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It doesn't really have a name (that I'm aware of ) and the site is just a forum for now, but I've been over there for the last few months trying to give ideas and help to sort out the game and character mechanics and story. It's going to be a 2D isometric Fantasy RPG with a somewhat tactical and rather unique battle system (turn-based), a rich history and storyline, and a quite involved character system:
The guy heading up the project is a smart cookie and has a lot of really good ideas, but there aren't very many people involved at the moment and the board is a little slow. Anyone who would like to look around, comment on ideas, add ideas, or get involved in the development is more than welcome to come and check it out! It is a purely volunteer project and community involvement is greatly appreciated and encouraged. Anyone interested in gaming development and/or old-school style RPGs should come on over!!
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January 22, 2010
Here are a selection of voices and reflections shared by MCC workers over the past week:
"Most of the rescues that have happened have been by Haitians pulling their neighbors out of the rubble …A lot of the people who have been working don't have simple things like hammers, saws and picks, but they've pulled a lot of people out alive." –MCC worker Ben Depp, of Waxhaw, N.C., from "Compassion more widespread than violence in Haiti [1]."
"If we can find some rice or some water, or whatever, we bring them all together and share. We are not alone. We are a group. We are together. Every single thing we have we share together, food and water…" –MCC worker Michel Garly, of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on how he is sharing with the 50 people who have come to his home, from "Onsite: Sharing food, giving thanks [2]."
"It's not just a matter of sending in more resources; Haiti's getting a lot of that. What's really needed is…asking church leaders: 'How do they see themselves responding to this? How can we help them?' Rather than, 'Here's what we can do and can you help us.'" –Ron Flaming, MCC director of international programs, as quoted in a Christianity Today blog [3].
"One of the things we're trying to emphasize is doing disaster relief in a way that preserves the dignity of the earthquake survivors. It will be a challenge. Even on a good day, rivers of aid flowed into Haiti, leaving a too-prevalent mentality that all good things come from outside the island. … Now we have an unimaginable disaster... The question many of us are asking: 'How can we give food and goods to the people who desperately need them in a way that builds their dignity?' I don't know, I wish I did. May the question stay right there in front of us – in big, bold letters." –Daryl Yoder-Bontrager, director of MCC programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, from "Onsite: The depth of destruction [4]."
"We so appreciate the prayers and e-mails of support that we have been received. Thanks so much. Each day is a new challenge, with highs and lows, but we feel we are making progress in coordinating MCC's response to the many in need." –MCC worker Kathy Troyer, of Orrville, Ohio, a regional disaster coordinator who came to Haiti from Honduras, from "Onsite: Painstaking efforts to do normal tasks in Haiti [5]."


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Gators baseball earns a Top 8 national seed, plus everything you wanted to know about the NCAA Baseball Tournamentby Post Staff
The Gators hope they did more than earn the No. 8 seed in the NCAA baseball tournament Monday and get selected as the host of their regional tournament for the first time since 2005.
"Hopefully this can be a turning point for this program," senior outfielder Avery Barnes said. "And from now on we can be expecting to host Regionals here in Gainesville."
The Gators are back on the national scene in Year 2 under manager Kevin O'Sullivan, the former Jupiter High standout from 20 years ago. The Gators had a couple of lean seasons following the 2005 World Series appearance, missing the postseason in 2006 and 2007, and were swept out of the regional playoffs quickly in 2008.
As good a season as the Gators have had this year – they overcame a 9-7 start to finish 39-20 and win the SEC East – the players were certainly surprised Monday to earn one of the eight national seeds.
"They were awfully excited. I don't think they knew it was coming," manager Kevin O'Sullivan said. "Certainly did not know we would be a top 8 national seed, but I think with our challenging schedule and the way we improved throughout the year had a lot to do with it."
Advancing to the next round, though, won't be easy. The selection committee paired the Gators with three familiar foes — No. 2 seed Miami (36-20), No. 3 Jacksonville (36-20) and No. 4 Bethune-Cookman (32-26).
Obviously, the matchup everyone wants to see is Florida vs. Miami on Saturday in the winner's bracket. The Canes will be making their record 37th consecutive trip to the regional tournament, and swept the Gators in a chippy three-game series this February in Gainesville.
Florida and Miami last met in the postseason at the 2004 Coral Gables Super Regional, won by the Canes in two games.
Still, Florida must get past BCC first on Friday at 6:30 p.m.. Miami and Jacksonville start the action at 1 p.m.
"It's a rivalry game. Every time when it's a Florida/Miami matchup it's going be extremely fiery game with a lot of emotion," Barnes said. "But Bethune comes in first. For us to even get that opportunity with Miami we have to take care of them first."
Each of the teams played each other this season, except Jacksonville never faced Miami. Here are the head-to-head records:
Florida – 0-3 against Miami, 1-0 against BCC, 1-0 against Jacksonville
Miami – 3-0 against Florida, 1-2 against BCC, 0-0 against Jacksonville
Jacksonville – 3-0 against BCC, 0-1 against Florida, 0-0 against Miami
BCC – 2-1 against Miami, 0-3 against Jacksonville, 0-1 against Florida
While O'Sullivan would not name senior ace Stephen Locke the starter for Friday's game, the Gators are expecting to face BCC ace Hiram Burgos, who was 6-3 with a 3.73 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 72.1 innings this spring and was the MEAC Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2008.
The Gators are 3-0 against Bethune-Cookman in NCAA play, most recently defeating the Wildcats at the 2003 Coral Gables Regional.
"I told our team, we're not worrying about Saturday or Sunday, we're worrying about our game Friday night," O'Sullivan said. "They obviously have a really good No. 1 pitcher, and they proved that they could go on the road and play with some of the best teams in the country."
* The Gainesville Regional winner will face the winner of the Atlanta Regional in a Super Regional series next weekend. The eight Super Regional winners advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
* UF is 64-51 (.557) all-time in NCAA Tournament action and has reached the CWS five times: 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 2005.
2009 NCAA Gainesville Regional Schedule
Friday, May 29
Game 2: 1 p.m. – No. 2 Miami (Fla.) (36-20) vs. No. 3 Jacksonville (36-20)
Game 1: 6:30 p.m. – No. 1 FLORIDA (39-20) vs. No. 4 Bethune-Cookman (32-26)
Saturday, May 30
Game 3: 1 p.m. – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 4: 6:30 p.m. – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Sunday, May 31
Game 5: 1 p.m. – Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Game 6: 6:30 p.m. – Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5
Monday, June 1
Game 7: (if necessary) – 6:30 p.m. – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6
* The national top eight seeds are Texas (41-13-1), Cal State Fullerton (42-14), LSU (46-16), North Carolina (42-16), Arizona State (44-12), UC Irvine (43-13), Oklahoma (41-18) and the Gators.
* The Big 12 and Southeastern Conference lead all conferences in the number of teams in the championship field with eight, followed by the Atlantic Coast Conference with seven. The Big Ten, Big West, Conference USA and Pacific-10 each have three teams each.
* Twenty-nine of the 64 teams were not in the field last year. Binghamton (AQ), Cal Poly (at-large), Georgia State (AQ), Kansas State (at-large) and Xavier (AQ), all are making the championship for the first time. Utah last was in the field in 1960, Boston College last made it in 1967.
* Miami (Fla.) is in the field for the 37th consecutive year, extending its own record. Florida State is making its 32nd straight appearance, second all-time. Other long consecutive streaks: Cal State Fullerton (18), Rice (15) and Oral Roberts (12).
* Of the 288 championship eligible Division I institutions that sponsor baseball, Coastal Carolina and LSU have the most Division I wins with 46. Twenty-five other teams won at least 40 Division I contests, and all of which but New Mexico State and San Jose State, are in the field.
* Each of the 16 NCAA Regionals features four teams, playing a double-elimination format. The Regionals are scheduled to be conducted from Friday, May 29, to Monday, June 1 (if necessary). Selection of the eight Super Regional hosts will be announced on www.ncaa.com, Monday, June 1, at approximately 11 p.m. The best two-of-three Super Regionals will be played from Friday, June 5, to Monday, June 8. The 63rd College World Series begins play Saturday, June 13, at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb.
Big 12: 8 (Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M)
Southeastern: 8 (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi, South Carolina, Vanderbilt)
Atlantic Coast: 7 (Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), North Carolina, Virginia)
Big Ten: 3 (Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio State)
Big West: 3 (Cal Poly, UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton)
Conference USA: 3 (East Carolina, Rice, Southern Miss)
Mountain West: 3 (San Diego State, TCU, Utah)
Pacific-10: 3 (Arizona St., Oregon State, Washington State)
Colonial: 2 (George Mason, Georgia State)
Southern: 2 (Elon, Georgia Southern)
Southland: 2 (Sam Houston State, Texas State)
Sun Belt: 2 (Middle Tennessee, Western Ky.)
America East: 1 (Binghamton)
Atlantic Sun: 1 (Jacksonville)
Atlantic 10: 1 (Xavier)
Big East: 1 (Louisville)
Big South: 1 (Coastal Carolina)
Horizon: 1 (Wright State)
Ivy: 1 (Dartmouth)
Metro Atlantic: 1 (Marist)
Mid-American: 1 (Kent State)
Mid-Eastern: 1 (Bethune-Cookman)
Missouri Valley: 1 (Wichita State)
Northeast: 1 (Monmouth)
Ohio Valley: 1 (Tennessee Tech)
Patriot: 1 (Army)
Southwestern: 1 (Southern)
Summit: 1 (Oral Roberts)
West Coast: 1 (Gonzaga)
Western Athletic: 1 (Fresno State)
Texas: 7 (Baylor, Rice, Sam Houston State, Texas, Texas A&M, TCU, Texas State)
California: 5 (UC Irvine, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Fresno State, San Diego State)
Florida: 5 (Bethune-Cookman, Florida, Florida State, Jacksonville, Miami [FL])
Georgia: 4 (Georgia, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Georgia Tech)
Ohio: 4 (Kent State, Ohio State, Wright State, Xavier)
Kansas: 3 (Kansas, Kansas State, Wichita State)
New York: 3 (Army, Binghamton, Marist)
North Carolina: 3 (East Carolina, Elon, North Carolina)
Oklahoma: 3 (Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts)
South Carolina: 3 (Clemson, Coastal Carolina, South Carolina)
Tennessee: 3 (Middle Tennessee, Tennessee Tech, Vanderbilt)
Kentucky: 2 (Louisville, Western Kentucky)
Louisiana: 2 (LSU, Southern)
Mississippi: 2 (Mississippi, Southern Miss)
Virginia: 2 (George Mason, Virginia)
Washington: 2 (Gonzaga, Washington State)
Alabama: 1 (Alabama)
Arizona: 1 (Arizona State)
Arkansas: 1 (Arkansas)
Indiana: 1 (Indiana)
Massachusetts: 1 (Boston College)
Minnesota: 1 (Minnesota)
Missouri: 1 (Missouri)
New Hampshire: 1 (Dartmouth)
New Jersey: 1 (Monmouth)
Oregon: 1 (Oregon State)
Utah: 1 (Utah)
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Today I decided to go back to the basics and show and explain to you a basic SQL Server cursor. In this example we will loop through the results of a table and select the description of each ID we find.
But first; one should understand the purpose of a cursor. As we all know. SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS), and SQL is a transactional programming language. This means that it is designed to executre its work in all-or-nothing batches. The data base engine is optimised to work in the manner at in general it is more than sufficient to execute simple bulk or batch type transactions.
Therefore, as a general rule of thumb, and for good performance do not use cursors.
However, there are some situations in which cursors can be lifesavers. I can think of a few right off the bat:
1. Concurrent queries : Sometimes, in OLTP systems, there are just too many users actively querying a specific table. In order to be able to update the entire table without creating a huge lock that blocks all activity a cursor or a while loop can be helpful. (One should first look into for this though)
2.To create a for each type logic in T-SQL scripts. For example, on could create a script to copy each table and execute it with sp_executesql.
Now lets get to it then. Take this simple table as an example:
CREATE TABLE #ITEMS (ITEM_ID uniqueidentifier NOT NULL, ITEM_DESCRIPTION VARCHAR(250) NOT NULL) INSERT INTO #ITEMS VALUES (NEWID(), 'This is a wonderful car'), (NEWID(), 'This is a fast bike'), (NEWID(), 'This is a expensive aeroplane'), (NEWID(), 'This is a cheap bicycle'), (NEWID(), 'This is a dream holiday')
Now say we want to cut the selection of each description into 5 separate transactions. Here is the cursor syntax to do that. Enjoy :)
DECLARE @ITEM_ID uniqueidentifier -- Here we create a variable that will contain the ID of each row. DECLARE ITEM_CURSOR CURSOR -- Here we prepare the cursor and give the select statement to iterate through FOR SELECT ITEM_ID FROM #ITEMS OPEN ITEM_CURSOR -- This charges the results to memory FETCH NEXT FROM ITEM_CURSOR INTO @ITEM_ID -- We fetch the first result WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 --If the fetch went well then we go for it BEGIN SELECT ITEM_DESCRIPTION -- Our select statement (here you can do whatever work you wish) FROM #ITEMS WHERE ITEM_ID = @ITEM_ID -- In regards to our latest fetched ID FETCH NEXT FROM ITEM_CURSOR INTO @ITEM_ID -- Once the work is done we fetch the next result END -- We arrive here when @@FETCH_STATUS shows there are no more results to treat CLOSE ITEM_CURSOR DEALLOCATE ITEM_CURSOR -- CLOSE and DEALLOCATE remove the data from memory and clean up the process


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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Archie Collins, a former defensive graduate assistant at Michigan State, has been hired to coach the Central Michigan cornerbacks, CMU head coach Dan Enos has announced.
"Coach Collins comes to us from a great program and has valuable experience working with the secondary unit," said Enos. "He is extremely well connected in southeast Michigan and will be a great recruiter in that region. He brings enthusiasm, professionalism and is an outstanding addition to our staff. We are excited to welcome Archie and his family into the Central Michigan football family."
On Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio's staff since 2010, Collins assisted with coaching the defensive backs and special teams and with recruiting. While at Michigan State, working under defensive backs coach Harlon Barnett, he helped six Spartans earn 10 all-conference honors and contributed to a Big Ten Championship in 2010.
"Archie Collins played for me at Michigan State in the 1990s, and he came here committed to compete at the highest level," said Dantonio. "Archie has been a member of our coaching staff for the last three years and he's played an important part in the success our program has enjoyed, especially on the defensive side of the football. He's diligent, personable and he treats the student-athletes with respect. His previous experiences as both a player and coach in the Detroit Public School League should provide a big advantage in the recruiting process."
Prior to his stint at Michigan State, Collins coached in the Detroit Public School League for seven years. Nine of his players earned all-state honors while 28 received all-city recognition.
Starting in 2006, Collins held the position of defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach for Southeastern High School for three years, helping the Jugaleers capture back-to-back district and division championships in 2008-09. During his time at SHS, the Jugaleers recorded 15 shutouts, totaled 126 takeaways, and scored 16 defensive touchdowns.
In 2005, Collins was the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Mackenzie High School.
Collins also served as defensive backs coach for two seasons at his high school alma mater, Cass Tech (2003-04). While at CTHS, the Technicians combined to record 29 interceptions and 22 pass break-ups and score four defensive touchdowns.
Collins played collegiately at Michigan State from 1996-97. A safety, he was a two-time letterwinner and was named the Special Teams Player of the week twice for his performances against Penn State in 1996 and Purdue in 1997.
A Detroit native, Collins earned his bachelor's degree in finance (1998) and master's degree in kinesiology and coaching (2011) from Michigan State.
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Using the All-22 coaches film, here is an example of how Wilson targeted wide receiver Sidney Rice for an explosive play running the Smash-Seam route against the Vikings' three-deep zone shell.
The Seahawks have their Posse personnel (three wide receivers, one tight end, one back) on the field in a Doubles Gun Weak alignment. The Vikings counter with their base nickel sub package (five defensive backs) playing Cover-3 (three-deep, 4-under) in the secondary. The Seahawks use play action (closed side run) with counter protection (false run key) to force the linebackers to the line of scrimmage. With the middle of the field open, Wilson can target the two inside seam routes as his primary reads.
In Cover-3, the cornerbacks have to read the release of No. 1 (smash route) and match to any inside vertical concept. With both the nickel and strong safety coached to re-route (jam) No. 2, the corners now will drive to the seam routes from an outside leverage position using their free safety help in the middle of the field.
The free safety has to drive at a downhill angle to affect this throw. However, Wilson steps up in the pocket, holds the safety in the deep middle of the field and delivers this ball for a positive gain. On Sunday, the Bears need Conte to produce in their single high safety defenses and maintain depth versus Wilson's ability to maneuver in the pocket. Think clean angles that allow Conte to read through the route stem and separate the receiver from the ball on contact.
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These are great - much more precision compared to rasps and you can be as aggressive or as gentle as you like. Since I got these my rasps are pretty much retired!
The saw itself cuts a great fine smooth line. But the sawblade keeps pulling out of the back that's attached to the handle (it's only pressed around the blade), even when I try not to use too much pressure on the wood. A couple of rivets might help. It's useful, but it can be bothersome.
These do not work like regular files and they take some getting used to. They are almost more like planes--they're sensitive to grain direction. Yet with care and practice they can quickly produce extrordinarily smooth surfaces. Be careful not to cut your fingers.
That is that I hadn't purchased these years ago. Amazing files, just watch your skin :)
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Without a doubt, these are the best shaping files I have ever used. Recently, I had to replace a ebony saddle on a Loar spec Gibson F5 mandolin. I was able to rough in the blank and shape it to match the original saddle in half the time previously using standard files and rasps. Also, these files don't leave the "chatter marks" making final sanding/shaping a breeze. I also plan to get the smaller size versions on my next order.
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Brian Hibbs takes a look at the emerging digital comics market, likening it to the newsstands of old and explaining how - if done properly - sales of digital comics can help boost the bottom line of comic book stores.
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Brian Hibbs takes a look at the emerging digital comics market, likening it to the newsstands of old and explaining how - if done properly - sales of digital comics can help boost the bottom line of comic book stores.
Full article here.
You truly are tilting at windmills friend. I disagree with your suggestions of what the market could do to grow print sales. I mean honestly, that's ass backwards. Digital is going to transform every distribution network for entertainment. It is in the best interest of publishers to leap at this and do what needs to be done to generate sales and build fan base. And I'm sorry but that does not mean trying to lure more people into shops. Digital comics must and will eventually be released the day the print version is released. Price will be determined by what the market demands, and for publishers to attract new readers that's going to mean cheaper than print. I know this scares the hell out of comic book store people but it IS the future. If anything Marvel and Dc have dragged their feet too long on this. Get those comics out and sell 'em cheap so knew frigin readers will try them! Many of the suggestions you make remind me of catastrophic mistakes the music industry made. They tried to maintain prices too you know and many of those companies went down because of it. Also, and I know this will be unpopular, but new comics would benefit from not being sold in stores that visually appeal strictly to males.
Brian Hibbs said:
"If you're talking about work that doesn't have A+++ creative visions at work, $3.99 is, let's face it, an absurd price point for 22 pages of story content. There simply isn't enough value in a package like that to engage the majority of the readership."
To me, this is the best and truest line of an outstanding "Tiliting." The $3.99 price for a $2.99 comic is the thing most hurting modern comics. There are so many examples; this week's "Prince of Power" from Marvel, most miniseries from Marvel and DC, IDW and Boom! comics (among others). These are books I am somewhat interested in and would read for the stories if they were reasonably priced. I want to see what comes next in Marvel's Hercules saga, but I'm not willing to pay four bucks for the interesting adventures of a thirteen year-old with no major heroes. How do they expect to sell this?
On the other hand, I disagree with your suggested price point on digital comics content, Brian. There are no brick-and-mortar stores (for good or ill), no shipping or printing costs. Comics are already horrendously overpriced. Why should I still pay four bucks for comics if I download them directly (and legally) from the company's website? Two to three bucks should get everyone well compensated for their work, I would think.
Not sure I would ever do this, I like supporting my local retailer, who is a prince. But I'm also past paying $3.99 for a 22-page comic. Something has to change or I will either cut my buying drastically or just get out altogether. And I'm 45 and have been buying comics almost 40 years.
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I think people dreaming of substantial savings from digital will be very surprised on how little that will be. I think there are parallels in the book industry where the major costs are not distribution and material, but in marketing, personnel and talent acquisition. Labor intensive, you know...
I stopped buying serially when my wife banished my long boxes to the garage. I've been buying hardcover editions, and happily paying the extra $$ to Comix Experience vs. Amazon because I love going into the store (even if it is only once every month or so.) But my bookshelves are getting full and even the nice hardcovers frequently don't justify taking up shelf space (see Old Man Logan!) This is why I'm converting to iPad and digital only going forward.
However, publishers and the DM should **EMBRACE** that, not try to delay it. Every single comic available in print should be available (SAME DAY) on digital.
AND, I should have the ability to buy it FROM my local comic shop! At that point, the shop's value is providing knowledgeable staff who introduce me to awesome comics. In exchange, they get paid for selling me digital comics.
If the publishers really want to support the DM, they should allow them to sell digital comics DIRECTLY to customers. The shop gets money, and doesn't have to take the risk of holding an inventory of books that don't sell. Win Win.
Brian, couldn't you use a model similar to online comic sales (eg.TFAW or Comixology?) Maybe what's needed is a technology platform that DM stores could use to enable those kind of sales (plus the publisher's making their comics available in a format you can sell - vs. only selling in their app.)
The reality is that digital is coming/is here. It is going to take a very forceful response for existing local stores, but I believe that it could be a viable path. If you can, I'll go back to buying serial comics (in digital form) from you again!
This is where I may reveal my ignorance - by asking this question:
Is there no chance that the advent in digital comics may mean that the cover price on printed comics may be able to be dropped?
Having now asked that, I think it's a pretty absurd notion. Corporations like their profit, and why would they pass on any kind of savings (from the possible, extra revenue of digital sales) to the consumer?
No matter how cheap the digital comics are sold for, if digital becomes the dominant medium, the price will rise in no time. Once they see the addicts amongst us need our fix any way we can get it, they'll jack those prices too.
I do think that in the long run, Marvel and DC would be wise to not abandon any medium in favour of another, otherwise all the will be doing is a repeat of the whole DM debacle.
Meaning if they go exclusively digital, and the move doesn't generate a return to a wider appeal in readership, then it seems to me that would be an even more catastrophic blow to the industry than the disappearance of spinner racks from corner stores and 7-Eleven's and various supermarkets.
No matter what happens in with digital comics, Marvel and DC, et al, have to view the move to digital with at least 2 key objectives (of many, no doubt):
1) Broadening the audience
2) Getting that audience - new and old - into comic book shops.
I know stopping piracy is a major factor too, but I have to believe that in the grand scheme of things illegal comic downloads are most likely hurting retailers. Companies with the size and scope of Marvel and DC can write off those loses easily - not saying this justifies illegal downloads.
That retailer who runs your LCS? Not so much.
I'm sure the price will not reduce below early nineties prices but the removal of distro, paper and printing costs will certainly drop costs. If you look at the book industry, the digital edition costs between 50 to 30 percent less than the paper copy. As a rule, paper can't compete as long as you are purely interested in the consumption and not the collecting of comics.
Who says I'm not interested in collecting comics just because I buy them digitally? That's the whole point. If I can buy a comic and have it instantly available anytime instead of having to root around in a longbox, I am more likely to BUY MORE COMICS! And display them on my iPad, iMac, TV, etc. And share them with friends to expand the audience.
You make a lot of good points and I've enjoyed hearing your views on these sorts of subjects for a while now. However, I'm not sure if you're right about the following:
I think this is a matter of your point of view. You're right that Marvel, DC and the rest didn't just throw their hands up and say "Screw the newsstands! Let's ABANDON them!" Rather, from what I understand they had to sacrifice the newsstand market because they couldn't handle the overhead of buying back unsold copies, which is a standard practice if you want your periodicals on newsstands/supermarkets/etc. It was the late '90s and the comics publishers were feeling the squeeze of the swift contraction post-speculation boom. In the newsstand market a publisher ALWAYS had to assume that roughly half (sometimes a third, sometimes two-thirds) of the copies printed would have to be bought back. This was a necessary sacrifice that Marvel and DC, through the '80s and most of the '90s, could stomach taking, because the margin of error between success and bankruptcy was very large. If you look back in all those in-house Marvel bulletins of sales figures, then you'll see that even when X-Men was selling like half a million copies on the newsstands alone, they still had "returns" of over 200,000. But, again, when you're dealing with numbers that big, and when there's a secondary resale market, then it doesn't really matter. Also, Marvel could plan to have profitability on the newsstand market with their big titles (whereas some titles were direct market only for a reason).Let me digress for a moment to observe that some commenters have deeply misunderstood the nature of the relationship with the actual "newsstand" and comics - saying things that essentially boil down to that the publishers "abandoned" the newsstand in order to chase the DM. That is categorically false. The newsstand abandoned comics first, primarily from the absorption of what used to be a significant network of "mom and pop" stores into large national chains of pharmacies and grocery stores (how many locally-owned pharmacies are there in your city in 2010?); this corporate consolidation largely became about the bottom line - why carry a spinner full of comics when you can put a spinner full of sunglasses in the same space that not only has a higher retail price, but also a better wholesale price, and pretty much never "spoils?"
But in the late '90s that had to change. Marvel was bankrupt, sales were plummeting anyway, the whole Heroes World fiasco was complicating matters for EVERYBODY, so Marvel couldn't afford to keep paying for newsstand returns--period. The margin of profitability was too thin, there were too many other problems at the time, so any unpredictable overhead (like having to pay for an indeterminate number of newsstand returns every month) was just unacceptable.
I really think you're way off base when you pin all the blame on "consolidation" and corporate America. The drugstore chains in my area: they're big chains, been around for a long time--and in the '90s they had comics in them, but they don't anymore. The local general "mom n pop" stores I've known: yep, not all of 'em are around anymore, but some of them still are, and they used to have comics until the late '90s, but they don't anymore. I think the Wal-Martification of America has indeed hurt comic sales in that Wal-Mart doesn't stock comics and more people shop at Wal-Mart now, but that's just a corroborating influence. The real factor is the simple fact that newsagents don't carry comics anymore, period: they don't carry them to ANYONE, not mom n pop joints and not to chain stores.
The consequence of all this, as you point out very well, is that we have indeed lost a generation or two. Kids grew up never even seeing comics in a way that would familiarize them with the experience of reading one.
I'm not quite sure that digital comics replaces the visibility aspect amongst the general public, though. I mean, it's a different experience when you go into a store and see a rack of comics there. That's a much more natural event, more likely to cause someone to flip through them, than it is to hope someone will DOWNLOAD some strange product they've never used before ONTO THEIR HARDDRIVE after seeing some annoying SPAM--I mean advertising--alerting them to the fact that digital comics exist. I hope you're right, but I just don't see it.
I'm starting to think that the disappearance of comics, or the consolidation of the medium into a very, very specialty market, is just an inevitability. If you look back: Where are all the pulp magazines these days? Where have they been in the last several decades? They were popular from the '30s to the '60s, but then they trailed off and slowly disappeared. Talking about how to popularize comics amongst the youth is starting to seem like talking about how to get kids (or anyone on a large scale) interested in opera or bluegrass music. You're lucky if you can get anyone interested in ANYTHING that seems a bit out of step with the time, let alone interested in something that takes ACTIVE interest on the part of the audience member. That's one aspect of the video games vs. comics debate that I never hear mentioned: video games don't take (pro)ACTIVE interest, rather playing them is a form of RESPONSE based on what you see on the screen. Over the course of the last 50-60 years, society has been led to engage either PASSIVELY or else in quick, external RESPONSE to technology; this is opposed to the way that one behaves when reading a comic: it takes imagination to fill in the gaps between the panels, and it takes ones own ACTIVE interest to light the fire within you to READ, period. When you read, nothing promps you; you have to prompt yourself to make the time and find enjoyment in the static images and words. One might say that motion comics are a way to elicit interest on the part of the comics reader (if motion comics are to be considered "comics", and if one "reads" them), but I think motion comics would really just be a poor form of a cartoon. At least, that's how the prospective new reader would interpret them.
People have shorter and shorter attention spans. When the actual comics reading audience THEMSELVES have trouble reading comics with too many words on the page, then we should know that the medium is on its last legs. The last audience that will ever read comics on any semblance of a large scale--is the people reading them RIGHT NOW. When the actual proselytizers of the medium are themselves more interested in: attending conventions (which are more about movies and pop culture than they are about comics), watching movies and television, twittering, podcasting, and writing on message boards, rather than actually reading comics, then we should realize that the medium is basically obsolete. Everyone who says they really LOVE COMICS...all of these people have a "stack" of hundreds if not thousands of comics that they simply haven't read yet. They like the experience of buying comics, talking about them--they like the whole lifestyle and the persona of being a comic geek. But I'm not sure, based on what they actually do, that they like READING comics anymore. The decompression of storytelling (not bad in itself; don't misunderstand me) is a convenient corroborator in this, because the only comics that are really read and discussed the most (except for Morrison's Batman stuff) are by and large very, very simple tales with few words in them. They read quickly, which helps when the actual comics-reading audience doesn't really like to read that much anymore...or doesn't have time (in our technological society in which attention is chopped up into ever smaller bits) to read much anymore!
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If they buy three issues of BATMAN, then decide it isn't for them, rather than buying twelve-a-year as print customers do, and if these "new" customers don't proportionally outweigh current readers (in order to offset the lower price you're advocating), then there's a pretty decent chance we can utterly destroy the market for ANY comics.
The difference between music and comics is that music is something people KNOW they want -- I'd imagine 75% or more of the population has some sort of a music "collection". That's certainly under 2% for comics.
The POTENTIAL upside in "new" audiences is insanely large, but there's also a HUGE risk in throwing it all away in trying to reach those people (who may not, in fact, even be interested in the way that you and I are)
Also, an observation: flipping through my collection of CDs, and looking at the retail price upon them, it sure looks to me that, in many/most cases it's actually cheaper to buy the physical object then a song-by-song Digital purchase...
Still, even without B&M stores, there are still distribution costs -- AFAIK, no one is distributing anything without taking something like 30% of the retail. That's LESS than physical objects, yes, but it isn't zero.
Also note: where I'm advocating for a D&D "$3.99" Digital release I'm saying that there should be something in that "Digital package" that is unique to that release.
In what I'm proposing, wouldn't it be just splitting the money between B&M & publisher? Does there need to be a distributor if you have a Comix Experience App that sells Marvel comics?
I'm assuming there is also a cut to Comixology, because Comixology isn't a non-profit company. Not a clue as to % -- it may not be much because Comixology is trying to get established.
The Marvel "DCU" (*shudder*) is likely different, because that's a subscription-based model, and isn't an "App" -- but they're not selling individual comics there, anyway


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It's the day every overpaid government bureaucrat dreads.
It's the day when the sun shines in and everyone can see exactly how much government employees make.
This year, that day was yesterday. What day am I referring to?
The day NPRI releases government salary information on TransparentNevada.com, and everyone in the state can see exactly what government employees made in the last year.
Thanks to NPRI's TransparentNevada, everyone can now see that, in 2013, a whopping 2,022 government workers made more than Gov. Brian Sandoval's $183,120.29 compensation package. It didn't stop there — 22,052 public workers made over $100,000 and 1,290 made over $200,000.
Beyond just the raw numbers, TransparentNevada reveals shocking increases in government compensation.
Take the City of North Las Vegas, which is still teetering on the brink of insolvency. Did its employees see a big pay decrease? Nope. Just the opposite.
The 500 highest earners in the city saw their compensation increase by an average of $5,000 apiece, for a total increase of $2.52 million. This included the cash-strapped city's library director, who took home $427,487.15. And she wasn't even the highest paid employee. North Las Vegas had a deputy chief of police pocket $458,146.39 in 2013.
With salaries like these, it's no wonder that governments are constantly demanding more and more from taxpayers.
In Washoe County, citizens had to fight tooth and nail to stop a property- and sales-tax increase. Clark County has recently increased its gas tax, and there are attempts to raise sales and property taxes, too. And of course, there's the margin tax looming on the November ballot.
Why is more never enough with government?
In large part, it's because of exactly what you find on TransparentNevada — government salaries keep getting bigger and bigger, and union bosses still demand more!
How will spending more on education help anything, when the Clark County School District went from having two administrators making over $200,000 in 2012 to five in 2013? This lack of accountability is just one reason spending more won't improve education or other government services. How will paying more to the same people doing the same job improve anything?
It won't.
This is why we need TransparentNevada. TransparentNevada exposes the salaries government bureaucrats desperately want to hide and produces the outrage that makes it politically possible to challenge government unions.
Will you support our TransparentNevada efforts right now by donating $20.22 in "honor" of the 2,022 government employees who took home more than the governor?
The information on TransparentNevada is a crucial part of showing why tax increases aren't necessary.
Consider Las Vegas Metro, which has been pushing for a sales-tax increase for over a year. In 2013, it paid two assistant sheriffs $512,469.92 and $467,529.63.
Why give more tax money to a government agency that shelled out roughly $1 million to two employees?
Last year, the City of Henderson, which wants to raise property taxes on its residents, paid a deputy fire chief $500,560.95.
And lest you think it's only Southern Nevada that has high employee compensation, nine of the 10 highest paid government employees are in Reno, including the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority president who collected $521,674.92.
Then there are the three Washoe County Sheriff Deputies who made more in overtime than in base pay in 2013.
And this is happening as the average Nevadan has faced a decline in income of more than 13 percent over the last several years.
It's outrageous, and only TransparentNevada lets you easily see and share this information, which changes the hearts and minds of those who are exposed to it.
Will you donate $20.22 or more right now to ensure that even more Nevadans learn about these outrageous salaries?
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Your immediate response might be 'no,' but if you know a retired government worker, chances are, you do.
A new study finds that Nevada's pension benefits are the most generous in the entire nation, even compared to wealthy states like California and New York, where the cost of living is high.
Receiving an average pension of over $64,000, the average government retiree with 30 or more years of service in Nevada is on track to get more than $1.3 million over the course of retirement! And this doesn't include the tens of thousands of dollars in health care benefits many retirees receive.
This study doesn't even consider public safety employees, who can retire in their 40s and make several million dollars in retirement.
If a $64,000 retirement pension sounds like a lot, that's because it is. In Nevada, the median household income is $54,000. In fact, Nevada's retirees are doing better, salary wise, than 87 percent of the state's current, full-time work force.
Is it any wonder that Nevada PERS has an unfunded liability of around $41 billion?
Eventually, this burden will catch up with us. While the legislature has increased contribution rates in recent years, retirees risk benefit reductions unless the system is soon reformed. As bankruptcy proceedings in Detroit have shown, not even public pensions are safe in times of fiscal collapse.
It's time to enact retirement plans comparable with private-sector plans. Just as with Social Security, defined-benefit plans should base payouts on an employee's career earnings, not the final three years' wages, and all employees should be shifted into a hybrid or defined-contribution plan.
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Voting to extend unemployment
Earlier this week, Nevada's U.S. senators succeeded in advancing a plan to hinder the nation's economy.
The Senate voted 59-38 to reward not working by reviving long-term unemployment benefits. If the House follows suit, unemployed Americans will be able to reap combined federal and state jobless payments for 18 months.
Sen. Dean Heller co-authored the legislation, and Sen. Harry Reid vilified those who wouldn't support it, saying "They don't care."
Unsurprisingly, Reid gets it wrong. Those who think extending unemployment benefits — retroactively, no less — is bad policy care deeply about the unemployed. We care about them enough to want to help them work again.
Time and time again, research has shown that increasing unemployment benefits increases unemployment; it does not reduce it or stimulate the economy. Proponents of long-term unemployment benefits argue that the subsidies allow people to hold out for better, higher-paying jobs, but the data shows that the key to economic growth is a populace that works.
Even President Obama's former economic advisor, Larry Summers, admits that "unemployment insurance lengthens unemployment spells." The list of economists who recognize this goes on and on, and even includes Paul Krugman, at least when wearing his "economics textbook author" hat. Recent, real-world case studies also confirm this truth.
North Carolina reduced in-state unemployment benefits and shortened the length of time recipients could reap the benefits, and — this might shock Harry Reid — the state's unemployment rate fell to a five-year low. Georgia and South Carolina also reduced unemployment benefits and saw their unemployment numbers decline.
Despite what the data has consistently shown, Sens. Reid and Heller are working to make a safety net into a comfortable hammock. And, when one considers all the welfare benefits the State of Nevada has to offer, that hammock entraps people instead of motivating them.
My heart goes out to anyone who has lost a job, particularly in this still-stagnant job market. But the solution to ending long-term unemployment isn't to pay people to remain unemployed longer, but rather to get the government out of job creators' way. Removing onerous regulations and debilitating business taxes would create an environment in which businesses can thrive and hire.
It's foolish to throw money we don't have at a problem, when doing so will only make it worse.
On a different note, I'd like to congratulate "fsdnevada" for picking Kentucky to be in the national championship game and for winning our NPRI Bracket Challenge. Fsdnevada, if you're reading this, please send me your address. We tried to message you to get your address so we could send you the signed Jonah Goldberg book you've won, but your ESPN account no longer exists.
One last thing: I'm off to Mexico for a few days next week, to give a speech, meet with some business leaders, do a little sightseeing and lay the groundwork for the forthcoming launch of Transparent Mexico (OK, just kidding about that last one).
But in all seriousness, I'll be staying in Ajijic, a town not far from the city of Guadalajara, so if any of you know the area well and have some favorite spots I ought to check out, I'd love to hear your suggestions.
As always, thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time.
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Unsustainable salaries become unsustainable: Reno edition
Thirty-five Reno firefighters and their families, as well as all city residents, are about to experience the pain that is the inevitable result of unsustainable salary and benefit increases.
Today, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports that the City of Reno is preparing to lay off 35 firefighters and begin part-time closures of three fire stations because it did not receive a federal grant that would have covered its burgeoning costs.
In response, City Manager Andrew Clinger said, "We knew this was a possibility, and we've been working on a restructuring plan for some time to ensure the continued safety of our citizens."
Unfortunately, Nevada's collective bargaining law makes the most obvious restructuring plan, reducing inflated compensation, difficult to impossible. And firefighter compensation is quite high in Reno.
In 2012, the last year for which data is available, 12 of the 286 people employed by the department took home over $200,000 in salary and benefits. Sixty-three made over $150,000, and nearly everyone made over $100,000.
All compensation data can be found at TransparentNevada.com, but here's a snapshot of what some of the department's brass received in total compensation in 2012:
- Paul Keckley, a fire battalion chief, took home $280,358.08.
- Frederick Kajans, fire battalion chief, took home $278,006.88.
- William Munns, fire battalion chief, took home $259,973.88.
- Timothy O'Brien, fire battalion chief, took home $257,120.78.
- Dana Tucker, fire battalion chief, took home $251,971.72.
Considering the median combined household income in Reno is $47,814, the salaries — even the $100,000-plus ones — are extravagant.
Public employee compensation packages are severely inequitable with the private sector, and as made evident by Reno's latest move, are unsustainable. If the department's unions refuse to compromise and the legislature fails to modify or eliminate the collective bargaining law, the only thing residents and employees have to look forward to in the future are similar cuts to city services.
The 35 firefighters who will be laid off didn't create the glaring systemic problems within the department's budget — collective bargaining had the biggest role in that — but they and the citizens who experience slower response times and lesser service will be its victims.
Let's hope state lawmakers are learning from Reno and North Las Vegas and will make changes next session that allow cities to make significant long-term changes to their employee costs.
Truth about the Texas margin tax
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Truth about the Texas margin tax
It's not often voters get a trial run before they sign off on a new tax, policy or program.
A lot of the time, the actual impact of a ballot measure isn't known until it is implemented, or even years later.
Fortunately for Nevada voters, we don't have to guess or speculate about what will happen if the margin tax passes this November: All we must do is look to Texas.
Texas enacted a margin tax in 2008, becoming the first and only state in the union to implement this particular type of gross-receipts tax. Now, a move is under way to repeal that tax, which hurts small and family-owned businesses, creates a paperwork nightmare for businesses and has for years prevented Texas from reaching its full economic potential.
Since its implementation, the margin tax has forced businesses to scale back production, cut pay and benefits, raise prices, lay off workers and even close their doors. Many companies saw their tax burden increase tenfold under the margin tax, and thousands of Texans have lost jobs as a result of the tax.
After the tax was enacted, Texas' business-tax-climate rank dropped from seventh to 13th best in the nation, reducing the Lone Star State's competitive advantage.
And for all of the pain the tax has caused families, the Texas margin tax has brought in billions less in revenue than projected.
Supporters of the Nevada proposal — which would impose a margin tax rate two-to-four-times higher than that in Texas — dismiss the problems Texas has had with the margin tax and instead point to the state's economy, which is booming in comparison to Nevada's. While it's true Texas has flourished in recent years, it's not because of the margin tax, but in spite of it.
Unlike in Nevada, where nearly 85 percent of the land is federally owned, very little of Texas is owned by the federal government, meaning Texas' land and resources are available for private citizens to use, creating jobs and economic growth. Additionally, Texas' oil resources give it an economic boost, it has less business red tape than Nevada, it has relatively cheap energy and has a minimum wage at the federal rate.
Several studies have explored the idea of changing or repealing the tax and found that repealing it would create 41,500 net new jobs within a matter of years, add $3.4 billion in net new investment and increase personal, disposable income by $9.8 billion.
State Sen. Craig Estes is one of the many Texans to recognize the benefit of ridding the state of this destructive tax, so he has introduced a bill to repeal it. Hoping to educate Nevadans about what a margin tax means for a state's economy, the senator is coming to the Silver State next month to give talks in Las Vegas and Reno.
As voters consider Texas' margin-tax mistake, it's important to understand the economic implications of such a move. I hope you'll take a couple hours out of your day on May 13 if you're near Las Vegas or May 14 if you're in the Reno area, to join us in listening to the insights Sen. Estes has to offer.
And congratulations to "fsdnevada," who is leading our NCAA bracket challenge this week!
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Flores implies margin tax is not fair, equitable or sustainable
When you're right, you're right. And in detailing some of the problems with the margin tax, Lt. Gov. candidate Lucy Flores is spot on.
On Tuesday, asked via email by the Review-Journal to clarify her position (on the margin tax), Flores wrote:
"I mean that it's not the solution that I favor," she said. "I prefer a broad-based approach — one that is fair, equitable and sustainable."
So let's see.
The margin tax would greatly impact some industries more than others. For instance, in Texas, law firms can deduct more of their expenses than can farmers. So farmers end up paying proportionally more of the tax than lawyers. That's not fair or equitable.
The margin tax also hits business that are losing money. That's not sustainable.
I couldn't agree more with Assemblywoman Flores. The margin tax isn't fair, equitable or sustainable.
Unfortunately, there are even more problems with the margin tax than that, but it's great to see the candidate at the top of the Democrat's 2014 ballot spelling out for voters the many problems of this proposed tax increase.
Public retirement in Nevada
It's the best in the U.S.
A new study by the American Enterprise Institute shows Nevada's public retirees reap the best benefits in the entire nation. And, the study doesn't consider the benefits of public-safety retirees, which are exorbitant.
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Providing perspective on Nevada's education funding
Over the weekend, liberal pundit Jon Ralston decried Nevada's level of education funding in a post entitled, "Las Vegas Perspective lacks ... perspective."
Nevertheless, [Jeremy] Aguero praised Gov. Brian Sandoval for "making education a priority." (To be fair, first lady Kathleen Sandoval spoke after him….)
But has he? Yes, he restored half a billion dollars in 2013. But spending is still well below other states, and many of those in the audience support infusing more money but can't agree on how to fund it.
This is the typical liberal dichotomy: You either support education by wanting to spend more or you oppose education if you don't want to dramatically increase spending.
But it's a false dichotomy, because there is little to no correlation between spending and student achievement.
Cato education scholar Andrew Coulson provides some needed perspective on Nevada's education funding and how it relates to student achievement.
The question isn't why hasn't Nevada dramatically increased education spending, but why is no one being held accountable for Nevada's dramatic increase in education spending while education outcomes have decreased?
Nevada's far from alone in failing to turn significant education spending increases into higher student achievement. Here's Massachusetts, the state with the highest ACT scores in the country.
So if spending more doesn't work — and it hasn't for 50 years and for 50 states — what should Nevada do?
Implement school choice. School choice, whether through ESAs, tuition tax credits, opportunity scholarships or vouchers, provides a proven way to increase student achievement.
Twenty-three states and Washington, D.C., have some form of school choice, and students in those states have seen their test scores and graduation rates increase. What's amazing is that the test scores in public schools have increased after school choice began in these states.
So do conservatives and libertarians have proven solutions to Nevada's education problems? Yes, we sure do.
And after 50 years of trying it the liberal way, Nevada's students — your children and mine — need school choice to actually increase their achievement, instead of just spending more.
The Silver State's golden compensation packages
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The Silver State's golden compensation packages
Whether you're a current government employee or a retired one, Nevada is the place to be.
That's because Nevada public employees take a lot from taxpayers — both when they're working and after they retire.
A quick glance at TransparentNevada.com illustrates this point when it comes to individual employees. But now, new data provides the big-picture perspective on what Nevada is paying for both current and retired public workers.
Last month, Nevada Journal reported on new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that shows Nevada's public-school employees are faring much better financially, compared to their peers in other states, than are Nevadans working in the private sector. Additionally, the American Enterprise Institute just released a study showing that the Silver State has the highest public retiree pension benefits in the country.
Let's start with Nevada's education sector. In 2012 — the latest year for which data is available — the average annual income for someone working in Nevada's K-12 public-school sector was 103.4 percent of the average wage for public-school workers nationally. Meanwhile, Nevadans working in the private sector took in only 86.2 percent of what their counterparts across the nation did.
That 17.2-point gap is the fourth-highest differential in the country.
When compared to their counterparts in neighboring states, Nevada's public-school employees are doing even better. In Arizona, for example, those working in the private sector brought home 91.9 percent of the national average, while education employees made 83.6 percent of the national average for their sector.
The same is true in California, Idaho and Utah, where those in the private sector fared better compared to their peers than those in the public-school sector.
In retirement, Nevada's public-sector workers are also living the high life. Andrew Biggs, former principal deputy commissioner of the Social Security Administration and the speaker at NPRI's November 2011 policy luncheon, authored a study this month that shows Nevada offers the most generous retirement benefits in the entire nation.
On average, Nevada retirees bring in more than $64,000 each year. That means the average public retiree is poised to take home $1.33 million over the course of retirement, not including the value of his or her health care benefits.
Our retirees make so much that their annual income exceeds that of 87 percent of Nevadans who are currently working full-time. The only states for which that percentage is higher are Oregon, North Carolina and West Virginia.
And Biggs' study doesn't factor in public-safety retirees, who tend to retire earlier and receive higher pensions than other government workers.
Public-employee unions and supporters would have you believe salaries and pensions are modest. But a quick look at the data shows otherwise.
You know who shouldn't be modest? The leader in NPRI's bracket challenge: Joy Juedes.
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Union boss making $192K ready to push North Las Vegas off solvency cliff
For years, NPRI has noted that collective bargaining agreements that give unsustainable increases in pay and benefits to public employees are, well, unsustainable.
When the economy and hence tax revenue goes up and down, Nevada's collective bargaining law allows local government unions to extract massive pay and benefit increases in the good times, while preventing decreases in the down years. It's a ratchet effect, and the inevitable end game is playing out right now in the City of North Las Vegas.
Nevada's economic downturn hit North Las Vegas residents especially hard and consequently tax revenues plummeted. Instead of reducing inflated government employee salaries, the union contracts mandated the city give employees raises. In 2012, the city officials tried to declare a state of emergency to prevent giving $25 million in pay increases to its employees. A judge ruled city officials couldn't do that and now they're on the hook for $25 million worth of back pay raises.
The nearly insolvent city offered a $7.7 million settlement to workers. The city's backup plan is to make 10- to 20-percent across-the-board spending cuts, which will mean layoffs.
Union officials aren't happy with either option. They want pay increases from the near-bankrupt city and, at this point, the option they're supporting would try and squeeze it out of taxpayers.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal explains:
Plan C — receivership, the state's broadly untested alternative to municipal bankruptcy. Under receivership, a team of state-appointed financial experts would have the power to increase property taxes and negotiate future, but not existing, union contracts. Faced with a choice between plans A and B, two of the four city union heads said they would just prefer Plan C — receivership, the state's broadly untested alternative to municipal bankruptcy. Under receivership, a team of state-appointed financial experts would have the power to increase property taxes and negotiate future, but not existing, union contracts.
"If these are the tactics the city's going to use, I think it's time for the state to step in," North Las Vegas Firefighters Association President Jeff Hurley said. "You've heard me before, I've gone to bat for the mayor, but right now I'm disappointed. ... There was just no reason to go this far."
In 2012, Hurley took home $192,414. What could be disappointing about that?
Well maybe he's upset that 100 of his colleagues had larger compensation packages in 2012, including police lieutenant Anthony M DiMauro, who received a whopping $408,387.82 in 2012.
Six-digit compensation packages are hardly outliers, and the excessive pay isn't limited to public safety personnel. A total of 850 employees in North Las Vegas made more than $100,000.
Remember, union bosses, like Hurley, are ready to make North Las Vegas insolvent, not to keep their pay steady, but for pay increases!
Yesterday, Geoffrey Lawrence, NPRI's deputy policy director laid out the short term solution: a special session to allow municipal bankruptcy.
State receivership basically allows the Department of Taxation to appoint a financial overseer to negotiate contracts on the city's behalf and implement a debt-reduction plan through both tax increases and spending reductions. Such receivership was last implemented for rural Storey County, but no local government of the size of North Las Vegas has ever undergone the process. Furthermore, the state overseer lacks authority to suspend or modify existing union contracts or debt obligations. As one state tax official told the Committee on Local Government Finance, "It's no guarantee that structural deficits can be overcome."
Sometimes, however, it is necessary for governments — just like businesses and individuals — to renegotiate their debt and structure it along different terms. This is why federal law allows municipalities to enter into a bankruptcy protection proceeding. Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy allows a municipality's representatives to confront city contractors and creditors and present to court officials their finances so the court can determine what a city can realistically afford to pay and amend the contracts accordingly.
North Las Vegas is about to go under because its unions, not its elected officials, have the most power over its finances.
The long-term solution to that problem is legislation to reform or eliminate Nevada's local government collective bargaining laws.
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Read these for a taste of the philosophy surrounding chaos magick:
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- The Focus of Life, by Austin Osman Spare
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- Liber Null & Psychonaut, by Peter Carroll
- Visual Magick, by Jan Fries
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- Magick in Theory & Practice, by Aleister Crowley
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- Now That's What I Call Chaos Magick, by Julian Vayne and Greg Humphries
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- Undoing Yourself With Energized Meditation and Other Devices, by Christopher Hyatt
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