also, this shows up in my output window:

Vertex program failed to compile:
C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya8.5/bin/Cg/Maya_phong_vertex.cg
Failing vertex params[0] = -DCONSTANT_DIFFUSE
Failing vertex params[1] = -DCONSTANT_SPECULAR
Failing vertex params[2] = -DCONSTANT_TRANSPARENCY
Failing vertex params[3] = -DBUMP_MAP
Failing vertex params[4] = -DBINORMAL_SIGN
Failing vertex params[5] = -DTWO_SIDED_LIGHTING
Fragment program failed to compile:
C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya8.5/bin/Cg/Maya_phong_fragment.cg
Failing fragment params[0] = -DCONSTANT_DIFFUSE
Failing fragment params[1] = -DCONSTANT_SPECULAR
Failing fragment params[2] = -DDIR_LIGHT
Failing fragment params[3] = -DCONSTANT_TRANSPARENCY
Failing fragment params[4] = -DTRANSP_IN_TRANSP_RGB
Failing fragment params[5] = -DBUMP_MAP
Failing fragment params[6] = -DBINORMAL_SIGN
Failing fragment params[7] = -DTWO_SIDED_LIGHTING