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Supplier Collaboration Creates Successful Products
Six successful products that resulted from intimate collaboration with ingredient suppliers.
It's been a while since suppliers filled 50-lb. sacks with commodity ingredients and left them on the loading docks of food processor customers. These days, the door next to the dock is open to ingredient suppliers who want to come into the lab or test kitchen, understand the unique needs of the R&D team and even participate in the formulation of a product under development.
There has never been a time when ingredients were so plentiful, but also so complex and even customized. Even "commodities" such as starch and salt are getting specialized. In many applications, individual ingredients have been replaced with "solution sets" of many ingredients, with their effects on each other carefully considered.
Despite the thinning of food R&D departments, more of their time and effort is being devoted to understanding the ingredients and solution sets that come in their back doors. Few companies want to abdicate control over ingredient selection and application. But there's a lot of formulation knowledge in those ingredient companies, so why not put that knowledge to work?
"Suppliers have a wide range of expertise and personnel who can augment the skills in the packaged goods company's organization," Victoria de la Huerga and Elizabeth Topp of Wild Flavors wrote in Accelerating New Food Product Design and Development. They suggest involving your suppliers (at least) at four key stages:
- Conceptual stage: Use suppliers as a sounding board and a place to get ideas.
- Scoping and definition stage: Suppliers can provide conceptual samples for use in qualitative work during the product definition phase.
- Product development and refinement stage: Many suppliers can provide formulation guidance for the complete product system, not just recommended levels for the ingredient they supply.
- Commercialization and launch: Supplier technical personnel can provide assistance with troubleshooting during production start-up or when issues occur during production. Suppliers often can identify a copacker to manufacture the product.
- Whether it's the ingredient arm of one Top 10 food processor collaborating with the product development arm of another Top 10 firm, or a multibillion-dollar, multinational ingredient supplier helping out an entrepreneur, collaboration is the name of today's product development game. Beyond just the cliched win-win, the collaborations we chronicle here are wins for consumers as well.
Size does and doesn't matter
MolliCoolz LLC was pretty much a small development company with a product concept and a hurdle to overcome when it first met up with representatives of Cargill Inc. - at $75 billion in sales, one of the world's largest privately held firms. MolliCoolz (www.mollicoolz.com) was developing cryogenically frozen ice cream beads, but wanted to ship and retail them at normal freezer temperatures instead of the -40°F special freezers that relegated a competitor (Dippin' Dots) to sports and entertainment venues.
Keeping the ice cream beads intact and free-flowing at around 0°F would enable MolliCoolz to be shipped in conventional trucks and sold at convenience stores and even at grocery stores for home consumption. Bryan Freeman, president of the Stockton, Calif., company, learned Cargill (www.cargill.com), Wayzata, Minn., had not only some relevant ingredients but some patented technology that would make the product a reality.
Cargill not only helped reformulate the ice cream pellets but licensed some patented technology that enabled MolliCoolz to develop a unique spinoff product for foodservice. "This shows what can be accomplished when a small, entrepreneurial company teams with a large company like Cargill," says Freeman.
Cargill researchers improved the formulation with a unique mix of stabilizers and other ingredients, and the higher freezing temperature was achieved. In just a matter of months - in time for this past summer - the improved MolliCoolz product began rolling out to more than 12,000 grocery stores nationwide, as well as at water parks, arenas and sports stadiums.
They come in nine flavors, including a three-flavor banana split variety, packed four single-serve packages to a box. They're also sold as single-serve packages at thousands of convenience stories, movie theaters and other venues. The ingredients used span the broad portfolio of Cargill's offerings and include cocoa powder, stabilizers, sweeteners and flavors.
"The products have been very successful and it's clear we will only expand distribution next year," says Freeman. That is, if he's not too busy with the instant milk shake product. That one he never saw coming.
Years before meeting Freeman, Cargill scientists had developed intellectual property around a somewhat similar ice cream pellet for making milk shakes and smoothies. Cargill's ice cream beads could be mixed with milk in a simple shaker to create a milk shake - without the use of a blender. The key was Cargill's Daritech stabilizer product. But Cargill never commercialized the end product.
"Cargill had the advanced R&D and cryogenics experience that nobody else had, and MolliCoolz had a way to commercialize it," says Freeman. "Most importantly, the Cargill team 'gets it' – they understand our business, speak our language and were clearly committed to our success."
So after getting familiar with Freeman's work in ice cream pellets, the big company licensed the technology to him and helped him further develop the milk shake pellets. Together they came up with a product initially aimed at foodservice, especially quick serve restaurants, that was easier to handle and mix than bulk ice cream and didn't require the purchase of an ice cream mix dispenser.
Employees just scoop the beads into milk or pour in premeasured packets of vanilla, chocolate or strawberry beads – or a neutral base bead that enables the restaurant to create unique milk shake flavors. With simple mixing – even just shaking – a thick milk shake results.
The milk shake product won't be in widespread distribution till next year, but Freeman thinks it will be a hit with small operators who cannot afford expensive milk shake-making equipment or locations that need to devote their labor to frying burgers or other things rather than mixing shakes. "I cannot emphasize enough the already strong commercial response to this product idea," Freeman says.
Currently, MolliCoolz and Cargill are working on bringing this milk shake concept to retail shelves, offering consumers a "milkshake in a cup" that needs only to be shaken to be enjoyed.
MolliCoolz and Cargill are putting their heads together to determine what's next on the cryogenics horizon. They're working on a new bead for MolliCoolz that will be put into soda, resulting in a creamy float. "We're getting close," said Freeman. "Picture this – a local movie theater selling beads to consumers to pour into their soft drinks for an instant fizzy float. That's exciting news for the category, and Cargill continues to help us push new ideas forward," he said.
A similar situation – a vendor-developed concept awaiting a food processor – is under way at Stash Tea Co. (www.stashtea.com), Tigard, Ore. It should result in an early 2008 launch of the first probiotics in hot tea, possibly the first probiotics in any nonrefrigerated application.
At March's Natural Products West Show, President/CEO Thomas Lisicki met Mike Bush, vice president of business development at Ganeden Biotech (www.ganedenlabs.com), Mayfield Heights, Ohio. Ganeden had a patented probiotic - Ganeden BC30 (bacillus coagulans) - that is dormant when dried and kept at room temperature. But heat, such as the hot water used in making tea, activates the bacterium, which also survives digestion. Bush was looking for just such an application as Stash Tea.
"I had never thought of the idea, never even heard of the possibility of using probiotics in tea, until I met Mike," recalls Lisicki. "There were some technical issues to work through, especially how to handle the probiotic, and we had to work through labeling, was it natural and kosher, how to manufacture the product. I flew to their laboratory in Florida to get a better understanding of it.
"Early next year, Stash Probioteas should be on the market," Lisicki promises. The same probiotics may be in a cereal bar - if Tsudis Chocolate Inc. can find a retailer interested in its prototype product.
"As a contract manufacturer, we're always trying to differentiate ourselves and offer our marketing company and their retailers a product that's innovative," says Peter Tsudis, president/CEO of the Pittsburgh firm. He believes a cereal/nutrition bar with probiotic benefits will be a hit for the right marketer.
"Ganeden Biotech had to tell us how to process with the probiotic. We of course need to heat syrups and ingredients in our manufacturing process, but we couldn't heat the probiotic above 95°F without activating it [and that would have been too early in the probiotic's life]. Their people came out to Pittsburgh to get an understanding of our operations, and they helped us design the manufacturing process. Then we made a batch, sent it to their lab and, sure enough, enough of the bacteria survived to have a positive impact on your digestive system."
Now Tsudis is marketing the probiotic cereal bar to retailers and branded product marketers in hopes of a contract for next year.
Go to the grain experts
Tyson Food Service knows chicken, all right, but the R&D folks are not experts in breadings and batters. So when the goal was to develop chicken patties and nuggets with whole grain breading, they turned to an ingredient division of ConAgra Foods Inc.
"We wanted our school foodservice customers [to be able] to serve whole grain products," says Barbara Jirka, customer marketing manager for Tyson Food Service, (www.tyson.com/foodservice), Springdale, Ark. "Kids are discriminating customers, so the challenge was to find a nutritious whole grain product that has the taste, color and texture kids like."
Although Tyson started requesting whole grain flour very early on, some suppliers didn't have one, or they didn't have the quantities needed.
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'It's been confirmed that one of the newly discovered Pokémon from Pokémon X and Pokémon Y has a mysterious connection with the Legendary Mewtwo. Are you curious?'
I wish this was a female version of the new Mewtwoish form and not actually Mewtwo >.<
lol where all those naysayers who neglected it to be mewtwos new form. This is just sad Nintendo, nobody asked for this
I'm curious as to where this new Mewtwo fits in to the original Mewtwo's story. Considering it's a clone and all...

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What is Magic Custard Cake?
When I saw a magic custard cake recipe on Pinterest two weeks ago, I was floored. I mean, it left me in a state of delicious shock that something so simple could create an incredible piece of dessert. It looked so easy and like magic, it separated into three layers. It's cake layer on top, an egg-flavored custard layer in the middle and another dense custard layer on the bottom. I was so obsessed with this cake but couldn't get to making it because we were so busy with back to back photo shoots.
For two weeks, my obsession grew for this cake and I stalked the internet for what ever info I could find, which wasn't much. I wanted to call this a Magic Custard Cake Recipe. After a search on Google, I realized that there were many variations of this classic "Magic Custard Pie" already being shared from kitchen to kitchen. Where have I been living all these years? Why has this popular pie not passed my radar? Oh, the pain of knowing that I had lived without a bite of this amazing cake kills me.
So, to make up for all the years of being void of this wonderful magic custard cake, I inhaled two slices in one sitting. And this is coming from someone who is usually one and done with sweets. (Salty stuff is a whole 'nother story.)
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Magic custard cake it truly a magical piece of cake. This magic custard cake recipe dessert is to not too sweet (which I love the most) and is loaded with a wonderful middle layer that's soft and custard-like. This cake is soft, pillow-y and melt-in-your-mouth wonderful. The delicate top layer of cake and bottom crust is what holds the custard layer together and when you bite into it, magic happens.
Be still my heart, I love this magic custard cake so much. Please make it and tell me what you think.
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Temperatures for the ingredients are important here. Not too warm to cook the eggs before baking, and not cold either. You can use either confectioner's sugar or regular sugar, use the same amount by weight but the volume will be different. If you use regular sugar, 150g will equal 3/4 cup.
A few more notes on making the cake: When adding the milk, we found it easier and less messy to gently hand whip them in instead of using the stand mixer. It is a very liquidy batter, and for us it splattered everywhere even at the slowest speed. For folding in the whites, it is done with more of a gentle whisk/folding motion with the whisk since the batter is so runny. The whites will look a little curd like after mixing them in, just try to mix/fold them to the point where there is no big chunks. Because of the custard-like center, when fully baked, there will be a bit of a jiggle, but not a sloppy jiggle to the cake when gently shook. Same after it has cooled. That's about it. Have fun and every time we've made the magic custard cakes, going into the oven we don't think they will work correctly, and after baking they are magically perfect. Makes one 8"x8" Cake.
- 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted Butter
- 2 cups (480ml) Milk
- 4 Eggs , separated
- 4 drops White Vinegar
- 1 1/4 cups (150g) Confectioner's Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon (15ml) Water
- 1 cup (115g) Flour
- 1 teaspoon (5ml) Vanilla Extract
- extra confectioner's sugar for dusting
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly butter or grease a 8"x8" baking dish.
Melt the butter and set aside to slightly cool. Warm the milk to lukewarm and set aside.
Whip the egg whites and vinegar to stiff peaks. Set aside.
Beat the egg yolks and sugar until light. Mix in the melted butter and the tablespoon of water for about 2 minutes or until evenly incorporated.
Mix in the flour until evenly incorporated. Slowly beat in the milk and vanilla extract until everything is well mixed.
Fold in the egg whites, 1/3 at a time. Repeat until all of the egg whites are folded in.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45-60 minutes or until the cake is barely jiggly in the center. If the top browns too quick before the minimum of 45 minutes, then cover the cake with aluminum foil and cook for remainder of time needed.
Allow cake to completely cool before cutting and then dust with confectioner's sugar. For faster cooling you can place the cake in the fridge. Even after fully cooled, it will still be slightly jiggly because it's a custard layer cake.


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There was a common sight in both the Sixers and Celtics locker room, throughout the hallways of the Wells Fargo Center and in the media room. It was a look of "what the hell just happened?" as writers scrambled to meet deadline while coaches and players tried to decipher what took place over the 48 minutes on the court.
If this game was a boxing match, the Sixers were not only on the ropes after the first half, they had been knocked down almost to the point of stoppage. But the Sixers withstood the haymakers and returned to land even more of their own as they somehow took a 92-83 decision from Boston and evened the Eastern Conference semifinal series at 2-2. Game 5 will be Monday in Boston at 7 p.m.
The Celtics barrage started with a 14-0 run to begin the game. The Sixers didn't score their first basket until nearly four minutes had been played. They scored just 12 points after the first, missing all but three of their 16 shots. The only reason the second quarter was a little bit better for the home team was because it couldn't have gotten worse, really.
At the break the Celtics led by 46-31, and really it was lucky to be that close for the Sixers. There seemed little to grab onto in the way of hope. The starters, not including Jrue Holiday's 4-for-6, combined to shoot 2-for-22. Key subs Thaddeus Young and Lou Williams combined for one field goal. The team missed 8 of its 21 fould shots.
And as much as the Celtics were dominating, they were smack talking. As one player told me in the Sixers locker room after the game, that went a long way into the Sixers' second half surge.
It started in a fiesty third quarter, during which a pair of double-technicals were called. That seemed to help fuel the Sixers, who outscored the Celtics by 28-17, limiting Boston to 5-of-18 from the floor in closing the gap to 69-53 after three.
"We started expending more energy, started making shots," said Thaddeus Young of the third quarter effort. "Lou (Williams) got it going and then were were getting in transition and getting stops on defense."
It was only the beginning to the end.
The crazy fourth quarter, in which the Sixers outscored Boston by 33-20, featured 8 ties and 7 lead changes. But the craziest thing of all, the biggest question left after the game had to be the limited presence of center Kevin Garnet in the fourth.
On the first play to begin the final 12 minutes, the Celtics dumped the ball down to Garnett, who missed a four-footer. He made his only other shot of the quarter, about four minutes later. For some reason, Boston decided to shoot mostly from the outside in the fourth. Part of it was the defense of Lavoy Allen on Garnett. Most of it was because the Celtics decided they loved jump shooting. It didn't work.
Meanwhile, the Sixers kept the pressure on the aging Celtics. Led by the super active Thaddeus Young, who had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the final quarter, the Sixers dominated in every phase. They won the rebounding (14-7), which allowed them to get out and run. They also forced the Celtics into 5 turnovers which led to 6 points. In contrast, the Sixers had 1 which didn't lead to any Boston points.
Andre Iguodala, who struggled offensively all evening, also scored 8 in the quarter, including five-straight that sealed the win.
With 1:22 remainin, Iguodala hit a step-back 16-footer for an 85-83 lead. On Boston's next possession, Rajon Rondo broke free from Jrue Holiday and appeared to have a clear layup on the left side of the basket. But Young drifted from his man at the foul line area and blocked the attempt. When Lou Williams then began to drive the lane, he found Iguodala open on the right wing for a three pointer which Iguodala drained for an 88-83 lead and securing another home game for the Sixers.
"When you're getting your butt kicked you've got to compete," said Williams, who finished with 15 points and 8 assists. "When we were down 18 the basket gets bigger because there's not a lot of pressure on the next shot."
When the Sixers were trying to close it out, pressure was everywhere. But the Sixers were the ones who played through it Friday. Iguodala and Turner led the Sixers with 16 points, while Young had 12 and Holiday 11. Lavoy Allen contributed 8 points and 10 rebounds in almost 33 minutes, plus tons of tough defense on Garnett.
How did it happen? Well, scoring 61 second half points compared to 31 in the first half helps. So does 22 field goals compared to 9 and allowing 37 points in the second half.
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Jennifer Aniston Flashes Bra on 'We're The Millers' Set
Jennifer Aniston flashes her bra while filming a scene for her new movie We're The Millers with an open shirt on Monday (August 20) in Wilmington, N.C.
The 43-year-old actress was joined for the scene by her co-stars Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, and Will Poulter.
Earlier in the day, Jennifer walked around set showing off a ring, which appears to be her engagement ring. Over the weekend, Jen hid her hand in her pocket while making her way into a movie theater to watch the hit comedy The Campaign.
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CLINTON, S.C. (Aug. 27, 2012) – Coming off a successful opening weekend at the Gamecock Invitational, the ETSU volleyball team continues its road swing when the Bucs take on Presbyterian on Tuesday night at the Templeton Center. The match is set to begin at 6 p.m.
ETSU (3-1) defeated UNC Asheville, Temple, and Akron this past weekend in Columbia, S.C., while junior outside hitter Megan Devine (Kingsport, Tenn.) and sophomore middle blocker Meredith Hardy (Kingsport, Tenn.) received all-tournament honors. Following, her all-tournament team accolade, Devine was named Atlantic Sun Player of the Week on Monday.
The Bucs started the season with a comeback win over Asheville in five sets, while sweeping Temple. From there, the Blue and Gold took down Akron, 3-1, and despite dropping the first two sets to South Carolina, ETSU battled back to force a decisive fifth set. Unfortunately, with the Bucs trailing 9-8, ETSU couldn't get over the hump as the Gamecocks closed out the match on a 6-1 run to claiming the championship.
Through the first weekend of play, ETSU currently leads the Atlantic Sun in blocks (41) and blocks per set (2.41), while ranking second in attack percentage (.267).
Individually, Devine leads all conference players with 72 total kills, while ranking second with 4.24 kills per set. Meanwhile, Hardy and freshman Khadijah Wiley (Columbus, Ga.) rank one-two in blocks. Hardy is the league leader with 1.29 blocks per set and Wiley is averaging 1.06. Senior Kayla Williams (El Paso, Texas) is second among A-Sun peers with 10.56 assists per set.
As the Bucs head into the non-conference match with Presbyterian on a positive note, the Blue Hose opened the weekend losing three of their four matches in Laramie, Wyoming. Presbyterian defeated Eastern Washington (3-0), but fell to Seattle (3-1), Wyoming (3-1), and San Francisco (3-0).
The Blue Hose – who were picked to finish eighth in the Big South – are led by senior outside hitter Presley Mabrey. Mabrey was named to the preseason all-conference team and is currently averaging 2.8 kills per set this season. As a team, the Blue Hose averaged 10.86 kills per set and 1.93 blocks in their opening weekend at the Wyoming Invite.
ETSU is looking for revenge as Presbyterian rallied for a five-set win over Buc last season inside the Templeton Center. Devine recorded one of her 16 double-doubles on the season after finishing with 20 kills and 14 digs, while Bethany Gesell (High Point, N.C.) compiled 13 kills, four digs, and four blocks. Tuesday marks the third meeting between the two schools, with the series being knotted at one.
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Law alumni luncheon honors Ted Frois
January 28, 2011
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law alumnus and Loyola Trustee Emeritus, Theodore (Ted) Frois, J.D. '69, is the recipient of the 2011 St. Ives Award, the highest honor awarded by the College of Law Alumni Association.
The St. Ives Award, named for the patron saint of lawyers, is presented annually to alumni who have volunteered services to the College of Law or the university, maintained the highest standards of the profession and furthered the mission of the alumni association. Frois will be honored at the College of Law Alumni Luncheon on Friday, Feb. 4, at 11 a.m. at the Ritz Carlton New Orleans, 921 Canal St. Tickets are $50 and sponsorships are available. Visit alumni.loyno.edu/2011LawLunch for online registration.
"I am honored to be among the individuals who have received the St Ives Award," said Frois. "My Loyola education gave me the building blocks for a successful legal career, but more importantly, Jesuit values taught me that life is more meaningful if you use your success to help others finish well."
Frois, a 1969 graduate of Loyola's College of Law, retired last year from the Upstream Companies of Exxon Mobil Corporation, where he served as the general counsel, responsible for worldwide legal activities in the exploration, development, production, and gas and power marketing business of the company.
He graduated in the top 10 of his class at Loyola and served as associate editor of the Loyola Law Review. He is an emeritus member of the College of Law Visiting Committee. His wife, Louana Frois, J.D. '88 is also a graduate of the College of Law.
In August of 2009, Frois was named trustee emeritus. Frois' term with Loyola's board of trustees began in 1999, and from Aug. 2005 — May 2008, he served as chair of the board. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Exxon Scholars Minority Scholarship program for the College of Law. In 2001, he and his wife endowed the Ted and Louana Frois Distinguished Professorship of International Law Studies. In 2006, they endowed the Major Theodore C. Frois (MIA Dec. 6, 1950, Korean War) Military Scholarship. Frois, a New Orleans native, now resides in Houston.
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I was diagnosed with Schizophrenia in 2000 in the Army. I joined the Army because I always wanted to and at the time something was going on. I thought the Mob was after me. I thought they were speaking to me through the T.V. and Radio and they were drugging me. I did not want to be drugged anymore and I knew the Army would not let them harrass me. Plus, I wanted as far away from my family as possible so they would not be harmed. I found out it was not real in the Army. To this day though, I still go through emotions of loss, guilt, betrayal, angst, sobbing, pain, etc.. As you know. I was able to work symptom free for 3 years. And then on and off symptoms for 4 more years. Recently, the voices decided to shoot pain to various areas of my body when I disobey. Since I'm very stubborn and would rather die then do something I don't agree to, I am in pain often. This caused me to lose my job and I'm trying to get Social Security to help pay for all my counselors, psychiatrists, and everyday living. I am married, but my bills are too much right now.
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From Pre-Snap Read: http://www.presnapread.com/whats-a-blue-shirt-anyway/
To me, it doesn't seem like that big of a deal, since the team still has to count those scholarships somewhere. It's only an advantage for a year, and it seems like it will mostly be useful for schools (like Michigan) recovering from massive attrition, and need a bigger-than-allowed class. Still, I can see how Alabama, LSU et. al will find a way to abuse it, and hopefully the NCAA will close the loophole soon.
What do you think?
Off-topic, but M-OSU 2006 is on BTN right now. It's almost halftime. If you haven't yelled at Crable to pull up recently, you have another chance.


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Check out some images, minus the dialogue, that were obtained from a short Wu-Tang comic book that was based on the clan's Wu-Massacre album featuring Method Man, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. It was never published and never released. The comic book was co-created by art designer Alex Haldi and comic book illustrator Chris Bachalo.
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|Basic Combat
Batman is thoroughly trained in all forms of martial arts, and his fluid combat proves this. Your first few dozen battles can be easily won by just tapping STRIKE. If you watch Batman's animations closely, you'll learn to recognize when to time your taps so Batman won't flub a punch. By doing this, you can increase your combo.
When enemies are about to strike you, your "bat sense" will tingle, and wavy lines will appear over the enemy. This is your chance to hit COUNTER for a counter attack. This will keep your combo going -- and help you avoid taking damage.
You can use the COUNTER button to take down enemies silently if you sneak up to them from behind. You can sneak by holding the CROUCH button. If an enemy doesn't spot you, you can take him out quietly so as not to alert nearby cronies. If someone spots his body, however, they will be tipped off to your presence, so keep an eye on the body to take additional enemies by surprise (or booby trap it with Explosive Gel).
When an enemy is knocked down, you can press CROUCH and COUNTER when prompted to perform a Ground Takedown. This is not a good idea when in a group of several enemies, since it leaves you vulnerable -- but it's certainly useful if you have the time to pull it off.
The CAPE STUN button can be used to stun enemies with weapons. Instead of attack enemies with weapons directly -- which they can use for defense -- you'll need to stun them first. When an enemy grabs an object to use as a weapon, red lines will appear around his head. Stun him to relieve him of the object.
|(Un)Armed Combat
Many enemies are armed with weapons that are dangerous even to Batman -- like firearms. Thus, it is often preferable to grapple to an area high above and make strikes tactically -- and stealthily -- to stay out of harm's way. From your perch above, you can do a number of attacks, like the Zip Kick, which will be prompted by a Batman symbol above targets below. You can also purchase upgrades that allow you to do things like quietly snatch enemies below you from your perch. These moves are invaluable for dangerously armed enemies.
You can also use your Batarang to temporarily stun armed enemies -- either by using Corner Cover (crouch and approach a corner and you'll get a prompt) and staying out of sight, or by using a quick Batarang (double tap AIM) to stun a nearby weapon-wielding enemy in mid-fight.
When you take damage, your health meter, a circle in the upper left of the screen, will decrease. To refill this, you'll need to gain Experience (XP) by fighting enemies. If you lose all your health, you'll be sent back to a previous checkpoint.
You'll gain Experience (XP) which can be used to purchase Upgrades in two ways: fighting and Riddle solving. The latter should not be underestimated as a source of XP -- Riddler Trophies, for instance, are worth 300 XP for each you find. It pays to complete the Riddler's challenges.
When in combat, you'll receive XP for each takedown, with successive takedowns counting towards more XP due to the game's combo system. With a 10x or 20x combo you'll be gaining much more XP. Certain upgrades will aid you in keeping your combo going, and some will even increase the amount of XP you earn.
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Transparency in government is a big push these days as South Carolina citizens demand improved access to public meetings and documents.
Both houses of the Legislature are studying reform and the Governor's Commission on Ethics Reform has issued recommendations on ethics and openness.
However, one important area of open government is often forgotten, and that is public notices.
The law now requires that many government notices be published in local newspapers so citizens can be informed. Public notices do more than tell citizens when a government body will meet. If you have read the legal notices in your local newspaper, you'll see quite a variety during the course of a year, including tax liens, foreclosures, public hearings, public comment periods, liquor license applications, air and water quality permits and results, unserved warrants, zoning issues and changes in codes.
The list of topics that must be advertised by local and state governments is varied, but the topics share one thing: They all relate to information citizens need to know.
A bill pending in the House of Representatives would move the bulk of public notice advertising from local newspapers to government websites.
Here's the problem: No one will see public notices if they are moved to the Internet.
A couple years ago, a head-to-head test was done in Darlington County, showing newspaper public notice outperforming online public notice by a 7:1 margin.
In the test, the sheriff put the names of 200 citizens with unserved warrants in the newspaper. He put 200 different names on the sheriff's department website. Of those printed in the newspaper, 70 citizens came forward to deal with their unserved warrants, a response rate of 35 percent. Of those whose names were listed on the web page, only 10 came forward. This was a 5 percent response rate. This test reaffirms that few will read legal ads on the Internet.
Putting legal ads on the Internet would mean that only South Carolinians with computer access would have access to this important information. In our state, only 46 percent of farms have access to the Internet. We rank 3rd from the bottom among all states in farm Internet access.
And even if citizens do have a computer, they must make the effort to find multiple Internet sites. Legal ads for an entire community are usually found in a particular section of the paper, which is easy to find. If each government agency posts its own legal notices, there won't be a comprehensive way for the public to access notices.
In newspapers, section headers direct readers to legal notices, so you can actually find them. They're in your hand, so you can verify that a notice was published, unlike a website, which can be tampered with quite easily by hackers. And printed legal notice information can't be lost or altered.
There is a cost to public notice advertising, but it is a reasonable price to pay for the public to be kept informed. The true cost to citizens of posting public notice on websites may be far higher than that of a print advertisement… it might just be their democracy.
Bill Rogers is executive director of the S.C. Press Association, an advocate for open government and the trade group for the state's newspapers.


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Saturday, August 01, 2009
Cinematic Cutting and Accents For Punctuation and to Tell the Story
It's also full of great cuts and contrasts. Clampett weaves the shots together to build suspense and excitement - and does it with musical pacing and comedic timing - which is very similar to being a drummer.
Starting from tiny characters and running towards camera from a 3/4 up angle delivers a punch to the screen.
The characters weave in and out all around this scene creating wild chaos, but then ends with an added gag.
Another dynamic shot and action wth tiny characters.
Now we have strict left to right chasing, but with great accents in the runs.
Wo is this animator? Manny Gould?
When the spider lady sids to a stop Clampett feeds us a quick succession of accents in the actions, which aren't gags in themselves, but are a great use of filmic punctuation to let us follow the action and enjoy the rhythms -while incidentally - helping us follow the story.
Contrasts in timing: After the wild actions, he punctuates by having a slow bit - the hair floating up on a bubble
then a fast pop and the hair snapping and floating for a beat, before falling again and hitting the water. These are all great cartoon cinematic techniques to keep the pacing exciting. Without them - if he just merely told the story straight, it would all just float by and nothing would stand out against anything else. All story points would be indiscernible from connecting bits of continuity - like a Friz cartoon from the same period.
another pause to let the audience take a breath and to see the spider lady thinking up her next plan of attack. This is using punctuation both for entertainment and musical good feeling - AND to tell the story. To make these 2 things work together is what a good director should do. You can't just merely illustrate the story points in continuity - as most writers expect you to do.
Then, after the pause....ZAM! up fast and shake the butt vigorously to announce more action or a gag coming
another contrast - into dialogue. Notice the dialogue is completely musical, and the actions between the phrases have accents and beats to match the rhythm of the dialogue reading.
This pause below accentuates the rhythm of the previous poetry and reenforces the evil of the character. Again using timing for fun and to tell the story. Entertainment and functionality perfectly blended.
I love this animation by Bob McKimson. Even the flames are solidly drawn and animated.
Amazing stuff! McKimson has a superhuman ability - totally unique from all other animators. He just inventde his own way of animating and drew his poses and actions straight ahead with unbelievable directness and confidence. No bullshit about it.
Another great shot
followed by speed, dynamic angles and acents
Something Clampett never gets credit for is his mastery of cinematic technique. I think this is what makes him the best cartoon director in history, not just that his ideas and gags are funny or wild - it's his approach to filmmaking that enforces all the crazy ideas and lines them up in a perfect hierarchy of rhythmic accents and dynamic contrasting scene cuts.
Spider Lady as Veronica Lake
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- Jack G. said...
John, would you critique this:
I'd sincerely appreciate it.
As for Eatin' On the Cuff:
I never took notice of it when I saw it. I'm going to have to watch it again.
- Eddie Fitzgerald said...
Woooooowww!! Nice post! True enough, you can't do this kind of pacing when you're chained to a writer's script that's carved in stone. Only directors with authority to choose the story and make make changes in it can hope to practice filmmaking at this level.
- Niki said...
Some of the techniques you described I remember learning about in my film class.
- Rick Roberts said...
Sometimes I really ponder if the acting in Clampett cartoons contain delightful mistakes. I just can't comprehend someone actually making these drawings on purpose, I swear.
- MLP said...
Who does the voice of the Black Widow?
- HemlockMan said...
Yeah, who did that voice?
That's another cartoon I've never seen. Or else I saw it so long ago that I forgot it.
- Pilsner Panther said...
As much as I love the oddball genius of Bob Clampett and Tex Avery, I think that the Fleischer animation team was every bit as great. And they did some amazing work a few years earlier than the Termite Terrace guys, who were still groping for a style in the late 30's.
Why do I think so? Someone gave me the second Popeye DVD set for "me boithday."
So I picked a Fleischer Popeye cartoon to watch, at random. It turned out to be "Mutiny Ain't Nice" (1938), one where Popeye is a sailor, on a carefully rendered and detailed 19th-century sailing ship. A Herman Melville set!
Not every Popeye cartoon presents the sailor in his real seagoing element the way E.C. Segar intended, but this one does.
Here, everything works with incredible smoothness: animation, script, dialogue, voices, backgrounds, and music. A rare occasion for anything at all that's produced by a team and not by just one person to come off so well.
Watch it if you can... you won't be disappointed.
- paul etcheverry said...
Black and white animation is an art form in itself, going back to Winsor McCay, and Eatin' On The Cuff - which was a favorite of mine way back when this cartoons actually got airplay on television - remains an especially entertaining and ingenious example. The positioning of the characters - in the frame, in relationship to each other and in perspective - is consistently inventive and supports the storyline.
Thanks, John, for the shot-by-shot breakdown.
- Trevor Thompson said...
She's voiced by Sarah Bernhardt and it's an impression of Cobina ( of the pair Brenda and Cobina ) from The Bob Hope Show.
- David Germain said...
Who does the voice of the Black Widow?
It sounds like Sara Burner, who did most of female voices at the studio around that time.
I've heard that Bob Clampett would always go over his cartoon with a proverbial fine-toothed comb looking for any lulls that could be filled in with some extra bit of entertainment. It's no surprise that he would include these kind of film techniques into his work in order to improve things. Of course, Frank Tashlin was the first to start experimenting with cinematic devices in animation. But, Clampett certainly worked wonders with this as well.
- Bob said...
I wonder if Chuck ripped Pepe Le Pew's walk/music off of the spider when she's on the ice cubes?
- Jizz Wad said...
The moth being spun around frames are interesting too, as is the choice of shadow silhouettes in the next shot.
The old 'tell them what you're gonna do, do it, show them that you've done it'.
Do you suppose having the rhythm in the animation acts as a foil to exagerate further the craziness when the character breaks from the rhythm?
- Rick Roberts said...
Sara Berner is her name.
- Sven Hoek said...
WoooW is right Eddie! That is amazing animation. And there are so many gags packed into such a small space.
Most of the dialog in this cartoon is a song, Mel Blanc sings with The Black Widow and her voice is really funny. Then cut to the Flame luring the moth. That's hilarious.
I love that gag with the Black Widow on the end of he cigar, "Play your Jack!" The perspective is great, and the timing and accents are so well performed. Carl Stalling weaves all the music together so well in those cartoons, that guy was an amazing musical director. Such a great sense of humor and timing.
The black widow looks kinda sexy when she puts on that wig, until her nose pops out.
Near the end, the Lady Honeybee comes to the moths rescue and there is a sword fight between the two chicks. Women's Lib of the 40's right there in the cartoon. They did so much stuff you couldnt get away with these days. They probably wouldn't even let you get away with a moth de-furring a fox stole into the image of Hitler these days, I'll bet ya.
Then the cartoon concludes with a Three Stooges-esque, "...piano player/Narrator gets his trousers eaten by the moth, he jumps up and runs off the set", gag. Priceless.
That is a great cartoon, thanks John.
- Sketchtacular said...
Hi, John here's my crack at drawing the spider lady if you would like to see it.
Thanks for all the free lessons by the way.


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CHICAGO, Ill. (Oct. 27, 2012) – The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced its annual team awards, as selected by media, Saturday prior to kickoff of the Chicago Fire – D.C. United match at Toyota Park naming forward Chris Rolfe Most Valuable Player and defender Arne Friedrich Defender of the Year. Since returning to the Fire from Danish Superliga side Aalborg BK in April, Rolfe's eight goals also earned him the club's Golden Boot award.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER/GOLDEN BOOT: Chris Rolfe was named the 2012 Chicago Fire Most Valuable Player which is voted on by media. Rolfe was reacquired by the Fire on April 16, 2012 after three seasons with Danish Superliga side Aalborg BK. In 21 games with the Men in Red, Rolfe has also earned the club's Golden Boot for his eight goals and three assists. The Kettering, Ohio native has two multi-goal games this season with braces in a 3-1 victory against the Philadelphia Union Aug. 12 and a 2-1 victory against the Columbus Crew Sept. 22.
DEFENDER OF THE YEAR: Arne Friedrich was named Fire Defender of the Year, as selected by media members. Having joined the club prior to the 2012 season, the two-time German World Cup veteran has commanded a rock solid Fire defense. Going into the regular season finale against D.C. United, the center back has featured in 22 games for the Men in Red, keeping opponents to 40 goals in 33 games. Friedrich also has one goal to his credit this year, opening his MLS goal scoring account in a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union Aug. 12.


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Complete these three requirements:
- 1. Explain the scientific method to your adult partner.
- 2. Use the scientific method in a simple science project. Explain the results to an adult.
- 3. Visit a museum, a laboratory, an observatory, a zoo, an aquarium, or other facility that employs scientists. Talk to a scientist about his or her work.
Academics Pin Requirements
Earn the Science belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:
- 1. Make a simple electric motor that works.
- 2. Find a stream or other area that shows signs of erosion. Try to discover the cause of the erosion.
- 3. Plant seeds. Grow a flower, garden vegetable, or other plant.
- 4. Use these simple machines to accomplish tasks: lever, pulley, wheel-and-axle, wedge, inclined plane, and screw.
- 5. Learn about solids, liquids, and gases using just water. Freeze water until it turns into ice. Then, with an adult heat the ice until it turns back into a liquid and eventually boils and becomes a gas.
- 6. Build models of two atoms and two molecules, using plastic foam balls or other objects.
- 7. Make a collection of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks and label them.
- 8. Learn about a creature that lives in the ocean. Share what you have learned with your den or family.
- 9. Label a drawing or diagram of the bones of the human skeleton.
- 10. Make a model or poster of the solar system. Label the planets and the sun.
- 11. Do a scientific experiment in front of an audience. Explain your results.
- 12. Read a book about a science subject that interests you.
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It's fun for mayoral candidates to imagine eliminating potholes or building new trains to link the Valley to the Westside. It's not hard to support a spiffed-up LAX (really, what's hard to believe is that it's taken this long) or legions of new police officers making Los Angeles safe. What you don't often hear from these candidates, however, is a thoughtful vision for the Port of Los Angeles.
The port can seem far away, but it's crucial to the city's life. Every year, more than $250 billion worth of cargo passes through its 7,500 acres of docks and cranes. Cruise ships load and unload. The battleship Iowa is docked there. The cargo alone is enough to support nearly 1 million jobs in Southern California and about 3.6 million nationally. As an industry, it makes Hollywood seem trivial.
Given that, you might think both mayoral candidates would have volumes to say about how they plan to run this facility. Nope.
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Controller Wendy Greuel recently released her comprehensive "Leading L.A. Forward," an impressive and detailed menu of her policy prescriptions for balancing the city budget, creating jobs and reforming education, among other things.
But here's all it says about the port: "I will work closely with … the Port of Los Angeles to expedite green-growth projects that will position the port to compete in the face of the Panama Canal expansion."
And Councilman Eric Garcetti's summary of his "record and agenda" doesn't mention the port at all.
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Outgoing Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa can point to his stewardship of the port with pride — traffic plummeted at the outset of the recession but has steadily climbed. Emissions have been dramatically reduced. But there's still room for improvement. Some port customers complain that projects take too long to approve, and some Long Beach residents and leaders feel Villaraigosa has treated them high-handedly.
The good news is that the management of the port is capable and on the case. Under the leadership of Geraldine Knatz, its executive director, the port has compiled a five-year plan to keep the facility competitive while maintaining its relationships with customers and neighbors and building on its financial strength.
That's a sound start, but the future will be complicated. Even as the port is preparing to accommodate larger ships that will soon pass through the widened Panama Canal, Knatz warns that some cargo from Southern Asia is turning west and making its way through the Suez Canal. At the same time, shipyards are upgrading on the west coast of Canada and Mexico, both eager to pick off Pacific traffic.
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"You can't just focus on one thing," Knatz said of the shipping business. "You've got to watch your back."
It's a constant struggle to supply shippers with efficient berths and ready access to the national rail network. As long as shippers have those, they can unload quickly and disperse their goods across North America.
But there are other concerns. Port traffic creates jobs but also congestion and air pollution as trucks shuttle cargo from the docks to the closest rail yards. Today, that means a 24-mile trek up the 710 Freeway.
A much-debated proposal to build a new yard just a few miles from the port would create shorter trips and reduce air pollution but concentrate loading activity in Wilmington. The next mayor will need to find ways to help the area balance the economic and environmental benefits of the rail yard with the concerns of neighbors.
Garcetti has shown an inclination to flinch in the face of pressure, recently announcing that he would not favor the reconfiguration of the north runway at LAX, which is opposed by neighbors. He hedged a bit last week on the port rail yard project, saying he supported it but wanted some more details about displaced jobs and zero-emission trucks.
Greuel was in about the same place: She supports it, while also saying she wants to mitigate negative effects.
That's a frustrating microcosm of the campaign: Both support it. Sort of.
There are real issues needing the mayor's attention at the port. When automated cranes were installed there a few years ago, for instance, Villaraigosa transferred safety responsibility from the city's Building and Safety Department, which had no expertise in that machinery, to the harbor staff, which did. That small shift expedited the project and helped keep the port competitive.
City Councilman Joe Buscaino represents the area and knows it well. He said the next mayor — Buscaino has endorsed Garcetti — needs to focus on keeping the port competitive, protecting the environment and developing the waterfront from San Pedro to Wilmington. The port must respect its neighbors, he stressed, but it must thrive as a business too.
"The port is a huge asset," Buscaino said. "We have to make sure it's competitive."
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Now that the Dolphins added Brandon Marshall to beef up the Dolphins passing game, my question is: Will they become a dominantly passing offense, running offense, or a little bit of both?
I know that last year Miami was dominantly a running team, but that was only because of a lack of much of a passing game. Now that we have Marshall, it changes the entire dynamic of the team. Before, teams would line up extra defenders on the defensive line to try and stop Miami's running attack.
Now, defenses will have to move defenders back and cover the passing game more. This may free up more of the running game, but I still think Miami will pass a lot more because Brandon Marshall is a talent that you just cannot ignore. That is why I believe they will be a pass-first team.
If Miami doesn't pass more than they run I believe it would be a huge mistake. They are paying Brandon Marshall a record contract, so they should try and get every single reception out of him that they can, which is a lot.
He is like a ShamWow. Other NFL receivers are just paper towels. Marshall keeps on soaking up more and more catches, where the average NFL wide receiver doesn't soak up near as many. And, while he can't catch 12x times his weight in footballs, he can still catch a heck of a lot of them. He has gotten over 100 catches in the last two seasons, and I believe he will have another 100+ reception season.
Also, with defenses focusing more on Marshall, other Dolphin receivers will be more open. Miami is full of possession receivers, so you know that if they are open and Henne throws it to them they will catch the ball. So whenever Chad Henne drops back to pass the ball he can throw it to Brandon Marshall, or if Marshall is shut down by double coverage then Henne can just dump it off to another receiver who will be wide open for a first down.
Mix in a little run play every once in a while to keep defenses honest, and you are talking about a very dangerous offense. It will be able to take anything defenses throw at it, and that includes the Jets. Sorry New York, but all of that time and money you spent beefing up your defense will be useless when you come to Miami.
So, you heard it here first. The Dolphins will be a pass-first offense next year. And, I would suggest picking Marshall up in the first round of your fantasy draft next year because he is going to have a special season.
Please take a moment to check out my blog here: Dolphins Blog
And, for those of you who want to know how many footballs would be 12x Brandon Marshalls weight here is some math for you:
Brandon Marshall weighs 230 pounds.
1 NFL size football weighs a little less than 1 pound, but we will round up just to make things easier.
230 pounds x 12 = 2,760 pounds or 2,760 footballs
I wish he could catch that many footballs in a season, but I guess I can live with over 100 a year.
By the way, my blog is still there for you to check out: Dolphins Blog
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http://www.nfl.com/players/brandonmarshall/profile?id=MAR370922 - for his weight
https://shamwow.com/ - for Shamwow
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_a_football_weigh - for the weight of a football (I know, I know I'm not supposed to use Wikipedia)
http://calculator.com/ - because I'm too tired to do math right now


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U-Haul Company of Detroit Expands U-Haul Self-Storage Operations with the Purchase of Turn Key Self Storage
Jan 25, 2013, 06:58 ET
WASHINGTON, Mich., Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul Company of Detroit recently announced that it has expanded the U-Haul network of self-storage locations with its purchase of Turn Key Self-Storage, located at 12750 31 Mile Road in Washington, Michigan. The new addition features one two-story and nine single-story self-storage buildings offering 429 storage rooms, with more than 80,500 square feet of net rentable self-storage.
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David Ruff, president, U-Haul Company of Detroit, said, "We are proud to be expanding our moving and storage services in Washington and look forward to serving customers in the area."
The new U-Haul Moving and Storage of Romeo features indoor self-storage with drive-up loading and unloading. The facility will showcase electronically controlled access, personal access codes, 24-hour video monitoring, no deposit or administration fees, a convenient credit-card payment plan and available low-cost insurance to protect customers' personal possessions.
Climatized storage, RV/boat/vehicle storage, extended and 24-hour access to your storage room, and package signing and receiving are just a few of the additional services to be offered at this location. Customers who rent a U-Haul moving van or trailer for a one-way move can receive one month of free self-storage before or after their move. Ask about our FREE one-month storage with a one-way moving reservation.
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Earlier this year the nation took time to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s, "I Have a Dream" speech. The occasion provided an opportunity not only to remember an important moment in history, but also to reflect upon the current status of civil rights in our country.
The next few years will give us many opportunities to continue the reflection and the conversation. We have coming up the 50th anniversaries of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. In between those there will be other events of the 1960s civil rights movement that will be remembered and talked about.
As we all know, the 1960s marked an important time for our Church as well. This time also marks the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council. The proceedings of that Council changed our Church as dramatically as the civil rights movement changed our country.
It wasn't long before these two historic events intersected. As black Americans were finding a new voice in the direction of our country, black Catholics were finding a new voice in the direction of our Church. In 1968, two groups came into being that continue to have an effect on our Church to this day. A group of priests, religious brothers and seminarians met together and formed the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus; and a group of religious sisters met together and formed the National Black Catholic Sisters' Conference.
Over the past 50 years the momentum continued to grow in ministry to black Catholics as can be seen in the development of such things as: the National Black Catholic Seminarians' Association, the National Association of Black Catholic Deacons, the National Association of Black Catholic Administrators, the National Association of African–American Catholic Youth Ministers, the Black Catholic Theological Symposium, the re-emergence of the National Black Catholic Congress and the establishment of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies based at Xavier University in New Orleans.
In addition to that, a number of conferences have been developed to address issues in ministry to Black Catholics such as: the Lyke Conference and Unity Explosion for liturgy, the Interregional African–American Evangelization Conference, Sankofa for youth, the Black Catholic Men's Conference and the Black Catholic Women's Conference to name a few. Besides these, there are many efforts that are happening on the parish, diocesan and regional levels too numerous to mention here.
So, as we are now 50 years removed from these historic events, this is a good time to do some reflecting as to where we are in our ministry to black Catholics in the United States. Some may wonder if we still need to give so much special attention to this issue. Here we can take a lesson from history. We know that if we do not stay vigilant we can easily slide back into old ways.
Look at what happened after the Civil War. Because of Reconstruction, blacks began to move into all aspects of society. Blacks were even elected to state legislatures and to the United States Congress. When Reconstruction was ended, with some thinking that we had moved beyond the ways of the past, Jim Crow laws took over, and segregation became the way of the land and lasted for another 100 years.
And we don't have to go so far back in history to see this at work. Just recently the U.S. Supreme Court struck down one of the provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act under the thinking that the country had changed. Within a few hours of that decision we saw some states beginning to implement voter suppression laws. If there is something we want to achieve, we have to be constantly striving for it or else we begin to lose ground.
This is true for the Church in regards to ministry to black Catholics as well. If we want our Church to be strong in the black community, we need to be constantly working at it. If we let up, we will lose ground. We have our own historical precedent for this.
Following the Civil War, Rome was concerned about the evangelization of the freed slaves. They even proposed ways in which the Church could accomplish this. But the nation's bishops told Rome that they would take care of this on their own. Well, shortly thereafter, the large wave of European immigration took place. With so many of these immigrants being Catholic, the bishops' attention soon turned to taking care of them and the evangelization of the freed slaves was pushed to the background. A major opportunity was missed.
After the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, there was once again attention given to the Church's efforts in evangelizing the black community. Much was said about what needs to be done. Then again, shortly thereafter, our country saw another large wave of immigration. This time it was from Latin America, and then later on from Asia and Africa. With many of these immigrants also being Catholic, many in the black community feel that once again ministry to black Catholics has been pushed to the background while we tend to the needs of new immigrants.
Now, 50 years after the Second Vatican Council, what are the most pressing needs in ministry to black Catholics in the United States? For this we can look to the National Black Catholic Congress XI which was held in July 2012 in Indianapolis. That Congress issued a Pastoral Plan of Action based on the National Black Catholic Survey taken in 2011 by the University of Notre Dame. Examining the Plan, these are the things we need to address:
• Parishes and Schools – Around the country the Church seems to be in the mood for consolidation. This is a reality that has been brought about by current financial situations. But it is also brought about by the current situation of numbers of priests. Whatever the motivation, numbers play a big part in the decisions that are being made.
In many cases, since the size of predominantly black parishes and schools is small, many of them are being closed, merged or consolidated. While we are well past the day when black Catholics are expected to attend certain parishes, we can't lose sight of the advantages that having a predominantly black parish has to a diocese. By having a predominantly black parish, the diocese has a way of staying in touch with what is going on in the black Catholic world.
Whether that be with liturgical trends, social issues, lives of the saints or Church history, there are many things that a black parish can bring forth that you will not find in parishes that are more diverse. Also the development of black leadership can happen more frequently in those parishes. In addition, the Congress declares that our schools continue to be critical means of evangelization.
• Liturgy – The celebration of the Eucharist is central to our liturgical life as Catholics. The expression of that celebration is vitally important. Today many black Catholics are drawn to an expression of liturgy that springs from their historical roots. That includes the songs that are sung, the instruments that are used, the environment of the worship space and the preaching.
The move to make all Masses everywhere look and sound the same ignores this reality. Over the years we have developed our own liturgical composers and our own style of preachers. However without the availability of black parishes, the opportunity to use their gifts would be extremely limited.
• Evangelization – In the 50 years since Vatican II we have become ever more aware of our Gospel calling to spread the Good News to all people. Like the first disciples, that means going to the people wherever they are. In our day we have taken more a position of opening the doors and saying to people to come on in.
In reality we have to be willing to go out of those doors ourselves with the message of the Gospel and bring them in. In order to do that we need to know more about the issues that the black community faces. We need to know more about the continuing effects of racism and discrimination in our society and be willing to show the people how the Catholic Church can address those issues.
To come to people and say that you should be concerned about this, without talking about what they are actually concerned about, will not bring about an openness to our message. We have to know what's going on in the community so that we can be effective evangelizers of the Gospel.
• Vocations – Missionaries have long said that the Church never takes hold in a land until it develops an indigenous clergy. We can say the same in regards to the black community of the United States. It is no secret that the number of clergy and religious are down throughout our country. And many decisions are being made based on the number of clergy and religious that are available.
So if we are talking of increasing the black Catholic community, we need to working toward the growth of black clergy and religious. This not only means getting more people to enter seminary or formation, but it also means giving them the support they need to make it to ordination or vows. As Congress points out, this is the job of every Catholic, not just the job of vocation directors.
• Youth — Reaching out to the next generations is a concern of all communities. At Congress XI, the youth who were involved issued their own plan. They want to be involved in parish life, they want to stay strong in faith, they want to grow in the spirit. The Church needs to help make that happen by addressing the concerns that they have, realizing that they face societal issues that are unique to them while they also face the issues that all youth face.
We must remember that we have not completely defeated racism, discrimination and hatred. And our youth see this in the form of incarceration rates, graduation rates and job opportunities.
• Marriage — This is another issue that is affecting society as a whole but the black community in a particular way. The Congress Pastoral Plan states:
As African–Americans, however, our urgent concern is that men and women are not committing themselves in Holy Matrimony. Historically, close family ties have been the foundation of African–American life, so we lament that today in the United States, more than 45 percent of black men and women have never married, more than 70 percent of African–American babies are born out of wedlock, more than half of black children live in a single-parent household, and only 28 percent live with their biological and married parents. These staggering numbers are a clarion call to our entire community.
When advertisers want to target a certain population to buy their product, they do things to let that population know that "we want you." They will use faces and language and situations directly from the populations that they target.
In the Church we tend to do the opposite. We will put out one message and say this is for all people. When we do this, many in the black community will say "they are not talking to me." As Jesus says in the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 16, we can learn from the sly people of the world. If those who seek to make money can do so from targeted advertising, we can be as successful in spreading the Gospel from targeted evangelization. But that also means doing whatever is necessary to know and understand your audience. And that is the great challenge for the Church in the United States today.
FATHER TAYLOR was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis on May 20, 1978. He is pastor of Holy Angels Parish, Indianapolis, dean of the Indianapolis West Deanery, director of the archdiocese's Office of Multicultural Ministry, and president of the National Black Clergy Caucus.
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This article is part of a special issue on Outsourcing Resources
Origins of QbDAny discussion of QbD should be framed in the context of the industry and regulatory climate at the time that FDA introduced the QbD concept as part of its two-year initiative, Pharmaceutical cGMPs for the 21st Century: A Risk-Based Approach Pharmaceutical cGMP initiative (also referred to as the Pharmaceutical cGMP Initiative or 21st Century Initiative) in 2002. QbD is not a new concept from a pharmaceutical technology perspective. It is, however, a new concept relative to pharmaceutical regulatory review and submission. As a systematic and prospective approach to product design, process design and control, process performance, and continuous improvement, QbD designs quality into the manufacturing process. By doing so, QbD encourages innovation, continuous quality improvement, and science- and risk-based regulatory processes and ensures the availability of high quality medicines to the consumer.
Before the Pharmaceutical cGMP Initiative, the pharmaceutical industry already had begun moving toward conveying a more science-based approach through its emphasis on collaboration and risk-based regulation; the Pharmaceutical cGMP Initiative significantly hastened that process. Then, as now, the industry as a whole was doing a great deal of innovative work, but neither industry nor FDA were structured to encourage knowledge sharing. By focusing on what the regulatory agencies wanted, pharmaceutical companies limited their risk of regulatory exposure, but they also limited the vital, cross-industry knowledge sharing that advances industries and positions them for continued growth.
Because the orientation of regulatory authorities did not encourage quality to be built into the design of the pharmaceutical manufacturing process, multiple and repetitive inspections were the means by which quality was measured and demonstrated. This quality-by-analysis method of monitoring drug-product safety and efficacy brought reliable pharmaceuticals to market but required manufacturers to notify FDA of any change to quality or to the current manufacturing process. Depending on the change, time-consuming and costly requalification and subsequent regulatory approval might be required.
Focusing on the regulation of drug-product quality, the initiative, Pharmaceutical cGMPs for the 21st Century: A Risk-Based Approach (subsequently renamed Pharmaceutical Quality for the 21st Century) was intended to modernize FDA regulation of pharmaceutical quality for veterinary and human drugs and for human biological products such as vaccines. The goals of the initiative were to ensure that regulatory review, compliance, and inspection policies are based on pharmaceutical science and to foster the rapid adoption of technological advances throughout the pharmaceutical industry. Under any name, the ambitious initiative seeks to demonstrate and provide examples of enhanced quality.


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Bellator 89 Results and Videos: Dantas KO's Galvao to Defend Bantamweight Title, The 'Rhino Era' Continues
(Eduardo Dantas vs. Marcos Galvao video, via allthebestfights.com. Fight starts at the 1:48 mark)
So far, Eduardo Dantas's run in Bellator has been flawless. The aggressive Nova União member went 3-0 during the Season 5 bantamweight tournament in 2011, then choked out Zach Makovsky last year to win the promotion's 135-pound title. Four months later, Dantas fooled around and got knocked out by American prospect Tyson Nam in an utterly meaningless fight for Shooto Brazil. (Bellator responded by threatening to sue Tyson Nam. Not a good look, guys.)
Last night's Bellator 89 main event offered "DuDu" a shot at redemption, and fortunately, he rose to the occasion. Dantas made his first Bellator title defense against his teammate and former mentor Marcos Galvao, who won last year's Season 6 bantamweight tourney. Dantas's stiff jab and overall accuracy gave him the edge in the opening frame, and he turned up the heat even further in round 2, out-landing Galvao and rocking him with a head-kick. After a few more striking exchanges, Dantas found his kill-shot — a right-uppercut that buckled Galvao and sent him to the mat. A few more hammer-fists from the top, and it was lights out for the challenger.
Dantas was very emotional following the fight. "I'm sad and happy," he said. "Sad because I had to fight my friend, and happy to still be champion of Bellator." See? It's not the end of the world, guys.
Bellator 89 also featured the Season 8 middleweight quarterfinals, which featured Bellator vets Brett Cooper and Dan Cramer picking up decision wins (over Norman Paraisy and Brian Rogers, respectively), as well as Russian newcomer Sultan Aliev out-pointing previously undefeated Mikkel Parlo. And let's talk about Doug Marshall for a second, shall we? After showing up at Bellator 82 and KO'ing Kala Hose in 22 seconds, the former WEC light-heavyweight champ entered the middleweight bracket last night against Season 6 middleweight tournament finalist Andreas Spang, and knocked him out in just three minutes, adding another entry to the walkoff KO hall of fame. A couple more fights like this, and Marshall will have to change his nickname from "The Rhino" to "The White Hector Lombard."
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For more than 10 years, the Hunting and Fishing Club of Sun City has offered a relaxing yet competitive hobby for residents to take part in.
Ed Gruel moved to Sun City four years ago from Long Island, N.Y., and has taken the lead as president of the club. The Hunting and Fishing Club was the first organization he joined, since that was what he was used to doing at home.
"Since you're surrounded by water in Long Island, fishing was just one of the things you do," Gruel said.
For vice president Don Field, fishing was a weekend tradition growing up. Starting at age four, Field's mother took him and his siblings down to the bank every weekend to go fishing.
Gruel and Field organize four fishing tournaments a year.
"My mother would pack lunch and take us down to the bank to fish," Field said. "We did it every weekend."
On Oct. 4-6, the club held a freshwater fishing tournament in which Field and his partner Carl Greenway placed third. The tournament was for large-mouth bass only and took place in the lagoons in Sun City.
Since 2009, residents have been able to fish in any of the 240 lagoons.
The members who participated in the tournament could only use lures or plastic bait with only one fishing rod. Bob Fitzgerald and John Schlectic placed first and Sara Carnrick and Curtis Diggs took second.
The next tournament will be Tuesday through Friday. I will be a saltwater tournament.
Many members with boats have volunteered to take groups of three or fewer to Hilton Head Island or Beaufort to catch mostly red fish, but also trout and flounder.
The teams of two can have five fish total, which are measured by length instead of weight. The teams will have six hours to catch their largest fish.
Awards for the winners of the freshwater and saltwater tournaments are to be announced at the oyster roast Nov. 5 at the pavilion.
Not only does the Hunting and Fishing Club take fish out of the lagoons in Sun City, but it also is responsible for keeping the lagoons stocked. Field is in charge of buying fish and placing feeders at the different lagoons. Currently, there are three fish feeders in Sun City that help the fish to grow.
Though it is called the Hunting and Fishing Club, it mostly focuses on fishing. A small group of 10 or more members do make trips to go hunting around the state. The club also has a special group for fly fishing.
For those new to the area, the club offers a "Fishing 101" tutorial once a year. The tutorial teaches new members how saltwater fishing is different from freshwater, how to catch crabs and shrimp, and other useful tips.
Though hunting and fishing can be very relaxing to those who participate, the club also incorporates a sense of competition and invites anyone interested to join.
For more information about the Fishing and Hunting Club, contact President Ed Gruel at 705-7679.


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