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AP - Brazil's biofuel industry just months ago was being flooded with billions in new investments for vast new sugarcane plantations and gleaming distilleries that churn out the cheapest ethanol on earth.

I think they are so boring. We have a “branding” meeting at work that all employees corporate wide are required to attend. They want us to help sell the brand to potential customers. With all of the consolidation going on in banking, we have a good chance to pick up new customers.We don’t just have [...]

Find out who scored for the Pens, and how Bissonnette did in his rematch with Jon Mirasty.

AP - Countries on both sides of the Pacific have reason to be very afraid of climate change. Rising sea levels could swamp coastal farms, higher temperatures wipe out entire species and increasingly violent storms exact a widening human and financial toll.

An inch of snow is forecasted tonight. Maybe an inch overnight.So what does KDKA do? Alison Morris at Home Depot asking people if they’re prepared.YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING.People heard the good word early this morning, knew the snow was coming, and now are doing what any smart Pittsburgher would do. They headed out to [...]

AP - Brazil's biofuel industry just months ago was being flooded with billions in new investments for vast new sugarcane plantations and gleaming distilleries that churn out the cheapest ethanol on earth.

This is so funny. This blog analyzer spat back the results in about two seconds. Here’s what this blog turns up.ESFP - The PerformersThe entertaining and friendly type. They are especially attuned to pleasure and beauty and like to fill their surroundings with soft fabrics, bright colors and sweet smells. They live in the present [...]

AP - When OPEC announced late last month it was cutting crude oil output by 1.5 million barrels per day, the market barely hiccuped.

Some Philly photos where glass is prominently featured…

Not only was yesterday our seventh anniversary, it was also the 2008 March of Dimes AIR Awards! And even though we couldn't attend because of our agency lunch celebration, we did send along our account services intern Laura. I'm sure she did a great job of representing us. Thanks again for going Laura.

Giant Ideas had four finalists up for awards yesterday (The AIR Awards are for Radio btw):
• Best Commercial Spot by an Agency: "Advantage Women" (Part of the Debt Monkey Campaign)
• Best Radio Advertising Campaign: "Advantage Campaign" (THE Debt Monkey Campaign)
• Best Original Music in a Spot: Mon General Hospital 2008
• Best Original Music in a Spot: Give Life Music (PA Organ Donor Campaign)

We were very fortunate to receive the award for Best Original Music for the "Give Life" commercial that is part of the PA Organ Donor campaign. The lyrics to the song were written by yours truly with a giant help from Gary Kalinosky, who also worked with Rob Deaner at Market Street Sound to put music to it and make it sound great. As usual, I cannot say enough about Rob and the talent he brings to all of the projects we work with him on, he always manages to make magic even under the most stressful of circumstances. Like this one, the original version of this song which was presented to the clients over a year ago, was written and composed in less than 24 hours. In fact, I wrote the first lyric on Monday morning and it was (along with a fully edited RIP) presented to the clients the next morning. (Yes, working with the State requires a great deal of patience, but the results have been worth the wait. AND this campaign will do great things towards saving lives, and how much better does it get than that?)

On the heels of Citibank’s stunning announcement that they would soon be eliminating 50,000 jobs (Merry Christmas; bah humbug!), they announced yesterday that they would be increasing interest rates on their credit cards by three percentage points.  Although rates will not be increased on all credit card holders, approximately 10 million people will be affected by [...]

The Steelers lead the all-time regular season series with the Bengals, 46-30, and have won the last four straight over Cincinnati since last losing a game in the series, at home in 2006. Pittsburgh won 38-10 when the clubs met in Week 7 at Cincinnati, and swept last year's home-and-home. The Steelers come into Week [...]

I dreamt my father had another family.  I had an older brother and sister that I didn’t know anything about, and now I was staring them in the face.  I had always wanted an older brother.  A tornado came and picked up the old wooden house we were in and spun it around.  We had [...]

AFP - Top Senate Democrats on Thursday said they would introduce major global warming legislation early next year, saying Barack Obama's election meant a "sea change" in the battle against climate change.

It’s better than a bankruptcy/going out-of-business sale. Just clearance on all things, as I’ve got too many tabs open and not enough time.It’s another test for the O-line.The Bearcats feature one of the most active defensive units in the country with a strong pass rush, and that starts with standout defensive end Connor Barwin, the [...]

If you read our entry a few weeks ago about the Playground of the Future project, you might be interested in attending an upcoming lecture at the Schenley Park Visitor Center.  On Tuesday, December 16 at noon, the team from the Entertainment Technology Center heading up the research project (Kelsey Livingston, Laura Lantz, Marlos Hu, [...]

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i went to Long John Silvers in my pj's today because i'm classy like that. actually it was just the drive through, so it wasn't too bad, and really all the person who handed me my food could see was my winter jacket and a turtleneck underneath. The jacket prevented anyone from being able to see i wasn't wearing a bra, which given my figure is worse that being in public in my pj's. i so love days off in the middle of the week. I'm getting a massage later.

The goddamn Steelers are playing tonight for some unknown reason more than likely designed to torture me. They're on the CW which means Supernatural is being preempted and it's not going to re-air until saturday. color me annoyed.

AFP - Global warming may have contributed to a recent spate of outbreaks of deadly diseases in the Philippines, a senior minister said Thursday.

Many of you have taken part in the NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month), I seem to have a problem being told what to do. Not that I was directed to write a post a day by anybody but, the theme seems to set an unrealistic goal.What if you are too busy with life?What if you [...]

AFP - Africa seeks a common position with the European Union going into climate-change negotiations next year, Algeria's environment minister said Thursday following pan-African agreement.

AP - World stocks fell sharply Thursday as recession fears gripped markets and briefly sent oil prices below $50 a barrel.

Riding a seven-game point streak, the Pittsburgh Penguins have soared to the top of most publications’ power rankings.

Bill Jemas helped to rebuild Marvel Comics at a time when the company was in the shitter (a.k.a. the late 90s into the early 00s). He developed the Ultimate line, he helped Joe Quesada revamp the entire publishing side of the business, and he no doubt maneuvered many business deals to save Marvel Comics that [...]