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- A deck with only heroes and allies with females printed in the cards.
- Attachments and Events has to be without any males printed,
Sorry for my english.
It was so difficult, but I think that is completely playable and enjoyable.
My only concern is the lack of cancelation of Shadows and When Reveled -the fucking Test of Will seems to be a man printed...-, but I tried to gave to my heroes and allies a lot of weapons, mounts and other cool war things. Also helps a low initial threat (23 with the Éowyn setup reduction) and very good initial will power to gain some time to play allies and attachments.
Important to play Song of Travel on Éowyn as soon as possible to help play Spirit cards. Some cards to search the top deck are included to find it.
Please, if somebody test this deck or has an opinion only seing this page, please comment.


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Shanghai has played an important role in the history of the Communist Party in China. This is why Shanghai works on a three-year development plan to turn the city's revolution history into a tourism magnet. Scientists are currently researching more than 400 historic sites that have been of some interest to China's recent history and establishing communism in the country.
The city government wants to turn its 'Red Tourism' resources into 'red tourism' bases. There will be 'Red Tourism' products. City government staff will be trained to promote the development of the city's 'Red Tourism'. A competition was launched for photographers to submit works related to the city's role in the revolution. Winning photos will be exhibited during this year's Shanghai Tourism Festival.
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Slim Thug is an American rapper who rose to fame through his work in fellow rapper Mike Jones' blockbuster single "Still Tippin." Slim Thug released his debut album Already Platinum in 2005 which sold over 130,000 copies in the first week of its release and also appeared in the TV show The Daily Show on Comedy Central in 2009 apart from his musical works. So far he has released ten studio albums the latest being "The World is Yours" which was released on December 15, 2017. Continue reading to know more about the life, career, and net worth of Slim Thug in 2020.
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Slim Thug was born as Stayve Jerome Thomas on September 8, 1980, in Houston, Texas, the United States. His was nicknamed Slim Thug as he was very lean and tall when he was a teenager and sported a cornrow hairstyle with sunglasses which gave him the appearance of a thug.
Thug once said that he did not dream of becoming a rapper but rather thought that he would be jailed for petty cases like his brothers. He became a freestyle rapper when he was 17 and was spotted by Michael Watts, a music producer who made him rap in the mixtape "Swisha House 98" in 1998.
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From a boy roaming on the streets of Texas to the man flying through the same streets inside his luxurious vehicles, Slim Thug has invested loads of hard work for his growth which serves as an inspiration for many aspiring artists as he has always made us feel that he is one among us.


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So fake it till I make it?
Your work is really good IMO. There was a TED speech on the whole fake it til you make it. Might be worth it. https://www.google.com …-3Q&bvm=bv.58187178,d.eW0
For me though I find networking through friends and families is the best way for portraits. Word of mouth is a very strong marketing tool. I think that's where FB can help a lot. I'd try to find any way to network; local businesses, local art gallery (we have few in the area for photographers as well) and push your work. It would be a start


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Formerly known as Nyasaland, the landlocked nation of Malawi gained independence from Britain on this day in 1964.
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Guess who? It's Gizmo! This was before she got spayed and gained a few pounds. I should just have her try on this outfit again and do a comparison. 😸
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Part Four of Red vs. Blue: Relocated was released on March 9, 2009 and is the last episode of Relocated. It is also the 133rd episode overall.
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Sarge and Lopez get the new weapon on the Warthog working and test it on holographic simulations of Grif. Donut mysteriously arrives and gives Grif a cryptic warning involving Tucker. Meanwhile, Caboose seems to have gathered the corpses/armor of his former teammates at Valhalla's Blue Base for unknown reasons.
Sarge drives up in jeep, gets out
Sarge: Now this is more like it! Great job on the simulator, Lopez; Good work on the power, Simmons.
Simmons: Thank you, sir!
Grif: Simmons?! I'm the one that was almost killed just so you could get the electricity back on.
Sarge: Yep, but it was worth it.
Grif: You say that every time I'm almost killed.
Flashback to Halo: CE Sarge, Simmons runs up
Simmons: Sarge! Grif was spying on the blues and they captured him!
Sarge: What'd he find out? Are they planning something?
Simmons: No, they were standing around talking, like always. But now they're gonna kill him!
Sarge: Well, it was worth it.
Flash to Halo 2 Sarge and Simmons talking
Sarge: The base looks so clean Simmons! Excellent work.
Simmons: Yeah, too bad Grif was almost killed by his allergic reaction to the cleaning supplies.
Pan to Grif laying in a pool of blood
Sarge: It was worth it!
Flash to Sarge and Simmons standing, with Grif on floor between them and on fire
Sarge: Worth it.
Flash to present
Sarge: Only because it's always true. There's very few tasks that wouldn't balance out by you making the ultimate sacrifice.
Simmons: At least this time we got something out of it. We got power, and a new weapon!
Sarge: Let's test this bad boy out.
Sarge mounts turret of Warthog, points at Grif
Grif: Whoa, wait a second. Does this hologram jeep shoot hologram slugs, or real slugs?
Sarge: As long as we are in this room, everything will seem real to us. It's all simulated, but your mind makes it real.
Simmons: Ooh, like the Matrix!
Lopez: Sí, pero sin toda la filosofía oriental que nadie entiende. [Right, but without all the Eastern philosophy stuff that no one understands]
Grif: Alright, fuck this. I'm going to stand over there.
Sarge: Well guess what, dirtbag? I don't need you for target practice anymore. I've got my own holo-Grif programed into the system already.
Lopez makes a holo-Grif
Holo-Grif: Hello! I am literally the worst program ever made!
Simmons: It sounds like someone hasn't used Google Chrome...
Sarge: Locked and loaded, ready to fire at the bloated. Grif... I mean, fake Grif... go stand over there.
Holo-Grif: Cool... Whatever...
Holo-Grif runs to center of room
Sarge: This is a magnetized propulsion system. It can fire massive slugs at an outrageous velocity! Check it out.
Sarge fires, killing holo-Grif and stalling out the Warthog's engine.
Holo-Grif: (flying as corpse) Blarg! I deserve it!
Another figure is seen, standing where holo-Grif was
Sarge: Heh heh. See? How awesome is that?
Simmons: Wow!
Sarge: And in 10 short seconds, it'll be ready to fire again.
Simmons: That's incredible! Wait a minute...
Sarge: Lopez, spawn me another holo-Grif on the pronto.
Lopez: Sí
Grif: Did you guys see that?
Sarge: Shut up real-Grif! We're doing important research over here! Hey Simmons, check this out: I'm gonna shoot the next one in the hoo-hoo.
Another Grif spawns
Holo-Grif: Oh, hey guys. What's goin-
Sarge fires at the Holo-Grif directly at his groin
Cut to Blue base. Caboose amid bits of equipment
Caboose:(Creepily) Finally we're all here. Now we can be together... forever.
Cut back to Red holo-room. A holo-Grif dies, adding to a pile of dead holo-Grifs
Sarge: Alright. Lopez, another holo-Grif.
Lopez: Esta cosa hace otros blancos sabéis... [This thing makes other targets you know...]
Sarge: Bah, let's stick with the fundamentals.
Stalled jeep restarts
Simmons: OK, Sarge. Do you mean to tell me this thing fires once every 10 seconds?
Sarge: Yep. It's state of the art.
Another holo-Grif spawns
Holo-Grif: Let's get this over with...
Simmons: But our last weapon fired 10,000 rounds per second.
Sarge: If my math is right, and I think it is, that seems like more than this one.
Simmons: Yes, it is.
Sarge: How much more would you say?
Simmons: Well, the chaingun was 10,000 rounds per second, and this would be 0.1 of a round per second. So yeah, it was.
Sarge fires again, killing holo-Grif and stalling jeep once more. Grif sees figure
Sarge: It does seem to be lacking in the rapid fire department.
Grif: I know I'm not crazy. I just saw something move.
Sarge: Oh well, a good craftsmen never blames his tools.
Simmons: But, we made the tool in this case. Can we blame the craftsman?
Sarge: No, Simmons. You and the gun are just going to have to agree to disagree.
Five holo-Grifs spawn, in a line
Simmons: Let me take a look. Maybe I can increase the rate of fire. (mounts jeep and drives off)
Sarge: And maybe Lopez can find a way to spawn Grifs faster
Lopez: ¡Hace otras cosas! [It makes other things!]
Grif: Guys, seriously. I know I saw something. (approaches line of holo-Grifs) Aha! See? This one is weird. It's all light red instead of orange.
Sarge: (not looking) No Grif, I'm sure it isn't
Simmons: You're probably still hallucinating from the charge you took.
Grif: Yeah, I don't think so. Look!
Sarge: Grif, we are busy! You and Donut shut up and stop distracting us.
Grif: But I... Donut?!
Donut: Water...
Grif: Eeyah! Donut?!
Simmons: Donut?
Grif: Where the hell did you come from?
Donut: Water...
Grif: You came from the water?
Donut: Water! (collapses)
Grif: I didn't even know you would swim
Donut: Grif! He needs help! It's under... the sand... find him.
Grif: Oh boy. That sounds like something that's gonna keep us busy for a few months
Sarge and Simmons approach
Sarge: Holy mamma mia. Donut! Where's he been?
Simmons: Donut! Grif, what did he say?
Grif: Hm? Who, him? Oh, uh, he just said he wanted some water.
Simmons: That's it?
Grif: Yeah, uh, just the water thing, uh, oh! Also that he really missed everyone.
Sarge: Why don't I believe you?
Grif: Um, he also said that he liked the new jeep.
Fade to black
Sarge: Hot damn! I always knew that kid had style.


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The Shoot:
The cab driver is staring at me in the rear view mirror. He pulls out into the line of very slow moving traffic. His eyes flick momentarily away from the mirror before returning to the exact position they had vacated.
I am jammed in the back seat next to my camera and tripod. On my lap I have my guidebook, a map and a notebook in which I have written the phonetic pronunciations of my intended locations. I have the distinct feeling I may not be improving the driver's opinions of westerners. I carefully form the words:
"Yu Fo Si."
"Yoooo Foe Sirrr."
"Jade Buddha Temple," I say, hopefully. The eyes blink.
I lean forward and point to the location. The driver looks at me and then looks at the map. Taxis in Shanghai are colour-coded according to the quality of the taxi service. Regardless of cab colour, pointing to my chosen destination has elicited pretty much the same response from all: a look of consternation, followed by a narrowing proximity of face to map, some finger tracing, shaking of head and, lastly, an expression of concern that I may well be mentally ill. This particular driver only slightly differs from procedure, pausing, at stage two to lift his glasses to his face so he can clearly misconstrue the cryptic document the odd westerner is showing him.
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"YuFoSi," he says.
This is my first visit to The Jade Buddha Temple and the weather refuses to make things easy. After an hour, I have achieved little other than a strong friendship with a trainee monk.
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When I return to my camera, I see we have a few spectators: a very attractive Italian looking lady sitting on a wall a few metres away, and a young Chinese man. Once behind my camera, I motion to the old man to begin walking. He seems unsure but progresses.
Looking up I note the man has shown a surprising burst of speed. Within moments, he is halfway across the road towards me, then before me with extended hand. I place the 2 yuan in his palm and thank him very much. He studies his palm for some time, looks at me, then at his palm, and then at me again.
"He wants more money," the young Chinese genius helpfully offers from behind me. "10 yuan," he adds.
I am not sure why, given the tiny sum of money involved, but I feel this has become a matter of principle. I decline and pretend to busy myself with important camera things. Hand shaking and protestations begin. They persist for some time and with increasing volume but my unflinching photographic concentration wins out. I hear him fading out as he shuffles off.
Through the viewfinder, I watch him return to the other side of the road. He stops, as abruptly as someone moving slowly can, turns, leans against his cane and stares disappointedly at me. I take the shot and my heart softens a little. I pack up my equipment, cross the road to find him still muttering and put a little more change in his hand, another 5 or 6 yuan. I anticipate a pleased response but am somewhat taken aback when a sharp increase in volume and gesticulation indicates he is affronted.
I am definitely not giving any more. I turn and walk calmly away. As I do so, it occurs to me that the volume of the shouting is not diminishing. Glancing over my shoulder, I see the beggar is keeping a steady pace with me. I increase my speed. I am not running, just walking normally; I have long legs and am a fast walker so this is a totally normal pace, human beings often walk at this pace. I look behind me. Oh good, he has been joined by a man who has no legs and is propelling himself along on a skateboard. Pack mentality; they have smelt blood, and are honing in. I am now walking quite fast but definitely not running. I could be in a rush, I might have somewhere very important to go, my non-existent wife might be in hospital. I overtake a cyclist. The corner of the road is within view. Bottomless skateboard beggar has overtaken walking stick beggar and is rapidly closing in on me. I turn the corner, out of sight, and I am now very, very definitely running. Perhaps I won't talk to the Italian lady.
The Shot:
It is not always easy to keep motivated when conditions are not ideal but sometimes perseverance pays off. I felt I was on a limited time and understanding with the man in this shot so I left the camera mounted on the tripod. As I was running it occurred to me the camera was set to MF and I had not refocused from the original shot…I just about got away with it.
Technical: Canon 1DS III, Canon 70 – 200mm, ISO 200, F6.3, 125 th, Lowepro CompuTrekker


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(CIDRAP Source Weekly Briefing) – Most people think about possible future pandemics—when they think about them at all—with a good deal of ambivalence. To communicate with ambivalent people, you need to understand the 'risk communication seesaw.'
Whenever people are ambivalent about something, communication happens as if on a seesaw.
Suppose I am simultaneously drawn to two beliefs, "X" and "Y," even though they are somewhat incompatible. I can't decide which side to come down on. Then you come along and insist on X. Immediately I start focusing on Y. I let you represent the X half of my ambivalence while I stand tall for the Y half—and at least for the moment I stop feeling ambivalent.
Ambivalent people, in other words, tend to have a paradoxical response to other people's opinions. If I have no strong opinion on X versus Y, I'm likely to accept yours. If I have one strong opinion, either X or Y, I'm likely to stick to it regardless of what you say. But if I have two strong opinions fighting it out inside my head, I'll probably lean toward the one you're neglecting.
Think of it as a seesaw. Once they have adopted this seesaw response, ambivalent people do what they have to do to keep the seesaw balanced. If you say X, I'll go for Y. If you say Y, I'll pick X. If your position is halfway between X and the fulcrum, I'll sit halfway between Y and the fulcrum. If you move closer to the fulcrum from your side, I'll move closer from my side. If you move out toward your edge, I'll move out toward mine.
People are very likely to be ambivalent about the risk of a pandemic. So when you're talking to them about a possible pandemic, it helps to know how to manage the seesaw.
The most fundamental pandemic-related seesaw is alarm versus reassurance. When the next pandemic arrives, will it be mild or severe? Before it happens, should I be complacent or should I start seriously preparing?
If your pre-pandemic communications are overly reassuring, ambivalent people will have the predictable paradoxical response: They'll get more frightened (and they'll lose faith in you). If your communications sound too alarmist, on the other hand, your stakeholders may end up contemptuous of the issue (and of you) and unwilling to take precautions.
Two strategies to try
Right now, while you're trying to arouse concern, you have two good communication strategies at your disposal.
The first strategy is to say very scary things a little too calmly. Remember, you're trying to alert people. You want to motivate them to take precautions and to support the precautions you're proposing to take. So you need to tell them scary things. But your audience is ambivalent about the pandemic risk. If you tell them scary things in an overemphatic, overinsistent, haranguing tone, they're all too likely to decide that you're just an alarmist with a pandemic obsession. So you know you have to locate yourself somewhere on the calm side of the seesaw.
In a nutshell: Give people the information they need to get more alarmed than you sound, so they conclude that you're not taking the pandemic risk quite as seriously as you should.
This strategy is fundamental to your seesaw dialogue with senior management. You're much better off if your boss keeps urging you to do more than if you're constantly urging your boss to let you do more. But it's also a crucial strategy for talking to employees, to customers, and to acquaintances at parties.
The second good pre-pandemic seesaw strategy is to balance on the fulcrum, to encourage your stakeholders to share the planning dilemma with you. In a May 2005 speech, for example, Australia's Tony Abbott, Minister for Health and Ageing, said: "If a deadly flu pandemic ever seems imminent, no preparations will be enough. But if the current bird flu outbreaks in Asia gradually subside, the government's investment in a stockpile [that is] likely to be time-expired in 5 years will be the health equivalent of a redundant weapons system."
Adjusting your location
Later, after your stakeholders are more concerned, you may want to relocate on the seesaw.
For example, suppose a pandemic strikes but it looks like it's going to be a mild one. You may need to keep people calm by giving them reassuring information. But your seesaw management expertise tells you that it would be a mistake to come across as too unworried. That would leave people alone with their worries. Instead of reassuring them, it could actually alarm them further.
That's the mistake Christine Todd Whitman made on Sep 18, 2001, one week after the 9/11 attacks. In her role as administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, she wanted to help people who lived or worked near ground zero feel that they could safely resume their lives. So she announced: "I am glad to reassure the people of New York and Washington, DC, that their air is safe to breathe…"
Two years later, the EPA inspector general criticized this statement as excessively reassuring, given the information available at the time it was issued. In reality, it wasn't reassuring at all, though clearly it was meant to be. In real time, New Yorkers responded to Whitman's over-reassurance by becoming more alarmed about air quality.
The seesaw-savvy solution when you want to reassure: Give people reassuring information—but do so while sounding not very reassured yourself. Give them the information they need to conclude that you're overreacting a little. Obviously, this is exactly the opposite of my advice when you're trying to raise some alarm. It's the same seesaw, but you're picking a different seat.
Lessons from a nuclear accident
In the days after the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear power plan accident, for example, the Pennsylvania Department of Health was worried that radioactive iodine-131 (I-131) from the accident might contaminate local milk. In a series of news releases, the department kept saying that it was testing local milk for I-131 and so far the milk was clean, but it was still worried about possible future contamination and urged the public to avoid local milk for a bit longer. By the time the health department finally concluded that the local milk posed no I-131 risk, the public had long since reached the same conclusion. People were calmly waiting for worrywart health officials to catch up.
Alarm versus reassurance isn't the only pandemic-related seesaw. I'll talk about some others in my next column.
An internationally renowned expert in risk communication and crisis communication, Peter Sandman speaks and consults widely on communication aspects of pandemic preparedness. Dr. Sandman, Deputy Editor, contributes an original column to CIDRAP Source Weekly Briefing every other week. Most of his risk communication writing is available without charge at the Peter Sandman Risk Communication Web Site, which includes an index of pandemic-related writing on the site.


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From the moment he began his public ministry, Jesus was in the business of making disciples (in Greek, mathetes, meaning one who is a devoted student and follower). By emulating and carrying out the instructions, convictions, and commandments of Jesus, these disciples were the agents by which he would accomplish the divine dream of transforming the world and inaugurating the Kingdom of God.
According to the Gospel accounts, Jesus' rabbinical style of leadership and discipleship had less to do with transmitting situational rules and precepts (as the Law of Moses provided), and more to do with helping develop within his disciples an inward predisposition – or internal gauge – that would guide their outward actions and interactions. This inward predisposition begins to surface as a common theme in many of Jesus' teachings, and can be identified as an attitude of radical generosity.
Here are some examples:
If someone takes your cloak, give him your tunic as well.
If someone strikes you on the right cheek, give him your left.
Give, and it will be given to you.
Be merciful as your father in heaven is merciful (i.e. give mercy).
Forgive as you have been forgiven (i.e. give forgiveness).
Be a servant (i.e. give of yourself in service to others).
These examples and so many more point to the fact that Jesus was constantly inviting his
disciples to consider how an attitude of abundance and giving might affect their surroundings.
Through a slow and steady process of shifting their internal paradigm, Jesus instills in his
disciples an attitude of radical generosity. For Jesus, radical generosity was the prophetic answer to most of the problems in this world. Why? Because the basic source of human conflict and human-inflicted suffering can be summarized in a single word: taking. Taking life; taking land; taking dignity; taking freedom; taking revenge; taking and stripping resources from the environment; taking (hoarding) money.
For Jesus, the only true and lasting antidote to the destructive patterns of a scarcity-minded, me-first world is the act of sharing. By practicing generosity with our money, time, compassion, forgiveness, we begin to see the world through a different lens – not one of scarcity, but one of abundance, and we begin to move away from being a part of the problem, to becoming a part of the solution.
By choosing to actively address the fear of not having enough through intentional and spiritual acts of sharing, we discover that not only are we participating in the transformation of our world, but also in the transformation and liberation of our own lives.
Grace and Peace,


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Our city is a Mecca of small, locally owned restaurants, from hidden dives and greasy spoons to classy, unexpected delights.
In Amarillo, one of our favorite pastimes is eating a good meal at our favorite restaurants. And we can be creatures of habit. In fact, most of us can probably count the usual places we dine out on one hand. That keeps our choices simple – the burger place tonight or Tex-Mex? – but simplicity leads to boredom. Despite the variety of local choices, we hear often from locals anxious for that one popular national chain restaurant to finally open, or wishing the place they love in Dallas would find its way to town.
Here's an idea: Instead of waiting for some outside business to satisfy our hunger, what if we stepped away from routine and branched out? You may not realize it, but in recent years Amarillo has maintained a steady pace with the national foodie revolution. Our city is a Mecca of small, locally owned restaurants, from hidden dives and greasy spoons to classy, unexpected delights.
The good stuff is already here. Many of us just haven't discovered it yet.
So for this issue, we compiled a list of some of the dishes and drinks we find ourselves recommending to readers and friends, many of whom may not have even heard of the restaurant. We trekked all over the city – from the extreme southwest to the extreme northeast – to create a diverse list. There are no chains here. The price points vary. But each of these establishments is locally owned, operated by good people who are passionate about offering quality food and drink to their patrons.
Our advice? Don't let 2015 pass without trying all 15 of these suggestions. Drive a little further. Go out of the way. Try something new. Life is too short not to pursue a little culinary adventure.
Elk Tenderloin: OHMS
A Tyler Street fixture in the lengthy shadow of the Chase Tower, OHMS has a well-earned reputation for its tasteful live music, signature martinis, and classy downtown ambiance. But the real secret of owner Mary Fuller's establishment is the food itself. OHMS is vintage Amarillo by way of Santa Fe – upscale dining at its flavorful best.
If you've never enjoyed dinner at OHMS, one of the best places to start is the Elk Tenderloin. Why? Because in a town where beef rules – and rightly so – this is something rare. A lean elk tenderloin is higher in protein and lower in fat than beef or chicken. To our taste buds, the flavor of seared elk is tender, clean, and carries just a hint of sweetness. Mary's presentation, with wild mushrooms and butternut squash risotto, is as memorable as the taste itself. 619 S. Tyler St., 373.3233, ohmscafe.com
Butter Curry Chicken: Amarillo Hut
Despite a vibrant and influential Indian population, authentic Indian cuisine has been hard to come by in Amarillo. But it's getting easier, thanks to relative newcomer Indian Hut. The "hut" name is apt: It's located in a tiny building on a triangle-shaped lot across from Sam Houston Middle School on Western. There's very little seating other than an outdoor patio area, so take-out is the specialty here. Everyone's been raving about Indian Hut since owner Ifrah Kanwal opened it in 2014.
When we called to place our order, we were blown away by the gracious and friendly service. The small staff helped us translate the menu, asked questions about our preferences, and guided us to dishes they thought we'd love. They were right. The butter curry chicken with basmati rice and naan bread was amazing. Affordable and freshly prepared – with both traditional Indian meat and vegetarian options – this is fast food you shouldn't feel guilty about eating. 4201 Bushland Blvd., 576.3400
Quinoa Cake: Yellow City Street Food
Well-traveled locals – whether they've explored New York or San Francisco on foot or simply visited Austin a time or two – have long lamented the lack of an authentic street-food culture here. Those prayers were answered when Scott Buchanan and Rin Roberts opened Yellow City Street Food this past April in a cozy drive-up near 10th and Madison. YCSF is inspired by street food worldwide, offering affordable, inventive dishes from Korean barbecue pork tacos to a Cuban sandwich called The Castro.
It's not all meat, though. From the beginning, YCSF's vegetarian fried quinoa cakes have become one of the most beloved items on the menu. Crunchy on the outside and unbelievably good on the inside, a full or half order of these cakes comes topped with seasonal vegetable ragout, artisanal cheese, and a drizzle of the house's rich crema. Arrive promptly, though, because the only limit to Chef Scott's creativity comes from his supply. He uses only the freshest ingredients, which means the most popular items sell out fast. 909 S. Madison St., 223.2882
Cheese Fritters: Furrbie's
Here's an experiment: Find someone who lived in Amarillo in the late '80s and early '90s. Say the words "Char-Kel cheese fritter." Then watch their eyes bug out as they get lost in a mouth-watering reverie. Maybe they were once high school students piled into a car during lunch, speeding to one of Char-Kel's old-fashioned drive-up locations for a bag of these 99-cent delicacies. Or frazzled moms searching for a cheap snack to pacify their kids after preschool. Or businessmen needing a quick afternoon pick-me-up.
Whatever the case, the entire Amarillo population developed a hopeless addiction to the heavenly cheese fritter. If you missed out, imagine the best grilled-cheese sandwich you've ever had, with gooey American cheese between a subtle spread of mayo. Then? Batter and fry that sucker. OMG. When Char-Kel closed, the entire city mourned and went into withdrawals.
That is, until Furrbie's came along. This whimsical diner has everything you'd love in a classic greasy-spoon joint, but what matters most is that, at long last, they serve cheese fritters. Real, live cheese fritters that taste exactly like Char-Kel's. No kidding. Place your order, then get lost in the glorious fried nostalgia. 210 SW Sixth Ave., 220.0841
Barbacoa: El Manantial
Like an overstuffed burrito, Amarillo is a city bursting with Tex-Mex chains. But this small family restaurant on the northeast edge of the city gets our vote for some of the best true Mexican food in town. In fact, El Manantial is one of our favorite places to eat, period. Located at the east end of Amarillo Boulevard, it grew out of a catering business owned and operated by the Gonzalez clan. The family makes every dish on the menu from scratch, including the chips. Which means, even if you live on the other side of town, just about everything on the menu is worth the long drive.
One of our favorite dishes is El Manantial's tender, moist, expertly seasoned barbacoa. This traditional, slow-cooked, Mexican cheek meat has just the right balance of flavor and texture, served shredded with soft corn or flour tortillas on the side. If your experience of barbacoa goes only as far as the Chipotle menu (Hint: While delicious, Chipotle's is just barbecued beef shoulder with Mexican spices.), then it's time you tried this authentic, melt-in-your mouth Mexican favorite. 3823 Amarillo Blvd. East, 383.1852
3319 Cocktail: Kushi Yama
Located on I-40, Kushi Yama Asian Tapas and Grill has the sleek sophistication of a high-end establishment in Las Vegas. You wouldn't know it was locally owned. But this upscale cultural fusion restaurant – think Thai, Korean, Japanese and Chinese – is as homegrown as they come, offering one of the best dining atmospheres in the city. It's calm, romantic, and delightfully modern.
While the extensive dinner menu is fantastic, of course, right now we love Kushi Yama's creative and hand-crafted cocktail menu. Our favorite is the dangerously refreshing "3319," named for the restaurant's location at 3319 W. Interstate 40. Rumor has it this drink won a national bartender competition in Vegas. That's no surprise. It starts with muddled strawberries and lemon-sour basil leaves, then gets topped with a combination of Hendrick's Gin and a house-made rosemary-infused simple syrup. The 3319 goes down so smoothly, you'll be ready for a refill soon after your first taste. That's what makes it so dangerous. 3319 I-40 West, 358.2900, kushiyamarestaurant.com
Sangria: 575 Pizzeria
In Europe, you can't call this fruity alcoholic beverage sangria unless it was actually made in Spain or Portugal. Luckily, U.S. labeling laws are not as strict, because the best sangria in Amarillo comes from 575 Pizzeria – approximately 5,000 miles and a few drops of ocean away from Portugal.
A traditional sangria consists of red wine, chopped fruit, a sweetener such as honey or orange juice, and a splash of brandy. The refreshing blood-colored drink (thus the name) is then chilled and stored, allowing the fruit to marinate with the rest of the ingredients. The result can be inconsistent from one restaurant to another – we've suffered through our share of sangrias that tasted too much like, well, fruity lotion – but the house-made 575 Signature Sangria is consistently spectacular. A cold glass makes the perfect complement to 575's award-winning pizza. So does a second glass. 2803 Civic Circle, 331.3627 / 7320 Hillside Road, 322.5575, 575pizzeria.com
Whiskey Sour: Taste Dessert Bar
A typical whiskey sour can be challenging to make at home. It requires just the right amount of whiskey or Bourbon, combined with lemon juice and sugar. But in the hands of an expert mixologist, this drink can be one of the simplest and most refreshing cocktails at the bar.
That's what you get with the whiskey sour at Taste Dessert Bar – one of the best of its kind in Amarillo. Once you order it, prepare for a cocktail even more pleasurable than expected, because Sean Anderson uses a secret ingredient. Hearkening back to the bygone practice of adding egg whites to this classic drink, Sean's recipe results in a silkier, smoother texture that offsets the lemon and balances out the flavor. (It also adds a nice layer of froth on the top of the drink.) Sean uses Bulleit Bourbon to enhance that delicate finish, garnishes it with a skewer of house-made liqueur cherries, and suggests pairing the drink with Taste's sweet southern biscuits. 1909 S. Georgia St., 398.2000, tastedessertbar.com
Lychee Martini: Rain Premier Sushi Bar & Lounge
Few Amarillo restaurants offer the sleek urban vibe guests feel the moment they enter Rain Premier Sushi Bar & Lounge in downtown Amarillo. Housed in the landmark Paramount Theater building, it's one of the city's best-loved sushi lounges – especially during Happy Hour (4 to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and all day on Wednesday). That's when the downtown crowd goes crazy for Rain's invigorating, four-dollar lychee martini.
An exotic fruit from Southeast Asia, the lychee is a sweet, fragrant soapberry with a distinct floral aroma – and a well-made lychee martini ought to carry both the fruit's distinct taste and fragrance. Made with smooth, high-quality vodka, this is another one of those drinks you find yourself sipping too quickly. You'll definitely want another. Thanks to the chic atmosphere and great Happy Hour pricing, that decision is an easy one. 817 S. Polk St., 331.1155, rainsushiamarillo.com
Bloody Mary: Embers Steak House
Though locals probably remember its near-Georgia location as "the old David's Steakhouse," Embers has quietly built a name for its relaxed charm, delicious burgers and steaks, and a new Bloody Mary menu that already has people talking. Owner Chad Lardie told us he likens mixing a good Bloody Mary to the art of cooking – it's all about bringing together the right ingredients into a satisfying whole – but discovered no one in town was really giving this classic cocktail its due.
He mixes an excellent traditional Bloody Mary, but Embers' creative varieties are even more memorable. Lardie spices up his Southwest Mary with jalapeño vodka and a jalapeño base. The Texas Mary (according to the menu, "a bloody Mary that a Texan can be proud of") is built on a smoky base of barbecue sauce and jalapeño vodka, and the Embers Bull contains beef bouillon and horseradish. We were especially taken with the heat level of the Samurai, featured on our cover, which contains Sriracha vodka, Sriracha sauce, soy sauce, and a fortune cookie garnish. 2721 Virginia Circle, 350.3303, amarilloembers.com
Crème Brûlée: Public House
Crème brûlée is French for "burnt cream." If you think that's not the most appetizing description of this popular dessert, that's because you haven't tried the Crème Brûlée of the Day from Public House.
One of Amarillo's newest upscale eateries, this gourmet gastropub advertises its wine list, craft beers, and cocktails. But the dessert is what keeps bringing us back to this quiet, intimate setting, time after time. The Public House's partners include the owner of Crush Wine Bar & Deli and a former chef at OHMS, and their experience shows. The contrast between their crème brûlée's crunchy caramelized topping and the thick, creamy custard below is as delicious as any we've had. Chef Brent Lancour changes the flavor from one day to the next, but our favorite combo is an espresso-infused cream topped with the chef's choice of berries. Trust us: We've downed a lot of crème brûlée. Going in the first time, our expectations were low. This one surprised us. 3333 S. Coulter St., Suite A, 398.7777, publichouseamarillo.com
BTS Cake: Café Marizon
Once located in the Marizon Building downtown on Polk Street and now operating out of a quaint little location on Hillside, Café Marizon has been part of Amarillo's lunch scene for years. While they've always served great, old-fashioned burgers, sandwiches, and salads, we think of it as the place with the killer BTS cake. That is, when we can get it. It's almost always sold out.
For those not hip to classic bakery lingo, BTS stands for "better than sex." That's a high standard to set for a dessert item, but this cake delivers. While there's nothing particularly fancy about the combination of super-moist chocolate cake, whipped cream, and crushed toffee candy bars, this dessert is unfailingly delicious. Best of all, you can be assured it is handmade. Among restaurants where far too many after-dinner sweets come prepackaged and frozen from a big retail food distributor, that gives the BTS cake a leg up on you-know-what. 6151 Hillside Road, 374.3058
Assorted Donuts: Benjamin Donuts & Bakery
Amarillo is known for its passionate loyalty to the local, family-owned doughnut chain, but over the past decade, another indie bakery has built an outspoken and dedicated customer base. Benjamin Donuts is owned and operated by Benjamin and Linda Kim out of one location in southwest Amarillo (7003 Bell St.), one in Hereford, and another in Plainview.
Prepare to be surprised, especially by the variety of doughnut s and other breakfast foods available, particularly on weekends. The friendly staff prepares your donuts with custom toppings by request. Our favorites were the unusual flavors you don't often find elsewhere in Amarillo, like green tea-glazed donuts (not as sweet as standard glazed), the scrumptious red velvet cake, and a bear claw that was crammed with apples and cinnamon. And don't miss the mocha-filled puff donut. Instead of machine-injecting the filling, they'll slice the donut in half and ice it like a cake. In a hurry? Call ahead and they'll prepare your custom order for pick-up. 7003 Bell St., 353.1100, letseat.at/benjamindonutsbakery
Double Toffee Banana Pie: Roosters Coffee & Tea Co.
Tanner and Karolina Exposito bought this quaint, cozy shop back in 2011. He's a trained chef who once worked in Alaska. She's a self-taught baker who learned to cook from her mother and grandmother in Poland. When the two joined forces, they gave Amarillo one of its best options for fresh, quality food and excellent espresso.
We love their quiche and sandwiches, but stopped in recently to try a dessert we'd been hearing about: Rooster's Double Toffee Banana Pie. We can't figure out what delighted us most. Was it the from-scratch graham cracker crust? Or was it the creamy filling? The Expositos wouldn't reveal their kitchen secrets, but we're guessing the rich filling was a homemade pudding infused with caramel. Topped with a layer of banana slices beneath real whipped cream, and sprinkled with crushed toffee, this pie quickly earned its place on our dessert list. It truly was one of the best dishes we encountered while creating this issue. 3440 S. Bell St., 353.7309, silver-fork.com
Gluten-Free Brownies, Sticky Buns, and Cupcakes: Zinnia Bakery
Unless you'd been officially diagnosed with celiac disease, you may have wondered whether gluten-free baking and sweets were much more than just a dietary trend. The fact that the Girl Scouts introduced a gluten-free shortbread cookie to last year's lineup should answer that question. Gluten-free is here to stay. Your second question is probably this: Are there any good gluten-free bakeries in Amarillo?
Zinnia Bakery provides the answer. Owner Heather Lancour has celiac disease, but that didn't stop her from opening this fun, new bakery late in 2014. She bakes everything on the menu from scratch using one of nine different house-mixed gluten-free flours – and we've yet to find anything that wasn't delicious. The sticky buns are amazing, the peanut butter cupcake will melt in your mouth, and the brownie is so big and rich you'll want to share it with a friend. Best of all, we kept forgetting it was gluten-free. You won't be able to tell, either. 5120 S. Western St., 803.9076


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Mistwood Golf Club is excited to host the 18 Hole Craft Beer Event - BIRDIES & BREWS!
It's Saturday! Enjoy some of the best craft beers in the area, a great selection of food, and an afternoon golfing with friends.... what's better than that?!
Saturday, August 11th - 2:00pm Shotgun Start
// 18 holes + cart
// 4 person scramble
// 9 holes of beer tastings + 9 holes of small bites
// Beer Themed Tee gift
// Prizes for top teams
ENTRY: *must be 21+
$135/golfer, $85/member golfer
($80 Team Skins Optional)
*This event will showcase local craft beers with a representative from each brewery*


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The Maxwell Unified School District board decided last week that if female athletes and their parents want the school to reconsider its position on whether cheerleading is a sport or a club, then they will have to come before them and plead their cases.
Maxwell High School currently recognizes its sideline cheerleading program as a sport in that the 12 girls on the squad are given the same access to coaching, equipment, support services, and physical education waivers as athletes who participate in other sports like volleyball and softball.
"The girls work very, very hard," said Lori Costa, Maxwell High School's cheerleading coach.
Zach Thurman, Maxwell superintendent of schools, said some parents have asked for the district to reconsider making the cheerleading program a club.
As a club, female students would have a way around the rule prohibiting them from playing two sports at the same time, he said.
Thurman said if the program is changed, some athletes would opt to cheer as a club activity and play volleyball as a sport, instead of having to choose one over the other.
None of the students interested, however, attended last week's school board meeting when the matter was on the agenda, and trustees said they wouldn't make any changes to the program without hearing arguments for the change.
Under the current program, cheerleaders put in four days of afternoon practice in order to cheer at athletic events.
Even missing one day of practice puts the athlete at a disadvantage in learning routines, and they catch up through one-on-one peer support, said Coach Costa.
Costa said as a sport, cheerleaders learn discipline and take pride in displaying their athletic talents.
"I want them to be successful," she said. "I want them to empower themselves."
Costa said she would support whatever direction the school board takes on cheerleading, but in order for cheerleaders to play volleyball, practice would have to be moved to before school when Costa is unavailable, which could leave the program without an advisor.
Additional cheerleaders would also increase uniform costs, something that would likely shift to club members, and transportation needs would also have to be addressed, officials said. School board members said they want their students to participate in clubs and sports, but that too much emphasis on extracurricular activities could impede their academic performance.
School Board President Kim Giffin said she thought cheerleading and playing volleyball was asking too much of their students.
Others feared that teachers would further change lesson plans to accommodate student absences for sports.
Giffin, however, said the school board would place the matter on April's agenda if students and parents want to discuss it.
Beginning in the 2017-2018 school year, the California Interscholastic Federation will begin sanctioning competitive cheerleading as a sport (AB 949), providing the squad competes in at least one competition during the school year.
Officials said that is also something the school and the athletes might want to consider.
"I'm open to whatever the school district wants to do," Costa said. ■


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RICHARD SCHWARTZ, has served as a Director of the Company since 2004. He was a trustee and chairman of the Finance Committee of Cooper Union in New York City, a position he held from 2004 through 2008. Prior to his retirement in 2000, Mr. Schwartz was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of ATK. He served in senior executive positions at ATK and predecessor companies beginning in 1990. Prior to that, Mr. Schwartz had been president of the Rocketdyne division of Rockwell International, a company he first joined in 1957. Mr. Schwartz was part of the originator team on GPS where he was the satellite Program Manager for Rockwell and was elected to the GPS Hall of Fame. Mr. Schwartz also serves on the board of directors of Astronautics Corporation of America. Mr. Schwartz's extensive industry experience, his prior board and executive management experience and his demonstrated leadership capabilities allow him to bring valuable insight and knowledge to the Board.In February 2019 Mr. Schwartz and three other key members of the GPS originator team won the £1 million Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. This Nobel like Prize was awarded for the benefit the GPS advanced technology has provided to all humanity by creating a free global utility with approximately 5 billion users. Today over 30 operating satellites provide these users with world wide very accurate position and time information. The prize also seeks to encourage young people to consider a career in engineering.
STANTON D. SLOANE, has served as a Director of the Company since August 2016. On May 1, 2018, Dr. Sloane was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Prior to being named President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Sloane had served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company since September 2017. Dr. Sloane was President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) from January 2015 until September 2016 and a director of Comtech from January 2012 until September 2016. Prior to joining Comtech, Dr. Sloane was President and CEO and a Director of Decision Sciences International Corporation, a privately-held advanced security and detection systems company, from August 2011 through January 2015. Prior to that, he served as President and CEO and a Directors of SRA International, Inc. ("SRA"), an information solutions company. He served as President and CEO of SRA from April 2007 through July 2011, during which time he helped lead the sale of SRA to a private equity firm. Prior to joining SRA, he was Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin's Integrated Systems & Solutions from June 2004 until April 2007. He began his business career with General Electric Aerospace in 1984 and progressed through engineering, program management, and business development assignments in a variety of General Electric Aerospace and subsequently Lockheed Martin businesses. He also served as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1976 until 1981. Dr. Sloane holds a bachelor's degree in Professional Studies (Aeronautics) from Barry University, a master's degree in Human Resources Management from Pepperdine University, and a Doctor of Management degree from the Weatherhead Business School at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Sloane's experience as the Company's Chief Operating Officer, now Chief Executive Officer, as well as his prior leadership roles in the aerospace and defense industry provide valuable insights into Company operations and efficiency, as well as strategy for further developing Defense Department business.
RUSSELL M. SARACHEK, has served as a Director of the Company since August 2016. Mr. Sarachek has served as the Managing Director of Contra Capital Management, LLC since 2002. Mr. Sarachek served as director for 6 years of Breeze-Eastern Corp, an aerospace/defense manufacturer, which was sold to TransDigm Corp. in 2016. From 1992 to 2002, he held various positions, including Executive Vice President and director of mergers and acquisitions at Groupe Schneider, a global manufacturer and distributor of electrical equipment and industrial controls. Mr. Sarachek has extensive knowledge in corporate governance practices for public companies and has a range of aerospace and defense industry involvements that help strengthen the Board's collective qualifications, skills, and experience.
LANCE W. LORD, has served as a Director of the Company since September 2016. General Lord is the Founder and Chairman of L2 Aerospace, an innovative company founded in 2010 to shape and influence the business competition in the dynamic and emerging commercial, civil and defense aerospace markets. General Lord is the former Commander of Air Force Space Command ("AFSPC") and CEO of ASTROTECH Space Operations. While with AFSPC at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado, General Lord was responsible for the development, acquisition and operation of Air Force space and missile weapon systems. Overseeing a global network of satellite command and control, communications, missile warning and launch facilities to ensure the combat readiness of the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile force, he led more than 39,700 personnel who provided combat capabilities to North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Strategic Command. General Lord retired from the Air Force in 2006. General Lord is a member of the Board of Directors of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings (NYSE:AJRD). General Lord is also a Senior Associate of the Four Star Group, a member of the board of directors of the Sletten Construction Companies, a member of the board of directors of Boneal Aerospace, a member of Hypergiant's Advisory Board, a senior advisor to US Global HF Net, LLC, a member of the Iridium Corporation's Government Advisory Board, a member of US Strategic Command's Senior Advisory Group, an emeritus member of the Board of Directors for the Challenger Learning Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a Trustee of the Falcon Foundation, former Chairman of the Board of Advisors of USO Colorado Springs and President of the Association of Air Force Missileers. General Lord served as a member of the President's Space-Based Position, Navigation and Timing Advisory Board from 2011 to 2013. He is also a senior advisor to Chandra Space Technologies, Skeyeon Space Systems and Measured Risk LLC. General Lord's unique experience as Commander, Air Force Space Command, as well as his other Air Force and commercial activities provides key insights for the Board, particularly as it relates to future space platforms and relevant technologies.


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Smarter Way To Reduce pH Imbalance: Rare Earth Chemistry
Traditional wastewater coagulants are highly corrosive. They disrupt the pH balance of wastewater being treated; plant operators must restore that balance before discharge. That adds to the cost, time, and labor resources required by wastewater treatment plants.
A smarter solution is rare earth chemistry, which is more effective and can be as much as 200 times less corrosive than traditional chemical treatments. A highly innovative wastewater treatment product made by Neo Water Treatment — NeoWaterFX300 — minimizes pH upset. It also reduces chemical treatment volumes, cuts transport costs, lessens plant infrastructure erosion, and increases worker safety.
Successfully treating wastewater requires chemicals that serve as coagulants to settle solids and help clarify the water. Traditionally, iron- and aluminum-based coagulants have been the chemicals of choice for these purposes. But these chemicals are highly disruptive to the pH balance of wastewater, which treatment plants must then restore to neutral before the water can be returned to the natural environment. They are highly corrosive to plant infrastructure and they also pose a potential hazard to workers who handle them.
Rare Earth Chemistry is Much Less Acidic
By contrast, Neo Water Treatment's NeoWaterFX300, which is based on rare earth chemistry, is as much as 200 times less acidic than traditional coagulants. On the pH scale, aluminum sulfate is more than 90,000 times more acidic than neutral, and ferric chloride is at least 100,000 times more acidic than neutral. By contrast, NeoWaterFX300 is typically only 4,000 times more acidic than pH neutral. That makes NeoWaterFX300 a much friendlier chemical solution to maintaining pH balance.
At 77° Fahrenheit, solutions with a pH less than 7 are acidic and solutions with a pH greater than 7 are basic; a pH of 14 is fully basic. At pH 7, pure water is neutral at 77°F. EPA regulations for wastewater treatment plants prohibit discharges with a pH lower than 5.0 or greater than pH 12.5. Ferric chloride has a pH of less than 2, while aluminum sulfate has a pH of 1.8 to 2.2. That makes them both highly acidic. In contrast, NeoWaterFX300 has a median pH of 3.5, which makes pH counterbalance much easier and less expensive to accomplish.
Less Rare Earth Needed to Get the Job Done
Much less NeoWaterFX300 is needed for wastewater treatment than the more acidic chemicals that often are used today. In fact, a typical plant can successfully use four to five times less NeoWaterFX300 than traditional coagulants. Where wastewater discharge regulations are strict, plant operators could use 1/10th as much NeoWaterFX300 by volume than iron- and aluminum-based coagulants. As we discussed in our previous article on sludge reduction, using less coagulant chemicals in wastewater treatment delivers a range of positive benefits to treatment plants. More effectively managing the pH of treated water is one of those highly valuable benefits.
Lower Your Need for Caustic pH Adjustment Chemicals
Because NeoWaterFX300 is significantly less disruptive to pH balance than traditional chemicals, wastewater treatment plants can reduce their use of the caustic chemicals required to balance pH. The chemicals most often used for pH balancing are sodium hydroxide or magnesium hydroxide, which typically have a pH of about 14 and are thus highly toxic and difficult to handle. These corrosive chemicals also increase the risk of wear and tear to plant infrastructure. Wastewater treatment with NeoWaterFX300 reduces these risks and costs.
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Because using rare earth chemistry reduces the need for more acidic and caustic chemicals, it naturally reduces the need to transport them. Any reduction in the handling or transporting of corrosive chemicals adds to workplace and transportation safety. According to hazard class ratings, NeoWaterFX300 is a safer alternative to the more acidic iron- and aluminum-based coagulants. Compared to caustic chemicals, which can be highly toxic, rare earth chemistry is dramatically safer. NeoWaterFX300 also offers the opportunity to keep truckloads of hazardous material off the highway.
The advantages of rare earth chemistry are clear. NeoWaterFX300 can improve wastewater plant performance in a broad range of ways; more efficiently managing pH is one of them. It helps keep wastewater pH more in balance and reduces alkalinity consumption. Utilizing NeoWaterFX300 for wastewater treatment reduces the reliance on toxic chemicals, lowers chemical transportation costs, and improves workplace safety. Compared to traditional methods of wastewater treatment, this innovative product is a leap forward. Simply put, rare earth chemistry is a smarter solution.
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The Chicago Native and ATL Resident Contrasts His Past and Present in the Video from Just Cause Y'all Waited EP.
Pioneering a melodic and emotional brand of street music, Lil Durk impresses with his impactful songwriting. Reflecting on his rough childhood and contrasting with his blessed present, Durk contemplates his come-up on "Granny Crib." A highlight from his "Just Cause Y'all Waited EP."
"Granny Crib" finds The Chicago rapper finding a balance between his career and his responsibility as a parent, trying to prevent his children from the hardships he endured as a child and taking a much bigger role in their lives than his father did in his. In the video, Durk stunts alternately in a mansion and in the hood, illustrating just how far he's come in his 26 years: "Came a long way to a mansion crib," he raps. "I had roaches out my granny crib/Jumped into the streets on accident/Police snatched me up they better not ask me shit."
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Karbonn launched its first Android One smartphone, The new Karbonn Sparkle V exclusively on Snapdeal. It has 4.5-inch FWVGA display and powered by 1.3 GHz Quad-core processor coupled with 1 GB of RAM. It has 5 MP rear camera with LED flash and 2 MP front facing camera and backed up with 1700 mAh of battery. Spice and Micromax will also reveal their Android One smartphone via Flipkart and Amazon respectively on 3.30 PM today.
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~Douglas MacArthur
Here are some of the conspiracy theories that I found to be extremely interesting. A lot of them may seem pretty unrealistic do you guys, but if you really think about them twice you never know.
Sandy Hook Elementry School Shooting
I know what your thinking, there is no way that the Sandy hook shooting was a hoax. But some of the facts may prove your wrong. Many wonder how Lanza, with such little experience with weapons can successfully kill so many people. Some also believe that Lanza was not even a real person! Then they blame the government! Some say that this was setup to start support for a assault weapons ban. Which in a way, can make sense because if someone hears that kids died because of a assault weapon they can assume that it was the weapon that killed the person not the person themselves. In a way, I somewhat agree to the government theory, but then again, there is just no way the government would go as far as killing 26 people 20 of which kids.
JFK Assassination
Now, I am not denying that Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK on Nov. 22, 1963. But I'm still debating whether or not he acted alone. There is no way Oswald was the only JFK hater out there, there had to be more. That means more people that could be a possible suspect. Many people have began to believe that the trajectory of the bullets, didn't square with Oswald's gun. Some believe that there was a second shooter believed to be located on the grassy knoll of Dealey Plaza. There are a ton of conspiracy's based around the JFK assassination, but this is the one that has stuck to me the most. And because of the fact that Oswald died before being able to go to trial, This Theory might always remain a mystery.
This is one of those events that caused a ton of conspiracy's. The one that I believe the most, is that bombs were planted in the world trade center. Now, I find it hard to believe that a plane can knock down the World trade center alone. It had be attempted before but it did not work. Then many architects and scientists found that the plane's fuel could not produce enough heat to melt the steel frame of the buildings down. And even if the plane hit the impact zone, the world trade center was designed so that if a plane did hit, only the impact zone and above would take the most damage. This is also another conspiracy theory that may always remain a mystery, but then again wouldn't Al-Quieda be open about admitting to planting bombs inside?
I really hope you guys will go check out some interesting conspiracy's. There are a ton more to read about but these were the ones that interested me the most. I would be glad to hear your guys opinion on some of these theories in the comments below. My thoughts? Well, most theories might never be discovered. But its the mystery that keeps people thinking. Although most theories might never be solved, I find it interesting to think about some of this stuff as it happened. Imagine if you were there during the JFK assassination, and you went to the supposed spot where a "second shot was fired" imagine how you could change history as it is today.


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Seems strange to think of them that way, with them just scrounging around on the bottom looking for food.
They are predators in the sense that they eat other animals. It's just that the animals they eat tend to be worms and other small critters buried in the substrate that cannot flee.
I know what you mean though. I frequently look at my obese, googly eyed cories dumbly bumbling around and wonder the exact same thing.
Nice link of info, I never knew that they were breathing air when they shoot to the top surface; I thought they saw floating food.
Also did not know about keeping 4 to 6 of them. I have them by themselves, with one other fish.
Defo get some more. They are sooooooooooooo nice.ImageUploadedByTapatalk1429807656.343701.jpg
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Hmm I had No idea. Mine are also all very obese :)
It's 6+, not 4 to 6.
I have 10 in my tank and they are so cute together!
The bigger the "herd" the nicer their (social) behaviour.
Marvelous fish.
6 small in a 10g ?
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It's a new year, and there's no better time for the Bruins to be resolute.
The 2012 half of the schedule kicks off tonight against the Devils in New Jersey (7:30 p.m. NBCSN), launching the Bruins on arguably their toughest three-week stretch of the regular season.
The Bruins will play 12 games over 21 days before the All-Star break, including three back-to-backs.
This first back-to-back, which includes Thursday's game against Calgary, poses its own special challenge: They are the final two games before the much-anticipated rematch with Vancouver Saturday afternoon at the Garden.
So after Saturday's 4-2 New Year's Eve loss in Dallas, which snapped a seven-game winning streak, the Bruins must return from their three-day break with a fresh outlook. Only one other time since Nov. 1 — a total of 25 games — have the Bruins lost two in a row.
"I think this whole week is about that," Bruins coach Claude Julien said Tuesday. "We've got [New Jersey], then we got Calgary the next day and, obviously, Vancouver at the end of the week. So it represents a real challenge for the whole team. It's going to be a tough week for us, and it'll be important to respond to it."
The Bruins last faced the Devils on Nov. 15, two weeks into the start of their 10-game winning streak, a 4-3 victory at the Garden.
"Size-wise, they play a pretty heavy game," Julien said.