Architects of the 21st Century: Speak Up, Speak Out | ArchDaily

?Take Five: A Titan of Architectrual Criticism has Died, but Architects are Best Prepared to Carry on the Conversation? was originally published in?AIArchitect.

In a stirring call-to-action written for?AIArchitect,?Robert Ivy,?FAIA and?AIA EVP/Chief Executive Officer,?reflects on the state of architecture criticism today. He?recognizes that?the late, great Ada Louise Huxtable was unquestionably the best critic of our time. However, the time of the singular architectural voice has passed; in the 21st century, and with the rise of the Internet, we have all become architectural critics ? architects, informed citizens, and, often most vociferously, not so informed citizens. In this world of critical noise, Ivy proposes that the architect must step up to take on the role of architecture critic? and advocate.

Read Ivy?s stirring article in full, after the break?

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Until January, if you asked any architectural writer to name the greatest living critic, the answer would inevitably be Ada Louise Huxtable, Hon. AIA.? While there have been other renowned minds thinking and commenting on architecture and the built environment in the 20th century (Lewis Mumford springs to mind), no one came close to Huxtable.

Writing as the architecture critic for?The New York Times, and later for?The Wall Street Journal, she balanced careful reporting with strong opinions, providing readers with the social, economic, and political context, as well as the effect a given project exerted on a neighborhood, street, and city.? Her columns addressed the art of architecture, but rarely as a stand-alone topic.

Who can forget her realistic?appraisal?of the future for New York?s Ground Zero, warning us to temper optimism for that supercharged urban nexus, since, in Gotham, developers ultimately had the final say:??What Ground Zero tells us is that we have lost the faith and the nerve, the knowledge and the leadership, to make it happen now.? Many of us, filled with optimism for a fresh start, sometimes recoiled a notch at her pronouncements, or actively disagreed with her, but one fact was clear: Her opinion mattered.

We treasured her because she spoke the truth as she understood it, even when it hurt.? And legions of citizens, eager for an educated perspective on buildings or neighborhoods or the city, shared in their appreciation of this refined voice.? In a sense, she acted as a progenitor, arming subsequent generations of writers, such as Paul Goldberger, Hon. AIA, (who succeeded her at the?Times).? But even more importantly, her role helped to set a standard in which informed writers act as the moderator of public discourse, helping us to frame the debate, much as other gifted critics for major news outlets do on their own geographic turf?Blair Kamin in Chicago, Chris Hawthorne in Los Angeles, Robert Campbell, FAIA, in Boston, and now Michael Kimmelman at?The Times.? We are all in her debt.

While Huxtable honed and valued her professional craft, the Internet has unleashed the genie from the bottle. Today, we don?t have to wait for the authoritative article to see a project and form initial decisions. In a sense, all of us can carry on the conversation, because the times demand it.? And who better to evaluate architecture, and its effects on the world around us, than architects?

In a way, all architects become critics, for good or ill, practicing their faculties first in the design studio on their own projects, then on those of their classmates and colleagues.? The looming need for informed discussion transcends the superficial aesthetic aspects of a given building or community project. Think of Huxtable. Ada Louise would enjoin us to collect our facts, set the context, and look at the larger picture before taking aim.? Then, and only then, are we prepared to advocate effectively and forcefully for the built environment?taking a balanced, if powerful position that our clients, or fellow citizens, will listen to, recall, and act on.

Some of us have lamented that, ?The public doesn?t understand the value of design.? But it doesn?t require a singular generational talent like Ada Louise Huxtable to teach people how architects make the communities we live and work in better places. This is a job for architects as well. No one knows the total story better?neither the client nor the public. You know your project?s intentions.? If the building is a school, you know how it might?enrich a student?s learning experience;?if it?s a hospital, how it might help a patient heal.

We should use op-eds, letters, blogs, and all manner of social media outlets, adding the architect?s voice without waiting for someone else to frame the debate. In one sense, speaking out and speaking up about architecture in your own community becomes a form of advocacy, a positive action you can take to help advance the understanding and appreciation of your own work and of the profession. Then, when our motives and achievements are recognized by third parties, including?great critics like Ada Louise Huxtable, the message will resound clearly and powerfully.

Speak up, speak out about architecture. The AIA of the 21st century needs architects (and critics) like you.

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It's Time We Talked About Apple's iWatch... - Business Insider

One of the few remaining hopes of the Apple bulls is that Apple will soon introduce a dazzling new smartwatch--the iWatch--that will instantly create a whole new must-have gadget category that Apple will dominate.

After all, that's what Apple did with portable music players, smartphones, and tablets.

And the years after Apple invented and then dominated those gadget categories were good years indeed.

There is certainly a lot of evidence to suggest that Apple is about to introduce this iWatch. There are the non-stop reports that Apple's working on such a watch, for example. And there's the patent filing. And there's supply chain scuttlebutt. And so forth.

So let's just go ahead and assume that Apple's going to launch the iWatch.

And let's assume that the iWatch will do the following:

• Show the time
• Show calendar reminders
• Show directions and maps (GPS location-powered)
• Show instant messages, texts, and emails
• Show news headlines
• Show the weather
• Maybe stream music to bluetooth headsets
• Maybe allow you to do the Captain Kirk thing and talk to your wrist while making awkward phone calls
• Maybe tell you how many steps you've walked and other fitness-type things
• Maybe connect via WiFi when you're at home
• Tether to your iPhone to do all of this when you're out and about (otherwise it's just a watch)
• Have apps
• Do other cool-sounding things

And let's assume that Apple will charge, say, $199 for this watch.

Are you really going to want one?

Well, obviously, if you're an Apple zealot, you're going to want one.

But if you're a normal person are you going to want one?

Well, obviously we should reserve final judgement until we actually see the iWatch, but I have to say that, thus far, I don't feel any great desire to have one.

Why not?

Because I just don't think it's all that much of a burden to take out my smartphone.

I love my smartphone (an iPhone). I'm so used to using it, it is basically a part of my hand by now. I don't consider it a burden at all to hold on to or operate my iPhone.

And with the exception of the possible "fitness tracking," the iWatch just sounds like a smaller, more limited, more awkward smartphone.

We presumably will not be able to type on our iWatches.

We presumably won't really be able to use the Internet on our iWatches.

We won't be able to watch movies on our iWatches.

We won't be able to take good pictures with our iWatches (or, at least, we won't be able to take good pictures any more easily than we can with our iPhones).

And if I'm going to have to carry my smartphone anyway, to give the iWatch Internet access, I can't imagine why I would also want to carry around another smaller, crappier version of my smartphone.

Maybe the iWatch will just connect directly to cellular networks, thus alleviating the need to carry around a smartphone.

That would make the iWatch more appealing for some people, presumably--the folks who rarely use the screens of their smartphones.

But assuming the iWatch does need to be "paired" with a smartphone?

Then it just doesn't seem all that useful. And it also seems expensive (Cell carriers aren't going to allow you to just connect to their networks for free, and multi-device plans are still being suppressed.)

The Wall Street Journal's gadget god Walt Mossberg just reviewed another smartwatch--the new "Pebble" smartwatch that the techochamber is all jazzed about. He didn't like it much. The Pebble watch didn't work very well when Walt used it, but presumably the Pebble folks will work the bugs out. More disturbing, at least for those who expect the iWatch to save Apple, is that the Pebble watch just didn't seem that useful.

And then there's the price.

Anything's possible, but it's hard to see how Apple could charge more than, say, $199 for a smartwatch--especially if it needs a smartphone to operate.

And if Apple charges $199 for the iWatch, then Apple has to sell an absolute boatload of iWatches for the iWatch to really move Apple's revenue needle.

So, although I confess that I'm excited by the possibility that Apple might soon launch a whole new product category, I'm skeptical about the near-term potential of the iWatch. It just doesn't sound that insanely great to me.

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Vimeo announces 'Looks' feature, now lets users add visual effects to videos

Whether it was inspired by the recent Instagram craze or not, Vimeo's new "Looks" have a pretty good chance of being welcomed with open arms (and eyes) by the video creators on its well-known platform. In partnership with Vivoom, the company announced today that it's bringing over 500 visual effects to the service as part of its Enhancer toolbox, giving folks the ability to easily add some flavor to their own video productions straight from a web browser. Furthermore, Vimeo's made it possible to preview these filters in real-time, as well as letting them be somewhat customizable by implementing various editing options, such as trimming and adjusting the intensity of each one. Vimeo also says the novel feature will be able to make recommendations based on "technical analysis of the user's video and social data," -- in other words, the more you use it, the more likely it is to learn your very own visual preferences.

Thanks to Vivoom's 16-year experience in the video effects field, Vimeo tells us it only expects the current Looks selection to grow and deliver more of the "highest quality effects," adding that the main goal is for each and every user to "find what's best for their personal needs." Speaking of which, all Vimeo account holders can play with the new Looks at no cost for the next 90 days, although the company wasn't quite clear as to what we can expect after that period comes to an end.

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Heat win 12th straight, outlast Kings in 2OT

MIAMI (AP) ? LeBron James had 40 points and a career-high 16 assists, Dwyane Wade scored 39 and the Miami Heat pushed their winning streak to 12 games by outlasting the Sacramento Kings 141-129 in double overtime on Tuesday night.

Ray Allen added 21, Chris Bosh finished with 15 and Chris Andersen had 10 for the Heat, who remained six games clear of second-place Indiana in the Eastern Conference standings.

Miami's 12-game winning streak is the longest in the NBA and matches the second-longest in franchise history.

"Our ball club, we don't get rattled, no matter what's going on during the course of the game," James said. "If it's overtime, double-overtime, we find a way to win."

Marcus Thornton scored 36 points for Sacramento, the most by any reserve in the NBA this season. DeMarcus Cousins finished with 24 points and 15 rebounds, Tyreke Evans added 26 points, John Salmons 15 and Isaiah Thomas 14 for the Kings.

James became the first NBA player to finish with at least 40 points and 16 assists since Kevin Johnson ? now the mayor of Sacramento ? had 42 and 17 for Phoenix against Denver on April 3, 1994.

"Even with a double-overtime game, those are video game numbers," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, noting that he told Wade the same after his 19-for-28 shooting effort in 46 minutes.

And for the month, James finished 139 for 217 from the floor ? 64.1 percent, by far the best of his career.

Kings coach Keith Smart said before the game that sometimes "great teams get a little bored with the regular season and they need something to get them going."

The Heat didn't seem to be bored by the second overtime.

After a late non-call that James wanted, he simply seemed mad.

James scored inside to open the second extra session, yelling "and one" at referees as his way of insisting he was fouled as well. But after one sensational sequence, the game was pretty much sealed.

Thornton had a chance to give the Kings the lead after a Heat turnover, but his shot at the rim was blocked by Wade, who came down and set up James for a 3-pointer ? a five-point swing, in essence, and the Heat had a 131-127 lead. James scored again, then added two free throws and found Bosh for a dunk and 10-point lead with 1:29 remaining.

Sacramento lost its sixth straight and fell to 1-16 against Miami since March 2004.

"No matter what their record is, they made plays just like us. They gave everything they had and more," James said.

The Heat missed key free throws late in both regulation and the first overtime ? Wade missing a pair with 21 seconds left in the fourth, and James missed one of two with 29.3 seconds left in the opening extra session.

In the first OT, the Kings had a chance for the late lead and potentially the win, but Thomas had a layup blocked by Bosh, and Allen grabbed the rebound for the Heat with 5.7 seconds left.

Miami put the ball in Wade's hands, and he found James near the basket. James' shot missed, and he complained he was fouled by Salmons on the attempt. Referees disagreed with that, but after a lengthy review to determine possession, they awarded Miami the ball with 0.4 seconds remaining. It was much ado for nothing, as Bosh's shot sailed long and the teams went to double overtime.

The game was tied at 92 midway through the fourth before Wade ? with six points and an assist ? led a 13-4 run that looked like it would give Miami breathing room. Miami was up 105-96, and still led 112-104 when James scored with 1:40 remaining.

Sacramento roared back, scoring the final eight points of regulation. Thornton hit a pair of 3-pointers, the second coming with 23 seconds left to get the Kings within 112-110. And after Wade missed a pair of free throws, Cousins grabbed an offensive rebound and laid it back with 8.5 seconds remaining to knot the game at 112-all.

Out of a timeout, the Heat went to Wade, whose step-back 20-footer bounced off the rim as time expired, sending it to overtime.

They were just getting started. And when it was over, the Heat streak survived.

"We're coming together," James said. "We're doing it the right way. We're executing offensively. We're sharing the ball. And we're not getting rattled. We've been in some crazy games. We just stay the course and figure out a way to get the victory."

NOTES: Miami finished February with a 12-1 record, with the one loss to start the month. ... The Heat have allowed 68 third-quarter points in their last two games, both at home. They gave up 67 third-quarter points in their previous three games, all on the road. ... One day after celebrating his 24th birthday, Kings G Jimmer Fredette did not play. ... The Heat played without F Shane Battier, sidelined by right hamstring tightness. He's day-to-day.

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Hardware Hackers, Join Us At Disrupt In New York

I love hardware. That's why I want you guys to bring some of the coolest hardware projects imaginable to Disrupt New York year. That's why I want you guys in our Hardware Alley.

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Old Media, Meet New: European Publisher Axel Springer Acquires Second Screen App TunedIn

TunedIn Media, the German company behind the second screen "social TV' app TunedIn, has been acquired by European publishing giant Axel Springer. The amount isn't being disclosed, so it's unlikely to be a home run for the burgeoning startup, while the two companies had already been working together through support from Axel Springer's innovation department and the licensing of the publisher's EPG, which is currently used to power TunedIn's TV guide.

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First-person account of how cancer can affect a marriage - Boing ...

Xeni Jardin at 1:37 pm Mon, Feb 25

Ask women about their relationship, writes Jody Schoger, and "you?re apt to hear variations on this theme, 'He never blinked,' or 'He really showed me how strong a man he truly is.' In other words, you?re not apt to hear what it?s truly like for some women." On her blog, she publishes a first-person account from an anonymous contributor that rings true for many. The tl;dr: the impact of cancer is really, really hard for both partners in a relationship?before, during, and after treatment.

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LG shows off Wireless Ultra HD video streaming from phone to TV at MWC

LG is all about product synergy at MWC 2013, demoing the ability to beam 4K resolution video from a phone to an Ultra HD television -- no wires necessary. There's no specifics mentioned about the technology in use other than that it uses "ubiquitous" WiFi connections, but LG claims its technique uses less than half the power others require. That's achieved by reducing the drain on the phone's CPU and other hardware, but we'll have to wait for a hands-on opportunity to learn more about how this works -- and to save up enough money to buy one of those Ultra HDTVs.

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Get your search for the perfect holiday home right - Inspiration for ...

For many people, escaping the hustle and bustle of everyday life for just a week or two isn?t enough. Sometimes visiting a particular location can melt those stresses away, which is why a holiday home can be the perfect respite from it all.

It is important to remember that buying that perfect home-away-from home for those vacation times is a big decision to make, and it needs thorough consideration. The purchase of such a home is an important financial and lifestyle investment and must be right in every way. Here are some things to keep in mind to ensure that the search for the perfect holiday home is a little easier.

Getting started is always the first step

The first step in the search for a vacation home is to select the location, which should be researched very carefully. Consult with the whole family and decide as a group where that ideal destination might be ? it could be in a big city with lots to do, an isolated beach house, or something in-between. A true getaway home should be in a destination where everyone can relax, unwind, and have a great time.

If the destination is already decided, it?s time to begin the house hunt. For destinations overseas or far away from the family?s home base, the best way to initiate the search is online ? start by doing a search for something like ?US houses for sale? and then narrowing your options. Check for villas, condos, apartments, and chalets for sale. Reach out to a local real estate agent for assistance in this process. Once a few homes have been selected, it?s time to book a trip to that destination to check out the options.

As the search for the vacation house is pursued, the available budget must always play a role. How much money is available for a down payment on a vacation home? What sort of money is available for maintenance, upkeep, and furnishings for this additional property? After purchasing a particular home, will there be funds left over to enjoy the holiday every year? Remember, making the purchase is the first expense, but like any other home, a vacation home will have ongoing costs as well.

Selecting the ideal holiday home

Remember, the whole point of buying a vacation home is to have a retreat from the frenetic life that we now all lead in our working lives, so location, design, and other factors are the overriding consideration. Because it is a home intended for fun and relaxing, it doesn?t need to be located near a good school or even a workplace. It should be conducive to things the family likes to do. For example, if a family loves the ocean but lives inland, a beach house will prove to be the perfect solution. For someone that has always wanted to try winemaking, perhaps a home in the hills of California?s wine country might do nicely.

The layout of the vacation home should also promote relaxation and a good time, so make sure everyone has plenty of space to stretch out! In most cases, a vacation home will be somewhat smaller than the family?s regular home, but it shouldn?t be cramped. For example, the kids can share a bedroom, but there should be plenty of communal living space in the property where everyone can enjoy their time together.

In essence, the perfect second home should be in a great location. It should also be designed, and equipped in such a way that the family will fully enjoy being there. Making sure that the vacation home is different enough from the normal home is essential, otherwise no one will feel like they are really on vacation.
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Little telescope to hunt big game: hard-to-see near-Earth asteroids

Canada's NEOSSat space telescope was launched Monday atop an Indian rocket. It will monitor two groups of asteroids whose proximity to the sun makes them hard to see from Earth.

By Pete Spotts,?Staff writer / February 25, 2013

In this frame grab made from dashboard camera video shows the Chelyabinsk asteroid on Feb. 15, about 930 miles east of Moscow. Efforts to discover near-Earth asteroids received a potential boost Monday with the launch of Canada's NEOSSat space telescope.

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Efforts to discover near-Earth asteroids ? including those that are potentially hazardous ? received a potential boost Monday with the launch of the Canadian Space Agency's Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat).

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Housed in a spacecraft the size of a large suitcase, the space telescope physically is a munchkin among behemoths. Its light-gathering mirror is only about 6 inches across.

But from its orbit nearly 500 miles above Earth, NEOSSat will be able to view faint near-Earth asteroids in a region of space that is tough for terrestrial telescopes to tackle.

The $25 million NEOSSat mission is one of seven satellites the Indian Space Agency lofted Monday aboard a single rocket launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center, some 50 miles north of Chennal, on India's east coast.

Ground stations have made contact with NEOSSat, "and the basics are green," says Alan Hildebrand, a researcher at the University of Calgary in Alberta and the project's lead scientist.

To date, astronomers say they have discovered between 90 and 95 percent of the approximately 1,000 near-Earth asteroids estimated to be larger than half a mile across.

In 2005, Congress instructed NASA to hunt for smaller asteroids ? setting a goal of finding 90 percent of near-Earth asteroids 500 feet wide and larger by 2020.

But as the Chelyabinsk asteroid demonstrated on Feb. 15, objects far smaller can inflict damage. At about 55 feet across, and with a mass estimated at 10,000 tons, the asteroid exploded high over the Ural mountains. The shock waves damaged an estimated 4,300 buildings and injured nearly 1,500 people.

With tens of millions of objects this size orbiting the sun, the recurrence rate for collisions with a Chelyabinsk-like object averages once every 100 years, according to Paul Chodas, with NASA's Near-Earth Objects Program Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

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A Massacre of Negligence

In 2010, the United Nations sent a group of soldiers from Nepal on a largely U.S.-financed peacekeeping mission in post-quake Haiti. But the U.N. neglected to adequately screen the mission?s soldiers for cholera, a disease that was raging in Nepal at the time but that Haiti had never experienced. Shortly after the soldiers moved to the U.N. base in Haiti located upstream from a major river system, Haitians began to contract the disease at an alarming rate, sickening more than 647,000 Haitians and taking more than 8,000 lives. Since then, U.N. leaders have attempted to deny the organization?s role in the epidemic and last week declared claims brought by Haitian families in the wake of the epidemic null and void. Read Jonathan Katz?s full story about the U.N. fiasco here.

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Tips On How To Make Pasta - ArticlesWide.com

Knowing how to make pasta may seem like a piece of cake, but a few tips never hurt to help the process. Italian pasta recipes all have specific requirements depending on the sauce or pasta type and no pasta recipe can be made in the same way. As long as you have a few points guiding you in the pasta making process, you just cant go wrong.

Making pasta is may seem like a delicate process, but pasta recipes are usually one of the easiest for anyone to carry out. As long as you keep some of the basics in mind, you can go ahead and experiment with the flavours and ingredients as much as you want. Discovering new pasta recipes is as much fun as making authentic ones.

1. Always boil the pasta in a large sauce pan and add a lot of salt. It helps add to the flavour of your pasta recipe.

2. Remember that usually, one pound of pasta serves up to 6 people. While this may vary considering the type or size of the pasta, its a good measurement to follow generally.

3. When buying your pasta, make sure you buy 100% semolina pastas. Theyre the best quality and generate the best result in Italian pasta recipes.

4. Never put so much sauce in the pasta that it overcomes its flavour. The pasta and sauce should have a careful balance, where the sauce adds flavour and texture.

5. Never rinse your pasta after its done. Unless the pasta recipe specifically asks for this to be done, drain your pasta very lightly and add it back into the pan.

6. Always boil the pasta al dente. Al dente, meaning to the tooth in Italian, means you cook the pasta for your dish till its tender, but still firm.

7. Its considered rude to eat pasta with a spoon and fork. Always remember to use only a fork when youre eating your pasta dish. To help it along, you can serve the pasta in a shallow bowl rather than a flat plate.

If you want to know how to cook pasta perfectly, these are the directions to follow. Perfect pasta allows for a delicious and healthy meal. Knowing how to make pasta results in quick and yummy home cooked meals that you can relish. Enjoy your dish and experiment with your pasta recipes.

Rajiv Tiwari is an out and out gourmet whose love of food has made him travel to all top food destinations. Knowing how to make pasta, Italian pasta recipes

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Funeral to be held this weekend for coach killed in hit-and-run

WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, SC (WCSC)- Officials at Kingstree Senior High School have confirmed a funeral service for their girls' basketball team coach will be held this Sunday.

Sonya Burgess, 39, will be remembered during a service at the school at 2 p.m.? She was killed earlier this week in a hit-and-run wreck.

On Wednesday, investigators arrested a?woman in connection to the incident.? Daveline Leshon Holmes?is charged with reckless homicide and leaving the scene of a collision involving death. Holmes is a Georgetown County resident and mother of two.

Bond was set at $115,000 on Wednesday. The news comes after South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers announced on Tuesday that they were?interviewing a person of interest?in Burgess' death?on Monday.

Burgess' husband, Marcus Burgess, says he's trying to make sense of his wife's tragic death.

"What can be offered other than a life was lost, but we're not malice by any means. If she has a family, and I'm sure she does, we would not want to keep a mother from her family."

The Kingstree girls' basketball team took to the court?Tuesday night, winning their Class-2A Lower State semi-final game against Lake City. The team was given the choice to sit out the game but they decided to play and honor their coach.

School officials said Kingstree Senior High School was Burgess's "home away from home."? They said she was a coach, teacher, and a mentor for years.

Flags?were flying at half-staff on Tuesday afternoon to honor her. The South Carolina Highway Patrol says the accident happened around 6:30 p.m. Monday on Highway 52 in Williambsurg County.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol says Holmes?left a convenience store on Highway 52 and failed to yield to a SUV driven by Burgess. According to authorities, Burgess was ejected from her SUV after the vehicle overturned.

Troopers say she was not wearing her seatbelt.

An incident report states Burgess was subsequently struck by another vehicle. Authorities say both vehicles involved in the incident left the scene.

Troopers say a Ford SUV, that?is believed?to have belonged?to Burgess, swerved to miss another car?that pulled?out of a gas station and into the lane?the?SUV was traveling in.?

Investigators originally believed Burgess got out of her vehicle to check the damage, but later discovered she was ejected from the vehicle.

Three children in Burgess' SUV were taken to the hospital.?The Highway Patrol's MAIT team is handling the investigation.?

Copyright 2013 WCSC. All rights reserved.? The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 preview: an 8-inch S Pen tablet that's also a phone

An updated, larger Galaxy Note from Samsung was inevitable. Given the undeniable popularity of mid-size tablets (see: Apple iPad mini), it's no surprise the Korean electronics giant would want to strengthen its foothold in a category it helped create. It was just three short years ago that Samsung introduced the Galaxy Tab and now, three Notes later, it's ready to perfect the one-handed experience. With this new Note, the company's culled the best of what's around its Galaxy into an 8-inch form factor, housing a 1,280 x 800 TFT display, Exynos 4 Quad with 2GB RAM (clocked at 1.6GHz), TouchWiz-skinned Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 OS, S Pen (and suite of associated apps), as well as radios for HSPA+ and WiFi into that familiar, lightweight plastic body.

But that extra inch alone isn't the Galaxy Note 8.0's main attraction. Samsung's wisely made use of the additional screen real estate to bundle two extra features. Building upon market research that indicates over 80-percent of tablet use takes place within the living room, the company's partnered with Peel for its Smart Remote app, a visual programming guide with remote control functions baked-in that comes pre-loaded on the tab. And, in keeping with its portrait oriented design, the Note 8.0 also incorporates what the company calls "reading mode," effectively optimizing the slate's display for comfortable e-book use.

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Pope's resignation raises questions about church's future

Pope Benedict XVI has reshaped the papacy simply by giving it up. But how?

As the first pontiff in six centuries to step down, Benedict has carved a new path for his successors who decide they cannot rule for life. But scholars say the repercussions could reach beyond just changing how pontiffs leave to ultimately shape perceptions about the authority and significance of the pontificate.

"A lot of what it will mean has to do with what subsequent popes do. Does this become a precedent for future popes to follow or not?" said Phillip Thompson, executive director of the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University.

Benedict's pontificate will end at 8 p.m. Thursday. He plans no role in the conclave that will choose the next pontiff, and will retreat to a life of prayer in a monastery behind Vatican walls. His decision shocked the church. But papal resignations are expected to become more likely over time because of extended lifespans and the growing demands of the pontificate, Thompson said.

Travel is now a major responsibility due largely to the globe-trotting example of Pope John Paul II. Shepherding the 1.1 billion faithful requires constant contact through the Internet. These days, Catholics far from the Holy See can watch the weekly general audience, ask the pope questions on Twitter and pray in real time along with pilgrims in St. Peter's Square. As a result, staying on until death can mean a very public decline. John Paul, suffering from Parkinson's disease and other health troubles, could no longer walk or talk when he died in 2005 at age 84.

The pope is regarded as a teacher, an international diplomat and an administrator, but he is also the vicar of Christ ? a leader with a divine mission. Benedict's retirement raised fears that the pontificate could be viewed as less holy. Some questions have even focused on the much misunderstood Catholic teaching on papal infallibility: With two popes, one emeritus and one in power, who will have the final say? In fact, infallibility applies to the office, not the person, and only when a pope invokes apostolic authority to define doctrine or morals for the entire church.

Yet, many Catholic scholars say the act has in some ways demystified the papacy, especially given the intense focus in the final days of Benedict's pontificate to the 2012 scandal over leaked Vatican documents and what role the crisis had played in his decision to leave. Joseph Bottum, writing in The Weekly Standard, a conservative U.S. publication, called Benedict "a terrible executive of the Vatican."

"There's the relationship part ? he's your father ? and your father is always your father. Then there's the functional part ? whether he's up to the job," said Chicago Cardinal Francis George in a phone interview. "The functional concerns, those have come to the fore now. We'll see what, if any, impact that has as we go forward."

Even with Benedict's resignation, new popes are unlikely to emerge from a conclave thinking, "I'll go in for 10 years or so then give it up," said Francesco Cesareo, a specialist in church history and president of Assumption College in Worcester, Mass. The significance of the office, its history and spiritual duties, will always make any decision to leave difficult.

At the Feb. 11 Vatican event when Benedict made his dramatic announcement, the 85-year-old leader said he had examined his conscience before God and decided his strength, due to old age, had "deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me."

"I'm sure Benedict agonized and prayed over this for a long time asking what would this mean for the church," Cesareo said. "Benedict must have been thinking, 'What will people think that I'm leaving? Will I be seen as abandoning the flock?' He decided, 'I'm willing to sacrifice this position, for the good of the institution.'"

John Paul did not step down in part out of concern that some Catholics would follow him and cause a schism. His decision was seen as a brave witness to human suffering. But his weakened condition also fueled fears that the church was effectively leaderless.

"If a pope is disabled, different people will be vying for power or trying to take over," Thompson said. "Or nobody takes over and therefore it just drifts. People don't feel it's their place to make decisions for the pontiff. You don't want the church just to drift."

Many Catholics have argued that Benedict's decision has only underscored the importance of the pontificate. He put the spotlight where it belongs, on the church, not on the man, and sent a message that the job is so important it cannot be carried out in a weakened state, they argue. Thompson compared the impact to when George Washington gave up the presidency after two terms, setting a precedent for future presidents.

According to Stephen White, a Catholic studies fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a Washington think-tank, Benedict has powerfully demonstrated that the pope's primary role is one of service.

"The papacy, in other words, was not given him for his sake, but for the sake of the church's mission," White wrote on The Huffington Post.

A week after Benedict's announcement, New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said he was only just starting to grasp the significance of the pope leaving. Still, Dolan dismissed worries that pontiffs would now be newly vulnerable to pressure to step down, either from a disgruntled public or factions within the church armed with opinion polls or questions about a pope's health.

Dolan argued modern-day popes in many ways have been facing that challenge for years. And moving ahead, he argued they would have two strong models of how to approach the papacy: John Paul's decision to stay until the end and Benedict's choice to leave.

"I think we need to say this is extraordinary. This is exceptional. This is a once in a three- or four-century phenomenon," Dolan said, discussing the abdication on his radio show on SiriusXM's "The Catholic Channel." ''It's not going to become something that every pope feels obliged to do."

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Reprogramming cells to fight diabetes

Feb. 22, 2013 ? For years researchers have been searching for a way to treat diabetics by reactivating their insulin-producing beta cells, with limited success. The "reprogramming" of related alpha cells into beta cells may one day offer a novel and complementary approach for treating type 2 diabetes. Treating human and mouse cells with compounds that modify cell nuclear material called chromatin induced the expression of beta cell genes in alpha cells, according to a new study that appears online in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

"This would be a win-win situation for diabetics -- they would have more insulin-producing beta cells and there would be fewer glucagon-producing alpha cells," says lead author Klaus H. Kaestner, Ph.D., professor of Genetics and member of the Institute of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Type 2 diabetics not only lack insulin, but they also produce too much glucagon.

Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are caused by insufficient numbers of insulin-producing beta cells. In theory, transplantation of healthy beta cells -- for type 1 diabetics in combination with immunosuppression to control autoimmunity -- should halt the disease, yet researchers have not yet been able to generate these cells in the lab at high efficiency, whether from embryonic stem cells or by reprogramming mature cell types.

Alpha cells are another type of endocrine cell in the pancreas. They are responsible for synthesizing and secreting the peptide hormone glucagon, which elevates glucose levels in the blood.

"We treated human islet cells with a chemical that inhibits a protein that puts methyl chemical groups on histones, which -- among many other effects -- leads to removal of some histone modifications that affect gene expression," says Kaestner. "We then found a high frequency of alpha cells that expressed beta-cell markers, and even produced some insulin, after drug treatment.

Histones are protein complexes around which DNA strands are wrapped in a cell's nucleus.

The team discovered that many genes in alpha cells are marked by both activating- and repressing-histone modifications. This included many genes important in beta-cell function. In one state, when a certain gene is turned off, the gene can be readily activated by removing a modification that represses the histone.

"To some extent human alpha cells appear to be in a 'plastic' epigenetic state," explains Kaestner. "We reasoned we might use that to reprogram alpha cells towards the beta-cell phenotype to produce these much-needed insulin-producing cells."

Co-authors are Nuria C. Bramswig, Logan Everett, Jonathan Schug, Chengyang Liu, Yanping Luo, and Ali Naji, all from Penn, and Markus Grompe, Craig Dorrell, and Philip R. Streeter from the Oregon Health & Science University. The Oregon group developed a panel of human endocrine cell type-specific antibodies for cell sorting.

The research was supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U01 DK070430, U42 RR006042, U01DK089529, R01DK088383, U01DK089569) and by the Beckman Research Center/NIDDK/Integrated Islet Distribution Program (10028044).

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Samsung looks past Apple, takes aim at BlackBerry

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RolePlayGateway?

Hello everyone, allow me to first thank you for clicking on this topic and taking your time to read this totally unnecessary sentence.

I've been away from the RP community for sometime now, and not by choice. A combination of school, community requirements and sloth reeled be away from the grand RP waters. I've only recently been able to flop myself back and I'm itching for a sweet-savory RP.

That said, I have an idea for a nice, sweet RP but given my time away (and a lack of self-confidence with a dash of inexperience) I'm not confident in my ability to formulate a through plot-skeleton and GM the RP.

Here is what I have so far:

"Nobles don't typically visit the local tavern for a mug of ale, but there he sat, in all his bejeweled glory, sitting upon a rickety stool as if it were his throne and all those before him were his constituents. In all honesty it's a wonder why he hasn't been thrown out and mugged yet. The bartender slides the man a drink, attempting to treat him as any other customer back from a hard day of heavy toil and labor, but finds it hard to ignore the clattering of yellow coin on counter.

Why is he here? That is what they whisper around him; the peasants, plebeians, poor, and drunks. "

A local, small-time noble in the decaying city of Mils has requested the service of 'professionals' to 'retrieve' a powerful trinket from a 'former friend'. Calling into the very shadows of Mils the noble is answered by a small group whose backgrounds and personalities vary as the spectrum of a rainbow and whose past actions/allegiances put them at odds with one another. The only thing they have in common is their great avarice and the mission they were hired to accomplish; nothing more, nothing less.

And that's the most I've done. It is very much set in a fantasy-esq world and while fiction tends to float towards oblivion when it comes to reality, I would like to keep this tethered to the ground. I'm open to any suggestions, thoughts, comments, offers, input, etc. but for those wishing to join, I'm afraid I'm not ready to go with this.

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Tiny tweezers and their big influence on bustling proteins: Scientists investigate molecular 'clothespins'

Feb. 22, 2013 ? Tiny molecular tweezers have a remarkable impact on bustling proteins: Three research groups from the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), the Chemical Genomics Centre of the Max Planck Society in Dortmund and the Max Planck Institut f?r Kohlenforschung in M?lheim found that the molecular tweezers designed by Professor Frank Kl?rner at the UDE can be used to regulate protein -- protein interactions by selectively trapping certain residues of the protein -- and stick like a clothespin.

The research groups of Thomas Schrader (UDE), Christian Ottmann (Chemical Genomics Centre) and Elsa Sanchez Garcia (MPI f?r Kohlenforschung) believe that this might be a promising approach for applications in medical research, as the water soluble tweezers act without inducing toxicity or explicit side effects.

The scientists have tested their small tweezers on proteins that have influence on many processes in the human body. "We also wanted to know how they work," says Dr. Elsa Sanchez Garcia, leader of a Max Planck research group at the Max Planck Institut f?r Kohlenforschung. The chemists have found out that although their tweezers prefer to bind at the amino acid lysine, the protein surrounding of the lysine influences the trapping of the tweezers. Thus, with computer simulations Dr. Sanchez Garcia and her colleague Kenny Bravo Rodriguez have shown which type of lysine the tweezers prefer -- and why that is the case. Their work also allowed to lay down rules for predicting the behavior of the tweezers in the presence of proteins with several lysine residues.

Although the tweezers research is at early stages, their potentiality makes it worth for medical researchers to have a closer look at these results. The 14-3-3 adapter proteins (14-3-3) that the scientists used for their experiments are small recognition proteins that influence many physiological processes by binding their targets via short peptide sequences and modulating their function. For instance, they are able to stabilize certain tumor suppressors. Because of their important role in many biological processes, 14-3-3 proteins are prospective therapeutic agents against severe disorders, such as cancer.

The three research groups published their findings in the Nature Chemistry.

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Video: Possible gubernatorial candidate slams GOP for extremism

>>> not unusual to hear someone say the republican party has become to extremely and unwilling to compromise. millions of voters said that on election day . but when an elected republican off holders says it it's news. enter virginia 's lieutenant governor bow billing. he said not every government program is bad and not everyone who receives a public benefit is a free loader . it's just a challenging time for the republican party when a conservative mainstream guy like me doesn't really feel comfortable with his party. the party has moved too far and it's become too extreme and too ideological. that's from the lieutenant governor of virginia . that's comments don't seem as surprising when learn bill bolling is considering a run as an independent. right now former clinton adviser teri mcauliffe is tied with virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli at 38% even. if bolling runs as an independent, he starts out with 13% to start with and could go higher, of course, much higher. but what makes his remarks so remarks is he's saying the republican party is becoming too extreme for even conservative republicans. tom davis is a former u.s. congressman from virginia who also ran the republican congressional campaign committee, and chris cillizza is managing editor of post politics.com and an msnbc political analyst . i want to go to chris for the tight political analysis right now. this guy bolling gave a great interview to the post and just to put it in context, he slam banged his republican party as everything you hear on this show a lot of times. too far over, too intransigent, everything bad, won't negotiate, won't do anything for the country. is that to set himself up as a centrist or slightly center right candidate as a general election independent candidate or is that just what he believes and he's angry?

>> well, look, i take him at his word. i'm not going to question his motives. i think --

>> that's all we do here. go ahead.

>> i think it is what he probably believes. 's more establishment guy but context matters. look, this is a guy who in 2009 got pushed out of the race for governor by bob mcdonnell because bob mcdonnell was more conservative and better positioned to win the race. he stepped aside with the expectation from everyone in the republican party that in 2013 he'd be the guy. well, among comes ken cuccinelli and the reality is it's a convention there, a very small group of people, activists, conservatives by and large that pick the nominee. even in a primary i'm not sure bill bolling beats ken cuccinelli . so i think some of it is that he's kind of angry at the way in which his political fortunes have played themselves out but i think part of it, too, is an expression of the kind of establishment for lack of a better word within the republican party who looks at some of the folks in a more conservative wing and says these folks are pushing us to a place that is going to get us losing elections, never getting the hispanic vote, and going to relegate us to minority party status nationally for the future and we got to speak out. so i think it's a little bit of what he plefs and a little bit of his own circumstances that have made him more willing to speak ut 37.

>> i always see you as more of a middle of the road republican. the question is what happened to your state and you may lose an easy one. you could beat terry mcauliffe . he's a democrat.

>> should beat him. nine straight times our governor has come from the opposite party of the president. right now it's a close race but if history is any judge, republicans should win it.

>> they tend to reverse.

>> these are nationalized elections for governor. and mcdonnell has problems with his thesis. it just didn't take. voters were more interested in taking a message to washington. that's been the repeated theme in virginia gubernatorial races. ?

>> i keep thinking it'squestion of politic s. to go to your intensive hardline base risking losing some of the softer republicans in the middle and independents but knowing your crowd will show up or you bring on a guy that's considered too watery a republican or democrat and risking the fact your base won't show up.

>> i think the calculation this time is the fact that this is an off-year election and you want to intensify your base and bring it out in virginia .

>> because it's not the general electorate.

>> if everybody shows up, we know there are more democrats than republicans. obama has proven that twice. but if you look at the off-year turnout models, it's been much more republican.

>> so work your base hard makes sense. so kuch nellie makes more sense. for you that's an odd thing to say. i'm just talking about the raw political calculation. you still need to holgd your party together. the last poll only showed 3% of republicans defecting. there will be so much money going back and forth.

>> how does this vaginal thing, that crazy thing about requiring things to have abortion how is that working in this state?

>> i'm sure it's going to be in a lot of tv ads but kuch nellie didn't vote on that. he was the attorney general but a lot of legislators will have to defend that.

>> bill bolling also told the post, the lieutenant governor of virginia who says he's not going to run in the primary, it seems these day that is caroms is a four-letter word in many people's eyes. they view it as a signs of weakness but in real it's the essence of a workable democracy. chris , you and i cover this all the time. he's talking the way the most middle of the road journalists call it, not knocking the right but saying you have to be able to negotiate. if you don't compromise on a lot of middle of the road things how are you going to get anything done? obviously there's some things you will never compromise on.

>> and, chris , i would say -- i actually think take immigration and marco rubio . marco rubio is not a guy i think most people would describe as a centrist moderate but this is a guy who on immigration is saying, look, i understand that there's a part of the party that's never going to be happy with any kind of path to citizenship, but we have to come together at some point on some of these big issues if we're going to move forward as a country. so i actually think it's beyond just kind of the jon huntsmans and michael bloombergs of the world. i think haley barbour the former mississippi grve and republican national chairman has said, look e we're going to have to find some common ground . may not like obama and where we stand on the issue but we have to find some common ground just to move the country forward and keep us sort of viable in the world of economy.

>> chris , i think you're more hopeful than me. i think the hard right being hard right, i watch that scened in ast the other day, i think those people standing up to a guy like john mccain showed the republican party is definitely ruled almost by its hardest right, the hardest right seems to scare everybody else out. i have yet to hear an elected office official take on rush limbaugh ever on any issue. it's still the hard right that makes the noise. thank you. not thom davis, not a member of the hard right.

>>> up next, republicans have been trying to to make it harder for minorities to vote and now the supreme court of the united states is considering whether a key part of the 1965 voting rights act should be struck down. that's section five. that's the one that makes every state check out any changes in its election law with the justice department . this is "hardball," the place for politics. i'd

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Australian Beverage Industry Digest No. 131 | Australian Brews News

Feb 7 - 22, 2013

ALCOHOL POLICY

Move for warning labels???again A group of vocal anti-alcohol bodies, including National Alliance for Action Against Alcohol, Alcohol Policy Coalition, Vic Health and Victorian Cancer Council, are now demanding that confronting images be shown on both front and back labels of all alcohol products. The latest campaign, which targets beer, wine, spirits and mixers, aims to highlight public health hazards arising from risky drinking practices, not only just the dangers of drinking during pregnancy.

Vic Health considers that voluntary warning labels (introduced by some major winemakers) and the recent national Drinkwise campaigns are inadequate and argues for ?more prominent labels with clear and visually arresting graphic information.? It says ?Bigger back label warnings are a must and the potential move to sizable front labels should be considered.? [From Adelaide Sunday Mail, Feb 10,?2013]

In SA, the wine industry is vital to the state?s economy and Sunday Mail editorial comments accuse ?extreme elements of the public health body? of irresponsibility and conclude ??Let good sense and good science prevail and we will be able to enjoy a glass of our favourite drop in the future without being reduced to having to sip out of paper bags or cowering in the corner like drug addicts.?

Small bars As many as 20 small bars are expected to open in Adelaide?s CBD shortly, following the passing of legislation creating a new type of liquor licence. For 12 months these licences will be restricted to city venues but, if these are successful, the concept could extend to some suburbs and other regions. Although the Australian Hotels Association (AHA)???SA Branch considers that the 120-person limit for the new venues is too high, it did not lobby to stop the legislation. [From Adelaide Advertiser, Feb 20,?2013]

BEER & BREWING: Australia???general

Asahi?s status Despite speculation to the contrary, Asahi Premium Beverages has stated that there are no plans to brew Asahi in Australia, dismissing suggestions that the Japanese brewer was investigating the possibility of producing Asahi locally at the Laverton (Vic) brewery of its subsidiary, Independent Distillers. In the meantime, on February 14, Asahi Holdings (Australia) and Independent Liquor (NZ) filed papers in the Federal Court, alleging that equity firms Pacific Equity Partners and Unitas Capital had made false allegations prior to the purchase of Independent Distillers by Asahi. [From The Shout, Feb 8 & Adelaide Advertiser, Feb 15,?2013]

BEER & BREWING: Australia???mainstream breweries

CUB: An interesting statement from Peter Filipovic (Sales Director) appeared this?month:

?The announcement about VB is a testament to the refocus on quality under SABMiller. CUB has improved the brewing process across the board and, by reducing the exposure to oxygen in the process, we have been able to take the preservatives out of our brews, including VB. There?s no doubt we?re tasting a cleaner, more refreshing product because of this. Our brewers reckon they?ve finally been given back control of CUB?s beers. Our senior team has clearly demonstrated faith in their technical ability to improve the quality of our beer. There?s certainly a renewed sense of pride in the people crafting our beers.? [From National Liquor News, Feb?2013]

Lion: International partnerships and innovation helped Lion grow its beer business in a falling market in the year to Sep 2012. The accession of Corona Extra and Stella Artois in the third quarter and innovative market strategies helped profit to rise 5% to $625 million, while the national beer market fell 5%. However, dairy product revenue fell 10% and white milk volume was down 14.5% [From Adelaide Advertiser, Feb 15,?2013]

BEER & BREWING: Australia???smaller breweries

NSW: The Woolpack Hotel in Redfern, has increased the volume of beer sold by more than 10% since devoting half its taps to craft beers, cutting back its CUB tap contract to a 50/50 arrangement in November last year. Surplus taps were then opened up to small craft breweries like Two Birds, Balmain Brewing, 4 Pines and Young Henrys. [From The Shout, Feb 6,?2013]

Hunter Beer Co has come up with another special edition brew: Banana Smoothie Beer which makes use of the ?banana-lolly esters? produced by Hefeweizen yeast, while the addition of honey and toasted coconut ups the smoothie-factor. Head Brewer Keith Grice says the beer, in 750mL champagne-style bottles, pours a ?hazy straw colour topped by a rich white foam ? it has a light fruity mouth-feel, you can taste the banana, toasted coconut and the honey flavour lingers after you swallow.? [From Beer & Brewer, Feb 14,?2013]

Vic: Interesting descriptions of a number of craft breweries have appeared recently in Brewer & Distiller International, a monthly journal published by the IBD. The January issue deals with Hix, Mornington Peninsula, Red Hill & True South Breweries with Moon Dog, Mountain Goat & Temple featuring in the February issue.

In early February, Bright Brewery officially opened its new all-weather venue with a complete brewing and dining experience for the entire family, plus capacity to brew more MountainCrafted beer. The extensive expansion was opened by The Hon Martin Ferguson???Federal Minister for Resources Energy and Tourism and the project was co-funded by the Australian Government under T-QUAL Grants, a program aimed to stimulate sustainable economic growth in the Australian tourism industry. Funding is available to projects which enhance and refresh Australia?s tourism scene and breweries and cellar doors around the country are eligible to apply for funding. The 2013 process will commence soon, with submissions expected to close mid-April 2013. [From Beer & Brewer, Feb 7,?2013]

Two new brewers are 7 Cent Brewery, with its first official beer launched in mid-February and Cavalier, on the verge of releasing the first beer through their new brewhouse in Melbourne?s west. [From Crafty Pint, Feb 8, 2013]

Brewers at Thunder Road Brewing in Brunswick?s have relied on a recipe of Alfred Terry, a brewer in Melbourne in the 1860s and a pioneer of Australia?s brewing industry, to recreate a pale ale, first brewed in 1864 at Melbourne?s Carlton brewery in Bouverie Street, a forerunner of today?s CUB. [From The Age, Feb 2,?2013]

WA: Gage Roads? newest limited edition brew, reportedly due to hit stores just before Easter, is called Abstinence???in keeping with the Lenten period of voluntary deprivation that runs for 40?days before Easter. The beer, a Belgian Dubbel Chocolate Ale, will be released in 640mL bottles. Gage Roads also reports significant increases in keg beer sales (148%) and in contract beers (91%). [From Beer & Brewer, Feb 7,?2013]

The story behind Billabong Brewing???described as two breweries in one???recently featured in the international brewing press. [From Brewer & Distiller International, Feb?2013]

BEER & BREWING: International

UK: Radler beers???Heineken has launched a new 2.0% abv Foster?s Radler with the aim of dominating a mid-strength lager category. Heineken, UK?s leading beer supplier calls it the ?moderation? category which could represent a ??300 million category growth opportunity. It is estimated that the section is about 0.5% of the lager market, but could rise to 5%. Heineken has stated that the Radler style is ?an example of global innovation being undertaken with local brands, one that was executed in over 20 markets in 2011 ?12 with the aim of making it a global initiative by the end of 2013. ? Carlsberg also released a 2.8% abv lager blended with natural lime juice to the UK this month; Carlsberg Citrus is the first new lager from Carlsberg for several years and will be backed up by a multimillion ? advertising campaign.

Beer mixed (or ?shandied?) with lemonade and known as Radler first appeared in Germany in the 1920s as a thirst quencher for cyclists who stopped for a rest in the mountains???Radler means cyclist in German. Radler beers are now popular in a number of European countries and are available in a range of fruit flavours other that lemon. [From E-Malt.comFlash 06b & 07a, Feb 10 & 18 & Brauwelt International Newsletter Feb15, 2013]

[Lion?s Bare Cove Radler, brewed by SA Brewing at 4.2% abv and originally known as Barefoot Radler, was released a few years ago but seemingly has not made a significant impression on the local market. In the early 1970s, SA Brewing enjoyed brief success with West End Shandy, a 1.0% abv product in 375mL cans. Being non-excisable, it was sold in delicatessens and similar non-licensed outlets but its availability at or near some schools probably led to adverse publicity and the eventual demise of the product. Beer shandies???with lemonade???have, of course, been served in Aussie bars for generations.]

BEVERAGES: General

CCA?s plans 2013 will be a big year for Coca-Cola Amatil, ?building on the back of the great success we have had with our Jim Beam portfolio, particularly the launch of the Devils Cut RTD portfolio and the incredible growth of the Canadian Club range ?of course, in December we will be back in beer in Australia with the Australian Beer Co?s products from the state-of-the-art brewery in Griffith NSW?, said John Murphy, MD???Australian Beverages. [From National Liquor News, Feb?2013]

Role of diet mixer drinks An individual?s breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) after intake of alcohol is influenced by several factors, including food. It is well known that food delays the stomach emptying, thus reducing BrAC but only recently has the role of non-alcoholic drink mixers used with alcohol been explored as a factor influencing BrAC. A new comparison of BrACs of alcohol consumed with an artificial sweetener versus alcohol consumed with a sugared beverage has found that mixing alcohol with a diet soft drink can result in a higher BrAC. [From Science Daily, Feb 5,?2013]

Top Shelf 2014: A new show, aimed at trade professionals and discerning consumers, known as Top Shelf, is scheduled for February next year. Located at the Melbourne Showgrounds and held on February 23 & 24, 2014, it will bring together beverage industry suppliers to showcase a range of premium spirits, craft beers and ciders, fine wines, quality soft drinks and bar accessories available in the market. The show will be supported by leading industry publications Bars & Clubs, Australian Hotelier, National Liquor News and The Shout. [From The Shout, Feb 8,?2013]

CIDER, JUICES, RTDs & SOFT DRINKS

Changing consumer tastes Reporting results for calendar 2012, Coca-Cola Amatil says that ?low and no-sugar beverages continue to be a high-growth path of the portfolio, growing at three times the rate of sugar beverages ? more than 250 low and no-sugar stock-keeping units represent over a third of total volume.? Coke Zero grew by 12% in 2012 and Mt Franklin water products by 50%. After tax profit for the year was down about 22% to $460 million, due mainly to write-downs on assets and goodwill of the SPC Ardmona fruit business. [From Adelaide Advertiser, Feb 20,?2013]

WINE & SPIRITS

Missing wine On February 15 NSW police started investigating the loss of over 60,000 bottles of SA wine, en route by road to markets in the eastern states from 12 McLaren Vale/Langhorne Creek winemakers. The trucks of the carrier involved (a company in receivership) arrived empty at the NSW depot. [From ABC radio news services, Feb 15, 2013 ?. no other references encountered???where is the?wine?]

Wine industry review The Wolf Blass Foundation is helping to fund a comprehensive review of issues facing Australia?s wine industry, with completion expected within six months. Legendary winemaker Wolf Blass has warned that Australia will be left behind unless strong marketing support???with financial assistance from governments???is not made available to the sector. The review is aimed at increasing profitability and ensuring that decision-making was based on evidence, according to the Winemakers Federation of Australia (WFA); it will also investigate demand in key markets and reconcile domestic supply against projected demand. [From Adelaide Advertiser, Feb 15,?2013]

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FROM PAST DIGESTS ? 5 YEARS?AGO

Forecast revision at Lion Nathan Lion Nathan has revised its profit forecast after recalculating the costs associated with the recent acquisition of Boag?s. Although it had enjoyed a good Christmas trading period, increased costs in absorbing the Launceston company had forced a drop in profit guidance from A$275 to $265 million. Reaction form the market was positive with the stock lifting by 2% to close at a recent high of $9.99. Revenue growth in the December quarter was strongest in LN?s power brands???Tooheys Extra Dry, XXX Gold & Hahn Super Dry and premium international brands Becks & Heineken. Nevertheless, total beer volumes for the quarter were down 1% on the previous year with tap beer sales being hardest hit. LN?s wine brands all performed well. [From Adelaide Advertiser Feb 15,?2008]

Lobbying Canberra Australia?s burgeoning craft brewing industry is hopeful that the new Federal Labor Government will give active consideration to reducing the excise payable by small brewers, thus providing assistance similar to that long given to the nation?s small winemakers. New journal Beer & Brewer Australia & New Zealand (B & B) rightly points out that, in the wake of the Kevin07 movement that swept PM Kevin Rudd to power, small brewers need to pull together as one and the journal urges its readers to assist by petitioning the government. Perhaps, this time the pleas of the small brewery sector will be heard! [From Beer & Brewer Australia & New Zealand, Summer 2008]

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