The nation's 13th liquor processing plant is on its way to joining the market with an estimated investment value of 350 million Br in Cheke kebele, Amhara Regional State.
Komari Beverages Plc will be the second liquor factory in Amhara Regional state to be owned by European investors and will have a production capacity of bottling and packaging 27,000 bottles an hour.
The company has already secured four hectares of land for 40 years in Chacha wereda, Cheke kebele, 20Km from Debre Berhan and 110Km north of Addis Abeba.
Komari Beverage secured the land after a competitive bid floated by the Cheke kebele, one of the 19 kebelesin Chacha wereda. Cheke is home to 2,000 people, most of them are farmers. The area is one of the potential areas allotted for manufacturing and agro-processing investments in textiles, food, beverages and poultry.
To lease the land the company presented its business proposal and showed investment capital by submitting its bank statement, according to Tadele Minda, head of the rural land administration office of Chacha wereda.
Chacha wereda, one of the 24 rural weredas in North Shoa, has around 100 investors who have taken land and started developing the area. A dairy processing and Rorank Liquor Factory are among the investments in Chacha.
The company plans to bottle four million litres of whiskey, vodka and rum a year with alcoholic content ranging between 20pc and 40pc in addition to offering a variety of different flavours.
To hire a company that supplies and commissions production lines and trains staff, the company floated a tender in November 2018. Currently, the company is evaluating the offers of two companies, which were eligible for a technical stage. The winning company will also install packaging machinery with accessories.
The company has also hired a local firm that will work on the engineering design of the factory, which will employ a total of 350 employees.
"The construction of the plant will start in half a year," said Ojeuna Mekconenn, deputy CEO of Komari Beverage Plc. "Once the design is done, we will float a tender to hire a company for the civil work."
Nine farmers were relocated to free the land for Komari, which literally means 'alcohol brewer' in Amharic.
"The company has paid the proper compensation to the farmers," said Tadele.
Komari, which acquired a business license in March 2018 from the Ministry of Trade & Industry, will be joining 11 registered alcoholic beverage producers. Of which 10 are found in Addis Abeba, while the rest are in Sendafa Beke, Oromia Regional State, and Chacha, Amhara Regional States.
The pioneer liquor manufacturer, National Alcohol & Liquor Factory, is leading alcohol production in the nation. Established in 1906 by an Armenian entrepreneur, Elias Papassinos, the company has netted 122.3 million Br in profit in the last fiscal year. The company's total sales in the last fiscal year was 607.1 million Br. The company was up for privatisation, and Lominat Beverage Plc made the highest offer of 3.6 billion Br to acquire the factory.
A marketing expert appreciates the entrance of the new foreign direct investment into the country but points out the social effect of alcohol consumption.
"The government should scrutinise policies and regulation on utilisation and promotion of alcoholic products," said Mulugeta G. Medhin, (PhD), a marketing expert for over two decades.
Recently, the government drafted a bill that requires alcohol manufacturers to post warnings stating that consuming alcohol has health hazards and restricts advertisement of alcoholic drinks by time and place. Any drinks with more than 10pc of alcoholic content are prohibited from promoting their products in public spaces, events and holidays, according to the new bill, which is pending in parliament for legislation.


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Damian Lewis, Ian Rankin Honored by Queen on Her Jubilee | Entertainment News
By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Actor Damian Lewis and crime writer Ian Rankin are among hundreds of Britons honored by Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday as she celebrates 70 years on the throne.
Lewis, star of TV shows "Homeland" and "Billions," was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, or CBE, in the annual Queen's Birthday Honors List, which this year coincides with celebrations of the 96-year-old monarch's Platinum Jubilee.
Lewis, 51, was recognized for services to drama and charity. He and his wife Helen McCrory raised money for a charity providing meals to health care workers during COVID-19 lockdowns. McCrory, an actor who starred in TV drama "Peaky Blinders," died of cancer last year aged 52.
Rankin, the creator of dogged detective Inspector Rebus, can call himself Sir Ian after receiving a knighthood.
"I am not sure what Detective Inspector John Rebus would make of it," said Rankin, 62. "He'd almost certainly tell me not to get too big-headed."
The royal honors are awarded twice a year, at New Year's and in June, for services to community or British national life.
Along with a sprinkling of famous names are scores of individuals little known outside their communities or professions. This year's recipients reflect causes close to the monarch's heart, including youth engagement, the environment and public service.
The awards remain widely coveted as a mark of recognition despite concerns about the associations with Britain's imperial past in their name.
Pianist and composer Stephen Hough and filmmaker Isaac Julien were among those receiving knighthoods. Former Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster was made a dame, the female equivalent of a knight, as was Ann Limb, the first out gay person to head Britain's Scout Association.
Author Salman Rushdie, who spent years living under a death threat from Iran over his novel "The Satanic Verses," was made a Companion of Honor, an award limited to 65 people "of distinction." Quentin Blake, illustrator of children's classics by Roald Dahl, also joined the companion of honor list.
Fashion designer Stella McCartney was awarded a CBE, while screenwriter Heidi Thomas, creator of "Call the Midwife," was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE.
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" singer Bonnie Tyler was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire, or MBE.
"I'm just a girl from a small town in Wales who just loves to sing, so to be recognized for that in this way is very significant to me and my family and friends," Tyler said.
In the world of sports, awards include an MBE for former Tottenham Hotspur soccer star Gareth Bale and OBEs for ex-Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand, cricketer Moeen Ali and Eve Muirhead of Britain's Olympic gold-winning women's curling team.
There was also an MBE for Gregory Rowland, a master wheelwright in southwest England who helps keep an ancient craft alive — and repairs the queen's royal carriages.
And a sugar-loving nation bestowed a knighthood on Jim Walker, whose family business makes Walker's Shortbread, a buttery Scottish biscuit sold around the world.
The list included knighthoods or damehoods for key players in Britain's response to the coronavirus pandemic, including National Health Service Medical Director Stephen Powis, England's Chief Nursing Officer Ruth May, University of Edinburgh vaccine researcher Aziz Sheikh and Pascal Soriot, chief executive of vaccine-maker AstraZeneca.
Organizers of last year's COP26 climate conference in Glasgow also were on the list.
Also recognized were several officials who worked to get some 15,000 British nationals and Afghans out of Kabul when the city fell to the Taliban last year. The organization of that operation has been criticized as a "disaster" by Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, though lawmakers praised staff on the ground who "implemented a chaotic policy to the best of their ability."
Recipients are selected by committees of civil servants from nominations made by the government and the public, with the awards bestowed by senior royals during Buckingham Palace ceremonies.
In descending order, the main honors are knighthoods, CBE, OBE and MBE. Knights are addressed as "sir" or "dame," followed by their name. Recipients of the other honors have no title, but can put the letters after their names.
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Watson Batty Architects has been appointed by Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) to design an extension to its departure lounge. The appointment follows an ongoing brief for Watson Batty to support extension works planned as part of the airports' Route to 2030' Strategic Development Plan.
The departure lounge's 6,450 sq ft expansion will increase passenger airside space by extending the first floor and adding a new storey to the existing single storey area next to gates three and four. The plans also include the introduction of a mezzanine floor at gate five.
Crucial to the brief is to design a programme where works can be undertaken with the constraints of a 24-hour functioning airport with minimum disruption.
Watson Batty has previously assisted Leeds Bradford Airport to improve circulation and flow of passengers around the terminal. Whilst relocating over twenty retail and commercial tenants, it designed a 150-metre-long, 3-lane covered, external walkway from the terminal together with a major departure gate refurbishment. Watson Batty also re-planned the passenger scanning area with new feature lifts to help increase the efficiency of people movement and wheelchair access.
It is currently working on a number of significant projects across a varied range of sectors and has recently completed student's union extension at York St John University, an academy school for Dixons Academy Trust, a flagship extra care facility for Leeds City Council, a Royal Mail delivery office at Portsmouth and leisure centres for local authorities at Newark and Washington. Additionally Watson Batty has recently been successful in supporting Wates Living Space Homes on Calderdale Council's North Halifax Transformation Project.


Welcome to Burden Hill , a picturesque little town adorned with white picket fences and green, green grass, home to a unique team of paranormal investigators. Beneath this shiny exterior, Burden Hill harbors dark and sinister secrets, and its up to a heroic gang of dogs , and one cat , to protect the town from the evil forces at work. These are the Beasts of Burden Hill , Pugs, Ace, Jack, Whitey, Red and the Orphan , whose early experiences with the paranormal (including a haunted doghouse, a witches coven, and a pack of canine zombies) have led them to become members of the Wise Dog Society, official animal agents sworn to protect their town from evil. This turns out to be no easy task, as they soon encounter demonic cannibal frogs, tortured spirits, a secret rat society, and a bizarre and deadly resurrection in the Burden Hill cemetery , events which lead to fear and heartbreak as our four-legged heroes discover that the evil within Burden Hill is growing and on the move. Can our heroes overcome these supernatural menaces? Can evil be bested by a paranormal team that doesnt have hands? And even more importantly, will Pugs ever shut the hell up?


it's the christmas season y'all and jaz and i lovvvve to do projects together. this year for her teacher (first grade…stop growing please) we decided to make a crayon wreath thanks to good ol pinterest.
jaz wasn't a fan of the letters so we decided to go with something different. before proceeding, please keep in mind that my SIX year old helped cut out and colored all of the cutouts. so be nice or i'll have the internet trolls come after you.
you'll want to separate out all your colors (no, crayola does not do this for you…rude) i think this is especially important if you are going to do this with your little. I had mine put them from lightest to darkest. it may seem like a simple task but it stimulates the mind nonetheless.
now this was the most frustrating part. one might go into this project thinking, "this is going to be easy peezy" lol no. you have to get the spacing down just right and be sure to have all the bottoms of the crayons touching! it also helps when you pay attention to the crayon that your little is handing you… you might see some out-of-order shadings going on in ours, it's cool. no judging.
jaz decided to pick up the camera and take some shots. momma hard at work!
i found some simple outlines of scissors, a school bus, an apple and a pencil just by doing a google image search. there are lots to choose from so have at it! then i cut them out (jaz attempted and…yeahhh that was a no go) traced them onto the foam pieces and cut them out. then, to make sure my little still played a part, i let her color all of the pieces with the paint pens.
-note to parents- put a scrap piece of paper under where your child is coloring. somehow..don't ask me how…but paint will get everywhere.
for some reason this little part is missing from my camera… looks like someone was playing with mommy's camera. but here is where you would glue the letters you have chosen to spell the teachers name, you'll notice that the letters jaz chose are a bit big, but we made it work. and then glue down the foam cut outs.
and WA LAH! Happy Christmas Ms. Hendrick!
jaz and i had a lot of fun making this, minus the whole figuring out the crayon spacing thing. we hope you enjoyed this little tutorial!


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Il Nokia N73 è uno smartphone presentato il 25 aprile 2006 a Berlino, definito comunemente "computer multimediale".

Caratteristiche
Come le nuove Nseries e E-Series prodotte da Nokia, il cellulare è compatibile con le applicazioni Java e Symbian S60 release 3.

Viene presentato nei colori red purple e white pearl per poi uscire in Italia nel colore nero, marrone, blu e rosa.
N73 dispone della funzionalità dual mode tra la rete UMTS e quelle GSM; la doppia fotocamera permette quindi di effettuare la videochiamata, mentre quella posteriore è dotata di 3,2 MegaPixel Carl Zeiss Tessar con autofocus e flash con riduzione degli occhi rossi. Le applicazioni Symbian (S60 release 3) e Java possono essere installate e rimosse secondo le esigenze dall'utente o direttamente dal proprio personal computer con la Nokia PC Suite inclusa nella confezione. Il Nokia N73 come altri cellulari Nokia, supporta l'upgrade del firmware tramite la propria suite.

Diverse sono le modalità di utilizzo del Nokia N73, oltre alla possibilità di connettere il dispositivo tramite Bluetooth e IrDA, è impostabile al momento del collegamento tramite USB della funzionalità archivio di massa.

La polivalenza del dispositivo permette, con le rispettive applicazioni, di utilizzarlo come navigatore GPS - antenna acquistabile separatamente-, ascoltare musica in formato MP3, WMA, AAC con il vivavoce integrato o le cuffie stereo -in dotazione-, guardare film in DivX, giocare con la nuova versione della piattaforma N-Gage (ma che ormai è stata abbandonata dalla Nokia) o guardare la TV in DVB-H grazie all'antenna Nokia Mobile TV Receiver SU-33W bluetooth acquistabile separatamente ed altro.

Grazie al notevole successo raggiunto, sono state presentate nuove versioni, uscite successivamente a quella standard, tra le quali: 'Music Edition' con MiniSD da 2GB e la 'Internet Edition'.

È stata immessa sul mercato anche la versione "MTV Mobile", che presenta solamente una piccola parte di design differente (parte posteriore), mentre sul fronte software, è stato inserito il diffuso programma di messaggi istantanei "Windows Live Messenger" ed implementato un lettore musicale più ottimizzato rispetto a quello dei modelli standard.

Cronologia Firmware
le versioni sono per il modello RM-133, ossia la versione no-brand

 2.0628.0.0.1 del 10-07-2006
 2.0628.0.0.3 del 27-07-2006
 3.0638.0.0.1 del 30-10-2006
 3.0649.0.0.1 del 30-11-2006
 3.0704.1.0.1 del 19-01-2007
 3.0713.1.0.2 del 05-04-2007
 4.0723.2.0.1 del 06-06-2007
 4.0726.2.0.1 del 26-06-2007
 4.0735.3.0.2 del 01-09 2007
 4.0747.31.0.1 del 23-11-2007
 4.0808.4.2.2 del 22-02-2008
 4.0812.4.0.1 del 21-03-2008
 4.0839.42.0.1 del 25-09-2008
 4.0839.42.2.1 del 27-09-2008

Altri progetti

N73

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Wave ii of c became much stronger than we had expected and pierced the 61.8% corrective target at 1.5272 with a high at 1.5288. However, the rally in wave ii was followed by a break below a low of wave i at 1.5076 confirming wave iii lower to 1.4941 and later the ideal downside target at 1.4725.
In the short term, we are looking for resistance near 1.5134 for the next part of a decline towards 1.4941 on the way lower to the ideal downside target at 1.4725 to end wave c of the expanding flat correction.
Our stop is at 1.5255 and we will stand aside for now.


I have already purchased a TrackIR 3Pro with Vector Expansion. Will the new Pro4 require me to also purchase another Vector liscense, or can I just use my current Vector Expansion clip and liscense with it?
Actually, I'd like also to purchase the new clip with the 4Pro.
TrackIR 4 comes with Vector Expansion already built in, so you won't need to purchase it separately. Also, it comes with the new Vector Pro Clip, it should be everything you need all in one nice package. Finally, the new clips and hats can be ordered by themselves, I especially like the new white hat, very stylish if you ask me!
So are the current owners of TIR3 the orphans with no way to upgrade? I see where the conventitional Vector Pack is no longer available.
It no longer comes with a hat though.
I need a hat. I use an IronMaiden cap as it has a nice flat brim, but that is with the old clip. Looking at the new clips the curve of the brim should make no difference at all.


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Nile – Ithyphallic
Author adminPublished on September 29, 2014 August 12, 2015
After the lukewarm "Annihilation Of the Wicked" Nile signed to Nuclear Blast Records. To say that the resultant album didn't meet expectations would be an understatement. Whereas up to "In Their Darkened Shrines" the band had continually refined and honed its sound, here they are seemingly on autopilot. The previous album already toned down the Egyptian segues, but here they are virtually absent outside of the intro and the obligatory instrumental track. "Ithyphallic" is a lesser version of "Annihilation Of the Wicked" with all the shortcomings and defects that entails. Perfunctory would be an adequate descriptor for Nile's Nuclear Blast debut - unremarkable would be another.
The increased vocal presence of lead guitarist (and studio bass guitarist) Dallas Toler-Wade isn't the single detriment to this record, but certainly its most audible. Sanders' indecipherably low grunt is heard only far and few times, the revered three-way vocal interaction of the past is traded in for a rather bland and stock vocal performance by lead guitarist Dallas Toler-Wade that is similar to George Fisher era Cannibal Corpse. It was apparent that after five albums the Nile sound was losing steam. Consistent to a fault this is the first of their records to reek of process and sound formulaic. That isn't to say that "Ithyphallic" is actively bad, it just is too rigorous in its adherence to the established Nile sound, and the lack of atmospheric segues and Egyptian interludes only exposes that critical weakness further. Despite appearances "Ithyphallic" is actually a worthwhile record, but far from Nile's best, and not exactly its most inspired sounding.
It is here that Nile starts its tendency to stretch out its song material for longer than is necessary, or wanted. 'What Can Be Safely Written' is in essence a 4-5 minutes long that is needlessly stretched out to almost 9 minutes. The song has a few memorable slow breaks, and the leads/solos are among the better in the band's catalogue – but even then, the song is just too long for its own good. Thankfully it is only one of two instances wherein this happens. It would only become truly problematic on the successor to this record. The record stays enjoyable until the arrival of the dull mid-album dirge 'Eat Of the Dead', which is far from a return to the eerie death/doom trudge of the classic 'Sarcophagus'. It is also the first track to have vocal contributions from founder Karl Sanders. What that track lacked in personality and power 'Laying Fire Upon Apep' has in spades, and its short running time works wonders for its effectiveness. Only the instrumental track 'The Infinity Of Stone' stands out because of how different it is from past instrumentals with its acoustic guitars and ethnic percussion. 'Even the Gods Must Die' is a gargantuan composition in tradition of 'Unas, Slayer Of the Gods' – and its opening is one of the better pieces the band has penned over the years, even though the song doesn't live up to its monumental opening. While a lesser Nile is still better than most at their prime none of the material is really exceptional in any meaningful way.
The cards are stacked against "Ithyphallic" in a number of departments, most notably the artwork. We are far way from the wonderful Wes Benscoter artwork of the preceding records. "Ithyphallic" has artwork from Davide Nadalin, and it is grainy, dark and flat out ugly. It is a defect that much of the latter-day Seth Siro Anton works also suffer from. It is a mystery how he was able to commission any more of his work after this debacle. Imagine what this record could have looked like had it been graced by one of the canvasses of renowned artists Andreas Marschall, Jean Pascal Fournier, Mariusz Gandzel, Jowita Kamińska or Uwe Jarling – or one of contemporary digital artists of the day like Anthony Clarkson, Björn Gooßes, Jacek Wiśniewski, Matthias Norén, Dave McKean or George Prasinis. Coupled with the formulaic approach to the songwriting and the abolition of the superb three-way vocal interaction that adorned its early era output it leaves the record a mere shell of what it ought to be, and should have been. No amount of soul-wrenching solos, ethnic instrumentation and percussive propulsion can hide that this band had written far stronger material in the not too distant past. The record continues the stagnation that first surfaced on the so-so "Annihilation Of the Wicked".
It is reliable and sturdy, but it doesn't possess the compositional scope, the zest and the sheer hunger and aspiration to greatness that made predecessors "In Their Darkened Shrines" and "Black Seeds Of Vengeance" so memorable in the long run. The album is all about efficiency, and just like the typical intro is merged into the first song, there was no bass guitarist present for these recordings. Instead Sanders and Toler-Wade shared bass guitar duties in the studio when the album was being recorded. The performances of each member is top notch, and the recording by Neil Kernon was the best Nile experienced up to that point. The session was engineered by long-time producer Bob Moore at Sound Lab in South Carolina, and Kernon ensures that the band lives up to its mammoth source of inspiration. Moore was only responsible for the drum tuning for these sessions. On the whole "Ithyphallic" lacks the songwriting character and vitality of any of the band's preceding records. The flagrant mishandling of the lay-out is another strike against what should have been a favorable big label debut. "Ithyphallic" is a mixed bag in terms of songwriting, and while it was the most pristine and professionally produced of Nile's records up to that point, it was also its most generic.
Published on September 29, 2014 August 12, 2015 Author adminCategories Dallas Toler-Wade, Davide Nadalin, death metal, Egypt, George Kollias, Karl Sanders, Music, Nile, Nuclear Blast Records, United States
Decrepit Birth – Diminishing Between Worlds
Author adminPublished on September 15, 2014 December 18, 2017
The second Decrepit Birth record is where the band finally decided to capitalize on the instrumental skill of its (now solidified) membership. Where the preceding album was a lovenote to Deeds Of Flesh and "Despise the Sun" era Suffocation; here lead guitarist Matt Sotelo plundered the catalog of Atheist, Cemetery, Death, latter day Pestilence and Watchtower in what can be charitably called one of the biggest about-face turns in death metal in recent memory. Not only is "Diminishing Between Worlds" more musical and technical than "…And Time Begins" – it is also the first where the band actually writes recognizable songs. Marred in the mastering process with a too low volume (which was duly rectified in later pressings) it became a breakthrough record for the band. After the album's promotional campaign Decrepit Birth would depart from Unique Leader to sign with German conglomerate Nuclear Blast Records, along with a host of other similar bands.
Decrepit Birth's transformation into a more musically refined and technically accomplished outfit was a welcome change from the soulless drab of its unremarkable debut. At least in part "Diminishing Between Worlds" initiated a movement within the California scene that had previously plain brutal (and uninteresting at that) death metal acts following in its footsteps in surprising numbers. Even established institutions as Deeds Of Flesh, Severed Savior and Vile were moving away from their patented sounds to pick up on the success of this album. Most notable from the debut is the increased influence from the likes of formative technical (death) metal acts Atheist, Death, post-"Consuming Impulse" Pestilence, Theory In Practice and Watchtower. For the first time Sotelo decided to play leads and solos, something he categorically refused to do on "…And Time Begins". The songs are much more deliberately paced, and the band even attempts to add atmosphere to some of the more ambitious songs. That some of the songs are filled to the brim with ideas was to be expected, as was the fact that the execution is sometimes lacking. At least the band was attempting to infuse some life into the established (and by this point, tired and banal) California death metal sound.
It wouldn't be too far off to say that "Diminishing Between Worlds" has Decrepit Birth, or composer Matt Sotelo at least, writing actual songs for the first time in his career – and not mere collections of random riffs and seemingly endless blasts. All these songs have a recognizable beginning, middle and end, which is a commendable evolution from the band's unspectacular debut from a few years prior. The greater prominence and reliance on leads/solos allows for more open compositions, and even the bass guitar has become more important in the overall scope of things. Decrepit Birth is still not an "innovative" or "progressive" band by any stretch of the imagination, as they just moved from one trough to another – and don't exactly hide from which bands they culled their inspiration this time around. If this sounds like "Testimony Of the Ancients", "Nespithe" and "Individual Thought Patterns" played ten times faster, that's exactly what it is. For the first time the band also attempted instrumentals with the tranquil 'The Enigmatic Form' and the forgettable outro 'The Morpheus Oracle'. The former sounds like something off Pestilence's experimental "Spheres" album, while the latter sounds like one of those latter day Morbid Angel interludes. Decrepit Birth however never get lost in its technicality and instrumental skill side-stepping the rake that has come to define Brain Drill, that other famously technical California death metal band, that they forget to write songs. "Diminishing Between Worlds" is an interesting exploration of the more sophisticated side of the death metal genre, and while modern in construction it at least remembers the tropes and conventions of the classic death metal era that preceded it.
Not all aspects of the band have undergone the same steep transformation. Vocally there is no evolution to speak of. Bill Robinson is still as bog standard and uninteresting as modern day death metal singers come. He is very much reminiscent of Rich Lipscomb (Fleshgrind) that way, although he is tonally closer to Matti Way. Robinson does enunciate better than most of his peers, but his performance reeks of stagnation. Both bass guitarist Derek Boyer and studio musician Tim Yeung had moved on since the debut, and they were replaced by members of local upstarts Odious Mortem later down the the line. Introduced on this record is drummer K.C. Howard, and his debut is as smooth as one could imagine. For the session Sotelo recorded all the bass guitar parts in the studio, while Joel Horner would handle the instrument in the live arena. All three tracks of the "2006 promo" are re-recorded here, along with a fairly redundant retake of the "…And Time Begins" title track, otherwise the record is entirely composed of new material. Once past the re-recorded '…And Time Begins' the album and band regress back to a more primal state, which is surprising considering how musical the first half of the album was. The exception to this being 'Essence Of Creation' which merges both sounds flawlessly. In fact 'Essence Of Creation' is one of the greatest tracks on this outing, along with 'Reflection Of Emotions' and 'Through Alchemy Bound Eternal'.
The hyperbolic fan reaction was understandable as California death metal never was the most interesting variation of the genre, but to call Decrepit Birth "progressive" and "innovative" is just intellectually dishonest. It should be expected that bands get better and more musical as they get older, it shouldn't be treated as some unexpected rarity. As such "Diminishing Between Worlds" is a transitional record, and has the band finding its creative voice after a meddling debut. It is one of the better modern day death metal records, and it is not stifled by either a sterile production or a too singleminded focus. While it was pivotal in getting the tired and tiring California death metal sound out of a self-imposed creative rut, the record isn't nearly the genre-defining masterpiece it is made out to be. No. The foundation of this album was laid by truly adventurous albums from veritable progressive (death) metal units as Atheist, Cynic, latter-day Death, Pestilence, Theory In Practice and Watchtower. Decrepit Birth wrapped all these various influences in a contemporary package, and presented the goods with a crunchy modern sheen. Still, it is hardly the thing to call them progressive for. That's just being competent, and conscious of the genre's roots and history. Nothing more, nothing less.
"Diminishing Between Worlds" was mostly a home-recorded affair, much like the band's 2003 debut. Matt Sotelo laid down rhythm/lead guitars, bass guitar, keyboards and vocals at his own Legion Studio. Drums were recorded at Castle Ultimate Studios with Zack Ohren, who also mixed and mastered the album. For the second time around a Dan Seagrave artwork was commissioned, and like the prior album it was released through California death metal specialist label Unique Leader Records. For the most part it is the end of an era for band and label alike, as Decrepit Birth would sign with major label Nuclear Blast Records, and Unique Leader was just a few years away from transforming into the populist deathcore-centric imprint they are today. "Diminishing Between Worlds" is the only record of its kind in terms of membership, as the Odious Mortem members would all take their leave around 2010-2011 in an exodus reminiscent of mid-era Dying Fetus, or 90s era Malevolent Creation. The duo of Sotelo and Robinson persisted, and eventually wrote a third record for their new label home.
The transition into more melodic and technical territory is handled well, and Decrepit Birth finally started living up to its potential through it. Still all of that doesn't change that the album is unjustly lavished in hyperbolic praise. Sure, the album is leagues above the troglodyte debut, and vastly better than most of Unique Leader was putting on the market at the time, but records by Death, Pestilence and Theory In Practice that inspired this recording were widely available at the time of this album's release. Progressive this band never was, just competent and cognizant of the technical (death) metal genre's formative acts. The transformation Decrepit Birth has gone through is admirable to say the least – but records like these were produced during the 90s as well, which is a fact a lot of fans selectively choose to ignore. The album lasts a quarter of an hour, which is a good fifteen minutes longer than the debut (which barely lasted 30 minutes), and the songs are worked out to a more satisfactory degree. All of this makes it the better Decrepit Birth album, but still not the progressive death metal masterpiece the fandom and media make it out to be. It is competent and well-played, but hardly revolutionary.
Published on September 15, 2014 December 18, 2017 Author adminCategories Bill Robinson, Dan Seagrave, death metal, Decrepit Birth, KC Howard, Matt Sotelo, Music, Unique Leader Records, United States


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UTSA cruises past UT Permian Basin, 97-71, in season opener
Posted on November 27, 2020 by Jerry Briggs
Eric Parrish scored 19 of his team-high 20 points in the first half in his first game for the UTSA Roadrunners. — Photo by Joe Alexander
Guard-forward Eric Parrish produced 20 points, four rebounds and four steals Friday in his UTSA debut, and the Roadrunners cruised to a 97-71 victory at home over the UT Permian Basin Falcons.
In addition, guard Keaton Wallace scored 19 points and center Jacob Germany 15 as the Roadrunners opened their 40th season as an NCAA Division I program.
Cedrick Alley Jr. made his debut by stuffing the stat sheet with seven points, five rebounds, three assists, a blocked shot and a steal. — Photo by Joe Alexander
Center Malik Brikat had 22 points and 15 rebounds for the Division II Falcons.
A few minutes into the game, the Roadrunners roared off on a 22-2 run to take charge. By the end of the streak, they were up 35-11. The Falcons never got closer than 16 for the remainder of the afternoon.
"I really liked the way we started the game," UTSA coach Steve Henson said. "(It was) terrific to see Parrish and Cedric (Alley Jr.) get off to a good start. Those guys are going to be so important to our season. Didn't really know how they'd respond in a game situation … certainly they responded very, very well."
Both were making their UTSA debut. Parrish transferred to UTSA from Nevada last fall, and coaches hoped they could obtain a waiver that would have allowed him to play last spring. But it didn't happen.
"It's been a long time coming for him," Henson said. "The transfer, the waiver (request), the waiting and waiting and waiting. To finally get out there and play, I know he was excited and relieved."
Keaton Wallace had 19 points and a team-high five assists. — Photo by Joe Alexander
UTSA won't have much time to think about what went right and what went wrong against the Falcons. Game 2 looms in less than 24 hours.
The Roadrunners will play at 3 p.m. Saturday in Edinburg against Division I UT Rio Grande Valley.
"The game we just had is over," Alley Jr. said. "It's time to lock in on UTRGV and go down there and just handle business."
Roadrunners star Jhivvan Jackson, the No. 2 scorer in the nation, is expected to play after sitting out against UTPB for violating team rules.
Nineteen seconds into the first game of the season, Parrish nailed a three pointer. He finished 7 of 11 from the field, including 2 of 4 from long distance.
Afterward, Parrish said he felt good about the team's performance and tried to downplay his own contribution.
"I feel like I did some things well," Parrish said. "Definitely a lot of things I'm going to look back on and see where I can improve and help my teammates. You know, it felt good to get this win. Now we're looking forward to UTRGV."
Parrish, a 6-foot-6 athlete with long arms, big hands and quickness, finished with 19 points and three steals at the half.
Alley, a 6-6, 230-pound transfer from Houston, hit three of his first four shots. Alley finished three of 11 from the field, but he filled the box with seven points, five rebounds and three assists, a blocked shot and a steal.
"If I could give myself a grade, I'd give myself a B minus," he said. "I could have done a little bit more on the defensive end as far as rebounding. I don't know how many offensive rebounds we gave up, a nice little amount, so I felt I could have brought a little more there.
"But, overall, I felt like I did a pretty good job."
Playing off their defense, the Roadrunners rolled to a 57-29 halftime lead.
The Roadrunners held the Falcons to 31 percent shooting before intermission and cranked out an 18-2 advantage on fast-break points.
Even though UTSA star Jhivvan Jackson wasn't playing, sitting out because of a violation of team rules, newcomers Parrish and Alley supplied energy and production from the very start.
Pandemic basketball
Not only was it UTSA's first game of the season, it was also the team's first during the Covid-19 pandemic, with attendance limited in the Convocation Center and with chairs on both benches separated to mitigate the risk of virus spread.
The setup present presented some unique challenges.
"You look down at the bench, and the bench is all spread out. (You) Look down to sub someone in and you got to find where they're sitting," Henson said. "One of the things we're going to have to figure out, is how we can get a little more communication with the assistants.
"Usually I'm up quite a bit. Walking up and down. When I do sit, (the other) coaches are giving me some pretty good input. Now, that's a little harder. They're farther away. I would have liked to have communicated with them a little bit better … We're missing that because we're so spread out."
Because of the pandemic, UTSA's schedule has already taken a hit.
The Roadrunners took a flight to Oklahoma Tuesday and found out Wednesday morning that their season-opening game that night had been postponed because of Covid-19 issues in the Sooners' program. So, they boarded a bus Wednesday afternoon and traveled back to San Antonio.
"I feel like it took a lot out of us mentally because we were so well prepared," Alley said. "But we couldn't do nothing about it. It's like a blessing from above because we could have (gone) out there and played (had) someone spread it to the team, and we'd have been out for two weeks. So it's a blessing that we were able to come back and have a game today."
UTSA (1-0) at UT Rio Grande Valley (0-1), 3 p.m.
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function C = xcorrn( A, T, shape )
% n-dimensional cross-correlation.  Generalized version of xcorr2.
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% For 2 dimensional inputs this function is exactly the same as xcorr2, but
% also works in higher dimensions. Can also be more efficient because it
% performs convolution using convnFast.  Note that xcorr2 is part of the
% 'Signal Processing Toolbox' and may not be available on all systems.
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% The order of parameters is reversed from normxcorrn. This is to be
% compatible with the matlab functions normxcorr2 and xcorr2 (which take
% parameters in different orders).
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% USAGE
%  C = xcorrn( A, T, [shape] )
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% INPUTS
%  A           - first d-dimensional matrix
%  T           - second d-dimensional matrix
%  shape       - ['full'] 'valid', or 'same' (see convn)
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% OUTPUTS
%  C           - correlation matrix
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% EXAMPLE
%  T=gaussSmooth(rand(20),2); A=repmat(T,[3 3]);
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%  figure(1); im(C1);  figure(2); im(C2);  figure(3); im(C3);
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% See also XCORR2, NORMXCORRN, XEUCN, CONVNFAST
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% Piotr's Image&Video Toolbox      Version 2.12
% Copyright 2008 Piotr Dollar.  [pdollar-at-caltech.edu]
% Please email me if you find bugs, or have suggestions or questions!
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if( nargin<3 || isempty(shape)); shape='full'; end
nd = ndims(A);
if(nd~=ndims(A)); error('xcorrn: T and A must have same ndims'); end;

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if(nd==2); T=rot90(T,2); else for d=1:nd; T=flipdim(T,d); end; end

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Ocean acidification threatens coastal communities across the U.S.
February 24, 2015 UC Davis
The first nationwide vulnerability assessment for ocean acidification, published today in Nature Climate Change, shows that coastal communities in 15 states that depend on the nation's approximately $1 billion shelled-mollusk (e.g., oysters and clams) industry are at long-term economic risk from ocean acidification.
The assessment illustrates that vulnerable communities are not confined to the Pacific Northwest, which has been the primary focal point of attention and resources. Newly identified communities at risk reside everywhere from Maine to the Chesapeake Bay to the Louisiana bayou.
While Northern California has strong economic dependency on shellfish and is highly exposed to ocean acidification, it was not a large focus of the report. In part, this is because the researchers found it was less vulnerable than other coastal regions in the United States due to the state's early efforts to address ocean acidification and climate change. Lack of economic data also made assessing the impact to California and other West Coast regions more difficult.
"Ocean acidification has already cost the oyster industry in the Pacific Northwest nearly $110 million and jeopardized about 3,200 jobs," said Julia Ekstrom, who was lead author of the research while a scientist with Natural Resources Defense Council and now is director of the climate adaptation program at the UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy. "Our research shows, for the first time, that many communities around the U.S. face similar risks."
Ocean acidification is the result of oceans absorbing the growing amounts of carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels. Acidifying waters make it more difficult for creatures with calcium carbonate shells or skeletons, including mollusks, crabs, and corals, to grow shells and survive. Mollusks are known to be particularly sensitive to ocean acidification and are also among the most lucrative and sustainable fisheries in the United States.
Marine life, human livelihood
The study, co-authored by scientists at the NRDC, UC Davis, Ocean Conservancy, Duke University and collaborators from nine additional institutions, integrated physical, economic and social data into an assessment of various regions' overall vulnerability to ocean acidification. The risk factors for impacts are numerous:
Physically, local factors, such as local nutrient pollution from agricultural runoff, can amplify the global phenomenon acidification.
Economically, industry factors, such as total revenues, can influence the importance of shellfish to a community.
Social factors, such as the diversity of local employment, decrease communities' capacity to cope with change.
"Our analysis shows acidification will harm more than ocean creatures; it will have real impacts on people's lives," said Lisa Suatoni, NRDC Oceans Program senior scientist. "It will pinch pocketbooks, it will put livelihoods at risk, and it will alter the fabric of communities all across the country."
Hot zones of vulnerability
The study found different regions face varying combinations of risk factors, making them unique "hot zones" on the map.
New England hot zones: The productive ports of Downeast Maine and southern Massachusetts, where poorly buffered rivers run into cold New England waters, which are especially enriched in "acidifying" carbon dioxide.
Mid-Atlantic hot zones: East Coast estuaries like Narragansett Bay, Chesapeake Bay and the Long Island Sound, where an abundance of nitrogen pollution exacerbates ocean acidification in shellfish-rich areas.
Gulf of Mexico hot zones: Terrebonne and Plaquemines Parishes of Louisiana — and other communities in the Gulf of Mexico — where the shelled-mollusk industry is limited to oysters, giving this region fewer options for alternative, potentially more resilient, mollusk fisheries in the short term.
Pacific Northwest hot zones: The Oregon and Washington coasts and estuaries, where a potent combination of risk factors converge, including cold waters, upwelling currents that bring corrosive waters closer to the surface, corrosive rivers, and nutrient pollution from land runoff.
Of particular concern are the study's findings that many of the most economically dependent regions are currently the least prepared to respond. States such as Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia, and Louisiana have minimal research and monitoring for ocean acidification and little government support at federal or state levels to reduce their risk.
Since this assessment focused on mollusks, it offers one slice of overall vulnerability within the ecosystem. The method of analysis in this study should also be applied to a broader set of at-risk species, such as crabs and coral, and the services they provide.
'Plenty we can do'
While reducing global carbon emissions is the ultimate solution, study findings point to localized solutions that can be implemented, including:
Reducing local pollutants, such as agricultural runoff in the Chesapeake;
Diversifying fishing fleets and investment in aquaculture of high-value shellfish species in southern Massachusetts (raising shellfish away from souring waters);
Developing "early warning" systems for corrosive waters in the Pacific Northwest;
Cultivating acidification-resistant strains of oysters in the Gulf of Mexico.
"There is plenty we can do to help these at-risk communities while protecting our environment," said Suatoni. "Tailored action plans should be developed for each ocean acidification hot zone. The time to act is now."
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b. Make a frequency table for these data.
c. What is the most frequent number of children?
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a. Draw a line graph of the given data.
b. Predict how many eggs there might be on day 28.
a. What is the mean age?
b. Find the mean of the ages 5 yr from now.
c. Find the mean 10 yr from now.
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"Data's Day" For Enterprise Is "Dear Doctor."
The Good: Moments of concept and philosophy, Moments of character, Generally decent acting
The Bad: Completely drops the moral and scientific arguments, Derivative plot
The Basics: In the first Enterprise medical episode, Dr. Phlox proves himself to be competent as a doctor, but more complicated as a scientist than any of the other Star Trek doctors.
In creating something that wrestles with an original issue in the Star Trek franchise, writers Andre and Maria Jacquemetton create a huge continuity problem for themselves. The episode of Enterprise where they unwittingly create an issue is "Dear Doctor," an episode that feels less fresh than it is because it bears a number of stylistic similarities to the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Data's Day" (reviewed here!). While it continues to raise Prime Directive issues (this is set before the Prime Directive is created), much like "Civilization" (reviewed here!) before it, "Dear Doctor" plods along with a "character narrates a story to their 'pen pal'" narrative technique like "Data's Day" did.
The complex medical concept that Dr. Phlox ultimately raises makes sense for an Enterprise episode . . . save that it is never revisited or even hinted at in any subsequent Star Trek series. In addition to not having many planets that subsequent series' visit where there are two dominant species, the Star Trek franchise never presents a moral dilemma where a physician is bound by a Medical Prime Directive that prevents them from curing a disease because it might influence a planet's evolution. In fact, in several episodes of Star Trek (throughout the franchise), Chief Medical Officers actively eliminate diseases to save planets that evolution is otherwise dictating ought to wipe out the planet's inhabitants . . . without any moral quandary.
Dr. Phlox arrives in Sickbay where he feeds his many animals and plants before he starts to dictate a letter to Jeremy Lucas. Lucas is his human counterpart in the alien medical exchange program and is serving on Denobula. When Enterprise encounters a derelict alien ship that has two weak lifeform readings. The ship is brought aboard and Dr. Phlox discovers the astronauts are suffering from a debilitating disease. The Enterprise journeys to Valakian homeworld where Dr. Phlox sets to trying to cure them of their debilitating disease.
As Phlox negotiates a burgeoning relationship with Crewman Cutler, Ensign Sato inadvertently reveals the presence of a second humanoid species on Valakia: the Menk. The Valakians are advanced, whereas the Menk are primitive, but Phlox believes that the Menk may be the key to curing the Valakians. As Phlox, Sato, and Cutler work to cure the Valakians, Phlox realizes the problem is genetic, not viral and he develops a moral quandary which puts him in conflict with Archer.
"Dear Doctor" has so much potential, but it drops almost all of it. So, for example, there is a huge lull in the episode as the Menk serve Phlox and his team some food. The lines seem to be loaded; explicitly they state that the Valakians provide them with all they need. I kept waiting for a "Solient Green is people" moment, but it never came. So, there is this crazy moment when the episode stops dead for a payoff that simply never comes.
In a similar fashion, the episode raises a moral quandary: the genetic disease is unique to the Valakians, but the Menk live on the planet as well. Phlox is convinced, for most of the episode, that the Menk are the key to curing the Valakians. The sensible direction for this concept to go is the revelation that the Valakians inbreeding over hundreds of generations have led to this and now they need genetic diversity . . . from the Menk. This would also fit smartly with the episode in that Dr. Phlox reveals to Cutler that he has three wives, all of whom have two other husbands. The implicit concept here is that Denobulans smartly value genetic diversity in their offspring and from their marital relationships. Yet, these concepts are entirely dropped and left utterly underdeveloped.
What is exchanged for this concept that is built into both the personal and plot-based elements of the episode is a moral dilemma that seems flimsy at best. Phlox does not want to cure the Valakians of their genetic disorder because he believes that it is evolution at work and that if the Valakians die off, the Menk might rise to the evolutionary challenge of becoming the dominant species on the planet. Given that neither race is ever seen again in the Star Trek franchise, it is very much hard to care about the moral dilemma or even the concept of medically influencing evolution to save one species over another.
What does work in "Dear Doctor" is the acting and the characterization of Dr. Phlox. Phlox is presented as a caring physician and a diligent scientist. He is also characterized here as having a sense of ethics that is unique to the Star Trek Universe. His chemistry with Crewman Cutler is good and John Billingsley presents Phlox as a subtle and complex character. At Phlox's quiet moments, Billingsley portrays the character as if there is quite a bit going on behind his eyes.
What makes far less sense on the character front is T'Pol – who has a cavity in this episode – and Hoshi Sato. Sato learned Klingon in about five minutes in "Broken Bow" (reviewed here!) and has been characterized consistently as the antithesis of an explorer. And yet, here she is struggling with the Denobulan language, has no issues with walking into a plague zone, and is referred to by Phlox as having a real explorer's spirit. As well, the initial encounter with the Valakians raises the question yet again of "Just what are the directives StarFleet has at this point?!" When the Enterprise encounters a ship adrift, not knowing anything about the people inside or their condition, they bring it aboard, potentially exposing the crew to a contagion instead of boarding the alien ship in environmental suits.
Ultimately, "Dear Doctor" is fair, but does not live up to its potential.
[Knowing that single episodes are an inefficient way to get episodes, it's worth looking into Star Trek: Enterprise - The Complete First Season on DVD or Blu-Ray, which is also a better economical choice than buying individual episodes. Read my review of the premiere season here!
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We Tried Better Without For The First Time And This Was Our Experience
Millions of people worldwide have changed or are curious about changing their drinking habits. The main reason behind such a move is that an alcohol-free lifestyle offers many health benefits. This has given space to non-alcoholic drinks whose popularity is growing daily. Having said that, finding different types of non-alcoholic beverages and where to buy them is a challenge. Seeing this, Jonny Stevens founded and developed Better Without app which makes discovering non-alcoholic drinks easy.
What is Better Without?
Better Without is an app dedicated to people who are choosing to reduce their intake of alcohol by trying low-alcoholic drinks. It is also for people who choose not to drink alcohol at all. The app helps in discovering a variety of non-alcoholic drinks and assists in finding restaurants and stores that sell them.
How to get Better Without App?
You can access the app both on Android and Apple devices. Here is the step-by-step guide on how to download the app.
Download the app through Google Play Store
If you are an Android user, open Google Play Store on your smartphone.
In the play store, enter the term "Better Without app" in the search box.
From the search results, select the app. Click on the installation button.
The app downloads in a few seconds.
Download the app via Apple Play Store
To download the app, open the app store on your Apple device.
Search the term "Better Without app" in the search box.
Install the app.
If you are using a MacBook, open the Mac store app and follow the same steps.
Download the app from the official website
Open the web browser on your smartphone.
Go to the Google Search Engine.
Enter "Better Without App".
From the search results, click on the official website.
After doing that, on the homepage, there are two options - Get it on Google Play and Download the app from the Apple App Store.
Based on your smartphone device, select the appropriate option.
Install the Better Without app.
Navigating Better Without: Our experience using the app
The first thing that we found amazing about the app is, it is available both on the Google Play and Apple App Store, and it is very easy to download from both stores.
When opening the app, we noticed orange and blue squared boxes. Each box represents beverage types like non-alcoholic beers, wines, gin, and so on. Having such an option is a good idea because without wasting any time you will directly get introduced to the different types of non-alcoholic beverages.
Suppose, you don't want recommendations regarding a few beverages like beer or wine, there is an option for that also on the app. In the "set my profile" option, there are tiny glass emojis with red and green marks. Using those marks, you can set which beverages you want to get notified about.
On the homepage, at the bottom, there are several options, and among them are the "Drinks" and "Places" options. The "Drinks" option provides different non-alcoholic drinking choices and also tells in detail about the drink. The "Places" option enables you to check the store or restaurants that stock non-alcoholic drinks. Such options make it easy to discover the drinks that suit our liking.
Better Without and non-alcoholic drinks: Our thoughts on the options
It is surprising to see that the app which has been in the market for a few years only, offers a wide range of brands of non-alcoholic beverages. There is almost everything for every type of drinker. The app includes beer, cider, red wine, white wine, rose wine, dessert wine, sparkling wine, spirits, mocktails, sodas, and mixers.
What's even more amazing is that when you select a type of drink like wine, you will be provided with in-depth information. You see brands listed with images of the product and each brand is linked to a profile. The profile includes information such as the number of calories, ABV%, ingredients, food pairing, and other information.
Purchasing on the platform
Along with detailed product details, the app also tells you where to purchase the products. It will either give you the nearby restaurants or store details for purchasing or through a non-alcoholic marketplace like Better Rhodes which offers a wide range of non-alcoholic products.
Better Rhodes has some of the finest non-alcoholic brands. In beers, there is Better Rhodes Big Drop Brewing. In wines, Better Rhodes Wander + Found and Better Rhodes Zeero Sangiovese are worth a try. When it comes to mocktails, there is Better Rhodes Sir James Mojito. If you like spirits like gin and tequila, there is the Better Rhodes Free Spirits.
The user interface and other things to keep in mind
It has a user-friendly interface with well-organized features. The icons and the text are of decent size, thus, making it easy to grasp information on the app. The screen uses the space effectively. This means the icons are clutter-free. In addition to this, the app includes high-resolution pictures of the drinks and has filters to filter drinks by style and taste.
Some final thoughts
Better Without app is one of the best apps for discovering a variety of non-alcoholic drinks. Not only do you get information about a host of drinks, but you can also locate where to buy these drinks. It even gives brands an opportunity to promote their story and their non-alcoholic products. Overall, it is an app for both consumers and producers.
To use or not to use?
If you love non-alcoholic drinks, this app should be on your smartphone. Its user-friendly interface, variety of beverage brands, the capability to locate non-alcoholic stores, and attention to detail make Better Without a must-have app for non-alcoholic drinkers.
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There in the Moon Mist by Lee Ann Ward
"She could close her eyes and wait for night, the night that only she knew. It lived and breathed and recognized her—the hostage girl—the one in the cult." Trapped in a cult she's never believed in, can Lacy Grayson's courage free herself and her mother from the tyrant who controls their every move? After her…
Posted on November 8, 2015 Featured
"She could close her eyes and wait for night, the night that only she knew. It lived and breathed and recognized her—the hostage girl—the one in the cult."
Trapped in a cult she's never believed in, can Lacy Grayson's courage free herself and her mother from the tyrant who controls their every move? After her father's death, Lacy is forced to join The Way when her misguided mother moves her into Reverend Way's commune. Lacy struggles for years to reject his teachings and convince her mother to leave. When Lacy's marriage arrangement to a fellow cult member is announced, she is more determined to flee-but not without her mother, her only remaining family. Then, Lacy meets Josh Bynes, a non-believer from the outside and her only real chance at freedom…and happiness. Is love strong enough to outsmart a callous leader and protect Lacy from the evils that still await her on the inside? And as two young lovers meet in the moon mist for secrecy, can a jaded mother understand a daughter whose dreams reach beyond their obsessive world?
"There in the Moon Mist–1st Edition was voted #8 by readers in the Preditors & Editors Top Ten Poll for Best New Independently Published Novels in 2007. This new 2015 edition will not disappoint!"
"Memorable Characters"
Five Star Review on Amazon By Cynthia T.
I typically go for character-driven novels, and There in the Moon Mist did not disappoint. The protagonist, Lacy Grayson, pulled my heartstrings from the start. A number of times I found myself urging her to leave her circumstances behind as though she were my kid sister. Lucas, the boy to whom she was betrothed, is a character I wanted very much to dislike. But in spite of his flaws, I had sympathy for him. The story's setting made me buy this book, but the various backgrounds and personalities of characters who nonetheless became members of a religious cult made me all the more eager to read it.
Lee Ann is an award-winning fiction author with a background in journalism and mass communications. She is also the former Senior Editor of Champagne Books, a digital romance publisher. Her love of books started at the age of three, and she's been addicted ever since. She's published six novels and written several more. When she's not writing, she's reading, singing, baking designer cakes, bowling and dreaming. She's married to Joe (who also happens to be her publicist) and they have 4 sons, a spoiled poodle, two cats, and a hockey-loving lab/black-mouth cur mix named Pavol. Never a dull moment!