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Hi Reddit! We are Rankin Hickman and Bernadette Gonzales. We have worked on shows with budgets anywhere from 1 million to 100 million including 22 Jump Street, The Walking Dead, Red, 2 Guns, Law Abiding Citizen, and Killing Them Softly. We’re here to answer your questions about the industry. Ask away!
Here are our IMDB Pages
Rankin
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1885532/
Bernadette
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2314476/
And here is proof!
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1518267631718563&id=1507738146104845
We are also here to promote our latest film BURN THE MAN DOWN. A feature length thriller about an ex convict who seeks revenge after being left for dead.
So far we have been lucky enough to have support from friends in the industry willing to donate their time to the project but we have reached a point where we can no longer ask them to work for free. Please check out our Kickstarter where you can see footage from the film as well as find out more about the project. Thank you and we truly appreciate your support!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/76822849/burn-the-man-down
Movie codes I have:
- The Cabin in the Woods
- Gravity
- Dark Skies
- Django Unchained HDX
- Safe HDX
- Alex Cross HDX
- Paranormal Activity 4 HDX
- Prometheus HDX
- Gangster Squad HDX
- The Fast and The Furious (1st Movie) HDX
- Fast and Furious 6 HDX
Divergent HDX- Killing Them Softly HDX (Still have one more copy)
- Men in Black 3 HDX
- Doom HDX
Putting her life in someone else’s hands wasn’t really anything new for Emma Derry. She had difficulty thinking back to a time when all the things she had– the clothes, the job, the roof over her head– and all the things she was– a billionaire, an Ivy League graduate, a beauty queen– were solely the product of her own efforts. Never could she point to a car or a boyfriend or a promotion and say, “That’s all because of me.” Because it never was. People had always had a hand in her outwardly personal successes. Emma’s life was really just one big hop to the front of the line with no one ever saying a word about it. She would have it no other way. Jack was one of those front-of-the-line finds and, naturally, Emma got first pick. Jack was handsome and endlessly wealthy, only rivaled in that realm by Emma herself. With his determined eyes and the chip on his shoulder that made him work too hard, Emma thought he would make the perfect husband. She wanted him right away. And, just as things had always gone for Emma, she got what she wanted.
Emma won the most eligible bachelor on the market because she had the money that Jack couldn’t help but give chase. Unlike Emma, Jack was born into a family that could be described by only half the phrase “filthy rich” and not the attractive half. He had had to work tirelessly to get to where has was now and at a pace he wasn’t sure he could sustain in his later years. And slowing down in any capacity meant moving backwards towards a past life with which he never wanted to be reacquainted. Being with Emma would allow Jack to slow and still remain at a safe distance from the sad, poor kid he used to be.
Derry family observers viewed Emma and Jack’s marriage as evidence for the notion that the family had too much money for their own good. Reaping the seemingly endless rewards that come with owning various fast food restaurant chains, Emma never wanted for anything and, by association, neither did those close to her. Thus, it was always a point of ambiguity as to whether those around Emma liked her or liked her money. Onlookers noticed when boyfriends spent more time talking with Emma’s father than they did with her and when friends seemed to care more about where Emma’s old Gucci shoes were going to end up than about Emma herself. Outsiders reveled in the little ways money seemed to actually work against her.
To the outside world, Emma was hugely confident and sure that she was a gift to whomever she granted herself. But in
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Am I the only person that cant listen to this song without getting chills or the urge to cover my ankles, or am I just not normal?
If you ever wondered why when ordering a “Stop Drinking” book or some other media, you get an offer for a $100 wine voucher, here is the answer.
The Economist has a great article this week. “Alcohol firms promote moderate drinking but it would ruin them.”
If you can’t get the link let me know. I’ll send it.
The study divided people into 4 categories -
Non-drinkers = Zero units per week
Moderate drinkers = 4 units per week
Hazardous drinkers = 24 units per week
Harmful drinkers = 73 units per week
The study found that 25% of Britons drink hazardous or harmful amounts.
They represent 68% of Industry Revenues!
While the alcohol industry has pitched itself as part of the solution, they would not survive if everyone was a “Moderate” drinker.
This explains why a Stop Drinking book comes with a $100 voucher for alcohol. The LAST thing they want, is for YOU to stop drinking!
Today, in the U.S., alcohol firms spend 31% more on lobbying than tobacco firms...... That doesn’t include Vaping.
Stay Strong your SoberNauts! Send a message to Big Bev!
So I was watching a video about Stockholm Syndrome and its origin, and basically the syndrome became named after the Norrmalmstorg bank robbery, where Jan Erik Olsson killed a police officer, and held another and some other people hostage for days. When they were released, the hostages attempted to protect the image of Olsson, somewhat sympathizing with him, thus bringing forward what is now known as Stockholm Syndrome. But what is crazy is that apparently during the time he held his victims hostage, he walked around the vaults singing “Killing Me Softly”. I wonder if this is a nod to the origin of Stockholm Syndrome? I’m not sure if anyone else has noticed this or not, but I thought this was interesting.
Well f**k. Amazon (AMZN) just announced that they made $92MM last quarter versus a loss of $126MM in the same quarter last year. So what did investors do? They decided to reward Amazon with an $85 per share increase after hours. That’s an additional $40Billion or so in value added. So now they are officially worth more than Wal-Mart. And that is beyond stupid…and here is why:
In the last twelve months (TTM – Trailing Twelve Months), Wal-Mart has $485Billion in revenue. Amazon has $96Billion in the last 12 months. So Wal-Mart, by sales, is 5 times larger. But it is worth LESS?!?!?! Ok…maybe it’s about profit…
In the last twelve months, Wal-Mart has made $16Billion in net income. Amazon has LOST $188MM. Wait. So Wal-Mart has MADE A PROFIT of $16Billion and Amazon has LOST $188,000,000….LOST….Oh but wait, everyone says it’s about the growth…
I know. So Amazon’s BEST argument is that they are investing in more and more things to make the experience for users better and grow their media collection and blah blah blah. Ok. Fine. Then why can’t you make money off of $96B EVEN DOING THAT?!?!
Their best margins ever were almost 4%…Wal-Mart, which is brick and mortar and supposed to cost more, is higher on average. So let’s assume that they hit 4% in profit margin in the long run because of their investments and they finally start to turn a profit…on $96Billion in sales, that’s profit of $3.8Billion. So at a market cap of $265Billion, that’s a price to earnings ratio of 70 still! Which is still 5 times more than historical averages especially for such a mature company because REMEMBER, Amazon is a MATURE company. It isn’t a start-up! It’s been around for 20 years!
Sure it is! They surprised everyone by growing 20% from last year’s same quarter. Ok. So let’s assume they continue to grow 20% per year and let’s assume Wal-Mart only grows at 3% per year…how long will it take for Amazon to catch up? Remember, assuming 20% growth per year is HIGHLY unlikely…is it impossible? No. But even Amazon’s growth since 2007 has slowed significantly. From 2007 to 2008, before the big recession, Amazon’s revenue grew 30%. So there is going to be a slow down. Have they had better years since then? Sure, but here is their year over year growth since 2007: 30%, 27.9%, 39.5%, 40.5%, 27%, 21.9%, 19.5%, and this last quarter they SURPRISED everyone with 20% growth.
So back to my point: Let’s assume 20% growth for Amazon every year and only 3% for Wal-Mart every
... keep reading on reddit ➡So I need some advice here. One of my partners sings (every day)over the headsets. Thing is, she can’t sing. At all. And usually, it’s the same one or two lines of the same song, off key, over and over again. Nobody says anything but it gets to the point where you feel like you’re going crazy. Is it better to say something or to slowly die inside?
Putting her life in someone else’s hands wasn’t really anything new for Emma Derry. She had difficulty thinking back to a time when all the things she had– the clothes, the job, the roof over her head– and all the things she was– a billionaire, an Ivy League graduate, a beauty queen– were solely the product of her own efforts. Never could she point to a car or a boyfriend or a promotion and say, “That’s all because of me.” Because it never was. People had always had a hand in her outwardly personal successes. Emma’s life was really just one big hop to the front of the line with no one ever saying a word about it. She would have it no other way. Jack was one of those front-of-the-line finds and, naturally, Emma got first pick. Jack was handsome and endlessly wealthy, only rivaled in that realm by Emma herself. With his determined eyes and the chip on his shoulder that made him work too hard, Emma thought he would make the perfect husband. She wanted him right away. And, just as things had always gone for Emma, she got what she wanted.
Emma won the most eligible bachelor on the market because she had the money that Jack couldn’t help but give chase. Unlike Emma, Jack was born into a family that could be described by only half the phrase “filthy rich” and not the attractive half. He had had to work tirelessly to get to where has was now and at a pace he wasn’t sure he could sustain in his later years. And slowing down in any capacity meant moving backwards towards a past life with which he never wanted to be reacquainted. Being with Emma would allow Jack to slow and still remain at a safe distance from the sad, poor kid he used to be.
Derry family observers viewed Emma and Jack’s marriage as evidence for the notion that the family had too much money for their own good. Reaping the seemingly endless rewards that come with owning various fast food restaurant chains, Emma never wanted for anything and, by association, neither did those close to her. Thus, it was always a point of ambiguity as to whether those around Emma liked her or liked her money. Onlookers noticed when boyfriends spent more time talking with Emma’s father than they did with her and when friends seemed to care more about where Emma’s old Gucci shoes were going to end up than about Emma herself. Outsiders reveled in the little ways money seemed to actually work against her.
To the outside world, Emma was hugely confident and sure that she was a gift to whomever she granted herself. But in
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Putting her life in someone else’s hands wasn’t really anything new for Emma Derry. She had difficulty thinking back to a time when all the things she had– the clothes, the job, the roof over her head– and all the things she was– a billionaire, an Ivy League graduate, a beauty queen– were solely the product of her own efforts. Never could she point to a car or a boyfriend or a promotion and say, “That’s all because of me.” Because it never was. People had always had a hand in her outwardly personal successes. Emma’s life was really just one big hop to the front of the line with no one ever saying a word about it. She would have it no other way. Jack was one of those front-of-the-line finds and, naturally, Emma got first pick. Jack was handsome and endlessly wealthy, only rivaled in that realm by Emma herself. With his determined eyes and the chip on his shoulder that made him work too hard, Emma thought he would make the perfect husband. She wanted him right away. And, just as things had always gone for Emma, she got what she wanted.
Emma won the most eligible bachelor on the market because she had the money that Jack couldn’t help but give chase. Unlike Emma, Jack was born into a family that could be described by only half the phrase “filthy rich” and not the attractive half. He had had to work tirelessly to get to where has was now and at a pace he wasn’t sure he could sustain in his later years. And slowing down in any capacity meant moving backwards towards a past life with which he never wanted to be reacquainted. Being with Emma would allow Jack to slow and still remain at a safe distance from the sad, poor kid he used to be.
Derry family observers viewed Emma and Jack’s marriage as evidence for the notion that the family had too much money for their own good. Reaping the seemingly endless rewards that come with owning various fast food restaurant chains, Emma never wanted for anything and, by association, neither did those close to her. Thus, it was always a point of ambiguity as to whether those around Emma liked her or liked her money. Onlookers noticed when boyfriends spent more time talking with Emma’s father than they did with her and when friends seemed to care more about where Emma’s old Gucci shoes were going to end up than about Emma herself. Outsiders reveled in the little ways money seemed to actually work against her.
To the outside world, Emma was hugely confident and sure that she was a gift to wh
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