Thank you to everyone for particpiating. I really enjoyed reading all the entries. They were all great. I think I will have another contest soon... yep yep yep!

Winners: Please message me with your name   more...and address information. Thank you!  less

Part 1 in a series of videos I will be uploading with endangered species. This video was made with the help of my son.

Instructions: If you would like to win Podges, please come up with a creative name for my Polar Bear. Then leave a comment to this video with the name you've chosen. On January 14th I will pick one of   more...the suggested names and declare a winner. Good luck!!

P.S. Did you spot Oscar? =)

OH YEA... I will also be including a SUPER SPECIAL SECRET prize along with Pudges. I will also send a prize to the first runner up. So, don't forget to enter!!  less

My views on pets, animals, and mosquitoes! FYI, some of the sound effects are 3D that I edited. Headphones are best to enjoy them.

My trip to Maryland Zoo in Baltimore,music covered by cover band Knightsbridge[For Entertainment and Promotional Purposes Only]

Drawing another sad cartoon
Music by " Squirrel Nut Zippers "

<b> Read Description for a link to part 2</b>
Newly released by the Media Education Foundation, "Big Bucks, Big Pharma" pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical.   more...industry to expose the insidious ways that illness is used, manipulated, and in some instances created, for capital gain. Focusing on the industry's marketing practices, media scholars and health professionals help viewers understand the ways in which direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertising glamorizes and normalizes the use of prescription medication, and works in tandem with promotion to doctors. Combined, these industry practices shape how both patients and doctors understand and relate to disease and treatment. Ultimately, Big Bucks, Big Pharma challenges us to ask important questions about the consequences of relying on a for-profit industry for our health and well-being.
<a href="http://www.livevideo.com/video/ConspiracyCentral/1FBABD16A28645E59D9DA73468A6978B/big-bucks-big-pharma-marketi.aspx">Click Here for a link to pt 2</a>

Featuring interviews with Dr. Marcia Angell (Dept. of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Former Editor New England Journal of Medicine), Dr. Bob Goodman (Columbia University Medical Center; Founder, No Free Lunch), Gene Carbona (Former Pharmaceutical Industry Insider and Current Executive Director of Sales, The Medical Letter), Katharine Greider (Journalist; Author, The Big Fix: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Rips Off American Consumers,), Dr. Elizabeth Preston (Dept. of Communication, Westfield State College), and Dr. Larry Sasich (Public Citizen Health Research Group).

Producer/Editor: Ronit Ridberg Check out: <a href="http://www.mediaed.org">Mediaed.org</a>  less

Photo's of very cute animals

This is my response to the "Fear Tag" from Surfcottage. I, in turn, tag anyone who watches this who hasn't been tagged yet! Let's make some videos!!

It all comes down to sharks and polar bears....

<b> Read Description for a link to part 3</b>
Newly released by the Media Education Foundation, "Big Bucks, Big Pharma" pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical.   more...industry to expose the insidious ways that illness is used, manipulated, and in some instances created, for capital gain. Focusing on the industry's marketing practices, media scholars and health professionals help viewers understand the ways in which direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertising glamorizes and normalizes the use of prescription medication, and works in tandem with promotion to doctors. Combined, these industry practices shape how both patients and doctors understand and relate to disease and treatment. Ultimately, Big Bucks, Big Pharma challenges us to ask important questions about the consequences of relying on a for-profit industry for our health and well-being.
<a href="http://www.livevideo.com/video/ConspiracyCentral/0FB9327CB3CA441BA6E5B856B4C0EFF2/big-bucks-big-pharma-marketi.aspx">Click Here for a link to pt 3</a>

Featuring interviews with Dr. Marcia Angell (Dept. of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Former Editor New England Journal of Medicine), Dr. Bob Goodman (Columbia University Medical Center; Founder, No Free Lunch), Gene Carbona (Former Pharmaceutical Industry Insider and Current Executive Director of Sales, The Medical Letter), Katharine Greider (Journalist; Author, The Big Fix: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Rips Off American Consumers,), Dr. Elizabeth Preston (Dept. of Communication, Westfield State College), and Dr. Larry Sasich (Public Citizen Health Research Group).

Producer/Editor: Ronit Ridberg Check out: <a href="http://www.mediaed.org">Mediaed.org</a>  less

Do you remember the big rage Knut, the baby polar bear!! This is a short video featuring Knut!! It is a joy to watch!!

<b> Read Description for a link to part 1</b>
Newly released by the Media Education Foundation, "Big Bucks, Big Pharma" pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical.   more...industry to expose the insidious ways that illness is used, manipulated, and in some instances created, for capital gain. Focusing on the industry's marketing practices, media scholars and health professionals help viewers understand the ways in which direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertising glamorizes and normalizes the use of prescription medication, and works in tandem with promotion to doctors. Combined, these industry practices shape how both patients and doctors understand and relate to disease and treatment. Ultimately, Big Bucks, Big Pharma challenges us to ask important questions about the consequences of relying on a for-profit industry for our health and well-being.
<a href="http://www.livevideo.com/video/ConspiracyCentral/6870D34EADC6437BAF3411D8ED58F652/big-bucks-big-pharma-marketi.aspx">Click Here for a link to pt 1</a>

Featuring interviews with Dr. Marcia Angell (Dept. of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Former Editor New England Journal of Medicine), Dr. Bob Goodman (Columbia University Medical Center; Founder, No Free Lunch), Gene Carbona (Former Pharmaceutical Industry Insider and Current Executive Director of Sales, The Medical Letter), Katharine Greider (Journalist; Author, The Big Fix: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Rips Off American Consumers,), Dr. Elizabeth Preston (Dept. of Communication, Westfield State College), and Dr. Larry Sasich (Public Citizen Health Research Group).

Producer/Editor: Ronit Ridberg Check out: <a href="http://www.mediaed.org">Mediaed.org</a>  less

<b> Read Description for a link to part 5</b>
Newly released by the Media Education Foundation, "Big Bucks, Big Pharma" pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical.   more...industry to expose the insidious ways that illness is used, manipulated, and in some instances created, for capital gain. Focusing on the industry's marketing practices, media scholars and health professionals help viewers understand the ways in which direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertising glamorizes and normalizes the use of prescription medication, and works in tandem with promotion to doctors. Combined, these industry practices shape how both patients and doctors understand and relate to disease and treatment. Ultimately, Big Bucks, Big Pharma challenges us to ask important questions about the consequences of relying on a for-profit industry for our health and well-being.
<a href="">Click Here for a link to pt 5</a>

Featuring interviews with Dr. Marcia Angell (Dept. of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Former Editor New England Journal of Medicine), Dr. Bob Goodman (Columbia University Medical Center; Founder, No Free Lunch), Gene Carbona (Former Pharmaceutical Industry Insider and Current Executive Director of Sales, The Medical Letter), Katharine Greider (Journalist; Author, The Big Fix: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Rips Off American Consumers,), Dr. Elizabeth Preston (Dept. of Communication, Westfield State College), and Dr. Larry Sasich (Public Citizen Health Research Group).

Producer/Editor: Ronit Ridberg Check out: <a href="http://www.mediaed.org">Mediaed.org</a>  less

<b> Read Description for a link to part 7</b>
Newly released by the Media Education Foundation, "Big Bucks, Big Pharma" pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical.   more...industry to expose the insidious ways that illness is used, manipulated, and in some instances created, for capital gain. Focusing on the industry's marketing practices, media scholars and health professionals help viewers understand the ways in which direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertising glamorizes and normalizes the use of prescription medication, and works in tandem with promotion to doctors. Combined, these industry practices shape how both patients and doctors understand and relate to disease and treatment. Ultimately, Big Bucks, Big Pharma challenges us to ask important questions about the consequences of relying on a for-profit industry for our health and well-being.
<a href="http://www.livevideo.com/video/ConspiracyCentral/5C503E3F80E84BA793CD2813D296B4F5/big-bucks-big-pharma-marketi.aspx">Click Here for a link to pt 7</a>

Featuring interviews with Dr. Marcia Angell (Dept. of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Former Editor New England Journal of Medicine), Dr. Bob Goodman (Columbia University Medical Center; Founder, No Free Lunch), Gene Carbona (Former Pharmaceutical Industry Insider and Current Executive Director of Sales, The Medical Letter), Katharine Greider (Journalist; Author, The Big Fix: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Rips Off American Consumers,), Dr. Elizabeth Preston (Dept. of Communication, Westfield State College), and Dr. Larry Sasich (Public Citizen Health Research Group).

Producer/Editor: Ronit Ridberg Check out: <a href="http://www.mediaed.org">Mediaed.org</a>  less

<b> Read Description for a link to part 6</b>
Newly released by the Media Education Foundation, "Big Bucks, Big Pharma" pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical.   more...industry to expose the insidious ways that illness is used, manipulated, and in some instances created, for capital gain. Focusing on the industry's marketing practices, media scholars and health professionals help viewers understand the ways in which direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertising glamorizes and normalizes the use of prescription medication, and works in tandem with promotion to doctors. Combined, these industry practices shape how both patients and doctors understand and relate to disease and treatment. Ultimately, Big Bucks, Big Pharma challenges us to ask important questions about the consequences of relying on a for-profit industry for our health and well-being.
<a href="http://www.livevideo.com/video/ConspiracyCentral/4CC1D8CF32F744E0A47D3E8A39E3E71D/big-bucks-big-pharma-marketi.aspx">Click Here for a link to pt 6</a>

Featuring interviews with Dr. Marcia Angell (Dept. of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Former Editor New England Journal of Medicine), Dr. Bob Goodman (Columbia University Medical Center; Founder, No Free Lunch), Gene Carbona (Former Pharmaceutical Industry Insider and Current Executive Director of Sales, The Medical Letter), Katharine Greider (Journalist; Author, The Big Fix: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Rips Off American Consumers,), Dr. Elizabeth Preston (Dept. of Communication, Westfield State College), and Dr. Larry Sasich (Public Citizen Health Research Group).

Producer/Editor: Ronit Ridberg Check out: <a href="http://www.mediaed.org">Mediaed.org</a>  less

This is Knut and he is sooo adorable!

This is an excerpt from the video documentary 'The World of Ice'

Silly video...just for fun...Sorry :-)
As the title says...another crazy annual White Rock event...the swim on January first at 12 noon in the very cold Pacific...no matter what the weather...

My very first comedy! It will be funnier after i download some stuff(new computer) but its a opening to the new series! watch it and tell me if i should keep making the series! Sorry, there a few typos   more...in there i made it late at night. and the beggining kinda slow but it warms up! In the beginning i mixed avatar and polar express! lol!  less

<b> Read Description for a link to part 4</b>
Newly released by the Media Education Foundation, "Big Bucks, Big Pharma" pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical.   more...industry to expose the insidious ways that illness is used, manipulated, and in some instances created, for capital gain. Focusing on the industry's marketing practices, media scholars and health professionals help viewers understand the ways in which direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertising glamorizes and normalizes the use of prescription medication, and works in tandem with promotion to doctors. Combined, these industry practices shape how both patients and doctors understand and relate to disease and treatment. Ultimately, Big Bucks, Big Pharma challenges us to ask important questions about the consequences of relying on a for-profit industry for our health and well-being.
<a href="http://www.livevideo.com/video/ConspiracyCentral/4716E157C55841A7B0267A1EA156B582/big-bucks-big-pharma-marketi.aspx">Click Here for a link to pt 4</a>

Featuring interviews with Dr. Marcia Angell (Dept. of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Former Editor New England Journal of Medicine), Dr. Bob Goodman (Columbia University Medical Center; Founder, No Free Lunch), Gene Carbona (Former Pharmaceutical Industry Insider and Current Executive Director of Sales, The Medical Letter), Katharine Greider (Journalist; Author, The Big Fix: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Rips Off American Consumers,), Dr. Elizabeth Preston (Dept. of Communication, Westfield State College), and Dr. Larry Sasich (Public Citizen Health Research Group).

Producer/Editor: Ronit Ridberg Check out: <a href="http://www.mediaed.org">Mediaed.org</a>  less

A drive through a Winnipeg street at Christmas time.

polar express voiced over at some parts and stuff. The very last thing said in the video is our new logo!!! yyyyaaaayyyy!!!

Awww...i want one