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Introducing: 24/7 PE Members Portal for 30DLBL, 30BBM, and Other Course Owners!
Less than two weeks ago, I had the idea of a 24/7 members portal which PE readers can use anywhere they are, anytime they want, for self-reflection and self-improvement.
Last week, I was busy implementing the idea and working out the nuances.
Today, I'm proud to announce that the PE Members Portal is now finally live and running!
What is the PE Members Portal?
It's a private members portal where the owners of existing PE programs, such as Live a Better Life in 30 Days Program (30DLBL), Be a Better Me in 30 Days Program (30BBM), and other courses, can do the material in their own time.
Previously, the way the e-programs at PE would work was that readers would purchase them, download the material (to their computer), and do the programs in their own time.
While this worked well for some, it didn't for others. I realized some people would purchase the programs, shelf them away in their PC, and completely forget about them thereafter. Some people would contact me after several months to request for the download link because they forgot to download the materials after purchasing (eh?).
Even though I had twice yearly live runs for 30DLBL and 30BBM on PE Forums which provided a platform for members to do the program, I felt it was a half-baked solution.
- Problem #1: It made people put off doing the programs till the allotted live runs.
- Problem #2: Those who want to do the programs (with other members) during other times could not.
- Problem #3: It required me to be present to administer the live runs. Because of how large PE has grown, it has become impossible for me to keep doing live runs for 30DLBL/30BBM.
Firstly, there is a significant amount of work that comes with conducting a live run which may not be visible to most — marketing the challenge a week before it starts, rallying readers to join, creating and moderating the forums, handling technical issues, ensuring sufficient signups for momentum, ensuring active participation during the course, and then coaching the participants through each day's task. It is almost like a full-time job. Because of that, this prevented me from getting anything done with regards to PE, from writing new content, taking on more clients, or taking on other work engagements.
Secondly, there are other projects that I want to launch on PE — new coaching courses, new products, and creating new challenges — all of which that'd benefit both new readers and long-time readers. However, because I had been tied with running 30DLBL/30BBM each year, it prevented me from doing any of this.
Thirdly, my ultimate goal with every single coaching client and my material at PE is always to guide everyone to self-sufficiency and dependency. Some readers became dependent on the live runs to get moving on their goals, and this isn't in line with my ultimate vision. By becoming center place to readers' ability to partake in 30DLBL/30BBM, this was no longer true to how I want 30DLBL/30BBM to be.
A Place to do PE Programs, Whenever and Wherever You Want
With the new members portal, this solves all of the above issues. Now for the first time ever, those of you who own 30DLBL/30BBM (and other PE courses), you can now simply login to the members portal anytime you want and do your program online! (Each program comes with its own login.)
Inside each program's portal, you can find all the tasks or modules in the program. Each day's task or module comes with a comments section (much like how the blog is structured) where you can read other participants' comments and post your task results.
Note that all the courses are 100% self-administered. This means that there is no one moderating the comments and you should not use the portal as an area to seek help. It is merely meant as a value-added offering to those of you who have the program and an additional platform to do it in the presence of other members.
Moving forward, I plan to add to the line-up of courses. I might include webinars into the mix as well, depending on how things go.
Get Access to the Members Portal Now!
Get instant access to the member portal now for each program by purchasing the respective program itself! You will get the login details sent to you in the confirmation receipt email.
Get started: Browse all PE courses and selected your desired program
Existing Owners: Post Your Confirmation Receipt # For the Login Details
If you have purchased any of the three programs before, please post a comment with ALL three details:
- The name of the program you purchased
- The transaction ID of your original purchase—it's inside the confirmation email you received when you first made payment
- The first five letters of the userid of the paypal email address you used for the purchase (e.g., if your paypal email is firstname.lastname@example.com, key in hello). If you used credit card, then share the first five letters of the userid of the email you used during purchase.
I'll revert to you privately via email with the login details to the members portal within 72 hours. Comments with incomplete details will not be responded to.
Removal of Biannual Live Runs for 30DLBL / 30BBM
With the introduction of the members portal, you can now do 30DLBL / 30BBM whenever you are, with other participants online. That means there will no longer be the bi-annual live runs.
Use the comments section of each task's post to share your task results and feedback. Read other participants' comments about each task itself. You can also add on to the discussion by responding to their comments as well. The comments section will serve as a great progress log too for yourself, as you can look back at your past responses when doing repeat runs.


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The Hudson's Bay Company was an English corporation
formed in 1670, when Charles II, king of England, granted a charter to
Prince Rupert, his Bohemian-born cousin, and 17 other noblemen and
gentlemen, thus giving them a monopoly over trade in the region watered
by streams flowing into Hudson Bay. In the vast territory, which came to
be known as Rupert's Land, their company also had the power to establish
laws and impose penalties for the infraction of the laws, to erect
forts, to maintain ships of war, and to make peace or war with
the natives. The original capital of the company was about $220,000, a
large amount of capital for the period.
For almost a century this monopoly went unquestioned,
although it had developed slowly. By 1749 the company had only four or
five coastal forts and no more than 120 employees. The annual trade,
although immensely profitable, consisted only of the barter of three or
four shiploads of coarse British goods for an approximately equal weight
of furs and skins. In that year, an unsuccessful attempt was made in
Parliament to revoke the charter on the grounds that the powers it
provided had not been used. After this period the development of the
company speeded up. Conflicts with the French over the fur trade, which
had begun with the birth of Hudson's Bay Company and had broken out into
an open war settled in favor of the company in 1713, were finally
resolved by the British conquest of Canada in 1763. The acquisition of
Canada made the territories of the company accessible from the south as
well as from the sea; trade increased immensely, and during the French
wars from 1778 to 1783 the company was strong enough to bear a loss
of approximately one million dollars.
A monopoly so profitable could not long be
maintained. Private trappers and even rival companies soon entered the
field, penetrating from the Great Lakes far up the Saskatchewan River
toward the Rocky Mountains. In 1783 a group of these speculators formed
the North West Fur Company of Montreal and entered into fierce
competition with the Hudson's Bay Company. During the following years
the supply of fur-bearing animals was threatened by the slaughter
of animals during the breeding season. Eventually, in
1821, the two great companies merged, with a combined territory extended
by a license to the Arctic Ocean on the north and the Pacific Ocean on
the west. In 1838 the Hudson's Bay Company again acquired the sole
rights of the trade in this area for a period of 21 years. At the
expiration of the new license in 1859, however, the trade monopoly was
abolished and trade in the region was opened to any entrepreneur. The
claims of the company to vested interest and property rights, however,
remained unsettled until 1870, when Rupert's Land was acquired by the
Dominion of Canada in return for an indemnity of approximately $600,000
and a land grant of 7 million acres. The company retained its forts and
trading posts, but gave up all monopolistic privileges.
Parts of the remnant of its once vast land empire
were sold, and the company now holds only about 2 million acres; the
income from these sales was added to the assets of the company for
enterprises in new fields. During World War I the Hudson's Bay Company
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food and munitions for the French and Belgian governments. It Built a
chain of department stores in western Canada, the largest of which are
in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Victoria. The
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became a center of the international fur trade. More recently the
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What a way to repay a loyal four-year-old German shepherd who protected his family by chasing a bear away; his reward - the family surrenders the dog to New York City Animal Care and Control citing allergies as the reason they are signing Duke's death sentence.
Duke is listed as urgent, which now means this beautiful dog can be euthanized at anytime. Please read his story and help. Volunteers are pledging funds for a reputable rescue to help Duke. Please share this dog's story with your friends, family and coworkers. Sharing saves lives; thousands of lives continue to be saved because of the miracles of social media. That one person who you send this message to might be the miracle Duke needs.
On July 30, Duke was turned over to strangers; no one from the family even turned around to say goodbye. Upon turning their dog into the shelter, Duke's "exit interview" stated:
"He chases deer and has chased a bear away from the family...
Duke's owners' favorite things about him are that he's very friendly and likes to cuddle. He likes to sneak under owners' arms while they're sitting and rest his head on their laps, giving them 'hugs.' He loves to be cuddled, kissed, and hugged. Duke is very protective of his family and will growl at strangers if they get close to them. He is wonderful with his family as well as extended family and friends that he sees regularly."
Duke has been listed as a "New Hope" rescue because he did show some behavior issues. Read more by clicking here. According to Duke's family, this dog is house trained and does not have accidents. He knows his commands of 'sit', 'stay', 'calm down', and 'go to the corner'. He is well-behaved, both in and out of the home, and is not destructive, however he is not left alone in the house. When this beautiful dog is off the leash, he comes when called, loves his baths and grooming sessions and is not aggressive when his owners take his food, bones or toys. He's also fine with being held or restrained; he will growl at strangers and again, is protective of his family.
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College Hockey:Princeton Out-Duels Brown
Three Different Tiger Scorers Ruin Excellent Effort by Shipe
PRINCETON, N.J. — Late in the second period of a tense, full-throttle game between two teams fighting for the Ivy League title, Princeton sophomore MaryKate Oakley took matters into her own hands.
In a move that would make any team's highlight reel, she broke free at center ice and came on strong toward Brown sophomore goalie O'Hara Shipe. Wielding her stick like a musketeer brandishes an epee, she made a couple of slick moves and deked Shipe out of position. The result was a 2-1 Tiger lead.
"That was one of the better goals I've seen in a while," said Princeton coach Jeff Kampersal.
With just under 13 minutes remaining, Princeton junior defenseman Laura Watt cranked up and fired a low tracer from just inside the blue line. Somehow it made it through all the traffic and found the back of the net for the crucial insurance goal that proved to be necessary in a 3-2 win–the Tigers' sixth straight.
"The points were open a lot all game," Watt said. "Our forwards did an awesome job of getting it back to us. It was about time one hit the back of the net, because we had a lot of shots blocked, even inside the crease."
"She is probably an underrated player in our league," Kampersal said of Watt. "She's probably one of the best kids, if not the best on our team. She can play forward, she can play D. She can see the whole rink and come up big when she's supposed to."
No. 6 Princeton (18-6-4, 14-3-2 ECACHL), like usual, set the tone in the first period. This season the Tigers have outscored their opponents 28-5 in the opening frame. The Brown players, back on their heels, were outshot 9-2. However, Shipe's play and Princeton's missed opportunities kept the game tight.
The only goal of the period came after Princeton sophomore Brittany Salmon scooted down ice with the puck. She was met and brought down to the ice by a Brown defender, but managed to get a nifty pass off to senior Sarah Butsch, who knocked it in front of the net.
"Our kids set the tempo in the first five minutes, it's really important for us," Kampersal.
Brown (12-12-4, 10-6-3 ECACHL) was a bit lucky that the first intermission deficit wasn't higher, as Princeton missed several opportunities, including a couple odd-man rushes that came up empty.
"We dodged a bullet," Brown coach Digit Murphy said. "When O'Hara Shipe comes to play, we feel more confident, and we saw that after the first period."
Brown looked to be a different team after the first intermission.
"We just reminded them that they were in a game, and that it was an Ivy game," Murphy said. "They needed a little reminding, a coaches' friendly reminder. I think what happens with our team is they get a little mesmerized and they're still young."
Playing with renewed vigor, the Bears knotted the score at 4:11 of the second period on the power play. In an unusually sloppy penalty kill for the Tigers, senior Keaton Zucker held the puck uncontested behind the net. She slipped across the goal line and flipped the puck over the left shoulder of Tiger senior goaltender Roxanne Gaudiel.
Brown never quit battling after Oakley and Watt's goals, but the Tigers were up for every challenge, killing off five third-period penalties. There was one scary moment when Salmon blocked a shot that caught under her chin. She was attended to by trainers on the ice, but was back on the ice later in the period.
Murphy called timeout with about three minutes to go and pulled Shipe for the extra skater. Princeton again fended off the Bear attack, and appeared to have the win in hand when Brown junior Kathryn Moos was whistled for cross-checking with less than a minute to play. Shipe returned to goal, and the Tigers were on a power-play.
But Brown senior captain Ashlee Drover made a perfect pass to sophomore Hayley Moore, who batted it past Gaudiel for the short-handed goal. Suddenly it was a one-goal game again, with eight seconds to go. Princeton, though, still had the extra skater, and managed to eke out the victory.
"I think the whole game we did not get the forecheck going, and that's our game," Murphy said. "Had we done that we might have given them a little better game than we did."
Kampersal had special praise for his defensemen.
"Our five D had monster games," Kampersal said. "They were in control the whole time which is a good sign for us."
Princeton and Brown both conclude their regular seasons on Saturday. Princeton hosts Yale in a game that will settle the Ivy League title. Brown travels to Quinnipiac, and picking up a point will ensure home ice in the ECAC quarterfinals. Both games are at 4 p.m.
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I'm on a team using SourceForge 4.3 Enterprise Edition and can't figure out what the wiki software is. We thought it was Twiki for a while, but the features don't line up. The help files mention "SourceForge Wiki," but Googling for that brings up a project that hasn't been active in over five years. It also might not even be a proper noun. So, does anyone know what wiki SourceForge uses?
Going through the SourceForge main page to its Site Support link
SourceForge also shows up on the TracUsers page.
Look at the specific area on SourceForge that you are interested in at their Hosted Apps page.
After more research, I discovered that I'm actually using CollabNet TeamForge; I'm not clear on the relationship between that project and SourceForge yet, or why my team's site has a SourceForge logo. The "Applications Integrated with..." page mentions JSPWiki. JSPWiki's edit page looks like my project's edit page, so I'm considering this question answered.


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While doing Mass uploading of commodity codes using VEU4 for Non European Clountry, for the Additional Info field NIHON , system by default generates =2 but our requirement it has to have a default value=0 which is to be used for both Import and Export.
How to make the field NIHON value=0?
Is it in the Text file or somewhere in the config?
see consulting OSS note
Note 1034696 - Procedure for importing new commodity codes
Note 716183 - Upload commodity code/import code: NIHON indicator incorrect
Hi Jurgen,
Thanks Very much, it helped.
Actual my requirement is to load the Commodity codes with the Field NIHON = 0 so that the commodity can be used for both Import and Export.
If I upload the text file in VIU4, by default system takes to NIHON = 1,
If I upload the text file in VEU4, by default system takes to NIHON = 2.
As mentioned in the OSS 1034696
If you confirm the dialog box with 'Yes', the system checks whether the 'Additional information' indicator of the old entry and the new entry are set differently. If this is the case, the system sets the 'Additional information' field to value 0 (Receipt / Import and Dispatch / Export).
Hence I have to execute the file in VIU4 or VEU4 for the first time to mass load of the commodity code ( by default it takes 1 or 2)
So to change the value from 1 or 2 to 0, need to execute the same file second time with YES in the dialog Box for the same data.
Note sure why SAP is so rigid here in this field NIHON as the same can be one of the Selection field.
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Justin Bieber apparently does what he wants. The singer's attitude isn't changing anytime soon. He refused to board a private jet after his release from a Miami jail on Thursday, according to a Daily News report on Jan. 24.
Bieber plans to stay in Miami with his father and his friends. He wants "to take the next few days off" at an undisclosed location, a source told the Daily News.
The funny thing is that Bieber has been on break throughout his shenanigans. The singer is currently taking a break from making music and touring. Instead, he's been throwing eggs at neighbor's California houses, peeing in the Colorado snow and drag racing on the Miami streets.
Rumor has it that Bieber is avoiding facing his manager Scooter Braun. His manager is reportedly pushing Bieber to go to rehab and get his life back on track, according to sources close to the star.
A source told the Daily News, "Scooter and the team have been encouraging him to go to rehab but he's denied there's any issue."
Instead of seeking help for his problems, Justin Bieber would rather hang out at his Miami beach house. He was reportedly seen drinking alcohol and spending time with his father, Jeremy Bieber.


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Good Thursday Morning...
I have often have thoughts about how I would like to keep a current blog, you know make entries every day, be this awesome blogger that everyone wants to read... but YEAH NO... I just don't have time for that lol ... so I just need to get over THAT dream!
This week has been a pretty good Spark living kind of week for me. For the most part I am going back to basics, weighing my foods, loggin in my foods, drinking a ton of water, and getting to the gym more often than not.
Yesterday though I made my lunch and it was just NOT doing it for me so I shoved it aside and then I got way too hungry and made some bad choices.
It happens... Im ok... Today is a NEW DAY!
I need to gather some other options for lunches so that I have some in the freezer at work for those days that what I bring is not "doing" it for me ya know?
I need a Cooking Day at home.
I have SO many things I need to do I kind of feel overwhelmed. My thoughts are to make a list and then schedule in the things I need to do. BUT even THAT is feeling overwhelming.
I gained almost 10 lbs this summer sitting on my porch drinking alcoholic beverages and indulging in delicious not so healthy foods. I thought that was only supposed to happen at Christmas? EEEK!
Anyhow, today is Thursday and the day I get off early at work so... my plan is to eat within my allowed calories, get to the gym, BBQ some Chicken breast for Caesar Salad for dinner, take my youngest to Piano and maybe go swimming with her tonight if she feels like it. (one of those things I need to do... spend more quality time with her)
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Hey Lynn,
I actually do a lot of big batch cooking but have been hard pressed
For time and lazy about it all at the same time these
Past few months and now my schedule is insane up til after
Christmas. I'm thinking the goal this weekend will
Be to finish up my course and then next weekend I can get
Some cooking done cause my Mom is coming iver
and we can do it together I don't barely have time for dinners
Cause I work a ten/11 hour day and then head out to piano, youth groups
Oh yeah and the gym ;-) haha
Today is work till 515, get to piano for 530 and then
The gym while Kaity is in her interact youth group
Till 830..... Phew
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It really helps to have a head start on a nutritious meal. Have you heard of once month cooking? There are lots of free recipes and sites. Basically you go out and buy lots of groceries, come home wash/prep everything and get cooking, then package it up meal size, label and freeze. In the morning you take ie. a bag of cooked frozen rice, container of chili. Dinner time make a salad, slice up some fruit and warm up the rice and chili - a 3 course meal in 10 minutes.
What I do - whenever I cook I make enough food for several meals. ie. rice make enough for 8 meals and package it up in 8 sandwich bags (flattened). Same with chili, etc. It helps to list what you have cooked up so it's easy to find what you want.
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Thinking of today as a new day is a fantastic thing! We all make some little choices we'd rather forget about, and who is going to punish us for an ill chosen lunch? Only ourselves- so why not be the better person and say "Hey- Sure I ate a cheeseburger instead of a salad, or overindulged a bit this summer, but I have lived through that moment, and I'm going to make up for it by moving a bit harder at the gym, no problem"
I'm sorry you have a lot to get done, but I'm sure that you will find time and make everything work in your own way.
Have a great day!
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It's so easy to "slip" up when we're not always conscientious about what we're eating or doing, isn't it? I've gained all my weight back from ignoring my health.
Get back to it, sister. Sounds like you're on the right track again, understanding what it takes to make it happen.
Enjoy that Caesar salad...and better yet, how you feel after you've eaten it!
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How would you like to fit the capabilities of your desktop computer into your cell phone? Or maybe wear that cell phone like a wrist radio from the old Dick Tracy cartoons?
The odds are high that these wonders will be a reality in a few years. What will make them possible are microprocessor chips even tinier than those of today, which will allow the gadgetry they power to be smaller, yet faster and less expensive.
But shrinking chips is getting steadily harder. Their individual transistors are already too miniscule to see unaided, while the equally vital copper wires connecting transistors have shrunk to just 100 atomic diameters wide. That's far beyond even microscope scrutiny. The wires now are so vanishingly fine they can only be perceived indirectly via the most advanced scientific armament, yet they are never slender enough.
This is the province of surface scientists, who study chemical structures and reactions at the outermost surfaces of materials and their interfaces with liquids, vapors or other solids. And among scientists working to make the wires in semiconductor chips still thinner, the University of North Texas' Jeffry Kelber, Ph.D., Regents Professor of chemistry and surface scientist, is considered a leader.
|Jeffry Kelber, Regents Professor of chemistry, is working to make microprocessor chips even smaller than those of today. "We all want our gadgets better and smaller and, oh yes, we don't want to pay any more," he says
Kelber's work centers on how to deposit copper in the infinitesimal "trenches" linking transistors, then sandwich the copper atoms within equally diminutive barrier layers — today's state-of-the-art layer is several hundred atomic diameters deep — so they don't diffuse into the silicon chip itself, where they cause havoc.
"Forming stable interconnects under these conditions requires detailed control of how the atoms form and grow into a film on the substrate surface," Kelber says.
He likens the wire to a highway. Like an interstate highway pocked with large potholes keeps drivers from zipping along smoothly, a wire that isn't properly insulated keeps electrical signals from reaching the transistor and prevents the chip from functioning. Finding the right combination of materials to insulate the copper wires is rather like paving a charged highway.
To make the wires still skinnier and insulate his information highway, Kelber studies the forces governing how copper atoms deposit, adhere and build on surfaces in order to learn how to lay down copper in ever smaller areas. He also studies the chemistry that will keep the metal both chemically and structurally stable under normal equipment operating temperatures.
|The highly uniform arrangement of atoms on the surface of a ruthenium single crystal helps scientists investigate chemical reactions important in microchip fabrication processing.
Kelber says there is a "practical, realistic limit" to how small chip components can go, limits that have been reached in some areas, but there's still plenty of room for progress in his specialty.
Until just eight years ago, he notes, the wires were made from aluminum. Shifting to copper around 1996 proved a big advance for the industry because copper conducts electricity better than aluminum, and with less resistance. That meant chips could process information faster and could shrink another step — which allowed more chips to be packed into a space. The result is today's small cell phones and powerful laptop computers.
New obstacles, though, seem to lurk behind every advance.
Because copper atoms leak readily into the silicon material of the chip itself, now "not only do you have to put down a very narrow copper line, but you have to surround it by a barrier metal that prevents copper diffusion," Kelber says.
The chip industry today encircles the copper with a layer of tantalum, overlying one of tantalum nitride, because tantalum, a dense metallic element, doesn't combine with copper. Tantalum, though, oxidizes too easily.
That leaves surface scientists like Kelber with a lot of work to do on the next generation of chip barrier material. They want to switch to barriers made of ruthenium, a brittle white metallic chemical element that doesn't oxidize quite as readily and offers less electrical resistance, making copper deposition more reliable and cheaper.
"A lot of what is done in this is trial and error," Kelber says. "We're trying to use our understanding to devise newer and more effective processes."
In fact, this spring Kelber applied for a patent on what he describes as a "relatively simple" way to protect ruthenium from oxidation in ordinary industrial handling. To protect his work, however, he doesn't want to outline his development more openly until the patent is approved, probably next year.
|Kelber studies the forces governing how copper atoms deposit, adhere and build on surfaces. These copper gaskets are used as seals in vacuum systems.
T. Lloyd Chesnut, Ph.D., UNT's vice president for research and technology transfer, calls Kelber's patent work "a breakthrough that if licensed and recognized" could make the university a national leader in this specialty and advance UNT's goal of becoming a major research institution.
Kelber though, doesn't think in breakthroughs. He doesn't even like the word.
"Progress isn't someone leaping out of the tub and shouting, 'Eureka,' but understanding what you didn't before," he maintains. "Progress occurs through a steady drumbeat of advances that go on almost unnoticed."
"Look what's happened since 1980," he says. "Nobody had a desktop computer then. What's happened in the last 20 years has occurred not from breakthroughs but gradual progression in technology. We all want our gadgets better and smaller and, oh yes, we don't want to pay any more."
Termed a breakthrough or not, the result would be the same. Success in his work — and other aspects of shrinking chips — means "the continuance of what we've been enjoying for the last 40 years: smaller, faster, cheaper computing."
"The benefits would be all things that involve faster and cheaper computers," Kelber says, things like smaller, thinner, lighter and less expensive laptop computers and, yes, palmtop devices as sophisticated as today's laptops. "Our success would greatly benefit the microelectronics industry in Texas. That means lots of jobs for lots of people."
That prospect is why Kelber receives substantial grants from industry. His work is funded by the Semiconductor Research Corp., Austin's Sematech chip consortium and the Welch Foundation.
|An ultra high vacuum system allows scientists to study surface reactions under rigorously controlled conditions.
Harold Hosack, Ph.D., who directs interconnect and packaging sciences at Semiconductor Research Corp. in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, says Kelber is one of the relatively small number of surface scientists "willing to do science for the purpose of doing something useful" rather than for pure research only.
For industry, which wants to be first out with the best new technology, Kelber's practical bent is "a very important attribute," according to Hosack.
"The problems the semiconductor industry faces are becoming much more difficult scientifically because the dimensions of materials are very small and the materials more diverse," Hosack says. "That combination makes surfaces and interfaces more important than in the past.
"The things Kelber's doing allow us to understand how to make materials more compatible when joined, allowing us to understand what material it is reasonable to investigate. That helps save both time and money."
J.D. Luttmer, Ph.D., a process engineering manager at Texas Instruments in Dallas, says Kelber's work is "highly regarded" in the chip industry.
"Kelber gives us early learning," Luttmer says. "He helps us understand and fix some of the problems in developing new semiconductor technology."
As small as semiconductor chips are becoming, though, they can't continue their march toward invisibility forever. At some point, quantum mechanical effects must be dealt with. They'll show up, for example, in higher-than-expected electrical resistance and electron leakage even when a device is turned off. That limits battery life, increases power consumption and "causes all sorts of nasty things," Kelber says.
The leakage can't be prevented, he maintains.
"If we are going to continue seeing computing power increasing, this leakage will happen in one way or another," he says.
The answer, then, is making chips that rely on quantum mechanical effects yet mesh with popular gadgetry. But that research, still five to 10 years away, is barely in the thoughts of scientists like Kelber. Today's challenges are tough enough.
"I don't know where all this research will take us," Kelber says. "A lot depends on things other than chip designs. I think we are within sight of the end of the game of making spectacular leaps by making the chip smaller. We'll have to do computing differently or make the devices differently.
"But, of course," he adds, "people were saying that 10 years ago, too."
For more information about Kelber and his research, go to www.chem.unt.edu/faculty/kelber.htm.


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After taking part in this year's Indianapolis GP where Aaron Yates rode to a 16th place on the first Suzuki based CRT, GPtech has decided to take part in all three of next season's 2013 US rounds after receiving the okay by Dorna.
The team therefore will partecipate in the first MotoGP race to be held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas in April, at Laguna Seca in July and at Indianpolis in August.
The team has yet to reveal who the lucky rider or riders will be getting the opportunity. It is also unknown if Attack Performance who also fielded Steve Rapp (14th) on CRT APR at Indianapolis will also be returning with a wildcard entry.
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The Hanuman Chalisa is a 40 verse prayer written in the 16th century by Tulsidas, a Hindu poet-saint. It is said that chanting this prayer helps us to embody the qualities of Hanuman including a commitment to selfless service, devotion, strength.
For me, chanting this prayer has helped to "cleanse the mirror of [my] heart" as said so eloquently by Krishna Das. I have chanted this prayer in times of great pain and also in times of great love and joy. The Hanuman Chalisa can help give us the strength to connect with the deepest longing in our hearts, which is love- the love that lives within.
The first track on the CD includes rich instrumentation and is a modern take on the Hanuman Chalisa. The second track is stripped down to simply vocals and harmonium, making it ideal for adding your own percussion or vocals during your practice. The words to the prayer are provided below.
Produced by: Scott Baird & Amanda Feinstein
Recorded & Mixed by: Scott Baird
Mastered by: Rodney Mills
Copyright: Novel Harmonics 2011
Amanda Feinstein: Vocals, Harmonium, Kartals
Scott Baird: Guitar, Electronics, Bells
Phil McWilliams: Dobro
Matthew Hufschmidt: Cajon
CV Photography: Lisa Zunzanyika,
Photo of Neem Karoli Baba: Balaram Das
CD Graphic Design: Ian Boccio
Shree Guru charana saroja raja nija manu mukuru sudhari
Taking the dust of my Guru's lotus feet to polish the mirror of my heart
Baranaun Raghubara bimala jasu jo daayaku phala chaari
I sing the pure fame of the best of Raghus, which bestows the four fruits of life.
Buddhi heena tanu jaanike sumiraun pawana kumaara
I don't know anything, so I remember you, Son of the Wind
Bala budhi vidyaa dehu mohin harahu kalesa bikaara
Grant me strength, intelligence and wisdom and remove my impurities and sorrows
1. Jaya Hanumaan gyaana guna saagara,
Jaya Kapeesha tihun loka ujaagara
Hail Hanuman, ocean of wisdom/
Hail Monkey Lord! You light up the three worlds.
2. Raama doota atulita bala dhaamaa,
Anjani putra Pawanasuta naamaa
You are Ram's messenger, the abode of matchless power/
Anjani's son, "Son of the Wind."
3. Mahaabeera bikrama bajarangee,
Kumati niwaara sumati ke sangee
Great hero, you are a mighty thunderbolt/
Remover of evil thoughts and companion of the good.
4. Kanchana barana biraaja subesaa,
Kaanana kundala kunchita kesaa
Golden hued and splendidly adorned/
with heavy earrings and curly locks
5. Haata bajra aura dwajaa biraajai,
Kaandhe moonja janeu saajai
In your hands shine mace and a banner/
a sacred thread adorns your shoulder.
6. Shankara suwana Kesaree nandana,
Teja prataapa mahaa jaga bandana
You are an incarnation of Shiva and Kesari's son/
Your glory is revered throughout the world.
7. Bidyaawaana gunee ati chaatura,
Raama kaaja karibe ko aatura
You are the wisest of the wise, virtuous and very clever/
ever eager to do Ram's work
8. Prabhu charitra sunibe ko rasiyaa,
Raama Lakhana Seetaa mana basiyaa
You delight in hearing of the Lord's deeds/
Ram, Lakshman and Sita dwell in your heart.
9. Sookshma roopa dhari Siyahin dikhaawaa,
Bikata roopa dhari Lankaa jaraawaa
Assuming a tiny form you appeared to Sita/
in an awesome form you burned Lanka.
10. Bheema roopa dhari asura sanghaare,
Raamachandra ke kaaja sanvaare
Taking a dreadful form you slaughtered the demons/
completing Lord Ram's work.
11. Laaya sajeevana Lakhana jiyaaye,
Shree Raghubeera harashi ura laaye
Bringing the magic herb you revived Lakshman/
Shri Ram embraced you with delight.
12. Raghupati keenhee bahuta baraaee,
tuma mama priya Bharatahi sama bhaaee
The Lord of the Raghus praised you greatly/
"You are as dear to me as my brother Bharat!"
13. Sahasa badana tumharo jasa gaawain,
asa kahi Shreepati kanta lagaawain
Thousands of mouths will sing your fame!"/
So saying Lakshmi's Lord drew you to Himself.
14. Sanakaadika Brahmaadi muneesaa,
Naarada Saarada sahita Aheesaa
Sanak and the sages, Brahma, and the munis/
Narada, Saraswati and the King of serpents,
15. Yama Kubera digapaala jahaante,
kabi kobida kahi sake kahaante
Yama, Kubera, the guardians of the four quarters/
poets and scholars-none can express your glory.
16. Tuma upakaara Sugreevahin keenhaa,
Raama milaaya raaja pada deenhaa
You did great service for Sugriva/ bringing him to Ram,
you gave him kingship.
17. Tumharo mantra Bibheeshana maanaa,
Lankeshwara bhaye saba jaga jaanaa
Vibhishana heeded your counsel/
He became the Lord of Lanka, as the whole world knows.
18. Yuga sahasra yojana para bhaanu,
leelyo taahi madhura phala jaanu
Though the sun is millions of miles away/
you swallowed it thinking it to be a sweet fruit.
19. Prabhu mudrikaa meli mukha maaheen,
jaladhi laanghi gaye acharaja naaheen
Holding the Lord's ring in your mouth/
it's no surprise that you leapt over the ocean.
20. Durgama kaaja jagata ke jete,
sugama anugraha tumhare tete
Every difficult task in this world becomes easy by your grace.
21. Raama duaare tuma rakhawaare,
hota na aagyaa binu paisaare
You are the guardian at Ram's door/
no one enters without your permission.
22. Saba sukha lahai tumhaaree sharanaa,
tuma rakshaka kaahu ko dara naa
Those who take refuge in you find all happiness/
those who you protect know no fear.
23. Aapana teja samhaaro aapai,
teenon loka haanka ten kaanpai
You alone can withstand your own splendor/
the three worlds tremble at your roar.
24. Bhoota pisaacha nikata nahin aawai,
Mahaabeera jaba naama sunaawai
Ghosts and goblins cannot come near/
Great Hero, when your name is uttered.
25. Naasai roga hare saba peeraa,
japata nirantara Hanumata beeraa
All disease and pain is eradicated/
by constantly repeating of your name, brave Hanuman.
26. Sankata ten Hanumaana churaawai,
mana krama bachana dhyaana jo laawai
Hanuman, you release from affliction all those/
who remember you in thought word and deed.
27. Saba para Raama tapaswee raajaa,
tina ke kaaja sakala tuma saajaa
Ram, the ascetic king, reigns over all/
but you carry out all his work.
28. Aura manorata jo koee laawai,
soee amita jeewana phala paawai
One who comes to you with any yearning/
obtains the abundance of the Four Fruits of Life.
29. Chaaron juga parataapa tumhaaraa,
hai parasidha jagata ujiyaaraa
Your splendor fills the four ages/
your glory is renowned throughout the world.
30. Saadhu santa ke tuma rakhawaare,
asura nikandana Raama dulaare
You are the guardian of saints and sages/
the destroyer of demons and the darling of Ram.
31. Ashta siddhi nau nidhi ke daataa,
asa bara deena Jaanakee Maataa
You grant the eight powers and nine treasures/
by the boon you received from Mother Janaki.
32. Raama rasaayana tumhare paasaa,
sadaa raho Raghupati ke daasaa
You hold the elixir of Ram's name/
and remain eternally his servant.
33. Tumhare bhajana Raama ko paawai,
janama janama ke dukha bisaraawai
Singing your praise, one finds Ram/
and the sorrows of countless lives are destroyed.
34. Anta kaala Raghubara pura jaaee,
jahaan janama Hari bhakta kahaaee
At death one goes to Ram's own abode/
born there as God's devotee.
35. Aura devataa chitta na dharaee,
Hanumata se-ee sarva sukha karaee
Why worship any other deities/
from Hanuman you'll get all happiness.
36. Sankata katai mite saba peeraa,
jo sumire Hanumata bala beeraa
All affliction ceases and all pain is removed/
for those who remember the mighty hero, Hanuman.
37. Jai jai jai Hanumaana Gosaaee,
kripaa karahu gurudeva kee naaee
Victory, Victory, Victory Lord Hanuman/
bestow your grace on me, as my Guru!
38. Jo sata baara paata kara koee,
chootahi bandi mahaa sukha hoee
Whoever recites this a hundred times/
is released from bondage and gains bliss.
39. Jo yaha parai Hanumaana chaaleesaa,
hoya siddhi saakhee Gaureesaa
One who reads this Hanuman Chaleesa/
gains success, as Gauri's Lord(Shiva) is witness.
40. Tulasee Daasa sadaa Hari cheraa,
keejai naata hridaya mahaan deraa
Says Tulsi Das, who always remains Hari's servant'/
"Lord, make your home in my heart."
Pawanatanaya sankata harana mangala moorati roopa
Son of the Wind, destroyer of sorrow, embodiment of blessings
Raama Lakhana Seetaa sahita hridaya basahu sura bhoopaWith Ram, Lakshman and Sita, LIVE IN MY HEART, King of Gods!
released March 6, 2012
Gratitude to Scott Baird for his dedication to this CD and incredible talent.
To the wonderful musicians and friends who played on this CD: Scott, Phil, Matthew.
To the Atlanta, Philadelphia, and New York kirtan communities, thank you for nurturing the practice of Bhakti Yoga.
To friends at the Neem Karoli Baba Ashram in Taos New Mexico, you all inspired this CD!
To Donna Wang for introducing me to the Hanuman Chalisa.
To my friends and family for their unending support.
To Rama Bala who gave me the confidence to sing.
To Krishna Das, Shyamdas, David Newman & Mira and many more for being teachers to me and for blazing the Bhakti trail here in the West...
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April 6, 2012
STANFORD, Calif. - The Stanford women's gymnastics program was recently featured in an edition of "19 Hours", the latest in a long line of newly-formed creative video initiatives designed to showcase each of the department's 35 varsity sports.
Developed by "The Cardinal Channel", the exclusive video network of Stanford Athletics, the "19 Hours" project provides every team 19 hours of total production time to create one video to publicize their program. Student-athletes from each sport are charged with establishing a unique theme or concept for a video.
Stay tuned to www.gostanford.com for additional "19 Hours" videos from Stanford's other athletic programs.


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This makes me think of one of my awesome Black Friday Hauls
I got these awesome Swarovski earrings originally $100 for $15!
I got a $200 vacuum for $99 at Sears, a bunch of stuff at Kohl's that would have been about $400 but I got for $115 plus $30 Kohl's cash, and got a good deal on a washer at Home Depot.
HAHA love the sweater on the cat! Where'd you get it? How's the cat do with you putting it on?
I went crazy at Bath and Body Works haha I got the bag of goodies (which I love!), and since I stacked a bunch of coupons, I was able to get about 18 full size products (candles, lotions, etc.) for free! I had saved a lot of "spend $10, get something up to $13 for free" coupons , and I did the B3G3 free.
Wow! You really capitalized on some great deals….I see great gift potential and I love using the samples for stocking stuffers.
I snagged some great deals from Kohls, all online. I got jewelry which was all 60% off and got several men's shirts for uder $12. I used an additional 15% off coupon, got free shipping and wound up with $45 Kohls Cash which I was able to use for Cyber Monday deals (which were not nearly as good as Black Friday for Kohls). I also shopped in person at World Market where they had a lot of stocking stuffers for buy one, get one free. I was able to get little toys for my niece and nephew's stockings as well as bunch of treats like hot chocolate, tea, candy, cookies all on sale. I saved an extra 10% when I signed up for their Explorer progam. I also shopped in person at Ulta and got my favorite hairspray for $7.99 which is normally about $20, got a lot of stocking stuffers as well. Some of the deals I wanted were already sold out but I didn't go until the afternoon.
We got 50″ Westinghouse tv's for everyone for $350 each at Target. Brought 4 home. The rest was just fluff after that deal.
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College Hockey:Princeton Ekes By Brown
Tigers Net Three Third Period Tallies to Cap Comeback
PRINCETON, N.J. — Junior forward Brett Wilson connected for the game winner midway through the final period as No. 19 Princeton rallied for three third-period goals and held on for a 3-2 win over Brown before 1,765 fans at Hobey Baker Rink.
The victory was the seventh by Princeton in its last eight games, and ended the two game winning streak Brown brought into tonights meeting following wins over Harvard and Dartmouth last weekend.
Friday also marked Princetons fourth straight triumph against Brown dating back to last years best-of-three first round of the ECAC playoffs at Baker Rink. Princeton also remains atop this seasons Ivy League standings with a 6-0 record in such outings so far.
I thought it was a good hockey game, said Princeton head coach Guy Gadowsky afterwards. Brown played a heck of a game, and Im happy our guys found a way to win.
The Tigers outshot the Bears, 33-28, on the night and went 1-for-7 on the power play, while Brown finished 1-for-6.
Princeton goaltender Zane Kalemba made 26 saves in besting former junior hockey teammate Dan Rosen, who totaled 30 stops. The coaches for both teams wore pink ties as part of this months league-wide Pink at the Rink promotion supporting the American Cancer Society, while referee Eric Ernst sported pink armbands instead of the traditional orange ones.
The two teams went scoreless through the first half of the contest, but the offensive opportunities picked up later in the second period. Brown captain Sean Hurley stepped out of the penalty box after his teammates had erased his cross-checking infraction with just over nine minutes remaining in the middle stanza, and picked up a loose puck near center ice. Hurley then skated into the right circle of the Princeton zone and dropped a pass to a trailing Aaron Volpatti, who spun away from a Princeton backchecker to get off a shot from the slot that Kalemba stopped.
Princeton went on a two-man advantage with 6:50 remaining in the second stanza when Browns Jesse Fratkin and Paul Baier were sent off simultaneously, and the Tigers kept the puck in the offensive zone for the full two minutes but couldnt score. Brown defenders blocked a number of Princeton shots, and the Tigers best chance went awry when a shot from the left side glanced off Rosen and the rebound bounced over Brett Wilsons stick at the right post.
Brown garnered a two-man advantage of its own when Princetons Lee Jubinville and Matt Godlewski were banished just 51 seconds apart for separate transgressions, and the Bears cashed in when Hurley put the puck home off a scramble to Kalembas left at 16:37. Jeff Prough and Devin Timberlake drew assists on the games first goal.
Sean played well, said Brown head coach Roger Grillo. Hes played well all year for us. Dan played well, and Volpatti and Jordan Pietrus and a number of others.
The Tigers tied the game 3:36 into the third period when the puck went to Cam Ritchie at the blueline and his wrist shot along the ice slipped through a crowd in front and past Rosen, with Kevin Lohry and Keith Shattenkirk picking up the assists on Ritchies third goal of the year. The Tigers then took the lead at 5:14, just 11 seconds after going on a power play from a cross-checking penalty to Baier, as Mark Magnowski scored from the left circle for his seventh goal of the season, assisted by Dan Bartlett and Jody Pederson.
There was a period where they came at us hard and scored some big goals, and it was unfortunate, said Grillo. I thought we played well, but we have to be more consistent.
Princeton then stretched its lead to two goals as Jubinville skated behind the Brown net and centered the puck in front to Wilson, who put it home at 9:59 for his eighth of the campaign, with Ritchie also assisting.
Hes a goal scorer, and a hungry kid, said Gadowsky of Wilson. You could see that things werent clicking and that it might not be one of those nights for him, but he kept working and scored a huge one.
Brown (3-15-4, 3-9-3 ECAC) got back within a goal at 14:26 when Ryan Garbutt converted the rebound of Baiers shot at the right post. Pietrus just missed knotting matters when he whirled and fired wide of that same post off a rebound with less than two minutes remaining in regulation, and then Prough chipped the puck wide in that same area moments later.
Princeton iced the puck with four seconds left, but Landis Stankievech won the ensuing face-off into the left corner of the defensive zone as the Tigers held on for the win.
Princeton (13-9-0, 10-5-0 ECAC) will now host Yale tomorrow night, while Brown will visit Quinnipiac on Sunday.
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Paul Kalina If it sticks to the formula, it's hard to imagine MasterChef's success won't be repeated this second time around.
Adelaide lawyer Adam Liaw has claimed TV's biggest prize, winning the 2010 MasterChef title.
MasterChef finalists, Callum and Adam front up to 57 interviews in a matter of hours ahead of Sunday's Grand Final show.
Only two left as Claire gets the chop from MasterChef.
Alvin Quah is eliminated in one of the hardest MasterChef challenges yet, an eight-layered vanilla cake.
Courtney Roulston is eliminated from MasterChef after she serves undercooked pakora.
Michael Idato and Rachel Olding THEY came, cooked and conquered – but in the end it all came down to how well they could duplicate the Quay chef Peter Gilmore's signature guava and custard apple snow egg.
Michelle Griffin The MasterChef house once contained 25 adults, but we begin the penultimate episode with Adam and Callum in single beds, sharing a tiny room.
Karl Quinn What were 2.5 million Australians doing last night? Watching MasterChef of course.
Karl Quinn In last night's episode, the Curry King kids himself, Matt invokes Winston Churchill and Courtney cries.
Karl Quinn Hell frosted over for MasterChef favourite Alvin Quah last night, with the return of the Adriano Zumbo dessert curse.
You cannot knock a show, which has had such an impact on the family dinner. My 12 and 10 year old introduced me to the Masterchef programme and together we sat and cheered on all the contestants as they entertained us with their culinary delights. As a result of this programme we are now a family that cooks together, whether it be a humble omlette or "Gary's Beef Burginione(?)". In addition, we have become food critics, albeit minus the infamous cravat. At a recent night out, my 11 year old asked the waitress at our local fish cafe "What is the market fish of the day!" The waitress, was speechless, until I explained my son was a graduate of masterchef! Immediately she went to great lenghts to explain the meal, which he promptly ordered, devoured and enjoyed. Masterchef is an experience to be shared by the whole family, its enjoyment is shared beyond the programme and into the kitchens, restaurants, cafes, butchers, local markets, delicatessans' etc around the country ... the accompniement of three fine masterchefs and their entourage assists in making this fine family viewing. I say 2, 4, 6, 8 dig in don't wait!
It's far too nice.The recipe could be improved with a bit less saccharin and a pinch of ginger.Perhaps an occasional guest judge appearance from Gordon Ramsay to mock Prestons appalling cravats and beat incompetent contestants with a baguette until they get it right.
Whilst it may be great entertainment, it has nothing to do with finding a "masterchef". If you had to pick a genre it would be Reality/Soap which once was probably just Reality until we got bored with that. Is it just me or are we tired of having our emotions manipulated by the orchestrations of the editing team?
If you want to see a show that is all about the cooking without the manufactured drama, tune in to or purchase Masterchef UK.
I completely agree with Curmudgeon.
I have always been of the opinion that MasterChef is NOT a cooking show (they don't give you the recipes) and has cooking only as a background theme.
The show is merely another version of Survivor or Big Brother. Essentially a popularity / sympathy contest, oh and by the way, they fill their time on the show with some cooking.
The formula will wear thin, as it has done with the other reality vote-out shows. The comic characters will become boring and their little gimics (e.g. cravats) will be like listening to the same old jokes over and over again and still being expected to find them entertaining.
It will rate well this year, due to the hype created after the success of last years show but I doubt a third series would do as well.
Actually, Suzy, they do give you a lot (though not all) of the recipes, as you would know if you'd ever looked at the website. And before you complain again, that's standard practice for TV cooking shows - it keep the on-screen action moving and saves viewers from having to take notes.
And as you would also know if you'd been paying attention, contestants are generally eliminated by the judges on the basis of the quality of their food, not by popular vote. There were a few exceptions last year (eliminated by vote by their teammates), but they were in the minority. Plus, at least one of the judges dislike of that strategy in the newpapers last season, and I will be interested to see whether it's repeated this time round.
if you don't like the show that's fine by me, but please get your facts right.
I'm with Louise. Masterchef had an amazing impact on our family. I have tried many of the recipes the contestants used, and it continues to inspire my husband's passion for cooking great food (and kitchen gadgets!). Our children can't wait for the new season to start and are much more interested in the cooking process than they would have been. My only complaint is that having Masterchef five nights a week (and for most of this week, for 90 minutes per session) is just too much - it plays havoc with homework and going-to-bed routines and means the kids are constantly getting to bed too late.
Sure, like all TV programs, it will have a use-by date within a few years. But that doesn't mean it isn't a great show.
Here in the UK Australian MasterChef was being run on a satellite channel (Watch) as the 2010 British show went to air on the BBC.
We became absolutely hooked on the Aussie version, infinitely better than our rather tired British format. I thought it was a tremendous series, full of innovation - and even some pretty good cooking!
God I was forced to watch this "reality" rubbish yet again. Number one son (7) is a fan of cooking shows so this is top of his list for viewing. The food that's being cooked should be the star of these reality soup operas not the grizzling, weeping and balling of the contestants.
This is pretty close to the best show ever and i don't usually like reality shows.
Nice people judging, nice people cooking away - no violence [cut fingers an exception] , no evil attitudes. Just positive, positive, positive. Even when the food is not so good, the judges do not demean the person. The still applaud the effort.
And all the benefits - the benefit of learning a few techniques, getting a bit of inspiration to challenge yourself in your own kitchen and best of all - inspiring the next generation to love good quality and different foods, to try cooking themselves and even to have good basic knowledge when they dine out.
Look at some of the people trying out - the future of our country giving it a go - well done i say....
I have been waiting for the show to return and was not disappointed. I think it is a truly brilliant concept and it can not be faulted for what it has done to encourage young people to get seriously involved in good food! There is absolutely nothing else that has worked in the way this show has to spark a serious interest in fresh produce, flavour, and skills. Yes it is reality tv and yes it cuts and pastes bits to make it more dramatic but the depth of the show comes from the information it provides about how to cook well - if you have to have a recipe for everything and aren't willing to step out of those boundaries then why bother watching the show - by the way there is a masterchef cook book for those who can't keep up with the pace of the cooking... also this year there will be no voting out by the contestants only the judges which is a change from last year as they listened to the feedback from the viewers now how many shows do that?????
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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He entered the fall listed third at the "X" receiver position and in the mix for playing time; he caught six passes for 104 yards (17.3 per) and two touchdowns in spring scrimmage action. A member of the 2012 recruiting class, he participated in August camp for the first 12 days, but needed to return home because of family issues and delayed his enrollment until January, thus becoming a "grayshirt."
HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was ranked the No. 117 wide receiver in the nation by Scout.com and No. 119 receiver by ESPN.com, which also ranked him as the No. 140 player from Texas. He earned was a first-team All-5A District 5 first-team honors both as a junior and senior. A three-year letterman and two-year starter, he finished his career catching 87 passes for 1,338 yards and 21 touchdowns. As a senior, he caught 59 passes for 899 yards and 12 touchdowns and was used in spot duty as a kick returner. He caught at least four passes in 10 of the 11 games (six-plus in five of those), with two 100-yard games: he had 118 yard on six catches in a 20-16 win over South Grand Prairie, and 114 on eight grabs in a 55-36 playoff loss to Trinity; in a double overtime 56-55 win over rival Cedar Hill, he caught six passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns in Duncanville's first win in the series in six years. He had five games with two touchdown receptions (his team was 4-1 in those contests), with 60 or more yards in 10 of the 11 games. His junior year, he caught 21 passes for 338 yards and eight touchdowns, and also threw a touchdown pass; top games that season included making seven receptions for 114 yards with the game-winning touchdown in a 41-35 victory over Mansfield, along with three catches for 78 yards and two scores a 51-13 win over Midlothian. As a sophomore, playing in a reserve role, he had seven catches for 100 yards and a score. Under coach Jeff Dicus, Duncanville was 7-4 his senior year, 8-4 his junior season (district co-champions) and 4-5 his sophomore campaign.
ACADEMICS—He is undecided on a major at Colorado, but is interested in Physical Therapy as a possible field of study or career choice.
PERSONAL—He was born February 7, 1994 in Concord, Calif. His hobbies include playing chess, puzzles, crosswords and other strategy games. He is active in the community, helping with food drives throughout northern Texas. He is a second cousin to Walter Napier, who played in the AFL for the Dallas Texans in 1964 and was the first African-American professional football player from Waco, Texas. Walter's son, Keith, was a four-time All-MEAC performer and two-time All-American football player at Howard and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame.
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TUCSON - A top-10 finish from junior Margarita Ramos led the No. 11 University of Arizona Wildcat women's golf team to a third-place finish at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown on Wednesday. The three-round event was played at the Boulder Creek Golf Course (par 72/6,329 yards).
No. 19 Arkansas won the event with a three-round score of 846 (-18). No. 26 Kent State finished second, carding a score of 869 (+5), and the Wildcats rounded out the top three with an 872 (+13).
"We're obviously disappointed every time we don't come away with a victory but there were a few bright spots this week," head coach Laura Ianello said. "Margarita Ramos continued to lead the team and she collected her third top-10 finish this year. The team has some work to do before the Pac-10/SEC Challenge but we're confident we will have our best stuff ready for next week."
Ramos, ranked No. 40, moved from 13th to tied for 10th in the final round of play. She scored rounds of 73, 69 and 72 for a total of 214 (-2). Junior Nikki Koller improved to a tie for 20th. She collected scores of 74, 71 and 75 for a three-day total of 220 (+4). No. 54 junior Isabelle Boineau finished the three-day tournament in a tie for 23rd place with a compiled score of 221 (+5) from rounds of 72, 69 and 80.
Sophomore Kyndall Ardoin finished tied for 24th with a three-day score of 223 (+7) and rounds of 79, 67 and 77. No. 41 senior Alejandra Llaneza was Arizona's final golfer in the team scoring. Over three rounds, she carded a 224 (+8) with rounds of 76, 71 and 77.
Sophomore Haley Andreas, competing as an individual, finished in a tie for 64th. Her three-round total of 230 (+14) came from rounds of 82, 72 and 76.
The Wildcats will compete next at the Pac-10/SEC Challenge, Nov. 5-7, in Palo Alto, Calif. For complete results from the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, visit golfstat.com.


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It was perhaps one of the most aggressive winning performances in the history of Survivor, but Tony Vlachos, the 39 year old police officer from Jersey City, NJ, was named the Sole Survivor of "Survivor: Cagayan" on Wednesday night. I spoke to Tony today, less than 24 hours after the votes at the Live Reunion Show revealed him to be this season's winner.
It was the unlikeliest of wins, judging by the way the season began. Tony seemed early on to be that player who was just playing too hard, too fast, but he was instantly one of the players that stood out from the crowd. He lied about everything to everyone on his Brawn tribe and his often-time hilarious confessional interviews made him a player to watch. Who builds a "spy shack" where he can snoop and listen in on other players? Who names it a "spy shack" anyways?
Being on the outs early on, Tony bonded with fellow outcast Trish and it would become this year's power duo. Early victories by the Brawn Tribe extended Tony's stay in the game and after the tribe switch, Tony bonded with former Beauties LJ and Jefra to create this year's majority alliance. All the while, Tony would eventually find and possess three hidden Immunity Idols, including the "Special Idol," without even having a clue.
Although he was loyal to Woo and Trish for most of the game, that didn't stop Tony from creating several different deals for himself and swearing on everything from his wife and child, to his father's grave, to his badge with fellow cop, Sarah. Ultimately, he made moves against even his own alliance, voting out LJ and Jefra, but still was somehow able to keep his core alliance believing in him. Down the stretch, it looked like it was Tony's game to lose, as he created a lie about his "Special Idol" and when he could use it in the game, and the bluff worked. But a late twist - finding out that this season was going to be a Final Two and not an Final Three like in several recent seasons - Tony's fate came down to Woo deciding to keep him in the game over the unlikeable (in the eyes of the jury, anyways) Kass. Somehow, someway, Tony was able to appeal to Woo's sense of honor and integrity and Woo brought Tony with him to the Final Two, in a move that is being referenced as Woo's "million dollar mistake." Tony himself told Woo that his decision was much more than Tony had ever done for Woo.
In front of a bitter jury, Tony took a drubbing and it appeared that Woo may have actually had a chance. But in the end, eight of the nine jury members (everyone except Tasha) awarded Tony the much-deserved win and the title of Sole Survivor.
Here is my exclusive interview with Tony Vlachos:
Tony Vlachos: Hey, hey, hey! What's up Tom?
Tom Santilli, Survivor Examiner: Tony! Congratulations man! You were awesome, you really made this season a great one.
Tony: Thanks man, I really appreciate that.
Tom Santilli: Last night you seemed to be very humble in accepting your victory. Has it sunk in that you won?
Tony: Yeah, yeah, it's definitely sunk in that I won. Tom, when the stakes are so high like they are on Survivor, the wounds are so deep and they scar forever. I wasn't going to jump up and down and celebrate, I didn't want to rub any salt in any wounds. I just wanted to be humble. It's a very humbling game. You hurt people, you stab them in the back and the wounds are very deep.
Tom Santilli: Now to be clear, there's no way that you take Woo with you to the Final Two had the situation been reversed?
Tony: Yeah, no way. If it was reversed I would have definitely taken Kass for the easy kill.
Tom Santilli: In that scenario, what do you tell Woo, who would then be sitting on the jury?
Tony: I would have told him the truth. I would have said hey Woo, listen, you're a very likeable person, you don't have any dirt, no blood on your hands. I definitely thought that you might beat me if I took you so I had to do what was in my best interests. It wasn't personal, it would have been strictly strategic.
Tom Santilli: So you are sitting in front of the jury, and they seemed to be very hurt and very bitter. When you left the game, did you feel like you had won the game or that you had lost the game? And has your opinion changed at all watching the season play out on TV?
Tony: Watching it on TV and leaving the game, I felt the same way. I felt that it was a toss-up. Because I was thinking to myself about the jurors. They weren't bitter, they were hurt. And that's a big difference. They just lost their chance at a million dollars because someone like me had betrayed them and backstabbed them. So I knew they were hurt and I knew they needed to vent. So when they vented their anger, when they sat back down, there was like a sigh of relief. Like they had just let it all out and now felt a bit better. They all told me how they felt and I could just see how their facial expressions had just changed after they vented. So at that point, I just figured that was what they needed to do, they needed to let me know how they felt, and I definitely get it.
Tom Santilli: Spencer really went to bat for you during his jury speech. Did that surprise you at all at the time and do you think that his speech had any real affect on anyone's final vote?
Tony: It definitely did surprise me. I do know that Spencer is a super-fan of the game and that he respects players. That's what I was. I was a player. I didn't do anything maliciously, I didn't do anything personally out there, it was all strategic. Everything I did was strategic and Spencer definitely saw that. He saw every move I made and saw why I needed to make them and he appreciated that. I do think he had an affect on the jury because he had the last say and he was like hey guys, get your emotions out of the game and vote the right way. The outcome of last night's vote spoke volumes for who I am as a person. There's no way that they vote to give me a million bucks against a very likeable person like Woo. I was hurting people, and they still gave me the votes.
Tom Santilli: You mentioned last night at the Reunion Show all of the hate that you've been getting on social media and I recently saw a bit of a Twitter feud between you and Russell Hantz. You're compared to Russell a lot as far as your style of gameplay. What's your opinion of Russell as a player and do you feel that the comparisons with him are fair, other than you won and he hasn't?
Tony: Yeah, I have seen a lot of that comparison on social media and I would say that our styles are similar. We're very aggressive players, we're very strategic, we never put our guards down, we never go to sleep on the game. So in that sense, yes. But the truth is, the difference between us is who he is as a person and who I am as a person. I'm a very humble person, I knew that I had to get my hands dirty in this game, but not necessarily bloody. So I went in doing what I needed to do to survive. It appeared that Russell got pleasure out of voting people off, putting it in their face that hey I'm better than you and that's why I voted you out. That's not who I am and last night's vote spoke volumes to that.
Tom Santilli: Your bluff with the Special Idol - about how late in the game you could use it - to me goes down as one of the greatest lies ever told in Survivor History. It seemed like at the time you had it perfectly planned out how to use your Idols to assure yourself a spot in the Final Three. But then all of a sudden you find out its a Final Two. Did that throw you off your game at all at that point? And how seriously did you consider voting to keep Spencer over Woo?
Tony: So when Spencer was talking to me about the Final Two and all my options? There was a zero-point-zero-zero chance that I was keeping him. I listened to everything he had to say because I didn't want to disrespect him, but there was no chance at all that I was going to allow Spencer to stay in the game any longer. I'm very self-aware, I'm very socially-aware with what's going on, and anybody who goes up against Spencer in the end loses hands down. And I knew that. There was no way that was going to happen. And me finding out about the Final Two, Jeff threw a curve ball. But Survivor changes all the time just like the wind changes directions. You have to be ready to adapt and that's exactly what I did at Final Three. I didn't have any protection, I just used my skills with Woo to try to convince him to take me, because that's the only thing I had left.
Tom Santilli: Now many people agree that to win Survivor, it takes skill but also a great deal of luck. How much luck, if any, was a part of your game? What moments do you look back on and recognize that you may have gotten a bit lucky?
Tony: I would say honestly that to win Survivor, it's about 60% luck. And it starts more with who you are playing the game with. For example, chemistry is huge in a social environment. Myself, Trish and Woo has such a strong bond because of chemistry. That has nothing to do with how you play the game, it just has to do with luck. So I was lucky in who I played the game with, that's one. Number two, I was lucky enough to find the clues inside the rewards before anybody else. So I did work hard to find them, so there is skill involved, but I was lucky that I was able to find them before other people did. The black rock at the auction, that was one hundred percent luck...actually I take that back, it was 60% luck and 40% me holding back at the auction until I had the chance to possibly get a clue to an Idol.
Tom Santilli: Everybody asks you what you plan on doing with the money, so I want to ask you that, but also, do you still plan on staying on as a police officer?
Tony: Oh yeah, definitely. A million bucks after taxes is something like $600,000, that's $590,000 more than I have in my account right now. It's definitely a blessing but it's not enough to stop working or anything like that. After watching Spencer give that beautiful speech at Tribal Council, I was like wow. I can't talk like that. That's pure education, the way he was talking like that. And I said to myself in that moment, if I win the million dollars, I'm definitely dedicating a whole lot of it for my kids' college education. Education is key. I'mwalking around with a high school diploma in my hands and there's no way that I could ever talk like Spencer talked that night and that definitely inspired me to make sure that my children do have a college education.
Tom Santilli: That's awesome. So people who win Survivor often feel like they have nothing more to prove in the game, especially players that are big personalities like you, who usually become huge targets when they play again. So the question is, would you play Survivor again and if so, what more do you have to prove?
Tony: Yes Tom, I would definitely play Survivor again, I love the game. Moreso, I would love trying to win a million dollars again. This was my rookie season, I believe the second time around I would play a little bit harder, a little bit faster and a little bit stronger.
Tom Santilli: Wow, holy crap...what does Tony playing the game harder look like??? Is that even possible?
Tony: We'll just have to wait and see (laughs).


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Refrigerated pizza dough makes short work of this cute and crusty, heart-shaped entree. Topped with pepperoni, three kinds of cheese, olives, onions and sauce, this yummy Be-My-Valentine Pizza will steal the show…and hearts of any age when you serve it.
What You Need:
(Makes: 2 servings)
1 tube (13.8 ounces) of refrigerated pizza crust
1/4 cup of shredded Italian cheese blend
1/4 cup of shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
2 slices of provolone cheese, cut in half
1/4 cup of pizza sauce
18 slices of pepperoni
1/4 cup of onion, chopped
1/4 cup of black olives, sliced
What to Do:
STEP 1) Unroll the pizza dough onto a greased baking sheet; flatten dough. With kitchen scissors, cut into a 10 inch heart shape. (Use dough trimmings to make breadsticks if desired.) Bake at 425 degrees for 8 minutes.
STEP 2) Combine the Italian and mozzarella cheeses; set aside. Arrange provolone cheese over crust to within 1/2 inch of edges.
STEP 3) Spread with pizza sauce. Layer the sauce with the pepperoni, onion, olives and cheese mixture. Bake 8 to 10 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.
STEP 4) Happy Valentine's Day & Enjoy!


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Support local roller derby! Come out to North Country Food Co-op on May 4th between 8am and 1pm for a delicious pancake breakfast. All ages welcome! $5 will get you two delicious pancakes.
All proceeds go towards Plattsburgh's own North Country Lumber Jills.
Syrup provided by Homestead Maple & coffee by Lakeside Coffee.
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