Mortgage rates have come under pressure this morning as a worldwide stock market rally has pressured treasury yields higher forcing mortgage backed security prices lower. As MBS prices move lower, lenders are forced to increase consumer borrowing costs. The cause of the global rally was China indicating they will soon end a two year currency peg which was adopted to protect their exporters during the global financial crisis. This is a sign of confidence with the current global economic recovery...

In 2010 :
Lo : 73 °
Hi : 97 ° Felt Like 107 ° in the shade
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2009 :
Lo : 73 °
Hi : 97 °
Rainfall : 0.00 “

In 2008 :
Lo : 61 °
Hi : 85 °
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2007 :
Lo : 65 °
Hi : 92 °
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2006 :
Lo : 67 ° Normal
Hi : 93 °
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

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I'll preface by saying that I am not a computer expert. Not a whiz or a guru by any stretch when it comes to these modern-day machines. And it gets frustrating when this friend of mine from work, who is a computer expert, happens to try to fix whatever the problem is. I think it's fixed, but by the time he leaves, something else is wrong with it. And this edition of Case's Column will tell the story as it unfolded.

So, I try to call him and we make an effort...

The tick bites have been itching less and less each day - this is quite a relief. So far, there hasn't been anything on the home/work front that seems remarkable enough to write about. My adviser is still in London for another week. I'm still doing page long calculations and plan to use tomorrow to write them up in another file that I will send to my adviser, knowing full-well that he's not going to read it (at least it is out there). There was, however, a very interesting character who landed...

n this poignant comedy, a single mom struggles to understand her young son's obsession with dresses.
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What can I say about this movie? It's just too cute for

words to describe! Wow! This film should be named

"But, I Am A Cheerleader!" No offense to the other

movie of the same name! But, this movie deserves the title more!!! Very good movie about a young boy's

triumph over ignorance and intolerance! He is living...