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DIY Log Snowman Tutorial
Here's a rustic snowman you are going to enjoy creating. No worries about any holiday meltdowns. What's not to love about that?
A country style log snowman is the perfect winter and holiday décor for your home, cabin, or cottage. Why not make some to sell or give as holiday gifts?
All you need are a few short sections of logs with the bark still attached. Making a snowman is as simple as selecting some logs of different diameters that can be stacked. Your snowman can be as large or small as you desire. The best part of this DIY project is coming up with your own creative themes.
Perhaps your snowmen won't be men at all. Designing a group of log snow people can make for some really fun times. Go crazy if you're feeling like it. Express your wacky sense of humor if you have one. Of course, it's perfectly okay to build a traditional snowman if you enjoy a more classic look. Let's get started!
Getting Started
Time required: 2-3 Hours
Difficulty: easy
Cost: $5-15
- 3 Short Sections of Logs Per Snowman
- 1 Thin Slice of Log for Hat Rim
- 1 Short Section of Small Log or Large Branch for Hat
- 3-4 Thin Slices of Small Branch for Buttons
- 1 Scarf
- Pine Cones, Berries, and Ribbon for Hatband
- 1 Twig for Nose
- White Paint
- Orange Paint (optional: for nose)
- Red Paint (for buttons)
- Wood Screws
- Paint Brush
- Wood Glue
- Sandpaper
- Floral Wire (optional)
- Chainsaw or Hand Saw
- Palm Sander (optional)
- Paint Brushes
- Screwdriver
- Scissors
- Staple Gun (optional)
- Hot Glue Gun (optional)
- Drill
- Acquire logs with bark still attached. You will need short sections of logs with different diameters (3-4 different widths).
- Brush off the logs to remove loose dirt or debris. If smooth edges are desired, use a sander to round over the top edges of the three sections of logs that will be used for the body of the snowman.
- Apply a light coat of white exterior paint to the bark on the outside of the logs (and the top of the logs). Set aside to dry. When the paint is dry, stack the three body sections. If additional stability is desired, you may wish to drill a hole in the center of each log section for the insertion of a few inches of dowel rod (or you could use rebar if you are stacking a tall snowman).
- Using a saw, cut a thin slice of the log to make the rim of the hat. The size of log you choose will depend on the diameter of the head of your snowman (top section of log). You will want the rim of the hat to be slightly larger than the head. Next, cut a narrower section (not as wide as the rim) of the branch to serve as the top of the hat. It can be short, or tall, and straight, or crooked. Round off the top edges of the hat with a sander if you want a finished edge. Use 2-3 wood screws to secure hat to rim (from underneath).
- Using a saw, cut 2-3 thin slices of circles from a branch (for the buttons). Drill a small hole in the center of the buttons so they won't split when you insert the screws. Paint the buttons and allow to dry. Use a wood screw to attach buttons to log.
- Find a twig to use as the nose of your snowman. Use as is or whittle into a carrot shape. Paint if desired, or leave natural. Drill a hole and insert twig nose on snowman's face. If you are using charcoal or small pieces of charred wood for the eyes and mouth, it is easy to attach these pieces by drilling shallow holes and then using some wood glue to hold the pieces in place. Allow glue to set.
- If desired, find some skinny branches to use as arms. Drill holes where arms will be attached and insert branches. Mittens can be draped on the ends of the branches.
- Finish hat by stapling a ribbon around the log just above the rim. Use wire or hot glue to attach pine cones, berries, or other natural decorations. You can use wood screws to attach the hat to the body of the snowman if you think it is necessary (or a dowel).
I think it would be fun to make a group of snow people, and/or snow animals, using a skiing, lumberjack, penguin, reindeer, bears, or North Pole theme (with elves). I would love to hear your ideas. What do you imagine?
Great work
These guys are just too adorable for words! Such a creative idea! I am just going to have to make me some! I have seen rustic log reindeer before but never snowmen. Bet the log reindeer would look cute in a group with some of these snowmen! Your instructions are so clear, concise, and user friendly!
These are probably the best-looking DIY snowmen I've ever seen. I would probably buy these if I saw them at the store. You are extremely talented and creative.
These are awesome! Particularly for those of us who cannot ever build a snowman due to there being no snow in sight even in winter for a very long way.
Terrific idea for a group project, and they could be dressed up differently as the seasons change.
These are wonderful, yes, a polar bear maybe? I appreciate all the helpful lists and resource suggestions for the project and congratulate you (late) on your LOTD!
Oh, I LOVE these guys.
Wonderful tutorial - belated contrats on your LOTD - well deserved!
I love your Log Snowman! Congrats on LOTD and thanks for the great tutorial.
I absolutely love these snowmen! How cute!
@tonyleather: Good creative way
I love these log snowmen. We have some oak logs and I showed this to my husband and I am hoping we can fix one up. Thanks for sharing.
What a darling project! I would do a little snow people elementary school with a school marm and a few students.
What a fun idea for a craft. So cute. Giving it a tweet.
Excellent. I like it a lot (as usual) your lens is very worthy of the LOTD> Congrats.
These are sooooo adorable. Congratulatons...Lot
Very cool project. Congratulations on getting LotD!
These snowman look so much better than most of the winter decorations in the stores, and look like they'd be a lot of fun to make too.
I just LOVE this project. My husband is handy with a saw and really enjoys helping me. I can foresee a huge log snowman family growing and growing. I bet my grandchildren would love to have their own log snowman to decorate to look like themselves!
Amazing idea. Congratulations on receiving the LOTD.
People could make small "snow" figures using branches. Then they could put these on tables, shelves, and anywhere.
great ides, It's a bit late for this year, but I will give it a try next year
I agree these snowmen are adorable!
These are adorable! I could see these outside a shop to welcome people in during Christmastime/winter. If I had easy access to logs, I'd be up for making something like this.
These are too cool. We don't get snow here, so these would be an awesome yard decoration. Thank you for the great idea!
Congrats on your LOTD!!! :)
I absolutely love snowmen and these are some of the most unusual that I've seen.
These are great. Something that will last for years and years and simple to do.
Oh my goodness, I cannot wait to share your log snowmen with my family! I come from a family of "tree people" as I call us - we have a family tree service business, several generations strong! Why none of us has ever thought of such a splendid seasonal display, I must wonder!
Adorable. Pinned.
These snowmen are really cute, great idea!
One of the best tutorials I've seen... congratulations on LOTD!
I've never thought of doing snowmen like this, but as a child I used to make a new reindeer every year. A great holiday activity.
What a great idea, I love it! Congratulations on LoTD!
Simply had to stop back by and say congratulations on LOTD! Awesome!!!
Snowmen are my choice of Christmas decorations. I have so many of them. I wish that I had the time to make a log snowman, but will pin your lens and make a few for next year. What a great tutorial. Congrats on your lens as being chosen for LOTD!
It would be fun to make a whole family of deer to use as year around yard decorations. They can always be decorated for the holidays. Thanks for the ideas.
Interesting idea for a snowman! Thanks!
This does like fun to do. Love the idea of making big or little ones! Congrat on LotD!
Delightful snowman. I love it.
Stopping back by this terrific tutorial to congratulate you on LotD. Well done and very deserving of this award.
Someone has an artistic streak! They look great and what a lot of fun to make! Great LOTD!
Just back to to say congratulations on LOTD, Well deserved...
What a cute idea. It's unseasonably warm here so these would at least give me a little feel of festive snow and my MiL has just had some trees cut down. I'll give it a go and try not to hurt myself in the process.
This is so cute I love the DIY projects for the holidays.
I love this idea! We have some logs lying around the garden, left over from some wood chopping and there are always plenty of pine cones in the street from a neighbour's fir tree! Some of our logs have been used as rustic bed ends (flower beds, that is) and some left on end to use as seats, so the wooden snowmen would fit right in.
cool, wow! I like the snowmen
love it, what a great idea!!!!!
LOTD. Yeeeeee Hawwwww. That's great!
wow! Interesting!
YAY! Congratulations on your Lens of the Day!!! So well deserved! YAY!!!
cool. at least the logs won't look boring now
Oh wow! These snowmen are incredible. When I first saw the picture I imagined them as small mantle sized guys. I didn't realize we were talking about real logs here. LOL These are fantastic!!!
What a neat project to do with my grandson, He's going to want to build a whole family. Thanks
This is such a great idea! I can see using small logs for a mantel or centerpiece arrangement of snow people and critters. At the same time, I'm imagining taking advantage of the odd tree stump and adding more large logs outdoors. Maybe snow-people carolers. You come up with the most amazing ideas.
This is fabulous - one could add to the collection every year. It'd be a nice holiday tradition for the kids to get involved with. Pinned.
I just love them , very well done, added to one of my Pinterest boards for when the time comes to make some :)
So simple yet so effective! what a wonderful craft to include for those who enjoy holiday crafting projects - great idea for a classroom as well
Oh, just make an entire snow village! The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker, etc. This is one of the cutest crafts I've seen in a long time. Great idea!
I'd definitely need to do a North Pole theme with ELVES. :-) What a darling idea for an outdoor decoration. Years ago we had to take down a tree on our property that had been struck by lightning and split half-way from top to middle. If we'd had this tutorial then, that tree would have been perfect for log snowmen. Instead, we sawed it up for fireplace wood!
Fantastic log snowmen. I've not seen this type of craft before but it looks like 'snow' much fun!
What a totally awesome craft! I absolutely love the snowmen and what perfect fun


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by Olimpia Hernandez
This information is for the Spanish translators and interpreters that translate for the Hispanic market in the US.
During the ATA conference I attended a session in Spanish titled La Traducción para el hispanohablante de EE.UU. During this session I became aware that there is an association that is the authority of the Spanish Language in the US, just like the Real academia de la lengua española is in Spain. This institution is:
Their Website is: http://www.anle.us
The Spanish speaking community in the US is comprised of people from pretty much every Spanish speaking country and thus, the dialectal differences for each country are incorporated into the Spanish spoken in the US. Every Spanish translator and interpreter has experienced the difficulty of translating into Spanish when the translation is being made for a Mexican versus a Puerto Rican, versus someone from the Dominican Republic. Just about every Spanish culture is found in the US with different groups being predominant in different areas.
The ANLE is the only organization recognized by the US government as the authority of the Spanish spoken in the US and it is used for all the US government publications in Spanish.
I recommend that everyone check the website because it is full of resources to help address the type of questions that arise when translating or interpreting into Spanish. The resources cover most mayor fields such as health care, information systems, legal, etc.
The ANLE recommends the following dictionary for US Spanish: Diccionario panispanico de dudas that can be purchased in hard copy or accessed through the following link:
Check the ANLE website for additional dictionaries and reference material.
Spanish Guides:
There is a Spanish Guide: Spanish Language Style Guide and Glossaries for U.S. Government Web Sites. The link to this guide is: http://www.usa.gov/webcontent/spanish_guide/spanish_index.shtml
The following website also gives a list of recommended dictionaries and resources for translating into Spanish in the US:
I hope this information is helpful.

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The stunning Moray Firth coastline, to the East of the beautiful city of Inverness, is home to some of the UK's best links courses, and this event for any combination of pairs features three of them – Nairn, Nairn Dunbar and Castle Stuart.
Nairn is a past host of the Walker Cup and Curtis Cup and known as one of the best traditional links in Scotland. Nairn Dunbar is a championship course offering superb scenery, while Castle Stuart needs no introduction having recently hosted the Scottish Open four times.
The event gets underway at Nairn, a course boasting stunning seaside views from every hole. It is known as one of Scotland's best traditional links and has played host to many prestigious international events throughout its illustrious history. Our golfers will need to be on form from the tee-off, with the first seven holes played alongside the beach and the sea, with the water very much in play.
Nairn Dunbar is our venue for Round 2 and, without doubt, this is another of the 'must-play' courses on the Moray Firth. The course tests golfers of all abilities and promises 18 holes full of fun and enjoyment. With two par 5s in the last three holes, the finishing stretch will prove all-important in deciding which pairs are in contention ahead of tomorrow's final round.
In its short history, Castle Stuart has built a reputation as an outstanding test of golf, and always features prominently in the 'Top 100 Courses in the World' lists put together by the likes of Golf Magazine and Golf Digest. The course is beautifully situated, offering spectacular views over the sea to the hills and Highlands beyond, and is always a treat to experience – whatever your handicap.
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> All competitors will play in pairs at each of the three courses during the competition.
> The event is a 54 hole Betterball Stableford competition, and the pair with the highest score after the three rounds will be declared the winner.
> Prizes will be presented following Round 3 – any prize winners not in attendance must contact the organisers to claim their prize, and will be liable for any costs incurred in sending their prize to them.
> As well as prizes for overall scores, there will also be prizes available each day.
> The event organisers reserve the right to amend the format of the competition should the number of entrants or weather conditions dictate.
> All entrants must be amateurs and members of recognised golf clubs, and hold an active or competitive handicap.
> Overseas entrants must provide proof of their exact handicap, which will be adjusted according to the Slope Rating of their home course.
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> Entrants must be over the age of 18 on the date of the first round.
> Maximum handicap allowance is 24 for men and 36 for ladies – 90% handicap allowance is given.
> A draw will be produced for each days play, and the event will be played in 4 balls.
> Should any entrants wish to withdraw from the event, a full refund (less any charges incurred) will be guaranteed up until 2 months before the start date of the event. Withdrawals after this date will receive 50% of their entry fee, unless a replacement can be found.


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It has long been my contention that the discipline of most religions, particularly Christianity, is a good thing for society. Living life as defined by the rules of Christianity, whether or not one believes in Christ or in God, will produce a more stable, a more moral and a more ethical society than if individuals in a society follow their own rules, which may be based upon personal convenience and personal desires, and which will likely be different, one person to the next.
I have also contended that the Founding Fathers were largely religious men who understood the value of a religious society, that their references to God and a Supreme Being were expressions of their religious beliefs, and those beliefs were inherently tied into the concepts they incorporated into the design of our country, but were not inconsistent with establishing a nation based upon religious freedom that disallowed the establishment of a state religion. In other words, they believed religion was an important element in a successful society, and that a religious society could easily co-exist with a government that maintained a non-religious stance.
The following passage from Chapter V of Gertrude Himmelfarb's wonderful book, One Nation, Two Cultures, documents that truth:
Like civil society, the polity and the law are necessary but not sufficient remedies for the disorders of society. Even as the Founding Fathers devised their "new science of politics" based upon the principle of divided powers and interests, they understood that that "science" alone cannot sustain a proper republican government. Republican government means self-government—self-discipline, self-restraint, self-control, [and] self-reliance—"republican virtue," in short. In the absence of such virtue the best political arrangements are of no avail. "I go on this great republican principle," James Madison said, "that the people will have virtue and intelligence to select men of virtue and wisdom … To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea."
What the Founding Fathers also understood was that in a republic such virtue is intimately related to religion. However skeptical or deistic they may have been in their own beliefs, however determined they were to avoid anything like an established church, they had no doubt that religion is an essential part of the social order because it is a vital part of the moral order. "If men are so wicked as we now see them with religion," Benjamin Franklin said, "what would they be if without it?" John Adams put it more tactfully: "Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." And George Washington, in his Farewell Address, cautioned his countrymen not to "indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion": "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports." And then, as if to warn them that enlightenment was no substitute for religion, he added: "Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle."
Even Thomas Jefferson, who was suspected of being a non-believer, believed in Christianity as the national faith. A recently discovered handwritten history of a Washington parish recounts his exchange with a friend who happened to meet him on his way to church one Sunday morning carrying his large red prayer book.
"You going to church Mr. J. You do not believe a word in it."
"Sir," said Jefferson, "no nation has ever yet existed or been governed without religion. Nor can be. The Christian religion is the best religion that has been given to man and I as chief Magistrate of this nation am bound to give the sanction of my example. Good morning Sir."
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Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) October 16, 2013
Repair Jungle, an online service that makes auto repair easy, announced the launch of a mobile optimized website that will further simplify the car repair process for car owners in the greater Washington, D.C. area. Since its launch earlier this year, Repair Jungle has experienced strong demand from local consumers and the company's new mobile website will enhance the experience for the growing number of smartphone users. The DC-based startup has developed a convenient platform that allows car owners to quickly and easily receive competing offers for their car repair from top local mechanics and auto body shops online and on their mobile phones. Car owners in need of mechanical or body repairs can visit http://www.repairjungle.com on their phone's browser.
Car owners seeking a hassle free approach to car repair can now use Repair Jungle on their phones to get competing quotes from quality mechanics for everything from dings and dents to brake pad replacements. The company's founders are focused on streamlining and improving what has often been a stressful experience for car owners and the new mobile optimized website was a logical next phase in Repair Jungle's evolution. The service is a simple and free three-step process. After submitting a short request online, users will receive multiple competing quotes from a group of highly rated mechanics and auto body shops. Users then compare the quotes and choose a winner.
Repair Jungle's mobile website will also also be available to auto repair shop owners as a growing number of shop owners are relying on their mobile phones to perform daily tasks.
Repair Jungle has experienced significant growth since it opened its digital doors in February 2013. The Company has processed over 400 car repair requests and continues to expand its footprint in the Washington, D.C. area. Repair Jungle has recently added shops in Fairfax, VA, Sterling, VA, and Gaithersburg, MD to its network. Car owners can learn more about Repair Jungle at http://www.repairjungle.com.


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The Bruichladdich Whisky Raffle was drawn on May 22 on the Queen Mary in Glasgow after all the tickets had been sold. The draw was made by one of a group of lawyers who were being shown around the boat at the time. To ensure there was no foul play, Ed Turner, the Puffer's engineer, and Alistair Wood, a Puffer supporter, witnessed the draw.
The lucky winner is a passenger, initials HM, from the first cruise of the season. She has been informed of her good fortune and the whisky, worth £200, will be sent to her very soon.
Could we take this opportunity to thank all those who bought raffle tickets which has made £1000 for the Puffer.
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8GB Apple iPhone 5s coming as soon as December to emerging markets?
Just a couple of years ago, the iPhone 5s was at the top of the iPhone fleet. Unless Apple returns to a smaller screen size in the future, the iPhone 5s will be the last iPhone to sport a 4-inch screen.
As far as pricing is concerned, the supply chain source says that the 8GB Apple iPhone 5s will be priced slightly to the north of what the company charged for the 16GB Apple iPhone 5c. The 8GB iPhone 5s will keep all of the specs of the original device (not including native storage, of course). It is powered by an A7 chipset with the M7 motion coprocessor inside. The 16GB iPhone 5s is currently priced in India at the equivalent of $498 USD, so we should expect the price of the 8GB model to come in lower.
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Marine Managed Areas
As an island archipelago, Hawai'i is particularly dependent on a healthy marine ecosystem. Protecting this precious resource through marine management is critical to sustaining livelihoods, protecting biodiversity, and preventing economic loss. Fishing and tourism are at the heart of Hawai'i's coastal economy, so ensuring that these industries are managed sustainably is crucial to the vitality of Hawai'i's oceans and to ensure that future generations continue to benefit from these resources.
Effective marine management includes a suite of adaptive management approaches balancing
sustainable use, restoration, and conservation measures such as community-based
management, time and area closures for fisheries replenishment, reasonable laws to
encourage sustainable fishing practices, and effective enforcement, combined with
systematized monitoring to assess effectiveness. Approximately 3.4% of oceans are protected globally. As of January 2018, 6% of Hawai'i's marine waters are under effective management. According to the
International Union for the Conservation of Nature's World Parks
Congress Report (Sydney, 2014), scientists recommend at least 30% of the
world's oceans be designated as marine parks. In response, Governor Ige
announced the bold 2016 IUCN Legacy Commitment at the State level to
effectively manage 30% of Hawai'i's nearshore
waters by 2030 (30x30).
Figure 1: Highlights marine managed designations in the main 8 Hawaiian Islands*
*The geographic focus of this goal is the main Hawaiian Islands. However, one of the largest protected areas in the world is Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
The activities along the shoreline contribute directly to the quality of the marine environment. Coastal waters may become polluted from flood waters and storm water runoff that could contain any combination of matter from overflowing cesspools, pesticides, animal fecal matter, dead animals, chemicals, and associated flood debris (DOH). Polluted waters, which threaten human health, marine life, and have significant economic consequences, can be tracked by the number of days with brown water advisories. Brown water runoff can be reduced through natural resource management further defined in watershed management and freshwater security. In 2016 Hawai'i had a total of 38 brown water advisory days.
Figure 3: Number of Brown Water Days
The ocean economy represents almost 20% of the total economy in Hawai'i according to the Economics National Ocean Watch (ENOW), a report produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management that outlines six ocean dependent economic sectors annually. In 2013, the tourism and recreation sector consisted of 90% of employment in ocean dependent jobs. To track ocean economy metrics visit ENOW Explorer.
Learn More and Make a Difference
What You Can Do
- Attend a beach clean up! Events available here: Sustainable Coastlines Hawai'i, 808 Cleanups, and Surfrider Foundation
- Tips on protecting our marine environment from the DNR
- Find sites to volunteer, intern, research, or learn with the Conservation Connections app
More Information
- Explore the Ocean Health Index, a valuable tool for the on-going assessment of ocean health.
- Learn more about marine species and habitats at the State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources website
- Learn about the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage as a traditional Polynesian canoe travels around the world's oceans
- Learn about Maui's coral recovery plan
- Department of Aquatic Resources (DAR) fishing regulations for each county


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An anesthetic (or anaesthetic) is a drug to prevent pain during surgery, completely blocking any feeling as opposed to an analgesic. A wide variety of drugs are used in modern anesthetic practice. Many are rarely used outside anesthesia, although others are used commonly by all disciplines. Anesthetics are categorized into two classes: general anesthetics, which cause a reversible loss of consciousness, and local anesthetics, which cause a reversible loss of sensation for a limited region of the body while maintaining consciousness. Combinations of anesthetics are sometimes used for their synergistic and additive therapeutic effects. Adverse effects, however, may also be increased. We produce anesthetic raw materials like tetrcacain, lidocaine prilocaine. These three anesthesia products are in commercial quantity.
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The Golden Globes were last night and since, as host Ricky Gervais kept reminding us, actors are the best and most important people in the world, we here at NPI cannot let that the occasion pass without some commentary. As usual with awards shows, it was a mixed bag.
The Best Three Things:
3) Michael C. Hall's Win for Dexter
This was a tricky category. Hugh Laurie gets perpetual accolades for House and Jon Hamm gave another great performance this year on Mad Men (I was also somewhat shocked to see that Bryan Cranston was not nominated for Breaking Bad, but that may be due to scheduling of seasons). Nevertheless, I fully endorse the choice of Hall: Dexter leans more heavily on Hall than Mad Men does on Hamm, and Hall turns Dexter into a likable, complicated character. Also, it was nice to see him win after announcing that he had Hodgkin's lymphoma; luckily, that's "the good Hodgkin's."
2) The Hangover Winning Best Comedy
Now, I don't really think The Hangover was the best "comedy" of the year. That distinction would belong to A Serious Man, a movie that gets considered a "comedy" by the Hollywood Foreign Press. But the fact that The Hangover beat out safe, predictable choices like Julie & Julia, It's Complicated, and the atrocious Nine was a very welcome surprise. Too often awards shows have an unjustified bias against vulgar, commercially successful movies without any Oscar pedigree. That would explain why the best film of the last decade wasn't recognized at the Golden Globes or the Oscars.
1) Ricky Gervais as Host
A host's role in awards shows is often overstated. Even when someone like Jon Stewart hosts the Oscars, it's still too long, overindulgent, and mostly boring. But at least the host can be a bright spot, as Gervais was. His opening monologue featured more barbs at Steve Carell, which is basically becoming an awards show mainstay at this point: "If you think this version of The Office has Jumped the Shark—that's what some of the forums are saying, anyway—then watch the British version on Adult Swim…it's quality, not quantity." His best line of the night, though, came during his introduction of the man presenting the Best Director award: "I like a drink as much as the next man….unless the next man is Mel Gibson."
The Median Two Things:
2) Christoph Waltz's Win and Acceptance Speech
This category actually had probably the least amount of drama in it as any at last night's awards. Waltz's was the odds-on favorite to win the award, and he did. But even if it wasn't at all surprising, it was still nice to see his excellent performance in Inglourious Basterds honored. He also seemed legitimately humbled and grateful for the award, crediting Quentin Tarantino and the film's entire cast for his work.
1) Mad Men Wins Best Television Drama
Yawn. A mediocre season of a critically beloved show wins as Matthew Weiner goes on and on about how great TV is now. This is not exactly groundbreaking stuff. It's not that I necessarily disagree with the choice—of the nominees I've seen, it was the best show on TV—it's just that Mad Men doesn't really need anymore critical validation, particularly after an unfocused season.
Avatar Won!
In a big "Fuck You!" to creativity, complexity, deep themes, interesting dialogue, and fully developed characters, Avatar won Best Picture, Drama. This makes it the clear Oscar front-runner for Best Picture, despite the fact it was not, you know, a good movie. I've already been over this multiple times, but the overwhelmingly positive response to James Cameron's film has turned what was originally only a slightly negative response for me into outright hostility. What makes it worse is that, unlike some other years in which I didn't like the Best Picture winner, I know that one of the other nominees was a lot more deserving. If I have to watch Cameron give another acceptance speech in his stupid fucking made up language at the Oscars, then I'm going to burn down a movie theater.


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NEW YORK, United States – A United States judge on Wednesday, September 24, postponed the trial of alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev by two months to January 5.
Judge George O'Toole however rejected requests by defense lawyers for the trial to be moved from Boston on the grounds that the 21-year-old would not be able to receive a fair hearing.
Tsarnaev's trial had been due to get under way in November.
Tsarnaev is accused of being one of the masterminds of the twin bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013.
The attack killed three people and injured 264.
Authorities said the ethnic Chechen carried out the bombing with his older brother Tamerlan, who was killed during a police manhunt while the pair were on the run. – Rappler.com


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From: NASA HQ
Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2009
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Friday, May 8, at 11:30 a.m. EDT, to discuss the launch of an independent review of NASA's human space flight plans.
The briefing participant is:
- Norman Augustine, chairman, Review of United States Human Space
Flight Plans Committee
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According to Box Office Mojo, the U.S. box office was up 6.5 percent last year, driven by the mega-hit The Avengers (a whopping $620 million in domestic ticket sales) and two pretty big monsters: The Dark Knight Rises ($450 million) and The Hunger Games ($410 million). Nothing broke $400 million in 2011, and both superhero movies did well enough to crack the top 10 all-time. Critical consensus is that it was a pretty good year from a quality perspective, too.
I was prepared to agree, but then I reviewed my ratings on Rotten Tomatoes' Flixster site. While I gave three movies 3.5 stars on a 5-point scale – one more than last year – I saw a pretty similar number of 3- and 2.5-star movies both years. I go to the movies in the theater a little less than once a week on average, and I'm no highbrow, as you'll see from my list of favorites. Before we get there, though, let's take a look at the key takeaways from Box Office Mojo's yearly tally:
- In 2011, there was no $400 million blockbuster, and only two movies broke $300 million (Potter 7B and Transformers 3). Ticket prices were up a bit, but 2012 was driven by hits, not 3D.
- Of 2012's top 10, only two were cartoons (Brave, Madagascar 3) but all were fantasies and three featured superheros. Sadly, for DC/Warners, Batman's now done for a while and we all remember what happened to the last Superman re-boot.
- Twilight has run its course, as has Harry Potter, but it looks like The Hunger Games and The Hobbit , along with Marvel's refreshed superheros, will carry the franchise load. And James Bond will never die.
- Lincoln ($176 million, no. 14) and Django Unchained ($156 million, no. 16) were the only grown-up movies in the top 20. DK3 could have been, but after Dark Knight, director/scripter Christopher Nolan only teases big ideas without delivering an intellectual payoff.
My three favorite movies of the year, all scoring 3.5 stars were:
- Zero Dark Thirty – Way more relevant than the feel-good Argo. It's hardly morally ambiguous: it takes fascists to beat terrorists. But did it really take a lone Ahab to get this whale?
- Lincoln – Sure, it's manipulative, but if you don't get a few lumps in your throat watching, you're no true Amuhrican. Day-Lewis is utterly convincing. Too much to hope Lincoln will inspire modern Congressional compromise.
- The Hunger Games – Nailed the emotional if not visceral impact of the book. Great cast led by a spectacular Jennifer Lawrence. Shakycam effective during games, over-used elsewhere, but overall look worked. This is how to do a franchise.
And to get to a top 10 list, pulling from the 3-star rankings:
- The Avengers – Hulk smash!
- Argo – Very well made and highly entertaining. But Argo feels oddly disconnected from current affairs – does that come from its feel-good vibe, or perhaps from its 70s-fetish production design?
- Wuthering Heights – Effectively taps the cruelty and pagan energy of the novel, and a far more interesting re-visioning than Anna Karenina. The kids smolder more convincingly than the adults.
- Flight – This only-slightly more ambiguous than usual morality/addiction fable is redeemed by a spectacular opening sequence and Denzel's best flawed cool guy since Training Day.
- Lawless – This shaggy dog fable meanders along and then hammers you with ultraviolence. 2/3rds of the cast is terrific, Georgia stands in beautifully for Franklin County VA, and the eclectic score is top-notch.
- Beasts of the Southern Wild – There's a little North Eastern liberal white guy (both parents are folklore scholars) noble-savage voyeurism here – okay, there's a lot of it – but there's also plenty to think about in this beautifully-shot, no-budget fable. Hushpuppy is ferocious, but her dad – also a non-actor – deservers the Oscar nom.
- The Master – The story of Amuhrica via Scientology by way of father/son belief/doubt individualist/groupthink. Sadly, great cinematography and production design can't save a static script that does nothing after the great setup. Hoffman is spectacular; critics will disagree on Phoenix, who I thought went over the top.
I wanted to like Silver Linings Playbook more than I did; it started strong but ended up just a slightly edgy RomCom. Skyfall was very good Bond – until the third act. And I found Killing Them Softly more fascinating than flawed. As for the rest of the best picture nominees: Django was a lesser Inglourious, I probably wouldn't like Les Mis on stage and I found it tedious onscreen, and I haven't seen Life of Pi or Amour yet.
Time Warner no longer believes in "invisible network" February 14, 2013Posted by David Card in Uncategorized.
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Back in the day, I used Time Warner as an example of an "invisible network." That is, a reader of Time magazine or Sports Illustrated – or a user of their web sites – might not know that they were both owned by Time Inc., but big advertisers and sponsors did. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that TWX is considering spinning off most of its magazine titles, possibly into a joint venture with Meredith. It would keep Time, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated, whose brands complement its TV business better, but People would find a comfier home next to Better Homes and Gardens.
It's fairly obvious, but branded visible networks that try to drive audiences across related properties work best when the audience is common. Disney can cross-promote entertainment to families, but its audience and ESPN's rarely need to meet. Meredith could create a good visible network for People. Yahoo's making noise lately about zeroing in on fewer content topics itself, a refinement of its classic broad-reach, very visible portal strategy.
Time Warner used to be the biggest media company in the world. It never really exploited the potential of its invisible network in the physical or digital media era. As predicted, the invisible media networks like Google and Facebook changed many of the rules, but Time Warner never learned them.
Get an early heads-up on how the media industry will change next at our paidContent Live event in the media capital of the world, NYC, in April.


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I'd like to follow up the New Year theme with some more tips for 2014. In this article I'll highlight a few tips for running successful email campaigns next year.
With email addresses aging, inevitably we're seeing our inbox's full of more spam. Luckily, services like gmail can filter out promotions, social updates and more. Unfortunately, this means it's harder to stand out from the crowd.
Here are a few ideas to improve your email marketing strategy in 2014:
1) Integrate your web forms directly with your email marketing software: This will save you a bunch of time, preventing you from having to manually enter each lead into your database. Furthermore, with almost any software you can set up auto-responders for each lead that comes in, and depending on the software's sophistication, you can create unique auto-responder sequences based on the fields selected by the new web lead.
2) Let your work sell itself: Highlight before & after photos, patient testimonials, and video success stories. Any time you're considering promoting a given service try to include a case study example that helps provide "social proof" to the reader. You'll obviously need patient consent, but you could even spin it as a "Featured Patient."
3) Showcase your staff: Talk up your staff and their hard work. Everyone from the receptionist to the esthetician to the practice manager can be mentioned. It helps when patients get to know (and like) your staff. It means they're more likely to come back in the future. Include photos of the staff from office parties or other events. Lastly, depending on the size of your staff, consider highlighting a different employee each newsletter.
4) Get personal: First, make sure the tone of the email reads like it's coming from the doctor's mouth, instead of from a billboard. You'll get a better response if you make the email more personable. Second, consider Birthday emails. If you have the ability to segment and create unique campaigns based on Birthday's then I highly recommend it. This is especially important for medical spas as you can offer gift cards and other inexpensive deals for Birthdays.
If you have any more tips that you've found to be successful we'd love to hear from you. Just leave a note in the comments section.
If you'd like to improve upon your current email marketing then I encourage you to leave Turbo a note here. You can also reach us directly at 877-673-7096 x2.


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In the last few months, I've enjoyed speaking at several events on new forms of human + machine collaboration, the impact this is having across industries, and the potential impact in healthcare.
In November, I spoke at the Clinical Innovation Summit, an event hosted by Accenture and Merck. This event was comprised of nearly 100 senior executives from companies that are members of our Life Sciences Cloud Coalition, which provides attendees the opportunity to share key experiences and best practices, to foster relationships, and to see demonstrations of new technology emerging in our industry.
Earlier this year, I presented a keynote at Medidata NEXT in New York—an event attended by more than 2,000 life sciences professionals who come together to connect with, learn from and be inspired by an array of industry thought leaders and key influencers from top pharma, biotech and medical device companies.
At these events, two key themes were evident:
A fundamental acceptance of the value digital can provide in clinical development, particularly in patient-facing applications
A heightened sense of urgency to leverage digital to increase the pace of research, as well as improve participation, diversity and engagement in clinical trials
Artificial Intelligence (AI) was core to most of these discussions, the main question being, "How do we adopt AI?" One of the primary concerns is the perception that AI is a "black box" which lacks transparency and as a result, may be difficult to validate. Indeed, new regulatory requirements in Europe attempt to address this in a broader sense by specifying that where an AI uses personal data to make decisions, companies must be able to explain the logic behind the decision-making process. This is only part of the answer but, along with broader moves across industries towards transparency, should help data scientists looking to adopt AI in clinical research and development.
Three Trends to Watch
When it comes to new forms of human + machine collaboration, three key trends are driving innovation and creating opportunities to generate new data and insights for researchers across industries, including healthcare:
The growth of smart devices, objects and products. The trial of the future will leverage more than the smartphone and connected health device; think about smart-clothing that tracks our activities and biometrics, smart mirrors that can detect changes in skin condition and eye health, and digital pills that can track our consumption of, and reaction to, a therapeutic.
New forms of interaction with those devices. The trial of the future will not require a keyboard (even on a smartphone); we will see increasing use of chatbots, conversational voice-first technology, avatars, touch and gesture interfaces. These advances will help improve participation and diversity, particularly among patient populations who may have difficulty using a smartphone.
New forms of AI will underpin everything. New forms of collaborative AI will be developed focused on bridging the gaps between humans and technology.
The combination of these three advances will improve healthcare delivery, while providing new data and insights that will inform clinical research and development. According to Accenture analysis, the potential annual value of the top ten AI applications in healthcare could reach $150 billion by 2026.
Looking to learn more?
To learn more about AI's potential impact on life sciences:
Watch my keynote address at Medidata NEXT: Human + Machine: The Future of Digital Healthcare or read about it.
Take a look at theLife Sciences Technology Vision 2018.
Check out the book Human + Machine: Reimagining work in the age of AI by Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson, which discusses many of these ideas.
Or reach out to me directly if you'd like to discuss any of these ideas in further detail.


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Thursday, April 16, 2015
2/4 Treasures of Ancient Greece (Ep1) - The Age of Heroes
First broadcast: Apr 2015.
In the first episode Alastair Sooke explores the surprising roots of Greek art, beginning his journey in Crete at the palace of Knossos, legendary home of the Minotaur. He travels to Santorini to the 'Greek Pompeii', and finds gold in the fabled stronghold of Mycenae and dazzling remains from Greece's Dark Ages. Alastair discovers the beginnings of a defining spirit in Greek art, embracing mythology, a passion for symmetry, and an obsession with the human body.
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The Google Cardboard, an entry level VR headset, has been around for a few years now. There's even a Cardboard 2 now too. Slot in your Android smartphone and away you go! But while many will see this as an undesirable piece of landfill junk, I disagree!
Here are my top 5 reasons why I love the Google Cardboard....
1. Any modern Android smart phone will work.
That's right, you don't need the latest Samsung S9 or Google Pixel 3 to have VR fun. For years most Android smart phones have had the hardware required for VR. OK some modern games and apps won't work on old phones, but that's not a fault with VR.
2. The price.
For a whopping sum of £6 you can buy a Google Cardboard 2. I've bought more expensive coffees before! That makes it almost an impulse buy, especially when compared to the £100s to buy a Oculus Rift, or HTC Vive! But the price point isn't just great for consumers, it's also great for marketing and PR. When launching a product, service or brand, the Google Cardboard offers a very cheap and easy solution to engage with an audience through VR.
3. Customise it.
It's cardboard, so there's really not excuse not to customise it! Stick some branding onto the headset, make it your own, and you have something that will stick in folks minds. Again great for marketing and PR.
4. It's recyclable.
Single use and none recyclable plastics are hot topics for discussion right now, and rightly so. The Google Cardboard is obviously very recyclable, which means even the most eco conscious of folk will have a hard time turning one down!
5. It's a pocket rocket.
And lastly, the Google Cardboard is small. OK you'd struggle to fit it into your trendy skinny jeans, but you certainly wouldn't notice it in your bag. And that's one of the things I love about mobile VR. It doesn't rely on a massive headset, sensors, and a beast of a PC. Personally I've taken the Google Cardboard to meetings and networking events and also to friends and family houses too.
Making tech accessible to the masses is ultimately what makes something mainstream. The Oculus Rift, Vive and others, are great, but they're not something that's mainstream yet. They're expensive, require powerful PCs, and will likely be outdated in a year or two too. Unless your serious about gaming, then you probably don't own one.
The Google Cardboard isn't the greatest VR kit out there. It lacks the visual quality of the high end headsets, it's uncomfortable to wear, and it's usability isn't fantastic. However what it does brilliantly is it makes VR accessible to almost anyone. We've all seen the YouTube clips of Grandma falling off the sofa whilst being chased by a VR dinosaur. And although these experiences are small, and even funny, they are helping to make VR mainstream and socially acceptable.
Google Cardboard also fits perfectly into the Punch Digital philosophy by keeping things as simple as possible. By using the hardware already in our pockets is a massive plus, and the ease of use once you've slipped your phone the Cardboard is pretty neat too.
I still think VR has a long way to go before it's in everyone's house, but by taking small steps, with tech such as the Google Cardboard, and even the Gear VR or Daydream, I believe VR has a strong future.


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March 30, 2012
*Martina steps into a bar* Hello, I would like the most rainbowlicious cocktail you have, shaken twice, over the rocks, sprinkled with pink sugar, and served in a hollowed out Korean cell phone with tiny paper cut out figures of CN Blue wrapped around a straw. MMMM. That's the best way to describe this week's K-Crunch Cocktail. One of the things extremely original to Korea (and maybe other places but not Canada) is the use of Kpop singers to advertise a variety of things. From beer, to cell phones, to ramen, to chicken delivery, to clothing, to just about everything. It feels like it's a big deal when a pop star advertises something unrelated to music in North America. I still remember the big deal of Britney Spears dancing in an epic Pepsi commercial, but you certainly wouldn't see her advertising 4 different things at once. In Korea, no problem. Which leads us to our first cell phone related song, 2PM's "My Color".
1) 2PM – My Color
It's another…JAY WHY PEE!!! This 2PM song might be one of my all time favourite kpop songs EVARRRR!!!! I was so surprised that my students (I was teaching when it came out) were so unimpressed by this song and video, but I think it came out during the whole Jay Bum member toss out scandal, so they were not digging 2PM. Interesting right? My students sided with Jay Bum and started to dislike 2PM. Anyhoo, this video was really quirky with the creepy clown like laughing ringmaster pulling 2PM's strings like a puppet master, but the boys have never looked so so great in my opinion. Also, it was the first time I ever had a jaw drop moment for the members of 2PM. Maybe it was the masks and my deep childhood love for Tuxedo Mask is being placed onto this 2PM video, but there is just something about this video. I've been a fan of Taecyeon ever since we met 2PM (the video for that meeting ended up not being made due to the power of MIDDLE MANAGEMENT) and he was the nicest guy to both us, and to the fans screaming from the sidelines. When I saw him in this video I was so shocked because he was all sassy and confident, staring down the camera with hip hop swag oozing out of his pores. And OMG the dance. Poor Taecyeon is being left out of the ringmaster's circle because he knows the power of persuasion Taecyeon will have with his awesome-quick-jump-dance-hand-down-the-face-ab-move, which might I add, I try to imitate all the time and it's really really hard. Now yes, I know his cornrows look a little odd at first, but he really manages to pull it off with his eyebrow flexing. OH MY GAWD I JUST FIGURED IT OUT!!! HE REMINDS ME OF TOP IN THIS VIDEO!!! Young eyebrow flexing TOP but with an incredible body. Wow. Anyways, besides their looks, the song is SO DAMN CATCHY! You'll be listening to this song on repeat. Yup. Now go! Watch and be amazed at Taecyeon and also guy who is dressed all in back and I don't know his name.
2) 2NE1 ft Big Bang – Lollipop
Lolllllii lollliii ohhhhh lollliiipop. What an awesome song for a much cooler phone then the My Color phone. I wanted a stupid Lollipop phone SO BADLY not because of 2NE1 because at the time they were nobodies, but because it was so cute! I didn't get one *sob* and now I'm stuck with this crappy slide phone that's like a million years old but still ahead of the North American phones. Hahahahaaaaaaa but seriously. This song is SOOOOO GREAT. I originally had watched it for the Big Bang guest appearance (and I LOVED TOP's style in this video…and now that I think about it, I think Simon has those glasses) but quickly thought that 2NE1 was so totally original in the world of female kpop groups. YG wasn't afraid to present 2NE1 as a quirky fun group over being a pretty cutey girl group. The dance was really easy and catchy as well and the colours in the video are just so bright and vivid. I'm pretty sure it could be used to babysit children with it's fun tune and ridiculous costumes. Once again, how awesome of a way to advertise your phone, right? People played this song blasting from every cell phone store, restaurant, and clothing shop and it was always in your head. Wait, was I brainwashed into wanting that lollipop phone? *deadpan stare* I still want it.
3) CNBlue "Love Girl"
Last up is CNBLUE [FIRST STEP + 1 THANK YOU] Title [LOVE GIRL] M/V Full ver. Aka Love Girl. What's up with the confusing title's kpop bands? Or should I just blame the YouTube uploaders in charge of your channel. Anyways, this song is very cute and peppy and it reminds me of a young Beatles song with it's innocent "all my looovee" and it's "L-O-BWEE-E GIRL". It's really very lovely. The video though, makes me laugh because there is something creepy about my poster secretly watching me in my room and jumping out and playing with my clothing and jumping on my bed with their shoes on—oh wait, she naps with her shoes on in bed, so I guess that's the norm in this house. It's also normal to have no instincts of survival because this girl is the most oblivious human I have ever witnessed in a music video. "OH, IS EVERYTHING OKAY IN HERE!!??*stares at room and boy wearing nightshade as lamp* YUP! IT SEEMS FINE" but then, big surprise ending, it turns out she was just dreaming! Yup! But she's still wearing her shoes in bed. No recovery there. Thanks to our requester who is from Norway (I think) and NOT ENGLAND as Simon seems to think, but thanks to Simon for telling me that and making me look like a jackass on YouTube. Guess who's getting bum smacks tonight!
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I LOVE the Color song!! i didn't discover it till this winter( thanks, youtube suggestions!), so i thought no one still talked about it! it is so fun!
Speaking abt commercial MV, I wonder have you guys check out 2PM Cass Tik Tok yet? It's like a mini drama commercial & Martina, you'll get to see Taec in action as a hot cop XD
The purple eye shadow looks fantastic with your eyes Martina :)
Tuxedo Mask! As a child, I kinda preferred Moonlight Night instead XD
Can you do Jay Park's song, "Happy Ending" from the Rooftop Prince OST for the next K Crunch Cocktail? I like it because it's a great song, but he totally says "endingeu" and I can't figure out why a fluent English speaker would mispronounce the only English in a song :P
1) Bom is pretty but i love her here when she had less surgery :( I wish she didnt feel like she needed to do surgery. 2) why is it socially unacceptable to dress like 2ne1 on a daily basis cause i want to dress like CL and DARA!!!!
Oh dear. I read that last sentence three times and only on the FOURTH read did I get that it did not say "bum snacks" but instead said "bum smacks."
Bum snacks don't sound like a good idea.
oh oh oh, lollipop phone! I would do anything to get one of those! white, or maybe light green, or maybe light pink… !
I was so in love that I started to check how to buy it by other peoples in Korea [because the price on ebay is way to high! :p ] I gave up eventually but still I love this phone.
and the songs [both! :D].
btw, really thank you for Corby 2PM's mv! this song and mv is so nice!
and I love yellow guy – Wooyoung the most here. However, Teac abs' rocks :D
=O i LOVE 2pm my color! and i still do xD
its how i got 2 learn the members names
and yes nichkhun does look good in pink
i sure wish american commericals were like this 0_0!
we needa send this 2 some famous person XD
Everything in LOLLIPOP are addicting.. One of my fav song. Well, basically everything that have BB will eventually become my fav for eternity…
BIGBANG2NE1 – Lollipop <3
lol The CNBLUE review was probably the first time I got annoyed with a EYK review lol. I thought the video was cute!! I know it was all in fun, though. Oh, leave Jungshin alone lol!
i am in love with 2PM people really .. btw it's the coolest cf ever way to go oppa's kkkk ^^
btw the dud in black was chansung i'm so disappointed her mr, how can you not know that hot boy was chansung oppa T.T
anyway i love 2pm 4 life and that 4 sure lol
so more 2pm songs here plz ^_*
you should've done chocolate love too <3
It's okay, I want a Lollipop too. Apparently they break really easily though.
Re 2PM 'Color'; OMFG 2PM made that poor girl disintegrate from all their sexy dancing! Murders! Sweet sexy murders! *shakes fist*
OMG THANK YOU GOD! I am not an avid 2PM fan, but I seriously loved this song when it came out. and because at that time I was new to kpop and I was like WHY DOESNT ANYONE KNOW THIS SONG and WHY IS THERE A MUSIC VIDEO if its just a commercial.. but its so awesome this concept! I heard a rumor that the clown in the middle was suppose to be Jaebum but IDK if that is true .. just something I heard. .. lol
Yes! Lollipop was my jam! lol
It basically started my love for Big Bang and 2NE1. The video was so fun and colorul, and it was just so catchy! It would be in my head all day, everyday. Oh by the way thnx, now the song will once again play over and over again in my head 4 the rest of the day lol :)
Chansung~~~<3 the "guy who is dressed all in black" ㅋㅋㅋㅋ he totally wins that mv imo *~~~* <3 <3
lol i was waiting you'll say something about Chansung then end up with "also guy who is dressed all in back and I don't know his name". lmao
I LOLed when you started singing, "Blow your mind~" haha~
What a fitting introduction text you have ^^ I couldn't describe it better
Never liked 2PM's My color. Mostly because of the styling & make-up xDD
Lollipop got me into both Bigbang & 2ne1 so .. OMG I love this song a lot <3
No comment on 2PM's song, way not my style but Lolipop is just so my style LO LI LO LIPOP from 2NE1 to BigBang , everything seemed to fit… thats YG style i guess
I agree with your fascination with the lollipop phone. It was my biggest stumbling block towards getting an iPhone. (lollipop phone is still WAY cooler) So when I went to China last spring I bought the Chinese version of the LG Cyon (i.e. the lollipop phone) for my little sister…and it TOTALLY ROCKS! (and was a great price too lol) It's still far ahead of anything here in Canada…TT TT (as a side note, my friend got the 2pm phone (what is it called?) last year because that's when it finally got to Canada…not half as cool.
Dude in black is Junsu (Jun.K). Who… you should really look into, cause his solo 'Alive' is great. And that voice.
I feel that Girls Generation – Chocolate Love would have fit in here nicely as well, or Hyori's Anycall… if it weren't forever long.
An epic WANK this morning and now the k-crunch cocktail….tis a good day! ^__^
And OMG I would think that girl was literally blind. LOL.
you can maybe find it on ebay? or maybe they still have it in Beijing if you ever go there…
y would nichkhun go for the girl in the middle when he has like a bunch of girls already dancing with him?
I would die of excitement if CNBLUE jumps into my room out of my poster <3


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I have a special green treat for you today in honor of the First Day of Spring!
It seems that winter has sucked me into the kitchen (but thank goodness it's almost over!). I'm really not big into cooking, but there's something about a lazy Sunday afternoon that has me headed for the kitchen to prep some meals or treats for the week.
Last Sunday, I did just that and made crock pot chicken enchilada soup, snack bars, and these.
I bought two zucchini's last week for a veggie pasta I made for dinner (will share that recipe soon too!), but didn't end up using both of them. Behold, giant green vegetable.
I knew it would go bad if I didn't use it by this weekend, but I wasn't really craving more veggies with anything. Zucchini bread has to be the smartest idea ever, right? Disguising a vegetable as dessert is just genius.
I wasn't in the mood for bread, though, so I opted for muffins instead. I made these on Monday, which I know was St. Patty's day, but these are really more springy than St. Patrick's day-like to me.
First Day of Spring/St. Patty's day muffins? Sure. P.S. Spring, you can get here any time now, thanks.
Makes 18-20 muffins, depending on how full you make them.
- 2 cups white flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup chocolate chips, regular or mini size
- 1 cup apple sauce, unsweetened
- 1/4 cup vegetable or coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups grated zucchini (1 large or 2 small)
- 1 cup almond milk, unsweetened
1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Place cupcake liners in a cupcake pan. Set aside.
2. Combine all dry ingredients in one bowl, set aside.
3. Grate zucchini. I find that the largest size on a grater works best. Add grated zucchini to separate bowl with all wet ingredients and chocolate chips. Mix well.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, mixing well. The mixture will be dense.
5. Spoon into muffin cups, about 3/4 of the way full. These really do not rise much at all, so what you see is what you get. I thought I would get a full 24 muffins out of this batch, but I only got 19. For bigger muffins, you will get less but need to baker for longer.
6. Bake for 18-21 minutes, depending on how "done" you want your muffins to be. I didn't want these to be dried out at all, so I baked them for 18 minutes. They were crispy on top, but had a gooey center, which is okay since there is no egg in this recipe
This recipe can be made gluten-free with GF flours. It is egg, dairy, and soy free & vegan.
Questions for You:
- Is it starting to feel like spring in your neck of the woods? Not here!
- What are you usually doing on Sunday afternoon? Baking seems to be my new Sunday activity.


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Area Residents Call In From Swing States: By MATTHEW ARTZ
If John Kerry emerges triumphant Tuesday, he will have thousands of volunteers to thank, including quite a few from Berkeley.
In the past several days and weeks northern California residents have flocked to swing states across the nation doing whatever they can to get Kerry supporters to the polls and mesh with the locals.
"Being from Berkeley I don't think I've ever met an undecided voter before," said Wendy Hallinan, a medical worker, who arrived in Las Vegas Monday. "It's kind of shocking. I don't know what to say to them."
On Election Day, Hallinan will participate in the Democratic Party's sophisticated get-out-the vote campaign aimed at moving traditionally Republican Nevada into the Kerry column.
Volunteers will track voters via palm pilots and swarm Los Vegas neighborhoods where turnout has traditionally been low, said Chris Krohn, the former mayor of Santa Cruz, who has been working for the Democratic Party in Nevada for the last 25 days.
With voters waiting for as long as two hours at early polling stations, Krohn said party volunteers have served food, drinks and even offered acrobats to entertain voters and keep them waiting in line to vote.
Internal Democratic Party polls show Kerry with a slight advantage in Nevada, Krohn said, but he added that party officials were concerned that the Republican Party would use state election laws to challenge voters on Tuesday. Nevada allows for election officials to review the eligibility of voters, a practice outlawed in Ohio by two federal judges on Monday. In prior elections, Krohn said Republicans had challenged first-time voters to disqualify them and slow lines at heavily Democratic precincts.
Krohn said he has already seen some dirty tricks. On Monday, he said, a man entered party headquarters claiming to be an electrician sent by the landlord to fix the lighting. A call to the landlord from party officials determined that the landlord hadn't sent the electrician.
"I think they were trying to obstruct our computer system," Krohn said.
Bob Burnett, a Berkeley resident volunteering for the Democratic Party in Boulder, Colo., said he has also witnessed shenanigans. He blamed Republicans for bombarding the Democratic Party's e-mail system so messages couldn't get through and said Republicans at the University of Colorado had told likely Democratic voters to go to the wrong precinct on Election Day.
Still, Burnett, who is working 15 hour days organizing volunteers and phone banks, is optimistic that despite most polls showing Colorado swinging towards Bush, Kerry will take the state.
"I've worked campaigns since 1968 and this is the best reception I've ever had," he said.
In West Palm Beach, Florida, Muriel Waller, a retired environmental consultant, has encountered a more skeptical electorate.
"The real concern among voters I've talked to is that the election will be stolen again and that no matter how many more votes Kerry gets than Bush it won't be enough," the Berkeley resident said.
Waller said she was troubled to hear about a woman whose granddaughter spent money she earned working at a fast food restaurant to make 25 pro-Kerry t-shirts but couldn't get any recognition from the Kerry-Edwards campaign.
"She told me that the campaign had been elitist in reaching out to college students but ignoring other college-age kids who joined the work force."
About 70 miles to the south, Conchita Lonzano, a local attorney, spent Monday monitoring lines at early polling stations in Miami. The biggest challenge, she wrote in an e-mail, came from local Cuban-Americans who told voters in line that monitors like Lonzano were there to commit voter fraud and taking Cuban voters into booths and voting for them.
Lonzano met one woman who felt so harassed that she took a Bush button and pinned it "straight onto her ass" as a sign of protest.
All of the campaign workers are either paying for their own accommodation or staying with friends or a local family, yet they said they have no regrets at sacrificing money or comfort to make an impact on the election.
"After 2000 I promised myself I would do everything I could to make sure the election wasn't stolen again," Hallinan said. "Staying in Berkeley wouldn't have done a whole lot."


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Ben Brockert started off talking about their experience in winning the Lunar Launch prize. He showed a picture of their two rockets. Here is a video of the flight:
Here are some of the principles they run by:
1) He says one of their strategies is to plan to fail. Most people plan to win, and doesn't work out, especially with hard things. They normally land with in 20cm of where they want to, part of the problem is the rocket bounces when it lands.
Showed a timeline. They signed up for more than one window, but it worked out. Robust makes reusable.
2) They also fail to be normal. They are open with anyone who is interested. They give full access with little supervision to whatever seems right on a million dollar rocket. Welcome people to watch testgs.
They had a leaking fuel tank, they scrambled
3) Fail to be original. They learned from others. They used a lot of off the shelf stuff.
4) Fail early, fail often. Trying to have a rapid learning cycle. He had a long list of ways not to make landing gear tubes.
Dave Masten took over. They are concentrating on small payloads. They have a second generation engine. It has about 150 to 1000 pound thrust. Won the Lunar Lander first level, second place, and the Lunar Lander second level, first place.
They showed a bunch of videos. They had their first flight last year. There were several short videos.
They use a GPS system. They showed a video of a rocket hovering in 30 knot winds, with gusts to 45. The rocket just stayed there. The rocket flies via a script markup language that Ian created.
The electrical system is powered by batteries.
Currently working on creating Brutus, It looks like a rocket, with a shell on the outside, tanks and stuff on the inside. Plans for 2010:
1) Want to fly Brutus to 100,000 feet
2) Working on a 3000 pound thrust engine
3) Hoping that by the end of the year hoping to fly to 100 km.
Dave says they are growing the company. He is working on some deals, he can't talk about anything right now. They may grow an operation unit.
They are willing to sell the engines they have developed.
They are looking at doing the nano satellite business. Don't expect to be in orbit in two years, or taking people into space in two years.
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Having made its Indian debut at the Auto Expo earlier this year, US-based Cleveland CycleWerks has commenced operations in India with the launch of two motorcycles - Ace Deluxe and Misfit. The Ace Deluxe is priced at ₹ 2.23 lakh, while the Misfit is priced at ₹ 2.49 lakh (all prices, ex-showroom). The new motorcycles will be sold via the company's first-ever dealership located in Vashi, Navi Mumbai. The new 1000 sq. ft. dealership incorporates a display area, service centre, as well as a lounge section and delivery arena. Furthermore, the company has announced that it will be opening showrooms in other cities as well across the country. Cleveland CycleWerks currently retails its products in 23 countries.
Speaking on beginning operations, Cleveland CycleWerks India - Chairman and Managing Director, Sangram Patil said, "Cleveland CycleWerks motorcycles provide a complete biking lifestyle experience to enthusiasts all over the world and in order to serve the ever- growing clientele with the same enthusiasm and passion, we are proud to announce launch of Cleveland CycleWerks showroom in Vashi. With our vision of providing our customers the best Cleveland CycleWerks motorcycle experience possible - from initial contact onward, our partnership with Mantram in Vashi is very significant and reflects Cleveland CycleWerks efforts to connect with our consumers and provide high quality services that equals our international standards. Cleveland CycleWerks promises to offer exceptional service, ride experienceand thereby create exceptional value to all our stakeholders."
Motorcycles from Cleveland CycleWerks are retro-styled with both bikes sporting an old school design language. The Ace Deluxe is reminiscent of the Yamaha RD350 of the past, while the Misfit is a cafe racer styled bike. Both motorcycles use a 229 cc single-cylinder engine tuned for about 15 bhp and 16 Nm of peak torque. The bikes are paired with a 5-speed gearbox. The chasis, however, is different on the bikes with the Ace Deluxe using a square section single-downtube frame while the Misfit gets a double cradle unit.
The bikes are suspended by USD forks up front dual shock absorbers at the rear with five-storey preload adjustment. Braking performance comes disc brakes on either wheels but there's no ABS on offer.
Cleveland CycleWerks will be opening bookings for the new bikes by next week, while deliveries are expected to commence by October this year. The company plans to open 10 dealerships across ten major cities in the country over the next few months.
The bike maker has set-up an assembly facility near Pune and is currently importing the offerings via the Completely Knocked Down (CKD) route. It plans to expand local content on the motorcycles to make then more value friendly. The localisation level currently stands at about six per cent.
Apart from the Ace Deluxe and the Misfit, Cleveland CycleWerks had also showcased the Ace Scrambler and Ace Cafe at the Auto Expo this year, and are likely to arrive by next year.
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|Oct 8, 2009 2:38 PM ET
|#76 (permalink)
AP1: I think you're my new best friend, 'cause I fucking love Zero bars, Sweetarts and The Gathering :D
|Oct 8, 2009 3:05 PM ET
|#77 (permalink)
Sweet thanks for all the recommendation!
|Oct 8, 2009 3:12 PM ET
|#78 (permalink)
Snickers, Watchamacallit and Butterfinger's are my favorite candy bars \m/\m/
What am I having for supper tonight.? Well that depends on where I get to stay for the night.?
On my last trip, I came back from Colorado with 2 -10lb boneless Honey hams.! (they were leftovers in the trailer
|Oct 8, 2009 3:27 PM ET
|#79 (permalink)
IN: thank ya, thank ya
God: That does sound tasty.
|Oct 8, 2009 5:45 PM ET
|#80 (permalink)
ham is great with eggs too. throw some down for breakfast man.
cynic check out See's Candy that is the shit. you cannot buy in a local grocery store. and when you go to a shop you get free samples. like i said earlier iam not much for sweets but this stuff is always a great treat. hell hersheys is made in Mexico now that is not American!!
|Oct 8, 2009 7:53 PM ET
|#81 (permalink)
Food! I'm honestly shocked it hasn't been said yet, 'less I missed it.
|Oct 8, 2009 10:43 PM ET
|#82 (permalink)
ok, i do not get on a computer unless i am at work or looking for porn, but here it is two hours after i got off work and i am at this damn computer talking to you guys. obviously i like this site. i have had some jim beam and am now enjoying some becks. i have chicken on the grill. i threw on some rib seasonings (yeah, it is good with chicken) and i made up a tub of home made salsa. going to make chicken soft tacos. just figured i would stop in and say you guys are missing out! lol actualy no last night you guys missed out. that filet minon was amazing. i really outdone myself with that. i have heard of taste dancing on the tongue before but never experienced that until last night. seriously- taste "dancing" on the tongue is the only way i could put it.
|Oct 9, 2009 12:01 AM ET
|#83 (permalink)
Tonight was soccer night, so we had hot dogs. God I can't wait until soccer season is over. I will never coach soccer again.........unless they pay me.
|Oct 9, 2009 7:12 AM ET
|#84 (permalink)
Morning everyone \m/
Last night I stayed at a Flying J... they always have an All You Can Eat buffet for every meal.!
|Oct 9, 2009 8:58 AM ET
|#85 (permalink)
That is alot of food there hoss.
|Oct 9, 2009 11:30 AM ET
|#86 (permalink)
Damn godlike! I guess you can put it away. Keep that guy away from my Thanksgiving table. lol.
I had Mama's Pizza last night. The damned thing has to be tilted to fit it through the front door it's so fuckin big. Yep... Brought a few slices with me today for lunch too. Taaaaasty!
|Oct 10, 2009 11:32 AM ET
|#87 (permalink)
I forgot about Zero bars! Those are great.
Last night at home we made a big pot of spicy chili, 'cause it's that time of year again.
|Oct 10, 2009 11:39 AM ET
|#88 (permalink)
I'm gonna be a fat bastard and go round the van to get me some kebab and chips in ten minutes or so. Fuck my heart!
|Oct 11, 2009 7:54 PM ET
|#89 (permalink)
A roast baked with potatoes in a golden mushroom sauce.
|Oct 11, 2009 8:04 PM ET
|#90 (permalink)
Salisbury steaks for me and the fam tonight. I'm stuffed like a fat turkey!
|Oct 13, 2009 3:01 AM ET
|#91 (permalink)
Lemon pepper chicken strips with buttermilk ranch dressing. Mmmhmmm...
|Oct 13, 2009 12:43 PM ET
|#92 (permalink)
Lemon Herb Chicken Rings
|Oct 13, 2009 2:59 PM ET
|#93 (permalink)
marinated steak soft tacos, homemade salsa jim beam and new castle
|Oct 13, 2009 4:05 PM ET
|#94 (permalink)
AP1: What the hell are chicken rings? I've eaten a lot of chicken in my day, hell, I've even slaughtered a few and in all my years i've never seen a chicken's rings. Is this a "New South" thing or just a typo?
|Oct 13, 2009 5:26 PM ET
|#95 (permalink)
I got it from a Pampered Chef cookbook. You bake all the stuff in a circle of croissants (Luuuuuuuuh Cwasawn!), hence the "ring".
|Oct 13, 2009 9:44 PM ET
|#96 (permalink)
ap1 - Now that sounds kinda fucking tasty.. I might just give that a whirl next time I'm at home.!
Last night I stayed in a small town in southern Minnesota at a truck stop that had a neighborhood bar/grill next door...
Tonight I had a platter of sausage gravy and biscuits... a most excellent meal on a cold night.!!
|Oct 13, 2009 10:20 PM ET
|#97 (permalink)
godlike -- That chicken fajita sounds awesome.
As for me, I had a grilled pastrami, swiss cheese, and bacon sandwich. I do NOT eat healthy on a lot of nights, lol. But I think I eat enough fruit and salad to balance it.
|Oct 13, 2009 10:26 PM ET
|#98 (permalink)
Hammerheart - Dude.. it was amazing.!!
|Oct 13, 2009 11:42 PM ET
|#99 (permalink)
Godlike: Look it up on their website. It should be there.
|Oct 14, 2009 11:26 AM ET
|#100 (permalink)
While I enjoy new recipes I would find it quite hard to feel truly metal while visiting a website called the "Pampered Chef". Lol. I've heard they have some bad ass kitchen ware there though. I may just have to check my "metal-hood" at the door and take the plunge. I had Tri tip steaks with sour cream and chive scalloped taters and a vegi trio last night. Got up early this morning and whipped up some chorizo, eggs, shallots, green pepper, green chilis, taters and cheese and threw it inside a tortilla. DAMN tatsty breakfast burro folks!
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For this prank you will need a guinea pig or a hampster dress them in bling like putting rings on as bracelets and putting human bracelets on their neck and set them in plain sight where friends or family can see the guinea pig or hampster and it will look pretty funny as soon as you hide and start rapping a song in a high pich voice you can also sow together a little hat and put it on backwards. I tried this on my mom and she thought that the guinea pig was singing !
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WASHINGTON, DC-Removing clothing, pat-downs and body cavity searches at airports across the nation will soon become a thing of the past. A new procedure will replace the antiquated airport screening process when recently passed legislation is enacted.
Soon, purchasing an airline ticket, bus trip or train fare will include an additional step: receiving a bar-code tattoo with personal identifying data. The virtually painless procedure will only take approximately 30 seconds, the fee for which will be included in the total passage cost. Travelers will have several placement options for the tattoo, except for so-called 'private' areas of the body. The only requirement is that the tattoo be open and readily accessible by readers, which will replace metal detectors at all domestic US airports.
While the new tattoo system will unquestionably speed up travel screening and save countless taxpayer dollars through the elimination of nearly three-quarters of the current Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) screener staff, some watchdog groups still label the new process intrusive and invasive. "It's one thing to have to strip nearly naked in front of total strangers to be allowed on a plane," complained ACLU Houston Regional Director and frequent flier Nomo Dissin, "but tattoos with personal, sensitive information for the whole world to see is just too, too much." Hardly ostentatious, the actual tattoo itself will only be approximately one square inch in size.
Crafters of the revolutionary new concept are quick to quash critics and skeptics alike. "It's quick, it's easy, it saves time, and it's a new fashion statement, all in one," beamed Ollie Oxinfree, House Transportation Chairman and hobby tattoo artist. "Yeah, but what about us hard-working, conscientious, patriotic Americans who'll be out of work because of this?" TSA Union President Thomas "Touchy" McFeely demanded to know. Plans are being devised to offer displaced TSA'ers tattooing positions with free training, but with a substantial reduction in pay.
Still others are concerned about the health risks involved, since it is widely known that less than sanitary application of tattoos has resulted in serious medical conditions, chronic illness and often death. Food and Drug officials are adamant that they will oversee and approve all inks and needles to be used, as well as providing and requiring stringent hygiene standards throughout the process.
"What about the li'l babies?" new unwed mother and biker babe Methann Fetamean asked in desperation at a Hells Angels rally in rural New Mexico. "My baby Geehod don't got no room left for no more tattoos. All the fellers in the commune chipped in, and instead of circumcision, they got him tattoos instead. He's a crawlin' baby billboard." Under the provisions of the new law, infants and children under age five will be exempt from receiving the tattoo, but it will be a prerequisite for entry into elementary education.
Department of Homeland Security analysts are investigating a similar technique to monitor and track known or suspected terrorists. Implantation of a tiny GPS microchip in the base of the neck is hoped will eliminate the terrorist threat to the United States at home and abroad. Foreigners attempting to enter the United States must submit to the implant or they will be departed immediately. Security specialists expect fear of the implant in and of itself will deter most terrorists from attempting to invade our homeland surreptitiously.
Tattoo parlors across the country are vying for federal slots to be awarded shortly. So, next time you plan that out-of-town excursion, expect to hear "Got Tattoo?" as you step up to the ticket counter.


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University ordered to readmit campus Christian group
The University of Iowa (UI) in Iowa City must restore registered status for 90 days to Business Leaders in Christ (BLinC), which the school accused of violating the human rights of an applicant because he identified as a homosexual. The Davenport, Iowa court decision allows BLinC to participate in a campus membership recruitment event today (Jan. 24) that BLinC said is crucial to its growth.
The court did not address BLinC's religious freedom in particular, basing its decision instead on BLinC's claim that its rights to freedom of speech and "expressive association" had been violated. Specifically, UI discriminated against BLinC when compared to other student groups among some 500 on campus, the court said.
"In light of this selective enforcement, the Court finds BLinC has established the requisite fair chance of prevailing on the merits of its claims under the Free Speech Clause," Judge Stephanie M. Rose wrote in issuing the decision. "Because BLinC has established the required likelihood of success on one of its claims, the Court will not address BLinC's claims under the Religious Clauses."
BLinC'S attorney Eric Baxter, senior counsel of the non-profit Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, said the decision is a first step in ensuring the student group is not penalized for its faith.
"The Court agreed that the University has to stop discriminating against BLinC because of its religious beliefs," Baxter said in a press release today. "Every other group on campus gets to select leaders who embrace their mission."
In issuing its decision, the court said "BLinC may seek further action as necessary, and Defendants may respond by detailing any changes to the enforcement of its Human Rights Policy to registered student organizations." Baxter expects UI will issue a decision this year to "permanently allow BLinC to stay on campus and pick leaders who embrace its faith."
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Eastern Division, issued the ruling after hearing case arguments last week.
The case arose from circumstances dating to March, 2016, when a BLinC member who said he was pursuing homosexual relationships requested to serve as BLinC's vice president, according to case materials posted at Becketlaw.org. When BLinC President Hannah Thompson told the student "she needed to discuss his candidacy for leadership with the rest of the executive team," the student filed a complaint with the university.
The university told BLinC to "revise" its statement of faith or face revocation of its status as an on-campus group.
BLinC, established on campus in the fall of 2014, desires "to help students learn about how to continually keep Christ first in the fast-paced business world," according to BLinC's constitution. While interested students may join BLinC, the group limits leadership posts to students who "seek to live out" biblical principles.
The group had about 10 members, according to its attorneys.


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Efforts to make buses more environmentally sensitive are already underway. Allegheny County's Port Authority boasts of purchasing cleaner-burning diesel fuel since 1991, a move it estimates has reduced emissions of particulate matter — sooty particles that can aggravate breathing problems— by 96 percent. The authority also currently operates 32 hybrid diesel/electric buses, which generate fewer smog-causing emissions and get better gas mileage.
Local officials espouse a more sweeping change: converting the entire bus fleet to run on compressed natural gas. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald — who has championed natural-gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale — has been a vigorous proponent of the move. In fact, the authority's lack of progress on the issue was a key reason he gave for ousting the transit agency's former CEO, Steve Bland.
But there's a cost to the conversion. The Port Authority operates roughly 700 buses; converting the fleet would cost $49 million. New fueling facilities and other upgrades at just two garages where it's feasible would cost between $15 million and $20 million, the authority estimated last year. And in recent years, the authority's more pressing challenge has been keeping existing routes running.
"We're all for this if we can make it work and somehow find that right partnership so that those transition costs ... are covered," says authority spokesman Jim Ritchie. "There is a potential benefit obviously, considering the price of gas right now. We're still exploring it."
Communities elsewhere have been reaping the benefits of such a conversion: In California, the entire Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority fleet runs on compressed natural gas. "Obviously there has been a reduction in emissions," says Metro spokesman Rick Jager. (Such efforts have been financed by L.A. residents, who voted in favor of supporting mass transit with a 1.5 percent sales tax.)
The Metro system is experimenting with other approaches as well. Using federal grant money, it has converted two heavily trafficked corridors into "high-occupancy toll" lanes. Driving on them requires using a special transponder — but only solo drivers are charged to use them. The goal, says Jager, is to reduce traffic while encouraging carpooling.
"It's really trying to change commuting behavior in Los Angeles," says Jager. "We're car-crazy here."
Portland, Ore., is encouraging commuters to do away with internal-combustion engines entirely. It frequently earns accolades as a bike-friendly community, including a platinum rating for bikability from the League of American Cyclists. Among its efforts are "greenways," city streets dedicated primarily to walking and bicycling and connected to mass-transit options. While cars can still access the streets, there are speed bumps placed every two blocks in addition to signage.
"The most fundamental thing is looking at the shape of community," says Michael Armstrong, Portland's sustainability manager. "So over time, we want to have a community that people want to live in, to make sure we can thrive and succeed from a quality-of-life and equity perspective ... without relying on fossil fuels."
Green advocates say there is room for similar experimentation in Pittsburgh.
"We very much see [transportation] as needing to be a comprehensive strategy," including non-motorized transportation, public transit and more efficient passenger vehicles, says Lindsay Baxter, project manager for the Pennsylvania Environmental Council. The council is a co-convener of the Pittsburgh Climate Initiative, which seeks a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2023. The initiative recommends a slew of approaches, ranging from encouraging non-motorized transportation, ride-sharing and telecommuting to incentivizing hybrid vehicles and using alternative fuels — like the bio-diesel fuel the Port Authority already uses.
Baxter says the road to sustainability, like every road in Pittsburgh, is complicated. "We are never going to get every single person to use a bike or a bus."