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Conflicts of interest, predatory financial organizations and potential large scale racketeering through the process of leveraged debt; just another day on Wall Street.
How about we begin with the calculated bankrupting of Toys R' Us; Similar to Gamestop, Many of us have fond, nostalgic memories of Toys R' Us. I've loved Toys R' Us since I've had (and still have) a proclivity towards trading cards and collectibles; Toys R' Us hooked it the fuck up and ya'll know it).
Being cornered by debt in March 2005, Toys R" Us was forced to sell the entire company to a group of investors led by KKR Group, Bain Capital (founded by Mitt fucking Romney of all people) and Vornado Realty Trust for $6.6 billion, plus the assumption of debt.... "According to the announced deal, each of the investors -- New York-based buyout specialist firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Boston-based private equity firm Bain Capital and New York-based real estate investment trust Vornado -- will own equal stakes in the company upon completion of the transaction."
https://money.cnn.com/2005/03/17/news/fortune500/toysrus/
Okay so KKR is a specialized buyout firm; meaning they buyout distressed debt. It's important to understand that individuals like David Tepper (Head of Appaloosa Capital) made $7.6B in one year following the GFC crash of 2008 by buying distressed debt (before the federal reserve enacted monetary policy then), selling at a obscene gain (they'll often go short before, or as they sell their long position too). https://www.businessinsider.com/hedge-fund-manager-rubs-brass-balls-makes-7-billion-2009-12
A bullish trade strategy/scenario is not the only way funds operate within the distressed debt market. **KKR and friends purchased this distressed debt with leverage at a stupid valuation of $6.6B (which was then leveraged up to $7.5B as I'll discuss later) with the intent of driving down the price of the
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My power has been out for 4 days due to the tropical storm Isaias. They keep on telling me that the power will be on in 6 hours. After 6 hours, they say it will only be another 6 hours. Keeping the composure of Abed but close to becoming Chang. It’s so hot in here.
Not much further explanation. Is it the same Hitachi or is it a situation like Dove chocolate and Dove soap?
Every 1000 years, you will have a different set of humans with different culture and innovations. For example we saw in the flashback with Pamoon that he and the rest of the mamodo children in that fight would have been exposed to a lot of medieval culture (like knights).
Zatch and company were of course brought to the human world where much more innovation and cultural evolution took place (ex: idol culture like Megumi).
So what do you think they brought back with them, and tried to make the mamodo version of it in their own world (or just taught other mamodo that thing they learned)?
Some ideas:
| Zatch | Vulcan 300 toy company |
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| Zatch & Tia | Vulcan 300 Human Partner Replicas for the 100 mamodo children to remember their partners |
| Kanchome | Circus Education |
| Wonrei | Kung-Fu training |
| Grisor | All of Dr. Hakase's inventions |
| Danny | Art Sculptures |
| Kiddo | Sea Urchin recipe (iirc it is Pudding + Soy Sauce) |
| Majirou | Bag Pipes and Bag Pipes Lessons |
| Ted | Mechanic Education |
| Byonko | Head Researcher to replicate cookies from the human world |
| Victoreem | Head Researcher to replicate melons from the human world |
Guns-R-Us Toy Company, part of the Weapons of Mass Production Alliance is recruiting!
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Newbros and veterans alike are most welcome. Come join us on our new campaign in Geminate, where we have recently taken space and are working to remove the previous inhabitants. Lots of good fights to be had, come and be part of the story as we start this new chapter in our corp and alliance history.
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Our new campaign vid - A New Hope - WOMP takes a new home - https://youtu.be/FYqpRoFgE24
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When not working on clearing our space of our opponents wrecks, we tend to focus on Indy and ISK making activities with a good core for PVP, home defense and fun roaming fleets. We have an open-door recruitment policy, as we don’t believe in gating people out of content. If you don’t have experience in PVP we are more than happy to help you learn that role if you wish so that you can defend yourself and your corp mates better.
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We are largely independent of the big null politics and there is no TiDi around here! High Sec is pretty close to our Capital and Jita just 16 meaning you have good access to the markets for any goods and loot you may produce. Null has some of the highest bonuses in Eve for Indy based activities, saving you ISK in the long run.
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We are founded by Thanak who started just over a year ago with his series on Youtube (Thanaks channel - Gaming since the '70s - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOzGttZcbKm636qpd4ddCxQ , check out our growth and history with his weekly reports). From humble beginnings as a low sec corp, we have been creating our story that has seen us take space in Pure Blind, live there and thrive to now taking on a bigger project and get setup in Geminate.
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We offer:
-Ship Replacement Programs for losses in Strategic Op fleets
-Mining/Indy/Salvage with soon to be again T2 Refining and player run buyback programs
-Weekly R64 Moon pulls (Soon.TM)
-PVE/Ratting
-Local Markets
-Standing Fleet on standby in the event you get jumped
-Jump Freighter services to help move you in
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So if you’re a newbro looking to dive right in and learn about the game or a veteran looking for a life away from Nullblocs and just wanting to krab and manufacture in relative peace, Guns-R-Us are looking for you to join the team. Feel free to apply in game at any time or join “Guns-R-Us Public” in game for a chat with a recruitment representative today! Please note that being able to at least listen in Mumble when the situation calls for it is a requireme
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This would be my first Industrial Design job after college. I see the benefit of being able to work with many parts of the process, but I also see the negative of not being able to work and learn from other designers and network. I guess I could do that through IDSA and other organizations... Either way, its a step up from the part time job I have now and allows me to stay at home and not pay rent while working there.
A relative of mine worked in HR for many years and suggested I ask them about Benefits like health and 401K, whether the payment is through a physical check or an online system, and what the hours expectations are. They've also been more than willing to provide me with Solidworks, Keyshot, and anything else I might need, even after seeing the prices for them.
Is there anything else I should ask them? I was also thinking of figuring out a contract for royalties or who has proprietary rights to the various designs and at what point i can use them in my portfolio.
TLDR: What are some questions about the logistics of being a designer at a small company that I should ask the employer?
Thanks Y'all.
Let's set the Scene
It's the 1980's and everybody's favorite celebrity-turned-supervillain: Ronald Reagan has pulled back restrictions on children's media. This act had a powerful effect on the relationship between toy advertisements and media, in that now they were allowed to be the same thing. From this came the "Golden Age" of Saturday morning, toy-pushing, goofy 80's cartoons such as He-Man, My Little Pony, Care Bears, and last but not least The Transformers.
The Transformers, for anybody not in the know is a multimedia franchise built primarily on two founding pillars: TV shows and Cartoons, and Toylines with each meant to compliment the other (there are also comics, but that's a story for another writeup) In 1984, the first season of what would later be known as "Generation One" or G1, then simply "The Transformers" was released to cartoon blocks to advertise the newest range of toys now available. These toylines included popular characters: Bumblebee, Ironhide, Starscream, Soundwave, Megatron, and of course Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. The marketing for the Transformers was an immediate success, ascending the car robots to stardom.
Who was Optimus Prime
Nowadays, it can be easy to associate Optimus Prime with ideas of Heroism, sacrifice, and other lofty ideas. The character has cemented himself in the zeitgeist as an almost mythical figure with Christ-like implications. But understand that to a lot of kids, Optimus Prime was more like everybody's giant robot dad. Optimus could be serious, and he was definitely wise and a great leader, but this was the 80's. The writers didn't take him that seriously. Optimus Prime spent one episode playing basketball, and in other episodes told lame dad-jokes. These old cartoons weren't meant to be taken that seriously. Bad guys are Bad. Good guys are good. Good guys beat the Bad Guys before laughing and driving off into the sunset, only to do the same thing next Saturday. That said, Optimus Prime became an immediate standout character. With his iconic voice provided by the now legendary Peter Cullen, and his lovable and kind personality, Optimus Prime became beloved in the hearts and toy collections of Kids across the US
One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall
Enter 1986 and the release of the feature-length film: "The Transformers: The Movie"
Optimus Prime and Megatron duking it out for the fate of everyone, with a new cast of characters, a thrilling adventure unlike anything ever seen before
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