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One Pitch
That's all it took.
It was the fifth inning. Two batters on, two outs, Chad Gaudin on the mound and Hunter Pence at the plate.
The count was 3-2 when Gaudin threw that fateful pitch – the one that would define the game.
When Pence hit that pitch to right field, two runs came in, the only two runs of the entire game.
That's the story. Unless I should mention Wandy Rodriguez, who threw eight innings of five hit ball with seven strikeouts. Chad Gaudin went seven innings allowing five hits on two runs with five strikeouts.
Each team got five hits total, definitely not much. Nick Hundley, who I'll have more on later, had two hits. This game was dominated by pitching.
So, we lost our 17th game, but we're still only 7.5 games behind first place.
Last night I was babysitting, so I had no idea what the final score was. But after I put the kids to bed, I turned on Channel 4 to see if I could get a final score. (Don't worry, I had permission!) The first thing I saw was that it was the second inning! I knew that wasn't possible, so I realized that this was the re-run they do after the postgame show. I got to watch a couple innings, which was really neat because I never get to SEE my boys play. All I saw of them was striking out, but it was still a lot of fun to see them.
One thing I realized as I was watching is how buff Nick Hundley is. I guess it should be expected, as he's a catcher. I have a thing for catchers, and Nick really caught my eye last night. I've always heard about what a great arm he has, and I've believed it, but I've never really seen it. But man, he's got huge guns! In fact, in between every pitch, he has to adjust his sleeves around those huge arms!
I couldn't find a good enough picture that shows how strong he is. Oh well. But Nick is now a new favorite of mine. He's a great player and a great person, and I think he's going to be hanging around San Diego for a long time.
I think I've mentioned a few times that I'm going to be going to a Padres game with my brother's baseball team. Well, that game is a week from tomorrow against the Reds! I'm getting REALLY excited already. I'll probably start "packing" on Monday (I bring a lot of stuff to games)! It's going to be so much fun, and I can't wait!
According to my calculations, we might have a Peavy-Arroyo matchup. Probably not Arroyo, though. It will more likely be Peavy-Owings. The Padres' rotation might go through some changes this week, as Cha Seung Baek is about ready to come back, plus we need to do some bullpen shuffling. But if all goes as planned, it would be a lot of fun to have some Sunday afternoon baseball, Jake Peavy, a 5 for $5 deal, and a great Padres game. Plus, we're going to be sitting field level!
It's not infield field level, but down there nonetheless. I am so excited!! It's going to be a lot of fun, but we're probably going to be in direct sunlight for the whole game. Suncreen is essential!
Yesterday we went to a local thrift store. I absolutely love thrift stores! You can get some of the coolest baseball stuff there really cheap. I was really pysched to find this Padres Fan Bag, one that they gave out last year:
It's going to be so perfect for my ventures to Petco Park, and I can't wait to use it! Yay for thrift stores!
I also got a great Padres floppy hat, which will be perfect for keeping the sun off my easily-burning face!
Two weeks ago, the Padres gave out replica jerseys of our inagural season of 1969. A friend was at the game and actually gave me one of the jerseys! I've been meaning to blog about it, but it never fit until now.
Notice the "40" for forty years of Padres baseball🙂
Well, that's all I've got for today. One pitch, Nick Hundley, thrift stores, I'M GOING TO A GAME!!!, and 40th anniversary jerseys.
Kevin Correia, who really needs a win, is pitching tonight for the Padres. I really hope we can get hitting and get the win.
(photo credits: americanlaundrynews.com, me)
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Kaybee- Yes thrift stores rock! I agree completely with you there. Put together a list of some shots and maybe a few "must have" players pictures and I'll try and hook you up with some the next time I get to a Rox-Pads game. Anything for Kaybee!
Last night's game was another tough one. Kevin Correia needs to give his best shot today. Nick Hundley is definitely staying in San Diego for awhile. Neat jersey and bag! Have fun at the game too! Best thing is that Jake is pitching according to your calculations. I'm not going to Petco until July, when Rockies come to town. That's a looong time. I planned ahead to give you a free ticket🙂 It's not official yet. My parents just have to say yes. I saved up about $90 so that would give me two field box tickets. One for me and one for you.
I'm quickly becoming a Nick Hundley fan. Then again, it's not hard for him to do since I, too, have a thing for catchers (in case that hasn't been blatantly obvious hahaha). Thrift stores are amazing, I have to agree. Especially when you're a broke college student! Hahaha! Have fun at the game, and seriously enjoy that 5 for $5 deal. Whoever thought that up is my hero. Despite the fact that I don't like peanuts, it's still an amazing deal.
Have a great time at the game! I hope your guys win for you when you go! And GREAT score at the thrift store; they are the best! And what a great friend to give you the shirt!
Hey Kaybee! Thanks for the nice comment.🙂 I agree, it's nice to be able to read from the perspective of another female fan, especially a Christian!! Yeah, this division should be really interesting to watch this season! And wow, I read your "About Kaybee" thing, AND THAT'S TOTALLY ME TOO! *high five* (Well, except for the Padres part…)Have fun at the game! You'll probably get to see a good one if Peavy's pitching. You're so lucky you get to sit on the field level!This seems like a really great blog you have here. Now that I've discovered it, I look forward to reading more of your posts!🙂 I think you would make a great sports writer. Good luck with that too!!Laurenhttp://sfgiantsgirl.mlblogs.com
Hi Kaybee
Thanks for the advice on Thrift Stores. I will check it out. I am always in need of more Dodger stuff, as though I didn't already have enough. I realized that about 95% of my wardrobe is Dodger wear. I will keep my eye out for Padres stuff for you.
Do not give up on Gaudin.
I have known the guy for a few years when he was with the Rays. As soon as he feels like he belongs, his pitching come around and he pitches lights out.
But I can tell you this, he has one of the sweetest 12-6 curve balls I have ever seen.
Thrift stores can be amazing too for long lost shirts and items from the older style of wear, and sometimes you can find the odd MLB team polo or a great event polo like the All-Star game.
How ever you support your team, that is a positive.
But the best way is to still get to the ballpark during the year and really take it all in……………have fun on Sunday.
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Home List of Titles A 22-GHz search for molecular absorption at z similar to 3 with the upgraded ATCA
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- We report a λ. ≲ 1 cm search for rotational molecular absorption towards quasars, now possible with the upgraded Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). The targets were PKS 0201+113, PKS 0336-017 and Q 0537-286, where known damped Lyman-alpha absorption systems (DLAs) could cause redshifted molecular absorption in the 12-mm band of the telescope. We place 3σ upper limits on any HCO+ 0 → 1 absorption features of <30 mJy per 3.4 km s-1 channel. The non-detections could be attributed to the inherent low metallicities in DLAs leading to generally low H2, and thus HCO+, column densities. In general, the detection of molecular rotational transitions in DLAs could be further hindered by a lower than expected CO-to-H2 conversion ratio, whether due either to photoionization of carbon or to its relative under-abundance at high redshift.
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That is soo true!!
I Fkin hate Middle America.. fkin wisconsin oklahoma colorado ... and super biased ESPN.
please ignore the following media outlets/Reporters
anything on ESPN
Frank Isola
Marc Berman
Ian Begegegegely
Skip Bayless
Colin Cownerd
That fat black version of George Costanza from PTI
and anyone else who is trying to ruin the best time of my life and yours as a Knicks fan.
Worrying about Melo and Amare meshing with Lin.
Amare doesnt wanna play iso he doesnt wanna take the ball outta Lin's hands. He needs Lin.
Melo doesn't need to play ISO to be succesful! Come on guys he led the club in assists at one point! the only reason he went ISO so much is because we had no one else who can shoot the ball
Listening to people who hate every single one of us, our team, our city and only care about creating headlines and controversey
ESPN has always hated us. You know why? Because middle America hates us and middle America is who they are selling there articles, shows, and their whole network to. They make money off of us being down and out. They sell their radio shows, tv shows, and articles because middle America likes seeing us screw up, and they want to see us crumble.
If it was up to ESPN or any other sports writer NY would never win. Because as crazy as it sounds, NY winning isnt as marketable as OKC, Indiana, Memphis, or Denver winning.
Jeremy Lin
We have a great point guard that can possibly be an elite point guard that just fell into our laps. The missing piece of our championship puzzle falls out of the sky and hits us in the face. Its like we fell ass backwards into a pool filled with Hawaian Punch and supermodels.
If you fell as backwards into a pool filled with Hawaian Punch and super models would you let some old fatty behind a desk on TV in a suit tell you "Oh well there's more girls coming in the pool and they might not like these girls" Oh yeah? Well what if they do like these girls as well fat ESPN man? What if we can all just get along and have the greatest party known to man!?!?!....yeah so just enjoy Lin I guess lol
Were so close...
The Last time we were this close to a championship it was the 4th quarter of game 6 of the 1994 NBA finals. We have THE best scorer in the world, we have THE best defensive center in the league, we have THE hottest point guard in the NBA THIS WEEK! CP who? NO! Jeremy Lin! (The Eastern Confrence Player of the week ), We have tons of young talent in Shumpert, Jorts, Jordan, Landry, and Toney, a 3 point SNIPER in Novak, an All Star gritty tough PF in Amare, and we have a decent coach lol. Dont Let the media ruin this for you ENJOY IT!
That is soo true!!
I Fkin hate Middle America.. fkin wisconsin oklahoma colorado ... and super biased ESPN.
screw them , of course they are going to play great together... Melo told D'Antoni to put Lin in... therefore Melo doesnt haave to carry the team, less pressure off him with a pointguard... now everyone to their positions!!!
Its a new beginning!!! Amare coming stronger then ever!! after his brother death , hes not takin anything for granted, hes playin with an angel right next to him... fields gettin in the paint chandler beasting,, even Jeffries improved his offense
I'm a fan of "The Herd" and Colin Cowherd. Basketball is not really his game.He is a football guy.
Do those idiots think Melo actually enjoyed bringing the ball up the court and having no one dependable/open to pass to? What Melo (and Amar'e) has sorely lacked is someone else to facilitate the offense so that they can focus on putting the ball in the basket. We're going to be winning and grinning (folks!).
I actually like ESPN, and Marc Berman and most of the other people you mentioned. I will not ignore them, but thanks for your words of advice. I have no problem with people criticizing or trying to analyze. But thats just me, I'm not a hypocrite
Conspiracy theorists are so funny. The reason ESPN makes fun of the Knicks and doubts the Knicks is because the organization has been an absolute joke for over 10 years. The fans have proven themselves to be the dumbest in the world too. And there are legitimate concerns about Melo stopping ball movement. He's been doing it his entire career and I think it's more than abundantly clear now that most Knick fans never watched Melo play in Denver and only saw the highlights on ESPN. Moving the ball, efficiency, spacing and moving without the ball are so important for this system to succeed, which are all concerns with Melo.
Middle America honestly doesn't care about New York, at all. Especially in the NBA. The Knicks have been irrelevant for so long, they hate the Lakers and Heat much more. I moved from New York to Colorado almost 10 years ago and trust me, they don't care about New York at all. They're quite happy with the mountain lifestyle here.
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I agree! Melo is the worst player in Knicks' history.His contract makes Eddy Curry's 6 year contract look like a vet min contract and I'm sure he was a total scrub for Denver because they would have won a championship a few years ago had Gallo been the go to guy for them instead of Melo.
Humility is a virtue and pride is a vice.
I love Skip Bayless because he's a fcuking clown and has me laughing all morning, I pay no attention to his predictions but he's right most of the time, nonetheless I agree Jon Barry thinks he's this super analyst and knows everything he lost what little respect of mine he did have when he made up some bull**** on air to play the organization I call my own
Fcuk you Barry, your father and brother were great players and YOU were a god damn spot up shooter
Zwerling: The Knicks had been running double-screen sets previously with Iman Shumpert at point, Chandler at center and Stoudemire at power forward, and they paid off at times. Chandler's roll would lead to a dunk or his move to the basket would free up Stoudemire for his patented jumpshot from the free throw corner. Now, with Lin's pick-and-roll skills, these kinds of plays will be much more dangerous to defenses. Since Chandler doesn't shoot and is one of the best rollers in the game, it makes more sense to have him as the primary screener, so Stoudemire and Anthony can get open on opposite sides.
JFC. i only thought about the lin-amare PNR possibly drawing a defender from tyson, shump, or getting melo a 1 on 1. lin-tyson PNR is already killing it and were about to double the firepower.


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Growing up with the internet, it's a bit hard to relate to an earlier time when the prime means of sharing knowledge was through the medium of paper. It wasn't that long ago that the only way to brush up on the latest research was to go down to the university library and read your favorite trade magazine.
Now all you need to do to share your latest and greatest is to mount a web site on the space your ISP provides. But what happens if you don't have the available space for something large? Worse yet, what do you do if the entire rest of the internet suddenly discovers your site and your bandwidth goes beyond the acceptable limitation? Your ISP will either shut you down or, worse yet, charge you mightily for "excessive" bandwidth usage.
Everybody knows where I'm going with this: peer-to-peer file sharing is a technique allowing anybody to publish and access files such as documents, videos, CD ISOs, even music, without the restriction of bandwidth. It does so by harnessing the power of other people's computers that also have clients currently running on the file-sharing system at the same time.
There are many peer-to-peer protocols, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Some of them are not well known, others are infamous, while still others have faded away and gone out of use.
This article shows how easy it is to publish your content online by using BitTorrent.
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BitTorrent has three distinct components: the client, the web server, and the tracker. The client is the person/machine that downloads the content. The web server provides a link to a file called a torrent. The torrent is a specially created file that describes the shared file and the location of the tracker. This third component is a service that waits for a connection from a client. It sits on a user-assigned socket that can be either on the same machine as the web server or at another location. The tracker not only supervises the sharing of the content between multiple clients, but also logs all downloading activities. The tracker can manage many files at the same time from many different torrents on many different web servers. You can even refer to the tracker by a torrent that you have downloaded as a file on your machine, eliminating the need for the web server.
Beware the trap of false assumptions: surfing and downloading is so familiar that people take it for granted that supplying a file via BitTorrent is pretty much a case of uploading it to some server. No! Peer-to-peer file sharing means that files come from other clients and not from a server. Instead, the server manages the mechanics of sharing the file between clients.
Suppose you wish to share an ISO image and you're the only person who has it. Others can have it only if you are running a client yourself. This first client is the seed. If another client comes along and wants to download your content, the tracker guides it over to the first one and his download begins. Now suppose a third client shows up and wants the same content; the tracker coordinates three clients together providing the new content to client No. 3. As more clients connect, the faster the connection becomes, because each client provides additional bandwidth.
The company I work for, Software Research Associates (SRA), has supported the creation of a community project, a live CD called pg_live. This Knoppix-based distribution profiles PostgreSQL. It comes equipped with replication, a half dozen programming languages, and documentation that includes how-tos, FAQs, references, and a book. It's the only live CD distro I know of that boasts a full-scale enterprise-ready RDBMS. It first saw use at OSCON, when the PostgreSQL community gave away pressed CDs at the booth. Recently, we updated the ISO where it made a big splash at Linux World Boston.
In early 2005, SRA decided to continue updating the CD and make sure the PostgreSQL community had full access to the most recent version. The easiest way to do this was by providing the ISO via BitTorrent.
I've made a few assumptions in writing this article. If your setup is different, you'll have to adjust it.
Installing BitTorrent on a Debian machine is easy:
# apt-get update
# apt-get install bittorent
Don't worry about missing dependencies, because the installation procedure resolves them automatically, including the Python programming language.
The first step in sharing your file is to create the torrent. The utility is the Python script bymaketorrent.py. The Debian wrapper is btmakemetafile. The command line is:
$ btmakemetafilemyfile tracker_announce_address
where myfile is the name of the file that I want to share and
tracker_announce_address is the location where I'll install the
tracker service. There is only one option switch,
--piece_size_pow2. A bigger number means that you can
share/transfer more of the file at a time, but it requires that you limit the number of
connections to your peer once you've reach the network's maximum bandwidth.
Thus with a smaller number your peer will accept more connections, though the file
will transfer less quickly.
Because this was a test platform, I decided to use the localhost URL. The tracker can listen on any socket. The default is port number 80, but the BitTorrent documentation recommends using port 6969. I chose port 8099. You can use either a domain name or an IP address as your URL to the tracker's server. Remember, you must be root to be able to set up a service that listens on any ports less than 1024.
From the directory containing the ISO, I used the command:
$ btmakemetafile pg_live.1.3.3-SRA.iso http://localhost:8099/announce
This produced a torrent file named pg_live.1.3.3-SRA.iso.torrent.
btmakemetafile utility creates a hash used to verify the
data's integrity as clients download it. The larger the file, the longer it
takes to generate the torrent. The resulting torrent file size varies according
to the size of the file you want to share. For example, an 11MB tarball will
result produce a torrent of approximately 1.1K. On the other hand, a large ISO
of 380MB will increase the torrent to 31K.
Notice that I appended the path
announce to my localhost's URL.
This is a hardcoded value in BitTorrent that must always be present in the
tracker's URL. A real directory by the name of
announce is not required to exist on your web server.
You need to make a minor addition to the web server's configuration settings to include the .torrent file extension as a new MIME type. Otherwise, the browser may attempt to read the torrent as a text file. If you're using Apache httpd, add the following to your httpd.conf file (and don't forget to restart the web server!):
AddType application/x-bittorrent .torrent
Upload the torrent to your web server. You can install a link on any of your web pages referring the torrent much in the same manner as you would for an ordinary HTML page:
<TITLE>Torrent Example</TITLE>
This is the <A
Think of the tracker as the middleman to a financial transaction; he doesn't add anything to the product itself, but he makes it possible for both seller and the buyer to meet and carry out the transaction.
The Debian wrapper for the Python program bttrack.py is
bttrack. This invocation puts the tracker on port 8090, recording
all download activity in the file mydownloadlogfile.txt:
$ bttrack --dfile mydownloadlogfile.txt --port 8090
The switches control the logging information describing how to track the shared information. For further information, please refer to the source code or, in my case, the man pages, which the Debian distribution always includes.
The last piece of the puzzle is running the client itself. As I mentioned earlier, you need to run a client yourself if you are preparing to share a file for the first time; otherwise there will be no sharing. There are two kinds of command-line utilities that handle file sharing: single (btdownloadheadless.py) and multiple (btlaunchmany.py) file downloads. I will concentrate on the former.
The Debian command-line invocation is:
$ btdownloadheadless [ option ... ] torrent
The torrent can be either the URL or a file path. This invocation, used on
my test platform, calls the torrent file directly from the web server. The
--url switch refers to the torrent file, while the
--saveas switch indicates the file path of the existing file I
want to share with the world:
$ btdownloadheadless --url \
http://localhost/pg_live.1.3.3-SRA.iso.torrent --saveas \
The client now connects with the tracker, informing it that it is ready to share a copy of pg_live.1.3.3-SRA.iso.
Here's another client invocation that I could have used. This looks for the torrent file on the client's own machine located in the current directory:
$ btdownloadheadless --saveas ./pg_live.1.3.3-SRA.iso \
The client connects to the tracker, where it will synchronize its data. The larger the file, the longer it takes. My test machine took about two minutes before the sync completed. Here's a sample of the messages:
saving: pg_live.1.3.3-SRAA.iso (382.6 MB)
percent done: 100
time left: Download Succeeded!
download to: /home/robert/tmp/pg_live.1.3.3-SRAA.iso
upload rate: 0.00 kB/s
upload total: 0.0 MiB
BitTorrent has an amazing amount of flexibility. You can control upload and download bandwidths, the ports you use for socket connections, the number of connecting clients, and the refresh rate reflecting changed or new torrents that become available on the tracker. You can even configure the system to take into account clients who are behind firewalls.
This next section covers only some of the neat tricks that you can use with BitTorrent. Refer to the BitTorrent documentation for a complete listing of what you can do.
Getting tracker statistics from my tracker is easy. I just direct my browser to the tracker's port, http://localhost:8099. The resulting HTML page returns data similar to:
BitTorrent download info
* tracker version: 3.4.2
* server time: 2005-03-29 13:50 UTC
info hash complete downloading downloaded
4e98ea442573f5b8868537e970fd3ce6321e9e81 1 0 0
0 files 1/1 0/0 0/0
* info hash: SHA1 hash of the "info" section of the metainfo (*.torrent)
* complete: number of connected clients with the complete file
(total: unique IPs/total connections)
* downloading: number of connected clients still downloading
(total: unique IPs/total connections)
* downloaded: reported complete downloads (total: current/all)
* transferred: torrent size * total downloaded
(does not include partial transfers)
Yes, that's right, you can jump onto other people's trackers instead of relying on one of your own! You can share your documents without having either a web server or a tracker. Suppose I want to use the postgresql.org tracker: all I need to do is download one of their latest postgresql torrents and read the first couple of lines to identify the tracker URL:
$ wget http://bt.postgresql.org/postgresql-8.0.1.zip.torrent
$ cat bt.postgresql.org:6969 | less
In this case, the URL turns out to be http//bt.postgresql.org:6969/announce.
I can reannounce the tracker of my existing torrent by using
the torrent utility
btreannounce (btreannounce.py).
Here's the general format:
btreannounce url torrent [ torrent ... ]
I can choose this tracker for my torrent with:
$ btreannounce http://bt.postgresql.org:6969/announce \
The postgresql.org tracker will now manage all subsequent connections to the pg_live ISO. You can review the tracker's statistics by using your browser and going to http://bt.postrgresql.org:6969. (Some sites list only the md5 checksum without naming the file, but you can compare it with the checksum generated by your own tracker).
It's good etiquette to request permission for using other people's trackers.
You can prevent other people from using your tracker--as postgresql.org
does, by the way--by telling
bttrack to track only those
torrents of which it has copies in a user-defined directory. For example, if I
place a copy of the pg_live torrent file in a directory where
bttrack can see it, it will limit the tracker to file sharing for
just pg_live. That's the purpose of the
--show_names and
--allowed_dir switches:
$ bttrack --port 8099 --show_names 1 --allowed_dir ~/mytorrents \
--dfile downloadinfo.txt
Another advantage of using this particular invocation is the detailed report that the tracker supplies.
|info hash
|torrent name
|1 files
I always seem to be ending articles when I say this, but ... I've only just
scratched the surface of what you can do. I guess you'll just have to play
with it to learn more. I recommend reading the man pages for
bittorrent-downloader, and
Have fun.
Robert Bernier is the PostgreSQL business intelligence analyst for SRA America, a subsidiary of Software Research America (SRA).
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michaeljohn wrote:ya i dont hold much stock in preseason so CS, no reason to sweat it, usually 1 string plays a couple possessions,
rachel i got to physical therapy for a injured leg, the guy that works with me there is a packers fan so he and i go at all the time, i cant get to crazy, he may make me do more exercising hahaha
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Stocks mixed as investors assess earnings; Fox upap file photo
Traders Kevin Walsh, left, and John Panin work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks are edging higher in early trading Thursday, after investors were mostly pleased by the latest U.S. corporate earnings news.
NEW YORK Stocks are mixed Thursday as investors assess the latest batch of company earnings reports. Keurig Green Mountain and Twenty-First Century Fox were among the winners after reporting earnings, while electric carmaker Tesla slumped.
KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 43 points, or 0.4 percent, to 16,611 as of 2:41 p.m. Eastern time. The Standard & Poors 500 index was little changed at 1,878 and the Nasdaq composite index was unchanged at 4,067.
MORNING JOE: Keurig Green Mountain climbed $11.79, or 12.8 percent, to $104 after the company reported earnings that exceeded analysts estimates. Keurig, known for its single-serve coffee brewing system, said late Wednesday that its net income climbed 22 percent in the fiscal second quarter.
SUPER BOWL BOOST: Twenty-First Century Fox rose $1.89, or 5.9 percent, to $34 after the company reported earnings that surpassed analysts expectations. Foxs television unit got a boost from higher advertising revenue during the National Football League playoffs and the Super Bowl.
POWER DRAIN: Tesla Motors fell $19.72, or 9.8 percent, to $181.67, after the company reported a $49.8 million first-quarter loss late Wednesday and said that reinvestment in the company would weigh on earnings later this year. The company now sells only one car, the Model S, which starts at $70,000. But its working on two other vehicles, an electric crossover SUV called the Model X and a lower-cost model.
FORD BUYBACK: Ford gained 41 cents, or 2.7 percent, to $15.86 after the automaker said it will buy back up to $1.8 billion of its own stock. Ford says the buybacks will help offset potential dilution from convertible debt and stock-based compensation for employees.
DOW RECORD: After trading in the red for most of the year, the Dow Jones industrial average has pared its losses and is trading at record levels.
The index of blue-chip stocks has gained as investors have sold small companies and growth-oriented technology stocks. The Russell 2000 index, which tracks small company stocks, is down 4.7 percent this year.
Investors typically buy companies with steady revenues that pay dividends when they are worried that the stock market is going to fall.
The small stocks, the little names, clearly are cracking, whereas the defensive names, the higher-yielding names, are leading, said Ryan Detrick, a senior technical strategist at Schaeffers investment research. Historically, thats not a sign of a healthy market.
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NRC: Post Fukushima evaluation shows US fuel pools safe
BRATTLEBORO The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday that spent fuel pools like the one at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant can withstand severe earthquakes without breaching.
The draft report from the NRCs Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research is one of the post-Fukushima evaluations the NRC has ordered for the American nuclear industry.
It will be used to help inform a future commission decision on whether spent fuel should be moved into dry cask storage more quickly, said Neil Sheehan, a spokesman for the NRCs Region 1 office.
Sheehan said that the study put the odds of a serious accident resulting from an earthquake at one in 10 million.
In March 2011, the spent fuel pools at several nuclear power plants in Japan survived a major earthquake, but it was the resulting tsunami that created the havoc and near disaster, including the all-important loss of off-site electric power.
Our detailed analysis showed that even a very strong earthquake has a low probability of damaging the pool studied to the point of losing water, said Brian Sheron, director of the NRCs Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, via a prepared statement.
According to Sherons summary, the study including both a full spent fuel pool, as is the case at Vermont Yankee, and another with less fuel and more spacing.
Vermont Yankees spent fuel pool has been full for several years, with Entergy Nuclear now transferring the oldest fuel in the spent fuel pool into concrete and steel casks, for storage on site.
Even nuclear critics believe that the so-called dry cask storage is safer than the used fuel kept in a giant, water-filled tank.
But two prominent nuclear critics in Vermont both said the report ignored the obvious.
The NRC is basically saying that the accident at Fukushima did not and cannot happen and should be excluded from any rational discussion. It was the likelihood of a fuel pool breach in Daiichi Unit 4 that caused the U.S. to withdraw all U.S. nationals out to 50 miles, said Arnie Gundersen, a nuclear engineer with the Burlington consulting group Fairewinds Associates.
The Daiichi 4 pool was damaged, and later repaired. It was a very close call, he said.
Sooner or later, in any foolproof system, the fools are going to exceed the proofs, he added.
Raymond Shadis, senior technical advisor for the New England Coalition, an anti-nuclear group, said the NRC report should also evaluate truck bomb blast wave, or aircraft impact.
He said that the NRCs own structural consultant, Robert P. Kennedy, said in another report that the bottom of the Vermont Yankee spent fuel pool could drop out, leaving 2 million pounds of spent fuel with no shielding.
It would instantly become the worlds largest outdoor sterilizer, with a range of over half a mile, Shadis said.
A seismic event may not be the most likely threat to Yankees spent fuel pool, Shadis noted.
He said by the NRCs own technical calculations, that a spent fuel cask drop from just four feet above the pool bottom would result in the cask going right through it, effectively punching a hole the diameter of the cask about 11 feet.
Try replenishing that coolant loss with a fire hose, he said.
About five years ago, when Entergy Nuclear was first shifting spent fuel into the concrete casks, there was a near miss, when the brakes on the crane lifting the loaded cask almost didnt stop.
I would suggest that playing the probabilities card should be way low on NRCs game plan, he added.
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Notes on the Current State of the Muni Bond Market
by Annette Thau
Are you worried about your bonds (or your bond funds)?
The fixed-income markets are currently getting very bad press. No less an oracle than Warren Buffett recently dubbed bonds "instruments of mass destruction." The perception that risk is high is primarily due to the fact that interest rates remain at historic lows. The consensus seems to be that interest rates can only go up and this creates interest rate risk: When interest rates rise, the price of a bond (or a bond fund) declines. The extent of the decline is directly related to maturity length. The other face of interest rate risk, of course, is that when interest rates decline, the price of bonds rises. Again, the extent of the increase is tied directly to maturity length.
Interest rate risk affects all fixed-income securities, including Treasuries. Discussions of interest rates and interest rate risk all start with Treasury bonds. More precisely, these discussions focus on the bellwether 10-year Treasury bond, since interest rates in other sectors of the bond market typically follow Treasury rates, either up or down. If interest rates rise on Treasuries, so will those of municipal and corporate bonds.
A second factor for the current bond market worries is the constant drumbeat about the shaky finances of bond issuers—in other words, concerns about credit quality. Perception of credit risk differs for different sectors of the bond market and varies over time. Treasuries are deemed to have the highest degree of safety. Municipal bonds are next. The credit quality of corporate bonds varies widely but, on the whole, it is not nearly as high as that of municipals. Approximately 50% of all corporate bonds are now rated below investment grade—these comprise the so-called high-yield, or "junk," bond sector.
This article focuses on the municipal bond ("muni") market. It discusses to what extent current concerns seem justified, and it makes some suggestions about how to handle both bond funds and individual bonds.
The Municipal Bond Market: 2010–2012
For the past two years, the municipal bond market has been on a roller-coaster ride. The winter of 2010 saw several months of panic selling, due in part to the now infamous prediction by bank analyst Meredith Whitney that in 2011 there would be hundreds of muni defaults and hundreds of billions of dollars lost. Well, of course, this did not happen. Indeed, a recent study by Standard & Poor's found that in 2011, there were a total of 10 defaults, with a total par value of about $1 billion.
The panic selling of the winter of 2010, however, resulted in massive losses across every sector of the municipal bond market. The traditional metric for determining whether municipal bonds are cheap or expensive is the ratio of yields of municipal bonds to those of Treasuries. Historically, yields of AAA (highest-rated) 10-year to 30-year muni bonds have been somewhere between 85% and 90% of Treasury yields. If the ratio is lower than 85%, muni bonds are considered expensive. Above 85% to 90% of Treasuries, muni yields are considered relatively cheap. But at the peak of the panic selling in the winter of 2010, municipal bonds with maturities ranging from 10 to 30 years were yielding 150% to 200% of Treasuries with comparable maturities on an absolute basis. Yields of long-term munis were anywhere from 5% to as high as 8% for lower-quality credits. Given the tax exemption of munis, for individual investors in the 25% tax bracket these yields were equivalent to taxable yields of 8% to 12%.
This set the stage for a significant rally in the municipal market, and munis rallied for most of 2011 and into 2012. Buyers included not only muni funds and individual investors, but also so-called crossover buyers such as large banks and taxable bond funds: They bought munis not only for their unusually high yield but also in anticipation of capital gains when ratios of munis to Treasuries returned closer to historical norms. For 2011, this strong rally translated into average total returns of 10.6% for general muni bond funds. The rally continued into the first quarter of 2012 as yields of munis continued to decline, following those of Treasuries.
But, of course, as a result of the recent rally, ratios of muni bond yields to Treasury yields have declined significantly. The ratios of 10-year muni yields to Treasury yields are at about 95%. The yields of 30-year munis remain at, or slightly above, 100% of Treasuries. Still, the yield ratios, while not as high as they were during the panic of 2010, remain reasonably attractive.
How Safe Are Municipal Bonds?
Partly because of Meredith Whitney's forecasts, and partly because of increasing concern about the strained finances of many issuers of municipal bonds, the media continues to focus on the presumed riskiness of municipal bonds. Following the declines of late 2010, I discussed the safety of muni bonds in the March 2011 AAII Journal ("How Safe Are Municipal Bonds?"; available at AAII.com). To summarize what I wrote:
- The main deterrent to default is that issuers of muni bonds cannot just go out of business and liquidate themselves. Large issuers of municipal bonds depend on those bonds to fund critical continuing operations and capital budgets. A default that would shut off access to capital markets is simply not an option.
- Issuers of municipal bonds set aside very clear sources of revenue for debt service. For most issuers, debt service is paid off over long periods of time (as long as 30 years); in addition, debt service constitutes a relatively small portion of total expenditures (4% to 8%).
- Only 26 states allow municipalities to file for bankruptcy. Moreover, municipal bankruptcy is a very complex process.
- Default rates among issuers of municipal bonds are extremely low—about one-third of 1%.
- In general, riskier bonds fall into several well-known and clearly defined sectors. Two examples are private-purpose bonds, such as developments for nursing homes, and tobacco bonds.
Analogies between the credit quality of muni issuers and the debt problems of European sovereign countries or corporations are totally misplaced. And while there will no doubt continue to be some individual defaults, the perception among industry veterans is that the credit quality of the muni sector is likely to remain high. Clearly, if you are buying individual bonds, you need to investigate sources of revenue and credit quality. But given the overall low default rate of the sector and the diversified nature of bond funds, for most muni bond funds, credit quality ought not to be a major concern.
Buying Individual Bonds in the Current Environment
How would individual bonds be affected by a rise in interest rates? As stated, a rise in interest rates would cause the price of a bond to decline. But that would affect you only if you want to sell the bond. If you are a buy-and-hold investor, a rise in interest rates need not be a major concern. When the bond matures, it will be redeemed at par (the value of the bond at maturity—typically $1,000). If you bought bonds more than three years ago, when interest rates were higher, then consider yourself lucky and hold onto them until they mature.
Note that if your bonds were insured by any of the major bond insurance firms (MBIA, FGIC or AMBAC), which have been downgraded to below investment grade, then your AAA bonds have also lost their rating, since it was based on the rating of the insurer. But check the underlying rating of the issuer (that is, its own rating, without insurance, based on its own financial position). If it is at least investment grade, then credit quality need not be a major concern.
When Does Paying a Premium Make Sense?
The key to determining whether a premium bond is a good value is to compare the yield to the first call date (typically anywhere between 2018 and 2021) to yields quoted for bonds maturing on those dates. The yield of many premium bonds to the first call date is often as much as 100 basis points higher. So even if the premium bond is called on the first call date, the realized return will be higher than that currently available on bonds maturing on the same date. (Note also that if interest rates do rise, the bond is unlikely to be called.)
Be aware that brokers now quote the yield to worst (the lowest yield that could be earned by purchasing the bond) rather than the yield to maturity when they list a bond. The yield to worst may be the yield to the first call date. The yield to maturity may be as much as 100 basis points higher than the yield to worst. So in the event interest rates rise and the bond is not called, then too you would earn the higher return.
In the event you decide to buy premium bonds, however, check call provisions very carefully. Avoid bonds that are subject to extraordinary calls (primarily housing bonds) and that could be called early. Such a call might result in a loss of principal.
If, on the other hand, you would like to replace bonds that have matured, or that have been called, then the current interest rate environment is not nearly as attractive as it was a year ago. General obligation bonds rated AAA or AA that are maturing in seven to 10 years yield anywhere between 2% and 2½%; those maturing in 15 years yield around 3%. You can pick up another 50 basis points by going out further on the yield curve (to 20 years, for example) or by buying bonds with lower credit ratings. But because investors have been doing this, yield spreads have narrowed. There is now less reward for taking on more risk.
Here are some strategies for navigating the current environment:
- Ladder: Buy a mix of longer and shorter maturities. If interest rates rise, you will be able to invest the proceeds from matured bonds at higher rates. In the meantime, your longer-term bonds will provide somewhat higher income.
- For bonds with intermediate maturities (seven to 15 years), the best values are to be found in premium bonds, which are bonds trading above their par value. These are bonds that were issued in the last few years with coupons of 4% or 5%. Because bonds with comparable maturities are now being issued with 2% to 3% coupons, older bonds with 4% and 5% coupons are currently selling at premiums to par, sometimes at steep premiums. Many individual investors avoid buying premium bonds because they believe, mistakenly, that the "premium" amount paid over par is lost when the bond matures. That is a mistake. The quoted yield to maturity is based on the purchase price and redemption of the bond at par. (See the sidebar on this page for more on premium bonds.)
- If you scour a list of bonds for sale, the highest yields quoted are those of zero-coupon munis. These might be an attractive buy if you are saving for a particular goal at a known date, such as a child's college education. They would also be attractive buys if you have a small amount of money to invest and would not be able to invest the interest income profitably. But a note of caution is in order. Zero-coupon bonds are approximately 2½ times more volatile than bonds with comparable maturities. If interest rates rise and you need to sell, the value of zeros tanks big time. So don't buy a zero-coupon bond unless you are prepared to hold it to maturity. Also, check the call provisions and the yield to worst (the lowest yield that could be earned by purchasing the bond).
- Make sure you understand the exact meaning of the phrase "material events" if it accompanies a bond listing. Material events are any events that would affect the price of a bond, for example, a downgrade by any of the credit rating agencies.
- Keep maturities to 15 years or less. In most instances, the additional yield is too low to compensate for the additional risk of going beyond 15 years due to the longer maturity.
- Finally, but very importantly, before you buy or sell any individual bond, by all means, check its pricing history online on either EMMA (emma.msrb.org) or InvestinginBonds.com (www.investinginbonds.com). EMMA, a service of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), now archives the prospectuses of municipal bonds and includes material events, as well as continuing disclosure.
Should you buy only highly rated bonds (AA or AAA)? I personally prefer to buy bonds that are rated at somewhat above investment grade (A or higher). That is partly because of their higher liquidity. It is also due to the fact that in any sell-off, for whatever reason, lower-rated bonds decline much more than higher-rated bonds.
Municipal Bond Funds
If you own municipal bond funds, the main risk is interest rate risk: If interest rates rise, the price of your bond fund will decline. Bear in mind that by far the greatest number of municipal bond funds are long term, and they maintain a constant maturity. So rising interest rates pose a genuine risk.
To understand that risk, you need to be aware of the composition of total returns in a bond fund. For example, suppose you invested in a muni fund quoting a yield of 4% and a total return of 11% for 2011. More than one-third of the total return (4%) consists of interest income. The additional 7% is attributed to a rise in the fund's net asset value (NAV), due to declining interest rates.
If interest rates were to reverse in 2012, or at any time thereafter, and rise by the same amount (100 basis points, or 1%), then the fund would continue to post approximately the same interest income. But its net asset value would decline by about 7%. Total return would be –4%. If interest rates rise by a higher amount, then the decline in net asset value would be larger.
So should you sell your bond funds because of that risk?
There is no way I or anyone else can answer that question. There is no way to know when or if interest rates will rise. The Federal Reserve has publicly announced that it will keep short-term interest rates low for at least a couple of years. But long and short rates do not always move in sync. For example, during 2004, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates seven times, and interest rates on long maturities actually declined. The market viewed increases in short-term rates as signaling that inflation would remain low.
But even if you view higher rates as probable, there are a number of reasons why you might not want to rush to sell your muni bond funds. First, and most important, interest rates are notoriously difficult to predict. Rates may remain low for much longer than the current consensus. Indeed, some well-known economists are actually predicting that longer interest rates may decline during the second half of 2012, and they may turn out to be correct. Interest rates in Japan have remained significantly lower than in the U.S. for well over a decade.
Second, all muni bond funds are not equally risky; the risks vary significantly from fund to fund. If you own a bond fund, you need to investigate its portfolio. Conservatively managed funds tend to invest primarily in high-quality bonds (50% or higher above investment grade) that have intermediate maturities (weighted average maturities of eight years or lower) and low expense ratios (50 basis points or lower). More aggressive funds invest in bonds with longer maturities and lower-quality credits, as well as many riskier bonds (health care, nursing homes, tobacco bonds, unrated bonds, etc.). Such funds are much more volatile: Their net asset values may go up more in rising markets, but they decline more steeply in declining markets.
One indicator you can use to gauge the risk level of any fund you own is duration. Duration is a number, listed in years, that estimates a bond's (or a bond fund's) sensitivity to interest rates. A very rough rule of thumb is that a bond will rise or fall in value by the amount of its duration for every 100 basis point change in interest rates. For example, the net asset value of a bond fund with a duration of seven years would go up by 7% if interest rates declined by 100 basis points (1%). Its net asset value would decline by 7% if interest rates rose 100 basis points (1%). Most bond funds now list duration in their sales literature.
An even simpler method is to look back at the performance of your fund during the financial panic of 2010 (or further back, such as during the panic of 2008). If you are uncomfortable with the volatility, then switch at least part of your monies to a less aggressive fund.
The best argument for remaining invested in bond funds is that monthly dividends represent income. Continuing income cushions declines in net asset value, which is the value of the fund's assets. More importantly, over long holding periods, continuing income compounds. Over long holding periods, if interest rates rise, and the net asset value of a bond fund declines, rising interest income compensates for lower net asset value. Also bear in mind that trading (buying and selling funds) has tax consequences.
At the present time, general municipal bond funds are posting average yields of about 3.8%. (Those are distribution yields—that is, comprised of actual distributed interest income. Distribution yields tend to be somewhat higher than quoted SEC yields). Based on your tax bracket, these yields are equivalent to taxable yields of anywhere between 4.5% and 6%. I would anticipate that total returns would be much more modest than those of 2011 since, unless interest rates continue to decline from current levels, there will be no capital gains. But modest as it may be, a total return of 4% beats the returns of money market funds, which are currently close to zero.
Finally, in the past, I have recommended funds with very short maturities (one to three years) as alternatives to money market funds. At the current time, such funds are not a great buy. Quoted yields are well below one-half of 1%, and any rise in interest rates would result in negative total returns.
Investing in Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds
Closed-end funds (CEFs) constitute a much smaller number of funds than traditional mutual funds. They continue to post very high average yields—approximately 5.8%, tax exempt. Nonetheless, before you rush out and buy a closed-end fund because of its posted yield, you need to be aware of the CEF risk profile.
Unlike open-end funds, which are bought from their management companies, closed-end funds are sold on stock exchanges, like any other stock. The number of shares in a closed-end fund is fixed, not open ended. Closed-end funds list two different prices per share: the NAV (net asset value), which is the market price of the shares in the portfolio; and the market price of the closed-end fund, which is the price of a share of the closed-end fund. The market price may be higher than the NAV (in that case, the closed-end fund is said to be selling at a premium to its net asset value), or lower, in which case the fund is said to be selling at a discount to NAV.
When you buy a closed-end fund at a discount, you are in effect buying the assets of the closed-end fund for less than you would if you were to buy the same portfolio on the open market. For example, if the closed-end fund is selling at a 15% discount to NAV, you are getting $100 worth of bonds for $85. That boosts the yield. But if you buy a closed-end fund at a 15% premium, then the reverse occurs. You are buying $100 worth of bonds for $115.
But in addition, many closed-end funds use leverage to boost yield further. This increases the volatility of these funds significantly. About half of all closed-end funds are muni funds, and most use leverage to boost yield.
There is not enough space in an article of this length to go into additional details, but be aware that, particularly when closed-end funds sell at a premium, they incur significant risk.
Investors buy closed-end funds for two different reasons: for the higher yield and for capital appreciation when they are selling at a discount to net asset value. Investors are hoping to realize gains as the price of the closed-end fund rises to the net asset value of the bonds in the portfolio. But when closed-end funds sell at premiums, declines in price sometimes occur very quickly and very steeply. Investors in closed-end funds are quick to sell if the market price declines. And during sell-offs, partly because of the leverage in closed-end funds, volatility is much higher than that of traditional mutual funds. For example, in March, there was a brief decline in the bond market. The net asset value of open-end bond funds declined by 2% to 3%. But the market price of closed-end funds declined by five or six times that amount. All muni closed-end funds posted declines for the month of March.
At the current time, many muni closed-end funds are selling at premiums to net asset value. A steep rise in interest rates or any sell-off can result in losses for shareholders of these funds.
For more information, use the search tool at AAII.com to find past articles on closed-end funds.
Should You Invest New Money in Bonds or Bond Funds?
There is no single cookie-cutter answer to this question. If you have a large portfolio, the best way to preserve capital over long holding periods is to buy individual bonds and ladder them. But that requires time and a certain expertise.
For many individual investors, buying bond funds is a satisfactory solution. But I would focus primarily on conservatively managed funds with a record of consistent performance. Don't go for funds with the highest posted yields; these typically are the most aggressively managed funds, and the most volatile.
Junk Bonds
Is it possible to find tax-equivalent yields equal to those of munis in taxable bonds?
The obvious candidates are the so-called high-yield corporate bonds, also known as junk bonds. By definition, these bonds are rated below investment grade. The quoted yields for junk bonds are typically well above those quoted for munis, either individual bonds or bond funds. I would urge caution when dealing with high-yield bonds or bond funds for a number of reasons.
The credit quality of corporate bonds as an asset class is significantly lower than that of munis. As noted above, approximately 50% of all corporate bonds are rated below investment grade. Furthermore, while the number of defaults varies from year to year, it is a far larger number than that of munis. So buying individual high-yield bonds requires genuine expertise. If the higher yield of that sector appeals to you, bond funds provide a significant buffer against defaults by spreading the risk among many bonds. The best bet would be funds that invest in the higher-quality junk bonds: They do not quote the highest yields, but returns are more consistent.
The traditional metric for measuring how attractive junk bonds may be at any one time depends on how much more you are earning compared to Treasuries. Spreads of junk bonds compared to Treasuries reached unprecedented levels during the financial panic of 2008: 2000 to 2500 basis points higher than Treasuries. (Yes, those numbers are correct). When spreads of junk bonds to Treasuries are 200 to 250 basis points, junk bonds are considered somewhat expensive. You are not getting paid enough for the risk you are taking.
In 2009, junk bonds rallied significantly from the depressed levels of 2008. Average total returns of junk bond funds were stellar: almost 32%. Since then, returns have been more modest. At the present time, average yields (again, distribution yields) quoted for junk bond funds have fallen to approximately 5.11%, representing spreads to Treasuries of about 250 to 300 basis points (higher for funds investing in the lowest-rated junk bonds). Any rise in Treasury rates would cause the ratios to become even less attractive. Note also that corporate bonds track the stock market as much as, or more than, the bond market. Declines in the stock market would result in declines in the price of corporate bonds.
Remember also that junk bonds are taxable. For personal monies—that is, money that is not tax-sheltered—based on your tax bracket, the realized yield may not be higher than that of tax-exempt munis. Junk bond funds may make sense for tax-sheltered accounts, but investigate any fund you are considering very carefully.
U.S. Treasuries
As you may remember, during 2011, S&P downgraded U.S. Treasuries to AA+. I am not sure what motivated that downgrade, but it does not cause me to worry about the credit quality of U.S. Treasuries. The rest of the world seems to share that opinion: Over the past couple of years, U.S. Treasuries have rallied whenever there is a concern about any debt worldwide.
On the other hand, be aware that U.S. Treasuries fully share interest rate risk. Long-term Treasury zeros are very risky if interest rates rise. So-called long-duration Treasury bond funds had stellar total returns in 2012 (more than 30%) because long Treasury rates declined steeply. But year to date, long-duration Treasury funds have been among the worst-performing bond funds, posting declines of 4% to 5% through March as long-term Treasury rates rose.
This article has been focused on current conditions in the municipal bond market. So it is heavily focused on credit quality and interest rate risk. But bear in mind that an election is looming. Tax rates will be a major issue in the upcoming campaign: If tax rates rise on higher income earners, then that may make the entire muni sector more attractive. Conversely, a number of proposals are on the table for discussion, which might cap how much tax-exempt income can be earned. That would impact the muni market.
In addition, be aware of "headline risk." The 2010 panic in the muni market was greatly magnified by the publicity accorded Meredith Whitney's forecast of looming massive defaults. She is currently writing a book; when it is published, it will no doubt cause a lot more head-shaking. Also, if any highly publicized default were to occur, the entire issue of credit quality may once more cause a panic.
Nonetheless, my overall take on the fixed-income markets is that conditions are not nearly as dire as a lot of media would have you believe. True, money market funds are yielding next to nothing. And returns for all categories of bond funds in 2012 are unlikely to match those of 2011. Capital gains due to falling interest rates are not likely. If you own aggressive funds, it may be time to pocket your profits for the past year and put some money in lower-risk, less-aggressive funds or keep it in money market funds until some better opportunities arise. But you can earn modest returns by diversifying risk among maturities and credit quality. The watchword in the current environment is to remain invested, but cautiously.
The author thanks Jeff Tjornejoh, head of research for the Americas at Lipper, for data on bond funds and Cecilia Gondor, executive vice president of Herzfeld Research, for data on closed-end bond funds.
James from IL posted over 4 years ago:
I wonder if you are underestimating the political risk of municipal bonds. For example, what happens when the market is no longer willing to buy the debt of either Illinos or California? Do you think the politicians will choose to continue to service existing debt at the expense of state pensions and retiree health care benefits, or will they stiff "rich" bond holders seeking tax exempt income in favor continuing pension and health care benfits to hard-working Americans?
William from FL posted over 4 years ago:
A couple of comments about the box on closed end bond funds. Another reason for holding this type of security is unrestrained liquidity. Many open ended bond funds (eg Vanguard) have frequent trading and liquidation limits that may effect one's ability to liquidate positions in down markets. Looking and the bond fund duration data will give a index of interest rate volatility. Finally many closed end funds sell at either a discount or premium for long periods. Buying a fund at a discount to NAV does not necessarily mean that it is a bargain. Looking at pricing history is a better way to figure this out.
John from CA posted over 4 years ago:
First, interest rates are at historical lows manipulated by the FEDs. This is not the time to buy bonds. Second the muni market has not changed in 50 years; the spread in 3 percent. Dont try to sell a bond, you may get a low ball bid from an un-named source who is actually your own broker. Ratings are meaningless and can change overnight by several ranks. Insurance, regulated by the NY Insurance commissioner is a fraud. Small bond buyers over the last decade have been screwed by the banks, brokers and insurance companies. Speciffically, we were sold INSURED securities in a market unregulated to control insurance company default and fraud. Yet Wall Street continues to rake in the big bucks and sidesteps regulation attempts.
Will from MA posted over 4 years ago:
Given the assumptions listed, how long would interest payments have to be reinvested in a muni bond fund for the investor to get back to par after a 1% riase in intrest rates?
Assumptions: Duration of 7 years, an expense rations of .25% and a return of 3.8% of tax-exempt income
Don from FL posted over 4 years ago:
Excellent article; thank you.
Patricia from NY posted over 4 years ago:
Being a holder of a municipal bond fund, I feel comfortable after
reading your article
Alan from NJ posted over 4 years ago:
This is an excellent example of clear financial writing. Thoughtful and measured, it is valuable for long time muni investors while being accessible to newcomers. Thank you Ms. Thau and AAII.
Douglas from AZ posted over 4 years ago:
In evaluating closed end funds its also important to make sure that the fund is earning at least as much as it is distributing and that there are unused revenues (UNII) for problem periods. Cefconnect.com has all the info you need to select muni cefs that are paying upwards of 5% tax free.
Pete from NJ posted over 4 years ago:
Enjoyed the article and thanks.... Any reason why I would need to diversify my individual bonds among more than one bond shop? I am presently using Stoever Glass in NYC. As you know, they recommend and buy the bonds for me and also hold the bonds. It is a little scary not actually having a bond as proof of purchase but I am told that that is the way it is done today. I do get confirmation statements and monthly statements.
Sound kosher to you ?
Thanks again.
Asghar from CT posted over 4 years ago:
this article is the most informative presentation of bond, bond funds and munis i have ever read.exellent and honest descriptions of bond market.thank you.
Larry from CA posted over 4 years ago:
"Yield to Worst" is not as comforting as it sounds. It does not, according to my experience, take into account sinking fund redemptions scheduled prior to maturity. Such sinking fund redemptions apparently are not considered "calls" as selecting non-callable only securities does not eliminate bonds with sinking fund redemption schedules and likewise such are not considered a 'call' when yield to worst is posted.
Daljit from MD posted over 4 years ago:
Very well explained a must read for all investors.
Joseph Turney from KS posted over 4 years ago:
I did not see any referance to the fact that any premium paid for tax exempt is not considered a loss for tax purposes.
S Frank from CT posted over 4 years ago:
When are the muni bond professionals and bond buyers going to realize that yield to maturity, yield to call or yield to worst do not accurately reflect the yield on a muni bond? For example, if someone buys a bond maturing in 2030, with a 5% coupon and a YTM of 4%, they are not rally earning 4%/year. The YTM, YTC, YTW calculations assumes that the 5% coupon is invested at 4%, which is not likely. I have developed a more accuarte fomula for determing the yield on a bond. While munis still offer a good investment it's a real eye opener to calculate the "true" yields.
prabha karan from GA posted 20 days ago:
Does AAII has bond portfolio
Charles Rotblut from IL posted 19 days ago:
No, we do not have a model bond portfolio. Our Mutual Fund and ETF guide provide information on many bond funds, however.


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My son is almost 3 mo. old and I have to go back to work in 2 weeks. I am planning on pumping so he can continue to get as much BM as possible. The problem is, he will not take my milk from a bottle. The weird part is, he takes formula from a bottle just fine. He's had the occasional bottle of formula from the beginning (he was severely dehydraded because my milk took forever to come in so we had to supplement at first) but for the most part he is only breastfed.
How do I get him to take my milk from a bottle???
Also, an off topic question, but what bottles do you ladies recommend storing my milk in? I won't be able to pump enough to freeze any of it, so I was thinking I would skip the storage bags. He will basically be consuming what I pump the same day or the next.
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who thinks that there will be a 3 naruto after shippuden and if you think there will be what do you think it will be about and do you think it will have a new star.
There is Rumour of a jounin series can't remember where I seen it though.
I've read somewhere that after this is done, Kishi will make a manga with Sasuke as main character starting at his training with Orochimaru which explains his very low screentime i guess. I don't have a link at the moment it was in Japanese >.>
they should defiantly go further like DBZ did with goku having childern...... i wanna see naruto's kids!!
u gotta carry on the legacy
im not sure bout the jounin thing as naruto will probs be the hokage when this is over. but i like the idea of the sasuke theme itl be good to see how he developed his jutsu.
i definatly like the idea of narutos kids
i hope so i hate the idea of naruto reaching his max potential at 16
and i would like to see minatos development also
it would also be cool if they did a paralel universe were they have both narutos parents alive sasuke is freind with him but the first ark could be something like kushina is dieing because of someone but before she dies she gives naruto the nine tails and then minato naruto and sasuke form a team to go after the person who gets kushina.
I hope so
There will be another one, trust me. Even if Kishi decides to not make any more Naruto manga, Japanese animation companies will try to milk every single penny out of Naruto franchise. In that case you can expect a shitty series similar to DBGT. Maybe they will even call it "Naruto GT-ppuden".
:Dnaruto should be friends with the dead lol
i agree if the manga stops the anime wont
God I hope not, Naruto is terrible has it is and going further would only make it REALLLLYYYYYY BAAAAAAAAAAAAD!!!!!!!
no, kishi's ending the series in 2 years
oh my god lol shyarkugan can you send me that thing on the bottom
Originally Posted by Sage Uzichiha
oh my god lol shyarkugan can you send me that thing on the bottom
I hope the manga continues for us to see Naruto's reign as Hokage, see his kids, see what will happen after Naruto erases hatred, etc. I wouldn't want Naruto to just end suddenly, we need to see the aftermath.
I don't think so. After Shippuuden, it should be over. I mean, who would be able to defeat Naruto, you don't want the show to get to carried away. I think Kishi should make something similar to Naruto though.
well what do you think about seeing minato grow up considering he was probably one of the greatest shinobi ever
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Designated hitter Jereme Johnson's walkoff single capped a three-run seventh inning to help Eastern New Mexico University claim an 11-10 comeback win over Abilene Christian on Sunday at Greyhound Field.
The win earned the Greyhounds a split with the conference-leading Wildcats, which grabbed a 7-6 win in the nightcap. The teams split the weekend series 2-2 and the Greyhounds (19-16, 14-14 Lone Star Conference) moved to 9-3 in one-run games this season. The Hounds are in fifth place in the 12-team conference.
First baseman Seth Clabaugh tied the score in the seventh with a two-run homer to left center off Brad Rutherford, and catcher Freddy Carmona followed up with a single. He moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Clayton Young, and two batters later, Johnson singled to left off Rutherford to finish the comeback.
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Abilene Christian completed the comeback in the ninth against Manning (4-2) with a single up the middle by first baseman Brett Bochsler and a sacrifice fly by Camiliucci.
Bochsler ended the Greyhound comeback attempt in the ninth with an unassisted double play, as he snagged a line-drive by Garrett Cook and doubled off pinch runner Juan Sanchez at first.
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Alpine Dachsbracke Physical Characteristics
The Alpine Dachsbracke is larger than many of it's closest relatives, mainly due to the fact that this breed was bred to be able to endure the high altitudes of the Austrian Alps. As in many other countries at the time, Scent Hounds that were short-legged were being created so that they would be able to track prey more closely. The Alpine Dachsbracke has a long and robust body, carried by short, stocky legs which makes this breed fairly slow-moving. They are usually red, brown or black in colour and tend to lack any really distinguishable markings. The Alpine Dachsbracke has a double coat of fur to help to keep it warm in the cold mountains. This is comprised of a thick, water-resistant top coat with a warm and soft undercoat, which both help to keep the Dog's body warm.
Alpine Dachsbracke Behaviour and Temperament
The Alpine Dachsbracke is known for it's stamina, endurance and power, as although it is not particularly fast, their short and elongated body is very muscular and allows the Alpine Dachsbracke to follow a scent trail for long periods of time. They are not particularly aggressive Dogs and so will retrieve their master's kill, without causing it any further wounds or indeed eating it, which has made them an increasingly popular companion to hunters today. They are also a relatively friendly breed, used to working alongside hunters and other working Dogs. The Alpine Dachsbracke is an intelligent and fearless animal and should only be handled by a firm and confident owner that asserts themselves as the pack leader.
Alpine Dachsbracke Breeding
The Alpine Dachsbracke has been bred by hunters since the middle of the 19th century to produce a hardy and robust animal, that could not only handle the tough weather conditions high up in the mountains, but one that was also courageous and sociable, making it a good companion. The Alpine Dachsbracke needs a great deal of exercise if kept as a household pet, as they have been thoroughly bred since the beginning for their stamina and vitality. They need minimal grooming and are not known to have any significant genetic health problems. Females give birth to litters averaging eight puppies, which are born blind. The Alpine Dachsbracke gets to an average age of 12 years old.
Alpine Dachsbracke Interesting Facts and Features
A similar Dog was thought to have been used by hunters in ancient times, and it is thought that it was actually royalty that encouraged the Alpine Dachsbracke breed to become so popular. Between 1881 and 1885, the Crown Prince Rudolf of Habsburg, insisted that the Alpine Dachsbracke accompanied him on his hunting trips. The Alpine Dachsbracke also has a number of other names including the Basset des Alpes and the Alpenlandischer Dachsbracke, which is this Dog's official name in it's native Austria.


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Why the difference between 4-3 and 3-4 outside linebackers? To be simple, because they do different things. An outside linebacker in a 4-3 defense must be more well-rounded, while a 3-4 outside linebacker is primarily a pass-rusher. Because of the different demands of the two schemes, we've broken them up into two different position groups.
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I need some reassurance about overnight waking and nursing with my 14month. She is still waking 5-6 times a night and I almost always nurse her back to sleep. I feel mostly fine about this for now, though there are definitely times when I wish I could wave a magic wand and have her STTN like she did 7 months ago before her sleep regression began. Sometimes I worry that if I don't actively make efforts to night wean her she will never stop waking and nursing so much. I know that's wrong and that it's all part of the maturation process, but it seems like it's taking so long, especially when I talk to other parents who are shocked to hear how much my DD wakes up.
I just need to hear from you moms of older toddlers. Please tell me it will happen eventually, that she will sleep longer than 2 hours at a time Please! BTW, it doesn't usually seem like she's actually hungry when she wakes. She's been teething constantly from 5 months and is now working on her 4th molar. She's also not quite walking. I keep hoping that once these developmental things progress, she'll start sleeping longer, but it never seems to work out that way. I just need a little perspective and reassurance. Thanks!