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KOA, Washington, PA. $34.20 per nightWell we are off finally. We got on the road about 2:00 and drove about 250 miles. We are headed for Tom's sister's in Canton, Ohio, but our late start prevented us from completing the entire trip in one day. Frank is just getting the network and cameras working. We were about 150 miles out before he discovered the truck webcam computer was not running. Campground owners were very friendly, campground clean and neat but sites mostly a parking lot with trees around the outer areas. Included Internet was satellite so used our own. Found we have G3 service here. Joined KOA to get 10% discounts.
Clay's Park Resort, North Lawrence, OH. $39.80 per nightAfter a fairly short drive we arrived at this campground. They are having a Cowboy weekend coming up. This place has been around for 60 years. Tom came here as a 10 year old kid.
Friday, June 27. We went shopping this morning for supplies and in the evening went with family to Belgrades Garden restaurant for dinner. This restaurant is world famous...for those they have legally killed. They make their delicious chicken, breaded, and fried in lard at 300 degrees...to soak up the fat. Tom has been eating this stuff since 1950. Amazing. But then that might explain a lot.
Saturday, June 28. More visiting today along with Frank helping straighten out several computers. We went to an interesting hardware store which is actually a tourest attriction. Lehmans is in the middle of the Amish area so they carry lots of stuff the Amish might need. Amazing what is still manufactured, such as leather valves for old style water pumps.
Sunday, June 29. We have finally gotten some time to start orginizing our trailer. We spent much of the day doing laundry at Tom's sister's. We took one last run to a local hamburger house called Swenson's.
Heartland Resort, Greenfield, Indiana. $33.17 per nightAfter cleaning up and stowing everything we took off toward Denver, getting out of the campground around 9:30. A leisurely drive of 293 miles which will cost us roughly $135 of diesel fuel, ouch! The weather was cloudy with scattered light rain, but not enough to cause any real problems. Shortly after crossing the state line into Indiana, the overcast cleared to mostly sunny, the air dried out and it is a beautiful afternoon with some gusty winds. Our neighor camper in a motor home was Reverend Dee, a lady minister in a Metro Church for gays in Louisville, KY. Interesting.


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The pancreas is a vital organ situated deep inside the abdomen produces insulin and regulates the blood-sugar levels. If the pancreas is unable to produce the required insulin or body doesn't respond to insulin may consequence in diabetes mellitus. Present-day many oral and surgical therapies are there to treat the diabetes. Though there are multiple therapies, management of blood-sugar levels still remain a challenge for the clinician. To overcome these glitches, clinicians paved a way to manage diabetes mellitus by introducing artificial pancreas.
Currently existing technology alike to artificial pancreas allows insulin pumps to convey insulin to people with diabetes after noting reading from glucometers, but these two modules are separate. Now the state-of-the-art technology, joining both the parts in a closed loop scaffolds an artificial pancreas.
The artificial pancreas is a medical device, which monitors the blood-glucose levels in type 1 diabetes patients and robotically regulates the extent of insulin entering into the body. The artificial pancreas, renowned as closed-loop control of blood glucose levels in diabetes, is a device uniting a glucose sensor, a control algorithm, and an insulin infusion device.
The mechanism of action involves:
- Glucose sensor: Monitors the blood-glucose levels and transmits reading to the control device
- Control algorithm: Calculates the accurate dose to be injected
- Insulin infusion device: Pumps the insulin into the skin to control the blood-glucose levels.
The main target of the AP is twofold:
- To advance insulin replacement therapy till glycemic control is practically normal as manifest by evading of the complications of hyperglycemia, and
- To lessen the burden of treatment for those who are insulin-dependent.
There are several other alternatives to artificial pancreas, with enhancements in latest technologies like transplants of only Beta cells from the pancreas, which secrete insulin and Whole pancreas transplantation. Nevertheless, recipients of these beta cells transplant need medications to suppress their immune systems alike as other organ transplants. As in the whole pancreas transplantation, prime surgery is required. Furthermore, in beta cell transplantation, the human body's immune system itself will attack the transplanted beta cells and devastates a large proportion of them. On the other hand, artificial pancreas obviously avoids the necessity of immunosuppressant drugs and major surgery.
Studies conducted till date divulged that the device is managing the blood-glucose levels effectively without constant monitoring of a patient and giving them time-off and holiday from diabetes management. Issues such as reliability, promptness of action of insulin used, convenience and cyber security to guard devices from hacking, accuracy of glucose monitors, are being addressed before bringing into the market. In addition to this, researchers globally endure to work on challenges faced by artificial pancreas technology such as slowness in the action of insulin in the blood after injections-which could not be effective in conditions of vigorous exercise. Hence, the researchers also continue to advance the software in closed loop systems to make it as accurate as possible in blood-glucose management.
The definite timeline for availability of artificial pancreas encompasses regulatory approvals with encouraging attitudes of regulatory authorities such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is presently reviewing one proposed artificial pancreas with agreement perhaps as soon as 2017. And a latest review by the UK National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) conveyed that automated closed-loop systems might be expected to emerge in the (European) market by the close of 2018.
Today's latest news publicized that Artificial Pancreas is approved by the FDA for type I diabetic patients above 14 yrs.
"Hope all the research goes well and gift an artificial pancreas for type II Diabetic patients also by 2018"
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The Trend Towards Intelligent Metadata Enabled Solutions in SharePoint
The development of an intelligent enterprise metadata framework provides flexibility, and enables organizations to implement governance policies and operations incrementally, with each step directly correlated to business value. From this overarching infrastructure framework, intelligent metadata enabled solutions can be deployed to address the unique challenges of organizations. These challenges may include search, compliance, information lifecycle management, sensitive information protection, migration, text analytics, and Enterprise/Web 2.0. From a business perspective, one set of technologies can be used for addressing these challenges, can be implemented incrementally, and leverages an organization's investment in SharePoint.
For the most part, gone are the days when SharePoint was a good choice to enable a department to share its documents and have a single point of access to information. As SharePoint has matured, so has the marketplace, and enterprise expectations of SharePoint have also changed. New challenges such as records management, security, migration, and the cloud have changed the landscape. With regulatory requirements surrounding privacy, security, and compliance increasing, the stakes are much higher. With unstructured data increasing at an average annual growth rate of 62%, search is inadequate and has made volumes of content unusable for applications, such as text analytics and collaboration.
The crux of the problem has always been the inability to generate contextual metadata, either manually or automatically, that results in intelligent metadata. Intelligent metadata is the output of automatically capturing conceptual metadata, and identifying relationships and context, enabling the proactive management of content through goal and mission aligned structures and workflows. This approach results in the deployment of intelligent metadata solutions that are integrated with an organization's unstructured information governance policies. The inability to identify intelligent metadata from within content impacts the entire lifecycle management of the asset.
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I was stopped out of this position yesterday. Breakouts have not been a wildly successful way of trading this market and that is one reason why I have been cautious of it; in addition, this market has tended to move with treasury yields which are rising at present. There were a lot of reasons to be cautious about this trade, but on the other hand there is a downtrend and I think it will continue. And so I am still wondering whether this was a good trade or not. It probably was a good one — I have found over time that it is better to trade when you are uncertain, because missing a big move is much worse for your psychology and your P&L than having another loser.
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Nov 26, 2018
While enjoying their stay-cation, Lincoln and Rachel Riendeau Hayes went to see the new "Fantastic Beasts" movie and didn't really love it, but then saw the new "Wreck It Ralph" sequel and really did love it.
Aug 9, 2018
He's back! Brian Crawford Scott returns to chat with Lincoln about "Skyscraper" starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Neve Campbell in essentially a "Die Hard" remake that turned out to be pretty damn fun! Is it perfect? Of course not, and to expect any movie to BE PERFECT is insane, so let's stop doing that, ok?
Jul 1, 2018
Welcome back! New city, new format.
Lincoln welcomes writer and actress Rachel Riendeau (oh, and they're married too) to discuss "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" because she loves the franchise and had a dinosaur-themed birthday party last week. They discuss the good, the bad, and the Pratt.
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May 27, 2018
In their final episode together, Lincoln and Tim discuss Ryan Reynold's latest turn as the Merc with the Mouth in "Deadpool 2", in theaters now.
Also discussed were other Marvel movies, other X-Men movies, and "Brooklyn Nine Nine".
Thank you all for listening over the last almost three years. Doing this show has been...
Apr 17, 2018
The boys are back and have lots to talk about, from SNL, to "The IT Crowd", "AP Bio", "Pacific Rim: Uprising", "Thoroughbreds", and the latest season of "Santa Clarita Diet". They also discuss "Wild Wild Country" and how banana-pants crazy that docu-series was.
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Ceremony at Enigma Bar (March 26)
With: The Yabbies, Horror My Friend
Words by Paul Maland
Photos by Gwendolyn Lee (@Gwendolyn_Lee)
Californian hardcore-punk heavyweights Ceremony came to Australia this past week, bringing a show as diversified as having Black Flag and Joy Division on the same bill (let alone in the same band). From a group whose own back-catalogue has split their fans into two very discernible and opinionated camps, Ceremony's Australian tour comes to show fans they haven't forgotten their roots, but are still proud to be moving forward with their evolved sound. Accompanying Ceremony on their final, Adelaide leg of the impromptu tour were South Australian locals Horror My Friend and The Yabbies.
The Yabbies played a smooth set of indie jams, waking up the almost silent crowd at Enigma's second upstairs stage. Horror My Friend, who finish up their Australian tour of their debut album Stay In, Do Nothing at Jive on Friday got right on into setting the vibe a bit more post-punky, and made it clear why they're raking in acclaim across the country.
The theme of moving forward and embracing the new is made starkly clear to Ceremony fans, as the band opened their set with L-Shaped Man track "The Separation". Fans that weren't afraid to embrace the new sound made their presence in the crowd known through strangely rhythmic renditions of traditional hardcore dancing, while the back-catalogue aficionados stayed in anxious wait for something heavier on the outskirts of the crowd.
The set progressed slowly, keeping the alternative-indie-pop stylings from L-Shaped Man up for the first two or three songs, before the first single strum of Zoo's Hysteria broke the middle of the pit open and sent everyone wild. Fans running and stomping around to the tribal drum opening of Hysteria got a chance to play around with the idea of starting a circle-pit, before letting loose a little bit and ultimately crashing back to a slower pace as the band went on.
Watching Ceremony play is really surreal for a few reasons: it's always humbling to see an actual American Hardcore band play, as it makes things seem a little more authentic when a band comes from the same country or state where a genre originated and made a name for itself. Australian groups of the same genre undoubtedly have talent, but a lot of our attempts at different genres with distinct appearance and sound can easily end up looking like a band dressing up in a uniform for a costume party based on what we've seen on the internet or TV, usually stemming from examples of American or British bands (thus comes the age-old claim that Australia doesn't have any original culture - of course, this is all nonsense, but it does feel relevant when comparing an Adelaide hardcore band to a Californian one that's been plugging away for ten years).
The other strange part is watching band members like Anthony Anzaldo or Ross Farrar, screaming and strumming away, covered in tattoos, riling the pit up with a genre filled with such angst and raw energy it's been dubbed a name like powerviolence, then going to their newer post-punk indie material and, in Anthony's case, dancing like a white girl. You can't knock a band that helped drive the modern hardcore movement along for dancing or playing their sound a bit differently (and, quite frankly, how they want to), but it does make you think about how weird 2016 is.
An Australian example of a similar sort of contrast between a band's sound and appearance comes from Sydney Britpop band DMA's; when DMA's come on stage they, for all intents and purposes, otherwise look like the kind of people who would try and roll you for a smoke at a bus-stop — next thing you know they're singing harmonies and laying down poppy guitar riffs. Ceremony's new sound means they have a similar sort of contrast in appearance at times, except they weren't afraid to justify any contrast in their sound by showing the audience how they made a name for themselves with back-catalogue tracks such as Sick and Open Head, as well as more palatable tracks from Zoo like Citizen and Nosebleed. Still missing from the set was heavier pit material such as Throwing Bricks or He God Has Favored Our Undertakings. Perhaps for this reason, the crowd was a little bit underwhelming for a band who had just flown half-way across the globe to be here (admittedly, only because their European tour was canned last-minute, though).
All in all, it is actually refreshing seeing a band like Ceremony develop their taste into a mature, refined post-punk sound. Many fans of Hardcore naturally transition to lighter, post-punk styled indie bands in their own time, the only difference is Ceremony are taking the wheel and doing it as a band to show what they can do with the depth of lighter genres, after placing themselves in the restrictive box of Hardcore Punk for so long. Frankly, they do a good job. The Californian band book-ended their set with part two of their opening track, playing The Understanding, before leaving the small stage at Enigma for the beer garden (no doubt to be approached by fans who haven't handled the band's transition to lighter material as easily).
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FOOTBALL: Tigers to tangle with defending champs
FRANKFORT — Before the start of the Class 8A postseason, Edwardsville coach Matt Martin offered his analysis of the 32 teams.
"Class 8A is unique," Martin said on Oct. 21. "Everybody is very similar except a couple of teams. If you can play well, you have a chance. From Round 1 (to the championship game), it is very difficult. There are no free passes."
Edwardsville's quarterfinal opponent Saturday is one of those exceptions.
The 23rd-seeded Tigers (8-3) will travel to second-seeded Lincoln-Way East (11-0) at 6 p.m. Saturday for quarterfinal action.
The Griffins are the defending state champions in Class 8A and they enter with a 25-game winning streak. Their last loss was to Park Ridge Maine South in the quarterfinals in 2016.
"Lincoln-Way East is one of those upper-echelon teams," Martin said. "They are pretty special. They are probably the best all-around team we've seen all year.
"They have a lot of kids with a lot of depth and a good coaching staff with great experience. They have tradition. Kids don't take plays off and they execute."
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This season, Lincoln-Way East has outscored opponents 508-56, including 94-0 in the postseason with shutouts of St. Charles East and Glenbard West.
The shutouts were the sixth and seventh of the season for the Griffins, who haven't allowed a point since the fourth quarter of a 56-18 win over Thornwood on Oct. 11.
The defense has 35 sacks, including a team-high eight from defensive end Mick Stewart (6-2, 215) and six from defensive tackle Dylan Shelton (6-1, 230).
Strong safety Kenny Palmer leads the defense with five interceptions. As a team, the Griffins have 23 turnovers.
"If you're playing the compare game, defensively they are like East St. Louis as far as their speed and physicality," Martin said. "We have to win the turnover battle."
Edwardsville will counter with an offense that's averaging 43 points and led by quarterback Kendall Abdur-Rahman, running back Justin Johnson and wide receiver Dionte Rodgers.
Abdur-Rahman has 1,087 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns in his senior season, with Johnson leading the ground attack with 1,123 yards and 12 touchdowns after a career-high 224 yards in a 45-14 second-round win over West Aurora.
Of Abdur-Rahman's 18 touchdowns, 10 have come from at least 40 yards. He has five touchdown runs of 80 yards or more, including his season high of 83 in Week 2 against CBC.
Rodgers, who can also line up in the backfield, has team highs in receptions (23), yards (388) and receiving touchdowns (five).
After torching a West Aurora defense allowing only 7.9 points per game for 500-plus yards and 45 points, the EHS offense faces a defense that's been scored on in just four games this season.
For as good as the Griffins are on defense, they are just as loaded on offense.
Lincoln-Way East is averaging 46.2 points and 419 yards per game. The offense has eclipsed 400 yards five times, including a season-high 575 in Week 7.
"They are like CBC on offense," Martin said.
Illinois State recruit and quarterback Jack Baltz has thrown for 1,766 yards with 26 touchdowns and eight interceptions on 98-of-159 passing.
Baltz has big-play wide receivers in Jackson Ritter (40 receptions, 587 yards, 12 touchdowns) and Matt Judd (28 catches, 409 yards, five touchdowns). Ritter is listed 6-4, 190 pounds and Judd is 6-0, 200 pounds.
"Their receivers each have their own highlight reels in catches. The quarterback really trusts them. He'll throw it up to any of them and trusts they'll go up and make the plays," Martin said.
Devon Williams leads the rushing attack with 922 yards and 15 touchdowns on 104 carries, while Jordan Corbett has 561 yards and seven touchdowns on 80 carries and A.J. Henning has 135 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries.
Henning, who has battled injuries, is a four-star recruit and the No. 1 junior in the state according to Rivals. He already has 25 Division I offers.
The offensive line features multi-year starters Anthony Sottosanto (6-2, 260), Dane Eggert (6-3, 270) and Brian Ciciura (6-3, 255).
The Edwardsville defense allowed 339 yards to West Aurora and forced three turnovers. The Tigers have forced eight turnovers in two postseason games.
Saturday's winner advances to the semifinals to face the winner of 19th-seeded Loyola Academy (8-3) and sixth-seeded Maine South (10-1).
Edwardsville is the highest seed left in the Class 8A quarterfinals for the second straight season. Last year, the Tigers advanced to the semifinals. They are one win away from a return trip, but Martin said there is still plenty of work to do.
"We are playing well. We can play better and that is our goal," Martin said. "We can't make the mistakes we've made in past games."


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Every company has a culture, whether they know it or there's a name to it. It's real; it's a living organism within a business or a community. Take control of the things we actually have some say in, such as the outcome, as opposed to complaining about the things that are out of our control. We can only control what's right around us and things that we have direct influence on, such as our families, our businesses, our clients.
To put a name to a culture and cultivate that culture in who we know we are and who we aspire to be is very important within a business. If we don't have a soul and a purpose, and it's going to die eventually, especially in today's commoditized world. If you don't grow dramatically and remake your industry, you're going to be a dinosaur and be out of business at some point. Remake your industry; don't keep trying to compete on continuously lowering margins.
The culture starts with the individuals. This again may not be for everybody, every company, every team, for companies that I associate with, the massive growth has been, "If I am in fear mode and only running at a 30% efficiency of my time and value within my company, and you, my fellow employee are only at 30% and in fear as well, it's a negative spiral."
Out of 100% capacity and efficiency between two people, it may be less together than apart. If I'm running at 50%, 60%, 70% of my efficiency, I know as an individual who I am, and I'm adding real value and making a difference and am inspired to make a difference within my company, and you are as well, and we're not afraid about taking each other's jobs, or looking to have to cover our asses.
We're being honest and having a real conversation – if I know who I am andcommunicated it, and you know who you are and can communicate it, and there's a trust there, away we go. And I think two people together are even greater than one plus one – not one plus one equals two, not even one plus one equals three, it's one plus one equals infinite. That's the beauty of being in business in the wisdom age, and it starts with the individual.
The more solid the individual, the more solid the relationships, thus the more solid the company.
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If heterosexuality was expressed in a non patriarchal, male dominated scenario, heterosexuality may have merit, but as it stands, existing within the confines of patriarchy, we must question it completely. Why do women want to be with men knowing what we know about men? Knowing that all men disrespect and hate women most of the time? Seeing the devastating results of male violence against women historically and currently? Seeing men dominate, oppress, violate and murder women? We must ask ourselves is our heterosexuality healthy or is it an adapted survival behavior in response to male violence against females? Since we don't have any frame of reference for healthy heterosexuality where women and men are both respected free and equal human beings and similarly, we don't have any frame of reference of a type of heterosexuality that exists without the component of male violence against women, we cannot come to the conclusion that patriarchal heterosexuality is normal, healthy or natural.
When women against all logic and evidence, continue to have relationships with men, regardless of how they treat us, we must conclude that there is another mechanism in play here. When we begin to question heterosexuality, I mean really question it and dismantle it within the patriarchal confines, we expose the insanity of women "choosing" to be with men on male merit alone because the hard truth of the matter is that men don't deserve women on merit alone. Consequently, this insane need for women to be with men begins to reveal itself as a symptom or reaction to the conditions of female enslavement and victimization. A means for surviving male violence. This becomes even more evident when you read the symptoms of oppressive/dominant relationships and how the behaviors of subservience are exactly the same behaviors as femininity. That even men display "feminine" behaviors when they are dominated. What if women have adapted to male domination and violence by "sleeping with the enemy"? By getting close to their captors in an effort to be able to control their environment or to curtail male violence? We need to start asking ourselves these questions so that we can begin to analyze our relationships with men if we ever want to have healthy ones or further, decide not to.
If we do this, analyze our desire to be with men, we may find that there is no good reason. That our relationships are not based on reciprocal respect, but instead based on our own terror. Our individual man could be to us, a life preserver amongst a sea of potential male predators. We may find that on the surface we kid ourselves into believing that we need them or want them but underneath this surface level, we see that this is just a band-aide covering up our terror from the inherent memory, cell memory, of our violent enslavement at the hands of men. There is ample evidence that connects feminine behaviors especially in our relationships with men that mimic the behaviors of victims of Stockholm's Syndrome.
Another factor involved here is that most male violence against women including rape is done by the men that women know or have relationships with, not by strangers. The nuclear family is the playground for male violence due to the isolation of women under the roof and control of individual men. We are constantly inundated with threats of violence from male strangers, but the truth is this compared to non stranger male violence is rare. I believe the reason for this is that patriarchy has a stake in keeping women terrified of the strange man out there, outside our safe homes, because this terror keeps women in their place, within the confines of the nuclear family, the individual man and of patriarchy on a societal level. Women then cling to their "men" in an effort to stay safe from the strange violent males–out there. Women stay in abusive relationships because they have Stockholm's syndrome, not because they are stupid or because they like it. She is merely trying to survive violence in the best way she knows how.
Women learn to see themselves as inferior and men superior because they must put themselves in their captors shoes to be able to feel safer to be able to figure out when an if he will be violent and try to curtail his violence. This is why women tend to dislike themselves and other women because they are seeing themselves through the dominant male eyes. Women then see themselves and other women as weak, stupid, petty and deserving of male punishment, yet another reason why women tend to like men over women. And this is also why women tend to compete with other women when it comes to male attention. Patriarchy teaches women this lie, that men are important and women are not; therefore, to be important, women must be with men thereby getting attention or importance through osmosis. All of these factors play into what we know as "heterosexuality" and all of these factors also play into the reasons for why we think heterosexuality is necessary. If we take these factors and or reasons out of the equation, would we be heterosexual? Would women want to be with men?


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CHICAGO, Dec. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include theU.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB-Free Report), Freddie Mac (OTCBB:FMCC-Free Report), Fannie Mae (OTCBB:FNMA-Free Report), Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC-Free Report) and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC-Free Report).
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U.S. Bancorp, Freddie Mac in Settlement
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB-Free Report) announced a lawsuit settlement with Freddie Mac (OTCBB:FMCC-Free Report) worth about $53 million. The settlement includes the resolution of all outstanding and potential repurchase claims related to misrepresentation of loans originated and sold by U.S. Bancorp directly to Freddie Mac from 2000 to 2008.
The Minneapolis-based banking major will shell out the total amount in cash to Freddie Mac, including adjustments related to credits, along with previous buybacks. The settlement amount will be paid from U.S. Bancorp's current reserves.
Freddie Mac, along with Fannie Mae (OTCBB:FNMA-Free Report) can compel banks to buy back mortgages that do not abide by the prescribed guidelines. Notably, since 2009, both these government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) compelled many lenders to repurchase bad loans worth billions of dollars. Additionally, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) – the conservator for these two firms – has set a goal to complete review of all loan files for breaches of representations and warranties related to loan activity prior to 2008.
U.S. Bancorp is not the first bank to reach a settlement with these regulatory agencies. In Jan 2011, Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC-Free Report) signed a $3 billion agreement with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to resolve faulty mortgage loans sold by Countrywide Financial Corp. BofA had acquired Countrywide in 2008.
Moreover, earlier this year, BofA agreed to settle its mortgage dispute with Fannie Mae. The company paid $11.6 billion in total, which included $6.7 billion of loan repurchases.
Over the last several months, Freddie Mac reached settlements with several other banks, including Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC-Free Report). The compensation from these companies totaled approximately $2.5 billion.
These settlements by banks demonstrate their aim to resolve all mortgage-related issues and thereby reduce costs over the coming period. Moreover, such settlements are expected to help in revival of the economy. Alongside, these strategic decisions will likely bode well for banks and help in boosting investors' confidence.
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Part Time Lecturer in Information Systems or Quantitative Methods
Job Class Code: 00052
FLSA: Exempt
Posting Number: PTFRGV0002
Location: Rio Grande Valley
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The Department of Information Systems and Quantitative Methods at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) occasionally has the need to hire Part-Time Lecturers. Responsibilities include delivering quality instruction within College of Business & Entrepreneurship programs beginning in the Spring 2019.
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WEST BATH, Maine — The head of the Northern New England Poison Center told a judge on Tuesday that a Hope woman charged with manslaughter in the deaths of a Woolwich couple had a "dangerous" amount of opioids, sedatives and other drugs on the night of the January 2017 crash.
Danielle Ward, 35, was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe with seven children on Route 1 at about 6 p.m. Jan. 21, 2017, when she allegedly veered into the southbound lane and collided with a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe driven by 70-year-old Robert Martin, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said at the time.
Martin died at the scene of the crash. His wife, Carolyn Martin, 76, a passenger in the Hyundai, was flown by LifeFlight of Maine helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston where she was pronounced dead.
[Woman charged with manslaughter, OUI after Route 1 crash that killed couple]
A southbound 2013 Ford Explorer driven by William King, 63, of Dudley, Massachusetts, struck Ward's vehicle.
Ward and three of the seven children who were riding with her were taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland with non-life-threatening injuries. Neither King nor his passenger were injured.
Ward was indicted in June 2017 on two counts of Class A felony manslaughter, as well as seven other felonies and misdemeanors including aggravated operating under the influence and endangering the welfare of a child.
On Tuesday, her attorneys asked Justice Daniel Billings to exclude as evidence the blood and alcohol samples taken from Ward that night at Maine Medical Center.
Sagadahoc County Deputy District Attorney Jeff Baroody, who is prosecuting the case with District Attorney Jon Liberman, called several witnesses who testified to the procedure for testing blood and urine samples for alcohol and drugs.
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Donna Papsun, a toxicologist of NMS Labs in Pennsylvania, testified by video that her lab found the drugs alprazolam (Xanax) and lorazepam (Ativan), both benzodiazepines; Oxycodone and Oxymorphone, both opoid painkillers; and THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in Ward's blood.
Dr. Karen Simone, director of the Northern New England Poison Center, testified that the 120 nanograms per milliliter of oxycodone found in Ward's blood several hours after the crash was "very high," and said, "At a level that high, I would have serious concerns about breathing well and standing up, that kind of thing."
She said that combined with the amount of alprazolam found in her blood was also high, and said, "That suggests this is a person who has been taking opioids for awhile and is somewhat tolerant. One [drug] has drowsiness as a side effect and the other one is deliberately used to make you fall asleep. The fact that you could walk around or interact with people, or even drive a car, suggests to me there's some long-term use. [If it were me], I'd probably not be awake, and I'd be more concerned about my breathing."
Ward was previously convicted of OUI twice in the past 10 years, according to the indictment, including a 2013 conviction in Rockland District Court.
According to Simone, witnesses said Ward was talking to them and operating the vehicle, but "crossing the center line and had a hard time keeping her eyes open."
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William Maselli, who with Annie Stevens represents Ward, asked witnesses various questions about the process of collecting the samples.
To Simone, he said, "Whatever conclusions you come up with, they're only as good as the data you receive, correct?"
He suggested "a mistake in a laboratory" could have caused the extremely high results, to which Simone said, "I've never had that happen." She added that when the state needed a lab for the 2003 arsenic poisonings in the town of Sweden, they sent them to National Medical Services.
Justice Daniel Billings said he would rule later on a proposed witness for the defense, toxicologist Patrick Demers. He will also rule on the proposed motion to exclude the evidence.


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John McAfee, founder of the software antivirus program of that name, has a reputation for wild antics.
He left his company in 2011, but not before it peaked his wealth at some $100 million. He later founded several other companies, and he's been involved in cryptocurrency, yoga, all-natural antibiotics and more.
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He lived for years in Belize but fled after being suspected of involvement in the murder of his neighbor.
He's pursued the Libertarian nomination for president.
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A post at the Twitter news aggregating site Twitchy said: "Wait, WUT? John McAfee tweets about having sex with whales and there are NO WORDS to describe the thread that follows."
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Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, once known as Education IRAs, are trusts created to help pay for qualified education expenses.
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What's The Origin Of The Coverdell ESA?
It was established by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and then expanded by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.
How Does It Work?
A lot like a Roth IRA. Both allow you to make an annual non-deductible contribution to an investment trust account. The money grows free of federal income taxes, and if all goes as planned, withdrawals from the account will be completely tax-free as well. Of course, the big difference is the Roth is for retirement and the Coverdell is for education. (To learn more about Roth IRAs, see Differences Between Roth And Traditional IRAs.)
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Tell Me More About The Tax Advantages.
Contributions to a Coverdell aren't deductible for federal or state income taxes, but earnings in the account accumulate tax-free. Qualified distributions are exempt from federal income tax. But if you withdraw money and don't use if for qualified expenses, it is taxed at the donor's marginal tax rate, plus a 10 percent penalty. The exception is if the student dies or becomes disabled. In those cases, non-qualified distributions remain tax free.
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Can I Contribute To A Coverdell And A 529 College Savings Account In The Same Year?
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Dance nonprofit fights dementia
$2,246 of $5,000 goal
Raised by 36 people in 33 months
Since 2009, we have been hosting monthly Tea Dances for people living with dementia and their caregivers. We have created a special space where social dance is used as non-verbal form of communication using the healing powers of movement, music and touch. The result is a transformative dance event that improves the quality of lives for the people living with this disease.
Our goals for 2017 is to increase the frequency we host our Tea Dances, as well as expand our partnerships with more memory centers. But in order to achieve these, we need your help.
Each of our Tea Dances cost approximately $600 to host, which includes space rental, equipment, transportation and dance artists. As successful as our Tea Dances currently are, we loose out on connecting with more people due to location and size limitations. We wish to have the means to host Tea Dances monthly, all around New York City.
For more information, please visit our website .
Any and all contributions are greatly appreciated. Your donation will help our organization grow and allow us to provide more dance sessions and positively impact those affected by dementia. Thank you so much.
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Here's a video that's taken by our founder, Nathan, at one of our Tea Dances last year -
Here's a video that's taken by our founder, Nathan, at one of our Tea Dances last year -
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We really enjoyed our day trip to Telegraph Creek. We came back to our campground, Dease Lake RV Park, and had a nice bonfire and dinner with our friends. The next morning we had to wave good-bye to them as we had to wait until the afternoon for the mechanic to get back into town and come out and assess our radiator. It was so sad to see them carry on without us! We did hope we could reconnect down the road soon.
The mechanic did arrive, took a look, said the radiator would have to be pulled and sent to Prince George for repair, 969 km's or 602 miles from Dease Lake! He would not pull the rad there in the campground, we would need to fill up the rad with water and drive it the 3 km to his shop on the following Wednesday…Charlie's Shop…it would turn out to be our home for 10 days!
In the meantime we had 2 more nights in the full service campground with our satellite tv! There was even a resident fox to brighten up my day!
He was so cute, but I think he thought the camera was something to eat, he was coming awfully close!!
We soon made the move over to 'Charlie's Shop'…..
He was so great in letting us plug into his power, and he also had an old 'dump' near by that we did have to make use of over our stay! The alternative would have been to move to a motel for the duration, so it was so nice to be able to stay in our own 'home'!!
It turned out that other good friends of ours had actually bought an old volkswagen to restore from Charlie years earlier! What a small world!
Dease Lake is very far north. 175 miles north of Meziadin Junction on Highway 37. We grew to really appreciate the life of living in Northern BC. Freight is only delivered in and out of town twice a week. The price of groceries was very high and eating a fast food meal of 2 hot dogs and fries was 20.00! Our rad was pulled by my husband and a shop worker on Wed and shipped out that afternoon, July 29th. Then we waited…….
We were fortunate to be there over the July 1st long weekend, Canada Day. They had a parade and a BBQ afterward!
The whole community gets on board and they decorate almost anything to be able to drive in the parade!
I would guess this is a major highlight of the year in this community! A time to reconnect with others that you don't see often. The population of Dease Lake is approx 300, but it is very spread out.
Mining is the most substantial industry in the area but hunting and fishing are very popular and there are a few guiding outfits as well. It is a leading source for jewelry grade jade, much of which is exported to China. There are also some government employees, highway workers, RCMP, Medical staff and a few small business's. It is the most northern, rural, isolated health care center in the province. Far more isolated than Fort St John or Dawson Creek. The hub is a gas station/grocery store/clothing store/restaurant.
There used to be a laundromat/showers center but it had closed, as had many of the gift shops and motels.
Dease Lake was originally a Hudson Bay Company Trading Post, established in 1837 by Robert Campbell. The remains of the old fort still exist at the south end of the lake.
Known as the Tatl'ah or 'Head of the Lake' by Tahltan First Nation, the population is primarily of their decent.
Over the long July weekend they hold their annual fishing derby! The lake itself is known for massive lake trout! The winner was 30 lbs 9 oz! I tried to find out the size of the actual Dease Lake…..I couldn't, suffice it to say the lake is HUGE! It goes on for miles and miles!
So, what do you do when stranded in Dease Lake, parked in someones yard with no'extras'. First of all, what do you do with your garbage? You find a dump….and hope that just maybe, there will be bears!! Well, no bears but we did find Golden Eagles!!! I have never been 'up close and personal' with a Golden Eagle before and it was amazing!
They really are quite different from the Bald Eagles and Osprey we have at home.
So our daily routine evolved into taking the ipad to the Learning Center. If you get up close to the door you can pick up their signal to check emails! I tried taking my computer but it would not pick it up, thank goodness the ipad did. Did I mention we had no cell service there either? There was one pay phone in town that we used to make arrangements with the company in Prince George to repair the radiator. When I did get on line to check my banking each 4-5 minute call cost 15.00 to 16.oo! After checking the emails we went to the dump to look for wildlife! Only a few times were we lucky to find the eagles low enough in the trees for me to get any good pics, but they were flying all around and sitting in the tall trees around the dump.
We did get out and about exploring the area but I think I will save that for another entry, this is getting long enough!
So, until next time………


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Welcome. This blog is a space for me to consolidate and express my views about stock trends, investing and other related issues. Trading is all about having an edge, seeing possibilities and seizing opportunities when they arise.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Straits asia: facing selling pressure
Today straits asia closed at 2.54 with above average volume of 7.8 million shares.
The full black candlestick with no shadow indicates that selling pressure is still strong. The closing at 2.54 is just below the confluence of the 20MA and 100MA. Straits Asia had been trending up on the upper Bollinger band until recently. The 100MA at 2.50 may also provide some support.
RSI is trending down and MACD is on the verge of a bearish crossover which will probably happen if another down day occurs tomorrow.
Straits asia also appears to have broken its uptrend channel which is a bearish sign. Expect more downside if the uptrend channel cannot be recaptured.
Strategy : Watch whether the 20MA at 2.55 can be regained, if not it is quite likely that the support of 2.50 will be tested, followed by 2.40. Be cautious as MACD is about to form a bearish crossover.
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Labels: Straits asia, technical analysis
Friday, April 8, 2011
STI: Still going strong
On Friday STI closed at 3187.31 , the 8th consecutive day of gains, and 13th positive day of the last 15. The gain from the yearly low on March 15 of 2919.98 is 267.33 points or 9.15%. The index is still some 3.8% below the 9 Nov 2010 high of 3313.61. It is also worth noting that April is quite a bullish month for STI with 7 of the last 10 Aprils resulting in gains.
The top blue line on the chart shows where STI is at now.
Indicators are nearing overbought territory with the RSI near 70 and closing near the upper bollinger band. However today's close at the high of day shows the bullish strength of the rally and indicates that the index could even move past the 3200 level after a correction.
I am expecting a brief correction for STI to the 3120-3150 region. Support at 3110-3120 should be especially strong as 3110 is the neckline of the double-bottom pattern and 3120 has been tested successfully before. In a more bullish scenario STI might only correct to 3150, consolidate and resume trading in the next band at 3180-3220. Stronger resistance is at 3220. A good thing is that there are no negative divergences..
Strategy: Reduce holdings as STI is currently overbought and refrain from taking more long positions until there is a correction.
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NOL : Out of downtrend ?
Today NOL closed at 1.99 with good volume of 27 m shares traded. Prices touched a high of 2.01 which was again not sustained into the close..
Things seem to be brightening up for NOL as it seems to have moved out of the downtrend channel and into a slight uptrend(see chart). Also it managed to close above the 20MA. Sustained closes above 20MA would indicate that the trend is indeed changing. Important resistance is at 2.02 as this level was tested unsucessfully several times in the past. If 2.02 is taken out, 2.10 will be a possible target. Immediate support is at 1.94, However STI is currently overbought and I think the price is likely to see consolidation for a few sessions before moving higher.
I also noted that the Bollinger bands are tightening, indicating that a large move is near.
Why I bought NOL at 1.93 last Friday?
1) Gentler slope of downtrend indicating that selling pressure is easing
2) Slight positive Macd /RSI/Stochastic divergence as seen in the chart. Prices made a new low but Macd/RSI/Stochastics edged up.
3) Strong support at 1.87-1.92 region (Aug 2010 low, Fibonacci support)
All these factors indicated that the downside is minimal and so I took a small position.
Watch the next few sessions. It will be a good sign if the price can maintain above 20MA and 1.92 is not broken.
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The infrastructural humiliation of America: The state of much of America's infrastructure is appalling when compared to nations which are nowhere near as rich, due to a cascading series of failures of imagination; failures to invest in the future; and, perhaps most of all, cost disease.
Trump wants U.S. military in Iraq to 'watch Iran': CBS interview - U.S. President Donald Trump said it was important to keep a U.S. military presence in Iraq so that Washington can keep a close eye on Iran "because Iran is a real problem," according to a CBS interview to be broadcast on Sunday ...
Functional Insulin-Producing Cells Grown In Lab: "For the first time, human stem cells are transformed into mature insulin-producing cells as a potential new treatment for type 1 diabetes, where patients can not produce enough insulin."
Payrolls surge by 304,000, smashing estimates despite government shutdown: However, officials said federal workers generally were counted as employed during the period because they received pay during the survey week of Jan. 12. On balance, federal government employment actually rose by 1,000.
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Oh, I love a good trifle. Soft, creamy, rich, and yet refreshing. It really is the perfect dessert.
Blueberry Lemon Trifle
3 cups fresh blueberries, divided
2 cans (15 3/4 ounces each) lemon pie filling
2 cups (8 ounces) lemon yogurt
1 prepared angel food cake (8 to 10 ounces), cut into 1-inch cubes
1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
Lemon slices and fresh mint, optional
Set aside 1/4 cup blueberries for garnish. In a large bowl, combine pie filling and yogurt.
In a 3 1/2 qt. serving or trifle bowl, layer a third of the cake cubes, lemon mixture, and blueberries. Repeat layers twice. Top with whipped topping. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Garnish with reserved blueberries, and lemon and mint, if desired.
Yield: 12-14 servings.
Source: Taste of Home. You can find it here.
Notes: Summery and delicious. Besides, I love lemon pie filling. It is one of the best things ever!
Lemon Berrymisu
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
8 ounces mascarpone cheese
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 pkg. (8 oz) soft ladyfingers
6 tablespoons thawed frozen lemonade concentrate
6 ounces blackberries
6 ounces raspberries
6 ounces blueberries
Whip cream, sugar, mascarpone, and lemon zest with a mixer until soft peaks barely form.
Lay half of the ladyfingers in a 2-qt. glass serving dish or an 8-in. square pan, separating them a bit if needed for fit. Brush ladyfingers with half of lemonade concentrate. Dollop and spread with half of cream mixture, then sprinkle with half of mixed berries. Repeat layers.
Source: Sunset, found on MyRecipes.com. You can find it here.
Notes: Yummy stuff! You can't go wrong with mixed berries, whipped cream, and mascarpone! Somehow, I don't have a picture for this one!
Strawberry Shortcake Trifle
For the Strawberry Compote:
3/4 pound (about 3 cups) strawberries, hulled and coarsely chopped
1 1/2 tbsp. granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Lemon-Buttermilk Biscuits:
1 1/2 tbsp. granulated sugar
Freshly grated zest of 1 lemon
2 cups all-purpose flour (plus more for dusting)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
3/4 cup cold buttermilk
For the Whipped Cream:
2 cups very cold heavy cream
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
For assembling the Trifle:
1 lb (about 4 cups) strawberries, hulled and sliced, reserving one or two whole strawberries for decorating the top, if desired
For the Strawberry Compote:
Combine the coarsely chopped strawberries and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5-8 minutes, or until slightly thickened and syrupy.
Remove from the heat, transfer to a bowl, and stir in the vanilla extract.
Cool to room temperature. You can make the compote up to 3 days ahead and keep it covered in the refrigerator.
For the Lemon-Buttermilk Biscuits:
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
Combine the sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl and use your fingertips to rub the sugar and zest together until it is moist and fragrant.
Add the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda, and whisk together.
Add in the cubes of butter and, using your fingertips, rub and blend in the butter until you have various sizes, from small flakes to pea-sized.
Pour the cold buttermilk over the mixture, and use a fork to quickly and gently toss the ingredients together until just moistened. It may look slightly curdled.
Knead the dough gently, folding it over on itself about six to ten times.
Lightly dust your work surface with flour, turn out the dough and pat it to about 1/2-inch thick.
Using a high-sided 1-inch diameter cutter, cut out biscuits and place them on the baking sheet.
Repeat one more time, patting the scraps together to 1/2-inch thick and cutting out more biscuits.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until the biscuits have risen and tops and bottoms are golden brown.
Transfer the baking sheet to a cooling rack and cool the biscuits to room temperature.
For the Whipped Cream:
Combine the ingredients in a chilled bowl and whip with a hand mixer or whisk attachment on a hand or stand mixer until soft peaks are formed.
For assembling the Trifle:
Gently cut each of the biscuits in half. Line the bottom of a trifle bowl with about half of the biscuits, decoratively placing the golden brown tops facing out, if desired.
Top with about half of the compote and half of the fresh sliced berries.
Spread about half of the whipped cream evenly over the berries.
Repeat the layers; start with the biscuits, and top with the compote and fresh berries, finishing with the remainder of the whipped cream.
If desired, garnish with a few whole berries and/or a few biscuits.
Source: Cupcakes and Kale Chips. You can find it here.
Notes: I don't have a picture of this one either! Sorry!
Brownie Trifle
1 (9x13-inch) pan of your favorite brownies, crumbled or cut into small squares
1 (16 oz) container of whipped topping
1 box (4 serving size) chocolate pudding (or 2 boxes if you want extra chocolate!)
Chocolate bar (such as Hershey's), shaved, for garnish, if desired
Layer half of the brownies on the bottom of your serving bowl or trifle bowl. Layer half of your pudding on top of the brownies. Carefully layer (to prevent smearing) half of your whipped topping on top of the chocolate pudding.
Repeat layers. Top with chocolate shavings for garnish, if desired.
Source: I came up with this myself, but it is very similar to this Betty Crocker recipe.
Notes: I made this simply because I had some ugly brownies that didn't cut very nicely, but I didn't want to just throw them out. So, I froze them until I could think of a use for them (they were ugly, but they were still delicious! I couldn't bear to throw them out and I didn't want to eat them all by myself). As mentioned in the Betty Crocker recipe, you could add in toffee bits between the layers. Or you could add any favorite chopped chocolate candy (Kit-Kats, Snickers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, etc.).
I doubled this and made two of them. I was asked to bring some brownies to a baby shower and I followed a tried and true recipe...except that I asked my husband to buy some unsweetened baking chocolate and he brought home semi-sweet baking chocolate instead. I thought, "Well, it can't make that much of a difference...," but it totally did, and while the brownies were chewy, gooey, and delicious, they stuck to the knife when I was cutting them and made an ugly mess instead of uniform, beautiful brownies. I couldn't take the brownies to the baby shower because I was too embarrassed (so I made another tried and true brownie recipe that called for cocoa powder). However, as I mentioned, these brownies were still delicious, so I came up with this use for them.
Above: Here's what the brownies look like when you don't screw them up and turn them into ugly brownies. :)
Baker's One Bowl Brownies
1 pkg. (4 oz) Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup flour
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Spray foil with cooking spray.
Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on high 2 minutes, or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in sugar. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Add flour. Mix well. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool completely. Use foil handles to lift brownies from pan before cutting to serve.
Recipe notes: Cake-Like Brownies: Prepare as directed, stirring in 1/2 cup milk, along with the eggs and vanilla, and increasing the flour to 1 1/2 cups.
Source: This recipe is on the box for Baker's Unsweetened Baking Chocolate Bar. It is a Kraft recipe. You can find it here.
Notes: The original recipe calls for 1 cup of pecans as well, but I always omit the nuts because of my son's tree nut allergy.
These brownies would be fantastic in this trifle recipe if you follow this recipe exactly...or they are also fantastic in this recipe if you screw up the recipe and use semi-sweet baking chocolate instead of unsweetened and bake a batch of "ugly brownies" that are only good for one thing: crumbling up to put into this trifle. Ha ha!


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Season Preview: Marcus Morris
One of the new additions for this year's team. Acquired in a trade with Phoenix in their bid to sign LaMarcus Aldridge. He, Reggie Bullock, and Danny Granger were all sent to Detroit, in exchange for a 2020 2nd round pick(!!!!).
I generally try my best not to worry too much about guys contracts and how good certain deals are and whatnot, (I'd rather just focus on the basketball) HOWEVA. This was a great trade for the Pistons. I don't know for sure how many teams were offered this deal (or similar ones) by the Suns. (since they likely were looking to dump the salary to anyone who would take it) But huge props to SVG for snagging it. At the very least, Morris is a competent rotation player who is on an excellent contract (~5 mil a year) through 2019(!), even if Reggie Bullock ends up sucking, which may or may not happen, the worst version of Morris would be an excellent 2nd round draft pick. And the Pistons have him under contract for (likely) his best years. (he will be 29 when his contract is up) So I just thought I would throw that out there. About Last year: He played the whole season with the Suns, usually coming off the bench but a serious rotation piece playing around 25 minutes a game. His role was largely to be a creator for his own shot off the bench, and be able to hit spot up 3s when called upon to do so. He was also very good at getting technical fouls. While if you ask most Suns fans at the moment, they will generally have poor opinions of the Morris twins, but looking back at the past season, there was a generally positive opinion of him. The "poor mans Rasheed" is not a horrible comparison, other than that (so far at least) Morris is no where near the player Sheed was. But it works in that he is generally a good player who has a tendency to do dumb-ass things on occasion.
To infinity and beyond (this year and the future): Let it be noted that I am VERY high on Morris, which I will explain, however I do not know literally anyone who thinks he will do as well as I think he will. So just keep that in mind, I am probably being overly optimistic. Personally, I believe he will have a real breakout year, and will be one of the most important additions to the team. Here's why. He will a huge reason for improvement this year first off, because last year we went through stretches where Caron Butler and Anthony Tolliver were our starting forwards and we as fans couldn't really even complain when looking at the rest of the roster. Beyond that though, he could end up being the perfect fit for the team. Last year the Pistons really lacked in 2 big areas: 1. anyone who didn't suck to play forward. 2. A secondary creator for the offense when the PnR breaks down. And guess what Marcus Morris excels at? 1. Being a forward (that is in fact his position) 2. Getting his own shot. He fits in so nicely to that mold. He can also play either forward spot. He will be a little undersized against bigger 4s, but even if his effort on D has been at times lacking. One thing that is unquestioned is his toughness. He is at least scrappy enough to bang some down low with bigger dudes. He also is poised for a breakout year because he is a bit of a classic case of "just needs the opportunity." With the suns (and Houston) they tried to make him be a 3 and D guy, who occasionally went off script to try and create for himself. The breakneck pace the Suns played at did not really lend itself to a guy who's best skill is sizing up someone and taking them in the midrange. They also had several other guys (including his twin) who were pretty good at creating their own shots, and several of them, (once again including his twin) were actually better than him at that. As such, he was not given a ton of lee way to try and do his own thing. Here in Detroit, there is no question. He is out best midrange/post up player and shot creator. He also can create some very real matchup problems. He is tall enough to shoot over a lot of wing players, and quick enough to get open against bigger forwards. Which once again, I think if the Pistons are aggressive in getting him into mismatches, he could be damn near lethal in many games. The real trick to his potential success will be how smart he can play. Even though he is good at creating his own shot, and will likely get plenty of chances to show that. When playing with the starters, he will still be the secondary option. He needs to be able to get a balance and know when it is time to attack, and when it is time to play inside the offense. Most notably, he needs to recognize when he has a good matchup, and when he does not. Looking at the preseason, when he has Joakim Noah on him, Mook is too quick so he can attack a bit. But when Paul George is on him? That's time to just keep the ball moving and take open shots created by others. Playing this sort of smart basketball has incidentally been one of his biggest problems this year, however SVG has a way of getting the most out of these guys. And he is going to be getting a bigger role than he has ever had, so I have some faith he will improve at least a little bit with his decision making. I would also guess that his 3 point percentage will increase, just because spotting up around a PnR involving Andre Drummond tends to end in some WIDE open jumpers.
I don't talk a ton about defense because it is much easier to sound stupid since I am not some guru who can watch and really tell how good some dude is on D unless it is really good or really bad. My general feeling is that Morris is the type who is generally a pretty capable (and even versatile) defender when he is locked in, but has some issues staying locked in. And even when locked in, he is not a lock down guy. So he does not fill in the one role the team needs filled in "wing stopper" (although either KCP or Stanley Johnson could certainly fill that) However, I would guess that he will overall be a slight plus on D. He would generally come out as a pretty neutral but SVG has a history of making guys play better D than you would think. So I will hope for a slight plus.
I also think that there is a good chance that by the end of the year Morris at the 4 and Johnson at the 3 may be the teams best starting lineup. Morris is not quite as good a shooter as Ersan but he is more valuable against any team that tries to go small. If Ersan sets a good pick and gets the opposing point guard on him, he can theoretically just shoot over said point guard. But Ersan won't kill an opposing team like that. If Morris can get switched onto smaller guys with consistency he should be able to absolutely kill opposing teams. And even without him as the pick setter, Jackson/Drummond PnRs (should) cause some amount of havoc on opposing defenses, and Morris is able to take better advantage of that. But who knows for sure. (I am going to look more in depth at what lineups should work best with the forwards in another post so we will see then.)
Cackle with knowing glee if:
-Morris is destroying smaller guys in the mid range while the opposing team's analytics guy looks stupefied how a guy can be so damn effective while taking such low value shots.
-Morris is not regularly making you say "You freaking idiot"
-His chipiness (if that is not a word it is now dammit) rubs off on the rest of the team a little bit and opposing players start to complain about how physical and tough the Pistons are.
-His beard becomes more glorious than anything else on this team. (seriously, I dig the beard)
Run for the hills if:
-He is regularly making you say "You freaking idiot"
-He is passing up wide open threes to take contested fadeaways just inside the three point line with 20 seconds still on the shot clock.
-His chipiness rubs off too much on the team and the Pistons are constantly hurting themselves with Technical fouls.
-Smaller guys are not getting destroyed by him.
Opportunities for me to look stupid:
-Morris averages upwards of 15 points a game and shoots close to 40% from deep. -He improves enough that he actually is a poor man's Sheed and everyone is like "You traded what for him?? And you're paying him what????" -Reggie Jackson regrets paying all of his technical foul fines.
What do you think? Think I'm an idiot? Let me know! We all get smarter!