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CDProjektRED hint open world Witcher 3 in the worksposted by Dark0ne Site NewsYesterday CDProjektRED, developers of The Witcher series, released a teaser CGI trailer for their already announced project CyberPunk 2077. It's pretty cool, albeit gives us no insight in to the game play itself. But that's not what this news is about. Within the trailer CDProjektRED threw in some great little easter eggs and spoilers amongst all the static. One of which is a rather lengthy message, picked up on Reddit by hotweels258, that reads:QUOTEDo you like our latest creation? We certainly hope so! :) You may remember that we sometimes send you guys secret messages like this. It's a great way for us to speak right to you instead of burying ourselves in corporate mumbo jumbo, so let's begin!
First of all--have you noticed all the details in our teaser (Yes, it's a teaser. We'll make a proper trailer in the future)? If you know the Cyberpunk setting, there are some things you can spot, like implants--look for the weapon hands and the real skin -- corporate emblems that should look familiar, and more. Happy hunting!
You're probably curious about the release. It's currently scheduled a way off in 20(14,15,16?) but in truth the delivery date is more like "when it's done". We will release Cyberpunk to you when we're convinced it is nothing but pure, refined, unadulterated awesome. We want it to be the most kick ass futuristic RPG ever-- OK, maybe this sounds pretty bully, but it is our actual goal! You judge if we deliver it!
Oh--And you may wonder why we announced our game so early before the release. The reason is that we're still building our Dev team, so if you are a talented dude or dudette, willing to work in a really different company (gamers rule & boring corporate stuff drools) on a single ambitious project, send us your application right now! firstname.lastname@example.com
So, you want to know what kind of game Cyberpunk 2077 will be? The short description is that it will be a story-heavy, nonlinear, open world RPG based on the well known Cyberpunk pen&paper system and setting. Building open world games is something we are mastering right now, and we believe (misspelled in trailer, heh) that properly joining nonlinear gameplay with an excellent story telling will bring a totally new quality. Hmm.. we'll tell some more about it soon!
And that's not all that's new, we are about to reveal our other project, which is much closer to being completed and yes, it will also be a fully open-world game with an intense story. You can probably guess the game we're talking about - on the 5th of February it will all be clear.
So stay tuned as we will have quite a lot to show and tell you soon!
We are waiting for you on our newly created forum called afterlife--what other name could we have chosen for it? :)
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So not only do we know that Cyberpunk 2077 is going to be an open world, non-linear futuristic RPG, but CDProjektRED are actually working on a second project, due out sooner that Cyberpunk 2077, that I think we can all safely assume to be The Witcher 3. But not only that, it's going to be open-world. If you're not excited about this, I don't know why. A Skyrim/Two Worlds/Gothic type experience set in The Witcher universe and made by arguable one of the best and most respectable developers of contemporary times? You know, the developers who release their game then get straight to work patching out all the bugs they can find, redoing any work that needs touching up and releasing it all as a mega patch, for free, rather than focusing on DLC? What's not to like?
I'm putting this on all the Nexus sites for RPGs and open world games, because if you haven't looked in to The Witcher series it's about time you did. You have time to play through the first two games so once the third comes out you're ready. And what's more, the SDK that's currently in closed beta for The Witcher 2 should be due out in the not too distant future. The future seems bright for this awesome series, and you should get on board.


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Ugh! The Elf
Sorry, I just had to get that off my chest
Besides, he cost me points, I had 48 and 99 as 1st and 2nd
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Old Faithful Visitor Education Center
There are more geysers and hot springs in Yellowstone than in the rest of the world combined, yet most visitors traditionally left the Park without understandingthe rare geysers they saw or the volcanic activity happening beneath their feet. Now that has changed.
A new visitor education center near Old Faithful Geyser is enhancing visitors'appreciation for Yellowstone.The state-of-the-art Old Faithful Visitor Education Center opened on August 25, 2010. It serves nearly 3 million visitors per year, and models sustainable building practices.
Hundreds of individuals, foundations, and corporations contributed to the Yellowstone Park Foundation's successful $15 million capital campaign to build the center. These generous donations were matched by $12 million in federal funding for the project.
Check out photographs of the construction process, along with interesting facts about the "green" elements of the building.
View a photo album of the completed Old Faithful Visitor Education Center on our Facebook page.
To learn more about Yellowstone's geothermal wonders, explore the educational exhibits and view interactive media, visit the Old Faithful Virtual Visitor Center.


text: Ever wanted to look like Scorpion or Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat, then this is the charging device for you. If only Billy Mays was still around to promote this thing. It could be awesome! Introducing the concept for the Aire, an iPhone/iPad charging device that allows you to charge your iPhone through the power of your own hot air. Mays could really charge some phones.


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During the Dec. 9 meeting of the commissioners court, Brumby and Yanta said trichomoniasis, a venereal disease that causes infertility and occasional abortions in cows and heifers, has been detected in the county.
"Cows can get infected and a virgin bull can get infected and then that bull breeds with other cows," Brumby said.
Goliad County has experienced a growing number of cattle getting loose and, according to Brumby, counties are being sued by livestock owners for putting infected cattle with their herds after they are captured.
"The officer typically tries to get the cow in wherever he can in a close proximity," Brumby said. "Sometimes, the cows are several miles from where they're supposed to be."
Yanta said the disease has come here from cattle purchased from outside the county.
"Some of the ranchers around here bought bulls from out west where the disease is pretty prevalent," Yanta said. "That's how we have it in our area."
Also during the Dec. 9 meeting, commissioners unanimously approved to amend the policy regarding the deposit of funds received from sale of equipment and/or vehicles. Previously, all funds were deposited into the county's general fund. The amendment allows department heads to deposit the funds where they came from.
Commissioners also unanimously ratified an agreement with the Victoria accounting firm of Goldman, Hunt & Notz, LLP, for services not to exceed $50,000; unanimously approved the renewal of the service agreement for the VINE automated notification maintenance fee; unanimously approved the copier lease agreement between the county and Document Solutions, Inc.; and unanimously approved seeking bids for road and bridge materials by Jan. 8.


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Tactical and colorful.
Apart from the standard white light, Petzl's Tac Tikka Plus RGB Headlamp also shines red, blue, and green lights for tactical, hunting, and fishing purposes. These LED lights have six modes for customized brightness, including Boost mode with a remarkable 160 lumen output that shines 60 meters. Constant Lighting prevents the headlamp from dimming, and there are included batteries for out-of-the-box convenience.
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Great headlamp for those nights camping in the mountains or desert. Gives off good light which makes this a great purchase.
Headlamp for all occasions!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
The Petzl TacTikka Plus RGB Camo provides the right color of light for a specific job.Along with the usual fast in and out clasp and head size adjustment. This headlamp only lacks the USB rechargeable battery to be the one to buy!But until then,three rechargeable AAA batteries will have to do.
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I'm a Deputy Marshal who sometimes has to look for foul people after dark. This headlight is with me. Off duty, outdoor adventures are my greatest pleasures and this same light is with me.
Having uttered those lofty praises, I have to be honest and say that this light is overkill for the overwhelming majority of outdoorsmen. Blue light is nice for nighttime reading and preserving night vision. It also doesn't mask blood if you're a rescue type who may have to treat a casualty after sundown. If you have blue you don't need red. Green is used with night vision devices which I've yet to see used on a trail or crag and is therefore superfluous.
Petzl should develop a new model with the following modes and market it to the outdoor community:
white dim flood, white dim spot, white bright spot, blue spot, strobe. No thanks necessary Petzl and yes, you can name it after me. Contact me if you want me to design you a more usable tactical light. I work cheap :-)
solid light
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I like it, it is bright, the blue light offers good night time reading in the tent. I like the ease of the light, I would suggest a rechargeable light these days, but this gets the job done for me at night!
No Tactical in this Tikka
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I bought this headlamp thinking it was a quality tactical headlamp for soldiers using it in austere or rugged field conditions. It's not. I couldn't find my Black Diamond Storm so I purchased this wanna be tactical light from the PX at Fort McCoy on a whim. I'm returning it ASAP and getting another Black Diamond. The case is really easy to open. I can't imagine it staying tight after some use and explains its IPX4 rating. The angle adjustment is flimsy. Pretzel claims this lamp is for users needing discrete use like hunters or fisherman but I would not recommend it to them either unless it spends most of its time in the center console of the truck. I would be concerned about its longevity if thrown in a pack due to its lack of robustness. I expected more for a $60 lamp that poses as a tactical headlamp. The only thing tactical about this Tactikka lamp is its desert tan color.


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Collecting autographs over the years…a few tales.
Now that the old ballgame is firing back up again, I've been going
through a few of the baseball autographs I have amassed over the
years. I've always enjoyed collecting autographs. I guess it's for
the same reason why I enjoy ballhawking so much. It sort of brings you
closer to the game. Gets you involved, in a way.
autographs I have obtained come with their own interesting story. Many
are not so interesting. Either way, collecting has always been fun.
Who knows, maybe someday my kids will enjoy them the same.
Here's a few with more to follow…
Rockpile Ranter, this Rocky Mountain throwback is for you.
was walking out of old Milwaukee County Stadium after a game. We would
always hang around after the game and goof off (we didn't have anywhere
to be and we loved being around the park). I spotted Todd in
plainclothes walking to a cab. We approached him and kindly asked for
his autograph. Todd was holding a big cup of beer. So, he says to my
brother, "hold this" and hands him the cup of beer. Then proceeds to
sign our baseballs.
What a cool dude. He's always been one of my favorite hitters.
This guy is so cool…I'm stoked he's on my team. During the 1999
season, he was wearing my Brewers floppy hat at County Stadium for
about 20 minutes during Batting Practice. It all started when I asked
him if we could trade hats. I wanted his gamer hat for my collection.
He tossed his hat up in the bleachers to me and said, "if my hat fits
you, you can have it." I tried it on and it barely fit on half my
head. He said, "see, I've got a pinhead!" I tossed his hat back to
him and he signed a baseball for me instead.
One cool dude.
Not a baseball player but a big fan of the game. This guy is hilarious.
met him when the All Star Game came to Milwaukee in 2002. He was doing
"The Best Damn Sports Show" right behind my right field bleacher seats.
he best known for being married to Roseanne? Whatever the reason, he
was cordial to me the day he signed the baseball pictured below.
was standing above the Phillies dugout at County Stadium when he popped
out. I asked him if he had time to sign a baseball. He said, "when I
finish warming up." Now, I've heard this a million times before.
That's a nice way to say not right now I hope you forget.
Well, about 30 minutes later, he comes running off the field toward
me. When he gets about 15 feet from me, he puts up his hands as if to
say, toss your baseball here.
He was a man of his word.
More to come…
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Lol, love the Hoffman story.
I've got no great baseball stories.. not even mildly good ones lol.. but I'm hoping that'll change soon. Can't wait for the season to start.
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Nice stories happy. I'm hoping you have more nice ball players than mean in your collection and I'm glad to hear Toddy was good to you. Everytime I've talked to him he's been a standup guy and it's good to hear it's not just in Colorado!
Happy, man I love this entry. I'm glad to hear Todd was as cool to you as he appears. Hopefully I'll have a Helton story to share soon. Helton's got a cool autograph and I like the extra nice touch of him personalizing it, classy. A couple more days and I'm rolling bro…too bad we won't get to hang in AZ. Possibly Coors Field this year?…Thanks for the throwback Happy…D
I forgot to mention, I really dig those cards man…D
Happy – I'm glad to hear that Curt was a man of his word! And thank you again for my Bobby Doerr autograph! Hope all is going well with your son! And that you & your wife are getting a little sleep!
Want to make some great baseball stories? Interact with the players when you see them! They're just regular people with a crazy ability to hit and throw a baseball (and they make gazillion dollars, too). Talk to them and the stories will come!
Most players are cordial. Todd Helton's a stud. I just laughed when he handed us his beer to hold. Taking a little "road soda" with him back to the hotel!
you're welcome! Looking forward to reading all about Spring from the MBU…I won't be down until late March. I'm keeping open the slim possibility that I could head to Denver during that last week of the season. We'll see!
I told my wife what I wanted on my contact card and she designed it.
Curt Schilling is alright in my book. He's pretty opinionated, but he's very down-to-earth. I hope he joins the Brewers around June or July…I won't hold my breath.
It's been tough finding time to blog, but the little guy and the wife are just fine-thanks!
I like the Hoffman story the best, although they're all great. Just the idea of offering his cap is so cool. Hope you have time for more autograph hunting when the season starts, given your new responsibilities!
Awww, Trevor, waaaa!!! *sniff sniff*, I'm OK. Great story, he's such a great guy to the fans and to his teammates. He will do such wonderful things for you guys…great cards, too!
Trevor is one cool dude. Autographs? Yeah, they might have to take a backseat.
I hope so-thanks!
Nice autographs Happy! It is cool that you have a story behind each of them!
When I was young, I went to a Jays/Mariners game with a handful of baseball cards from both teams. Warming up in the Mariners bullpen during the game was a player (obscure reliver in those days) Scott Holdman. I had a card of him, so I asked if he would sign my card. He pointed down the baseline to security guard and said "get him to sign it," then he walked away. It was a pretty bad thing to say to a 8-year-old kid. I was crushed, the sectioned I was sitting in resoundingly booed him after that.
Later that game, however, I was able share a cotton candy with young Blue Jay outfielder Derek Bell.
That is my autograph story. I have a couple more, but that is the only one that stands out.
Thanks again Happy for supporting Earth Day. A tree will go up with you in mind.
I have a few stories like that one-but I was older. That's a shame an 8-yr old has to hear that garbage. Hope to hear more of your stories down the road.
It was my pleasure to support your cause-good luck!
These stories are great! Curt is such a nice guy! I'm so jealous that you have an autograph from him! That's so cool about Todd Helton too, maybe I should start hanging around the stadium after games. And the story with Trevor Hoffman is so funny! I'm sure Kaybee and Hyun Young love it.
I've been told I should write my own book. I have so many stories over the years with countless ballplayers. It's always been fun yuckin' it up with these guys!


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Hi Everyone,
Baby Peter has started something new in the last few days. Sometimes when breastfeeding, he'll get all excited, clench his hands and flex his legs out straight while pushing my breast away but frantically trying to latch onto my nipple as he moves his head back and forth. I've noticed that after each time he latches on, he'll spit out my nipple and go through the scenario over and over again. At some point he gets tired of the fight and cries. Once I can actually get him to calm down and latch on for a few minutes, he'll usually fall into a good sleep.
Is this just fussiness? He's 29 days old today. Could it be part of a new growth spurt again?? Could it be gas? He doesn't seem to burp all that much, but has recently started to spit up a little at diaper changes (has never really spit up before).


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Fully fledged
August 2, 2012 —
Since March, I and thousands of other fans of the great blue heron have thrilled to the close-up observation of a pair of herons, and ultimately their five chicks, thanks to a live webcam hosted by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, NY.
As the months unfolded, we watched the pair engage in activities beginning with nest building and concluding with feeding their ravenous chicks. Swept into the drama of their daily survival, we worried over the shocking nighttime attack of a great horned owl, which cost the female her "nuptial plume" feather, and a late snow that blanketed the adults as they huddled over their clutch of beautiful blue eggs. We also marveled at the heroic parenting provided by the male, who devoted extensive hours to nesting and feeding activities.
A similar circumstance transpired in the peregrine falcon nest on the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg, PA, when the male was suddenly forced to assume full parenting responsibilities after the female failed to return to the nest one day. Those two chicks successfully fledged and a new adult female has lately appeared.
I am pleased to report that all five heron chicks have fledged. While achieving this milestone is a critical advancement in the young birds' lives, it by no means guarantees their survival, since many threats to their wellbeing remain. Still, observing the process was indescribably satisfying, as noted in the abundant comments posted by folks who followed the adventure thanks to the webcam.
To see a wonderful video of the most memorable moments from the 2012 heron cam, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH5K4tjjBjs&feature=related. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology hosts several other live webcams featuring American kestrels, ospreys and red-tailed hawks. Visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP9gUvMQWJA&feature=youtube to see a video of the red-tailed hawk pair, Big Red and Ezra, who successfully raised three chicks. And consider donating to support this excellent resource.


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Kevin Wilson: PNT Staff Writer
It started innocently enough, as Eastern New Mexico University senior Lisa Hunter was just putting together a care package for a friend in Iraq a few weeks ago.
"We were trading e-mails," Hunter said, "and he told me there were guys in his company that didn't ever get anything."
With a little more online browsing and a lot of legwork, Hunter's gesture for one friend has expanded into an endeavor for nearly 100 men and women stationed in Iraq during the holiday season.
Saturday afternoon saw Hunter, a resident assistant at Bernalillo Hall, and three other ENMU students putting together packages in response to the anysoldier.com Web site.
A lobby on the third floor of Bernalillo Hall was filled with boxes of various items — travel-sized soaps, colognes, and razors with the packaging clipped so more items could fit in small shipping boxes.
The items, Hunter said, were easily acquired through university organizations that have leftover care packages.
Those packages include complimentary items that merchants send for promotional purposes. When Hunter was looking online at anysoldier.com, she noticed that many of the soldiers were requesting those very items.
"They want it, and we have it to give," Hunter said. "That never happens."
A few other items have been purchased by Hunter and Whitney Hobson, a fellow RA in Bernalillo.
"It just gives you a really good feeling," Hobson said. "It's fun when you go shopping. I think about what I would want if I was there.
"The big thing is thinking of the kind of things we take for granted. Even the things we never buy, we still have access to them."
Residents at the all-female residence hall have also taken part by sending along magazines, writing letters and cookies with messages in frosting — even though homemade items are generally a bad item to send when delivery can take weeks.
Another big item the group pointed out was a Christmas card. ENMU junior George Youngdahl wrote out a Christmas card and said it didn't matter that he didn't know and probably never would know its recipient.
"I don't think it matters," Youngdahl said. "I think most people will appreciate a Christmas card, no matter what you send."
Freshman Kayla Britain, who was helping pack items, admitted that she didn't know anybody serving in Iraq, but the endeavor still seemed like the right thing to do.
"It's something God would want everybody to do," Britain said. "Like Lisa said, this may be our only chance to help (soldiers in Iraq)."
Saturday was the last day that packages could be shipped for guaranteed Christmas delivery to Iraq, but the volume of items still to be shipped means the project will extend into next semester.
"What we're planning on doing," Hunter said, "is adopting a new company once a week until we run out."
The group said they were overwhelmed with how organizations gave them small items to make the packages. Now they're being overwhelmed by the costs.
Each package, which includes various items, costs Hunter $7.70 to ship as part of the U.S. Postal Services' Priority Mail bulk packaging. Currently the group only has enough money right now to send 30 of the packages.
Several organizations have already donated, including the Bernalillo Hall council and the Portales chapter of Kiwanis. Hunter said she is still scheduling meetings with local organizations who could help with postage, and anybody willing to help can contact her at 693-1380 or email@example.com. Hunter also suggested people could do a similar gesture independently through anysoldier.com.
"If I send a little bit," Hunter said, "somebody else will send a little bit and they'll get everything they need."


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The Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art Exhibit
Mis/Constru(ct)ed Identities: Exploring Jewish Stereotypes
An Installation by Leslie Friedman
May 1—August 1, 2013
Mis/Constru(ct)ed Identities is a site-specific exhibition composed of modular, stackable, sculptural forms sheathed in screen-printed linoleum tiles. Though geometric, graphic, and colorful, Friedman's undulating wall sculptures explore a serious, typically troubling, subject: stereotypes about the Jewish people. Some of these stereotypes—such as associations with intelligence and humor— could be considered flattering. Others—such as the canard of deicide and the "blood libel"—have been the source of centuries of persecution and suffering. Still more—the perception of disproportionate Jewish involvement, and success, in entertainment and finance—may inspire pride, suspicion, or are simply dismissed, with these varied responses depending upon each individual's perspectives and mindset. Friedman confronts these stereotypes creatively and without fear, thereby challenging the viewer to do the same.


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The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs launched a media blitz Monday that hopes to inform Hawaii homeowners of their options in the face of foreclosure.
"There are many federal and state programs available to help you today," Bruce Kim, executive director of the Office of Consumer Protection, said while announcing the initiative.
Two ad campaigns appearing in print, TV and radio hope to raise awareness about loan modification programs under the $25 billion national mortgage settlement, which was announced last February by the federal government and 49 states. Under terms of the agreement with Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, homeowners can apply to have their mortgages modified, or receive a $2,000 cash payout.
According to state Attorney General David Louie, 950 Hawaii homeowners have taken advantage of the settlement, resulting in $94 million worth of mortgage relief.
"I think that is a terrific result, (and) we expect more to come," Louie told reporters.
However, homeowners who have yet to take advantage of the settlement only have until Jan. 18 to file a claim. To qualify, a mortgage must have been issued by one of the participating banks between Jan. 1, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2011.
"Hawaii homeowners need to know what the programs are, and they need to take action and they need to respond," said Louie.
In 2010 there were 1,331 pending foreclosures Hawaii, but by the end of 2012, that number ballooned to 2,971. Louie speculates banks may have held back on taking possession of homes as they examined the impact of ACT 48, the state law passed in 2011 that suspended nonjudicial foreclosures until July 1 of last year.
As part of the new law, Hawaii amended the Mortgage Foreclosure Dispute Resolution Program to make it easier for owner-occupants to meet deadlines while submitting applications online. Nevertheless, DCCA Director Kealii Lopez confirmed not a single lending institution participated in the program since Act 48 was passed.
"The concept there was to get the borrower and lender together to actually try to work through a loan modification," said Lopez.
The new ad campaign announced by DCCA urges residents to take action if they receive correspondence from banks about late mortgage payments. One of the PSA's also warns anxious homeowners to be leery of companies or individuals promising to solve their foreclosure problems.
"These scammers take advantage of vulnerable, distressed property owners by promising to save their houses from foreclosure," said Kim. "Homeowners in most instances can get the same help for free from certified HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) counselors right here in Hawaii."
The cost of the PSA's are estimated at about $200,000, part of the $7.9 million Hawaii received in the national mortgage settlement. Louie said the remainder of the money is being used for programs and initiatives to help prevent future foreclosures.
Hawaii homeowners looking to take advantage of foreclosure programs can contact the Office of Consumer Protection at 587-3222, or visit HFIC.Hawaii.gov.


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A 45-year-old man was arrested after a domestic dispute Sunday night in Pahoa, according to Big Island police.
Around 4:15 a.m. Monday, police arrested Peter Lopes for second-degree terroristic threatening, first-degree arson, third-degree assault and first-degree promoting a detrimental drug. He remains in police custody while detectives continue the investigation.
At around 7:59 p.m. Sunday, police and Hawaii Fire Department personnel responded to a Hawaiian Beaches home on Ohiki Street after receiving a report of a structure fire. They discovered a house fully engulfed in flames. Police learned that the occupants, a 41-year-old Pahoa woman and Lopes, had exited the home prior to the fire and were uninjured.
A police investigation revealed that Lopes had allegedly threatened to set fire to the house.
Police found Lopes at a nearby home with a head injury unrelated to the structure fire. He was taken to Hilo Medical Center for treatment.
Lopes was arrested after he was discharged from the hospital. The structure was deemed a total loss at $180,000.
Police ask that anyone with information on this case or who may have witnessed this incident contact Detective Norbert Serrao at 961-2383 or email@example.com.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn't record calls or subscribe to caller ID. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
Pahoa man, 45, arrested for arson
A 45-year-old man was arrested after a domestic dispute Sunday night in Pahoa, according to Big Island police.
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Your FreeBSD system comes with two built-in mechanisms for inspecting IP
ipfw and
ipfilter. Both have their own peculiar syntax for creating rulesets to determine which packets to allow and which packets to
discard, so I'd like to demonstrate the usage of both. Since you can only
run one or the other, I'll start with
ipfw; once we've had a good look
at it, I'll switch gears and move on to
Before you can use
ipfw, you'll have to add some options to your kernel config file and recompile your kernel. If you're a bit rusty on compiling
kernels, you'll want to take a look at that section in the handbook.
There are several options that can be used by
ipfw, so let's start by
taking a look at LINT. I'll do a search using "
/" to quickly find the
correct section:
cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf
more LINT
# IPFIREWALL enables support for IP firewall construction,
# in conjunction with the 'ipfw' program. IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE
# sends logged packets to the system logger.
# IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE_LIMIT limits the number of times a
# matching entry can be logged.
# WARNING: IPFIREWALL defaults to a policy of "deny ip
# from any to any" and if you do not add other rules during
# startup to allow access, YOU WILL LOCK YOURSELF OUT. It
# is suggested that you set firewall_type=open in /etc/rc.conf
# when first enabling this feature, then refining the firewall
# rules in /etc/rc.firewall after you've tested that the new
# kernel feature works properly.
# IPFIREWALL_DEFAULT_TO_ACCEPT causes the default rule (at boot)
# to allow everything. Use with care, if a cracker can crash
# your firewall machine, they can get to your protected machines.
# However, if you are using it as an as-needed filter for
# specific problems as they arise, then this may be for you.
# Changing the default to 'allow' means that you won't get stuck
# if the kernel and /sbin/ipfw binary get out of sync.
As a minimum, you need to include the option IPFIREWALL to enable
ipfw; this tells your kernel to examine every IP packet and compare it
to a ruleset. It is always a good idea to include logging support, which
you do by adding the option
IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE. You should also limit
the amount of packets the kernel will log for the same reasons we saw last
week in limiting the amount of ICMP packets that were logged. You limit
the logging of IP packets with the
IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE_LIMIT option.
Also in FreeBSD Basics:
Note that the default is for
ipfw to throw away all IP packets except
those you've specifically allowed in your ruleset. I prefer this
default as it gives a finer control over which packets are being
accepted; I'd hate to think my kernel was accepting packets I wasn't aware
of. I will definitely notice if packets I want aren't being accepted and
can change my ruleset to allow them; I'll never know the difference if packets
I hadn't thought of are slipping through my firewall because I didn't
make a rule to explicitly deny them. Accordingly, I won't override the default
by including the option
# IPDIVERT enables the divert IP sockets, used
# by ''ipfw divert''
This option is used in conjunction with
natd. Since I'm only building a firewall to protect a single machine, I won't need this option.
# IPSTEALTH enables code to support stealth forwarding
# (i.e., forwarding packets without touching the ttl).
# This can be useful to hide firewalls from traceroute
# and similar tools.
This sounds like an interesting option, so I'll include it in my firewall and see how it works when I test my firewall.
# Statically Link in accept filters
options ACCEPT_FILTER_DATA
options ACCEPT_FILTER_HTTP
I'm not running a web server on this computer, so I won't compile in these two options.
# The following options add sysctl variables for controlling
# how certain TCP packets are handled.
# TCP_DROP_SYNFIN adds support for ignoring TCP packets with
# SYN+FIN. This prevents nmap et al. from identifying the
# TCP/IP stack, but breaks support for RFC1644 extensions
# and is not recommended for web servers.
# TCP_RESTRICT_RST adds support for blocking the emission
# of TCP RST packets. This is useful on systems which are
# exposed to SYN floods (e.g. IRC servers) or any system
# which one does not want to be easily portscannable.
Again, I'll include these options and watch for the results when I test my firewall.
# ICMP_BANDLIM enables icmp error response bandwidth
# limiting. You typically want this option as it will
# help protect the machine from D.O.S. packet attacks.
options ICMP_BANDLIM
This option comes enabled with the default kernel; we saw its behaviour
last week when we used the
nmap utility.
# DUMMYNET enables the "dummynet" bandwidth limiter.
# You need IPFIREWALL as well. See the dummynet(4)
# manpage for more info. BRIDGE enables bridging between
# ethernet cards -- see bridge(4).
I won't include these two options as I don't need to do any traffic shaping on this stand-alone computer.
Before I rebuild my kernel, I'll add the following lines to my kernel config file:
#To enable IPFW with default deny all packets
options IPFIREWALL
options IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE
options IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE_LIMIT=10
#To hide firewall from traceroute
options IPSTEALTH
#To hide from nmap, remove if create web server
options TCP_DROP_SYNFIN
#To hide from portscans
options TCP_RESTRICT_RST
While my kernel recompiles, I'll take a look at the options I should add to
/etc/rc.conf. Again, I'll use the "
/" to search for the correct section in the manpage:
man rc.conf
(bool) Set to NO if you do not want have firewall rules
loaded at startup, or YES if you do. If set to YES, and
the kernel was not built with IPFIREWALL, the ipfw kernel
module will be loaded. See also ipfilter_enable.
(str) If you want to run a firewall script other than
/etc/rc.firewall, set this variable to the full path to
that script.
(str) Names the firewall type from the selection in
/etc/rc.firewall, or the file which contains the local
firewall ruleset. Valid selections from /etc/rc.firewall,
are ''open'' - unrestricted IP access; ''closed'' - all IP
services disabled, except via lo0; ''client'' - basic pro-
tection for a workstation; ''simple'' - basic protection
for a LAN. If a filename is specified, the full path must
be given.
Since I want my firewall rules to be loaded at bootup, I'll set
firewall_enable to YES. I'll be creating my own ruleset, so I'll specify
the path to the file I'll create using
(bool) Set to YES to disable the display of ipfw rules on
the console during boot.
This is a good option to set to YES as it'll show each rule being
loaded; if you have a typo in your ruleset, all the rules following the
typo will NOT be loaded. If you're watching the screen at bootup, you'll
see an
ipfw syntax message following the last rule that was successfully
loaded; you'll want to look for a typo in the line following that rule,
then reboot to ensure that all your rules successfully load.
(bool) Set to YES to enable ipfw event logging. This is
equivalent to the IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE kernel option.
(bool) Set to NO by default. Setting this to YES enables
certain TCP options as described by RFC 1323. If you have
problems with connections randomly hanging or other weird
behavior of such nature, you might try setting this back to
NO and seeing if that helps. Some hardware/software out
there is known to be broken with respect to these options.
log_in_vain (bool) Set to NO by default. Setting to YES
will enable logging of connection attempts to ports that have
no listening socket on them.
(bool) Set to YES by default. Setting to NO will disable
probing idle TCP connections to verify that the peer is
still up and reachable.
(bool) Set to NO by default. Setting to YES will cause the
kernel to ignore TCP frames that have both the SYN and FIN
flags set. This prevents OS fingerprinting, but may break
some legitimate applications. This option is only avail-
able if the kernel was built with the TCP_DROP_SYNFIN op-
Since I added the option
TCP_DROP_SYNFIN in my kernel, I'll set this
corresponding value to YES. I'll include a remark to remove this line if I enable a web server on this computer.
(bool) Set to NO by default. Setting to YES will cause the
kernel to refrain from emitting TCP RST frames in response
to invalid TCP packets (e.g., frames destined for closed
ports). This option is only available if the kernel was
built with the TCP_RESTRICT_RST option.
(bool) Set to NO by default. Setting to YES will cause the
kernel to ignore ICMP REDIRECT packets.
(bool) Set to NO by default. Setting to YES will cause the
kernel to log ICMP REDIRECT packets. Note that the log
messages are not rate-limited, so this option should only
be used for troubleshooting your own network.
I end up adding the following lines to my
/etc/rc.conf file:
#required for ipfw support
firewall_quiet="NO" #change to YES once happy with rules
#extra firewalling options
tcp_drop_synfin="YES" #change to NO if create webserver
A few notes before I reboot into my new kernel. The
LINT file really means it when it says "YOU WILL LOCK YOURSELF OUT." Until I start creating a
ruleset that allows the IP packets I want, no IP packets will be
allowed to leave or enter my computer. If I want to check my e-mail or download any last bits of information regarding rulesets from the
Internet, now is the time to do it, before I reboot.
Creating a good ruleset is a bit of a fine art; if you're creating a
firewall for the first time, wait until you have a block of time where
it's not essential to have a network connection and you have the
time to try things and reboot and try something else and reboot, etc. You'll
find that the logic used by
ipfw will not necessarily be the same
logic you use.
Also, a firewall isn't something you just install and then forget about. Plan on spending some time tweaking it and scratching your head when it doesn't seem to do things the way you expected it would. Once you've rebooted into your new firewall-enabled kernel, you'll want to plan on completing the following three tasks:
Okay, I'll reboot my computer to load the new kernel. I'll also watch my boot screens carefully; I should see the following messages right after my NIC is loaded:
Flushed all rules.
00100 allow ip from any to any via lo0
00200 deny ip from any to any to 127.0.0.0/8
Firewall rules loaded, starting divert daemons:.
Additional routing options: tcp extensions=NO ignore ICMP redirect=YES TCP keepalive=YES restrict TCP reset=YES drop SYN+FIN packets=YES.
<additional output snipped>
Additional TCP options: log_in_vain=YES.
You may wonder why I received those first three lines as I haven't yet created the
file that contains my ruleset. When I edited
/etc/rc.conf, I added
the line:
The file
/etc/rc.firewall was read at boot time and it contains the following lines:
# Flush out the list before we begin.
${fwcmd} -f flush
# Only in rare cases do you want to change these rules
${fwcmd} add 100 pass all from any to any via lo0
${fwcmd} add 200 deny all from any to 127.0.0.0/8
Since it clearly states that rules 100 and 200 should be used, I'll start
with rule 300 when I create my ruleset. Before doing so, I want to
double-check that
ipfw is indeed denying all packets by default. I can
do this using the
ipfw show command.
ipfw show
ipfw: socket: Operation not permitted
Looks like only the superuser is allowed to see the firewall rules, so I'll try again as the superuser:
ipfw show
00100 0 0 allow ip from any to any via lo0
00200 0 0 deny ip from any to 127.0.0.0/8
65535 115 14092 deny ip from any to any
Then, to be really sure, I'll try to use my network connection:
ping www.freebsd.org
ping: cannot resolve www.freebsd.org: Host name lookup failure
traceroute www.freebsd.org
traceroute: unknown host www.freebsd.org
lynx www.freebsd.org
Alert!: Unable to access document.
Well, name resolution definitely isn't working; let's try pinging by IP address:
ping 184.108.40.206
PING 220.127.116.11 (126.96.36.199): 56 data bytes
ping: sendto: Permission denied
ping: sendto: Permission denied
--- 126.96.36.199 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss
Since I ran that last ping as the superuser, it looks like
ipfw is indeed
discarding all IP packets. Now that I've successfully locked myself out of
my network connection, it's time to create a ruleset that allows me to
send and receive the IP packets I want.
There are two ways to create the rules that are read by
ipfw add, you don't have to reboot for the rule to take effect; however, the rule is lost if you ever do reboot your computer.
ipfw to read; however, it won't read it until you reboot.
Since I'm the only person using my home computer, I'll add my rules
directly to a file and reboot. I've already added this line to
so I'll be creating a file called
It'll take a whole article to create and test the ruleset, so let's wait
til next week to do so. In the meantime, you may want to take a look at
the following so you have a feel for the syntax of
ipfw rules and what
sort of rules should be included in a ruleset:
man ipfw
As you can see, there's no shortage of resources available, so you don't have to reinvent the wheel when you create your ruleset. You'll also notice that rulesets tend to be specific to an individual's needs; you'll find that you'll end up borrowing good ideas from a variety of sources. Til next week, happy reading.
Dru Lavigne is a network and systems administrator, IT instructor, author and international speaker. She has over a decade of experience administering and teaching Netware, Microsoft, Cisco, Checkpoint, SCO, Solaris, Linux, and BSD systems. A prolific author, she pens the popular FreeBSD Basics column for O'Reilly and is author of BSD Hacks and The Best of FreeBSD Basics.
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Miami Marlins (63-80) at Philadelphia Phillies (71-71)
Josh Johnson (8-11, 3.81) vs. Cliff Lee (4-7, 3.50)
Time: 4:05 PM, Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Mostly Sunny, 81
Media: Twitter and Facebook
The Phillies are back to .500! Normally a mediocre record wouldn't cause this much excitement, but the fact is that the Phillies are just four games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the Wild Card. There's still hope! The Phillies will try to sweep the Marlins today and make it seven straight wins.
Josh Johnson's ERA might not be as low as it was in 2010 (2.30), but he's still a tough pitcher, even with the injuries he has suffered. Cliff Lee has been red hot, going 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA in his last five starts.
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We can do this today!!!
C'mon Kratzy, jack one!!
Another must win for the fightins.
And even though Lee isnt yet to 5 wins in mid sept.
We can rejoice that he was once traded for Aumont.
The phillies best set up man.
There is nothing.
I mean nothing,
Like seeing the afternoon sun glistening off of Chris Wheelers hair.
If that doesnt fire a team up nothing will.
I know it just made my day.
Wow if Utley is out there at 3rd and the run doesnt count its very bad.
But another break for the fightins
seem like destiny may be smiling on the Phils.
And Rollins continues to come up big for this stretch run. Replace him with Galvis….
For the secondarily inclined, one nice thing about the timing of Jimmy's shot is Cliff could get a win. Not to mention Pete Orr's good work. Nor Charlie's decision to bat Orr amongst choices.
@Ken, I don't mind having Petey Orr play. I think he is a decent player. Absolutely better than Mary Mart.
JRoll, back on those 2007 protein shakes. I love it man!!!- he has been earning his pay as of late. 18 home runs??? If so, WOW!!! Love it
Sometimes I'm more patient than others with Mini. When he gets to play for a stretch, you see him giving his best effort, and there's a tendency to minimize the lack of talent. I have a suspicion he adds pretty well to the clubhouse mix, which I don't dismiss as a non factor.
Thank god the GM had the sense to sign Rollins long term!
I am very scared of Houston.
They dont even have pitchers announced for these games even.
The talk of Clemens coming in for a spot start was pretty funny.
SD game just starting.
A nice wednesday night double header for AFW
Cracked me up when I read "I am scared of Houston."
I ve never gotten into putting down the extra players.
Over the years they have always carried their weight.
Its been the stars in the line up that have come up small in the playoffs.
Not the Bruntletts or Valdezs or Mini marts.
Insert Jim Moras voice.
I am talking about playoffs.
Clayton Richard for the Padres.
A staple of my fantasy team the last few years.
Tell ya what, these IMPORTANT games, I don't mind Paps gunslinger show. I used to like that with the Red Sox, because you tended to watch their important games. In June, 10 out, and the world ending, it got on my nerves, but it's kinda fun to watch him get stoked the last week or so.
I will never like the gunslinger show. I like 34 saves though.
Unless he hits the lead off hitter with a 2 run lead.
First win this.
But seriously fear houston.
This teams M.O. is to lose 2 of those 4
And you know it.
You're right, I'd have prolly laughed had you even downgraded it to " respect Houston." Giddy moment.
Huge series, for sure.
Let's go Pads!
Dobbs up.
How ironic.
Winner Winner
chicken dinner
5 wins for Lee.
Talking about value!!!
Hope people understand that losing players even good contributers like Pence and Victorino can help.
I have been wanting a line up shake up for years.
Finaly because the team was so bad the GM was forced too.
This is fun.
Go Padres
The trades were made not because poor performance dictated them. They were made because two of the guys Vic and Blanton) were going to be free agents anyway, likely to sign elsewhere, and the other (Pence) would never be worth what he'd get in arbitration.
That's not to say change isn't good sometimes. I'll save my judgement on the new players until next season.
Sweet, sweet victory.
Obviiusly the Phils read my Han Solo quote concerning odds. Lol. I'm loving the fire and groove we are in right now. Only 3.5 out with 19 to play! What sweet karma it would be to vault over the Cardnials and replicate what they did last season. Houston will be looking to play the spoiler, but I think the surging Phils have other plans. I'm with Lefty, I love the saves not the gunslinger show. Go Phils!
Meant "obviously."
I am liking AFW saying how he likes the JRoll signing what a crack head. This last month the Phil's are playing with heart and swagger. They have always thrived being underdogs and are showing it again loving the pen also. Where ate all the people who thought the guys we got for Cliff would Amont to nothing


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Greatest Teams Leagues debut with new scheduler
DYNASTY League Baseball Online allows you to join either a 54 or 162 game Greatest Team league over a six month period.
Below: New "View Roster and Player card" feature allows you to view a teams roster and player cards before you join a league or tournament.
The 54 game season leagues plays one two or three game series once a week over the six month period (22 weeks) and is recommended for people who are busy.
The 162 game season leagues plays three two or three game series three times a week over the six month period (22 weeks) and is recommended for those players with more free time.
You will be able to select your favorite Greatest Team from a field of 83 different Greatest Teams from 1924 – 2010 and play in the matching ball park.
Each week you will be able to play your series live vs. your opponent. If you can't make the scheduled date and time you can reschedule for a different date and time later in the week. If your opponent has not shown up at game time and has not sent a reschedule request you have three options with the opponent missing dialog:
1) Postpone the game for 5 minutes to wait for him.
2) Reschedule the game for a different time and date.
3) Play the game vs. the computer manager.
The opponent missing dialog is shown below:
If you have not played your series by the time the next series is scheduled you can either play vs. the computer manager or the computer manager will manage both team for that series.
Everything runs like clock work with stats, standings and league leaders all
updated in real time and everyone keeping up at the same schedule pace.
Each league will have 12 teams divided into two AL and NL divisions with the division
winners playing in the World Series to determine the champion.
You can invite your friends to join you in the same league by using the new
invite a friend link in the left column of page once you have logged into
Current season continuous draft leagues will be available later this Spring
with an integrated live draft room.
You can be in both a Greatest Team league and current season continuous
draft league simultaneously if you wish.
The ease of playing in a DYNASTY League Baseball Online league is what makes it so compelling for busy people (which is most everyone) to be in a league. What became evident this past year when we used DYNASTY League Baseball Online for the SNBL to test, is just how easy it was to play other people, be a league member and manage the league as Commissioner.
Gone is the task of configuring routers, IP addresses and third party software to play other people. Now you log in and click the join button of your scheduled game and you end up at the new "outside the ball park image" and you are ready to play.
Gone is the task of Commissioners finding people to join a league and people finding leagues to join. Now you click and join a league.
Gone is the task of creating a schedule. Now it is done for you.
Gone is the task of installing and updating software upgrades and patches. There is nothing to install with new game features being added on a weekly basis. One kudo here for software architect Jamie Hall is just how few bugs there were even in the beta version. If there are any bugs reported Jamie is able to fix most bugs within a few minutes and those fixes are instantly and automatically available to everyone playing DYNASTY League Baseball Online.
Gone is the task of each league member exporting and importing files to a Commissioner who then has to import those files every week and then resend new files out to league members. This also happens with organization files every time there is a roster change. That is now a totally obsolete way of running a league and part of what makes DYNASTY League Baseball Online so revolutionary as the first and only real time multi-player baseball simulation game.
With DYNASTY League Baseball Online all of that time consuming drudgery is gone and now stats, standings, leaders and box scores for every team are available for the entire league in real time without the league members or Commissioner having to do anything. Everyone now can just focus on having fun playing the games quickly and easily.
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can you play a 162 game schedule vs the computer complete with standings and playoffs and stats? this is what i want to do. i played a series and loved it. am i missing something? i am on free trial now. i will subscribe if i can do this. thanks.
I am currently on the 2 day free trial, but I am LOVING every minute of it. However, I cannot find the price to purchase the game anywhere.
Can I just play against the computer on a regular, or even a season, basis?
Also, my virus protector shows up as "game disabled". Do I need to change this and,if so, how.
Finally, are there instructions before beginning the game?
Thanks a lot.
Mike, what if I want to replay an older season, like 1956 for example, and play the season with a friend online. Is this possible? How?
How long does a typical game last?
In regard to the League Championship Series, will all starting pitcher's endurance be reset to completely rested after the final game of the regular season or will it be carried over from the last regular season series…..just want to know if I need to plan my rotation before the Championship Series begins. Thanks for a great game!! Really enjoy it!
I'm interested in playing in a 162 game Greatest Team's League but don't see any available at this time. Will I have an opportunity to play in one or will only the 54 game leagues be offered at this time? Really had a lot of fun in my last 2 54 Leagues but want to try a full season. Thanks!!
When do you think the live draft will be available?
Where can I see the players stats/cards for this season?
I purchased the new DynastyBaseball League Board version back in
December of 2012. Would like for somebody to show me how to play this game, and read the results. Talked to Mike Cieslinski on Friday, and he said that it would be sent out next week, but no date was mentioned.
Howard Paley, Pembroke Pines, Florida.
Back in the early 90's I played Pursue the Pennant with my college friends. We are now trying to set up an online league of 10-15 teams. The idea of drafting individual players is too daunting for us. The time commitment involved in researching players, dealing with salary caps, looking for free agents, calling up minor leaguers, is not feasible for us this year.
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I really loved playing PTP. I am hopeful that one or both of these options is available so that Dynasty League can be the platform for our league.
Is there a way to play a solitaire season or league vs a computer manager where I can choose the teams in the season/league?
In the middle of the free trial and like what I see.My concern is you stated the draft rooms were slated for spring 2013,and here it is june 2014 and they are still not available that I see. Is this wrong? What is the status of private and public draft leagues as this is what I am most interested in?
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Money Funds and the Regulators
by Mike Krasner
It is highly likely that as a member of AAII you have savings or retirement money tucked away in a money market mutual fund (MMF), or indeed maybe more than one.
The Investment Company Institute (ICI), the trade association that speaks for the mutual fund industry, cited in its 2013 "Fact Book," year-end 2011 data attributed to The IRA Investor Database showing that traditional IRA investors allocated 13.9% of their portfolios to money market funds while in their 30s and 13.9% when in their 60s. Overall, ICI stated that retirement account assets in money market funds totaled $379 billion in 2012.
Money fund investors are all given a fund prospectus that spells out the fund's objective and what types of securities it is allowed to buy or specific security types it is not allowed to hold in its portfolio. The prospectus also covers the benchmark index used to measure investor returns, how the fund allocates its expenses, how to invest in the fund, and other pertinent information.
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- A Brief History of Money Market Funds
- Post-Financial Crisis Changes
- Proposed Additional Changes
- Conclusion
- Stable NAV Accounting Methods
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The prospectus and each accompanying marketing piece issued by a fund provider include some bullet points in bold type intended to make it as clear as humanly possible that a money market fund is an investment product and is not a bank product. Fund providers note in bold letters that a money market fund is not covered by bank insurance. Such communications also include an unambiguous, strong warning that there is a risk that you can lose money by investing in a money market fund. In fact, each fund offering typically includes language that is similar to this: "While the fund's portfolios seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money investing in the fund."
Plus, money market funds are subject to regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission under its Rule 2a-7 to the Investment Company Act of 1940.
These very clear pronouncements and current oversight apparently are not clear enough for a cadre of regulators, mostly on the banking side, or money fund critics who are provided soapboxes by media outlets. They seemingly will not be satisfied until every penny of the $2.6 trillion recently held in U.S. money market fund portfolios is redirected into federally insured bank accounts or the funds themselves are radically restructured. The suggested restructuring would morph money market funds into products equivalent to extremely short-term bond funds. Such a change would likely drive investors into alternative products that, in many cases, are beyond the reach of regulators and provide much less transparency than do money market funds.
Before we discuss the possible next steps affecting money funds and you as a money fund investor, let's pause for a refresher about how and why they came into being.
A Brief History of Money Market Funds
Bruce R. Bent and a partner launched the first-ever money fund, called The Reserve Fund, in October 1971 with the goal of permitting any investor, large or small, to earn money market rates on their cash holdings. Bent often described his fund as being a "sleep-at-night" stable-value product. The fund was conservatively invested in short-term instruments that were deemed to be extremely safe. It was billed simply: "a dollar in, a dollar out with some interest," though no guarantees were issued.
Over time, other companies introduced their own money funds, and checking privileges were added. In the super-inflationary period of the late 1970s and early 1980s, even banks created their own funds to stem deposit outflows to retail-oriented money funds, which resulted from mandated limits on allowed interest-rate payouts for banks' savings products.
Taxable money market funds, which consist of government funds and prime funds, came first. They were later joined by tax-exempt money market funds. Government funds principally invest in "U.S. Treasury obligations and other financial instruments issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities," according to the ICI. Prime funds, the ICI noted, "invest in a wider variety of high-quality, short-term money market instruments, including Treasury and government obligations, certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements, commercial paper and other money market securities."
Tax-exempt or tax-free money market funds likewise seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1 and invest in municipal money market securities. "The dividends of these funds are not taxed by the federal government, nor in some cases are they taxed by states and municipalities," stated ICI.
Total assets of U.S. money market funds reached $1 trillion in August 1997 and smashed through the $2 trillion barrier in November 2001, iMoneyNet data recorded. The funds' virtually unblemished success, the simplicity of keeping track of $1-per-share pricing and higher returns than offered by competing bank products, continued to attract investors seeking safe havens during periods of market turbulence or to set aside cash intended for future purposes, first primarily retail then later predominately institutional investors.
Tranquility in money-fund land was disturbed by the financial crisis of 2008 and the blowup of securities packaged with subprime mortgages issued in the U.S. This crisis led to European banks refusing to lend to one another, and the U.S. commercial paper and repurchase agreement ("repo") markets seizing up. [Editor's note: The International Capital Market Association defines a repo as an agreement where "one party sells an asset (usually fixed-income securities) to another party at one price at the start of the transaction and commits to repurchase the asset from the second party at a different price at a future date or (in the case of an open repo) on demand."]
Tranquility disappeared when the first-ever money fund, which by then had been renamed as the Reserve Primary Fund, ran aground in mid-September 2008. Bent's fund was caught holding large amounts of top-rated but suddenly worthless securities issued by Lehman Brothers when that firm unexpectedly filed for bankruptcy and was not included in a government rescue plan. The Reserve Fund thus became the first retail fund to "break the buck," meaning its price fell below $1 per share. The fund ceased operations immediately and its shareholders ultimately received about $0.98 on each dollar invested. The fund's demise prompted a thorough review of money fund structures and operations by the industry itself and by the SEC, which in January 2010 announced changes to Rule 2a-7.
"The SEC's new rules are intended to increase the resilience of money market funds to economic stresses and reduce the risks of runs on the funds by tightening the maturity and credit quality standards and imposing new liquidity requirements," the agency said.
Post-Financial Crisis Changes
Taxable funds since the phase-in of the SEC's amended rules have been required to hold at least 10% of total assets in "daily liquid assets" and at least 30% of assets in "weekly liquid assets." Liquidity provisions were added to meet reasonable requests by investors to cash in some or all shares. Basically, daily liquid assets are subject to a one-business-day demand feature and feature cash or U.S. Treasury securities, while the fund's so-called weekly liquidity bucket consists of similar securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or fewer, or that mature or are subject to a demand feature within five business days.
All money market funds are now subject to periodic stress testing. They are also allowed to suspend redemptions if maintaining the "amortized-cost" $1.00 share price is believed to be problematic. Other rule changes include limitation to a 60-day maximum weighted-average maturity for all securities being held in portfolios (it was previously set at 90 days); institution of a new metric, the 120-day weighted-average life based on final maturity dates; and fresh curbs on investments in repos.
The SEC also required fund companies to supply the agency with detailed portfolio information and market-based value for each fund at the end of every month. Funds were additionally required to show investors, through monthly website postings, details about the securities in each fund's portfolio. Such postings are supposed to appear within five business days after a month ends, enabling investors to better compare one fund's makeup to another's. Furthermore, the 2010 money market fund amendments also gave fund families until October 31, 2011, to be able to process transactions at a variable price other than $1 per share.
Proposed Additional Changes
The SEC chairman at the time, Mary Schapiro, made it known that while she was head of the regulatory body, she personally would continue to press for variable net asset values (NAVs) to supplant the long-established constant net asset value pricing for all funds. Her reasoning was that investors would be shown that pricing of the securities held in money fund portfolios fluctuates each day due to market forces. She feared that the share price of $1.00 was being misinterpreted by many as being a "bank-like" guarantee.
In August 2012, the SEC held up a planned discussion of mandating a floating net asset value for money funds and other suggested further changes to Rule 2a-7. This occurred after three of the five members requested a staff study about the funds' ability to withstand financial upsets in Europe, the downgrading of U.S. government debt by a major rating agency and other market developments since the 2010 amendments were adopted. That report was issued on November 30, 2012.
In the meantime, Schapiro had taken her arguments for further money-fund regulation to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), a body created by the Dodd-Frank Act on which she served due to her SEC position. Five of the 10 voting members of the FSOC regulate banks or depository-type institutions. Then-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Schapiro pushed through a package of several alternative structural reforms "to address the risks posed by money market funds" on November 13, 2012.
The FSOC continues to study assigning the systemic-risk label to money market funds and other so-called nonbanks operating in the "shadow-banking system." The council first called for replacing the stable net asset value, based on amortized-cost accounting and/or penny rounding (see the box below for explanation), with a floating net asset value, which would not always be at $1 based on market values of securities held in a portfolio, a concept that the SEC had rejected several times previously after study.
Yield (%)*
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|Phone Number
|Government Retail Money Funds
|1. Selected Daily Govt Fund/Cl D
(800) 243-1575
|2. Direxion US Govt MMF/Cl A
(800) 851-0511
|3. First Amer Govt Oblig/Cl A
(800) 677-3863
|3. Lord Abbett US Govt & Govt SE MMF/A
(888) 522-2388
|Government Average
|Prime Retail Money Funds
|1. Invesco MMF/Investor Class
(800) 659-1005
|2. Meeder MMF/Retail
(800) 325-3539
|3. Schwab Cash Reserves
(800) 435-4000
|4. Capital Assets Fund/Preferred MMP
(800) 730-1313
|4. Delaware Cash Reserve/Class A
(800) 362-7500
|4. PNC Money Market Fund/Cl A
(800) 622-3863
|Prime Average
|Tax-Free National Retail Money Funds
|1. Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund/Inv
(800) 659-1005
|2. Alpine Municipal MMF/Inv
(888) 785-5578
|3. Vanguard Tax-Exempt MMF
(800) 662-7447
|4. PNC Tax-Exempt MMF/Cl A
(800) 622-3863
|4. Western Asset T-F Reserves/Cl N
(800) 331-1792
|Tax-Free National Average
|*Highest compounded (effective) rate of return to shareholders reported to Money Fund Report for the past seven days for period ended May 7, 2013.
|Source: iMoneyNet Inc., an Informa Financial company,Westborough, Mass. 01581; www.imoneynet.com.
The issue facing the industry and investors who rely on money funds is: Will regulators harm or kill a product that is admittedly not risk-free, in the interest of attempting to eliminate all risk? As Commissioner Paredes asked, "What are we solving for?"
Stable NAV Accounting Methods
Current money market fund regulation, SEC Rule 2a-7(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, defines the amortized-cost method as "the method of calculating an investment company's net asset value [per share] whereby portfolio securities are valued at the fund's acquisition cost as adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount rather than at their value based on current market factors." Rule 2a-7(a)(20) defines the penny-rounding method of pricing as the method of computing a fund's price per share "for purposes of distribution, redemption and repurchase whereby the current net asset value per share is rounded to the nearest one percent."
Roger from Louisiana posted over 3 years ago:
The Gov't should leave money market funds alone. Every time they mess with something they make it worse. They ruined our energy supplies - instead of making our energy supply more independent, they made us more dependent; they ruined our education system; they ruined our health system; they have made millions more dependent on gov't handouts; and much much more. We have been over-regulated to the breaking point. Once we were the free-est nation in the world. All to soon we have dropped to 10th place. At the rate we are going we will soon be a 3rd-world country.
harryrich from Ohio posted over 3 years ago:
Given the fact that the MMF manager's income and decision-making systems are a large part of MMF cost I'd think a manager could have a hard time being objective in a choice between reducing cost and increasing risk. So, regulation seems appropriate. The question as to whether it will work or not is beyond me.
My fear if MMF share prices are allowed to float is that keeping track of or avoiding wash sales, particularly with multiple accounts, may become a nightmare.
Charles Rotblut from IL posted over 3 years ago:
Investment News has a recent update on what is happening with money market reform:
John from Kentucky posted over 2 years ago:
Banking and investment companies were and are highly regulated companies. It was the regulators that made the decision to save Bear Sterns and let Lehman Brothers collapse triggering the liquidity crisis.
One money market fund broke the "buck" and now we need more rules from the same people who triggered the crisis?
Charles Rotblut from IL posted over 2 years ago:
An addendum: After this article was published, the SEC published new rules regarding money market funds. These rules were discussed in the Investor Update email.


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My job with Compassion is to build relationships with artists and partner with them when they are out on the road. I love the fact that on my Compassion roster is one of the legends of Christian music, Dallas Holm, and young bands like Hawk Nelson. The common thread between the two is the calling to be an advocate for children throughout the world and a belief that we are called to partner together to release these children from poverty.
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In January, I took Daniel from Hawk Nelson to Haiti where he met his Compassion sponsor child, Franchioux. Daniel immediately connected with the boy he only knew through letters and pictures and outfitted him with a "Hawk Nelson is My Friend" t shirt written in Hatian Creole for the occasion.
This trip encouraged and inspired Daniel to stand up in 36 different cities for the next two months in front of 2,000 screaming teenagers, parents, and youth leaders and tell them about this 8-year-old boy in Haiti that hears about Jesus every week, is doing well in school, has the right nutrition and medical care, and believes that one day he can be an engineer so he can build better roads in his community. Daniel will stand up each night and invite those 2,000 screaming teenagers to take a stand and join him in the fight against poverty.
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3. Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Fla.
2. Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
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