! Get your votes in for the Kallas family and leave your comment on the giveaway post for your chance to win! I'll be closing the giveaway tomorrow evening and round #3 will begin the next day. The bento goodie giveaway for round #3 is not to be missed! I'm very super excited about it and I think you will be too! :)
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you're so inspiring, melissa! :)
- July 20, 2010 at 1:57 PM
- jo said... [Reply to comment]
oh...if you manage to find a recipe from scratch for the biscuits, will you post it on here? i don't think i can get the canned stuff anyway...despite the yucky ingredient!! they look so cute though, i too saw them in susan yuens blog. also are they soft or hard in the middle? just wondering! lol! love your blog!!
- July 20, 2010 at 2:56 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
I'll definitely post the recipe if I can get them to turn out okay! The filling was soft, but the biscuit is pretty firm...I don't know how much my over-cooking them contributed to that though. And to be honest, I really have aversion to canned dough anyway. I don't mind the pizza dough occasionally (which doesn't have trans fats, so I wasn't expecting the others to), but I usually make all our baked goods from scratch, so the canned stuff just tastes off to me. It might taste just fine to someone else though. :)
Melanie, that is nice to hear. I totally don't feel inspiring, but I can dream. LOL :)
- July 20, 2010 at 4:23 PM
- Mariah said... [Reply to comment]
Your totally inspiring BTW.. Melanie is right ;D I should know wether or not you inspire, and that's a big fat YES!!! You certainly do sweet Melissa! xoxoxo
- July 20, 2010 at 11:59 PM
I would LOVE the biscuit recipe also. I made the canned ones and wasn't too happy with the ingredients either.
- July 21, 2010 at 12:20 AM
P.S. - I saw a post a while ago (just figured out how to comment) about the dried out carrots. Just put them in a ziplock bag or container with water and they will be totally fresh again the next day.
- July 21, 2010 at 12:25 AM
- Otiiva said... [Reply to comment]
Insipring?!?! YES!!! I just received our Goodbyn's in the mail yesterday and filled my daughers last night. It was sooo much easier than fooling with a million containers and lids! A BIG THANK YOU TO YOU! You are even mentioned (and linked!) in my blog! http://www.thathappything.blogspot.com/
I'm going to be visiting here quite a bit when Sept comes... ;)
- July 21, 2010 at 8:32 AM
- Gotham said... [Reply to comment]
i guess this makes a very healthy lunch snack for your kid, fruit combined with dry fuits and cake are a good and nutritious lot to eat during the day
- July 21, 2010 at 8:34 AM
- M.F. Atkins said... [Reply to comment]
I wonder if the stuffed biscuit thing would work with pizza dough (from scratch). I make it all of the time. It would be more like a mini-calzone, but it might work and without all of the extra ingredients.
- July 21, 2010 at 2:31 PM
- Tifani said... [Reply to comment]
I'll work on a homemade version of this, too, if you like. I make biscuits about once a week, so I have lots of ideas.
- July 21, 2010 at 8:35 PM
so cute! Love your site!
- July 21, 2010 at 11:11 PM
I love your bentos, they are always well balanced even your snack bentos! Thanks for the mention too. :)
- July 23, 2010 at 1:44 AM
- notes4theheart said... [Reply to comment]
Can I ask where you found the mini-bottle for the ketchup?
Oh, and the container for the hummas in the other post. Thanks :-)
- July 26, 2010 at 6:51 PM


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Meghan Harrison, 18, of Ambler, whose health is much-improved after becoming very ill from Lyme Disease and several other tick-borne diseases, started a fashion show that now serves as the annual fundraiser for MontCoLyme (Montgomery County Lyme Information and Support Group). Meghan is currently being home-schooled, but she is hoping to be well enough to attend college as a freshman in either January or September of 2013.
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Their line of sustainable and fair trade women's apparel is quite lovely. The 35 Lyme youth will sport fashions from Banana Republic, Old Navy, El Quetzal and Insect Shield (a line of outdoor protective clothing). The show will be held on Saturday, May 5, at Montgomery County Community College in College Hall rooms 144/148/151. The silent auction and raffle starts at 3 p.m., and the fashion show begins at 4.
Part of the mission of the show is educational, and every year stories of the Lyme youth are shared. This year Hollywood actress and producer Amy Tiehel (who also has Lyme disease) is working with film students at Montgomery County Community College to film and put together snappy videos of some of the Lyme youth stories in their own words. These will debut at the fashion show, which also includes some male clothing.
Data from the Center for Disease Control show that Pennsylvania is number one in tick-borne disease in the U.S., and our southeastern area of the state is a hotbed. Early recognition and treatment are vital, yet Lyme often goes unrecognized and then misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia, Parkinson's, rheumatoid arthritis, or chronic fatigue.
In children, neurocognitive/psychiatric disorders, ADD/ADHD, behavioral disorders, learning disorders, and other autoimmune disorders are prevalent. There are many ways to prevent the disease, and these will be shared at the show. The fashion show coincides with Lyme Disease Awareness Month, which is celebrated nationally and on a state level in May.
Questions about the show can be directed to email@example.com. Ticket info at http://www.montcolyme.org/Lyme_Light_Fashion_Show.html