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ICC Note: Christians in Malaysia are under fire once again for using the Arabic word "Allah" to refer to God. A legal organization has claimed that use of the word by non-Muslims is illegal and should be forbidden. Christians in Malaysia have used the word to refer to God for decades and it is also often used in a common Malay language translation of the Bible. The issue has sparked tensions in the past and led to Christian places of worship being attacked.
5/15/2013 Malaysia (UCA News) - An evangelical church group's Facebook message calling Christians to pray for "Allah's blessings" on the country has riled up a group of Muslim lawyers who are demanding state Islamic bodies act against what they have branded a "criminal" offence against their creed.
The Muslim Lawyers Society of Malaysia (PPPMM) today accused the National Evangelical Christian Fellowship of Malaysia (NECF) of committing "criminal" blasphemy against Islam by misappropriating the name of the Islamic god for their purposes, even as the dispute is being heard in the Court of Appeal.
"It is an offence for any party to deliberately and continuously use Allah and a few other words with roots from Islam in the context of a non-Islamic religious for any purpose.
"The NECF poster that has clearly misused the sacred name of Allah is obviously a criminal action and breaches the Schedule of (Section 9) Part I of the Enactment that forbids the use of the name of Allah as well as other Islamic terms by non-Muslims," PPPMM president Datuk Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar said in a statement.
While the Federal Constitution upholds the right to freedom of religion, nearly all of the 13 states have enacted legislation that allows for control and restriction of the propagation of non-Islamic religions.
A High Court had in 2009 ruled that the Catholic Church had the right to publish the word "Allah" in the Bahasa Malaysia section of its newspaper, Herald, as the Arabic word was not exclusive to Islam, contrary to the belief of many Muslim Malaysians.
Issues concerning religion and race in this country of 28 million, where 60 per cent are constitutionally defined as Malay and Muslim, touch a nerve and have sparked violence in the past, leading to attacks on several places of worship nationwide in 2010 following the landmark judgment.
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With thousands of exercises you could do, it's not hard to imagine that some are better than others. Some exercises give you a lot of bang for the buck; some exercises are just plain dangerous; and some exercises are just overrated. If you ask the experts what are the most overrated exercises you get a pretty long list. But those that show up over and over include the following.
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Do a Plank on a balance ball instead. All by itself the plank gives you a better core workout than a crunch, but do it on an unstable surface and it works your entire body--shoulders, torso, hips and legs--while improving spine stability.
2. Seated Knee Extensions
The standard seated knee extension is not only over-rated, but it's not great for building any sort of functional strength. This movement focuses exclusively on quad strength, but misses out of the entire movement chain and doesn't help athletes develop lower body strength and stability.
Do a Walking Dumbbell Lunge instead. You'll get a better complete lower body workout with the walking lunge. This helps build dynamic strength and stability throughout the body: quads, hamstrings, and glutes as it improves single-leg strength and stability.
3. Abduction/Adduction Machines
I imagine most people would be happy to avoid this silly machine at the gym. This contraption is intended to condition your abductor and adductor muscles, which are critical for hip and knee stability. The only problem is these monstrous machines don't do a very good job of it. You will never do this movement in real life. In real life the adductor and abductor muscles (the glute medius in particular) help maintain stability in the hip as you move through the entire range of motion (this includes flexion, extension and rotation). In real life this occurs during walking, running, jumping and lateral movements while in a standing position.
Do a Lateral Mini Band Walking instead.
This exercise specifically targets hip function and stability in a real-life way.
4. Traditional Bench Press
Here is another exercise that you will most likely never perform in real life or in most sports. The bench press puts tremendous stress on the shoulder joint, by limiting the movement of the scapula during the movement. (see this explanation) You can modify the bench, or try another exercise.
Do a Push Up instead.
There a literally dozens of ways to modify push ups and increase the intensity and complexity of this basic exercise. If you think you've tried them all, check out the superman push up and the Aztec push up.


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I love the first time you see the X-Factor finalists post make-over. It's like watching a trailer for some third rate SyFy Channel TV series about teens with superpowers and evil humanoids.
I felt sorry for Gamu, but all her performances irritated me. Especially "You are my sunshine, whoa-oa, you are my sunshine, whoa-oa..." Sing the right words
I'm glad Rebecca is through. Katie and Cher not so much. I haven't liked Cher since her first appearance. Not sure whether it's the way she sings out the corner of her mouth, that she's another contestant who thinks a shit freestyle rap is new/clever/different or the general sight of a scrawny little girl onstage acting like some awful R&B act. Like a lot of those through, I don't think she's going to be very versatile.
Louis is obviously going to try and mould Storm as the new Rhydian.
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Jeffrey John: Church "does not speak with integrity" on gay marriage (25.7.12)
Jeffrey John: Church "does not speak with integrity" on gay marriage (25.7.12)
Naturalistic fallacies all round (19.7.12)
There's a thing in moral philosophy called the naturalistic fallacy. One kind of naturalistic fallacy is a claim that something is good because it is natural. Such claims are generally regarded as fallacious because they are both formal non-sequiturs, and because they often lead to conclusions which are morally counterintuitive (for example, "killing is natural therefore it is good").
Representatives on both sides of the gay marriage debate have attempted to support their arguments with naturalistic fallacies, and it is doing nobody any favours. On the one hand, some who support equal marriage point out that the phenomenon of homosexuality is present in thousands of species; its being present in nature is presented as grounds for its morality. On the other hand, some who oppose equal marriage point out that the phenomenon of heterosexuality is more natural than homosexuality, because males and females possess complementary genitalia. Each side attempts to derive moral norms from biological facts.
One would have hoped that thousands of years of western philosophy might have enabled a more sophisticated debate than this: one side claiming that gay marriage is okay because penguins dunnit, and the other side driving home that Peg A goes into Slot B, and therefore gayers are marital pariahs. Such claims reduce the question of marriage to one of biology, when the debate should really be about moral rights and the nature of the good.
Women bishops (8.7.12)Tomorrow, the Church of England may or may not vote on proposals to allow the consecration of women bishops, twelve years after the issue as such was first presented to General Synod. The Church of England's 44 diocesan synods approved the draft legislation by an overwhelming majority during the past year (42 voted in favour). However in May this year, the Bishops, in their wisdom, chose to throw a major spanner in the works by adding a substantial amendment to legislation which had already been voted upon at diocesan level.
Jacobian semantics (3.7.12)
Actor Derek Jacobi has described the campaign for equal marriage as a "squabble over nothing", saying marriage is "just a word". He's entitled to that view, of course; but I'm not convinced that he really holds it. If he did indeed view it as "meaningless", and "just a word", why would he be so determined not to use it to describe his civil partnership? I suggest that he would so choose because it is actually not "just a word", and that he actually feels that using the word would say something about his relationship that he doesn't want it to. That's quite understandable, given the chequered history of marriage as an institution.
If he, and others like him, don't want to use the word "marriage" to describe their relationships, then that's fine: nobody is going to force him to. But, for every Derek Jacobi, there is an Elton John who does regard marriage as a meaningful word that is relevant to their relationship. In short: some gay people are not interested in marriage. How is that an argument for preventing those who are from entering into it?
A list of hypocrisies (2.7.12)
The Church of England a few weeks ago issued its official position on the government's consultation on equal marriage. Here are some hypocrisies it contains.
1. In paragraph 15, the CofE claims that the majority of its bishops supported civil partnerships. This is manifestly untrue. First, a majority of its 26 Lords Spiritual did not attend readings of the Civil Partnerships Bill, let alone vote on it. Second, at the Civil Partnerships Bill's main reading in the House of Lords, bishops voted 6 to 1 against the Bill, by supporting a wrecking amendment (which was later revoked when the Bill returned to the Commons). Senior clergy have recently misled the public about this fact of history in articles and radio interviews, claiming that the church "supported" the legislation.
2. In paragraph 16, the CofE claims that the only reason it has heard to justify equal marriage for same-sex couples is that it meets an "emotional need" of some gay people. (God forbid that the church should be interested in the emotional wellbeing of its minorities!) If this really is the only reason they've heard in support of the change, they have clearly not been listening to many people. Here's a few more reasons: a) it removes an inequality in legal treatment of different people in society; b) it provides equality before the law; c) it publicly affirms to society the equal value of committed gay relationships; d) it provides a secure framework within which gay parents can care for their children. I could go on, but since the church has so far managed to hear only one reason, I wouldn't want to overburden it with more than this.
3. The "equal value" of gay relationships is, incidentally, something that the church clearly does not believe in. The documents Issues in Human Sexuality, as well as the bishops' report on the Civil Partnerships Bill, make it clear that gay relationships "fall short" of heterosexual ones. Sentamu's notion that preventing gay people from marrying does not "diminish" their relationships is clearly disingenuous, particularly when he is simultaneously using the language of marriage being "diluted" by this proposal. (Heads up: "dilute" means almost the same as "diminish".)
4. A personal perspective: I have spent the past twenty years going to church more or less every Sunday and contributing to the church's liturgical life as a musician. I have played or sung at scores of weddings and thousands of church services; yet the one day I am not currently permitted to spend in church, and indeed the one day that the church is actively fighting against allowing me to spend in church, is the one when I make a public profession of love and commitment to my partner of ten years. And I know that many others in the church are in the same position.
5. The CofE is deliberately muddying the waters by claiming that these changes threaten the church's right to officiate heterosexual marriages. This is also manifestly untrue. There are adequate protections of religious liberty in respect of marriage, as is demonstrated by the fact that the CofE is permitted to refuse to marry divorcees in particular churches, if the parish priest chooses. On the contrary, the only legal problem is likely to be caused by law which does not allow religious organisations the option of offering these ceremonies if they want to; moreover, that is the real threat to religious liberty.
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Elton in Kiev (1.7.12)
There are a number of pernicious sideshows in the debate over gay marriage. One of them is this.
A commenter on Elton John's welcome article about the threat of repressive anti-gay legislation in the Ukraine asks this question: "Are there any other issues or injustices or social problems anywhere on the planet that you think are important or is this it?" I take the message of this question to be: why are you so obsessed with the treatment of gay people, when there are bigger problems in the world? And the implication seems to be that nobody should speak out about any injustice unless they speak out about all of them. It wouldn't require Alan Turing to compute that (given the mortal limitations of all human beings) if we all followed this maxim, no injustice would be challenged, ever.
There is also a subtext to this kind of reaction, which is not, of course, restricted to Elton John's article. There is a fairly common view that gay people speak out about their situation not out of a sense of justice, but because they have an interest in obtaining greater legal rights. Well, it's certainly true that we do indeed have an interest in obtaining equal civil rights, of which access to the institution of marriage is one. But our interest in these rights is not the justification for claiming them. The justification is, as Elton John says, a moral principle of justice: that all human beings are deserving of equality.
I also wonder whether those who propound such objections to the campaign for equal marriage would hold to their view in the case of racial discrimination. Were black people wrong to speak out against the ban on mixed-race marriage, simply because there were bigger problems in the world? Or were slaves wrong to seek freedom, simply because they had a personal interest in obtaining it? I hope the answers, even to CiF trolls, would be obvious; and hope springs eternal.
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The European Union suspended association talks with Ukraine on Sunday as more than 200,000 protesters massed in the heart of Kiev demanding that the government recommit itself to the West.
The ex-Soviet nation of 46 million has been at the heart of a furious diplomatic tug of war since President Viktor Yanukovych's surprise decision last month to ditch a landmark EU agreement and seek closer ties with historic master Russia.
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele announced in a surprise tweet that the 28-nation bloc was halting talks with Kiev until it received a firmer commitment from Yanukovych that Ukraine was serious about the deal.
"Ukraine: Words and deeds of President and government regarding #AssocAgreement further and further apart," said Fuele.
Yanukovych is due in Moscow on Tuesday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin that protesters occupying central Kiev's iconic Independence Square fear could result in an even firmer alliance between the two neighbours.
Demonstrators have planned a mass rally to coincide with Yanukovych's meeting with Putin on Tuesday and were reassured on Sunday of continued US backing by outspoken Republican Senator John McCain.
"To all Ukraine, America stands with you," McCain called out to the cheering sea of people who chanted "thank you!" in English in return.
"People of Ukraine this is your moment... The free world is with you America is with you I am with you."
Protesters were eagerly awaiting McCain's appearance when news spread that EU enlargement chief Fuele had announced on Twitter that Brussels was halting talks with Kiev after an inconclusive Friday meeting.
EU officials told Ukraine that further discussions required a "clear commitment (to) sign (but) Work on hold, had no answer," Fuele tweeted.
"Their arguments have no grounds in reality."
A Ukrainian government spokesman quickly responded that Kiev remained serious about the negotiations and did not treat Fuele's tweet as the formal position of the bloc.
"The government of Ukraine is resolute about continuing negotiations about the conditions on which the Association Agreement can be implemented," Prime Minister Mykola Azarov's spokesman Vitaliy Lukyanenko told Russia's RIA Novosti news agency.
"Kiev will only examine official EU statements about the negotiations and only respond to them," he added.
Azarov has requested 20-billion-euro ($27.5-billion) loan from the European Union before it signs a agreement.
Ukraine says the money would compensate for the losses it would suffer from the damage to its economic relations with Brussels.
EU officials have flatly rejected the demand and argued that Ukraine stood to benefit over the long terms from the removal of EU trade barriers.
Protesters out on Independence Square said they feared time was running out for their Western aspirations because of Russia's tough position.
"This is the last chance for Ukraine as an independent country," said a 43-year-old history teacher from the western city of Lviv named Leonid Khusachenko.
Ukraine's security services were on high alert as around 5,000 Yanukovych supporters bussed in from the provinces began what they said would be "non-stop protests" in a park near Independence Square.
"If the president made a mistake, that doesn't mean you need to gather in the Maidan (Independence Square)," said a pensioner named Galina Beresneva standing near dozens of large army tents and a field kitchen set up by pro-government organisers.
Yanukovych moved to appease the protest movement Saturday by suspending Kiev's mayor and the deputy head of his security council over a brutal crackdown on the protesters' camp on November 30.
Ukraine's prosecutor general meanwhile said he would press for abuse of power charges against Kiev police chief and his deputy.
Opposition leaders said the moves did not go far enough and also called for the dismissal of the interior minister and the prime minister.
McCain began his visit to Kiev on Saturday by holding meetings with boxing champion turned opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko, nationalist Oleg Tyagnybok and Tymoshenko's party chief Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
He declared from a stage from which protest leaders continually address the crowd that Ukraine's protests -- the largest since the 2004 pro-democracy Orange Revolution -- were "inspiring" the entire world.
"Ukraine will make Europe better and Europe will make Ukraine better," said the Republican senator. "We are here because your peaceful protest is inspiring your country and inspiring the world."


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Adorable little 9 week old red nose pitbull puppy
We bought a little red nose pittbull puppy for 400 and quickly realized it wasn't the smartest idea with a six month old baby at the house. She's not mean listens to basic commands very very lovable and smart we simply just don't have the time for her with a baby in the house
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Looking for a loving home for my two yr old female pit bull she's an amazing family dog and great with children. She's fine with cats but not other dogs.. I'd like to see her go to a home that is willing to allow me tocheck on her as she's been with us since she was 6 weeks old. She is micro chipped now spayed.. Please contact me if interested 7164466947 Ashley
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Please help my girl find a new home , she was a rescue dog. spayed. utd on shots and such a sweet loving girl. contact me for more information.. 4192042574
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Beautiful male pitbull terrier puppy. First shots and wormings, ukc and adba. Pick of litter, pad trained. Sits and shakes paw allready. He is premium quality with lots of pigment. 8 weeks old and 15 lbs.
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Last of the litter. Sweet boys need good homes. Their personalities are all so different. They are 4 months old, housetrained, vaccinated & veterinarian approved! Parents on premesis. Father is brindle blue & weighs 80lbs. Mother is chocolate blue & weighs 57lbs.
Max- my big boy, he was 3rd born of 6 but is the biggest. He is a sweet boy. His color is beautiful.
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Hi I have a beautiful puppy that needs to be rehomed because we got her from some people that were miss treating her. she is a lil skittish because she was kep in kennel a lot of her lil baby life and just needs to be with someone that can give her a life ourt a kennel I took her and got her shots from tractor supplies vet. And been dewormed. She LOVES KIDS. She comes with lil bit of food thats left she only eats three times a day because if you let her she will eat like a horse like the others didnt ...
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I have a female Rednose left she's 9weeks old
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Brindle pitbull with white spots on his chest paws and tail. Moving to Florida and cant take him with me :(. Looking for adoption too good home would make me happy :). Shots fixed and a little over 3 years old.
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Pitbull pups 13 weeks
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Call today..
aprrox. 3 year old male pitbull free to good home only. Good with older children. very sweet personality. He is a lover and not a fighter. Before I let him go I have to see how he is with you one on one. Plus he has to be an inside dog only. You will have to sign a contract stating that if things doesn't work out he will be return to me. also that he will be a inside dog and will not be used for fighting and/ or use to train other dogs. I have pictures of him. For more Information email me . thank you
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Cincinnati :
UKC Blue Nose APBT pups... Razors Edge and Gotti Grand Champion bloodlines. Pups were born beginning of April and will be ready Last week of May @ 8 weeks old... we had 6 males and 3 females... all are blue with white marking.... These are purebred top quality pups, with great tempermants. I own both parents and they are raised around children. Pups will come with UKC pup registration and first shots. DONT MISS OUT ..WE WILL SELL OUT!!!!
$600 cash or paypal... If you want to hold a pup you ...
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Fort Wayne :
I have a handsome bluenose pitbull puppy who is the last of a litter of 12. Mom and dad both papered pup is not. This pup and all his siblings come from champion bloodlines! He will be ready for his new home April 22nd and will come with first shots third round of wormer and a health certification from our vet. Last photo is monto the left dad to the right.
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Rochester (NY) :
I have 2 American pitbull terriers pups very bully coming up on 15wks old needing new homes these are true show stoppers very short.. Female is a true she male.. They are 75% edge with 25% gotti mom and dad are pictured as well.. Dad is 17"tall and 100lbs and still under 2 yrs. old beautiful temper..awesome boy mom is Fawn/Blue Tri 13.5" tall and 65 lbs awesome temper as well raised inside with several children.. both mom and dad are inside dogs raised in family settings..The white is male fawn is ...
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Dayton :
I have a female blue pitbull 3yrs old that i would love to find a home for she has been bred once by accident a year ago she is crate trained,house broke,great with children, fully housebroke,loves cars rides,playing tug a war,walks in park, Just all around great girl Im just not equipped to keep her anymore.. She is due in heat soon and not wanting pups but lost my job and cant afford to get her fixed.. Her ears are natural,she is about 16 to 17" tall mainly blue with some white very beautiful coat. ...
3 boys 8 girls mother is full blooded american bulldog father american pit. pups only mixed serious inquires only parents have papers call ken 3137403688
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Detroit :
I have 5 Pitbull puppies born on January 24, 2014.They are 10 weeks old 3 females and 2 males. The females are one black with white marking, one white with blue marking, one white with black marking. Both males are blue. Have been fed natural dog food and are a little big for their age. Parents are on premises. Contact me for more information.
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Cincinnati :
I have 5 adoreable puppies looking for there forever home. They were just born the 11th of this month so they wont be ready until 1st or 2nd week of june. Mother is American pitbull terrier father is St.bernard x cane corso so they will be extra large dogs. please do your research first. Both parents are on site. They will have first vet check, first shots and dewormed. there is a rehoming fee. I will send pics upon request.
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Lima-Findlay :
Hello, We had a beautiful litter of full blooded Pitbull Puppies born on March 17th. They won't be ready for another few weeks. We had 8 girls & 2 boys. We only have a few girls left. Both boys are spoken for. Each puppy will have their first puppy shot and will be dewormed 3 times before leaving my home. I will also send along a puppy care pack with each puppy. You will get a shot record book to. They are very well socialized & been handled daily sense the day they were born. They will be started on ...
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg :
3 months old pitbull mix puppy laid back relaxed young guy. $200 obo he comes with a bowl, leash, one toy and cage/bed.
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|could you favor us with a picture???
mildew is easily knocked down ... in a variety of ways... if in fact ... it is bad .. enough to react ... remedies go from baking soda in water.. to chemical ....
my worst mildew problem.. happened when i was watering in the evening.. wetting the whole plant ... going into darkness.. that is when the mildew grows ...
even if you stop it.. the 'look' might not go away .. until leaf drop ...
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|See the attached link for a discussion on this subject - it's a bit long but very thorough :-) One of the most interesting aspects I gleaned from this study is that ninebarks have their very own species of PM!! Who knew?
IME, once established, ninebarks need minimal watering and I would avoid any overhead application. As with other PM issues, good air circulation and preventative fungicidal spraying will help also.
Here is a link that might be useful: Physocarpus and powdery mildew
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Decadent Dark Chocolate Ale - Atwater Brewery
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North Carolina
3.49/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Pours a dark chocolate color (what else?) with a beige head that leaves a few streaks of lacing behind
Smell: Smells like a Hershey's dark chocolate bar - not the great depth of a quality chocolate but just a nice commercial chocolatey aroma
Taste: At the outset, the chocolate comes right through on the tastebuds but by mid-palate, the flavor starts to fade and is joined by a chalky/waxy taste; after the swallow, the flavors fade quicky and there is a husky quality to the aftertaste
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: Promise unfulfilled - after a very nice start, the chocolate was not sustained and ultimately the beer was a disappointment
Serving type: bottle
04-05-2013 22:17:57 | More by brentk56
3.84/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Atwater Brewery Decadent Dark Chocolate Ale
12 oz. bottle, notched as bottled in December 2013
$1.99 @ Wegman's, Collegeville, PA
Appearance: Stout-like appearance with a brown-black body and tan head. Good head retention and very nice lacing.
Aroma: Cocoa, golden caramel, fudge, roasty, dark chocolate, sweet cream.
Taste: Chocolate and malt upfront. A distinct Hershey's syrup flavor as it warms. All of the flavors found in the aroma appear at some point. Roastiness. Light coffee. Its mild bitterness becomes firm and dry in the lingering finish with some residual roastiness.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a moderate carbonation level. Creamy and smooth.
Overall: Interesting and somewhat complex. Not overdone with chocolate so you could have a few, just as if you were drinking a straight-forward stout. Worth trying.
Serving type: bottle
12-15-2013 22:48:23 | More by NeroFiddled
3.6/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The nose on this one is a very good advertiser. Unfortunately, the rest of the beer doesn't live up to things. Kind of chalky with cocoa or something. Doesn't mesh well with the beer at all. Meh. This is looking quite like a waste of money and something I don't want to finish.
Serving type: bottle
12-23-2012 04:00:58 | More by RblWthACoz
3.76/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Dark cola hue nearly black with ruby highlights, thin tan head texture seems a bit flimsy for a big chocolate stout. Aroma is sick with chocolate syrup, perfume laden caramelized sugars, with a hint of roasted coffee. It could induce diabetes just by smelling it, but seriously the perceived sweetness on the nose if off the charts think Hershey syrup. Flavor how does that sweetness the nose derives to the senses play out on the palate? Actually somewhat balanced think dry cocoa powder in a very much bitter dark roasted base stout, enough creamy bitterness with a bit of lactose and coffee roasts pleasantly blends the flavor into something much more enjoyable than the initial aromatics. Expansive creamy dark chocolate fades away to let the lactose milk sugars take stride, leaving a bit of an interesting creamy texture to the medium to full bodied stout. Carbonation level is natural and smooth on the palate finishes pretty clean with minimal acrid notes of acidity from the dark notes. Overall a complex stout that I was thinking was going to be a train wreck, ended up being pretty much a win in my book. Only 2.50 for a single definitely worth the experience but in truth I'm glad I didn't invest any more, it doesn't seem to be the type of beer that I would drink in number.
Serving type: bottle
09-15-2013 04:07:03 | More by WVbeergeek
3.25/5 rDev -11%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
More bottles from my latest Philly run. I am feeling adventurous today and may try to eradicate the bottle backlog that has been an albatross since school started back.
I got a cap of a finger of dense, deep-tan head with good retention from my pour. Color was a deep, dark-brown allowing zero light penetration. Nose smelled like a liquid chocolate bar. I have to admit that I have been underwhelmed by some previous Atwater offerings, but this was showing real promise. Mouthfeel was thin, especially for a stout, but the taste was very chocolaty, although not what I would have expected from dark chocolate. Were they referring to the color? Hmmm. It was quite sweet, but still very chocolaty. Finish remained very sweet and this would be a dessert beer for me. Not bad, but not great, either.
Serving type: bottle
12-15-2012 21:17:10 | More by woodychandler
New Jersey
3.51/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
- Bot. 6/13. Consumed 11/13.
A: Rich chocolate pour produces a modest, khaki head with a mildly good retention rate. Milky film lacing coats the vessel with a decent rate of coverage.
S: The freshest of cocoa powder arrives on the nose, probably the freshest of which i think i ever experienced. Rich wet chocolate, sweet, arrives with a big initial burst. Kit kat chocolate scent, fresh hot chocolate with a hint of marshmellow finishes things out.
T: The flavor was milky chocolate, cocoa powder, soft coffee. Flavor seems a bit thin when compared to the full robust nose and expecations of the label. Light coffee, somewhat bitter chocolate roast is followed by a slight mention of creamer.
M: soft and creamy, milky textured, with a light-medium body ahs some cocoa powder texture to it. Carbonation feels about right, doesnt get in the way of itself, but hardly is a figure of strong point.
O: Overall the nose is the best aspect here, fresh, strong and powdery, the flavor falls off a bit, decent but a bit disappointing when compared to the nose, and the mouthful is okay, but could of been more lush and full. Drinks more like a milk stout imho with a nice chocolate aspect.
Serving type: bottle
12-03-2013 02:10:42 | More by beerthulhu
District of Columbia
4/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Big thanks to Adam for gifting me this and other Michigan beers. the beer is near black (the lighting was low) with a small tan head. This beer is all about the chocolate. The scent and the flavor are rich, dark, chocolates. A hint of espresso bean, cocoa. medium bodied with a light sweetness. perhaps I was in a chocolate mood. This was delicious.
Serving type: bottle
03-21-2014 02:28:12 | More by Huhzubendah
4.73/5 rDev +29.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
First ale I've had from this brewery.
Pours a pitch black color with a thin brown head into my glass. Dark, rich but not glamorous.
An overwhelming whiff of semi-sweet chocolate greets my nose, followed by cream and a bit of roasted coffee.
Decadent it is with cocoa, coffee, toffee and cream flavors. Very mellow. Extremely tasty.
Mouthfeel consists of lingering flavors with a focus on cream. It's like a liquid goetzes cream candy.
Very nice! Flavors are richer than those of Southern Tier's Choklat and there's a better balance here. I wonder if the ABV affects such flavors?
Serving type: bottle
07-02-2012 03:00:43 | More by Brad007
3.68/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled January 2012. Pours slightly hazy dark brown color with a small 1 finger light tan head with good retention that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Slight spotty lacing on the glass. Aromas of big chocolate, caramel, toffee, roasted malt, vanilla, cream, and a touch of herbal hops. Nice and well balanced aromas with good strength. Taste of chocolate, roasted malt, vanilla, caramel, toffee, biscuit, and herbal hops. Good amount of bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of roasted malt, caramel, toffee, vanilla, chocolate, and herbal spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Not as much chocolate in the taste as I was hoping, but there is a good flavor balance. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy mouthfeel. Alcohol is well hidden with only a slight warming after the finish present. Overall this is a nice, pleasant, and enjoyable brew from Atwater. Very smooth and drinkable as well.
Serving type: bottle
04-01-2012 05:53:48 | More by superspak
4/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Looks pretty good. Pour is a bit thick and dark with a 1/2 inch of tan colored head.
S - Well it smells quite good mostly bakers chocolate, a touch of roast/coffee, and something that reminds me of tobacco.
T - Damn this is actually quite good. The chocolate flavors are mixed well with the roasty factors of the stout and mild tobacco leaves. Like a lighter version of the VJ imperial stout.
M - Medium and creamy actually goes down quite well.
Overall finally a beer from Atwater that I actually enjoyed! It's no Southern Tier Chocolat but it fills the need for chocolate flavored beer.
Serving type: bottle
08-03-2012 05:23:58 | More by DrDemento456
4.21/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a black color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of chocolate milkshake, sweet, some hints of vanilla. Taste is very chocolatey, roasted malts, some vanilla, sweet and tasty, lots of flavor here. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall this is a quality beer worth seeking out.
Serving type: bottle
05-01-2013 01:06:44 | More by tone77
South Carolina
3.51/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle poured into a snifter. Bottle is notch dated March 2013.
Aroma: Chocolate! ... but more milk and medium chocolate and chocolate topping than dark chocolate. Hints of coffee and toasted grains.
Pours a dark reddish-brown, near black in the glass, with a small tan head that soon dissipates into a thin ring.
T: Sweet and chocolatey, as the nose suggests. Probably better categorized as a milk stout.
Mouthfeel: Feels too thin. Light carbonation.
Overall: Delivers on the promised chocolate, but sweet balance, thin body, and a lack of complexity limit its appeal. Still, woth trying.
Serving type: bottle
07-31-2013 01:51:07 | More by chinchill
3.64/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
Served on tap in a pint glass
Appearance – The beer is served a nearly black color with only a bit of light able to get through the brew. Upon serving there is a brown head that sits atop the brew. The head fades rather quickly leaving only a light level of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma on this one is quite potent and can be sensed immediately upon serving. As might be expected for a chocolate porter the aroma is big and robust of dark chocolate mixed with some aromas of coffee and roasted malt. There are lighter notes of vanilla and caramel rounding out the aroma nice with the combination producing a very dessert like and delicious smell.
Taste – The taste begins, as the nose lets on, with a strong dark chocolate flavor as well as a nice roasted malt taste. While it begins big of dark chocolate it is much less sweet then what was originally expected from the nose. The flavor starts out with a little bit of sweetness with flavors of caramel and vanilla present upfront. These flavors largely persist to the end where they are joined by some lighter earthy hop tastes. Along with the hop, a rather strong coffee flavor come to the tongue bittering up the taste and melding with the rest to leave a slightly bitter and chocolaty flavor to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the medium side in terms of it's thickness and creaminess with a carbonation level that is rather average as well. A thicker body and lower carbonation level would have likely suited the dark chocolate flavors of the brew better.
Overall – Not bad, but from the nose I was expecting much more in the taste and the feel, which it fell somewhat short of. Worth a try, but not the best out there.
Serving type: on-tap
04-11-2013 00:27:40 | More by Darkmagus82
4.53/5 rDev +24.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
$1.79 for a 12oz bottle @ Bevco. No ingredients or stats on the website or bottle. Pours to a clear dark walnut, forming a small light tan head with poor retention and absent lacing. Mild carbonation. The aroma isvery good. One might even say decadent. It's overwhelmingly chocolate, but not the fake Hershey kiss type milk chocolate, but more of a deep dark chocolate balanced by some nice roasted malt notes. It smells like a touch of coffee too, like a mocha. The mouthfeel is pleasant, something I cannot say for lot of chocolate beers which end up syrupy or overly acidic. Medium bodied. The taste is very good as well. There is a superb balance between the chocolate flavor and the roasted notes which accents the richness without it becoming cloying. It's probably the most drinkable chocolate beer I've had, and a very good representation of the style. No perceptible off flavors. No hop nose. Very mild bitterness keeps the beer nicely balanced and in check.
I really like this beer. Probably the best chocolate beer I've had. I would gladly buy it again and would recommend it. I can't say I've ever had a chocoalte beer as well balanced as this one. Kudos.
Serving type: bottle
04-11-2012 01:15:13 | More by Mitchster
3.61/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Very dark and mucky chocolate brown. Looks like a porter. Head has a good earthy tan color.
Dark chocolate syrup, sweet roast, presence of lactose, caramel, and hints of French roast coffee. Sweet and indulgent.
Some attenuation comes between good bitter cocoa and dark chocolate flavors. Aided by a deep roast, barley grain reveals wort-y maltose and slight char. Caramel and demerara sugar notes come through, also. Happy that the sweetness is actually well job that is well-maintained.
Feels a tad thin. Nice whoosh feel from the tightly-wound carbonation. Gruff, in a good way.
Decent little beer. Good flavor. Worthy.
Serving type: bottle
09-14-2013 17:17:29 | More by thecheapies
4.15/5 rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
The Decadent Dark Chocolate Ale is a very interesting beer. The beer poured an opaque black with thin off-white head that is leaving some lacing. The smell is unbelievable...sweet dark chocolate is pronounced. The taste has some chocolate....but would definitely want more...cocoa powder is present. The mouthfeel is a bit lacking....would really like a more creamy body. Overall thou it was amazing...thanks to my BRO IN LAW!!!!
Serving type: bottle
12-23-2012 22:14:27 | More by WoodBrew
1.8/5 rDev -50.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
My wife likes chocolate beer. I like my wife. So I bought her some chocolate beer.
Dark brown with a thick cocoa head. Collar retention dots my glass on it's way down.
Smells like maple syrup. I was expecting chocolate.
Tastes like maple syrup with strong bitter vegetable oil in back. Again, for some reason I was expecting chocolate. Chocolate syrup burps though.
This is terrible. I like maple syrup but a) I was expecting chocolate and b) that's a nasty back end. That's yucky two ways.
Serving type: bottle
10-05-2012 00:32:44 | More by donkeyrunner
3.58/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours dark brown with a scant bubbly off-white head. Gone in a flash. No lace.
I get big dark roast malt, vanilla bean, cocoa up front, with charred notes behind it all.
Not super chocolatey, with a mild presence. I like this. Nice dark roasted malt with a nice balance between rich sweetness and bitterness.
A bit too thin and a little too carbonated. Fizzy water element is not nice.
Overall, not too bad. Good to try.
Serving type: bottle
03-04-2012 13:42:00 | More by OtherShoe2
4.03/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Pours a deep, dark brown that is so close to black that we might as well call it that. An espresso-like head over 1/2" thick formed of exquisitely tiny bubbles fades gently but inexorably over several minutes to a thick film. Some scattered lace remains though it isn't a strong point.
Smell is phenomenal. Rich vanilla and dark chocolate notes with a graham cracker sweetness and lightly perceptible roasted malt presence. Very nice.
Taste is similar though the roasted malt shows a bit more. The balance is quite comparable with the vanilla and chocolate leading the parade, so to speak. There is a toasty note that shows up briefly after the swallow with a hint of metallic right at the swallow (the only down side).
Smooth-ish with a drying aspect, the body is only medium and the carbonation is well restrained. It does benefit from some warming.
The only thing about this brew I found odd was on the label:
Dark Chocolate Ale
Malt beverage brewed with chocolate
Malt beverage just sounds... wrong somehow, like Old English 800 or Zima.
Serving type: bottle
04-05-2013 00:13:22 | More by PorterLambic
2.99/5 rDev -18.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
We pour a brew of the darkest mahogany brown coloring, holding a half finger tall head of light tan bubbles showing okay retention. Spotty lacing is left clinging around the glass. No haze or sediment is noted, and carbonation appears to be moderate. The nose gives big milk chocolates off the bat, bringing memories of sipping on hot cocoa by a roaring fire. Toffee, Tootsie Roll, white sugar, and fatty whole milk add creamy sweetness. Mixing to fill are notes of banana fruitiness, raw coffee malts, coiny metallics, general roastiness, marshmallow, and faint boozy bite. Our first impression is that there is less bold balancing sweetness than expected, with a decently robust start, but a rather watered finish. As we sip, the taste opens with straight chocolate milk smoothness, lightly roasted coffee and chocolate malts, lactic sourness, lipid, mineral water, and very faint plastic phenols. Gas station hazelnut coffee pulls us to the peak, where a blend of soured roasted coffee malts, white flour, metallics, corny adjuncts, and overly sweet German Kinder chocolates meet for the attempted balance. The finishing wash comes across as severely watered through, with sweetness of white sugars and stale marshmallow, along with weak milk chocolate, banana mash, metallics, and lightly soured lactics. The aftertaste breathes of that soured grain, even milkiness, banana milkshake, cinnamon essence, mineral, sweeter whipped cream, and lightly adjuncty filler grain. The body is on the lighter side, and the carbonation is medium. The mouth is cooled and thinly coated, with eventual faint dryness down the center of the hard palate. Each sip gives nice slurp, froth, cream, sip, pop, and glug. The abv is appropriate, and the beer drinks easily.
Overall, the strongest aspect of this beer was its aroma. This showed big chocolates, brown malts, sugars, vanillas, and general sweetness, certainly deserving of the title of "decadence". Where we lost points was through the end of the sip, where the flavoring was almost entirely washed out with watery grain, affecting not only the taste, but also the feel. Atwater has continued to disappoint us in cohesion and final execution of their styles, so I guess we'll have to wait for the next one in hopes of finding something that is worth coming back to.
Serving type: bottle
05-05-2013 00:38:25 | More by TheBrewo
3.25/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
Pours an opaque deep brown with hazy amber highlights and a foamy half inch tan head that dissipates fairly quickly, leaving no lacing.
Very sweet, low quality chocolate and vanilla dominate the aroma. Coffee and light roast malt notes finish the profile. I've never smelled something so chocolatey and sweet.
Flavor reveals notes of cola, with underpinnings of dark chocolate throughout, accompanying a lightly acrid roast malt body. Initially a little sweet, the finish is pretty dry, bitter, and charred.
Body is slick and moderate, with moderate carbonation and a touch of alcohol warmth. Astringency mid palate is offputting.
Definitely chocolatey! A dessert of a beer. Would be more pleasant without that mid palate character and the cola notes. Too charred for my liking.
Serving type: bottle
06-24-2013 22:29:38 | More by barczar
New York
3.89/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours motor oil black color with a nice 1 finger foamy brown head that faded extremely slowly, leaving decent lacing; the head was full of tiny bubbles and rather basic looking.
Smells of dark chocolate up front, so strong that the aroma hit my nose a few inches away from the glass; nose also consists of coffee, toffee, cocoa powder, roasted grains, light vanilla and powdered creamer. This smells more like a desert than a beer and is pretty nice to inhale.
Tastes just like it smells, with dark chocolate, coffee, toffee, cocoa powder, roasted grains, vanilla, powdered creamer, herbs, and a slight bitter flavor like a Starbucks coffee aftertaste. Really tasty, the vanilla and charcoal notes linger and trail off dry and leave a cocoa powder taste.
Mouthfeel is light, thin and watery, with very light carbonation, a medium body and a slightly bitter semi-dry finish.
Overall this was much better that I expected that it would be, with really enjoyable chocolate flavors and notes which mix well with the roasted malts, coffee and vanilla notes. An easy drinking beer.
Serving type: bottle
03-30-2013 04:39:35 | More by CHickman
New Jersey
3.54/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Mild head, maybe half a finger of deep tan which is gone lickety-split, not much stick in the lacing which is more of a thin, slippery sheet than anything else. While the liquid is pure black it doesn't seem "impenetrably dense" for effect's sake, thin aura of yellow around the rims, there you can see a blip of carbonation. The nose is extremely creamy, maple syrup, molten milk chocolate, caramel, coffee ice cream, malted milk balls, light cherry fruit, not overtly sugary nor is it lacking posture, simply a one trick pony. It's light to medium-bodied in the mouth and drier than expected based on the nose, tighter punch to the carbonation too. The chocolate, cocoa, coffee, malt flavors are all there, however, they lack resonance and depth. More grains and oats and a dried to blanched nuttiness as well. Here there's some herbal hoppy kick. Any fruit gets cloaked by the roast, minor cherry, plum at best. Tacky character, dries onto your tongue. Plenty of retronasal cocoa powder. Unfortunately it is sort of lifeless and turns watery at the end. Ehh, what can you do.
Serving type: bottle
06-18-2013 22:23:11 | More by farrago
3.08/5 rDev -15.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
I picked up a bottle of Atwater's Decadent Dark Chocolate Ale a couple days ago for $1.89 at The Lager Mill. I heard about this beer a while ago and i' have been waiting for it show up since, so when I saw it on the shelf at my local store I knew I needed to pick up a bottle. The bottle was notched July 2012. Poured from a brown 12oz bottle into a snifter.
A- The label is pretty plain and pretty much the same as all their other beers, it's not that great looking. It poured a nice dark black color that only had a slight ruby hue at the bottom when held to the light with two and a half fingers worth of fluffy light mocha colored head that died down to a thin ring that stayed till the end and left a little bit lacing. I like the look of this beer, it's true to style and I have no complaints.
S- The aroma of this beer is dominated by chocolate aromas, at first I get a little bit of bitter chocolate then there's a huge Hershey syrup aroma that pretty much dominated the aroma of this beer. Towards the end I get some vanilla, cocoa powder, coffee, and a slight brown sugar like aroma that gives the aroma a pretty high amount of sweetness. I liked the aroma of this beer, the aroma is all about the chocolate, but it was a little on the sweet side.
T- The taste seems to be similar to the aroma just a little more watered down, it starts off with a slight grainy roasted malt flavor that is quickly taken over by chocolate flavors, but they aren't as nice as they were in the aroma and seemed watered down with a slight bitter astringency to it. The taste isn't as sweet as the aroma lead to believe and I also pick up a s light maple syrup flavor. Towards the end I get a medium amount of astringent almost coffee like bitterness with a slight coffee like taste and some roasted grains, chocolate, and coffee on the aftertaste. This beer tasted ok, but the chocolate wasn't as full as it was in the aroma and everything didn't come together as well as it could have.
M- Pretty damn smooth, slightly creamy, watery, on the thin side of being medium bodied, with a good amount of medium carbonation. The mouthfeel wasn't that great, it was just too thin and that made it feel watery.
Overall I thought this was an ok and an average example of a Chocolate Stout, it was going in the right direction when it came to the aroma but when it came to the taste is felt like a watered down version of the aroma and that was a bit of let down. This beer had ok drinkability, it went down pretty smooth, but the flavors would wear on me quickly so I think one would be enough for me. What I liked most about this beer was the aroma, it was nice and dominated by chocolate syrup, the appearance was also wasn't that bad. What I liked least about this beer is how watery it tasted and felt, this beer would be much better if the body was much thicker. I don't think I would buy this beer often, I would much rather have their Vanilla Java Porter, but it is worth trying once to see where you stand with it. All in all I thought this beer had a flavor that's pretty similar to Vanilla Java Porter, but the aroma was dominated by chocolate syrup, it was ok, but it's nothing I feel the need to drink again anytime soon. This was a decent attempt by Atwater but when it came to flavor and mouthfeel it fell short, better luck next time guys.
Serving type: bottle
08-31-2012 03:54:20 | More by StoutHunter
3.9/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
The BA listing as American Stout does not seem correct. It is a unique chocolate ale, but it seems far from a stout.
The color is stout. Very black and opaque. The nose is a chocolaty ale. The taste is a light chocolaty ale. The chocolate flavor really dominates a bit too much, but I was in the mood for such a thing, and it really is refreshing.
It leaves a light stout like aftertaste, with chocolate.
Overall, this is not as good as it should be, but the misclassifying does not help. I guess you do have to call it something, and I don't know what it should be called. American dark ale with flavoring maybe.
Serving type: bottle
07-18-2013 23:55:51 | More by schoolboy
Decadent Dark Chocolate Ale from Atwater Brewery
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Our Home Transitional, a housing and social services business for female veterans located in the University of Michigan-Flint's Innovation Incubator, has won the 2013 eTEAM Spark Award.
The eTEAM Spark award recognizes the "determination, vision, identified market, growth potential, and setting and achieving business goals" by a newer business.
To qualify for a eTEAM Spark award a business must be less than two years old and have partnered with an eTEAM member organization among other criteria.
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