diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/maintoolbar.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/maintoolbar.js
index 462195800..13cce0074 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/maintoolbar.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/maintoolbar.js
@@ -131,6 +131,36 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
                         }
                 }
             ],'turtle_power');
+			
+			this.add_buttons_group([
+                {
+                    id : 'cowabunga',
+                    label : 'Pause Turtle',
+                    icon : 'icon-bug',
+                    callback : function () {
+                        turtle_pause();
+						}
+                }
+            ],'cowabunga');
+			
+			this.add_buttons_group([
+                {
+                    id : 'radical_dude',
+                    label : 'Andrew Button 1',
+                    icon : 'icon-bug',
+                    callback : function () {
+							ak_button1();
+                        }
+                },
+                {
+                    id : 'pizza',
+                    label : 'Andrew Button 2',
+                    icon : 'icon-anchor',
+                    callback : function () {
+                        ak_button2();
+                        }
+                }
+            ],'Donatello');
     };
 
     MainToolBar.prototype.add_celltype_list = function () {
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
index 4e79fe8d8..854f589c6 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
@@ -1407,9 +1407,9 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     };
     
     /**
-     * Execute or render cell outputs and go into command mode.
+     *.
+     * 
      * 
-     * @method execute_cell
      */
     Notebook.prototype.execute_cell = function () {
     	//clear turtle timeout
@@ -1433,6 +1433,30 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     Notebook.prototype.turtle_help = function () {
 		window.open('/static/notebook/js/helppage.html');
     }
+	
+	 /**
+     * Claudine's requested button 
+     * 
+     *
+     */
+    Notebook.prototype.turtle_pause = function(){ 
+    }
+	
+	/**
+     * Andrew's requested button #1
+     * 
+     *
+     */
+    Notebook.prototype.ak1_button = function(){ 
+    }
+	
+	/**
+     * Andrews's requested button #2
+     * 
+     *
+     */
+    Notebook.prototype.ak2_button = function(){ 
+    }
 
     /**
      * Execute or render cell outputs and insert a new cell below.