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Did you audition for ABC's new cooking show yesterday in Manhattan?
- TrishUntrapped Jul 15, 2012 10:50 AM
C'mon, I can't be the only one....
I was supposed to, but unfortunately the shooting dates for the show didn't mesh with my schedule terribly well.
Seems like the nature of competition TV is that only the unemployed or those sufficiently wealthy enough to begin with - i.e., only people who can just take two weeks off without it affecting their life - are able to actually compete... The rest of us working shmoes are SOL...
re: sgordon
I'm a working shmo and a lot of people I was in line with were too, including two winners from Chopped who work at restaurants.
re: TrishUntrapped
Actually, from reading all of the comments, it does seem like you would need a fairly "open" schedule. I am guessing that most 9-to-5ers would not be able to audition, or make the call-backs.
re: DougRisk
I spoke to my publisher beforehand and he had no problem with me taking leave for the show (I also had two extra weeks of vacay time I could use too). But yes, you do need time.
re: DougRisk
It wasn't so much the auditions - snagging a day or a half-day here or there is no big deal. But to actually compete on the show you needed to be able to take two weeks off in August. Most people just can't do that - certainly hourly wage earners aren't going to be able to do it, not unless they're in a two-earner household, as they rely on that pay. As to myself, though I'm salaried, it's just not feasable to take two weeks off. A week, maximum, which isn't a terribly uncommon limit at most businesses.
But that's the nature of most competition shows. You're either financially set enough that it's no big deal for you... or you've got nothing to lose in the first place.
re: sgordon
"But to actually compete on the show you needed to be able to take two weeks off in August. Most people just can't do that - certainly hourly wage earners aren't going to be able to do it, not unless they're in a two-earner household, as they rely on that pay."
I believe it. And, like you, I can take at least 2 weeks vacation a year, but it is basically impossible to take 2 weeks off in a row.
re: DougRisk
"I can take at least 2 weeks vacation a year, but it is basically impossible to take 2 weeks off in a row."
You either need a better job or our society is pretty well f*cked.
re: sgordon
Just did . . . Next time will be after we relocate to France or the Netherlands.
re: MGZ
Well, I like my job. But, either way, at many companies it is really difficult to be away from things for 2 straight weeks. I mean, in dire situations (major family issues, things like that), people will figure out something, but for many companies, it is really difficult to swing having someone who is as important to a project as they are being away for 2 straight weeks.
re: DougRisk
In journalism it's not unusual for two week breaks.
re: TrishUntrapped
Uh, I'd argue that depends on the publication. Not that common where I am, at least not for most staff.
re: TrishUntrapped
I believe it. And there are more than a few industries where longer breaks are common (e.g. teaching, seasonal work, etc.). But, for the majority of salaried workers, IME, taking 2 weeks off straight is very difficult.
re: roxlet
I did not get a callback. I presented A Taste of Thanksgiving, pictured below.
I'm a Yankee New England home cook and make comfort food - "Traditional With A Twist." I would have liked to have brought my Three Cheese Crisp original grilled cheese sandwich along with a shooter of Andalusian Gazpacho but since the dish had to be served cold, a grilled cheese was not something I thought would hold up well for tasting,
A Taste of Thanksgiving:
-Pineapple-Brined Turkey roasted over charcoal
-Turkey Gravy (Made with 12-hour homemade turkey stock, brightened with red apple vinegar)
-Yankee Bread Stuffing with Sausage and Apples
-Tangerine Cranberry Sauce
-Sticking It To Boiled Carrots
-Singing Apple Pie with Whipped Cream and Saigon Cassia Cinnamon
re: TrishUntrapped
Too bad. It looks pretty!
re: roxlet
Thanks Roxlet. I actually had a good time talking to others in line, especially the two chefs from Chopped.
re: TrishUntrapped
I made macaron. My call back is Wednesday. It was a blast. Met so many really, really nice people on the line. After the taster tasted the dishes in the group we were in, we got to sample and every single dish was fantastic!!! It was really so much fun.
TrishUntrapped--your dish looks amazing!
re: jarona
Jarona, good luck to you and congratulations! Let us know how your call back goes ok???
Though I did not get a call back, the experience was good in many ways.
I sampled a smoked duck and fig dish made by Chopped champion Matt Zappoli, who was standing next to me, and it was delicious! I plan on going to his restaurant Tre Amici on my next trek to Jersey. That guy can cook!
re: jarona
That sounds like fun! What were some of the dishes you tasted? ANything really interesting?
re: roxlet
I tried a Tajine that was awesome, fois gras on toast with a fruit jam which was heaven and--get this. Risotto with octopus which was one of the ten best things I've ever tasted. It was a great experience!
re: jarona
Well, good luck with your call back. When is it?
re: roxlet
That would be Wednesday.
re: Samalicious
Oh, you have a call back too? Nice! What did you make for the first audition?
re: jarona
Jarona, what kind of macarons?
re: TrishUntrapped
Caramel; chocolate ganache-filled, and almond filled. I am still shocked and extra-pleasantly surprised for the callback;)
re: TrishUntrapped
What a lovely menu!
re: TrishUntrapped
It shows, TrishU. I really respect your labor of love.
re: ak08820
Auditions were posted that they would run from 10 to 4. I arrived at 9:15 and the line was already long. It was a couple hours before getting inside the building, then an hour for the special elevator, another hour to get inside the audition room and another hour or so for the interview/tasting. I left around 2 p.m.
Jarona, good for you, sounds delicious. Let us know how the call back goes!
re: chicgail
This is the show with Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson.
re: roxlet
Best of luck to everyone called back!
re: chicgail
Not much has been released about the show. It's brand new, called "The Taste" and ABC has ordered 8 episodes. Hosted by Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson. I understand combined teams of professional and amateur chefs will compete... for what prizes? I do not know.
re: chicgail
ChicGail, they also had auditions in LA and Chicago.
re: TrishUntrapped
Well, I seem to have missed those, too. Oh, well.
re: pinehurst
We were placed into groups. We had to "plate" our dish and had a few minutes to do so. A professional taster came around and tasted the dishes. After tasting my macarons, I was asked how I made them. Then another person came around and took pics of the dish and of each of us. Then another person came around and asked us casual questions. The atmosphere was extremely relaxed and fun. I reallly don't know what the guidelines were --I guess you just had to make something. I swear it was a blast. The wait was long, but it went by in no time because the people waiting were sooooooooooooo nice!
re: pinehurst
There were two rooms set up to handle 11 people at a time. In each room there were two "judges," In my room, there was a very loud, overly enthusiastic casting woman who interviewed each of us briefly. I got the impression from the questions she asked male chefs she that she was looking for a "villain" for the show.
Our "taster" was a very nice, tall, Asian-looking gentleman who took great care to discuss our dishes with each of us. We were told by one of the casting assistants beforehand that he may not try each dish. But I noticed he tried every one in our room. He sampled everything on my plate.
We were not told our scores. At the very end a few people were told to stay to speak to another casting agent.
We were not given guidelines per se, just told to bring a signature dish. We had three minutes to plate, no electricity, no cooking allowed. We were told we would not be penalized if a dish that would normally be served hot was cold.
I'll also add that not all the people auditioning were ones that just happened to show up and wait on line for hours. A woman next to me said the show called her agent and specifically asked her to audition. She was bumped up to audition with my group even though she had arrived later and should have been in the back of the line.
re: TrishUntrapped
Trish--That guy was our taster too! He was soooooooooooo nice!!!!!!!! He also tasted everyone's dish in our group too---and he was very gracious too!
re: jarona
I agree Jarona, that gentleman was very nice!
Just sorta curious, but what motivated you guys to do it? Celebrity? Money? Prove something to yourself or someone else? Nothing personal, but it's just so foreign a concept to someone like me who just wants quiet simplicity out of life and has avoided notoriety whenever possible.
re: MGZ
I did it for the "why not-ness" of it. Sounds like fun. I love Bourdain and love Nigella. I love to cook and am no expert--I just do what I do. Nothing ventured. Nothing gained. No expectations except to have a good time. I learned that there are a lot of really nice and interesting people who share the same passion about food that I do. Gotta have a good time:)
re: jarona
re: jarona
I like that - the "why not-ness". I'll be interested to follow along and see if any Chowhounds get on the show.
re: MGZ
I of course can only speak for myself.
Like you, MGZ, I used to be a person who preferred the simple life, if you will. After years as a paralegal, I was headed towards a career as a corporate lawyer but while in law school I got sick and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
It changed my perspective on things. I was happily serving quietly on my town's library board at the time when I was approached by the local town committee who asked me to run for first selectman, the town's chief elected official (the small-town equivalent of mayor). Living with a time-bomb of an illness, I decided I had nothing to lose and ran. I was elected and re-elected to another term before I decided to retire, leave law school, and pursue my real dream of becoming a journalist. So that's what I did.
I also found myself wanting to do more for others and did more community service like holding cooking classes for charities and helping teens make hundreds of pies to sell for an Appalachian service trip.
My career has flourished and my name is in newspaper bylines each week. I have journalism awards up the ying yang and have no need for prize money or 15 minutes of fame. I admire both Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson. This show sounded like fun, and all I wanted to do was play the game.
re: TrishUntrapped
re: TrishUntrapped
Oddly enough, it was the notoriety that came from years as a corporate lawyer that led me to realize I needed something different. It's been almost a decade since a Google search came back with newspaper articles mentioning or quoting me (it's also been about that long since it seemed like money grew on trees), and I'm much more peaceful.
Thanks for answering - and Good Luck to you and jarona.
re: jarona
Maybe I'll call AB and tell him he better pick a 'hound! (Best I can do, Nigella's still mad at me . . . .)
re: TrishUntrapped
Trish, I appreciate that you presented a whole, conceived meal...and Jarona, as I generally can't/don't cook sweets, kudos to you.
Sounds like you both did yourselves proud....rock on, both of you, and Trish...stay strong.
re: TrishUntrapped
Thanks for your background story, Trish. Sounds like lots of different dishes were prepared.
Can't wait to see how this plays out for you, jarona, and any other 'hound keeping quiet about their tryouts. :-)
re: LindaWhit
Thanks Pinehurst and Linda, I'll be curious to see this show now. I'm totally rooting for Jarona, hope she makes it to the next step.
re: TrishUntrapped
Awwww-thanks so much for your support Trish!!! I am getting excited--I wanna do this!! But whatever the outcome, it has been fun so far!!
re: jarona
Jarona, did you have a call back today? Can you talk about it?
re: TrishUntrapped
I had my callback and it was fun. We went through a couple of tapes and I was asked many questions. I was just myself. The "Oh-no-edness" came tonight. I had to make a video of me cooking a meal. I cannot even state how it went because neither I nor Vincent are techies. Our skills with a video camera are zero to negative 99 percent. So...I say this. It was great, great, great fun while it lasted and I am happy to have made it as far as I did. All the casting people were great and wonderful at putting me at ease. It really, really, really was a ton of fun.
re: jarona
Jarona, I know a pro who possibly could have filmed for you. If you need to do it again for some reason let me know.
re: TrishUntrapped
Thanks Trish! It's all cool now:) Sending them a dvd:):)
re: jarona
Great and good luck!!!
Hi Trish,
I was in line right behind you when we were outside the hotel. All us ladies were saying what a great support system your husband was - he just helped you schlep all your stuff and didn't say a word. :)
I got a callback and went in for my on-camera interview yesterday. Chris, one of the Chopped guys who was in line behind us was also there. I believe you were speaking to him while we waited upstairs. His time was 4pm and mine was 4:30. They were running about a half hour behind, so we got a chance to sit and chat a bit. Chris runs two restaurants in Brooklyn, has a kid and another on the way. I do believe that if someone really wanted to do this, work and life commitments can be figured out.
I love Jarona's the "why not-ness" of it. It's a good way to be in life. "Why not" leads to a more open mindset and new experiences, whereas "why" leads to sitting on the couch doing nothing. :)
Our food taster was Eddie. I agree - he was so lovely. He was interested and complimentary about everyone's dish. Did you get to taste Matthew's duck? It was divine. Your plate looked seriously professional. I wish I had come around to you and tasted your apple pie. I was just so tired and ready to be done with the day by the time we were cleaning up.
Your life story is very inspiring. Than you for sharing it with us.
re: auriasmlysnktchn
Ahh! Auria! How cool! I am so glad you got a callback. Is this you in the photo below? If so, you were really nice helping me with my way too much stuff. (What the heck was I thinking bringing all that? Sheesh!)
Chris and Matt from Chopped were great and answered all my questions about that show. Very impressed with Chris' presentation and his bottles of sauces. And yes, I did taste Matt's duck and fig sauce (he saved me a piece) and it was WONDERFUL! I really want to go to his restaurant in New Jersey. A rerun of Chopped was on TV tonight - the redemption episode that Matt won!
I don't think we could have had a more gracious taster than Eddie. He tried every item on my dish and was so respectful.
As for my husband, Jerry, I really am lucky. We'll be married 30 years in September and it has been a wild ride for him living with the likes of me, but he's hung in there and through it all we're still best friends.
I hope your call back went well and you, Jarona, and Chris move on to the show!
1. End of the line when I arrived. My spot was behind Steve in the blue shirt (Yes that's my freakin' luggage). I recognized Matt (end of the line) immediately from Chopped.
2. Matt was a good sport. (I think that's Chris looking out behind us)
3. My mother-in-law's old-fashioned pie basket.
4. Jason Zukas, Chopped winner who lost to Madison Cowan in the Tournament of Champions was there. It was a Chopped fest!
5. My husband bides his time reading while we wait...and wait....
re: TrishUntrapped
LOVE these pictures, Trish!
re: auriasmlysnktchn
Good luck to you, Auria! What is the next step? In or out? Or are there more people to meet before you get chosen to be on the show?
re: LindaWhit
Linda, I don't suppose you'll commit now to The Taste recaps if a CHer is in the cast, would you?
I'm impressed with all y'all for giving this a shot. Why not-ness....I want it on a t-shirt. Could be about food, could be about life.
re: debbiel
We shall see what we shall see, debbie. ;-)
And I'm still seriously LOVING the phrase "It's all about the why not-ness!" ;-)
re: auriasmlysnktchn
How did the call back go? Was it a full half hour? That sounds like a lot of time!
re: roxlet
Yes, that's me standing in front of Matthew. Great pics Trish! I didn't take any while standing in line.
The callback was fun - and yes, it was a full half hour, maybe even slightly over. They just put me in front of a camera and asked a ton of questions.
We will know in mid-August if we are picked to continue or not.
re: auriasmlysnktchn
Fingers crossed for you! ;-)
Yes I made the first round on Saturday, I am not a professional chef but a backyard BBQ cook. I made a Boston pork butt and smoked it for 7 hours along with homemade mac and cheese, and also smoked that. I went to camera interview with casting director on Wednesday. Iam sitting waiting like a girl on prom night lol, to see if iam selected.
re: Zeus2190
Good luck to you as well!
re: Zeus2190
Best of luck Zeus! It would be great if all the CHers made it on the show. Let us know how it goes!
re: MetalChef
Best of luck Metal Chef, report back please and let us know how it goes for you!
I'm curious. Has anyone that was called back made the final cut? How far did you go? After the original taped "callback", I was instructed to make a home video, which I did and sent in. After the video was received, I was asked to make five dishes and to photograph them--which I did. After that I was asked to submit a written recipe for one of my dishes and another resume. which I did. That was last week and I've heard nothing. My assumption is they have picked the cast b/c they would have to complete a background check and a doctor's check-up, which after that, I'm sure they would have to cast asap since filming begins in the beginning of September. I'm truly hoping one of the Chowhounds made the cast. In the meantime..........I lost my job in June and have gotten a job offer (I'm sooooooooooo happy) and will be starting work in mid-August. I swear, the focus on the cooking show made me more relaxed for the "real" job interview-it's all good!
re: jarona
Congrats on the new job, jarona!
re: LindaWhit
Thanks LindaWhit! OMG--I was so scared that I would never find another job. I consider myself extremely lucky to have found the position I wanted--especially in this economy!
re: jarona
Congratulations on your job Jarona. I haven't heard anything from various sources about anyone hearing anything yet about getting on the show. Fingers crossed for you.
re: TrishUntrapped
Thanks Trish! It's funny b/c out of the "group" I was in for the original call, 4 of us were picked to go on to the call back. I'm hoping to see one of them on TV but the suspense is crazy:)
re: jarona
If you aren't already, you can follow them on Twitter at @_TheTaste.
Oddly, in a Twitter post on 7/31 they announced they are still taking applications for the show.
"Don't miss your chance to be a part of ABC's The Taste! Last week to apply- fill out an application at http://abccookingshow.com ! Do it NOW! "
re: TrishUntrapped
Oh...I don't tweet--don't you need texting to tweet? I'm totally anti-texting--lol! That 7/31 thing about still taking applicants is extremely interesting. I know Bourdain is having a lot of input--maybe he hasn't been crazy about the applicants. I also have not seen any commercials for the show either in the fall line-up. My guess is that it will be a replacement show. Very interesting!
re: jarona
You can tweet from a computer. Just go to twitter.com
re: TrishUntrapped
thanks for the heads up! Just did it:):):)
re: jarona
Not sure what's going on but they tweeted this a couple hours ago:
"Happy Thursday, lovely cooks & chefs!!! Don't miss out on your chance to be on ABC's The Taste: http://www.abccookingshow.com/how-to-..."
So I sent them a tweet asking if they still wanted people to apply because the site says the deadline has passed. No response yet.
re: jarona
Hi everyone,
I auditioned in Chicago and had the exact same experience all the way through having to submit a mortifying video of me cooking at home :) I haven't heard a peep and I'm a bit disheartened by the recent Tweet asking for more submissions.
For those who got the callback and had to submit the video, did the casting folks tell you when they thought they'd be making a decision? The person at my interview said they were shooting for 8/10. I completely agree that this was a fun experience. One of the people next to me had tried out for Hell's Kitchen and she said it was totally ridiculous (perhaps, just like the show?).
Good luck to all!
re: TrishUntrapped
If I am right, I believe that if anyone did make it, they would be contractually obligated to be quiet about it until after the show airs. I know that for certain shows, the financial penalties for revealing anything about the show before the show airs are quite draconian.
re: roxlet
Roxlet, that could be true and it might not be true, it won't keep me from asking. ;-)
Also, these folks could just say hi... right?? ;-)
re: TrishUntrapped
I remember after an episode of Top Chef where the winner (Blaise, I think) hadn't even been able to tell his wife what happened-- and this was at the point when he was in the top 3. They don't want any chance that the suspense of the show will be affected, and there are large contractual issues that prevent people talking about it. I spent 20 years in the TV programming business, so I know how these things work.
re: The Dairy Queen
Good question, we'll see. ;-)
re: TrishUntrapped
Or those of us who got called back could pop in and say "I didn't get in" :o)
Always worth asking.
re: auriasmlysnktchn
Yes, and I hope they will. Unless of course they all got in and are contractually bound... in which case I send them all my love and support.
Well now, helllloooo Auria, how you doing...???


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England Sevens captain Tom Mitchell heads into the final leg of this season's HSBC World Sevens Series with a host of accolades hanging over him.
Having plundered 27 tries on the way to 310 points for the campaign, the 24 year-old is 70 ahead of Fijian flyer Samisoni Viriviri as the most prolific player on the circuit. Just yesterday, he was deservedly included among five nominees for the IRB Sevens Player of the Year award too.
Mitchell assumed leadership of Simon Amor's squad for the Las Vegas tournament in January and has been a leading light as England have reached fourth on the ladder thanks to a number of consistent outings.
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Twickenham is the next destination, and a sell-out crowd awaits. As Scotland demonstrated with their run to the third-place play-off in Glasgow last weekend, home advantage often proves significant. However, reflecting on his period at the helm, Mitchell explained the importance of composure.
"Everyone's quite relaxed," he said. "It's nice to get down here and get settled into the hotel. We've had a few recovery sessions so the bumps and bruises have been worked out slowly. The excitement will slowly start to build but that is one of the challenges we face – to remain as calm as we can this week and enjoy it rather than seeing it as pressure.
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You see, spam filters have gotten so effective that, guess what? They actually work. That's great news, and that's exactly what we want out of our spam filters. But what that leaves us with – what gets through the filters and into our inbox – is a stuff so nasty and devious that it almost makes one wish for the good ol' days when we were trashing Viagra ads by the bucketload.
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The firm conducted an 18 month study between August 2011 and February 2013, collecting and analyzing more than a half million spam emails. And the results just aren't making us feel warm and fuzzy. The conclusion, says A-V Test, is that "the risk posed by spam is higher than ever." Here are some of the key findings:
- Of some 30,000 emails with attachments, more than a third were laden with malware
- Of 550,000 emails identified as spam, 2.5 percent (14,000) were infected
- About 73 percent of the emails examined contained links that led to fraudulent sites selling counterfeit products
- 1 percent of the links led to malware-infected sites
- The normal cadre of offenders for attachments were used – SCR, PIF, ZIP, COM, EXE, BAT, and, of course, PDF and image files continue to be popular payload deliverers
- Almost all spam messages containing ZIP files were infected
- More than 80 percent of all HTML documents in the spam messages were infected
- Although most of the spam messages came from the U.S. (roughly 43 percent), only 15 percent of those were infected
- 78 percent of spam messages from India were infected
- 77 percent of spam messages from Vietnam were infected
Perhaps what's most telling – and disturbing – about the study's finding is how prevalent botnet infections are in office environments. A-V Test found that 25 percent of botnet activity came from businesses! They came to this conclusion based on some nifty reasoning:
"The results of the test showed that the amount of spam sent remained extremely consistent from Monday to Friday before reducing to 25 percent at the weekend, namely on Saturday and Sunday. The study therefore proves that 25 percent of all spambots are located in offices, where they are switched off at the weekend. The amount of spam sent then increases straight away on the Monday after the weekend."
It must have been pretty eerie to observe that phenomenon unfold in real time and come to the understanding of what was going on.
All in all, it's a pretty revealing study, and if nothing else, it gives us reason to bolster our paranoia. A-V Test even includes complimentary botnet checking (found near the end of the report), so this might be a good opportunity to see if any of your systems are infected.
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This is some very shocking statistics – a third of all emails with attachments are malware. If something manages to make email obsolete as a means of communication, this will be this scary malware thing. Most of us know it's not safe to open emails from people you don't know and very often from people you do know but if the data quoted in the article is correct, then email is so unsafe that I won't be surprised if because of security reasons its usage starts to drop.
That's really what you can expect once things become more progressive. It's basically like cities, you know. Before they become cities, they have fewer people, which also meant a much lesser crime rate. When businesses came in and opportunities increased, they suddenly arrived in droves, and before you know it, there were plenty of thieves and robbers in the area.
I definitely get your analogy, Carlo. in fact, I think it's a very good one. But what we should start worrying about spam, besides the usual issues, is the increase of malware and other threats in our mobile devices, especially since more people are opting for BYOD and so far there's no clear support or solution at hand just in case our phones or tablets suffer the same fate as our PCs and laptops.
I've two email accounts. One is for personal stuff, while the other is for work-related stuff. I use the latter everyday, while I open the personal email only around twice or thrice a week. Everytime I do so, the first thing that I try to find out is how many spam mails I have. Then I delete all the spam without opening even a single one of them. This may not be the perfect solution, but at least I'm doing something, right? If each one of us does the same thing, we'll achieve something significant for the fight against spammers.
I am currently working as a teacher in a school, and as part of introducing IT, especially the Internet, to the kids, we allow them to send some of their assignments via e-mail. However, because of the potential dangers of malware, I've opened an account in a cloud where the kids can directly upload their work. This also prevents the children from being exposed to spam mails.


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We were alerted over the weekend to an issue with some of the battery connectors supplied in the Kickoff Kit and FIRST Choice. The wires and connectors were improperly assembled, creating the opportunity for a team to mis-wire the battery to the Power Distribution Board. Figure 1 shows properly and improperly assembled connectors, where the black cable goes into the positive position on the Anderson Power Products connector.
Team Updates will be available every Tuesday and Friday through February 14, then every Tuesday through Championship.
Last Saturday, a record 83 FRC Kickoffs took place simultaneously around the world. A big thanks to our Kickoff Coordinators and all the other volunteers who made them happen! You are fine examples of one of the greatest strengths in FIRST – our volunteers.
Have you seen this? A robot built in 3 days capable of playing ULTIMATE ASCENT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfyzbV6k02A&feature=youtu.be
I hope everyone is as excited as we are here at FIRST HQ for Kickoff tomorrow. I actually had a little trouble sleeping last night, and I already know what the game is! (Hey – maybe I had trouble sleeping because the game is so great I can't wait for us to reveal it!)
My blog yesterday contained an error. Sorry about that. The 2013 Driver Station Application is needed by all teams, not just those programming their robots using LabVIEW. We have corrected the earlier post.
I'll blog again soon.
With Kickoff only a few days away, we're going post a good deal of information and documentation to help you hit the ground running. We recommend you download everything you need ahead of time to 1) beat the rush and help us even out the load on servers and 2) have what you need ready to go on Saturday when/where you may not have internet access.
Below is a quick summary of what will be available, when it will be available, where you can get it, and how it will be shared.
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Follow the instructions here: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/2013DecryptionTest.
The encrypted 2013 FRC Game Manual itself will be posted Wednesday, January 2nd.
I hope everyone is as excited as we are here at FIRST HQ for Kickoff – only about a week away! We're looking forward to a great season.
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If you knew you were limiting your abundance, would you stop? Become awake to the limitations you are putting in your space by remembering that everything is energy. We are in a living universe. We are creating the landscape of our lives every second of every day.
So often we say to ourselves "I don't have enough to pay for (fill in the blank). "I can't change jobs, or start my own business because (fill in the blank). "I can't do that seminar because (fill in the blank)" We justify our lack of abundance and make it very plausible. Smart people are the biggest offenders. We are accomplished at explaining away our distractions and our fear.
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The magic number for changing your thoughts, changing how you receive and process information is about 30 days. If you will retrain your brain, and create a new set point for your abundance, and be relentless with it, you will experience a change in your life.
(2) When you are trying to recreate your life, base your recreation on what you want. Not on what you hope will happen. Too often people say "I will match my best month plus 10%. That's seems reasonable. That is not a heart driven position. Ask for what you truly want to see in your life. What you truly want in your heart of hearts. This is where your pay dirt lives. If you aspire toward hope rather than a heart driven purpose you will miss the mark. There is no power anywhere but in the wisdom that lives in our heart space.
It is a great practice to write down what success means to you. It is a great practice to write what your life will look like in a year, as if it were now. You would write, "today is May 2nd, 2011. I am so grateful my house is paid. I am thrilled to be taking a trip around the world. I am blessed that I can serve others in a profound manner." Each day, at least three times a day, imagine your life "as if" the result had been delivered. If you say "I am going to have abundance." Universe inconjunction with you with continue to put your abundance off into the future.
You are powerful and mighty. Know this. Feel this. Your thoughts, your feelings all matter. You are creating 24/7. You are in a living universe. Practice this. Feel this. What do you have to lose? Worst case scenario, what you want doesn't appear. You have enjoyed the passing of time, and feel better. Worry is the prayer for things not to work out in your life. Remember this and choose abundance.
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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team received nine of 11 first-place votes and is the coaches' preseason pick to win the Southern Conference. Meanwhile, UTC forward Whitney Hood and guard Kayla Christopher made the coaches' all-conference team.
UTC had won 11 straight league titles heading into last season, but the Lady Mocs finished third behind champion Appalachian State and Samford.
One reason the coaches might have picked UTC is that center Ashlen Dewart, one of ASU's best players the past two seasons, has transferred to UTC. She won't play this season, but another big post player, Tennessee transfer Faith Dupree, will be eligible in December.
Davidson's Sophia Alexandravicius was the coaches' pick for player of the year.
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- Samford 71
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- Furman 55
- Georgia Southern 51
- Western Carolina 27
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Laura Murray, Davidson
Kelsey Evans, Elon
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Kaitlyn Murphy, Furman
Meredith Frye, Georgia Southern
Kayla Christopher, UTC
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April Moorhouse, Wofford
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Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church will offer a Jazz Christmas Service on Dec. 19 at 6 p.m.
Featured will be the Clarinet Choir, conducted by Karl Dietmeyer. Everyone will be invited to sing carols in a different flavor.
Soloists and ensembles will also bring a jazz turn to familiar Christmas songs. Everyone is invited.
The church is at the corner of Peachtree Parkway and Ga. Highway 54.
The Rev. Deacon James Gardner of Tyrone and the Rev. Deacon Jason Epps of Sharpsburg, recently successfully completed the comprehensive oral examination phase required for graduation from St. Michael's Seminary of San Clemente, Calif., the denominational seminary for the Charismatic Episcopal Church.
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Members of the Celebration Choir and Drama Team of Woolsey Baptist Church will present their Christmas Musical, "Because It's Christmas" on Saturday and Sunday, Dec.18 and 19 at 7 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively. Childcare provided. Woolsey Baptist Church is at 115 Hampton Rd. in Fayetteville. For more information, call the church office , 770- 461- 9618, or log onto: www.woolseybaptist.org
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Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zern of Jupiter, FL. announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Kristen Zern, to Christopher Ryan Primrose, of Atlanta, GA. The prospective groom is the son of USAF Retired Colonel and Mrs. Ron Primrose of Peachtree City, GA. Read More»
Martin and Lindsay Potts of Senoia announce the birth of their son, Conor Jones Potts, at 5:54 p.m. on Aug. 30, 2010 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Conor weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz. and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Art and Susan Szczepaniec of Peachtree City and Dr. John and Susan Potts of Peachtree City.
Scotty and Heidi Fitzgibbon of Fayetteville announce the birth of their son, Asher Daniel, on Nov. 16, 2010. He was born at Piedmont Fayette hospital, weighing 8 lbs., 7 oz. Grandparents are Gary and Becky Fitzgibbon of Jackson, Scott and Sally Simon of Peachtree City, and Ken Webb of Halls, Tenn.
Thanks to Payless Shoe Source in Fayetteville and Helen Rickman of Fayette Holiday Helpers, 150 students in need of shoes on the CARE (Children at Risk in Education) Angel Tree will have their requests granted.
The 2010 Payless Gives Shoes 4 Kids program is a grass roots campaign to deliver $1.2 million in free shoes to children of families in need. Read More»
First Presbyterian Church Peachtree City Comfort Quilters representative JoAnn Lutes transfers this year's Christmas Quilts to Lt. Crider of the Peachtree City Police Department. The quilts are placed in the back of the Police Department's cruisers for distribution as needed. Comfort Quilters will distribute more than 100 quilts this holiday season to benefit those in need. To find out more about Comfort Quilters contact 770-487-7757 or visit us on Facebook. Photo/Special.
On December 10, 2010, Martha Ann Yarbrough Pendley, widow of David M. Pendley, Sr., went to be with the Lord and her deceased loved ones.
She leaves behind to join her later, her children, Susie Ferguson, David M. Pendley, Jr. and wife Angela; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Larry, Ashley Ferguson, Tommy, Jackie, Skylar and Kylie Ferguson, Holly, Rick and Dominic Steiskal, Adam Pendley and Carter Potts. Read More»


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Merlin discusses the need to expel Zionist officials from American government, the military, and the continuous wars for foreign interests.
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New PSARdumper Released by M33
Friday, September 14th, 2007
Team M33 have released a New PSARdumper, that basically dumps and decrypts the PSP's firmware.
- This is a recode of psardumper for 2.XX & 3.XX kernels.
- If you are in a cfw of the fat psp, be sure to put it in GAME3XX or in GAME if you have it configured for 3.XX kernel.
- Support for 3.7X decryption has also been added.
- The instructions are same as for original psardumper, except that you don't need the DATA.PSAR in the root of memory stick, but instead the EBOOT.PBP; this is to make it more noobs-friendly and lazy-friendly.
I guess since there is support for 3.7x firmwares, we can expect custom firmware 3.71 for Team M33 soon?
Password for RAR file: PSARDUMPER_FOR_NEW_AG
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4E: Late-stage trials are the most prevalent in India, with top therapeutic areas mimicking the global trend: diabetes, pulmonary diseases, and rheumatoid arthritis.
5A: China is the only BRIC country seeing an increase in the amount of clinical trials they are initiating every year. And clearly, large pharma lags behind Chinese-based trial initiations in that country. Recent developments in partnerships include AstraZeneca's with Beijing's premier clinical research laboratory, Pharmaron. Extensive networks of on-ground expertise with CROs is growing with entities like Novartis, Quintiles, Parexel, Covance's central laboratory, and Catalant's recently opened clinical trial supply facility in shanghai.
5E: Phase I trials must be performed in China with Chinese patients for all new drugs not already registered in another country. Due to the high incidence of local sponsors, however, early-stage trials are relatively elevated compared to other BRIC countries. Phase III trials are being initiated in oncology and pulmonology in numbers close to those of early-stage trials, which focus mainly on oncology.
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Women's AA Club: Fridays, 5:45 – 6:45 pm. FMI, call 893-1073.
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They say a good story will take you places, but the storyteller Chris Gethard is making sure of it by loading his audience onto a bus. The comedic oral historian's fansthose would be Gethard's "Gethtards"somehow convinced him that his show, Magic Box of Stories, needed to hit the road. In the Magic Bus of Stories, the writer for Weird NY and Weird NJguidebooks to spooky and bizarre local talesmoves beyond UCBT's black-box and out to the places in New Jersey that shaped his childhood and young adult life, like the dorm at Rutgers where he "got another human's diarrhea on his chest," the house in West Orange where he lost his virginity, and the "Weird NJ site where he almost got raped in the woods." Who says Jersey isn't awesome?
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Welcome to Royle Elementary School in Darien, CT.
On August 25, 2014 over 430 students paraded into school during our first ever Parade of Learners. Parents and staff lined the route cheering on young scholars and wishing them a successful new year of learning and growing as members of a proud school community with over a 60 year history of academic excellence.
As The Royle Family we believe in the power of collaboration and cooperation. We sponsor events throughout the year to promote school spirit and further the traditions that make Royle unique.
Our highly effective PTO supports our efforts and partners with teachers and staff to provide quality enrichment programming for all. After school enrichment programs such as: Chess, Cranium Challenge and the Investment Club are just a few of the offerings for students.
Thank you for your interest in our school. We would like to invite you to visit our campus for a tour and to find out more about our curriculum and emphasis on whole student development. To arrange a tour please contact Mrs. Jessica Presser, our school secretary (for over 20 years).
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School Phone System changes...
Phone extension at Royle have been changed in an effort to unify communications within the district. Please see the school directory for the latest changes.
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As required by Connecticut Public Act 11-232, "An Act Concerning the Strengthening of School Bullying Laws", on December 13, 2011 the Darien Board of Education approved a Safe School Climate Plan. To view click here. This plan is a supplement to Board of Education Policy 5245, Bullying Prevention and Intervention. To view click here.
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The Department of State has updated form DS 7002
The Department of State has released a new version of form DS 7002, the Trainee/Intern Placement Plan for J-1 applicants.
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In conjunction with the release of the new form, the International Exchange Center has revised our 2013 Application Packet. In addition to including the new version of form DS 7002, we have streamlined our application materials. We will be continuing to move our appication to an electronic system so please check our website FREQUENTLY for more updates.
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