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Mel ErwinAliso Viejo, California, US
Versatile range, confident rhythm, and intriguing tones are just a few of the characteristics that make Mel's voice perfect for whatever project you're working on! Her attention-grabbing emphasis combined with a wide range of inviting energy are ideal for commercials, advertisements, infomercials, and various brand placement.
Her deep appreciation for humor can be amplified to entertaining levels. That, combined with adjustable energy and a large vocal range result in a diverse, fun selection of voices great for animation!
Excellent enunciation and vocal clarity pair perfectly with education and learning modules, industrial training, and other types of informative scripts. Captivating tones and strong, confident vocal rhythm, specialized dialect training, and ability to relay emotion make her ideal for various narration pieces and audio books.
Mel has a one of a kind voice and style that can be perfectly tailored to fit your projects needs!
English (North American)
North American, US New York (New Jersey, Bronx, Brooklyn)
Child, Middle Aged, Senior, Teen, Young Adult
Special Skills
Audiobooks, Business, Cartoons, Documentaries, Educational, Internet, Movie Trailers, Podcasting, Radio, Telephone, Television, Videogames
3 years performing live stand-up comedy
2 years hosting comedy, variety, and game type shows
Extensive voice coaching on various techniques and dialects via Del Mar Media Arts
Completed 6 week Voice Over I course with Del Mar Media Arts; An orientation to the skills of voice over acting using a combination of lectures and hands on experience. Course focuses on radio commercials, narration, and animation/character voices, as well as industrial work, demo production, and marketing. Class culminates with SAG/AFTRA agent visit. (6 weeks, 18 hours)
Completed 6 week Voice Over II course with Del Mar Media Arts which was a continuing study of voice over using more advanced material. Material chosen specifically to the needs of each student. Class culminates with a field trip to a commercial recording studio where students read before a current voice-caster/producer. (6 weeks, 12 hours)
Completed 6 week Voice Over III course with Del Mar Media Arts where students are taught skills necessary to perform the work of a spokesperson in industrial and trade-show work. Students learn to become proficient on the TelePrompTer and the wireless ear prompter. Last class is visited by an SAG agent who specializes in spokes projects. (6 weeks, 12 hours)
Completed 6 week Voice Over IV course with Del Mar Media Arts where students learn skills to perform vocal work in radio theater and books-on-tape, which are very similar in nature. The regional dialects of New York, American Southern, American North Eastern, and British are developed. Class culminates with a field trip to a major recording studio to do a looping session for foreign cartoons and films. (6 weeks, 12 hours)
Completed 6 week Voice Over V course with Del Mar Media Arts described as intensive advanced work on animation voices. Students learn to create and sustain original characters. Classes visited by current animation artists. (6 weeks, 12 hours)
Completed 6 week Spokesperson course with Del Mar Media Arts
Completed 6 week Narration and Audio Book course with Del Mar Media Arts
Completed 6 week Dialect and Animation course with Del Mar Media Arts
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Computer & Software
Macbook Pro, Logic ProX
Special Equipment
Semi-Pro Home Studio with vocal booth
Delivery Methods
Dropbox, email, mail, Mp3, .WAV, .AIFF
Turnaround Time
Usually less than 24 hrs, always able to meet the clients deadline!
Service Description
Ability to provide professional voice recordings with a fast delivery! I will do everything I can to make your project the absolute best that it can be!
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Voice Over Clients
University of Alaska
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Image Studios
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Payment Terms
Hire Mel as a voice actor. Payment is made through Voices.com SurePay, an escrow service that guarantees your work is done to your satisfaction. Send payment securely by Visa, Mastercard or PayPal through Voices.com then download your files from the website.
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Can I use anything like gel or cream to remove or at least lighten my old scars? (Photos)
Please help me. I got a lot of old scars on my knees that prevents me from wearing shorts and skirts. I really affects my confidence. I got these when I was still young, my parents didn't take care of me everytime I fell down on my knees so it became big. Now that I am old, i dont know what to do. Can I use anything like gel or cream to remove or at least lighten my old scars? I cannot afford the lazer or operation for this. Please help me. Any suggestion?
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Blogs HNN Rock 'n' Roll Sells Out on "Mad Men"Apr 2, 2012 12:32 pm
Rock 'n' Roll Sells Out on "Mad Men"
Due to popular demand, I'm going to continue to blog this season of Mad Men. And now, Episode 3! For my post on the two-parter season premier, go here.
When you get right down to it, it's the lucky among us who get old. At the risk of being morbid, I've always believed it's better to die at a hundred, with a lifetime of memories and experiences, than it is to die at twenty-five. That doesn't mean aging is easy, though, and for the first time since the show began, last night's Mad Men episode made the characters seem so ... old. From Betty Francis's cancer scare, to Roger Sterling finally realizing he's obsolete, to Don's awkward attempts to psychoanalyze the youth market backstage at a Rolling Stones concert, aging and its discontents are now front and center on the series.
Even Mohawk, the newly-signed airline that sparked so much excitement at SCDP (and highlighted the rivalry between Roger and Pete Campbell) is living on borrowed time. By 1972 Mohawk Airlines would be defunct, acquired by the company that eventually became US Airways. Almost none of the early regional airlines in America operate independently today (but, hey, even Pan Am eventually went out of business, ironically enough at almost the exact same moment as the final collapse of the Soviet Union -- December 1991).
It was certainly startling to be reintroduced to Betty. After two years of marriage to New York mayor John Lindsay's advisor Henry Francis (He got the best line of the night -- "Tell Jim His Honor isn't going to Michigan. [Pause.] Because Romney's a clown, and I don't want him standing next to us."), she's put on a bit of weight, which would in and of itself be unremarkable, but this is the woman who went on at length for years about how important it is to be pretty and thin. Her doctor finds a lump on her thyroid during a check-up for diet pills, and she spends the rest of the episode under the potential cloud of cancer (*SPOILER ALERT*: she doesn't have it). It's worth reflecting on cancer's once-immense social taboo -- people once suffered and died in silence. Remember, the episode is set eight years before Betty Ford went public with her battle with breast cancer. Interestingly, only Don can bring himself to speak the actual word (well, his "other" ex-wife did died of bone marrow cancer) -- every one else, even Betty's cancer-stricken friend Joyce, with whom Betty has lunch after a doctor's appointment, refers to it as a sickness or illness. Joyce's description of the experience of cancer is heart-wrenching, especially her seemingly shrugged-off line in response to Betty's horror: "No one's ever asked."
On to somewhat lighter fare. Part of the original fun of Mad Men was guessing how its very flawed characters would react to the changes of the '60s. Well, we now have a pretty good idea. Roger Sterling remains utterly, almost willfully clueless -- last week, he was completely oblivious to the fact that black people read newspapers and might want office jobs, too; this week, he told Peggy to hire the Woody Allen-esque Michael Ginsberg because having a Jew "makes the agency more modern." He thought the same thing in the first season, six years earlier. (He also assumed it would be a problem for the client to have a Jewish copywriter and was astonished that they didn't care.) Don and the now-hip (and incredibly irritating) Harry Crane, meanwhile, strike up a conversation (and a joint) with a pair of underage groupies at the Stones concert while waiting to recruit the band for a TV commercial for Heinz Baked Beans. In the past, Don would have played the seducer in this situation, but here he seemed genuinely befuddled and concerned. "What do you feel when hear [the Rolling Stones]?" he asks one of them. The girl shrugs. "Brian Jones ... he's a troubadour." (Too bad he'll be dead in three years.) She'll do "whatever he wants," though it's pretty clear she has no idea what that might be. When Don presses her, she dismisses him. "None of you want any of us to have a good time just because you never did," she tells Don (I can't think of a less true statement). "No," he responds, "we're worried about you."
And therein lies the generation gap in a nutshell. It's a lesson that's appreciate much more today than it was in 1966: even square people can do drugs and have sex.
Harry, meanwhile, mistakes the one-hit wonder the Trade Winds for the Stones. "They sounded just like them," he said, despite the Trade Winds sounding a lot more like the Beach Boys. But, of course, all pop acts sound the same, right? (Truthfully, I can't tell the difference between Ke$ha and Lady GaGa, either, but at least the Stones have staying power.)
The Stones, incidentally, actually did a Rice Krispies commercial in the UK in 1964, but it fell to the Who to actually record a Heinz Baked Beans.
In 1967, most pop bands were desperately trying to keep up with the Beatles and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band -- Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys nearly had a nervous breakdown after hearing the album. The Rolling Stones recorded the very mixed Their Satanic Majesties Request (one critic of the Internet Age called it "the worst of the major bands' takes on Sgt. Pepper ... full of self-conscious attempts to be weird"); The Who cut The Who Sell Out, which, judging by its packaging alone, could very well become Don Draper's favorite album of 1967.
The whole album is structured like a pirate radio broadcast, complete with ad spots recorded specifically for the album (supposedly the band actually tried to sell ad space on the album but couldn't get any companies interested, so they just a few gra is). Among the products to get plugged: Odorono (a popular English deodorant, the first marketed specifically to women), Charles Atlas's bodybuilding course, and, yes, Heinz Baked Beans.
And, as evidence that not everyone in the advertising world was brain-dead on race (and the fact that there were profits to be made from -- *gasp* -- actually selling things to African Americans!), I submit for your consideration this jingle for Coca-Cola, my personal favorite from a huge number of spots from the '60s featuring well-known acts, sung by Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin.
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iPad Parent Training
Trident Academy will be offering a FREE iPad training session for parents on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 6 p.m. at the school. During this session, the discussion will focus on the best apps for students with learning differences, age-appropriate apps, and apps geared toward different learning styles. Read more about how students use iPads in the classroom.
"More and more parents are buying iPads for their children's use and they come to us for suggestions to add educational value," says Sandi Clerici, interim head of school. "We're already researching and implementing these apps daily and we want to share our expertise with parents, so we can work together to achieve success for our students."
For parents who want to explore on their own and bring questions to the information session, Assistive Technologist Mary Silgals recommends parents consider how the iPad is going to be used.
Is it for reading?Explore the different apps that are available for downloading ebooks.
Is it for word processing or taking the place of a laptop or desktop computer?Check out iPages, printer apps, storage of documents, etc.
Is it for entertainment?Explore apps that are entertaining, yet have educational benefits for the child.
Is it for organization?Find apps, like Evernote, that help students keep up to date on their assignments and homework as well as personal dates.
Is it for helping the student reinforce skills learned in school?There are apps for every subject area.
"Never fear, we'll look at all these uses and more in the training session," Silgals says. "Be sure to think about your child's needs prior to the training to the most out of the information."
Silgals says the best place to find information on apps is through Twitter. Some of the popular apps used in the classroom are the GraphicCalculator, the World Atlas, BrainPop, Sock Puppets, Titanic, AppWriter, and Shakespeare in Bits.


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Mapping Political Contexts. Mapping the Policy Context. RAPID Framework Stakeholder Analysis Force field analysis Policy Process Mapping Influence mapping Outcome Mapping. The Policy Cycle. (Young and Quinn, 2002). High. Keep Satisfied. Engage Closely. Power. Monitor (minimum effort).
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Boris Johnson is aiming to return to the House Of Commons as an elected MP in May, but he might also have his sights on a presenter job.
Boris said that he would 'definitely' like to take over from Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear, should he eventually get sacked.
As part of #AskBoris, he was asked if he wanted Clarkson reinstated on the popular BBC car show.
As you can see, he didn't quite answer the question, but instead put himself forward as a replacement.
Boris has been on Top Gear before, doing the iconic lap of the track… And placing third from bottom on the overall scoreboard. Brilliant.
Last week Boris told the Daily Mail:
Everything that happens with Jeremy Clarkson seems to get escalated to some major international incident.
I think there's a left-wing hysteria about him. He's the standard bearer for unacceptable attitudes which makes me instinctively want to support him.
It's no great surprise that Boris Johnson sides with Jeremy Clarkson, to be honest.
I don't watch Top Gear, it doesn't interest me in the slightest. But would I watch it if bumbling Boris was presenting it? Yes.
Besides, he's probably a lot safer behind the wheel of a car than being let loose in the House Of Commons.
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Parallel programming made easy
Computer chips have stopped getting faster. For the past 10 years, chips' performance improvements have come from the addition of processing units known as cores.
In theory, a program on a 64-core machine would be 64 times as fast as it would be on a single-core machine. But it rarely works out that way. Most computer programs are sequential, and splitting them up so that chunks of them can run in parallel causes all kinds of complications.
In the May/June issue of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' journal Micro, researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) will present a new chip design they call Swarm, which should make parallel programs not only much more efficient but easier to write, too.
In simulations, the researchers compared Swarm versions of six common algorithms with the best existing parallel versions, which had been individually engineered by seasoned software developers. The Swarm versions were between three and 18 times as fast, but they generally required only one-tenth as much code — or even less. And in one case, Swarm achieved a 75-fold speedup on a program that computer scientists had so far failed to parallelize.
Energy-friendly chip can perform powerful artificial-intelligence tasks and implement neural networks
MIT researchers have developed a new chip designed to implement neural networks. It is 10 times as efficient as a mobile GPU, so it could enable mobile devices to run powerful artificial-intelligence algorithms locally, rather than uploading data to the Internet for processing.
In recent years, some of the most exciting advances in artificial intelligence have come courtesy of convolutional neural networks, large virtual networks of simple information-processing units, which are loosely modeled on the anatomy of the human brain. Neural networks are typically implemented using graphics processing units (GPUs), special-purpose graphics chips found in all computing devices with screens. A mobile GPU, of the type found in a cell phone, might have almost 200 cores, or processing units, making it well suited to simulating a network of distributed processors.
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The Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) was established in 1972 with the goal of providing exceptional training in the identification, management, and treatment of operative and non-operative pediatric orthopaedic disorders. The Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (AGGME) since 1990.
Located in the heart of New York City, HSS receives a myriad of orthopaedic conditions which range from the most common to the most complex. HSS fellows have access to all patients and are exposed to every aspect of pediatric orthopaedics including: early onset scoliosis, pediatric sports medicine, limb deformity, hip preservation, trauma, developmental dysplasia of the hip, clubfoot, and Cerebral Palsy. Ranked #1 by US News & World Report for 6 consecutive years, patients travel regionally and globally to our institution for care. The HSS Pediatric Orthopedic Fellow will be trained in the diagnosis and treatment of a full spectrum of conditions and have the opportunity to receive more advanced exposures during an 8 week elective block.
With over 23,000 pediatric outpatient visits and 3,000 pediatric surgical admissions annually our fellows receive broad exposure to all facets of pediatric orthopaedics and an opportunity to pursue special interests.
Comprised of nine attending surgeons who bring together a variety of subspecialty training backgrounds with a strong commitment to teaching, our faculty provides the highest quality of evidence based care. Our program is structured to allow fellows (HSS accepts one Pediatric Orthopedic Fellow per year) to work closely with each member of the service during an academic year that includes 4 eleven-week rotations and 1 eight-week elective thereby developing competency in the spectrum of care in each of our surgeon's subspecialty areas of interest:
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The Pediatric Orthopaedic Service typically supports fellow attendance at 1–2 meetings or conferences per year. Supported conferences include:
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Fellows are encouraged to participate in 2 research projects during the academic year.
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Fellows are provided a stipend and benefits based on the cost of living in New York City, competitive with those of other institutions. 2016/17 Salary: $83,892 (plus fringe benefits) (payable in biweekly installments)
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Asylum Press has released preview images to the third and final chapter of Trench Coats, Cigarettes and Shotguns, a "digital first" 3-issue mini-series available on Comixology, Comics Plus, Graphicly and My Digital Comics. The series will also be collected into a stand alone eBook for the KindleFire, Nook, Kobo, and iBookstore.
The release dates for each issue of the comic book are:
Trench Coats, Cigarettes and Shotguns #1 – Aug 1, 2012
Trench Coats, Cigarettes and Shotguns #2 – Aug 8, 2012
Trench Coats, Cigarettes and Shotguns #3 – Aug 15, 2012
A free preview of Trench Coats, Cigarettes and Shotguns can be seen at the Asylum Press website.
"I'm really excited to be working with Chuck Brown and Philipp Neundorf to publish this exciting, action-packed story," publisher Frank Forte says. "Trench Coats has a dark storyline and twisted characters. It's exactly what Asylum Press wants to bring to the masses."
The story centers around a mysterious hitman named Trypp who only relies on three things – his trench coat, cigarettes and shotgun – as he navigates a dangerous world filled with mech-wielding gangsters, demonic Mafioso and demons that run wild on earth. A new kind of crime family that has emerged in New York City uses ancient satanic rituals to gain the speed, strength and other attributes of demons. When the mob murders Trypp's friend, he embraces the darkness in his soul, leaving a path of death and destruction to avenge her.
"Working with Philipp Neundorf was a writer's dream," says writer Chuck Brown, "though we bumped heads now and again he was able to take the world of Trench Coats, Cigarettes and Shotguns to new heights. Assembling this book took a lot of time and sleepless nights, but in the end I think we created something unique and special. Take away all the demons, death, magic and mayhem in the book and you're left with a simple story about a grain of good trying to stay afloat in a sea of evil. Something I think a lot of people can relate to nowadays."
Artist Philipp Neundorf explains the creative process behind the book series, "Doing a full color page per day for around three months is an intense undertaking, even more so when collaborating with strong personalities like Chuck. Often enough we were crushing our heads like Trypp does to the demons in the book. However, after looking at the final pages, it was worth the fight. Doing comics that have to compete with the big-name titles out there in the market is tough."
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Timex bags "Best Marketing Campaign in Print" award for Helix at Watch World Awards 2012
The amazing new campaign by Timex Helix has been recognized as the Best Marketing campaign in print category at the Watch World Awards 2012.
The essence of this print campaign talks about the new confident generation which focuses on 'now', the present moment and believes in living every moment to the fullest. The ad aptly communicates the youth ideology which is 'I want to spend time exploring and enjoying the present but I am expected to join the rat race to ensure my future is bright when I am already confident that it will be.'
Apart from the refreshing splash of creativity that the Timex Helix ad unleashed, the business outcomes after the launch of this ad have been tremendous. Right after 4 weeks print campaign the brand saw exponential growth in Secondary sales and was recently listed by Business Strategist as one amongst the "Best Launches of 2011" where no other watch brand has been featured.
"We are delighted to receive this award; it is recognition of all the efforts Timex Group has invested in understanding the psyche of the youth. For a brand's success, a clear understanding of psychographics and demographics is imperative and that's what has made the Timex Helix campaign something to which the youngsters can relate to'', said a visibly elated Mr. V.D. Wadhwa, CEO, Timex Group India Limited after receiving the award.
Helix, the youth brand from Timex Group, is a range of vibrant, free-spirited and unconventional range of watches. The youth watch market which is growing at 15%, but with limited brands that are both trendy and affordable. This presented an opportunity for the iconic, global brand Timex to launch a sub-brand that specifically targeted the college going segment. The communication task was to make Helix a brand that youth can own, both in attitude and style.
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By DAN KARELL
HARRISON, N.J.– Dax McCarty decided it was his turn to play the hero.
With the New York Red Bulls tied with Real Salt Lake at 3-3 in 90th minute stoppage time, McCarty scored the game-winning goal with a diving header, sending the crowd of 18,604 at Red Bull Arena into ecstasy as the Red Bulls defeated RSL, 4-3, on Saturday night.
It's the second straight loss for RSL in the dying moments of the match.
"I saw Eric Alexander sitting [back] a little bit, when the ball was getting worked out wide, and I thought I'll give it a go," McCarty said following the match. "It was a great ball by Brandon (Barklage), and I figured I'd channel my inner Tim Cahill and luckily you get good contact, close your eyes, and good things happen."
The Red Bulls immediately went at the makeshift RSL starting lineup that was missing three players due to international duty and one to suspension. After Fabian Espindola drew a foul from 25-yards out, Thierry Henry stepped up with an excellently weighted ball in the 11th minute that found the head of Tim Cahill for the game's opening goal.
It was Cahill's sixth goal of the season and his second in three matches, but even more amazingly, it came after he took a studs up tackle to the knee in the fourth minute of the match, gutting through the game despite feeling pain.
"Honestly I don't even know how I got up (from the tackle). Adrenaline rushes through your body, it's such a big game, so much importance on it, and it happens," Cahill said. "You always want to be competing against the best teams, and they are one of the best."
Twelve minutes later, the home side doubled the lead. Red Bulls defender Brandon Backlage was pulled down inside the box, leading to a penalty kick in the 23rd minute. Espindola stepped up and sent a cheeky chip straight down the middle, fooling RSL goalkeeper Jeff Attinella in the process.
Exuding confidence, the Red Bulls nearly scored a third on two occasions from Henry and Espindola, but a lapse in concentration by defender Markus Holgersson allowed RSL forward Olmes Garcia some space in the box and ended with an RSL penalty kick in the 45th minute. RSL's Alvaro Saborio, back from international duty in the Gold Cup, scored his fifth goal of the season from the spot to cut the deficit in half.
In the second half, emotions began to boil over due to a number of fouls in quick succession by both sides, taking the rhythm out of the match. Garcia and Steele were both shown yellow cards, with Garcia's resulting in a big confrontation near midfield that luckily didn't get out of hand.
"The last thing you want is somebody to get ejected," Red Bulls head coach Mike Petke said. "I think there was a lot of fouls today. You have to adapt to that type of game, and you have to expect (the referee) is going to start throwing cards out.
"I like a physical game, and it worked in our favor tonight."
RSL head coach Jason Kreis made two key substitutions that fully impacted the match, bringing on Luis Gil and Joao Plata to try and tie the match. Instead, the duo led to more than just that.
Gil was the catalyst for a goal scored in the 80th minute, weaving his way through the Red Bulls defense before playing a ball towards the middle. The ball took a hard bounce off Holgersson straight to Garcia in the box, who fed Saborio for the game-tying goal.
Three minutes later, Plata stormed down the left wing, finding Saborio in the box who curled in a deft strike with the outside of his boot to give the visitors a shocking lead. Not only did the goal give Saborio his third-ever MLS hat-trick, it also completed RSL's comeback from the two-goal deficit.
"It's truly important to get him back and also scoring goals," Kreis said. "You know he was critical for us and he played a very good match."
However, the Red Bulls refused to be denied a victory. Espindola earned a second Red Bulls penalty kick in the 88th minute, and one minute later, he scored to tie the match yet again.
With five minutes of extra time and fresh legs on the field in substitutes Peguy Luyindula, Lloyd Sam, and Marius Obekop, the Red Bulls pressed for their winner. On a curled ball from Backlage in 90th minute stoppage time, McCarty sent a diving header goal wards, one that Attinella wasn't able to stop, setting the crowd alight and giving the Red Bulls the three points on a wild night.
"This result can do a lot for a team, this can define a season," McCarty said. "With this resilience, this character we have, we know that against the best team in the league we came back from a goal down with seven, eight minutes to play.
"It's a result that can kind of galvanize you, and it's a result that can push you forward and make you really realize that we can do special things this year."
Here are the match highlights:
It wasn't a corner kick that McCarty scored on. Don't even know what to make of this game right now but glad they got the job done
It was Barklage that was pulled down in the penalty area for the RB PK goal, not Steele.
Those might be the 3 weakest PK calls I've ever seen.
Disagree. The officiating was solid. It was an entertaining game.
I agree Andrew. All three PK's were horrible. Garcia and Espindola should be disciplined for diving and the other guy just went down way too easy. The Ref was handing out PK's like they were free throws in Basketball.
I disagree that Garcia dived. He went to take a stab at the ball, but Holgerson had got his body back in front of the ball and he ended up kicking Holgerson. It wasn't a PK, but I don't think he dove. I think Espy sold the last call, but I don't agree with any of the PKs. However, we were lucky not to have to play 90 a man down. I am sure Alvarez will be hearing from the committee.
Have to agree on the weak PK calls. The first two definitely, and I'm pretty sure about the third as well. Nice penalty by Espindola on the second one. The GK guessed right, moved early, and still didn't get it.
I was out-of-town tonight visiting family and watching the Union/Caps game on TV. After dinner the MLS app on my Nexus kept going "boing", following by profanity or laughs.
Dan in New York
Holy crap. Great game!
The game was stop and go with so many fouls but not the worst refereed game in MLS. There's been far worse. Espindola does the falling thing he used to always try with RSL to good success for nyrb. Oh well at least Portland and LA lost tonight too.
Let's get this gold cup tournament over with already. Let the US hoist the trophy and then get RSL players back to the club fast. I'm talking about flying the boys back home in an an F -22. No too dangerous how about an apache helicopter. Ok a leer jet then.
Gil still can't start for this team even with so many guys out? Wasn't this supposed to be his year to break out? What's wrong with him? What's his deficiency? D? Work rate? Anyone know?
He usually starts, so he was probably just getting a break.
K, thx. I don't see Mch production from him in terms of goals and assists. Is he being effective?
Gil plays many games where he is invisible. He doesn't quite make the impact on the game like you'd hope. He starts most games, but Kreis rotates time in that spot between Velasquez, Stephenson, and Gil. Stephenson has been a big surprise this year which has impacted Gil's time. Also, Grabavoy is having his best season ever and is a lock to start. Beckerman and Morales will always start. There's a big log jam of talented midfielders at RSL. Kreis is giving them all chances and just waiting for someone to break out.
This was an important win. To Neruda's earlier point, it was a stop and start game–by design. RSL came out of the gate fouling, trying to deny Red Bulls any rhythm. That tactic often works against Red Bulls, and it almost worked again. By midway through the second half Barklage, Steele and Dax in particular, and even Cahill were clearly frustrated and (maybe) a little more interested in payback than in playing. I was really worried that their frustration and thirst for blood would take them out of the game That they were nevertheless able to rally as they did is very exciting and looks great for the run to the end of the season.
The atmosphere last night was fantastic! At the end of the game, another fan was saying to me that it was the most exciting game he had been to, and I realized I could barely hear him, as if I'd just walked out of a heavy metal concert. Great game!
Agreed my friend, the place was nuts and RSL was just clobbering RB. Cahill was lucky he could wallk off the field. That should have been a RED. Soft or not the first PK was just dumb because the ref was 5 feet away from the play after warning RSL for holding. The other PKs were dives. The yellows should have come out earlier and more often. No matter, it was one of the most exciting games I've ever seen. Our Brazilian Galo friends said the same thing and this after they won the Copa Libertadores.
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The atmosphere at Red Bull Arena is underrated…
Of course, The constant visual of the Red Bull badging and logo on display due to empty seats leads to this.
All in all, this is a Northern New Jersey/New York City major sports venue.
The pure electricity seen at events in other sports shines through here on occasion
THIS is one of the major reasons that NYCFC and a Cosmos rebirth exists over a other locales.
The prospect of Yankee stadium-like energy in the MLS inventory
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Just a comment about officiating. MLS really has only a couple of good refs. I didn't see this game as I was watching Galaxy vs. Rapids at the same time. There was a call so bad, fortunately not affecting the outcome, that Taylor Twellman said he had never seen anything like it in his life. Even accounting for exaggeration, that's pretty bad given all the MLS games he has played and seen. Anyway, Juninho faked out a Rapid player and was going around him and was clearly fouled by an outstretched leg that was knee high and Juninho got a yellow card. It really was incredibly bad. MLS really needs to upgrade its officiating crew.
Agreed on the soft PKs. But, it really was an exciting game. Good back and forth. I think the ref did ok outside of the PKs. Sorry to see RSL drop another one in stoppage time.
How can you spend as much time outdoors in the summer as Dax and still be so pale??? Besides the mandatory YC, I would highly recommend he find another celebration rather than remove his shirt. Looks like a really fun game, some weak penalties but spare me the hyperbole.
bloody divers.
Robert French
Most of the fouls were deserved. Not shocked by any of the penalty calls. In real time it was tough to see exactly what happened but the RSL defender had his arm around Barkledge, which isn't a good plan in the box away from the scrum and right in front of the ref. Should have been red card rather than yellow on Cahills whack. Henry not following up his shot and heading first toward the corner flag almost cost us the game.
Wow, I now can see how painful it is to be on the other side of the Espindola flopping. I always hated when he did that at RSL, but when you are on the other side of it, it is so disheartening. The first PK was a complete joke. Yes, the defenders hand was on the guys hip. But there was no pull at all, he had no jersey and the guy just threw himself on the ground while going away from the goal. Those are the kinds of flops that should warrant suspensions as the only intent is to cheat the game and deceive the ref.
On the Garcia one, he cut in front of the defender expecting contact. However, even as a RBNY fan, you cannot argue that there was not contact. There was absolutely no flop on that one as Garcia was definitely tripped. With that said, he was clearly looking for the contact which is a little bit dishonest.
The last PK which completely changed the game was by far the worst. Yes Espindola makes a great play to nutmeg the defender. But, then the defender makes a conscious decision to not foul, back off and hope Espindola either misses or messes it up trying to pass. However, instead Espindola slows down trying to create contact and when there is not he just throws himself on the ground. There is no contact until after he falls. Two terrible PK calls against RSL again.
With that said, there was a lot of great creative play in this game. Henry and Saborio are such great attacking players and fun to watch. While it didn't go RSL's way, it was not even close to the robbery of the last couple RSL games. Fun to watch. RSL really needs to get another CB healthy as I cannot imagine them giving up 4 goals with Borchers and Schuler or even Salcedo.


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Which bowls are the ones to see and which ones can be missed? With so many to watch, here are all the bowls ranked from the must-see to the ones you might be able to skip if you need to do some holiday shopping. These rankings are based on fun as well as importance.
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1. Rose Bowl presented by Citi Michigan vs. USC January 1, 2007, ABC
The BCS Championship game is bigger, but this is the one you really want to watch. It's a matchup of the 2007 preseason No. 1 vs. preseason No. 2. Which one's which? Not sure yet, but this could be a showdown of the 2008 BCS Championship game between two teams with something to prove. Michigan, with an impressive performance, wants to prove once and for all that it's the definitive number two team in the nation, while USC wants to put the UCLA debacle in the past and show that things really haven't changed all that much from the national title seasons.
Stars of the show: 1) Mike Hart, RB Michigan, 2) Dwayne Jarrett, WR USC, 3) Mario Manningham, WR Michigan
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Michigan 24 ... USC 20
2. BCS Championship Game Ohio State vs. Florida January 8, 2007, Fox
Will Florida earn the number two spot and the shot at the title? Will Ohio State be tight and rusty after several weeks off since beating Michigan? The buzz won't be there for this for a few weeks with everyone certain to be talking about the BCS process and not the actual game. Florida is far better, especially defensively, than it'll probably get credit for, while Ohio State isn't quite as good as everyone will make it out to be. Don't just assume a Buckeye coronation with the Gator defense certain to keep this close.
Stars of the show: 1) Troy Smith, QB Ohio State, 2) Ted Ginn, WR Ohio State, 3) Chris Leak, QB Florida
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Ohio State 27 ... Florida 17
3. Sheraton Hawaii Bowl Arizona State vs. Hawaii December 24, 2006, ESPN
Leave the defensive battles for late November rivalry games. What do you want in a December bowl game? Offense, offense, offense, offense, offense. Arizona State has the potential to get hot an throw big yards and points on the board, while Colt Brennan and the Hawaii offense are guaranteed to amass 400 passing yards and over 35 points. If you haven't seen the Warrior offense yet, this is your shot. This will be the most fun bowl game you'll watch all year.
Stars of the show: 1) Colt Brennan, QB Hawaii 2) Davone Bess WR Hawaii, 3) Rudy Carpenter, QB Arizona State
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Hawaii 48 ... Arizona State 41
4. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma vs. Boise State January 1, 2007, Fox
Remember, these aren't playoffs. If you're not in the BCS Championship, you're playing in a glorified exhibition game. While you might not be ecstatic to have a team like Boise State get into one of the big money games, it's one of only two unbeaten teams and has earned its stripes after an amazing run of wins over the last eight years. This might be among the most important games of the last few years to possibly change perceptions about how good the non-BCS conference teams are.
Stars of the show: 1) Boise State RB Ian Johnson, 2) Oklahoma LB Rufus Alexander, 3) Oklahoma WR Malcolm Kelly
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Oklahoma 23 ... Boise State 16
5. Capital One Bowl Arkansas vs. Wisconsin January 1, 2007, ABC
Considering Arkansas blew out Auburn at Auburn, you could make the case that this is the best game between teams that didn't make the BCS. Wisconsin has the best record of any non-BCS team going 11-1 with the one loss coming to Michigan, but Bret Bielema's boys didn't play anyone. This is huge for both the Big Ten and SEC bragging rights. With the Big Ten considered down this year, the Badgers have to come up with its second straight Capital One Bowl win after beating Auburn last year.
Stars of the show: 1) Arkansas RB Darren McFadden, 2) Wisconsin RB P.J. Hill, 3) Arkansas WR Marcus Monk
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6. AT&T Cotton Bowl Nebraska vs. Auburn January 1, 2007, Fox
One of the best of the non-BCS matchups, it wouldn't have been a shock if these two had been playing in one of the big money games. Nebraska is looking to get its first really big win since beating Michigan in last year's Alamo Bowl, while Auburn is looking to show that it's better than it played all year long. Even at 10-2, Auburn was one of the year's bigger disappointments coming off a flop of a bowl performance against Wisconsin in last season's Capital One Bowl.
Stars of the show: 1) Nebraska QB Zac Taylor, 2) Auburn RB Kenny Irons, 3) Auburn DE Quentin Groves
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Auburn 27 .... Nebraska 17
7. Chick-fil-A Bowl Virginia Tech vs. Georgia December 30, 2006, ESPN
If you like big-time offense, this won't be for you with both defenses on display for what should be one of the hardest hitting games of the bowl season. Can Georgia use the home crowd advantage to get by a red-hot Virginia Tech team who's won six straight? Georgia can bounce back after a rough season with its third straight impressive win after beating Auburn and Georgia Tech, and can set the tone for 2007 with a big win.
Stars of the show: 1) Virginia Tech LB Vince Hall, 2) Georgia DE Charles Johnson, 3) Virginia Tech LB Xavier Adibi
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Virginia Tech 13 ... Georgia 9
8. Outback Bowl Penn State vs. Tennessee January 1, 2007, ESPN
Fine, so this game might sound better on name recognition than it does in practice, but Penn State's defense, and the running of Tony Hunt, could be enough to battle the overall athleticism and speed of the resurgent Vols. Tennessee can finish with a ten-win season and officially erase all memories of last year's nightmare, while Penn State is looking for its first decent win of the season while looking to prove that 2005 wasn't a fluke.
Stars of the show: 1) Penn State LB Paul Posluszny, 2) Tennessee WR Robert Meachem, 3) Tennessee QB Erik Ainge
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Tennessee 23 ... Penn State 13
9. Toyota Gator Bowl Georgia Tech vs. West Virginia January 1, 2007, CBS
It's the ACC's second best team against the Big East's second best team. Georgia Tech's run defense, outside of the loss to Clemson, has been strong all season long finishing 11th in the nation, while the West Virginia rushing attack finished the year second in the country. It's strength vs. strength in what should be a good game for four quarters.
Stars of the show: 1) Georgia Tech WR Calvin Johnson, 2) West Virginia RB Steve Slaton, 3) West Virginia QB Pat White
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: West Virginia 23 ... Georgia Tech 16
10. Pacific Life Holiday Bowl California vs. Texas A&M December 28, 2006, ESPN
The Pack 10 is overdue for a good Holiday Bowl performance having lost four of the last five, while Cal will try to erase memories of the last time it played in San Diego losing to Texas Tech 45-31 in 2004. The Golden Bears get a ton of hype with not many big wins to back it up, while Texas A&M is gunning for its first ten-win season since 1998 and prove that the Dennis Franchione era is truly headed in the right direction.
Stars of the show: 1) California RB Marshawn Lynch, 2) California WR DeSean Jackson, 3) Texas A&M RB Jorvorskie Lane
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: California 34 ... Texas A&M 31
11. Allstate Sugar Bowl Notre Dame vs. LSU January 3, 2007, Fox
Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's Notre Dame vs. LSU so it's must-see college football TV, but it also has the potential to be a dog with fleas if Notre Dame doesn't do something major to address the pass protection and secondary issues. This will be like a home game for LSU in the first Sugar Bowl back in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina.
Stars of the show: 1) Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn, 2) LSU QB JaMarcus Russell, 3) Notre Dame WR Jeff Samardzija
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: LSU 38 ... Notre Dame 20
12. Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl Oregon vs. BYU December 21, 2006, ESPN
The second bowl game of the season is a killer. Oregon lost its last three games of the season and can turn things around in a hurry and get some major momentum going into next year, while BYU is one of the hottest teams in the nation winning nine straight. If the Mountain West wants to be taken seriously on a national scale, the Cougars have to not only win, but win impressively against a Pac 10 also-ran.
Stars of the show: 1) BYU QB John Beck, 2) Oregon RB Jonathan Stewart, 3) Oregon WR Jaison Williams
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: BYU 34 ... Oregon 20
13. Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Kentucky vs. Clemson December 29, 2006, ESPN
The average fan will have no interest in this. You're not the average fan. This will be a shootout of the highest order with the Kentucky defense totally incapable of handling the Clemson offense, while Andre Woodson and the Wildcat attack should be able to crank out big yards and at least thirty points on a Tiger defense coming off a rough outing against South Carolina.
Stars of the show: 1) Clemson RB C.J. Spiller, 2) Clemson RB James Davis, 3) Kentucky QB Andre Woodson
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Clemson 45 ... Kentucky 31
14. Alamo Bowl Texas vs. Iowa December 30, 2006, ESPN
Traditionally a solid bowl team, Iowa is looking to finish off an awful season with the type of win that can generate a buzz throughout the following eight months. Texas lost two straight going from national title contender to Big 12 title favorite to Big 12 South also-ran to the Alamo Bowl. A loss to the Hawkeyes would make the off-season as unpleasant as the last off-season was fun.
Stars of the show: 1) Texas QB Colt McCoy, 2) Texas CB Aaron Ross, 3) Iowa QB Drew Tate
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Texas 37 ... Iowa 13
15. Meineke Car Care Bowl Boston College vs. Navy December 30, 2006, ESPN2
Easily two of the best bowl teams over the last few seasons, Navy has won its last two post-season games while BC has won six straight. This would easily be the best win of the season for the Midshipmen, who's coming in hurting after losing thunderback Adam Ballard to a broken leg in the Army game. After winning nine straight in three of the last four seasons, the Eagles can win ten games for the first time since 1984.
Stars of the show: 1) Boston College QB Matt Ryan, 2) Navy QB Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, 3) Boston College DB DeJuan Tribble
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Boston College 30 ... Navy 17
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16. Sun Bowl Missouri vs. Oregon State December 29, 2006, CBS
The two teams were on the hot list in their respective races in the middle of the season after Oregon State beat USC and Missouri got by Texas Tech, but the Tigers lost four of five before thumping Kansas. The Beavers won seven of their last eight and are going for a ten-win season after holding on against Hawaii. Expect lots of passing, plenty of big plays, and a game worth taking the day off of work for..
Stars of the show: 1) Oregon State RB Yvenson Bernard, 2) Missouri QB Chase Daniel, 3) Oregon State WR Sammie Stroughter
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Oregon State 30 ... Missouri 27
17. Orange Bowl Wake Forest vs. Louisville January 2, 2007, Fox
Everyone keeps disrespecting Wake Forest and everyone keeps looking silly. It just doesn't seem like the Demon Deacons should be any good, but they just keep winning and winning and winning. Louisville has too much offense to Wake Forest and too much defensive pressure to lose this. Wake Forest has heard it all before and still came through with an ACC championship, but the Cardinals will show why they should've been in the discussion for the BCS Championship.
Stars of the show: 1) Louisville QB Brian Brohm, 2) Wake Forest LB Jon Abbate, 3) Louisville DB William Gay
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Louisville 31 ... Wake Forest 13
18. Texas Bowl Kansas State vs. Rutgers December 28, 2006, NFL Network
Rutgers came within a triple-overtime battle of going to the Orange Bowl, and now it's in the ... Texas Bowl?! The Scarlet Knights have to pick their spirits up off the ground or they'll get tagged by a rising Kansas State team hoping for a big momentum boost going into the off-season. Chalk this one up to who has the better attitude.
Stars of the show: 1) Rutgers RB Ray Rice, 2) Kansas State QB Josh Freeman, 3) Rutgers DB Courtney Greene
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Rutgers 24 ... Kansas State 20
19. Papajohns.com Bowl East Carolina vs. South Florida December 23, 2006, ESPN2
This will be a much better game than you think. East Carolina won five of its last six games only dropping a tight 18-17 battle to Rice while South Florida is still buzzing after shocking West Virginia to close out with a strong eight-win season. Still the unknown and disrespected program in the Big East mix, the Bulls will try to win its first bowl game ever.
Stars of the show: 1) South Florida QB Matt Grothe, 2) East Carolina QB James Pinkney, 3) South Florida LB Stephen Moffett
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: South Florida 23 ... East Carolina 10
20. PetroSun Independence Bowl Oklahoma State vs. Alabama December 27, 2006, ESPN
The Joe Kines era begins, and likely ends at Alabama against an up-and-coming Oklahoma State team gunning for the first bowl win in Mike Gundy's watch. Can the Bama defense handle the Cowboy attack? Will OSU overcome a rough two-game losing streak to set the tone for 2007? This should be an interesting contrast in styles.
Stars of the show: 1) Oklahoma State QB Bobby Reid, 2) Alabama WR D.J. Hall, 3) Oklahoma State WR Adarius Bowman
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Oklahoma State 26 ... Alabama 23
21. AutoZone Liberty Bowl Houston vs. South Carolina December 29, 2006, ESPN
The Cougars could make this extremely interesting as long as QB Kevin Kolb is able to bomb away and keep pace with a Gamecock offense that should be humming. Each team will try to make amends for a bad bowl game last year with Houston getting destroyed 42-13 by Kansas and South Carolina losing a heartbreaker to Missouri. The Ball Coach won't lose two straight bowls.
Stars of the show: 1) Houston QB Kevin Kolb, 2) South Carolina WR Sidney Rice, 3) South Carolina LB Jasper Brinkley
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: South Carolina 35 ... Houston 20
22. Champs Sports Bowl Purdue vs. Maryland December 29, 2006, ESPN
Sometimes the best bowl games come when two uninteresting teams square off. Maybe this is one of those instances. The Boilermakers have an offense, but no defense. The Terps have an inconsistent offense and a decent defense, and can't hang on to the ball.
Stars of the show: 1) Purdue WR Dorien Bryant, 2) Maryland LB Erin Henderson 3) Maryland LB Wesley Jefferson
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Purdue 26 ... Maryland 23
Serious Dog Potential ... hang with the family, but keep the TV on
You'll watch, but you won't go out of your way. These matchups just aren't compelling and/or could be blowouts. Worse yet, these games could be boring.
23. Emerald Bowl Florida State vs. UCLA December 27, 2006, ESPN
Move this up ten spots if Florida State actually decides to show up. UCLA, fresh off its stunning win over USC, can keep the momentum going in what should be an off-season pf promise. The Seminole defense has been solid all season long, but the offense hasn't shown up over the second half of the season. Can the FSU O line keep its quarterbacks clean? Nope.
Stars of the show: 1) UCLA DE Justin Hickman, 2) Florida State LB Buster Davis, 3) UCLA DE Bruce Davis
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: UCLA 24 ... Florida State 10
24. Insight Bowl Minnesota vs. Texas Tech December 29, 2006, ESPN
The two teams might have big names, but the matchup doesn't work out well. Texas Tech is third in the nation in passing, Minnesota is 115th in the country in pass defense. Thank you very much, good night. Tip your waitresses. Unless Minnesota can get its ground game rolling this might not be pretty.
Stars of the show: 1) Texas Tech QB Graham Harrell, 2) Minnesota QB Bryan Cupito 3) Texas Tech WR Joel Filani
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Texas Tech 38 ... Minnesota 20
25. MPC Computers Bowl Nevada vs. Miami December 30, 2006, ESPN
Miami in Boise? Is it even possible to travel further for a bowl game? The Hurricanes will have a fight on their hands if they're not taking a decent Nevada team seriously. The Canes might be struggling, but the Wolf Pack and the WAC could use the win for more national attention for each.
Stars of the show: 1) Miami DE Calais Campbell, 2) Nevada QB Jeff Rowe, 3) Miami S Brandon Meriweather
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Miami 31 ... Nevada 10
26. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl TCU vs. Northern Illinois December 19, 2006, ESPN2
If the Northern Illinois team that rocked over the last two weeks of the season shows up, this might be a decent game unless the TCU team that rocked over the last two months gets rolling. The Horned Frogs have been fantastic led by the nation's fourth ranked run defense trying to stop Huskie star Garrett Wolfe, who needs 100 yards to reach 2,000.
Stars of the show: 1) Northern Illinois RB Garrett Wolfe, 2) TCU QB Jeff Ballard, 3) TCU DE Tommy Blake
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: TCU 31 ... Northern Illinois 10
27. International Bowl Western Michigan vs. Cincinnati January 6, 2007, ESPN
The inaugural International Bowl might not be all that bad. It'll have a hard time getting any love being played three days after the first four BCS days, but it should be a decent game with a good Western Michigan team playing a Cincinnati squad in transition with head coach Mark Dantonio off to Michigan State. This is WMU's first bowl appearance since 1988.
Stars of the show: 1) Western Michigan LB Ameer Ismail, 2) Cincinnati DB Dominic Ross, 3) Western Michigan DB Londen Fryar
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Cincinnati 20 ... Western Michigan 13
28. New Mexico Bowl New Mexico vs. San Jose State December 23, 2006, ESPN
New Mexico might be the least deserving team in the bowl mix. It gets a home game in the inaugural New Mexico Bowl after thumping San Diego State 41-14. San Jose State's defense has been stout all year long, and now head coach Dick Tomey can make the resurgence complete with a win in the program's first bowl game since 1990. This might turn out to be among the tightest and most competitive of the early bowl games, but will you be interested?
Stars of the show: 1) San Jose State CB Dwight Lowery, 2) New Mexico LB Quincy Black, 3) San Jose State RB Yonus Davis
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: New Mexico 24 ... San Jose State 20
29. Armed Forces Bowl Utah vs. Tulsa December 23, 2006, ESPN
This would've been far more interesting last season when the two teams won their respective conferences. Tulsa struggled over the second half of the season losing three straight before thumping Tulane, while Utah got hot winning three straight before losing to BYU in a classic. Neither team has done anything to make the non-college football fan want to watch this.
Stars of the show: 1) Utah CB Eric Weddle, 2) Tulsa QB Paul Smith, 3) Utah QB Brett Ratliff
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Utah 31 ... Tulsa 20
30. New Orleans Bowl Troy vs. Rice December 22, 2006, ESPN
Rice is one of the feel-good stories of 2006 with first year head coach Todd Graham leading the program to its first bowl game since 1961. Troy stunned Middle Tennessee and then beat FIU to win the Sun Belt title, but it doesn't do any one thing particularly well.
Stars of the show: 1) Rice WR Jarett Dillard, 2) Troy QB Omar Haugabook, 3) Rice RB Quinton Smith
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Rice 34 ... Troy 16
31. GMAC Bowl Southern Miss vs. Ohio January 7, 2007, ESPN
Consider this your appetizer before the BCS Championship. The dumping ground for the losers of the MAC and Conference USA title games, this should be a low scoring, defensive battle. While it might be tight, it one offense struggles to get rolling, this won't be one to stick around for.
Stars of the show: 1) Ohio RB Kalvin McRae, 2) Southern Miss OG George Batiste, 3) Ohio LB Matt Muncy
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Southern Miss 23 ... Ohio 10
32. Motor City Bowl Central Michigan vs. Middle Tennessee December 26, 2006, ESPN
If Central Michigan plays like it did in the MAC title game win over Ohio, this won't be much fun. The Blue Raiders were stunned by Troy 21-20 in the regular season final to blow a shot at the Sun Belt championship and the New Orleans Bowl, but the 7-5 record got them to the Motor City. Having yet to come close against anyone with a pulse, Middle Tennessee has to show far more than it did in its D-I non-conference slate.
Stars of the show: 1) Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour, 2) Middle Tennessee RB Eugene Gross, 3) Central Michigan WR Bryan Anderson
The knee jerk, off-the-cuff, initial prediction: Central Michigan 38 ... Middle Tennessee 7


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By now you most probably have heard that SketchUp 2014 has been released. There are quite a few great new-feature overviews and reviews out there and I'll suggest you look at the ones linked at the end of this post to get up to speed. For now, I just wanted to show you why the Ruby update in SketchUp 2014 is pretty amazing. Look at this image: What is so interesting about the image above? Well – those are images that were loaded from Flickr directly into SketchUp using the now included "net/http" library. Since SU 2014 not only updated Ruby to 2.0 but also included all of the standard libraries, stuff like this is now possible. You can integrate Net functionality much more and create all kinds of interesting mash-ups. To replicate what I did above, copy the following code snippet and either paste it into the Ruby Console (it now accepts multiline Ruby!) or into my Ruby Code Editor. Here's also an interactive version on Sketchfab:
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# This script loads Flickr's RSS feed and exatrcts images from it into the SU model mod = Sketchup.active_model # Open model ent = mod.entities # All entities in model sel = mod.selection # Current selection require 'net/http' tag = 'architecture' rad = 1000 n = 20 fn = 'temp.jpg' # Use a timer t = Time.now # Get all images in Flickr's RSS feed uri = URI("http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?tags=#{tag}") cnt = Net::HTTP.get(uri) p "RSS feed loaded - at #{Time.now - t}s" # Process feed collect = URI.extract(cnt, "http") collect.reject! {|i| !i.include? "_b.jpg" } # Convert to lower quality before downloading collect.map {|s| s.gsub!('_b.jpg', '_q.jpg')} # Insert the images into the model (0..n-1).each { |i| uri = URI(collect[i]) Net::HTTP.start(uri.host) { |http| resp = http.get(uri.path) open(fn, 'wb') { |file| file.write(resp.body) } } p "Loaded #{uri} - at #{Time.now - t}s" image = ent.add_image fn, [-150,-150,0] , 300 pos = [Math::sin((i * 360 / n).degrees)*rad, Math::cos((i * 360 / n).degrees)*rad, 0] t1 = Geom::Transformation.translation pos t2 = Geom::Transformation.new( image.bounds.center, [1,0,0], 90.degrees) t3 = Geom::Transformation.new( image.bounds.center, [0,1,0], -(i * 360 / n).degrees) image.transform! t1*t2*t3 } p "Done! - at #{Time.now - t}s"


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We are always on the look out for unusual pairings of ingredients and admire the chefs who made the disparate items into a unified dish. We adapted this light and tasty soup from Chef Murata's beautiful Kaiseki book and used the soup as an intermezzo. The soup's intense tomato flavor and thick texture was perfectly balanced out by the rich yet light and savory frothiness of the yuba cream that always magically floated to the top.
Chilled tomato soup topped with yuba cream
Gỏi dưa hấu heo quay / Watermelon salad with roast pork belly
Summertime in North America is the season of heat, watermelon, and family gatherings, and the perfect time to make and enjoy this refreshing and festive salad. The recipe was an original creation of Fatty Crab's Zekary Pelaccio and was written up by The New York Times, where we found it. Sweet and fluffy watermelon cubes tossed in an aromatic ginger cilantro dressing and tangy pickled watermelon rinds were coolly delicious contrasts against juicy roast pork belly. Spicy scallion, rau răm / Vietnamese coriander, and Thai basil completed this unusual salad that in its own way provided all the textural and flavor elements of gỏi (Vietnamese salad). The original recipe combined elements of Southern United States cuisine with spices and techniques chef Pelaccio encountered in Malaysia. We substituted his crispy fried pork belly for a star anise marinated roast pork that was more reminiscent of heo quay (roast pork), an ingredient associated with celebrations in Vietnam. We had no idea how one would classify a dish in which so many lineages were mixed together, but we felt perfectly at home serving and enjoying this salad out in the backyard with the rest of our family.
Khô bò (beef jerky) with lemongrass, kumquats, cinnamon, star anise, and cloves
Growing up, I have always loved my Mom's khô bò (beef jerky). Each bite was tender and packed full of flavors. It was an addictive snack by itself or in a beef jerky salad with green papaya or spaghetti squash. Store-bought beef jerky, which is hard to chew and tasting only of soy sauce and chilli pepper just can't compete. When I bought a food dehydrator for one of our cooking experiments (making beef crackling, subject of another post), it was time to ask Mom for her khô bò recipe.
What she sent back was just a list of ingredients (with no measurements, of course :)) and a general sketch of the method. It was so different from the detailed recipe she wrote for spring roll dipping sauce. A measure of my progress in cooking? After a couple batches with consistent success (defined by how much people enjoyed my khô bò), here's my adapted recipe.
Enough rambling already, let's get to the recipe!
Dipping sauce recipe for Vietnamese fresh spring rolls (Tương chấm gỏi cuốn)
When a reader's request for a recipe for spring roll dipping sauce came in, I knew exactly what I wanted to share: my Mom's handwritten recipe for the sauce.
It's taken from the recipe book she prepared for me when I had to cook for myself for the first time (summer after freshman year in college). It was a great stroll down the memory lane to see such specific instructions for very simple dishes in that notebook. Also, note the stains on the page…I definitely relied on this recipe book for quite a while 🙂
The Vietnamese recipe is in the photo, followed by English translation and our additional notes after the link:
Continue reading for English translation of the recipe and our additional tweaks
Gỏi cá trích (Vietnamese sardine ceviche)
It's bothered us for a while that we can make Latin American ceviche but we had no idea how to make Vietnamese ceviche (gỏi cá). This past weekend, we set out to correct this imbalance.
We wanted to learn to make the dish as traditionally as possible so it was time to read up on recipes. Google searches turned up many recipes and instructions in Vietnamese that were all over the place. As we did more searches into this dish, we were struck by how a dish could be quintessentially Vietnamese (lots and lots of greens and herbs in a rice paper roll) and yet unique among its peers (wetting rice paper in coconut milk anyone?). We decided to draw on the common and/or interesting elements from the recipes that we found. So, consider this a best practice review (as Lamp would put it) or a high-level synthesis (my way of describing it) (can you guess the fields we are in yet? :D).
For the fish: we bought whole sardines. The fish mongers cleaned the fish for us, but we had to fillet them ourselves. We marinated sardines fillets in lime juice (~5′), then drained and squeezed out the juice from the fillets (care should be taken not to mush the fillets). We saved this juice to make dipping sauce. Sardine fillets were then mixed with minced ginger, garlic, galanga (riềng) and roasted rice powder (thính). We marinated fish fillets for a few hours in the fridge.
For the dipping sauce: we added coconut soda/juice (or water) to the fish marinade saved earlier, then added fish sauce, sugar and lime juice to taste. Then minced garlic, chili peppers and roasted peanuts were added to complete the sauce.
For the greens: as many herbs and vegetables as possible. When this dish is served in Viet Nam, the fish is accompanied not only by herbs but also by many different types of young leaves gathered in the backyard and/or forest. We didn't quite know how to forage in the wild yet, so had to resort to foraging at the farmers' market and an Asian supermarket. After a long walk through these 2 markets, we ended up with the following:
- dandelion greens
- 2 types of young kales
- húng cây (spearmint)
- kinh giới (Vietnamese balm)
- rau răm (Vietnamese coriander)
- rau om (rice paddy herbs)
- bean sprouts
- chuối chát (plantain)
- khế (starfruit)
- kiwi (for sourness, since we only found 1 starfruit at the market and it didn't look like it'd be sour)
(Did we mention this was a quintessentially Vietnamese dish? This list isn't much longer than a standard list of greens that typically accompany a dish involving rolling food in rice paper)
Oh, and don't forget the coconut: diluted coconut milk (1:10) for wetting rice paper and coconut meat for inclusion in the rice paper rolls. The recipes called for roasted grated coconut, which we forgot to get, so we made do with the tender flesh of the young coconut instead. It was fine – grated coconut would assert itself more forcefully as a distinct textural component, but roasted young coconut flesh was rich and flavorful. A new ingredient to work with!
Phew, that was it for preparations. This is what the spread looked like:
The glass of wine contained nước sim (hill gooseberry juice) mixed with shochu. Most of our working recipe is adapted from the gỏi cá style practiced in Phú Quốc, where sim fruits are plentiful and rượu sim (sim liquor) is a local delicacy. We would love to get our hands on authentic sim liquor someday, but the faux rượu sim paired very well with gỏi cá.
When we finally sat down, made our rolls, dipped them in dipping sauce, and took our bites, we encountered a riot of flavors. Our taste buds definitely had to work overtime with each bite given the incredible blend of flavors: spicy galanga and fragrant roasted rice commingling with the strong fish flavor of sardines, floral flavor of rau om, savoriness and creaminess of roasted coconut, bitterness of dandelion greens, leafiness of young kales, sweet fruitiness of starfruit, stringency of plantain, sourness of kiwi, sharp freshness of herbs and saltiness of dipping sauce that had been accentuated with fish marinade and roasted peanuts. Oh my. And yet the ingredients blended together harmoniously or else waited their turns to assert themselves, making for a different sensation with each chew.
We were blown away by this dish. I actually thought it was much better than bò nhúng dấm (vinegar beef hotpot), which means a lot since bò nhúng dấm has always been my favorite dish. This dish is definitely more complex, starting with the defiantly fishy sardines that eclipse the milder vinegary beef. The variety of vegetables are similar, but gỏi cá trích specifically calls for as many as you can get, preferably by foraging, so that's another point in its favor. Even the rice paper dipped in coconut milk, which we were initially skeptical about, turned out great – not greasy but a vehicle for additional coconut richness. Finally, it's hard to beat a dipping sauce that decorates nước chấm (fish sauce with all its usual fixings ) with roasted peanuts and lime-fish marinade. Yum, and a new favorite!