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Thanks Dad - Memories of Growing Up a Wolverine
This began as a reply to the Board Post below, but screw it, Dad deserves better.
I didn't stand a chance of being anything other than a Michigan fan. Dad, Mom, Grandparents, countless aunts and uncles, Sister, Brother, several cousins... most are alums and diehard Wolverines. Growing up was centered around family every Fall Saturday, with huge parties for the OSU, MSU, and Rose Bowl games. Wins on any given Saturday were followed immediately by a dash to the phone to call Grandma and scream "Yay! Yay! Yay!"
My Dad did host most of those parties, always setting up a great time by all even if Michigan lost (read: most Rose Bowls). I can remember joyous yells of "Touchdown Michigan!" filling the house after yet another brilliant play by Bo's Wolverines. I recall the elation of watching Jamie Morris scamper for a TD, and the horror of watching Tony Boles have his career cut short. Watching a game on TV still always takes me back to that little TV room in Saginaw.
He also took each of us kids to Ann Arbor for a day on our 7th birthdays. My day started with the long car ride, early in the morning before the sun came up. We got to Ann Arbor just after first light and then began with a walk up to and around Central Campus. I especially remember the feeling of running up and down the stone walls that lined some side streets. Then it was off to the Big House, a frigid scamper on the Astroturf field (gotta love Ann Arbor in December), and a climb to the top of the bowl. Finally there was a trip to Blimpie Burger, and then into the car for the ride back north. That trip made me realize that Ann Arbor was sacred ground, without Dad ever having to say it outright.
When Saturday Afternoons were compromised by duck hunting, the radio was always right there in the blind. Dad took his hunting very seriously and he would stay very still and quiet with me charge of listening to the headphones and giving updates. I always hated getting up early, in horrendous weather, to hunt the ducks, but I have some of my most enduring memories of my father from those times in the marshes of Shiawassee, Crow Island, and Saginaw Bay.
Notre Dame games are a blur of memories, almost all taken in at a bar in Lovells. The
town village crossroads is right next to the land where we would one day have a cabin. We seemed to always be there on the weekend of the Notre Dame game and the bar/restaurant would be packed nearly standing room only, with all eyes glued to the tiny TV in the corner of the room. When Michigan scored, things would get rowdy in there. I think Dad even dislocated Grandma's thumb with a high-five once.
Of course introducing me to Michigan Fandom was really the least of what my Dad has done and continues to do for me. He is the most upright role model I know to this day. He instilled a sense of morals and dignity in all of his children, and protected and enriched us in countless ways. He gives of himself always to the benefit of all that know him, and many who do not. If I can end up half the man my Dad is, I will consider myself a success and net benefit to the world.
Thanks Dad, for everything.
Important Year for Rich Rodriguez (Revised)
The Beginning of an Era
As many of you know by now this year is supposed to be the turn around year for the Michigan Wolverine football program. Rich Rodriguez has had two years to bring his players into the system and get his offense/defense style into effect. The past two years have been dismal but showed improvement from year one to year two. Quarterback Tate Forcier is erratic but shows signs of greatness. We have a strong D-line and an amazing receiving core. All improvements aside, this is the Hot Seat year for Rich Rodriguez. Most of the players in Ann Arbor are his players so this year we will see how good his system is working.
Last years recruits for Rodriguez had many good players come into the system. Tate Forcier no doubt the most helpful as he showed he can lead this team and with effort, could become the Michigan Savior we all want. Although he was very erratic he threw for over 2,000 yards with 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. With a 58% completion rate, maybe he will be able to get that TD-INT ratio a little bit better.
Denard Robinson was another good recruit Rich brought into the system last year. He was not a very good QB. He had only 2 touchdowns with 4 interceptions but did not get anywhere near the playing time Forcier did. While Robinson may not be much of a starting QB, he definitely poses a threat whenever Michigan decides to run the Wildcat formation (even if it is only a couple plays all year long), Gardner has exceptional speed and is very agile.
Vincent Smith promises to be a good running back. He was second on the team with 5.8 yards per carry behind senior Carlos Brown with 5.9.
This years recruits are not amazing (with the turndown of Demar Dorsey) but some are attracting a lot of hype, such as Devin Gardner. The ESPNU top 150 recruit and Under Armour All American is predicted 3rd string but many think if Tate and Robinson falter, he could be moved up in the depth chart.
Rich Rodriguez will need to improve Michigan's defense if he wants to have a better year than last years 5-7 season. Michigan ranked 91st in rushing defense last year, 67th in passing defense, 77th in scoring defense and 82nd overall. This will have to be improved if Rich wants to get to a bowl game this year.
Although we lost Brandon Graham, who had more sacks than the rest of the line last year, this year our D-line is looking to be a strong one (although not as strong as last years) with the rest of the D-line returning.
With Donovan Warren and Boubacar Cissoko gone, J.T. Floyd and Troy Woolfolk will need to step it up this year to make our secondary not as horrendous as last years.
Rich Rodriguez will need to win at least 7 games this year if not more if he wants to coach the Wolverines much longer. While i doubt Michigan will fire him if he goes 5-7 again it will definitely be discussed at the end of the season if Rodriguez cannot turn things around in Ann Arbor. Michigan has a very easy non-conference schedule with the exception of Notre Dame this year. Starting the season off with Connecticut, Notre Dame, Massachusetts, and Bowling Green respectively. The Maize and Blue faithful will be expecting 3-1 at the VERY, and i stress very, least. After that we begin the always tough conference schedule with Indiana, although not strong they did compete with us last year. Then we have Michigan State at home, Iowa, and Penn State in Happy Valley. We than have easier games, although not definite wins with Illinois and Purdue. We then finish off the season with Wisconsin and a trip to the Horseshoe to battle Ohio State. Rodriguez will need to beat Ohio State if he wants total job security at the end of the year.
This is going to be a crucial year for Rodriguez. He will need to impress the fans more this year than ever. He will have very little excuses this year unless we have injury trouble.
My Prediction
This is looking to be an exciting year for the Wolverines. We have many good prospects coming in to go along with old ones still trying to prove they have what it takes. I personally think the Wolverines will go 8-4 this year, challenging Ohio State to the last minute, earning a bid to the Alamo Bowl or the Champs Sports Bowl and winning it. Anything less and i will be very shocked. I think Tate will develop into a better than average QB this year with very few erratic moments. I also think our secondary along with our D-line will step up to make our defense in the top 50. This will be a very important year for Rich Rodriguez and Michigan Football.
Big Ten Home Field Advantages
Apparently the Big Ten Network's website is running a poll to determine which Big Ten team has the "best home-field advantage". Popularity contests do not good data sets make, so I figured I'd apply a lot of counting and a little math and see what I came up with.
The rules:
- For each Big Ten team, I tallied up their total wins over the last 11* years, and seperately tallied how many of those wins came at home.
- I ignored nonconference games. Those will naturally boost home winning percentages as you invite the baby seals to get clubbed at your house, and play home-and-homes against teams that might actually beat you.
- I wanted to compare how well a team did at home compared to how well it did on average, rather than just totalling home wins and saying "golly, Ohio State must have the best home field advantage because they won at home a lot". Well, unfortunately, they won on the road a lot too, so it doesn't tell you much.
- Of course, the inverse of saying a team has a "Strong home field advantage" would be to say that same team "Sucks on the road". I'm looking at you, Indiana.
*I had planned to look at the last 10 years, but made my spreadsheet a big too large and went on my merry way entering in data. I was all done by the time I realised my mistake and I saw no reason to discard the 1999 season just because it was one more than I had planned to look at.
The Results:
First, and just for the record, here's your overall Big Ten winning percentages for the last 11 years:
|Home Wins
|Home Wins Rank
|Ohio State
|Penn State
|Michigan State
Yeah, I know. I don't like it any more than you. Anyhow, as you can see, there's not a lot of difference between a team's overall rank and its rank in terms of raw number of home wins. A bad team is a bad team at home or on the road, and ditto for a good team.
Surely there must be something to the fearsome reputations to such locations as Beaver Stadium and the Horseshoe though, right?
At first, I tried expressing home field advantage as the percentage increase of home winning percentage over total winning percentage. However, I found that this simply weighted the home success of bad teams much higher. Instead, I totaled the number of wins each team had at home, subtracted the number of wins each team had on the road, and averaged over 11 years to yield a number I'm calling the Expected Increase in Wins at Home (EIWH). In other words, every year each team plays 4 Big Ten home games and 4 Big Ten road games. How many more wins, on average, does a given team expect to claim at home than it will on the road? The results are as follows:
|Michigan State
|Penn State
|Ohio State
The results have some suprises. Iowa, a slightly-above-average team overall, earns an average of one more win at home than it does on the road, as does celler-dwelling Indiana. Indiana has only won five Big Ten road games in the past 11 years. Iowa has a reputation as a tough place to play, especially at night, but the Indiana results are inexplicable.
On the other end of the spectrum, Illinois has only earned 16 of its 30 victories at home, which makes for an interesting contrast with Indiana in spite of the two school's proximity at the bottom of the overall standings. Strangest of all, the feared Horseshoe in Columbus grants a very modest advantage to the hated Buckeyes. They have less of a home field advantage than such teams as Northwestern (a school which, from my personal experience, barely fills half its stadium with home fans) and Minnesota (who played in the sterile Metrodome for all of the period of this study).
What's the message here? It seems that the level of hype attached to particular stadiums has little relation to the advantage those stadiums grant to the team playing there.
Pay for play
I was thinking a bit about the Reggie Bush stuff at USC, and whether we should compensate football/basketball players beyond their scholarships. Many people hold to the traditional ideal of the student-athlete: these guys are just students who just happen to have freakish amounts of talent; they participate in our school's athletic teams, and in return are given a scholarship to pay for their education. Others advocate for a more pro-style approach: the players entertain millions of tv viewers and make a lot of money for the athletic department, so they should be paid.
I used to fall firmly in the first camp. While at Michigan I was on an academic scholarship, and I had certain requirements to uphold - maintain a certain GPA, etc. As long as I did that, my tuition, room and board were paid for. The only difference between me and the guys on athletic scholarship is that their requirements had to do with the field, and mind had to do with the classroom - right? However, I was being compensated in the same field in which I excelled: I was a good student, so my schooling was paid for. Athletes are different, though. Their potential lies on the field, but we compensate them by paying for their education. They have much more work than I did - to earn their scholarship, they have to not only do their coursework and maintain a minimum GPA, but ALSO put in the ridiculous amount of work to be involved in collegiate athletics. It would be like my scholarship requiring me to hold down an unpaid part-time job in addition to my coursework. In that sense, the traditional notion of the student-athlete is a bit ridiculous.
Aside from that, I think we have to consider where all the money goes in the current system - money that is made based on the exploits of these players. Coach salaries are escalating every year. Schools are investing tons of money into facilities - some investments are necessary (*cough cough* Crisler renovation), but others are just an arms race to impress recruits (e.g. Oregon's locker room, which reportedly has personal xboxes in each locker). Compared to those extravagancies, tuition + room and board for the athletes seems like a fairly small amount.
I think there's a way to compromise without overhauling the entire system, though. Had I wanted to make extra money aside from my scholarship, Michigan offered opportunities for students to get paid while working for the school: work-study. Why not offer student-athletes work-study money for the time they invest in sports? Most work-study jobs benefit the school (research assistantships, landscaping, etc.) and athletes arguably benefit the school as much as anyone. They entertain students and alumni, raise huge amounts of money for the athletic department, and act as ambassadors for the school. Athletes do a lot for the University - why not compensate them while working within the existing system?
I see a couple problems, but I think they could be worked around. First, there are a lot of athletes at the university who aren't on scholarship - should they be paid too? I would say probably no; make this work-study opportunity available only to athletes who are on scholarship. I know it doesn't seem fair, but the work study money would be a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of a full scholarship. This really wouldn't be much of a change from the status quo from a financial standpoint.
The other issue is how much to pay student athletes. I think that's actually pretty easy. I believe there's a fixed hourly rate for work-study jobs (correct me if I'm wrong), and Michigan fans are all intimately familiar with the countable hour - seems like this would be a fair way to do things.
So, thoughts?
TomVH: New Quarterback Recruit
I've written, and tweeted, quite a bit about QB Kevin Sousa, from Lake Nona High School in Florida. I figured that Michigan would eventually start recruiting him, because most of the quarterbacks Michigan had offered, weren't that interested in Michigan.
I received an email from Kevin today, and it said the following:
I called coach (Rod) Smith today, and they are going to recruit me. He is meeting with coach Rodriguez tomorrow as to a possible offer. He said that the guys they were recruiting are no longer interested in Michigan, and they have opened it up again as far as looking for a QB.
This probably gives you a clear picture on the status of Cordale Jones, and it has been known for awhile now that Marquise Williams isn't picking Michigan. Kevin keeps in constant contact with me, and has been hoping for a Michigan offer this whole time.
I had an update on Kevin, back in March about visits he was taking, and how his coach felt about Michigan. Kevin's coach said:
He's a perfect fit for a Michigan, West Virginia, or Oregon type offense....Kevin and I both think that Michigan is on the top of that list.
Here's the most recent film on Sousa, from Lake Nona's Spring Game in May:
Kevin had this to say about a potential commitment.
I wouldn't commit until I sat and visited with the coaches, and talked it over with coach Paradiso (Kevin's coach). As much as I am impressed with the tradition of Michigan, I still would like to talk face to face, and see the facilities first.
Michigan has a really good chance here, they're just a little behind on building a relationship with him. The coaches were supposed to come down to see him in the spring, and didn't make it. They did apologize for that, and Kevin told me he's excited to start building a relationship with coach Smith and Rodriguez.
Finally Got It Right?
East-West Split
Despite my earlier two posts, i think i finally got it right, after thinking about it more clearly, OSU and UM would need to be in the same division because the game would lose hype if we got to play each other just a week later. Also an east-west split would be a lot more competitively balanced than a north-south split, and 4 way divisions are just too complicated. So i think this time i finally got it right. Here is how the divisions would look.
|Michigan State
|Penn State
|Ohio State
At first glance it may look like the East is a little loaded. But if you look at the records for the past 10 and 25 years, they are pretty even
Michigan State 60-62 (0.492)
153-141-4 (0.513)
Illinois 45-73 (0.381)
124-162-5 (0.426)
Michigan 81-43 (0.653)
222-80-5 (0.723)
Northwestern 61-61 (0.500)
116-172-3 (0.399)
Penn State 77-46 (0.620)
218-86-1 (0.715)
Wisconsin 86-43 (0.667)
170-129-4 (0.516)
Ohio State 102-25 (0.803)
230-74-5 (0.744)
Iowa 80-45 (0.640)
182-116-5 (0.601)
Purdue 67-57 (.0540)
133-156-4 (0.454)
Minnesota 62-62 (0.500)
129-162-5 (0.436)
Indiana 39-78 (0.333)
118-167-3 (0.410)
Nebraska 84-44 (0.656)
242-71-1 (0.771)
That equals out to be 426-311 (0.578) for the East and 418-328 (0.560) for the West.
If you look at 25 years it comes out to 1074-704-22 (0.597) for the East and 963-812-23 (0.536) for the West.
Every team would play the other 5 teams in their Division. That gives them 5 Conference games so far. That leaves 3 more games to schedule against people that are not in the division.
|Protected / Unprotected
|Indiana-Michigan State
|Michigan-Michigan State
|Illinois-Ohio State
|Minnesota-Penn State
|Michigan State-Penn State
|Penn State-Iowa
|Ohio State-Penn State
|Michigan-Ohio State
All but 5 major rivalries are protected with this setup.
Those 5 are:
Penn State-Iowa
Michigan- Minnesota
Illinois- Ohio State
Illinois- Purdue
Minnesota Penn State
With the 3 non-division conference games that are scheduled all of these games could be made. Although Minnesota and Illinois would only have 1 different team to play every year.
Conference Championship Game?
The winner of the East Division and the winner of the West Division would play each other for the Conference title.
Also with this setup, Michigan and Ohio State would NEVER play each other a week later. They would be playing each other for a shot to be in the Big Ten Championship Game, which would give the game more hype, not less, like playing them a week later would (as i have had in my previous posts).

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Should swing-states be forced to bear the costs of campaign visits? At least eight cities have billed the campaigns for security and other costs. Only one has gotten paid.
Presidential campaigns rarely reimburse cities for the cost of police, planning, ambulances or garbage pickup that even the briefest campaign stop can require. But because this is a national election, the costs ought to be borne out of the federal government, not city governments that have the misfortune of being in swing-states, says Cleveland?s Mayor Jane Campbell.
- Cleveland plans to bill the campaigns of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry this week for more than $270,000 for security and other costs from none campaign visits in six months.
- In Cloquet, Minn., the city agreed to cover $4,000 for security when Kerry visited July 2; but the town balked at spending $3,000 to remove several streetlights, as ordered by the Secret Service, to provide a quick exit for Kerry's motorcade.
- In York, Pa., a July 9 visit by President Bush cost the city more than $21,000, mainly for police; it included $7,100 for firefighters and emergency medical technicians, $888 for planning and $200 for a doctor.
- Dubuque, Iowa, billed both the Bush and Kerry campaigns $18,400 for three visits; the city received $1,300 from the Bush campaign and $3,000 from Kerry's, according to City Manager Susan Gwiasda.
Cleveland expected the running tab to double after the vice presidential debate was held there October 5. "This isn't a partisan issue. It isn't even a political issue," says Mayor Campbell. "It's a financial issue... a huge financial issue for cities."
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Gaeton Della Penna, who lives on Siesta Key, defrauded investors of roughly $3 million, according to authorities. He was released on a signature bond.
A financial adviser with offices in North Port has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Tampa on charges of fraud.
Gaeton "Guy" Della Penna, 61, allegedly used his investment group to run a Ponzi scheme that stole more than $3 million, according to court documents.
Della Penna also faces civil fraud charges that are being brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Miami office.
"Della Penna lied to investors about his trading track record in order to gain their trust and pocket their investments," said Eric I. Bustillo, director of the SEC's Miami office.
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Della Penna's attorney, Thomas Ostrander, said his client will plead not guilty to the charges.
"A lot of the money involved in this was money he was arguably entitled to as manager of the funds," Ostrander said in a phone interview Wednesday.
If convicted, Della Penna could face a lengthy prison term. Each of the eight counts of wire fraud and 10 counts of mail fraud he has been charged with carries a maximum penalty of 10 years, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa, which will prosecute the case.
Della Penna's North Port operation has conducted business as Gaeton Capital Advisors LLC, A-G Hedge Group LLC, The Contrarian Fund LLC and The New Economy Fund LLC.
While describing himself as a profitable securities trader, Della Penna is alleged to have lost a good deal of the money he collected from investors.
In an effort to cover up, he began running a Ponzi scheme, using money from new investors to provide false returns to earlier investors, the SEC alleged. He also supplied some investors with fake bank account information, to mislead them into believing they were profiting by investing money with him, the SEC stated.
Investors were initially told they would earn a guaranteed 5 percent annually. Della Penna later increased that figure to 10 percent to maintain his fundraising efforts, according to the SEC complaint.
The alleged scheme ran from 2008 through 2013.
Della Penna is alleged to have raised much of the $3.8 million in the case from fellow parishioners at a church he attended, according to the SEC allegations. Investors were told their funds would be used to trade securities or invest in small companies.
Della Penna was a parishioner at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church on Siesta Key, a source close to the investigation who asked not to be named said.
The indictment asks for a $3 million-plus forfeiture judgment against Della Penna that would include any assets traceable to proceeds from the alleged offenses.
If that occurs, it could include money in bank accounts and Della Penna's Sarasota residence, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The address listed in the forfeiture allegation of the indictment is 6629 Peacock Road.
Della Penna is accused in the SEC civil complaint of using $1.1 million in investors' funds to make mortgage payments on a 10,000-square-foot residence "and to make payments to his girlfriend who lived with him there," the SEC alleged.
Interior decorator Sharon Nizolek and Della Penna were featured in a 2011 Herald-Tribune article about the home they shared on Siesta Key. Nizolek is not mentioned in the SEC complaint.
Della Penna could not be reached for comment. Sharon Nizolek did not return a reporter's calls.
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To contribute to world peace and sustainability
I like to travel meet new people. Interested in outdoor activities -not so much extreme- but rather the nature and chilled out, relaxing ones. I like to consider myself environmentalist, so keen on exploring places from where I learn different aspects of sustainability. Also interested in intellctual conversations, sports and competitions for fun.
Live and let live, respect to all creatures and human beings.
We grow the more roads we travel and the more we share these roads with people. This is how we light the world (Adiele Basheer)
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Am happy to show my country in transformation and transition right now. I would also be keen on meeting people, especially in my upcoming travels.
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- Nature
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- traveling
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Music, Movies, and Books
- Things fall apart/ Chinua Achebe
- A man of the people/ Cinua Achebe
- L'aventure ambigue/ Cheikh Amadou Kane
Other books on Pan Africanism, sustainability and alternatives to globalization.
Ismael Lo, Youssou Ndour, Wassis Diop, Salif Keita, Fela Kuti, Myriam Makeba, Cesaria Evora, Mohamed Mounir, Mahmoud Ahmed, Enrico Macias, Cheb Mami, Mariza, Elan, Patrick Bruel.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Touched crocodile tail and held with many snakes. Was in Tahrir square for the Egyptian revolution.
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Countries I've Visited
Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cuba, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Zimbabwe
Countries I've Lived In
Egypt, France, Ghana, Netherlands, Senegal, Slovakia, United Kingdom


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Input Needed: Early Reader Book Recommendations
Hiya, Friends! Can you help a mama out? My boys' reading is taking off. They were slow readers, but it's kicking in, and they are reading some easy chapter books and Level 1 and 2 Easy Readers. I have PLENTY on our Favorite Read-Aloud List, that we are working our way through. Currently we are in the middle of Hero Tales and Prince Caspian and soaking them up, but I need some good suggestions for their read-aloud and individual reading time.
Is it just me or are there a lot of terrible easy readers? I get discouraged at the inconsistency of the levels, the length variance, and just the poor story line quality in so many of them. The movie/tv character ones are the worst! You can tell they are selling it just on the image, because the writing is awful.
I'm still a first time mom, I'm just going through it all at once, so could you give me a hand navigating good book choices? Will you fill my comment section with your favorites so I can fill up my library bag full? You guys are the best.
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I had to do two because the boys are incapable of allowing one person to do something that they themselves don't do (honestly, I was lucky to get away with less than five).
This topic was much harder than I thought it would be. I think, perhaps, because coloring and shading are not my strengths (in as much as I have "strengths"). Most of the time, I had no idea what I was doing. I mean more so than normal.
So this first one was drawn by Joel. Unfortunately he gave me a whole page and I got tired of coloring before I got to the pirates or the sky.
This one was drawn by Nathan (who has posted here before). Halfway through coloring it, he told me it was a vampire [something] that was making the "bone guys," so I added an appropriate scene.
Now, of course, the boys are all drawing skeletons and tombstones. Ah, well.
Monday, April 7, 2014
Adam, Joel, and Nathan Heine - Team Drawing
4 comments:
- Peter Hong said...
great collaboration drawings, guys! awesome details, joel, and eery sci-fi/horror drawing, nathan! of course, the coloring and added details are a nice touch, adam!
- April 10, 2014 at 5:47 PM
- Charles Eubanks said...
The more the merrier, right? Very nice work, you guys! Looks like you had lots of fun! I like those tombstones and skeletons. And shiver me timbers, are those jewels in the fishing net?
- April 10, 2014 at 6:06 PM
- Adam Heine said...
Joel informed me that the "fishing net" is actually a treasure chest, so I tried to detail accordingly :-)
- April 11, 2014 at 5:51 AM
- K. Marie Criddle said...
Both of these are great!! I love how the input and interpretation just kept coming. Nice line work and really nice coloring!
- May 7, 2014 at 4:19 AM
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Nevertheless, when any of us claim the moral high ground; or purport to speak from a superior ethical position, our actions will, and should be, scrutinized more closely. There have been several key moments and issues that, for me, have produced a greater level of consternation than others. These things were either generated from sources or groups that claimed some connection to Christianity or were given silent approval or advocacy by a great many people who called themselves Christians.
The Psalm 109: 8 Phenomenon: There have been bumper stickers, t-shirts and buttons that have been proudly worn by scores of people who oppose our President. This paraphernalia only sported one scripture, but I would like to put it in proper context (English Standard Version):
Psalm 109:8-11
8 May his days be few;
may another take his office!
9 May his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow!
10 May his children wander about and beg,
seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
11 May the creditor seize all that he has;
may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
Those who forwarded this slogan attempted to be clever by only highlighting verse 8, but this pronouncement has to be placed in its proper context: it is praying for the death and devastation of a ruler and his family. That is the plain, unvarnished truth.
Even so, for many professing Christians, this seemed and still seems like an appropriate prayer; this declaration, for them, was altogether right and propitious. As an American citizen, they have every right to voice their views no matter how unpleasant they may be to me. Yet, Christ gives us no such leeway; He gives us no such excuse. For Him who said, "You have heard that it was said, you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you," this must seem like a strange Christianity indeed.
There was really no outrage concerning this from the vast majority of American Christians; there was a very small chorus of voices condemning it. This CANNOT be the testimony of those walking in the footsteps of Christ.
Our, seeming, never-ending war-lust: I was an active member of the United States Marine Corps once upon a time, so I understand the always-regretful, but sometime necessary war. I have seen the mindless cosigning of wars that were far from necessary and the glorification of bloodshed by those who have been admonished to "follow peace with all." If a conflict is necessary, it should be approached with tears in our eyes and not war-chants on our lips.
How a large portion of American Christianity has colluded with some of the more bloodthirsty elements of our government and society is painful to watch. Our current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, for many, have been characterized as "holy wars." Once again, to Him who announced my kingdom is not of this world, these declarations and beliefs must seem warped. We appear to revile peace and sanctify warfare time and time again. Yes, we will acquiesce to the notion of peace; we will pay lip-service to the need for peace, without committing ourselves to the cause of peace.
Christ once reproached his disciples for this cruel outlook on those they perceived to be the enemy (Luke 9: 51-56):
51When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem;
52and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
53But they did not receive Him, because He was traveling toward Jerusalem.
54When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"
55But He turned and rebuked them, [and said, "You do not know what kind of spirit you are of;
56for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them
What spirit do we possess when retribution and reprisal is preferable to a peaceful resolution? His answer to an injustice is one we should all strive to emulate. We, too often, have chosen to be the mechanisms of destruction and retaliation and not the instruments of peace --- a curious thing as we celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace.
The participation in the worship of excess and the scapegoating of the poor: In American Christian life, it appears that our sympathies, too often, have been with the rich man and not with Lazarus. The overwhelming amount of evidence in New Testament scripture that condemns the influence of affluence goes largely unheeded by a great many in our American Christian congregations.
Uber-capitalism has been wedded to the American gospel message and we are left to believe that the moral position of the goats is superior to that of the sheep; that the disregard (and sometime outright disdain) for the naked, hungry, thirsty, sick, imprisoned and immigrant, has some sort of basis in righteousness.
A torrential downpour of cries of "socialism" and "socialist," fall upon any of those who would dare suggest that there was some significance in the practices of the early church or that the growing wealth inequality that we see, somehow, run counter to Christ's admonition against greed and extravagance.
We may have given our money with the occasional donation; we may have even given our time by volunteering occasionally, but the giving of our understanding, is a rarity indeed.
Let us remember this: in the Christian scriptures we are not just told to pray for the poor or to give to those in poverty; we are told to defend the fatherless and widows; we are told to take up the cause of the oppressed. Have you, Christian sister and brother, been an advocate for the least of these? Have you been a bridge of understanding or a mountain of condemnation?
Patriot does not equal Christian: It appears that many American Christians believe that their patriotism gives them some sort of spiritual carte blanche. It is a by-product of a latent Manifest Destiny-mindset; a belief that has juxtaposed the kingdom of Christ with the United States of America. This attitude has been played out in our politics; it has been advanced in our attitudes towards immigrants and has been responsible for American Christianity's, predominant, support of war and aggression.
Jerome once lamented: " the blessed book that was condemned to the flames, is now covered with velvet and laden with jewels." There is an air of imperialism in that sort of worship. This is an approach to Christianity that values the religious favor of the emperor more than the blessing of the lowly Christ.
It is my conviction, that many of my American Christian brothers and sisters cannot see Christ clearly because the flag is in their eyes.
Martin Luther King Jr., once said that "there cannot be great disappointment without great love," and that is where I am today. I speak not out of anger or bitterness, but rather a somber discontent in what I have seen take place. The airing of grievances, I believe, does an underestimated amount of good, if taken (and given) in the right spirit.
In closing, I want to say that this writing does not, in any way, detract from my wishes for all to have a blessed, yes that includes Festivus, Holiday season.


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Cardiac means near, around, or part of the heart and "cardiac" comes from the Greek word "cardio" meaning pertaining to the heart.
A "Cardiac Monitor" is a special monitor specifically designed to count, display, and remember the number of times the premature baby's heart is beating as well as the baby's breathing patterns. When a premature baby's heart rate drops below 100 beats per minute or raises higher than 200 beats per minute an alarm will sound alerting the care givers of the problem. The care givers are able to observe the premature baby's breathing and heart at all times while the monitor keeps track of even the smallest changes.
The cardiac monitor resembles a TV screen with leads and electrodes coming out of the machine and connecting to the premature baby. The leads look like cables or wires coming from the machine and fastening to the electrodes, and the electrodes look like patches attached to your premature baby's skin. The screen graphs the gathered information in a wave-graph form with the vertical height of the waves showing the volt strength of each beat, and the horizontal width of the waves showing the time passing between each beat.
One kind of cardiac monitoring is an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) and it is used to detect problems of the heart such as skipped heartbeats, heart damage, vitamin, mineral & electrolyte imbalances, and overall health conditions of the heart. The electrocardiogram takes information from an electrocardiograph monitoring the patient, makes a graphic interpretation of the information, and prints out the information for easier reading and interpretation.
Another kind of cardiac monitoring is a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE), an ultrasound of the heart. An echocardiogram (ECHO) takes pictures of the heart, and is an excellent diagnostic tool for doctors to quickly assess many heart problems without invasive procedures. This machine monitors the heart valves, strength of heart muscle contractions, cardiac tissue, blood flow, and how quickly the blood is flowing through the heart.


text: Doubles champions unable to repeat at 2014 USBC Open May 23, 2014 RENO, Nev. - After taking the Regular Doubles lead at last year's United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, Rick Gatlin of Eureka, Mo., and Brian Burkhardt of St. Louis had to endure a long wait and some leaderboard watching before finding out their score held on to win.As soon as the congratulatory phone call came in, the countdown began until their return to the National Bowling Stadium to put their title on the line.This week, the duo returned to the NBS, the scene of the career-defining win, to see if they could claim back-to-back titles on bowling's biggest stage in front of hundreds of BowlTV viewers. Although they fell short of a repeat performance, Gatlin and Burkhardt put together a big final game for a 1,313 total and moved into the top 100 in this year's standings. Clark and Carl Poelzer of Arden Hills, Minn., lead Regular Doubles with 1,465.On their way to the win, Gatlin set the pace with a 736 series, while Burkhardt added 704 for a 1,440 winning-total. This year, Gatlin posted a 659 set, and Burkhardt finished with 654."I was pretty hyped up the first game," said Gatlin, who made his 12th USBC Open Championships appearance. "I tried to force it and make the ball do more, but at least we recovered and finished respectably. We didn't want to come out here and embarrass ourselves."Gatlin and Burkhardt kept close tabs on the BOWL.com leaderboard last year and enjoyed the relief when they finally received the call from Open Championships Tournament Manager Duane Hagen."The wait was pretty brutal," said Burkhardt, who also made his 12th tournament appearance. "Every morning, I was checking scores. One thing about this tournament is the long wait. Normally, you get to throw the last ball or throw that last strike to win and you get that excitement, but this was a marathon to get through it all. Seeing our names up there as champions every year is going to be sweet. It definitely makes you want to keep coming back."Now that they have had the experience of marching down Center Aisle as defending champions and were able to see their championship banner for the first time, Gatlin and Burkhardt have raised their expectations in hopes of finding that success one more time."As tough as this tournament is to win, I never thought in my dreams I'd have one of these titles," Gatlin said. "It's a wonderful feeling. I have a couple of state titles, but it doesn't compare to this. It is the ultimate accomplishment."Gatlin wrapped up his 2014 event with 634 in singles and 622 for a 1,915 all-events score. Burkhardt added 632 in team and 609 in singles for 1,895.Visit us on Facebook at the official USBC Open/Women's Championships page.Presenting sponsors for the 2014 USBC Open Championships include Circus Circus Reno, Eldorado Hotel Casino Reno and Silver Legacy Resort Casino Reno.


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- White Rice
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The goal of the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program is to invest in educational activities, including interactive digital media resources, that complement or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. SEPA encourages interactive partnerships between biomedical and clinical researchers and pre-kindergarten to grade 12 (P-12) pre-service and in-service teachers, schools and other interested organizations. SEPA supports diversity in the workforce by providing opportunities for students from underserved communities to consider careers in basic or clinical research, provides teachers with professional development in science content and teaching skills and improves community health literacy through SEPA-funded science centers and museum exhibits on health and medicine.
Working together, these partners provide educational resources such as classroom curricula, mobile laboratories, workshops, films, software and websites that give K-12 students, teachers and the public a better understanding of the life sciences.
Science centers and museums across the country use SEPA funding to develop stationary and traveling exhibits on fundamental biology and related topics. SEPA support also provides researchers who study human disease a vehicle for contributing to science education programs by sharing their knowledge and demonstrating the excitement of carrying out health-related research.
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This week's album – Freddie Hubbard's debut, Open Sesame – is a must have.
Open Sesame, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard's debut album, was released under Blue Note Records in 1960. The band was comprised of Tina Brooks on tenor saxophone, McCoy Tyner on piano, Clifford Jarvis on drums, and Sam Jones on bass.
The record is introduced with the half-swing/half-Latin title track, "Open Sesame." This is classic Freddie Hubbard; after the head of the tune, Freddie breaks into an energetic and wonderful improvisation. The backing rhythm section is glued together with a strong and steady pulse from the bass and drums, while McCoy Tyner lays down a nice harmonic foundation over which Freddie and Tina Brooks solo. A short solo from McCoy near the end brings the head back and takes the song out, as the record smoothly transitions to the next track on the album, the ballad "But Beautiful." On this tune, Freddie displays a wonderful use of legato lines and phrases, while Tina provides a wonderful counter-melody and bass and drums support the harmony.
"Gypsy Blue" breaks into another Latin-inspired melody and groove with a minor flair. After the head, the tune switches to a medium-up tempo swing feel with a saxophone solo. In between each improvisational section the tune segues back into the head, then out into the next solo section. Trumpet, piano, and bass are all heard improvising on this tune.
McCoy Tyner brings in the next piece, "All or Nothing At All," which smashes into an up-tempo swing. Freddie Hubbard is the only one playing the chorus melody after the piano introduction. Tina Brooks interjects from time to time with his great sense of counter-melody. This fun, swinging tune ends with a cadenza-like section from Hubbard, with harmony moving under his improvisational lines.
"One Mint Julep" is a straight, hard-swinging blues. The tune follows a classic structure of an introduction, head, solo sections, head, and an outro. Each soloist throughout the tune keeps their melodic phrasing and note choice very simple and idiomatic to the blues, with a few exceptions here and there. The final track on the record, "Hub's Nub," is certainly a bit more bop-influenced than many of the other tunes on the album. An up-tempo swing tune, the harmony is more consistent with bop, as is the harmonic sensibility of the musicians throughout.
This is a must have album for anyone wanting to dive into jazz as a new listener, or a seasoned one! This quintet has a tight yet carefree sound that showcases the spontaneity of the playing and improvisation. I would also recommend listening to other great Freddie Hubbard records, like On The Real Side, Goin' Up, and A Tribute to Miles – Jazz Jamboree Warsaw '91.
Attached below is a remastered, re-released version of Open Sesame, which includes wonderful alternate takes of "Open Sesame" and "Gypsy Blue".


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Date: 10-31-15
Title: Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
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text: I've done a few smokes now using the AMNPS (with the MES 30) and sometimes I have leftover pellets, like maybe half a row or so. Is it ok to put them back and reuse them at a later date? Or should I just throw them away? I hate to waste them if I am able to reuse them. Thanks.


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Those should come in handy for 0bamacare! Now he has a blueprint!
More than one million people, mostly Jews, died at Auschwitz.
Amazing. Who could have imagined that Mengele ate butter and sugar!
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Actually, it's 2,700 pages long and it found it's way to DC a few months ago.
Found in Ezekial Emmanuel's office, no doubt.
I have a very unusual book on my shelf titled "The Uses Of Adversity". It seems the Jewish doctors in the Warsaw Ghetto decided that since they could not save the populace from starvation, it would be of medical scientific use to study the effects. I recall reading that eyesight remains sharp late in the process, they theorized it was so a starving person would still be able to find food sources.
It also seems many of the doctors, being a sort of elite in the deteriorating hospital the nazis allowed to operate, were able to escape from the Ghetto as things got worse.
Also discussed things like guards on watchtowers shooting children at random for sport.
Very harrowing reading.
They can teach "O" how to build furnaces, to solve his social problems...you know.
Where were they found? In Nancy Pelosi's office?


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Teemu Selanne and Francois Beauchemin scored their first playoff goals 43 seconds apart in the second period, and the eighth-seeded Anaheim Ducks ousted the Presidents'Trophy-winning San Jose Sharks from the first round with a 4-1 victory last night in Anaheim.
Jonas Hiller made 36 saves to finish his phenomenal playoff series debut for the Ducks, who won a fight-filled Game 6 clincher in a remarkable playoff upset two years after winning the franchise's only Stanley Cup.
With a dynamic offensive effort that negated all the Sharks' physical bluster, Anaheim became the third team to beat a Presidents' Trophy winner in the first round since 2000.
The Chicago Blackhawks won their first playoff series in 13 years, eliminating Calgary by beating the host Flames 4-1 in Game 6 of their first-round series. Patrick Kane, Adam Burish and Brian Campbell got the Blackhawks rolling, with Kane and Campbell connecting on power plays.
Washington Capitals forward Donald Brashear was suspended for six games for two incidents Sunday during Game 6 of their series against the New York Rangers.
The United States advanced to the second round of the ice hockey world championship by beating Austria 6-1 in Bern, Switzerland.
Quality Road, expected to be among the favorites for Saturday's Kentucky Derby, missed a final workout scheduled yesterday morning at Belmont Park and was declared out of the Run for the Roses by trainer Jimmy Jerkens. "We couldn't train him so we decided we couldn't run him," Jerkens said. "He just isn't sound enough."
A 2-year-old filly, Raspberry Miss, died following a collision with another horse at Churchill Downs. Raspberry Miss, trained by Ken McPeek, died from shock according to veterinarian Larry Bramlage.
Carmelo Anthony scored all of his 26 points in the first three quarters as the visiting Denver Nuggets dismantled the New Orleans Hornets 121-63 to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. The rout matched the most lopsided victory in NBA playoff history. In 1956, the Minneapolis Lakers beat the St. Louis Hawks 133-75.
Zaza Pachulia had 12 points and 18 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks defeated the host Miami Heat 81-71 to tie the first-round series at two games apiece.
NASCAR officials are not considering changing the racing surface at Talladega (N.C.) Superspeedway following a spectacular last-lap accident Sunday that sent debris flying into the grandstands. Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton said NASCAR will study several safety standards, including the height of the fences surrounding the track. Debris from the crash injured seven fans.
A woman who was injured is listed in fair condition at UAB Hospital. Another woman who was taken to Brookwood Hospital in Birmingham for treatment of a medical condition after the wreck was discharged Sunday night. The other injured fans were treated at the track and did not go to a hospital.
Former Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier and Milka Duno have been added to the entry list for the May 24 race. Lazier joins Helio Castroneves, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon as former winners who have entered.
Mike Skinner waited through two days and two weather delays to win the rain-shortened O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 trucks race at Kansas Speedway.
Former Chicago Bears defensive lineman William "The Refrigerator" Perry has been upgraded from serious to fair condition in a South Carolina hospital. Perry has been hospitalized for two weeks to deal with complications from a chronic inflammation disorder of the peripheral nerves.
Among yesterday's transactions: The Cincinnati Bengals released running back Chris Perry . . . Former Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel agreed to terms with the Washington Redskins.
The International Federation of PGA Tours said November's HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai will be elevated to the level of an elite World Golf Championship event, with prize money increasing to $7 million.
Officers stunned a drunken and agitated Jayson Williams with a Taser at a swank Manhattan hotel yesterday morning after reports that the troubled ex-NBA star appeared suicidal, police said. Williams was handcuffed and taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.
Suspended Philadelphia Phillies reliever J.C. Romero has filed suit against a nutritional supplement manufacturer alleging an unlisted ingredient in one of its products caused him to test positive for a substance banned by Major League Baseball.
A federal judge in Las Vegas has ordered former NBA star Dennis Rodman to pay a former casino employee $225,000 for grabbing and humiliating her at work in March 2006.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher is seeking a temporary restraining order against a woman who he says is stalking and harassing him.
Zach Randolph's DUI charge April 6 was rejected and the Los Angeles Clippers forward was charged only with one count of reckless driving.
The USD men's basketball team announced the signing of Rafael Crescencio of Santo Andre, Brazil, to a national letter of intent. Crescencio, a 6-foot-9, 220-pound forward-center, will have two years of eligibility with the Toreros. Crescencio played at Arizona Western College in Yuma the past two seasons. As a sophomore he helped the Matadors win the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference title.
After playing what they believed was their final game at Sunset Cliffs Park three weeks ago, the players on the Point Loma Nazarene softball team have been granted one last homestand. The Sea Lions will host a round of the GSAC playoffs starting today. Vanguard and Concordia open with a game at noon, and the winner meets PLNU in a best-of-three series starting at 2 p.m. The second game will be played at noon tomorrow, with the third game following at 2 p.m., if necessary. (For video of PLNU's last regular-season game at its longtime field, go to uniontrib.com/sports.)
Former Oceanside High and UCLA great Willie Banks, who went on to set the world record in the triple jump and was selected to three U.S. Olympic teams, was a unanimous selection to the UCLA-USC Dual Track Meet Hall of Fame, to be announced today.
Former Kansas City Chiefs head coach Frank Gansz died yesterday in a Dallas hospital. He was 70. Gansz, who was special teams coach for SMU last year, developed complications after undergoing knee-replacement surgery last week.
Lance Armstrong will miss this week's Tour of the Gila cycling race in New Mexico. Organizers blame what they say is a rarely enforced International Cycling Federation rule that prohibits top-level professional teams from competing in national-level events such as this.


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Hey Ladies and Gents, this is really quick post mostly for the benefit of my local Bahamian Beauties, but also for anyone who might be vacationing in The Bahamas right now or in the very near future who may happen upon this blog. I was out to dinner the other night and spotted this:
It appears that Atlantis Mandara Spa (Paradise Island, The Bahamas) is running a special promotion on certain spa services. After seeing this I checked out the website and confirmed that for a limited time they are offering 30% off Massage, Face or Body services. Discounts are such a rare thing in The Bahamas that I just HAD to share. Who doesn't love a great massage? Actually, I may think about going for a facial. I've only been to the spa once (or twice?) a few years ago and really enjoyed it. BTW, I am not affiliated in any way with Atlantis or Mandara Spa – they don't know who I am or that I am posting this. But if you happen to take advantage of this deal, tell them you heard about it on Beauty Isles! LOL.
What are your favourite spa treats? Have a great day you guys.


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Cairoli kicks off the World Series with a victory in Qatar.
February 27, 2017 – The 2017 MXGP season has gotten off to a fantastic start for Tony Cairoli (KTM), the rider from Patti, Messina, on the island of Sicily. Cairoli already holds eight World titles, and he made his mark towards a ninth at the Qatar MXGP in Losail by dominating both heats. We could've called the results after Cairoli's performance in the Italian Internationals, which he won by a landslide. But the first race in the World Series has confirmed all predictions nonetheless: Tony Cairoli is aiming to recapture the World title!
The bad luck and injuries which compromised his last two years seem to be behind him and he looked back in prime form. What we saw at Losail was a spectacular race among the three big stars going into the World Series competition. In the end Cairoli came out on top against his two young rivals, Frenchman Romain Febvre (2015 World Champion) and Slovenian Tim Gajser (2016 World Champion). These three will be battling it out all year for the 2017 title.
Tony was wearing his Sidi Crossfire 3 SRS boots. Sidi designed these custom boots with yellow fluorescent/blue graphics dedicated exclusively to the Sicilian ace, who always wants to look as sharp as his performances on the track. Round 2 of the MXGP World Series is this weekend, in Indonesia, where TC222 has his sights set on the top step of the podium once again.


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I can't believe Christmas is in less than one week! I feel like I'm in pretty good shape-cards are done, tree's done, shopping's done and most of the wrapping is done. Now, all that's left is for the kids to come home and the cooking to begin! In our household, Christmas Eve is the big dinner. Each year I play with the sides and dessert, but the main course is always a beef tenderloin fillet. We'll be having 12 people for dinner this year, with a variety of eating preferences from Paleo to vegetarian. So to accommodate everyone, there will be some decidedly non-Paleo compliant offerings. This year's menu is:
Sweet Potato Chips with Duck Confit and Cranberry Black Pepper Chutney
Spiced Nuts
Assorted Cheeses
Main Event:
Beef Tenderloin with Horseradish Cream Sauce
Sauteed Mushrooms and Onions
Green Salad
Purple Velvet Torte
Berries with Whipped Cream
Assorted Cookies
I don't have any pictures yet (obviously), but here are some of the recipes I'll be making.
Sweet Potato Chips with Duck Confit and Cranberry Black Pepper Chutney
This recipe came from a 2002 issue of Gourment Magazine. You could make your own sweet potato chips (the fancy French word is "gaufrettes"), but I just buy Terra brand chips. Yes, they're made with canola or safflower oil, but I don't have the time or inclination to deep-fry anything on Christmas Eve.
1 Bag Terra Sweet Potato Chips
1 Duck confit leg, skin and bone discarded and meat finely shredded (I buy mine directly from D'artagnan.com)
Cranberry black pepper chutney (recipe follows)
Heat a 10-inch skillet over medium heat until hot, cook duck, stirring until any excess fat is melted and edges are slightly crisp, about 2 minutes.
Top each chip with some duck and a scant ½ teaspoon of chutney.
These can be assembled up to half an hour before serving and held at room temperature.
Cranberry Black Pepper Chutney
1/3 cup finely chopped shallots
1 Tbl unsalted butter
6oz fresh or frozen cranberries (not thawed)
½ cup agave nectar
1/3 cup water
1 Tbl cider vinegar
¾ tsp cracked black pepper
¼ tsp salt
Cook shallots in butter in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, 3-5 minutes. Stir in remain ingredients and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until berries have burst and chutney in thickened, about 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
The chutney can be made up to one week in advance and stored covered in the refrigerator.
Beef Tenderloin with Horseradish Cream
This recipe is based on one from the White Dog Café Cookbook. The White Dog Café is a wonderful restaurant in Philadelphia. The White Dog has been using local, organic ingredients for years in some fabulous multicultural dishes. If you're ever in Phillie be sure to check the place out.
½ cup Dijon mustard
½ cup dry red wine
2 Tbl chopped fresh rosemary
1 Tbl minced garlic
¼ cup minced shallots
½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
¼ cup olive oil
1 center cut beef tenderloin (about 2 lbs)
Horseradish Cream
1 cup full fat sour cream
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
¼ cup grated fresh horseradish
¼ tsp Tabasco, or to taste
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
¾ tsp sea salt
- Combine the mustard, wine, rosemary, garlic, shallots, pepper and olive oil in a bowl, whisk together. Place the beef in a shallow baking pan and rub with the marinade to coat thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or up to overnight. (I recommend overnight)
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees
- Whisk together the sour cream, Worcestershire, horseradish, Tabasco, pepper and salt in a small bowl. Cover and chill. (The sauce can be made up to 3 days in advance)
- Place the beef on a rack set in a roasting pan. Roast in the middle of the oven until medium rare, 35-40 minutes. An instant read thermometer should read 135 when inserted I n the middle of the roast. Let rest for 10-15 minutes, covered with foil.
- Thinly slice the beef across the grain. Serve with the horseradish cream.
Sauteed Mushrooms and Onions
2lbs mixed mushrooms (button, shiitake, porcini, cremini, etc)
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup onion, thinly sliced
4 Tbl unsalted butter
2 tsp kosher salt
½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbl chopped garlic
1 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
- Bruch the caps of each mushroom with a clean sponge. Remove and discard the stems. Thickly slice the mushrooms.
- Heat olive oil in a large pan. Add the onions and cook over low heat for about 5 minutes. Add the butter, mushrooms, salt and pepper and cook over medium heat for about 8 minutes, until they're tender and begin to release their juices, stirring often. Stir in the garlic and cook for 2 more minutes. Toss in the parsley, sprinkle with salt and serve warm.
Purple Velvet Torte
My challenge for a Paleo friendly dessert was to find something that didn't contain nuts or coconut, since a couple of my guests have allergies. Elanaspantry.com to the resue! This recipe is delicious and your guests will never guess the secret ingredient.
2 ½ cups grated beets
1 cup agave nectar
4 eggs
½ cup grapeseed oil
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
½ cup cocoa powder
½ teaspoon sea salt
1. In a medium saucepan, heat the beets and agave to a boil, then cover
2. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes, until beets are soft
3. Transfer beet-agave mixture to a blender and puree on highes speed until smooth
4. Blend in eggs, oil, vanilla, almond extract, cacao and salt until thoroughly incorporated
5. Pour batter into a well greased 9 inch cake pan
6. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean
Cool and serve
I'll do my best to remember to take pictures, so I can update the post. No guarantees though, a couple of glasses of wine and all bets are off!
Merry Christmas to all! May all your celebrations be filled with joy and love!