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Spark on fire
Spark is on the rise, to an even greater degree than I thought last month.
- Numerous clients and other companies I talk with have adopted Spark, plan to adopt Spark, or at least think it's likely they will. In particular:
- A number of analytic-stack companies are joining ClearStory in using Spark. Most of the specifics are confidential, but I hope some will be announced soon.
- MapR has joined Cloudera in supporting Spark, and indeed — unlike Cloudera — is supporting the full Spark stack.
- Mike Olson of Cloudera is on record as predicting that Spark will be the replacement for Hadoop MapReduce. Just about everybody seems to agree, except perhaps for Hortonworks folks betting on the more limited and less mature Tez. Spark's biggest technical advantages as a general data processing engine are probably:
- The Directed Acyclic Graph processing model. (Any serious MapReduce-replacement contender will probably echo that aspect.)
- A rich set of programming primitives in connection with that model.
- Support also for highly-iterative processing, of the kind found in machine learning.
- Flexible in-memory data structures, namely the RDDs (Resilient Distributed Datasets).
- A clever approach to fault-tolerance.
- Spark is a major contender in streaming.
- There's some cool machine-learning innovation using Spark.
- Spark 1.0 will drop by mid-May, Apache voters willin' an' the creek don' rise. Publicity will likely ensue, with strong evidence of industry support.*
*Yes, my fingerprints are showing again.
The most official description of what Spark now contains is probably the "Spark ecosystem" diagram from Databricks. However, at the time of this writing it is slightly out of date, as per some email from Databricks CEO Ion Stoica (quoted with permission):
… but if I were to redraw it, SparkSQL will replace Shark, and Shark will eventually become a thin layer above SparkSQL and below BlinkDB.
With this change, all the modules on top of Spark (i.e., SparkStreaming, SparkSQL, GraphX, and MLlib) are part of the Spark distribution. You can think of these modules as libraries that come with Spark.
Distinctions in SQL/Hadoop integration
Ever more products try to integrate SQL with Hadoop, and discussions of them seem confused, in line with Monash's First Law of Commercial Semantics. So let's draw some distinctions, starting with (and these overlap):
- Are the SQL engine and Hadoop:
- Necessarily on the same cluster?
- Necessarily or at least most naturally on different clusters?
- How, if at all, is Hadoop invoked by the SQL engine? Specifically, what is the role of:
- HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System)?
- Hadoop MapReduce?
- HCatalog?
- How, if at all, is the SQL engine invoked by Hadoop?
In particular:
- If something is called a "connector", then Hadoop and the SQL engine are most likely on separate clusters. Good features include (but these can partially contradict each other):
- A way of making data transfer maximally parallel.
- Query planning that is smart about when to process on the SQL engine and when to use Hadoop's native SQL (Hive or otherwise).
- If something is called "SQL-on-Hadoop", then Hadoop and the SQL engine are or should be on the same cluster, using the same nodes to store and process data. But while that's a necessary condition, I'd prefer that it not be sufficient.
Let's go to some examples. Read more
Spark and Databricks
I've heard a lot of buzz recently around Spark. So I caught up with Ion Stoica and Mike Franklin for a call. Let me start by acknowledging some sources of confusion.
- Spark is very new. All Spark adoption is recent.
- Databricks was founded to commercialize Spark. It is very much in stealth mode …
- … except insofar as Databricks folks are going out and trying to drum up Spark adoption.
- Ion Stoica is running Databricks, but you couldn't tell that from his UC Berkeley bio page. Edit: After I posted this, Ion's bio was quickly updated.
- Spark creator and Databricks CTO Matei Zaharia is an MIT professor, but actually went on leave there before he ever showed up.
- Cloudera is perhaps Spark's most visible supporter. But Cloudera's views of Spark's role in the world is different from the Spark team's.
The "What is Spark?" question may soon be just as difficult as the ever-popular "What is Hadoop?" That said — and referring back to my original technical post about Spark and also to a discussion of prominent Spark user ClearStory — my try at "What is Spark?" goes something like this:
- Spark is a distributed execution engine for analytic processes …
- … which works well with Hadoop.
- Spark is distinguished by a flexible in-memory data model …
- … and farms out persistence to HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System) or other existing data stores.
- Intended analytic use cases for Spark include:
- SQL data manipulation.
- ETL-like data manipulation.
- Streaming-like data manipulation.
- Machine learning.
- Graph analytics.
Notes on memory-centric data management
I first wrote about in-memory data management a decade ago. But I long declined to use that term — because there's almost always a persistence story outside of RAM — and coined "memory-centric" as an alternative. Then I relented 1 1/2 years ago, and defined in-memory DBMS as
DBMS designed under the assumption that substantially all database operations will be performed in RAM (Random Access Memory)
By way of contrast:
Hybrid memory-centric DBMS is our term for a DBMS that has two modes:
- In-memory.
- Querying and updating (or loading into) persistent storage.
These definitions, while a bit rough, seem to fit most cases. One awkward exception is Aerospike, which assumes semiconductor memory, but is happy to persist onto flash (just not spinning disk). Another is Kognitio, which is definitely lying when it claims its product was in-memory all along, but may or may not have redesigned its technology over the decades to have become more purely in-memory. (But if they have, what happened to all the previous disk-based users??)
Two other sources of confusion are:
- The broad variety of memory-centric data management approaches.
- The over-enthusiastic marketing of SAP HANA.
With all that said, here's a little update on in-memory data management and related subjects.
- I maintain my opinion that traditional databases will eventually wind up in RAM.
- At conventional large enterprises — as opposed to for example pure internet companies — production deployments of HANA are probably comparable in number and investment to production deployments of Hadoop. (I'm sorry, but much of my supporting information for that is confidential.)
- Cloudera is emphatically backing Spark. And a key aspect of Spark is that, unlike most of Hadoop, it's memory-centric.
- It has become common for disk-based DBMS to persist data through a "log-structured" architecture. That's a whole lot like what you do for persistence in a fundamentally in-memory system.
- I'm also sensing increasing comfort with the strategy of committing writes as soon as they've been acknowledged by two or more nodes in RAM.
And finally,
- I've never heard a story about an in-memory DBMS actually losing data. It's surely happened, but evidently not often.
Layering of database technology & DBMS with multiple DMLs
Two subjects in one post, because they were too hard to separate from each other
Any sufficiently complex software is developed in modules and subsystems. DBMS are no exception; the core trinity of parser, optimizer/planner, and execution engine merely starts the discussion. But increasingly, database technology is layered in a more fundamental way as well, to the extent that different parts of what would seem to be an integrated DBMS can sometimes be developed by separate vendors.
Major examples of this trend — where by "major" I mean "spanning a lot of different vendors or projects" — include:
- The object/relational, aka universal, extensibility features developed in the 1990s for Oracle, DB2, Informix, Illustra, and Postgres. The most successful extensions probably have been:
- Geospatial indexing via ESRI.
- Full-text indexing, notwithstanding questionable features and performance.
- MySQL storage engines.
- MPP (Massively Parallel Processing) analytic RDBMS relying on single-node PostgreSQL, Ingres, and/or Microsoft SQL Server — e.g. Greenplum (especially early on), Aster (ditto), DATAllegro, DATAllegro's offspring Microsoft PDW (Parallel Data Warehouse), or Hadapt.
- Splits in which a DBMS has serious processing both in a "database" layer and in a predicate-pushdown "storage" layer — most famously Oracle Exadata, but also MarkLogic, InfiniDB, and others.
- SQL-on-HDFS — Hive, Impala, Stinger, Shark and so on (including Hadapt).
Other examples on my mind include:
- Data manipulation APIs being added to key-value stores such as Couchbase and Aerospike.
- TokuMX, the Tokutek/MongoDB hybrid I just blogged about.
- NuoDB's willing reliance on third-party key-value stores (or HDFS in the role of one).
- FoundationDB's strategy, and specifically its acquisition of Akiban.
And there are several others I hope to blog about soon, e.g. current-day PostgreSQL.
In an overlapping trend, DBMS increasingly have multiple data manipulation APIs. Examples include: Read more
Cloudera Hadoop strategy and usage notes
When we scheduled a call to talk about Sentry, Cloudera's Charles Zedlewski and I found time to discuss other stuff as well. One interesting part of our discussion was around the processing "frameworks" Cloudera sees as most important.
- The four biggies are:
- MapReduce. Duh.
- SQL, specifically Impala. This is as opposed to the uneasy Hive/MapReduce layering.
- Search.
- "Math" , which seems to mainly be through partnerships with SAS and Revolution Analytics. I don't know a lot about how these work, but I presume they bypass MapReduce, in which case I could imagine them greatly outperforming Mahout.
- Stream processing (Storm) is next in line.
- Graph — e.g. Giraph — rises to at least the proof-of-concept level. Again, the hope would be that this well outperforms graph-on-MapReduce.
- Charles is also seeing at least POC interest in Spark.
- But MPI (Message Passing Interface) on Hadoop isn't going anywhere fast, except to the extent it's baked into SAS or other "math" frameworks. Generic MPI use cases evidently turn out to be a bad fit for Hadoop, due to factors such as:
- Low data volumes.
- Latencies in various parts of the system
HBase was artificially omitted from this "frameworks" discussion because Cloudera sees it as a little bit more of a "storage" system than a processing one.
Another good subject was offloading work to Hadoop, in a couple different senses of "offload": Read more
Cloudera Sentry and other security subjects
I chatted with Charles Zedlewski of Cloudera on Thursday about security — especially Cloudera's new offering Sentry — and other Hadoop subjects.
Sentry is:
- Developed by Cloudera.
- An Apache incubator project.
- Slated to be rolled into CDH — Cloudera's Hadoop distribution — over the next couple of weeks.
- Only useful with Hive in Version 1, but planned to also work in the future with other Hadoop data access systems such as Pig, search and so on.
- Lacking in administrative scalability in Version 1, something that is also slated to be fixed in future releases.
Apparently, Hadoop security options pre-Sentry boil down to:
- Kerberos, which only works down to directory or file levels of granularity.
- Third-party products.
- Roll-your-own.
Sentry adds role-based permissions for SQL access to Hadoop:
- By server.
- By database.
- By table.
- By view.
for a variety of actions — selections, transformations, schema changes, etc. Sentry does this by examining a query plan and checking whether each step in the plan is permissible. Read more
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Hortonworks business notes
Hortonworks did a business-oriented round of outreach, talking with at least Derrick Harris and me. Notes from my call — for which Rob Bearden didn't bother showing up — include, in no particular order:
- Hortonworks denies advanced acquisition discussions with either Microsoft and Intel. Of course, that doesn't exactly contradict the widespread story of Intel having made an acquisition offer. Edit: I have subsequently heard, very credibly, that the denial was untrue.
- As vendors usually do, Hortonworks denies the extreme forms of Cloudera's suggestion that Hortonworks competitive wins relate to price slashing. But Hortonworks does believe that its license fees often wind up being lower than Cloudera's, due especially to Hortonworks offering few extra-charge items than Cloudera.
- Hortonworks used a figure of ~75 subscription customers. Edit: That figure turns out in retrospect to have been inflated. This does not include OEM sales through, for example, Teradata, Microsoft Azure, or Rackspace. However, that does include …
- … a small number of installations hosted in the cloud — e.g. ~2 on Amazon Web Services — or otherwise remotely. Also, testing in the cloud seems to be fairly frequent, and the cloud can also be a source of data ingested into Hadoop.
- Since Hortonworks a couple of times made it seem that Rackspace was an important partner, behind only Teradata and Microsoft, I finally asked why. Answers boiled down to a Rackspace Hadoop-as-a-service offering, plus joint work to improve Hadoop-on-OpenStack.
- Other Hortonworks reseller partners seem more important in terms of helping customers consume HDP (Hortonworks Data Platform), rather than for actually doing Hortonworks' selling for it. (This is unsurprising — channel sales rarely are a path to success for a product that is also appropriately sold by a direct force.)
- Hortonworks listed its major industry sectors as:
- Web and retailing, which it identifies as one thing.
- Media.
- Telecommunications.
- Health care (various subsectors).
- Financial services, which it called "competitive" in the kind of tone that usually signifies "we lose a lot more than we win, and would love to change that".
In Hortonworks' view, Hadoop adopters typically start with a specific use case around a new type of data, such as clickstream, sensor, server log, geolocation, or social. Read more
Hortonworks, Hadoop, Stinger and Hive
I chatted yesterday with the Hortonworks gang. The main subject was Hortonworks' approach to SQL-on-Hadoop — commonly called Stinger — but at my request we cycled through a bunch of other topics as well. Company-specific notes include:
- Hortonworks founder J. Eric "Eric14″ Baldeschwieler is no longer at Hortonworks, although I imagine he stays closely in touch. What he's doing next is unspecified, except by the general phrase "his own thing". (Derrick Harris has more on Eric's departure.)
- John Kreisa still is at Hortonworks, just not as marketing VP. Think instead of partnerships and projects.
- ~250 employees.
- ~70-75 subscription customers.
Our deployment and use case discussions were a little confused, because a key part of Hortonworks' strategy is to support and encourage the idea of combining use cases and workloads on a single cluster. But I did hear:
- 10ish nodes for a typical starting cluster.
- 100ish nodes for a typical "data lake" committed adoption.
- Teradata UDA (Unified Data Architecture)* customers sometimes (typically?) jumping straight to a data lake scenario.
- A few users in the 10s of 1000s of nodes. (Obviously Yahoo is one.)
- HBase used in >50% of installations.
- Hive probably even more than that.
- Hortonworks is seeing a fair amount of interest in Windows Hadoop deployments.
*By the way — Teradata seems serious about pushing the UDA as a core message.
Ecosystem notes, in Hortonworks' perception, included:
- Cloudera is obviously Hortonworks' biggest distro competitor. Next is IBM, presumably in its blue-forever installed base. MapR is barely on the radar screen; Pivotal's likely rise hasn't yet hit sales reports.
- Hortonworks evidently sees a lot of MicroStrategy and Tableau, and some Platfora and Datameer, the latter two at around the same level of interest.
- Accumulo is a big deal in the Federal government, and has gotten a few health care wins as well. Its success is all about security. (Note: That's all consistent with what I hear elsewhere.)
I also asked specifically about OpenStack. Hortonworks is a member of the OpenStack project, contributes nontrivially to Swift and other subprojects, and sees Rackspace as an important partner. But despite all that, I think strong Hadoop/OpenStack integration is something for the indefinite future.
Hortonworks' views about Hadoop 2.0 start from the premise that its goal is to support running a multitude of workloads on a single cluster. (See, for example, what I previously posted about Tez and YARN.) Timing notes for Hadoop 2.0 include:
- It's been in preview/release candidate/commercial beta mode for weeks.
- Q3 is the goal; H2 is the emphatic goal.
- Yahoo's been in production with YARN >8 months, and has no MapReduce 1 clusters left. (Yahoo has >35,000 Hadoop nodes.)
- The last months of delays have been mainly about sprucing up various APIs and protocols, which may need to serve for a similar multi-year period as Hadoop 1's have. But there also was some YARN stabilization into May.
Frankly, I think Cloudera's earlier and necessarily incremental Hadoop 2 rollout was a better choice than Hortonworks' later big bang, even though the core-mission aspect of Hadoop 2.0 is what was least ready. HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System) performance, NameNode failover and so on were well worth having, and it's more than a year between Cloudera starting supporting them and when Hortonworks is offering Hadoop 2.0.
Hortonworks' approach to doing SQL-on-Hadoop can be summarized simply as "Make Hive into as good an analytic RDBMS as possible, all in open source". Key elements include: Read more
Hadoop news and rumors, June 23, 2013
- Cloudera changed CEOs last week. Tom Reilly, late of ArcSight, is the new guy (I don't know him), while Mike Olson's titles become Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer. Mike told me Friday that Reilly had secretly been working with him for months.
- Mike shared good-sounding numbers with me. But little is for public disclosure except the stat >400 employees.
- There are always rumors of infighting at Cloudera, perhaps because from earliest days Cloudera was a place where tempers are worn on sleeves. That said, Mike denied stories of problems between him and COO Kirk Dunn, and greatly praised Kirk's successes at large-account sales.
- Cloudera now self-identifies pretty clearly as an analytic data management company. The vision is multiple execution engines – MapReduce, Impala, something more memory-centric, etc. – talking to any of a variety of HDFS file formats. While some formats may be optimized for specific engines – e.g. Parquet for Impala – anything can work with more or less anything.*
- Mike told me that Cloudera didn't have any YARN users in production, but thought there would be some by year-end. Even so, he thinks it's fair to say that Cloudera users have substantial portions of Hadoop 2 in production, for example NameNode failover and HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System) performance enhancements. Ditto HCatalog.
*Of course, there will always be exceptions. E.g., some formats can be updated on a short-request basis, while others can only be written to via batch conversions.
Everybody else
- There's a widespread belief that Hortonworks is being shopped. Numerous folks – including me — believe the rumor of an Intel offer for $700 million. Higher figures and alternate buyers aren't as widely believed.
- Views of MapR market traction, never high, are again on the downswing.
- IBM Big Insights seems to have some traction.
- In case there was any remaining doubt — DBMS vendors are pretty unanimous in agreeing that it makes sense to have Hadoop too. To my knowledge SAP hasn't been as clear about showing a markitecture incorporating Hadoop as most of the others have … but then, SAP's markitecture is generally less clear than other vendors'.
- Folks I talk with are generally wondering where and why Datameer lost its way. That still leaves Datameer ahead of other first-generation Hadoop add-on vendors (Karmasphere, Zettaset, et al.), in that I rarely hear them mentioned at all.
- I visited with my client Platfora. Things seem to be going very well.
- My former client Revelytix seems to have racked up some nice partnerships. (I had something to do with that. :))
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Grumpy Old Fan | The obligatory grumpy old Super-essay
DC Comics is calling June "Superman Month," but next week is Snyder Week. The first issue of Scott Snyder and Jim Lee's Superman Unchained arrives next Wednesday, and the premiere of director Zack Snyder's Man of Steel premieres in most places two days later.
Therefore, because there will be a lot of Superman talk coming down the pike, I thought I'd get mine out of the way early.
* * *
One thing that comics blogging has taught me is a healthy respect for the roles (including the rights) of creators. Creators' rights aren't unique to comics, of course, but you really can't talk about the history of superhero comics, or the development of corporately handled superheroes, without at least acknowledging the people who first introduced the concepts. In this respect Superman is a special case, because he seems to have developed past his creators' original idea (or, certainly, past the original parameters) into something Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster might never have imagined — and people seem pretty cool with that, in a way that perhaps doesn't apply to similarly long-lived characters.
The digital evolution: from infinite canvas to infinite comics
How quickly we're evolving: From Yvyes Bigerel's rough demo in February 2009 to the near-simultaneous launch of Mark Waid's Thrillbent and Marvel's Infinite Comics in March 2012 to the Marvel ReEvolution suite of digital initiatives announced earlier this year (and still coming). And now we have DC Comics' entry, DC2 ("DC Squared"), which looks to be the company's take on Bigerel's concepts. Also announced is DC2 Multiverse, a choose-your-own-adventure style digital comic that will inform DC on readers' story choices.
While the latter seems a little creepy, it's becoming clear that after years of digital and webcomics primarily mimicking print comic books and comic strips, a new kind of comic is emerging, one that is changing how they're made and read.
These current platforms were far from the first to experiment with digital. Artists like Cayetano Garza Jr. began experimenting with limited effects and layout as early as 1998. Scott McCloud's infinite canvas theory, in which digital could break free of the confines of the limited dimensions of a page, was proposed in 2000, ironically in the pages of his print book Reinventing Comics. Experiments with using an infinite canvas followed, but it never grabbed hold as a standard format. Mostly, webcomics have echoed the structure and dimensions of daily newspaper strips with the occasional experimentation.
What Are You Reading?
Hello and welcome to What Are You Reading? To see what the Robot 6 crew has been reading lately, click below.
The Fifth Color | Demystifying Doctor Strange
Stocking the new inventory this week, I got my hands on a copy of Doctor Strange: The Oath again and instantly fell back in love with the Sorcerer Supreme.
For those who might've missed this 2006-2007 miniseries, Doctor Strange: The Oath is a five-issue story written by Brian K. Vaughan and drawn by Marcos Martin — that pedigree alone should ensure it has a place in your long box or the handy trade paperback sits on your shelf. Vaughan's clear, lyrical writing style is in full force, and Martin's art is as fluid and dynamic as it's been for Mark Waid's Daredevil. The story delves into the occult to save Wong, who's been stricken with a fatal disease. Not only does it have magic and mysticism, it also reminds you of Strange's classical origin as an arrogant surgeon who had to learn humility in an area both street-level and far-flung dimensions. It also brought Night Nurse in as a strong supporting character to the good Doctor's retinue and, as the back cover tells me, firmly establishes Doctor Strange in the Marvel Universe.
A nice idea, but it really did nothing of the sort.
Comics A.M. | Comic-Con countdown (unofficially) begins
Conventions | Comic-Con International in San Diego is about six weeks away, so it's time for Tom Spurgeon to post his massive list of tips for those planning to attend: "It helps to remember that the hassle of going to Comic-Con is mostly an accident of our recent cultural history — All those spectacle movies! All those fantasy franchise books! Marvel's post-bankruptcy comeback! All those graphic novels! The toy explosion! The rise of manga and anime! — rather than something the convention itself enjoys or endorses or requires or was ever shooting for. I honestly don't have any more fun going now than I did in '96 or '01, back when it was so much easier to attend the con that the worst-case scenario was registering on-site and staying in a $65 hotel ten blocks away. It wasn't that long ago! But I also can't stress this enough. I still have fun." [The Comics Reporter]
Watch the fan-made trailer for 'Kingdom Come'
The odds of a Justice League movie ever making it to theaters are probably about even at the moment and, if rumors are to be believed, largely dependent on the box-office performance of Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. Thankfully, however, we won't have to wait until 2015 or beyond to see Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman and Green Lantern together in live-action form.
Director/producer Andrew List has released a low-budget fan trailer for Kingdom Come, based on the acclaimed 1996 miniseries by Alex Ross and Mark Waid. (How low-budget? The project's indiegogo campaign generated $5,617.) Sure, some of the acting and green-screen work — to say nothing of Superman's Southern accent — are a bit suspect, but there are a few moments that look as if they were taken right out of the comic. Considering the budget, it's kind of impressive.
What Are You Reading? with 'Task Force Rad Squad'
Hello and welcome to What Are You Reading?, our look at what comics and other things we've been perusing lately. Today our special guests are Caleb Goellner, Buster Moody and Ryan Hill, the creative team of Task Force Rad Squad, the hot new comic find of 2013. Especially if you were ever a Power Rangers fan. Or even if you weren't, as Moody and Hill's art is just kind of wonderful on its own. Our old friend and former colleague Graeme says it "pretty much does for Power Rangers what Jeffrey Brown's Incredible Change-Bots does for Transformers," and that's a very apt description. You can download it yourself here, and pay whatever you think is fair.
And to see what Task Force Rad Squad + the Robot 6 Irregulars are reading, click below …
Mark Millar is wrong about digital comics
Here's Mark Millar explaining why he doesn't want his creator-owned comics to be released in digital the same day as print:
Digital comics are like TV rights to me in that they're the tertiary phase of all this. These are for the most casual, mainstream readers or viewers and much cheaper than the primary or secondary waves. They're a great way of pulling people in for the next product coming out in theatres or in comic stores, but absolutely not the bedrock of your business. The fact they're not on paper doesn't matter as these guys aren't collectors as such and the lower price point is very attractive to them.
That was in November 2011, when same-day release of digital comics was still something of a novelty. Now it is so commonplace that, as Rich Johnston noted, Twitter was full of confused readers last week who couldn't figure out why the first issue of Millar and Frank Quitely's new series Jupiter's Legacy wasn't available digitally.
You can't fault Millar for not being able to see the future. It's pretty counterintuitive to think that sales in the direct market would go up in tandem with the rise of digital media, but that's exactly what has happened. There's zero evidence that digital sales are hurting comics shops.
What really bugs me about Millar's comment, though, is that he seems to be giving the back of his hand to readers who get their comics digitally. Someone should tell him there's a large audience out there that's fully engaged, to the point where they are willing to pay full cover price for digital comics in order to get them the day the print editions come out. Those fans seem to me to be precisely "the bedrock of the business."
I won't pay $3.99 for a single-issue digital comic, but there is apparently a substantial audience out there who will. Publishers and digital distributors aren't in the business of losing money, and they wouldn't maintain that full cover price if people weren't paying it. Someone who will pay top dollar to get a comic right away, rather than wait a couple of months for the price to drop? That's an engaged fan.
Comics A.M. | Amazon's long fight against online sales tax
Retailing | As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on the Marketplace Fairness Act, Jacob Weisberg looks at how Amazon and Congress have managed to delay online sales taxes for more than a decade, giving online retailers a significant advantage over brick-and-mortar stores. Amazon, which has long fought any attempts to collect sales tax through lobbying, campaign contributions and threats to move to warehouse jobs, now supports the legislation, with Weisberg contending the retail giant "has played out the clock longer than it dared hope and would now like to be able to build warehouses everywhere without doing state-by-state battle over its 'physical presence.'" The bill seems likely to pass the Senate, but its fate in the House is far less certain. [Slate.com]
Publishing | DC Comics has put together a guide to its graphic novel backlist, which will be available both in print and digitally. [Publishers Weekly]
What Are You Reading? with James Hornsby
Hello and welcome to What Are You Reading?, our weekly look into the reading habits of the Robot 6 gang. Today's special guest is James Hornsby, the cartoonist behind Botched Spot and Over Like Olav.
To see what James and the Robot 6 crew are reading, click below …
Comics A.M. | Comparing Image's worldwide pre-orders and U.S. sales
Publishing | Image Comics provided the retail news and analysis website ICv2 with worldwide pre-order figures for 15 of its March titles, allowing for comparison with estimates of Diamond Comic Distributors sales to U.S. direct market stores. [ICv2.com]
Creators | Mark Waid pens a tribute to the late Carmine Infantino. [Hero Complex]
Creators | Gilbert Hernandez distinguishes between autobiography and art in his new graphic novel, Marble Season, which takes on a 1960s suburban childhood not unlike his own. [Chicago Reader]
Comics A.M. | 'Building Stories' wins Lynd Ward Prize
Awards | The 2013 Lynd Ward Prize for Graphic Novel of the Year, presented by Penn State University Libraries and the Pennsylvania Center for the Book, has been awarded to Chris Ware's Building Stories. The jury's comment: "Ware's astute and precise renderings, composed with a tender yet unblinking clinical eye and fleshed out with pristine and evocative coloring, trace the mundane routines and moments of small crisis that his characters inhabit. In so doing, he produces not a document but a monument, a work whose narrative logic is architectural rather than chronological: a set of lives to be encountered, traversed, and returned to as the rooms and floors of a building might be over the years, still sequentially but not in a limited or decided-upon sequence. Stories, here, are meant not to be told but to be built, explored, inhabited—not merely visited but lived in." [Pennsylvania Center for the Book]
Comics reach for the masses at WonderCon
Whether WonderCon stays in Anaheim is still up in the air, but no doubt it's already becoming a favorite event for Southern California. Year Two already appears exponentially more successful than last year, when WonderCon first took up residence in Disney Town.
Three-day badges and badges for Friday and Saturday sold out early, when last year you could easily do a walk-up on any day. The fast acceptance of WonderCon is at least in part due to those burned out on Comic-Con International or frustrated at the five-second sellout looking for a local alternative. It's not just a good substitute, it's a great convention. It also had the first big comics announcements of the year to kick off convention season. Looking through coverage here at Comic Book Resources and beyond, there were plenty of things that ranged from boring to intriguing to exciting, but three stood head and shoulders above the rest because of their potential to appeal to larger audiences.
With comics sales on the rise, these publishing moves not only do their part in boosting momentum but in helping the gradual shift of social perception of the comics form. Comics like these always excite me because it's a reminder of the unique reach comics can have in grabbing people's attention when the right pieces are in place. More and more these days, there are comics for anyone and when innovative thinking is applied as it is here, they stand a better chance in reaching people that don't make it a habit of seeking out comics. Of course, comics have long had a problem getting these kinds of things right, so as we'll see there are challenges, but the potential is exciting.
Talking Comics with Tim | Peter Krause on return of 'Insufferable'
Hard to believe, but this month marks four years since I first interviewed artist Peter Krause about his return to comics. More immediately, today marks the return of Mark Waid and Peter Krause's Insufferable at Thrillbent 2.0 with a new arc, "On the Road." Through Thrillbent 2.0, Insuffereable: On The Road is free to view and download or embed — there are plenty of ways to enjoy the somewhat reconciled father-son team of Nocturnus and Galahad (seemingly led by the smarter than both of them, Meg). In addition, there are bundled editions of the first Insufferable arc (with extras) for sale at comiXology.com.
Tim O'Shea: How did Mark Waid convince you to try working in a then-relatively new medium like digital comics on Insufferable?
Peter Krause: The main attraction was that I'd get to keep working with Mark. I really valued the time we'd spent on Irredeemable for BOOM! I stepped away from that book because of time constraints — I was doing non-comics work that was making it harder to bring an "A" game to Irredeemable.
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• IDW and DC announced that Mark Waid (Daredevil, Insufferable) and Paul Smith (Uncanny X-Men, Leave it to Chance) are teaming up for The Rocketeer/Spirit: Pulp Friction. "Not many writers have been lucky enough to write The Rocketeer or The Spirit," Waid said in a press release, "so I feel like I've won the lottery. This is one of the most exciting-and scariest-assignments I've ever undertaken. Luckily, I've got Paul Smith to make me look good!" The first issue of the miniseries arrives in July.


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Mormon Marriage: From Mitt Romney To Polygamy, What's The Norm?
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Joe Darger—a co-author of the recently-released Love Times Three—takes care to explain that he is not a member of the mainstream LDS church. Nor is he a member of the Warren Jeffs-headed FLDS Church, which in recent years has gained notoriety for its refusal to stop conducting underage marriages. Rather, Darger and his wives—Alina, Vicki, and Valerie—consider themselves Independent Fundamentalist Mormons, or "Joseph Smith Mormons." They believe in the Mormon faith as it was originally conceived, but do not belong to any church or follow any leader.
Darger describes how plural marriage is a deep part of the Mormon culture. Having been introduced by church founder Joseph Smith early on in its history, plural marriage was eventually acknowledged as a key tenet of the faith in 1852. "So much is centered around the family, and it is an important aspect of the faith," he says.
Though the LDS church now excommunicates those who practice polygamy, Independents believe they must continue to abide by the gospel, which includes perpetuating plural marriage. For this reason, they avoid organized communities, churches, and groups. Darger likens himself and other Independents to those of Orthodox faith. "We follow a stricter code," he says. "This is a deep part of our culture."
Darger responds to the criticism that polygamy is inherently patriarchal. "Our Christ is our head, but he's really our servant. That is the model we use. In marriage, a man is the head of the family, but this is not a place of power. It is one of service. Women are equally important. They just have a different role. We hold high reverence for mothers and motherhood in our faith." He describes his book as part of a campaign to educate others on the myths and stereotypes that exist around polygamy—an attempt to eliminate persecution.
But it is not just the Independents who are facing persecution. Couples like the newlywed Garrets grow up to lead faith-driven, monogamous lives, yet still face confusion from others about their religion, despite the fact that their lives look pretty much like yours and mine.
"As for the day to day of our marriage," says Brandon, "it's pretty normal. Both Brittany and I work. We're trying to save up for a home, and for kids. I do marketing and Brittany is a dental assistant."
Only a few months into marriage, Brandon seems optimistic about the future. "It's great to know that my family will be my family forever because I was sealed through God's power. I will be able to be with Brittany forever."
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Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson and former Deep Purple bassist / vocalist Glenn Hughes tag-teamed the classic track 'Burn' at Jon Lord tribute concert.
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The death of Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord in 2012 was a big loss for those in the rock community, and to show how much respect he garnered, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson, Yes' Rick Wakeman, Whitesnake's Mick Moody and Deep Purple's Glenn Hughes, Ian Paice and Don Airey all took part in a special tribute to the musician.
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Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson has a rich history in the field of aviation, but the iconic singer has been accused of accepting a deal with the U.S. military to develop 'lighter-than-air' drones. Dickinson has since denied the accusations, but according to another news source, the alleged contract could be worth anything up to $500 million.
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After graduating Towson with a degree in Mass Communication Van Brooks '12 founded Safe Alternative Foundation for Education, Inc. (SAFE) and is reaching out to the youth in the Baltimore area. The mission of the foundation is to "informs others about the importance of obtaining an education, as well as having an alternate career plan in anticipation for life's deviations." This Saturday, November 22, Safe Alternative is partnering with the Baltimore City Youth Commissions to give away sleeping bags during their event "We Care Campout to End Youth Homelessness".
Baltimore citybizlist, November 19, 2014
Mark Your Calendar For Family Art Day
Posted October 24, 2014
October 11 the Community Art Center in partnership with the Asian Arts & Culture Center hosted Family Art Day for the first time. Over 60 people of all ages showed up to participate. Come, Saturday, November 15 from 12 - 3 p.m., take a gallery tour then jump into a drop-in art activity inspired by the current exhibitions. More
Towson Patch, October 23, 2014
Returning Home
Barry Sheehan, Towson alumni and sculptor, last year opened Metal N Motion in Ellicott City. After 18 years in Colorado Sheehan decided to return. Sheehan says, "Maryland is home," quoted The Baltimore Sun, October 1, 2014.
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New Musical Presented by Stillpointe Theatre Initiative
Posted October 8, 2014
Stillpointe Theatre Initiative, founded by four Department of Theatre Arts alumni, presents a new musical "Vanishing Point". More
Check out the Contemporary Wing at The Baltimore Museum of Art
Posted August 25, 2014
Works by Maryland based artist and TU alumni Seth Adelsberger are on view at The Baltimore Museum of Art June 27–November 2, 2014. More
TU Alumni Behind-the-Scenes on Broadway
Lily Twining '03 worked her way from the backstage of Towson's Department of Theatre Arts to being the production manager on several Broadway shows. Like many, "When she first came to Towson University, Lily Twining didn't know what she wanted to do with her life. But professors in the Department of Theatre Arts helped her find her niche." More
Mobile App Design
Brooke Bianchetti a Department of Mass Communications and Art + Design graduate designed a mobile app for the Towson Chamber of Commerce. The app is designed to provide users with information on movies, restaurants, hotels, activities at local colleges, and more. The app is still underdevelopement. More
The Baltimore Sun, August 14, 2014
Sculpture Dedication
Posted August 13, 2014
Friday, May 9 Towson University dedicated a sculpture designed by Nicholas Edwards '13, and built in collaboration with David Meyer '14, Harrison Doyle '14 and Dave Perry '14. The sculpture is located between Hawkins Hall and the College of Liberal Arts Building along the International Walkway. More
Photo: Nicholas Edwards in front of Sculpture
"Oculus" Written and Directed by TU Alumni
Mike Flanagan, Electronic Media and Film alumnus, wrote and directed the new film Oculus, which released in U.S. theatres April 11. Jeff Howard, also an EMF alum, helped co-wrote Oculus and Courtney Bell, a theatre arts graduate, appears in the movie. More
The Strength of a Student
Posted August 7, 2013
If it is true what Swami said, "The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph," than in a couple months when Jeané Baker receives her diploma she will be one of the most triumphant of her class. Jeané Baker a Mass Communications Major has had more than her share of struggles even before coming to Towson. Since her senior year of high school Jeané has cared for a younger sister, with the help of her grandmother, and has worked one if not two jobs to pay household bills. For most of us that would be enough, but Baker was determined to get her degree and will be the first in her family to earn a college diploma.
The Baltimore Sun, July 27, 2013
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I enjoy serving on the Shakopee City Council very much. In the past few years we have made great progress as a city. I have listened to many citizens concerns and feel I have made fair decisions. If I am not elected, I will wholeheartedly continue as council member.
The Minnesota House of Representatives seat for the greater Shakopee area is too important to leave up to chance. Shakopee and the Townships deserve someone in St. Paul that they know and trust, a person who knows the needs of the community and has served them well. I am that person. I am clear about this decision and how it would affect my family and the City of Shakopee and I hope to continue to serve you in a new role as State Representative.
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Ty Uthe, Presho prepares to throw a ball while Jim Cole sits at the new automatic scorers table. Members of the men�s American league were the first bowlers to try out the new scoring system at Jet Lanes Bowling Alley Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004.
By Lucy Halverson
Bowlers at Jet Lanes Bowling alley in Presho will enjoy the ease of automatic scorers tables when they hit the alleys this week.
Carl Brakke, owner and operator, recently purchased used automatic scoring equipment from Complete Bowling of Sioux City, IA. Craig Doren, of Complete Bowling spent the past week installing the equipment that greeted the men�s American League bowlers Thursday night at Jet Lanes.
According to Brakke, in addition to installing the scorers, Doren has made updates to the pin sitters and provided other needed improvements on equipment that local bowlers should notice. �The modernization of the equipment provides much smoother operation during league bowling and open bowling,� stated Brakke.
Currently, there are two men�s leagues bowling on Monday and Thursday and two women�s leagues bowling on Monday and Wednesday, plus Saturday morning youth bowling. Open bowling is available weekdays after school and evenings other than league nights.
Jet Lanes offers the area food and family fun.
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High Quality AA and AF Testing
While we test all our games with maximum in-game settings, turning on Anti-Aliasing (AA) and Antistrophic Filtering (AF) helps take the intensity of our testing to another level.
Here we see video cards go from playable FPS to unplayable FPS, and the real power houses continue to help break that 60 FPS mark we always aim for to provide a smooth gaming experience.
After turning on AA and AF, we see the overclocked MSI R9 280 3GB Twin Frozr Gaming OC in CrossFire setup manages to get a nice performance bump when compared to the PowerColor setup we looked at the other day. Unfortunately, you can see we still fall short of that 60 FPS average; although, the 58 FPS average is indeed impressive.
GRID Autosport was already seeing some strong FPS out of the pre-overclocked PowerColor R9 280 3GB CrossFire setup; however, you can see the extra MHz we've achieved via the overclock helps push the FPS even further for the MSI R9 280 3GB Twin Frozr Gaming OC in CrossFire setup.
Sleeping Dogs sees a nice performance bump from our overclocked MSI R9 280 3GB Twin Gaming OC in CrossFire setup. At 1920 x 1200, you can see an extremely solid 95 FPS average when AA and AF is turned on.
Moving to 2560 x 1600, you can see that the increase over the PowerColor setup is nice, but not quite enough for us to get that 60 FPS average we need. Of course, the 56 FPS average is solid, but just short of the FPS that we need for the game to be playable and smooth.


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Expansion and innovation part of Wimbledon Masterplan
As usual Wimbledon continues to improve, expand and innovate and the decision to remodel Number One Court, while expected, is an exciting development.
It certainly stretches Wimbledon's advantage as a Grand Slam venue ahead of Roland Garros and Flushing Meadows, neither of which has a single covered court.
The Australian Open continues to expand impressively - a third covered court is expected by 2015 - but the French Open keeps delaying its politically-complex redevelopment and the US Open, let's be honest, is an omnishambles.
We'll have to wait for the new look Number One Court - 2019 is the anticipated opening as part of a restructuring of the grounds - but that's because Wimbledon do things the right way.
They examine every possibility and pitfall before making decisions, budgets are calculated meticulously and designs provide solutions to every problem.
The Wimbledon Masterplan, as they have called it, will include installing the same air-conditioning system into Number One as in Centre Court, to protect the grass, putting bigger seats into the stadium and probably adding a couple of rows at the back to keep the capacity about the same.
There are many other ideas; more space around the outside courts, some of which will move position, a new welcome experience for spectators coming through the gates and the knocking down of the old Aorangi Pavilion, by the practice courts.
Most of all, I enjoyed hearing Philip Brook, the All England Club Chairman, address an issue which has been a campaign of mine in recent years. He wants to look at ways to open up more of Court 2 and Court 3 to ground pass holders and this is brilliant news.
Often the people who buy the tickets for these courts - many available in the turnstiles at the start of every day - are more interested in cruising the grounds than sitting on these minor show courts. The ticket just gives them a guarantee of a seat when they want it.
And because the ground pass section on Court 3 has been so small, when it hammers down with rain, spectators are reluctant to give up seats because they'll never get them back them.
It makes sense to create fantastic atmospheres on these super little stadiums but you need a full house and that's only possible with the ground pass holders' help.
2012 Wimbledon champions
Men's singles: Roger Federer
Women's singles: Serena Williams
Men's doubles: Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen
Women's doubles: Serena and Venus Williams
Mixed doubles: Mike Bryan and Lia Raymond
As expected the players will be significantly rewarded this year with a massive 40% increase in the prize pool, up by £6.5m to £22.6m.
All four Grand Slams have been under pressure for the past couple of years with the players calling for a greater slice of the total tournament revenue. They are certainly getting their way.
And while the champions will get a cool £1.6m, this debate has never been about making Roger Federer or Andy Murray richer. It's about rewarding the players who work all year to get their ranking high enough to get into tournaments such as Wimbledon.
Some, ranked between 100-150 in the world, claim it's hard to break even on the tour such are the expenses of professional tennis. So now losers in the first three rounds will see their prize money go up by more than 60%. Again, surely no further complaints.
But while these rises will be welcomed by the top 100 players, qualifiers and British wild cards (what a year to get a wild card, £23.5k even if they lose), what about the hundreds of professional tennis players around the world who for now can only dream of one day making it to SW19?
As rewards soar at the top, prize money stays the same at challenger and futures level and tournaments are getting cut back.
The job for the young player ranked 200 and below has just got that much harder. As costs increase, prize money stays the same at that level. And - crucially - the rises at the top mean more 'veterans' are likely to stick around for longer to milk the rewards. How are these young players meant to crack it?
Tennis, as always, needs to take a wider look.
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25th April 2013 - 8:40The idea of assigning prize money based on how much time players spend on court is ludicrous, if Djokovic wipes someone out in 55 minutes, should he earn less than a qualifier who guts out a five set win over four hours?
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Would you also suggest making athletics more 'equal'? Decathlon for the heptathletes and higher hurdles further apart for the female hurdlers? And would you pay runners based on how far they run?
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24th April 2013 - 15:21Make the women play 5 set matches, and you wipe out all equal prize money arguments (and open up the doubles competitions to doubles specialists too).
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24th April 2013 - 13:33"Centre court didn't take this long and it wasn't originally designed to take a roof."
Only marginally. The plan to buiild a roof was announced in January '04, work began immediately following the '06 Championships, in '07 there was no roof at all, in '08 it was partially built but incompelte. Work finished in April '09, so over five years after the announcement. -
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24th April 2013 - 12:13When court1 was designed, it had in mind of putting an roof over it. Why is it that it's gona take so long for this to take place?!? 2019 seems a long way away for this to actually take place. Centre court didn't take this long and it wasn't originally designed to take a roof.
It will be great to have two courts with this facility. Hopefully a few others will get it too in the foreseeable future.
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With summer approaching, travel increases so there are more cars on the roadways. Vehicle accidents double in the summer time due to crowded roads and high-speed motorists. Slow down, buckle up, and enjoy your travels!
Warm weather also means an increase in motorcycles on the road, so drivers need to be aware and check your blind spots for these smaller vehicles.
Drivers also should be aware of proper protocol in reference to first responders in action along the roadways. If you see emergency lights—either approaching, or in a stationary position—slow down and move over away from the emergency vehicle. It is not safe to maintain speed and stay in the same lane because the first responders may need to make a quick move to avoid a dangerous situation.
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The SFPD responded to the following calls between May 13 and 19:
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Completion of the Root River State Trail's Houston segment in 1999 provides access to 60 miles of asphalt trail from the city's new Trailhead Park on West Plum Street. Development of Trailhead Park (set to continue in 2001) will include walking trails, picnic areas, and construction of a nature and visitors center with restrooms and showers. Besides bicycling, area recreational opportunities include hunting, fishing, canoeing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, hiking, golf, horse trails, swimming and camping.
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The husband and wife owners of a Woodside used car dealership are being charged with tax fraud in connection with their operation.
In addition, the dealership's former finance manager was charged with defrauding 23 car buyers out of more than $115,000 in cash through a phony refinance scheme, according to District Attorney Richard Brown.
The owners of Auto Palace, Inc., at 53-21 Northern Blvd., Hooshmand "Danny" Kohanano, 54, and his wife, Fereshteh "Jenny" Kohanano, 41, both of Great Neck, LI, are waiting arraignment in Queens Criminal Court on about 60 counts ranging from larceny to fraud.
If convicted, the defendants face up to 25 years in prison and, in the case of a corporation, a felony is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 or double the amount of the illegal gain.
According to the criminal complaint filed in the case, between Sept. 1, 2006 and Nov. 30, 2009, the Hooshmands and Auto Palace, Inc. allegedly stole more than $728,844 in state and local sales taxes that they collected from buyers, but did not forward to the government, Brown said.
In the second case, Julio Estrada, also known as Jay Torres, 37, of Hackettstown, NJ, who was formerly employed as the dealership's finance manager, are waiting arraignment in Queens Supreme Court on a 95-count indictment.
According to the charges, to entice customers to go through with their car purchases, it is alleged that Estrada promised customers that after six months of on-time payments, they could come back and see him at the dealership and refinance their loans at a better rate and thus lower their monthly payment by hundreds of dollars.
It is additionally alleged that when customers returned to Auto Palace and met with Estrada, he would tell them that there was a "fee" or "down payment" – ranging from $1,000 to as much as $13,000 – that they had to pay in cash in order to refinance their loan.
At other times, it is alleged that Estrada would misrepresent himself as a banker in order to give the appearance that he was able to refinance a car loan.


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My former house is in a slow sale neighborhood. We knew it could take 1-2 years to sell. We have caretakers that pay low rent to an agency in return for having the house show ready at all times and maintaining the yard and paying utilities. If we can find a market value tenant to rent, it would take financial pressure off of us to sell the house. With the hope that the market will pick up in the future and the house may even go up in value. If rented, we will take it off the sale market. Since there are only a small number of buyers in the price range (699k), if we rent and take it off the sale market, we may lose that rare buyer that would want it. Would you keep it for sale waiting for the right buyer? Or try to rent it to get the cash flow now? Negatives to renting: wear and tear, being responsible for major appliances and other repairs and expenses, missing a buyer, expense of carrying new house mortgage longer. Positives to renting: Cash flow, market may improve and make it sell faster possibly for more $ in the future. What would you do? What am I missing? We already have a landlord type homeowners insurance on it, so our insurance costs won's change. Realtors have given us feedback that it is priced well, even below what they thought it could sell for. Not my own realtor, several others who were not biased by having the listing. I am aware of the tax effects of selling more than 3 years after occupying. Thanks for your comments. Lafdr |
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- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Wed, Oct 2, 13 at 10:52
What rent are you getting now? What would market rent be? What's your mortgage payment? How hard is it to find renters who want a home as nice/expensive as yours? How long has it been on the market? |
I'm with weedy... You need to know what your renter market looks like. For a 700k home, you are probably looking at a 3k/mo rent (at least in my area, that would be true). How many people are in that rental market? You could spend some time looking for a renter. If that is the case, why not have it "for rent or sale"? |
We get zero rent. It is a caretaker agency. We pay them nothing. They do yard work and pay utilities. ((They are collecting a nominal rent of I believe $680/month)). The caretaker tenant pays a little for a nice house. But may have to move after as little as 2 weeks with only 2-4 weeks notice at their own expense. They have weekly inspections and have to be show ready within an hour at all times. I was afraid to just get a tenant since I wanted the house on the market. And an empty house has it's own issues. This seemed the best of both worlds. I believe fair market value would be about 2700-3000$/month. But it would have to be off the for sale market. My carrying costs on the house are under $1000/month including insurance, taxes, home equity loan. It is saving me ?$500/month utilities and yardwork to have caretakers there. It may take awhile to rent since it is a high for the rental market, so I can list for sale or lease and see what happens first. |
What State are you in? What type of area, near a big City? If you have the best house in a lousy neighborhood, you'd have to lower your price. Its important to know where your house is. Jane |
- Posted by marvelousmarvin (My Page) on Tue, Oct 29, 13 at 1:51
Why not rent it out and also try to sell it at the same time while its a rental? I've seen this before where a house is on the market, even though it's being rented. The owner gives a sizeable discount to the renter to keep it clean, and to go out of the house when potential buyers check the place. As you said, there's not a lot of buyers at that price range so it wouldn't be that much of an inconvenience to a renter |
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DENVER - For the first time since 1989, all four top seeds reached the NCAA women's Final Four.
MANATTAN - Kansas State athletic director John Currie admitted to having some differences with coach Frank Martin over the years. The two men didn't always see eye to eye.
NEW YORK - Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has announced an agreement Monday night to sell the bankrupt team for $2 billion to a group that includes former Lakers star Magic Johnson and former Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals President Stan Kasten.
SURPRISE, Ariz. - Bruce Chen, who led the Kansas City Royals in wins the past two years, will be the opening day starter on April 6 at the Los Angeles Angels.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Frank Martin said he's ready to take on the difficult task of turning last-place South Carolina into winners.
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Albert Pujols gave the Texas Rangers an October preview of what they can expect 18 times in this season, now that the Los Angeles Angels are shelling out a hefty sum for his services.
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Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures are teaming up with director Brian Helgeland for "42," the powerful story of Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball\'s color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. "42" will star Academy Award(R) nominee Harrison Ford ("Witness") as the innovative Dodger's general manager Branch Rickey, the MLB executive who first signed Robinson to the minors and then helped to bring him up to the show, and Chadwick Boseman ("The Express") as Robinson, the heroic African American who was the first man to break the color line in the big leagues.
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