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BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) is pleased to announce a number of strategic appointments to its 'Derivatives Client Clearing' business. These appointments, based in London and New York, demonstrate the bank's continued investment in the OTC clearing and FX Prime Brokerage (FXPB) space, to support client requirements in the fast-changing regulatory environment.
BNP Paribas has been building out its OTC Clearing and FXPB platforms for the past two-three years and created a dedicated 'Derivatives Client Clearing' business-line in November 2012, to provide OTC Client Clearing, FX Prime Brokerage (FXPB) and CLS Third Party Clearing solutions to clients. Since then, the business has grown rapidly and has secured an increasing number of high-profile mandates in Europe and the US.
"We have already seen amazing growth in our domestic markets of France, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg and expect this to continue as the regulatory timelines are finalised; as such, we will continue our investment in staff and the overall platform in line with our clients' needs", said Gavin Dixon, Global Co-Head of FI Clearing, based in London.
In London, the following appointments have been made to the Fixed Income Client Clearing Sales team, reporting to Marco Baggioli, Head of Client Clearing Sales in Europe and Asia:
Juha Sternberg joins BNP Paribas from Morgan Stanley, where he was the senior salesperson on their FXPB team. Prior to that, Juha spent eleven years at JP Morgan in FXPB and OTC Clearing.
Giorgio Cali joins the team from Barclays, where he spent three years as part of their sales effort across OTC Clearing & FXPB.
Within the Client Solutions team, Emma McGinty joins BNP Paribas to head up the FXPB client documentation. Emma previously worked in JP Morgan's legal team, focusing on OTC Clearing & Intermediation, mostly for FX. Prior to that, she was at RBS for four years.
Muriel de la Fargue also joins from JP Morgan and will focus on supporting our client on-boarding efforts. Muriel spent almost nine years in a variety of middle office and client solutions roles across rates, credit and FX.
Both Emma and Muriel are based in London and report to Louisa Kwok, European Head of Client Solutions.
Diane Marsden joins BNP Paribas from JP Morgan to head up the newly formed Fixed Income Clearing middle office. Diane spent twelve years in various P&L and control roles and most recently headed up the rates PB and client clearing team. Diane reports to Christophe Mukerjee, Global Head of Credit & Interest Rate Operations.
Reporting to Diane, Grace Cole joins from Lamco Services Ltd, where she provided middle office support for the unwind of the Lehman derivatives portfolio. Prior to that, Grace had various middle offices roles at Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers.
In New York, Pierre-Emmanuel Pomes joins the OTC Clearing Product management team. He will work to enhance our product offer in line with client requirements and CCP offerings. Pierre-Emmanuel has been with BNP Paribas for six years, most recently as part of the Risk Investments & Markets team. Pierre-Emmanuel reports to Joe Buthorn, Global Co-Head of FI Clearing, based in New York.
Emmanuel Ramambason, Global Head of Fixed Income CVA Trading & Client Clearing commented:
"We now have a significant team of professionals dedicated to our 'Derivatives Client Clearing' platform and we are continuing to hire, invest and grow, which is not an industry trend in the current environment. These recent strategic appointments demonstrate our ongoing investment in the OTC Clearing and FXPB space and, as new regulation comes into effect, we are well-positioned to offer an enhanced global clearing service to our clients."

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An Iranian technology company has told Financial Tribune that it successfully won a place at Seed Stars World competition in Geneva, Switzerland on February 4 to highlight their augmented reality system.
The company, VDecoration, created and run by app developer Hossein Moazzen, enables people to use smart phones and tablets to see an augmented view of room in real-time with 3D projected objects placed within the confines of the screen. You can see and interact with the virtual objects too, which makes it an interesting application for an Iran-based company. The product is likely to have many buyers with companies like IKEA using the software to boost their online sales.
From a buyer's point of view, the software would be useful in terms of users being able to use it when choosing their new household furniture. Prior to winning a coveted place at Seed Starters Worldwide in Switzerland, the team from VDecoration also managed to win some mentoring from Startup Istanbul in 2014 after they were selected for the prize.
It's not known whether VDecoration hopes to win some in-Iran funding; however, when the Tribune contacted Avatech group they said they weren't currently part of their mentorship program but they support them.
VDecoration won their place a Seed Starters after pitching against 17 other Iranian hopefuls, including Apper, a local app developing website, NikTraffic, an indigenous traffic reporting app, and Blocks, a modular smart watch concept.
Startup finalists will take part in a three-day bootcamp organized in partnership with EPFL, the leading European engineering school. International investors & mentors from top accelerators like BBooster, The Founder's Institute, Chinaccelerator as well as from the business strategy consultancy Galixo will coach them on their business model. If the potential investors like the product, then it's likely some of the potential businesses could get up to $500 thousand investment for an equity stake in their company.
The winner of the global startup competition will be announced during the Final Event, hosted on the first day of the Lift Conference, one of the top innovation and tech conferences in Europe. The Seedstars World winner will be chosen by a jury composed of top investors such as Johnny el Hachem, the CEO of Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity, Seedstars World's investment partner, Jose Marin the founder of Serendipity Investments and Jessica Thorell of Investment AB Kinnevik; and top entrepreneurs such as, Jens Lapinski, the managing director of Techstars and Marco Corradino, the co-founder of Bravofly Group.
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After a successful Kickstarter campaign the BLOCKS modular smartwatch has now made its way to the FCC, indicating that it shouldn't be long before the unique wrist worn wearable will be available to purchase in stores throughout the US.
The BLOCKS modular smartwatch is now currently available to preorder priced at $330 and is available either in onyx black or sunrise red. The starting price gives you the ability to choose from 4 modules with extra modules available priced at $35 each.
Modules take the form of an extra battery module for a longer useful life, heart rate monitor, GPS, adventure module and a programmable button module that allows you to control other applications or functions if desired, with others on the way. Check out the promotional video below to learn more.
The world's first modular smartwatch is here. BLOCKS lets you choose the features and designs that best suit your lifestyle and needs. BLOCKS core is a fully featured smartwatch, fitted with movement sensors (gyroscope, pedometer, accelerometer), bluetooth connectivity, WiFi and an e-compass.
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Lake District: Cath's First Wildcamp
[11th - 13th Oct 2013] public
Taking @wellycath out for her first wildcamp
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Distance: 26.8 km
Max Altitude: 724 m
Min Altitude: 73 m
Height Gain: 1,094 m
Height Loss: 1,055 m
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Timezone: Europe/London
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In the last month I have:
|walked 12.0 km, climbed 311 metres and shared 2 tracks and 0 routes
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So far this year I have:
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12/10 12:31pm : Thunacar Knott (723 m)
Classification: Nuttall, Sub Hewitt, Wainwright, Birkett
Feature: rock 3m NNE of cairn
Type: Mountain
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12/10 11:41am : Sergeant Man (736 m)
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David Lee added a season-high 20 points, teaming with Curry to wear out the Grizzlies' frontcourt. Curry, who had his career-best seventh straight game with 20 or more points, grabbed 15 rebounds before fouling out, and the Knicks shot a season-best 56.3 percent from the field.
Quentin Richardson also had 20 points and Stephon Marbury finished with 16 points and six assists.
The Knicks snapped a four-game losing streak at Madison Square Garden, where they are 2-7. Coach Isiah Thomas said his team's home woes were mental, with players worried too much about boos from the home fans.


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Are you willing to pay more to drive in less traffic? We're talking about paying a premium on top of those hefty tolls already charged by many highways, tunnels and bridges. Transportation officials are meeting at the White House to talk about this very kind of traffic tax. They say it would unclog city streets and fight global warming. Are they right? Would it transform the roads into a dream for drivers, or would it make motoring a nightmare?
Imagine driving along and suddenly encountering the "Lexus Lanes;" a chunk of road reserved for those willing to pay a premium. That's pretty much the concept behind something called "Congestion Pricing." Essentially it's an added tariff for driving in the city center during the busiest times of day.
Kathryn Wylde is President of the Partnership for New York City, a group that favors congestion pricing in the New York City. "What we have to understand is we're all paying a traffic tax already because of the cost of traffic delays," she said. The cost is substantial. "We quantify this in the New York City Metro area at $13 billion a year...we have to do something about it."
"Congestion pricing is not the best scheme to deal with congestion problems," argued Walter McCaffery of Keep New York City Congestion-Tax Free, a group partially funded by the parking industry.
"In NYC we need to have strict enforcement put in place such as blocking the box regulations (cars in intersections when they don't have the light).. and we should have the construction industry policed so they don't knock out lanes of traffic."
In Washington, the US Department of Transportation is pushing for "Congestion Pricing", nationwide. And the U.S. is not the only nation facing this kind of traffic tax. Something similar was implemented in England in February 2003 to relieve London's traffic-choked streets.
Drivers who enter central London between 7 am and 6:30 pm must buy daily, weekly or yearly passes and register their license plate numbers. A network of 800 cameras photograph license plates within the zone, and motorists who have not paid are fined. As a result, congestion inside the zone fell 30 percent.
"There is no support in the City of New York for this," added Walter McCaffrey. "It does not have political viability, here."
He might be right. The Queens Chamber of Commerce issued a report in February 2006 arguing that New York City's economy would be hurt if a London-style congestion tax were imposed.


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Handmade, one-of-a-kind teardrop guitar string earrings made from Flagship Romance's upcycled Elixir guitar strings.
"These lightweight, charming earrings can be dressed-up or dressed-down easily." -JJ
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Dangerous Pet Toys
The Harmful Side to Your Pet's Favorite Toys
We all want to pamper our pet with the occasional- or more than occasional- toy. These fun assortments of chew toys, squeaky mice, and rubber shoes look innocent enough on the outside but in actuality they are packing a painful punch to your pet's health. Some recent studies have surfaced, showing the alarming levels of toxins being used to make pet toys, largely because of deregulation for companies who outsource their labor. The Washington Toxics Coalition paired up with the Michigan-based Ecology Center to test over 900 common household products, here are some of their worrisome findings:
- First of all, 80% of all dog toys are made in China where regulation is far more lax.
- 2/3 of all pet toys tested contained toxic levels
- 1/3 contained heavy metals!
- 1/2 of all dog collars tested were positive for lead, with 25% beyond safety levels!
- ½ of the tested tennis balls were lead-positive, and tennis balls made exclusively for pets are more likely to contain high levels of lead. Imagine, this is a toy your pet crates in their mouth for long hours at a time.
Brominated flame-retardants, the compound used to make most everything in our homes from clothing to plastic dishes, are actually showing up on the insides of our animals! Cats exposed to this lovely and largely unknown chemical have a 23 times greater chance of developing hyperthyroidism than exposed humans. Those cute plastic dishes etched with pink paws and pet-friendly quotes, they are leaking chemicals being found to disrupt our pet's hormones and health.
The toxic dyes coating the outside of toys are now known to create seemingly unexplainable mouth ulcers in pets, especially dogs who spend the longest time chewing one toy. Keep in mind, there are no national safety standards for pet toys.
Of course, pets are not the only ones at risk. This same study also looked at children products, finding ½ of all car seats contained levels in chemicals dangerous to the baby's fragile health. Manufacturers have gotten so distant from the consumer that careless mistakes are being made, the actual safety of the public jeopardized. Even the government is angry, these are big businesses that have the money to be responsible, and therefore it's up to them to remain accountable and trustworthy. Currently, changes are underway to increase the scrutiny of what goes into consumer products.
So what do we do for now?
1) Buy toys made in USA, are they hard to find? Yes! They are also more expensive but 1 nontoxic toy is better than 5 cheap ones.
2) Purchase good quality stainless steel bowls- preferably made in America where stricter production regulations will keep your pet safer.
3) Before splurging, check to see if those adorable outfits or cute cozy beds have flame-retardants listed on label.
4) Make your own toys, get creative!
Your pet will be safe with these products!
Oh my I have had to throw away my babies toys as there were to many that were made in China, my one pup doesn't like anything but tennis balls he is a Border Collie and is obsessed with them anyone have any Ideas what I could give him instead of Tennis balls
I just thought of another vendor for "made in the USA" dog toys if your dog likes stuffed toys. It's OliveGreenDog (with dot-com on end for the website). They make stuffed toys reinforced for strength that are cute as well as durable. I got a "tough cat" toy and a fire hydrant for my dog from OliveGreenDog. They have a good selection--no balls, but some of the fabric toys are of the tug variety, I think.
The online pet store "onlynaturalpet" (with the dot-com on the end for the website, of course) stocks several brands of "made in the USA" dog toys.
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So what's the answer? No more doggie toys my wittle guy??!!
Hi; my name is Dan Zyztematic they are making post a couple comments.
This is a huge topic all over the media is airing a national news story on imports this year 2012.
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Thanks for the hub. I'll definitely be more careful now when buying toys for my pets and will use the tips that you listed.


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Baron Geisler isn't exactly a popular figure in the Philippines, what with his 'bad boy' image even in the showbiz industry. But this infamous guy could be the living proof that bad boys can truly change, especially when they find the right woman…
For many years, Baron has been involved in so many issues in and out of showbiz that many think he's a hopeless case.
Photo credit: Jamie Marie Evangelista / Facebook
'Checked in' at a rehab center called Yap Wellness Center in Banilad, Cebu City, Baron would change. As he turned over a new leaf, he would fall in love with Cebuana psychologist Jamie Marie Evangelista who works at the center and is also a college professor.
Photo credit: Cebu Daily News
The blossoming romance helped Baron focus on his life and his career – and it is fortunate that he has found a personal counsellor in his girlfriend. And while the two only became a couple in September 2018, Baron would propose to Jamie at the surprise birthday party he hosted for her last July 2019.
"She's very patient sa akin. Alam niya kung paano ako timplahin. Super happy ako kasi maalaga siya. When I had nothing, wala pa yung barber shop ko, nung walang-wala ako she supported me. Kasi ang buong pag-aakala ko wala na akong babalikan sa showbiz, kaya nagtayo na lang ako ng business," Baron explained, referring to Gents Barber PH.
It was last November that Baron opened Gents Barber PH with his rehab coach, Jheck Yap. The barber shop is not just for Baron but also for others like him; it is a chance for them to find a job and change their lives.
Photo credit: Baron Geisler / Instagram
"Ginamit kong puhunan yung konti kong namana at ibinenta ko yung Fortuner ko para makapagsimula. Kakabukas lang nung barber shop ko and so far it's doing good naman," Baron revealed.
Just months after meeting Jamie, Baron expressed his wish to marry this beautiful woman who changed his life.
"May mga kailangan kaming bayaran, and then, baka it's either next year or sooner. Bahala na si God, but we want it as soon as possible. Ang sa akin kasi, ayokong mag-premarital s3x, we want to do it right. Pagod na ako sa laro, sa pag-party. Gusto ko na ring magkaroon ng sariling pamilya," he admitted.
But netizens were completely taken by surprise when Baron really got married to Jamie in a low-key ceremony that his wife shared on her social media page on Friday, September 13. The two had only been a couple for a year, but their marriage a year later is a sweet surprise that many fans approve of.
Photo credit: Jamie Marie Evangelista / Facebook
Photo credit: Jamie Marie Evangelista / Facebook
Many netizens greeted the happy couple, expressing support for the union but also praying that Baron has truly changed and would leave his 'bad boy' days behind…
Congratulations, Baron and Jamie!
Photo credit: Jamie Marie Evangelista / Facebook
Photo credit: Jamie Marie Evangelista / Facebook
Sources: Jamie Marie Evangelista / Facebook, Cebu Daily News, ABS-CBN News


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Musician Chance the Rapper will kick off "The Big Day Tour" September 14 in San Francisco. The tour wraps up November 10 in Miami Beach, and includes three dates in Canada. This is Chance the Rapper's third tour.
According to media reports, Chance the Rapper will be joined for many shows by "special guests," but the names of the guests have not yet been revealed.
There are two dates for Las Vegas, one each at Downtown Las Vegas on September 20 and at T-Mobile Arena on September 21. The Canadian stops are set for November 4 in Toronto, November 5 in Ottawa and November 7 in Montreal.
Primary market tickets for the tour are on sale on Ticketmaster for all dates. TicketIQ will offer fans a Low Price Guarantee for all sold out seats and shows for Chance the Rapper tickets as well as all concerts. That means that if you find a secondary market ticket for less on a site like Stubhub or Seatgeek, we'll give you 200% of the difference in ticket credit. TicketIQ customers save an average of 5%-20% over Stubhub or Seatgeek.
Primary market tickets at most venues start at $59.50 for seats in the upper sections, and there appear to be plenty of availability for most tour stops. The October 8 Madison Square Garden show is about 60% sold out, but most other shows are 50% or less sold out.
For the opening show on September 14 at the Chase Center in San Francisco, tickets still remain all over the venue, including a block in Row 1 of Section 106 to the right of the stage for $204.50. These seats are "Official Platinum," which means they are dynamically priced, and the price could change depending on demand.
Many venues also offer "LaneOne Premium" tickets, which include benefits like early entrance, Uber credit, and dedicated ambassadors. These packages are either for General Admission First on Floor Experience, or for seats in the first few rows. For the opening show, LaneOne Premium packages cost $379 for first-row seats and between $249-$349 for lower-bowl seats.
Chance the Rapper is a three-time Grammy winner. He was nominated for seven Grammy's in 2017 following the release of his "Coloring Book" album, and won for Best Rap Album, Best New Artist and Best Rap Performance for "No Problem" with Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz.
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Martin birdhouse plans – Part 1
Martins are very sociable birds, and prefer to nest in colonies. They are not content with one or two compartment houses if larger houses are obtainable. A thirty-room house like that shown in Fig. 702 is none too large. This house has been designed so as to be of the simplest possible construction. The floors and roof are built in sections (Fig. 703), so the house can be erected easily, and so it may be taken apart for cleaning.
Building Material
In building a house of the proportions of the martin house, where there are so many small parts exposed to the weather, it is worth while to buy good lumber. The best wood for the work is cypress, and the best thickness to use is 5/8-inch stuff. Thicker stock will do, but it will make a heavier house, and that means more to lift when erecting it.
The author's martin house, from which the drawings have been made, measures 24 inches wide, 30 inches long, and 35 inches high.
First, build The First Story Frame out of boards 4 inches wide (A and B, Fig. 703), then the second story frame out of 8-inch boards (C and D, Fig. 703), and then the third story frame out of 8-inch boards (E and F, Fig. 703). Cut boards A, C, and E 29 inches long, and boards B, D, and F 24 inches long.
Cut the Doorways before nailing the frames together.
Mark off the positions for the partitions, which must divide the frame into nine compartments of equal size (Fig. 703),and then locate the doorways opposite the centers of the compartments. There will be one round doorway in boards A, and three in boards B, 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Unless you own an expansive-bit which can be set to bore holes 2Ó2 inches in diameter, describe the circles with a pencil-compass, bore several holes inside of each circle, and cut out the wood between the circles, and trim up the edges, with a chisel.
There is one square doorway in boards C and E, and three in boards D and F, of the second and third story frames, each 2 inches wide and 3 inches high. After marking them out with a pencil, bore a hole at each corner, and cut from one hole to another with a small saw. Trim up the edges of the openings with a chisel.
After cutting the doorways, Nail Together the Frame Boards, then cut and fasten the partitions in place in the positions shown in Fig. 703. You can cut two partitions of a length equal to the inside length of the frame (G), and six shorter partitions to fit between them (H); or you can cut two partitions of a length equal to the inside length of the frames, and two of a length equal to the inside width of the frames, and halve them together. They will be halved in the same way that the pigeon-holes of the writing-desk shown in Chapter 8 are put together (Figs. 187 and 188).
Prepare Floor Boards I to fit the first-story frame (Fig. 703), floor boards J to form a 3-inch projection upon all sides of the second-story frame, floor boards K to form a 2-inch projection upon all sides of the third-story frame, and floor boards L to fit the third-story frame.
A hole must be sawed through the exact center of floors I, J, and K to admit the post support V (Fig. 708), which extends through the first, second and third stories. Nail floor boards I,J, and K to the under side of the first, second, and third-story frames. These sections need not be fastened to one another, because the center post support will tie them together when they are slipped over it.


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There is so much to learn in the social media space that it's imperative to collaborate, exchange notes, and help best practices evolve. We would endeavor to showcase the best of learnings from the blogosphere/ social media in our Blogs that Work series (It could even be a social media campaign and not just blogs. However, a personal musings blog doesn't qualify) for all of us to benefit.
The idea is simple – send us a case-study; if we find it interesting, we will first feature it on the blog and then put it up on the Resources page on www.blogworks.in . Write in at: conversations(at)blogworks(dot)in
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The announcement by Flying Fijians coach John McKee yesterday to put Semi Radradra on the left wing will have the Australians working overtime wracking their mental faculties on the puzzling alteration.
Here is the key weapon McKee has been utilizing as outside centre to break defense structures in the November tour in Europe and Pacific Nations Cup; all of a sudden he names Radradra on the wideout . . . puzzling.


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Once the envy of the country for its astounding economic boom, North Dakota was hard hit by the fall in oil prices which has greatly reduced the amount of fracking in the Bakken. Wells sit idle while companies wait to see what the future holds for them.
However, North Dakota has a number of other industries to help sustain its economy.
Among the major employers are manufacturers like Bobcat, LM Wind Power Blades, John Deere, Marvin Windows and CNH. Agriculture and food processors have a major presence; these employers include Cloverdal, American Crystal Sugar, Cargill, ADM and potato giant J. R. Simplot. Among certified public accountant (CPA) firms, Eide Bailly dominates; the firm was actually founded here as Eide Helmeke, which later merged with an out-of-state firm.
The North Dakota Workforce Intelligence Network expects the number of accountants to increase by 15.5 percent through 2024. Accountants in North Dakota earned an average wage of $58,340 as of 2016. Those with experience averaged $67,920.
North Dakota's CPA licensing requires that you earn your bachelor's degree. You must attain 150 semester hours, 24 of which are accounting courses, and another 24 in general business. You can take the CPA exam's four parts separately and in any order, and you also must pass the American Institute of CPAs' ethics exam. You must be able to document a year of accounting experience supervised by a licensed CPA.
The North Dakota Society of CPAs (http://www.ndscpa.org/) has a wealth of resources, from group insurance rates and discounted business services to continuing professional education courses and networking events. The Red River Valley Chapter (http://ima-northernlights.imanet.org/chapters/red_river_valley.htm) of the Northern Lights Council (http://ima-northernlights.imanet.org/) of the Institute for Management Accountants is the only chapter in the state, but it does offer services of value to certified management accountants (CMAs) throughout North Dakota.


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American Resources Corporation is a supplier of raw materials to the rapidly growing global infrastructure marketplace. The company's primary focus is on supplying steel mills and electric arc furnaces with metallurgical Carbon, PCI and specialty alloy metals along with metal products. The company's operations are based in the Central Appalachian basin of eastern Kentucky and West Virginia where premium quality metallurgical products are located.
The company's business model is based on running a streamlined and efficient operation to economically deliver products to meet our customers' demands. By running operations with low or no legacy costs, American Resources Corporation works to maximize margins for our investors while being able to scale its operations to meet the growth of the global infrastructure market.


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We have an internet-facing router and it is significantly slowed down. We investigated the network traffic and came up with following information:
All the packet size is same (i.e. 40 bytes)
All different source IPs
Source port is the same for each request (i.e. 1234)
Same destination port (i.e. 80)
Is this a DDos attack? or any other attack signature?


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Continue your professional development with this one-day course from Lloyd's Register, which provides guidance on developing your audit knowledge and skills and explains how to write an audit report and engage its recipients.
Attend this course if you want to develop your audit skills as part of your professional development and you want to produce value-added, professional audit reports.
To attend this course, you will need to have some experience in conducting audits and reporting your findings. Ideally, you will have successfully completed an auditor or lead auditor training course.
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Alumnus of the Year: Bob Harbert '78
This award was accepted by the family of Bob Harbert '78, who died on November 11, 2017, after battling pancreatic cancer. Bob spent his professional career in service to Covenant College and her students in many roles since graduating in 1978. Marked by integrity, kindness, compassion, and faithfulness, Bob devoted himself to the mission of Covenant by serving in many different capacities over 35 years, from teaching classes to working in the physical plant to serving as the vice president of finance and administration and, most recently, working in the accounting office.
Bob shared his testimony with Covenant students in chapel on April 22, 2016:


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Llama Trauma
Play with a friend or challenge yourself to help both these llamas to the lake. In this epic saga, two llamas try helping their pal, the fish, to get home to the lake. Join these unlikely friends as they combat unfriendly terrain, and some development bugs and try to get the fish home!
The journey is full of jumping puzzles that will challenge any gamer, and don't forget that llamas aren't made for carrying fish! Keep an eye on the fish timer, or else the fish might slip off and game over.
– Prototyped a working platformer level with multiple challenges for players
– Created controls that work for single player and multiplayer CO-OP
– Team lead of 3 members, with all music and animations created in-house
The Team:
LIGANOR, Ricardo: Team Lead, Programmer
MIKHALITSIN, Artem: Programmer
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The conventional wisdom is that we must multi-task, we must be on the go, we must push to have a valuable life. We teach our children that they must do the same: reach for the proverbial stars, or be doomed to a second-rate existence. We use social media to advertise our successes, making sure our activities, achievements, vacations, and celebrations will be envy-worthy. What a false and dangerous pursuit. As a result we are all anxious, acquisitive, insecure, and unsatisfied.
Do yourself and your family a huge favor. Resist the pressure to let your family schedule become non-stop hectic. Let minimalism help you decide what you really value, so you can limit your commitments and your child's commitments to what is truly important.
By setting limits, you give yourself and your child the space to fully engage in the activities you choose.
The fear that you or your child will miss out on something is understandable, but ultimately damaging. Of course you will miss out. Your time, money, and energy are finite, and so you cannot do everything.
Letting FOMO (the Fear of Missing Out) drive your family schedule will lead to burnout. Such a blur of activity is more tiring and stressful than most children can handle, and it certainly adds stress to parents' lives as well. Your child will feel more secure if she is allowed a choice of one or, at most, two extra-curricular activities per season, and she'll have a chance to look forward to the days when these activities take place, rather than being on the run every day.
It's obvious that the more a person practices a skill the more proficient that person will become. Practice is important in sports, in music, in reading, writing, baking, sewing, handling tools, learning to drive, and all other endeavors. Only regular practice will bring about improvement.
It's hard to become really proficient at anything if your family schedule is too rushed and cluttered. A child involved in a different after-school activity every day of the week has no time to focus on acquiring skill in any activity. This level of busyness also means than homework and family time have to be squeezed into the evening schedule, which makes it tempting to skim over these most important components of a child's life, or to short-change sleep instead.
Even one activity might be too much if it imposes a huge commitment of time.
Competitive teams that require a lot of travel might effectively destroy family life, or cause it to revolve too much around one child and his team. Watching your child play soccer or volleyball is not a substitute for time spent talking, listening, playing, and building memories together. Do you really want all family memories to center on the activities of one team, or would you rather remember good times that include sports along with inside sayings and jokes, holiday traditions, friends and relatives, camping and other trips, making things together, volunteering together, worshiping together?
It's also disturbing that repetitive stress injuries in young children are becoming more common. I recently heard on NPR's From the Top about a 15-year-old cellist with multiple repetitive stress injuries, so even over-zealous music practice can sometimes cause problems. It's important to take breaks from organized activities. The athlete can still enjoy lower-impact options like biking, hiking, and swimming in a non-competitive situation; the musician can listen to recordings and attend concerts. For the sake of continued physical health and the prevention of burnout, it's a good idea to occasionally participate in something NOT sports- or music-related.
One major contributing factor to over-training noted by Dr. Joel Brenner of the Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness "may be parental pressure to compete and succeed." When a child participates in an activity not because it pleases him but because he wants to please someone else, he will never reach his full potential. He will always fear failure.
Real success comes from learning how to deal with failure. Real success comes from improving your skills whether you compete or not.
Real confidence blooms when you're allowed to experiment and find what your interests and talents actually are without pressure to succeed in a certain area or to be "brilliant" at anything.
Minimalism acknowledges that childhood is short, and money and abilities are finite. If a child doesn't enjoy one sport, she should be free to quit and try another; if she doesn't like playing one instrument she should be free to pick up a different one, or to explore dance or theater or cooking or small engine repair. Such freedom of choice does not teach your child to be a "quitter." It allows her to understand herself, to discern what matters to her, and to use her time, talent, and energy wisely. Eventually she will find something to focus on with passion. And isn't that the point?
Those afternoons which are not filled with planned activities (and there need to be some) allow more time for your child to finish his homework without rushing. They allow time for him to ride his bicycle or play tag with neighbor children, providing some relaxed exercise and fresh air. They allow time for games and other activities with siblings, something that can otherwise become extremely rare as each child matures, makes their own friends, and develops their own interests. They allow time for freely chosen reading, drawing, and other creative pursuits.
An activity that inspires life-long participation will bring much more happiness and satisfaction to your child than any number of dust-catching trophies.


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January's jobs data gave the stock market a jolt higher early Friday. But the advance proved short-lived, as has every rally of late. Traders reassessed the economic data while a raised terror threat indicator by the government and ongoing geopolitical concerns further weighed on sentiment.
As of 2:05 p.m. EST, the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
was down 0.9% to 7855.25, after having traded as high as 8001.08. The
was lower by 1% to 829.84 vs. its earlier best of 845.73, and the
Nasdaq Composite
was down 1.2% to 1285.50, after having traded as high as 1314.50.
Drugmakers such as
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were among drags on major averages; the Amex Pharmaceutical Index was lately down 1.7%.
was lately up 19.6% after
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is in talks to buy the biotech firm. JNJ was down 1.3% but the Amex Biotech Index was up 0.9%.
The Labor Department reported nonfarm payrolls rose by 143,000 in January vs. the consensus estimate of 69,000. The unemployment rate fell to 5.7% from 6.0% in December vs. expectations for a repeat last month. The overall workweek was up 0.1 hours to 34.2 hours, and average hourly earnings were unchanged.
While the headline numbers were positive and initially deemed bullish, there were some wrinkles. First, December's job loss was revised downward to 156,000 from 101,000 previously. Also, the bulk of the January job gains were in retail, where payrolls rose by 101,000, the largest gain since January 1995.
The retail sector's gain "reflects a weak holiday season which implied below-normal hiring late last year, which became a seasonally-adjusted decline, and below-average layoffs in January, which became seasonally-adjusted gains," commented Peter Kretzmer, senior economist at Banc of America Securities.
"The employment report for January showed some positive signs for labor markets and the economy, but the headline changes likely overstate the degree of underlying improvement in the month, and we do not see the report as a clear turning point in the recovery," he said.
Perhaps such assessments helped quell the early enthusiasm among buyers, although stocks didn't really turn south until the 10 a.m. EST release of the December wholesale inventories report.
Wholesale inventories rose 0.8% in December, their largest rise since June 2000 and vs. economists' expectations for a 0.2% gain. Meanwhile, December sales fell 0.8%, the biggest drop since October 2001, and November's inventory gain was revised upward to 0.3%.
The inventory-to-sales ratio remains low at 1.23, but rising inventories plus falling sales does not indicate a likely need for increased production to restock inventories.
Late morning, at about 11:30 a.m. EST, the government raised the domestic threat indicator to its second-highest level, orange. In a subsequent press conference, Attorney General John Ashcroft cited "specific intelligence received and analyzed by the full intelligence community."
On Thursday, the State Department issued a warning to Americans abroad, citing the threat of terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda.
"Terrorist use of non-conventional weapons, including chemical or biological agents must be considered a growing threat," the State Department said.
Of course, tensions remain high regarding the prospect for war with Iraq, as well as over the situation in North Korea. President Bush said Friday that "all options are on the table" for dealing with Kim Jong-il's regime, but that "I believe we can solve this diplomatically."
Bush said he spoke with Chinese President Jiang Zemin in the hopes of enlisting that nation's help in peacefully resolving the crisis.
As with stocks, the dollar surrendered its early gains, particularly vs. the euro. The U.S. Dollar Index was lately down 0.18 to 99.64.
"With war drums beating loud and clear, and tensions running high in both Iraq and North Korea, the dollar could be poised for another drubbing," warned Anne Mills, senior economist and currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman.
That said, Mills also observed the "technical picture going forward isn't pretty" for the euro vs. the greenback. In London trading, the euro breached support at $1.0770, she noted. Although the single currency has since bounced back into its trading range, "a sustained break below this level would be very negative for the euro, suggesting a run to previous support at $1.0500."
The price of the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was up 4/32 to 100 18/32, its yield falling to 3.93%.
Oil futures were up 2.7%, to $35.07, just off two-year highs reached earlier in the session.


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PCB Repair Logs 1943
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Repairer: Womble
Forum Thread: 1943 PCB Repair
Another Womble ramble I am afraid...
Now that I have a vertical cab I need to assign it an identity artwork wise, and I have very fond memories of playing 1943 as a kid. There's something about the drone of the engines as you loop the loop that is just very 1980s-arcadey.
So I snapped up a faulty Capcom 1943 board listed on the ebay UK recently, cost more to ship than it cost to buy but still cheaper than a working board locally all up I think.
Buying borked boards is always risky as you never know how the board died, it might be fixable or it might be a total wreck. The seller of this board claimed it was a permanent fixture in his mates cabinet, and that they played it incessantly during the summer, but when powering up after a few months off all they got was a blue screen. They took the board to the other guys house and tried it in his cab and got the same deal. At this point they decided to sell it rather than fluff around with it, as they knew they wouldnt be able to do much with it - these guys deserve a medal for that way of thinking. Assuming the seller was telling the truth and that it died inside the cab, there should be no chance the board had been plugged in backwards, so I took the punt.
It turned out that getting a blue screen is a bit hit and miss and the blue screen is actually the background seascape rather than just a blank blue screen. Powering on and off gives you about 5 different screens of crap
1) Alpha-numeric crap - classic Z80 in distress.
2) Blue seascape with or without music.
3) Repeating pattern of large blocks of ocean wave graphics - assume its part of the tsunami.
5) Black screen with fragment of plane and explosions dotted about 6) Black screen.
Oddly enough hitting the coinup button will often cycle through the above, and or stop the music.
Certain AA members will be glad to hear I have finally sorted out my playroom and my 100Mhz Dual Channel CRO now has a permanent place of honour, after having spent the last 9 months in a cupboard coz its about twice the size I thought it was when I was bidding for it.
Having dumped and verified the ROMs, (a doubely good 1st test as it reseats every Eprom too) I moved onto the second most likely culprit (after power), the RAM. This board has 3 types of RAM, across the two boards. As is fairly standard, 1 board houses the CPUs, game code ROMs, sound system, and clock generation chippery, the other is the Video board which handles the video generation, sprites and graphicsy stuff. As the music could play I was pretty sure I could rule out the sound system and the graphics fragments I could get looked nice and clean, that just left the main system RAM at 10D. Also as they were socketed I was able to test the two Z80 chips in my Galaxians board and prove they worked.
Normally I would just work using a logic probe, in this case the right pins on the SRAM were active, the chip was not in standby and the control lines were busy. Looking at the activity with the scope it showed the control lines (WR and OE) were active and healthy. The address lines were also nice and healthy - healthy as in the voltage levels were transitioning pretty cleanly from logic 0 to logic 1. However the data lines (i.e. the output) were a mess on half of the pins, a number of the pulses were more like spikes and barely reached half way between the two logic states.
.. and fitted a couple of 14pin machined pin sockets side by side to take the 28 pin slim M8464 chip which is pin for pin compatible with the original TMM2063 (cheaper than buying 28 pin sockets).
The original chip failed the RAM test on my eprom burner miserably, it detected that a number of pins were unwell before it even tried the write/read tests.
Slapped in the salvaged M8464 SRAM chip, powered up the board and it booted happily.
The only thing wrong was the sound, everything bar the chip tune was missing. I briefly heard the shot noises very very faintly but that stopped pretty quickly.
Back on the test bench and looking at the board there are two Y2203 sound generators, feeding two YM3014 DACs which feed into the amp section. Hooked up my audio probe to the output of both DACs, the one at 2B was happily pumping out the chip tune, the one at 2C was giving out silence. Probing the input signals to the DAC showed 2C was getting no inputs. Tracked back to the Y2033 and some inputs were active and others not. In the end it was simpler to desolder it, fit a 40 pin socket and drop in a spare YM2203. This brought back all the shot sounds and some of the background noises, but not the classic 1943 drone sound effect, or any of the explosion noises.
At this stage I don't know if either of the two YM2203 chips are in perfect health, the sound effects that are missing are too complicated to be generated by any of the TTL logic in the sound section I would assume so perhaps one of the YM2203s is only half well.
So I reckon that the seller's story checks out - the board could well have just died in its sleep, the YM2203 chip probably died here as I just heard its last gasps. Need to put some more time into the remaining sound issue, but have run out of weekend! It plays well tho, she's definitely a keeper.


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Tebow, Harvin, and the Remarkable Run of the 2008 Florida Gators
The Florida Gators' run in 2008 after an upset at the hands of the Ole Miss Rebels became known as one of the greatest stretches of success in college football history. Led by head coach Urban Meyer and 2007 Heisman Trophy quarterback Tim Tebow, Florida won its final 10 games en route to the program's third national title.
After a lackluster 38-7 Gators' win over the Arkansas Razorbacks, fourth-ranked and defending national champion LSU strolled into Gainesville on Oct. 11, 2008. But the Gators stormed out in front 17-0 at the end of the first quarter behind two touchdowns from receiver Percy Harvin.
Florida built a 20-point lead before LSU closed the gap to 20-14 midway through the third quarter. Would LSU find a way to steal another close one from Florida just like it did in 2007?
After a short Tebow plunge extended Florida's lead to 13, running back Jeff Demps raced untouched for a 42-yard score to push the margin to 34-14. Then linebacker Brandon Spikes' 52-yard interception return erased any hope for LSU as Florida dismantled the Tigers 51-21.
Kentucky provided no resistance in a 63-5 beating, and the Gators set their sights on the No. 8 Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia's offense had ambushed the Florida defense in 2007 with a mix of big plays from quarterback Matthew Stafford and tailback Knowshon Moreno ripping the Gators for 188 yards and three scores. The battle against Georgia in 2008 was a different story. On Moreno's first carry, Spikes leveled the tailback, evoking an emotional outburst from his team.
Florida capitalized on its first-half, red-zone opportunities while the Bulldogs could only muster three points from kicker Blair Walsh. With Georgia trying to cut into a 14-3 halftime deficit, Stafford was intercepted by Joe Haden, who raced 88 yards to the Bulldog 1 to set up a Tebow rushing touchdown. Minutes later, Tebow found receiver Louis Murphy for a 44-yard score, which extended the margin to 28-3. Florida went on to get revenge for 2007 with a 49-10 rout.
Florida's next three contests followed script as it defeated Vanderbilt, South Carolina, and The Citadel by a combined score of 168-39.
The Gators then traveled to Tallahassee to face rival Florida State. The Seminoles were only down 14-6 in the second quarter when Harvin suffered a ankle injury. After Harvin's injury, Tebow and the Gator offensive line mashed the Seminole front seven on a Tebow 4-yard rushing touchdown to extend the lead to 21-6. After an FSU field goal closed the margin to 12, Tebow found tight end Aaron Hernandez for a 24-yard scoring strike that put Florida ahead 28-9 just before halftime. Florida would go on to bludgeon the FSU defense with 317 yards rushing in a 45-15 triumph.
Next up for the Gators was the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide in the Southeastern Conference Championship game. A tough-minded Bama team found itself ahead 20-17 at the end of the third quarter. Down three and facing a stingy Crimson Tide defense, Florida needed a response. The Gators answered the Bama challenge with an 11-play, 62-yard march that gave them a 24-20 lead. Demps and running back Emmanuel Moody were the catalysts of the drive that culminated in a 1-yard Demps run.
With Bama forced to punt, the Gators were 65 yards away from securing a spot in the national title game. Tebow found Murphy for a 33-yard gain that moved UF into Bama territory. On third-and-goal from the 6, Tebow found receiver Riley Cooper at the goal line for the clincher as Florida turned back the Tide 31-20.
Next up in the Bowl Championship Series National Championship game in Miami, Florida, were the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners, who had averaged 50 points a game and featured 2008 Heisman winner Sam Bradford.
Which would prevail, Oklahoma's video-game offense or Florida's swarming defense? Safety Major Wright provided the answer with a vicious hit on Sooner receiver Manuel Johnson on the game's initial drive, setting the tone for Florida to smother Bradford and OU's talented playmakers all night. After battling to a 7-7 tie at the half, Florida took the lead on a 13-play, 75-yard drive capped by a 2-yard Harvin score. On the drive, Florida converted three third downs, including a Tebow scramble on third-and-long. After Oklahoma tied the game on a tight end Jermaine Gresham touchdown catch, Florida took a 17-14 advantage on Jonathan Phillips' 27-yard field goal.
With Oklahoma near midfield, Bradford launched a pass for receiver Juaquin Iglesias that safety Ahmad Black ripped away for an interception. Tebow led the Gators to a game-clinching score, accounting for 80 yards on the touchdown drive. Florida snuffed out Oklahoma's last gasp and won the national championship 24-14.
The Gators' 2008 demolition of its final 10 opponents well deserves mention among the greatest runs in college football history. In the 10 games following the Ole Miss loss, Florida averaged 46.9 points per contest while allowing 13.1, and in the seven SEC games in that stretch it averaged 47.1 points while allowing only 11.8.
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Shooter Season 3 Episode 8 Review: The Red BadgeJasmine Blu at .
Has your head stopped spinning yet? Have you picked your jaw up from the floor? Have you slid back so that you're no longer on the edge of your seat?
Shooter Season 3 Episode 8 felt like the culmination of everything we've been waiting for this season. It felt like a penultimate finale, but it's not. That means we have more installments remaining, and the prospect of seeing where else this series will go is exciting.
It was evident the narrative would focus more on the Bamas and Swaggers on a personal front rather than the ongoing Swagger Squad goodness.
The Swagger Squad and the decryption card business took a backseat, and that could have easily been disappointing only because the team element has been such a highlight. However, this hour had EVERYTHING and was one of the best of the season thus far!
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The worst thing about this hour was not having access to popcorn, but it was so enthralling that there was no time to eat anyway. The signs of it being a great installment were kicking things off with Bob Lee going after Junior and Sheriff Brown getting in on the action. And yes, that was some serious action.
Red Bama: I want Swagger arrested.
Sheriff Brown: For what?
Red Bama: Trespassing, assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder. Being an asshole.
Sheriff Brown: Hell, that last one ain't even a crime. As for the rest of it, looks like your boy tripped. Bob Lee helped him up.
Red Bama: Cut the shit, Brown.
Sheriff Brown: That's Sheriff Brown, Red, and if I say there's no crime, there's no crime. Unless you want your boy to come down to the station and talk about what happened to Sam Vincent?
It was so satisfying one couldn't help but giggle in glee. Junior is a perpetual screw-up, and he f*cked up real good by going after Sam the way that he did.
How did he not think there would be blowback from that? Swagger loses his shit over random people, how the hell do you think he'll react if you go after one of his father-figures?
Junior is a punk. He went after a senior-aged man and then hid behind his father's men like a coward. Bob Lee's method of handling the situation was glorious!
The others falling into the background meant we saw more of the other characters. Sheriff Brown's presence, as well as him teaming up with Bob Lee, was fresh and heartening.
It drove the personal aspect of the storyline home knowing that Bob Lee was working with one of his fatherly figures (Brown) to avenge another (Sam) and find out the truth about his actual father.
In the end, it was Bob Lee and Brown's teamwork that led to them discovering the evidence that Red Bama wanted so desperately. Earl recorded a confession in which he revealed everything about Phoenix/Atlas, his part in it, and his concern that they're plotting something momentous.
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Please, please, please let Bob Lee dig up a VCR in a decent amount of time so he can watch his father's recording before the tape disappears or something. It's going to happen, right? He's going to face another obstacle before he can see it, right?
Let Bob Lee rest 2K18. That man is tired, Jeebus.
In addition to all these new revelations and progress made, he has to plan a funeral because Sam tragically died. We knew it was likely coming, but it was no less devastating.
First, it's commendable that Julie is finally on her freaking A-game. Shooter is on a roll with Julie now, and hopefully, there's no going back. She was right there by Sam's side, and she was alert and calling shit out when that hitman came in pretending to be an orderly and tried to take Sam out.
Unfortunately, Sam was not going to make it regardless. I'm so happy Julie was there for him, but it's heartbreaking that Bob Lee has so much going on that he didn't get the chance to say goodbye.
In all this time, Julie and Sam were interacting the most, and it was easy to forget how close Sam and Bob Lee were. Bob Lee saw him as the father-figure who looked out for him after Earl died. It was like losing a father all over again.
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That scene with Bob Lee by Sam's bedside crying was a gut-wrenching one. It's also a moment where Bob Lee was more expressive and emotionally open with Sam than he tends to be with many other things, especially his father. Bob Lee still has mixed feelings about Earl.
One thing that is certain is Bob Lee is more motivated than ever to take down Atlas once and for all. It has wreaked havoc on his life and cost him so much. He's lost friendships, friends, relatives, and more. It keeps hitting too close to home.
If this hour was about fathers and sons, then Bama and Junior have to be the most irritating. Oddly enough, the only time Bama seems less like a villain is when it comes to his goofball son. Junior is his weakness, and Atlas knows that, which is why they wanted him dead.
Junior is a special kind of stupid and has proven as much time and time again. How did Bama think Junior would survive Atlas? Everyone wants Junior dead, myself included.
You were always there, Sam. I never had to worry about that. That's more than I can say about my actual father, and I love you.Bob Lee
All signs pointed to Bama being ordered to kill his kid. Anything for the cause, right? Junior was a liability and desperate to impress. Junior was so earnest in that drinking scene, and Bama was so distraught that their villainy aside, it was an emotional one.
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The only betrayal that came close to that one was Carlita turning on the Swagger Squad. It was an expected outcome so you can sum that up as "disappointed but not surprised."
Carlita is only looking out for Carlita, and if she wasn't already suspect, she was on Shooter Season 3 Episode 7 when she was drooling talking about Atlas and a higher purpose. She wants her name off that kill list, but she can't be that naive, can she?
The crazy thing is, she's not the type to expect the same deal Mayfield had. She's the type who would want back into the organization altogether, and that sure as hell won't be happening.
Carlita is so much smarter than to want back into a shadow organization that apparently may have ties to a white supremacist group? What did you make of Harris approaching the Chief of Staff about his connections to the Alpha Boys?
What does the Alpha Boys have to do with Atlas? It's not at all terrifying that a shadowy organization that should've (and did?) face congressional hearings, and may or may not be white supremacists, are close to completing their decades-long plan to infiltrate the government at the most powerful positions.
Nope, not scary at all.
Social media makes it a lot easier to be a racist these days.Harris
All of Atlas' power-hitters (not to be confused with the foot soldiers) being mostly old white guys suddenly makes sense, though. Go figure.
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It's too bad that it took Earl so long to come to his senses. Guiterrez knew something was off a long time ago. It took Earl's terrible experience with Major Brooks ushering in dope and killing innocents in cold-blood for Earl to realize Phoenix may not be on the right side of things as he thought.
Bama's opportunistic and entrepreneurial spirit is what had him crossing paths with Phoenix/Atlas. They helped him acquire land and build his empire. As payment, he killed Earl. He has a hell of a shot.
Junior: I can't believe it I'm finally in.
Red Bama: Well, you're on the doorstep, son. You haven't entered yet, and if you do, know this, that door is one-way.
Oh, but that ending. That same douche-bag Major who murdered innocent Cambodians and whom Earl challenged is the new Chief of Justice. Atlas spent 30 years grooming Brooks for the gig. Their plan is coming together.
No way in hell Bob Lee is going to let it carry on without putting up a hell of a fight.
What a thrilling ride! Don't you think so? Sound off in the comments with all of your thoughts, theories, reactions, and fangirling/fanboying.
If you need to catch up on what has been a thrilling season, you can watch Shooter online here via TV Fanatic!
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