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Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) June 26, 2014
The Tradition-Prestonwood, a high-end rental senior living community, is adding a four-story assisted living and memory care building that will complement its existing independent living community. The new construction has broken ground and is situated on 2.81 acres at 5555 Arapaho Road, which is catty-cornered from the original community located at 15250 Prestonwood Blvd. and Arapaho. The new building will comprise 75 assisted living and 38 memory care apartments, totaling 138,000 square feet of construction. With this project, Tradition Senior Living, LP, (TSL) currently has under construction independent living, assisted living and memory care units totaling more than 420. The announcement was made by Jonathan Perlman, Founder and CEO of Tradition Senior Living, LP, which is developing, building, marketing and managing the project.
"We are very pleased to offer this addition to our existing independent living community at Prestonwood, which can now provide a continuum of care option to our residents and to the people of Dallas," said Perlman, who anticipates that the new community will open May 2015.
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The new building will be totally in keeping with the original Tradition-Prestonwood community, which is known for its beautiful, light-filled interiors and landscaped courtyards. Paramount throughout the new assisted living and memory care communities will be state-of-the-art technology for safety, health and medication management systems. The apartments in the assisted living and memory care communities will be unusually spacious, with details similar to those of the apartments in the independent living community.
Additional TSL Communities
Also currently under construction by TSL is The Tradition-Lovers Lane, a senior living rental community providing a continuum of care and situated at 5850 East Lovers Lane next door to Central Market. The 7.5-acre community will include a 202-unit independent living building at the corner of Matilda and Milton and a 109-unit assisted living/memory care property next door, fronting Milton. The Tradition-Lovers Lane is due to open this summer.
The Tradition-Prestonwood, TSL's first independent living community, was built in 2010 with 215 units.
License and certification are pending for the assisted living and memory care communities.
Tradition Senior Living, LP
Tradition Senior Living is a Texas limited partnership engaged solely in the development, construction, marketing and management of a growing number of Tradition senior living developments. Management and construction are administered in-house by personnel who have corporate-level experience in the senior living industry.
Founder and CEO Jonathan Perlman has worked in the senior living industry for the past 18 years and has experience in all phases of the business. Prior to founding Tradition Senior Living, LP, Perlman was involved in the development, finance, construction, marketing and management of nine senior housing projects totaling more than 1,800 units.


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Garda, You will enjoy relaxing on your private balcony or out in the garden with swimming pool at Hotel Continental, 200 metres from the beach and the centre of Garda. Each guest room comes with an en-suite bathroom with shower and air conditioning is available throughout the summer. A generous breakfast buffet is included in your room rate. The Continental Hotel is complete with a lounge, TV room, and bar, plus a free internet point. No stay is complete without a meal at the elegant, in-house restaurant. In the surrounding area there are endless possibilities to fill your day, such as tennis, golf, horse riding, and fishing on Lake Garda. (Hotel Continental Garda hotels booking).

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James H. Horning Sr., 73, of Ravenna, died Thursday, February 2, 2017, in Largo, FL.
He was born July 24, 1943 in Akron to Raymond and Eleanor F. (Humphrey) Horning. James was a graduate of Kent State High School. He enjoyed six months per year in Largo, Florida. He served as President of the Men's Club at Midway Am/Can Mobile Park. He also enjoyed playing cards, antique cars, and spending time with his family and friends. Jim is retired after 35 years from the Ford Motor Company in Walton Hills.
He is survived by his wife, Martha E. (Clapp) Horning, whom he married on November 4, 1987; son, James (Debra) Horning, Jr. of Akron; step-son, Steven Miller of Palatka; step-daughter, Kathleen (Donnie) Thomas of Kent; four grandchildren; brother, William Horning of Kent; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and step-daughter, Traci L. Miller.
Calling hours will be held 3-6 PM Saturday, April 22 at Bissler & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory in Kent (Please note new times.). Private burial will be at Standing Rock Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Animal Protective League, 8122 Infirmary Road, Ravenna, OH 44266 or American Heart Association Ohio Valley Affiliate, 5211 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45227.
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- Fever in the elderlyD C Norman
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of California of Los Angeles School of Medicine, and Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Clin Infect Dis 31:148-51. 2000..Finally, a diagnosis can be made in the majority of cases of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in the elderly. FUO is often associated with treatable conditions in this age group...
- Management of antibiotic-resistant bacteriaDean C Norman
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California 90073, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:S242-6. 2002..This can best be accomplished by minimizing misuse of antibiotics and maximizing adherence to basic hygiene standards...
- Late-life depression: psychopathology, medical interventions, and dental implicationsArthur H Friedlander
Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, CA 90073, USA
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 94:404-12. 2002....
- The prevalence of calcified carotid artery atheromas on the panoramic radiographs of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitusArthur H Friedlander
Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Calif 90073, USA
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- Geriatric alcoholism: pathophysiology and dental implicationsArthur H Friedlander
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, Calif 90073, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 137:330-8. 2006..The authors reviewed the clinical features, epidemiology, diagnosis, medical treatment, orofacial findings and dental treatment of geriatric patients with alcoholism...
- Alzheimer's disease: psychopathology, medical management and dental implicationsArthur H Friedlander
VA Greater Lost Angeles Healthcare System, Hospital Dental Service, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 137:1240-51. 2006..The authors review the clinical features, epidemiology, pathophysiology, medical management, dental findings and dental treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD)...
- Fever of unknown origin in older personsDean C Norman
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Infect Dis Clin North Am 21:937-45, viii. 2007..Moreover, it is important to aggressively determine the etiology of FUO in this older population because it is often treatable...
- Diminished proliferation of B blast cell in response to cytokines in ethanol-consuming miceMei Ping Chang
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, VA Medical Center, West Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 24:69-82. 2002..The results should extend our basic understanding of the mechanism by which chronic alcoholism impairs the interactions and interdependence of T- and B-cell immune functions...


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Posted: Feb 23, 2009 4:56pm ET
I just finished lunch at El Aljibe restaurant in Havana, and I noticed a table of a dozen or so dudes wearing various U.S. baseball uniforms, from the Dodgers to the White Sox. They looked like they were having a great time. They had smiles from ear to ear and a number of them were smoking cigars. I guess it was after their baseball game.
I didn't want to be too nosy, but I went over and asked them what they were up to. I approached someone wearing a Dodgers uniform because I am born and raised in Los Angeles. "We are here playing baseball," he said with a friendly voice.
"Where are you from in the states?" I asked.
"We are mostly from California," he added.
They said that they had officially come to Cuba on a cultural exchange to learn more about Cuba and play baseball with the Cubans. Sounds good to me. I didn't want to pry. And the more time you spend in Cuba, the more you realize that anything is possible.
Just think what happened this weekend. Who would have thought that Sen. Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.) would have released a report over the weekend saying "that the unilateral embargo on Cuba has failed to achieve its stated purpose of 'bringing democracy to the Cuban people…"
The Senator apparently believes that travel restrictions to Cuba should be relaxed, U.S. remittances to relatives on the island should not be limited and American agricultural products should be available to Havana with credit. Cuba already buys something like $440 million worth of American agriculture per year but has to pay cash in advance. The U.S. is Cuba's fourth biggest trading partner.
Anyway, it is all a move in the right direction. And I don't see why I should have all the fun here, or my newly found friends in baseball uniforms.
I wonder what the Habanos cigar festival, which officially begins tonight, would be like if Americans could legally travel to the island? I think it would be packed!
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Alex A Toronto February 24, 2009 11:07am ET
James, you mentioned this year's festival is not as busy as previous years. Do you think they will have the festival next year considering global market slowdown?
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So far, my daughter has done two things in her potty: spit and fart.
Yes, I know. I've got a long ways to go.
I got all excited about potty training my daughter when she turned 2 in December. I bought a separate potty chair and some pull ups (without the velcro side openers, which turned out to be a messy mistake). For Christmas, she got Elmo's Potty Time DVD.
We rolled out the new goodies with great anticipation and, to my delight, my daughter seemed quite interested. She sat on the potty to watch TV in the living room and proudly strutted around in her pull ups. It wasn't long before she spit in the pot. Then, farted. I was sure we were on our way.
We weren't.
She quickly lost interest in the new goodies and became annoyed by my constant, "Do you have to go to the potty?'' Her time on the toilet went from minutes to seconds, if that. Elmo's DVD became a Frisbee, landing plunk in the corner.
Then I heard about Teri Crane and her book, Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day. With a title like that, how could I go wrong?
Easily. Reading through the first chapters, I discovered my daughter wasn't ready to ditch the diapers. Although she showed some of the signs, like sneaking in the corner to do her business, she didn't show enough of them -- no matter how hard I wished she did.
Fortunately, Crane's book instructed me not to worry. Most kids are well into their 2s, or even 3s, before they're ready for the big potty. Give it a few months and try again. And this time, throw a potty party, Crane's secret to success.(Read my interview with her here).
So, for now, I'm biding my time, planning for the party and shopping for dolls that go pee. (Another one of Crane's suggestions.) I'm dreaming of that day when her time on the potty turns into something far more solid.
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text: Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Company Profile (NASDAQ:KALU) Company Profile Analyst Ratings Earnings History Earnings Estimates Dividend History Insider Trade Headlines Social Media Chart About Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) Kaiser Aluminum Corporation manufactures and sells semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products. The Company operates in the Fabricated Products segment. The Company's Fabricated Products segment focuses on producing rolled, extruded and drawn aluminum products used principally for aerospace and defense, automotive and general engineering products that include consumer durables, electronics, electrical and machinery and equipment applications. The Company offers its products for various end market applications, such as aerospace and high strength (Aero/HS products); automotive (Automotive Extrusions); general engineering (GE products), and other industrial (Other products). The Company's fabricated aluminum mill products include flat-rolled (plate and sheet), extruded (rod, bar, hollows and shapes), drawn (rod, bar, pipe and tube) and cast aluminum products. Industry, Sector and Symbol: Sector: Industrial Products Industry: Primary Aluminum Production Sub-Industry: Aluminum Symbol: NASDAQ:KALU CUSIP: 48300770 Web: www.kaiseraluminum.com Capitalization:Market Cap: $1.73389 billionOutstanding Shares: 16,844,000Average Prices:50 Day Moving Avg: $96.60200 Day Moving Avg: $87.2752 Week Range: $69.41 - $103.47 P/E:Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.62Foreward P/E Ratio: 17.58P/E Growth: 2.16Sales & Book Value:Annual Revenue: $1.36 billionPrice / Sales: 1.28Book Value: $45.64 per sharePrice / Book: 2.26Dividend:Annual Dividend: $2.00Dividend Yield: 2.0% Profitability:EBIDTA: $203.3 millionNet Margins: 5.87%Return on Equity: 11.71%Return on Assets: 6.57%Debt:Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.48%Current Ratio: 3.94%Quick Ratio: 2.66%Misc:Average Volume: 137,530 shs.Beta: 0.54Short Ratio: 6.4 Frequently Asked Questions for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) What is Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's stock symbol? Kaiser Aluminum Corporation trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KALU." How often does Kaiser Aluminum Corporation pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation? Kaiser Aluminum Corporation announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 27th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share on Tuesday, August 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 25th. View Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's Dividend History. How will Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's stock buyback program work? Kaiser Aluminum Corporation announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Monday, April 24th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 7.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued. How were Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's earnings last quarter? Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 19th. The company reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.46. The business had revenue of $356 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $349.62 million. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation had a return on equity of 11.71% and a net margin of 5.87%. The company's revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.02 earnings per share. View Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's Earnings History. When will Kaiser Aluminum Corporation make its next earnings announcement? 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Some companies that are related to Kaiser Aluminum Corporation include Belden (BDC), Worthington Industries (WOR), Silgan Holdings (SLGN), Kennametal (KMT), Manitowoc Food Service (WBT), Cimpress N.V (CMPR), Aggreko PLC (ARGKF), John Bean Technologies Corporation (JBT), Enersys (ENS), MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA), Unifirst Corporation (UNF), RBC Bearings Incorporated (ROLL), Greif Bros. Corporation (GEF), Rexnord Corporation (RXN), II-VI Incorporated (IIVI), Tetra Tech (TTEK), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) and SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE). Who are Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's key executives? Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's management team includes the folowing people: Jack A. Hockema, Independent Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive OfficerKeith A. Harvey, President, Chief Operating OfficerDaniel J. Rinkenberger, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice PresidentJohn Malcolm Donnan, Executive Vice President - Legal, Compliance and Human ResourcesJohn Barneson III, Senior Vice President - Corporate DevelopmentNeal E. West, Vice President, Chief Accounting OfficerDel Miller, Vice President, TreasurerMark R. Krouse, Vice President - Human ResourcesMelinda C. Ellsworth, Vice President - Investor Relations and Corporate CommunicationsRay Parkinson, Vice President - Advanced Engineering Who owns Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock? Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.44%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.89%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.31%), State Street Corp (4.06%), Aberdeen Asset Management PLC UK (3.94%) and Royce & Associates LP (3.78%). Company insiders that own Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock include Alfred E Osborne Jr, Brett Wilcox, Carolyn Bartholomew, Daniel J Rinkenberger, Del L Miller, Jack A Hockema, John Barneson, John Malcolm Donnan, Keith Harvey, Mark Krouse, Melinda C Ellsworth, Neal E West and Ray Parkinson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation. Who sold Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock? Who is selling Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock? Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Acadian Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC and Renaissance Technologies LLC. 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Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's stock price today? One share of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock can currently be purchased for approximately $103.01. MarketBeat Community Rating for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ KALU)Community Ranking: 2.4 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 143 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 153 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 296MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Kaiser Aluminum Corporation and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Analyst Ratings Consensus Ratings for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) (How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?) 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Ratings from certain research firms that issue ratings using purely quantitative methods (such as Zacks, Vetr and ValuEngine) are not included in consensus calculations. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.Ratings Breakdown: 1 Sell Rating, 3 Hold Ratings, 2 Buy RatingsConsensus Rating:Hold (Score: 2.17)Consensus Price Target: $93.50 (9.23% downside) Analysts' Ratings History for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) Show: Only the Most Recent Rating From Each Brokerage All Ratings For This Stock DateFirmActionRatingPrice TargetImpact on Share PriceDetails8/7/2017Cowen and CompanyDowngradeOutperform -> Market Perform$96.00 -> $97.00Medium7/31/2017Deutsche Bank AGSet Price TargetBuy$96.00 -> $100.00High7/25/2017Morgan StanleyReiterated RatingEqual Weight$80.00 -> $87.00Low7/21/2017Bank of America CorporationBoost Price TargetUnderperform$79.00 -> $85.00Low3/20/2017SidotiUpgradeNeutral -> Buy$109.00Low12/14/2016MacquarieDowngradeOutperform -> Neutral$83.00N/A9/9/2016Seaport Global SecuritiesInitiated CoverageBuy$100.00N/A7/20/2016Credit Suisse GroupSet Price TargetHold$85.00N/A5/19/2016Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)Initiated CoverageSellN/A10/23/2015J P Morgan Chase & CoBoost Price TargetNeutral$82.00N/A(Data available from 9/26/2015 forward) Earnings Earnings History for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU)Earnings History by Quarter for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ KALU)DateQuarterConsensus EstimateActual EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueRelease LinkConference CallDetails10/17/2017$1.02N/A7/19/2017Q2 2017$1.01$1.47$349.62 million$356.00 millionViewN/A4/19/2017Q1 2017$1.12$1.52$353.30 million$355.30 millionViewN/A2/21/2017Q4 2016$1.18$1.27$329.20 million$332.00 millionViewN/A10/19/2016Q3$1.27$1.02$333.46 million$321.00 millionViewN/A7/20/2016Q216$1.38$1.02$351.72 million$335.00 millionViewN/A4/20/2016Q1$1.27$1.51$347.33 million$343.20 millionViewN/A2/16/2016Q4$1.09$0.60$329.07 million$317.00 millionViewListen10/21/2015Q3$1.16$1.07$354.70 million$336.00 millionViewListen7/21/2015Q2$1.19$1.27$366.45 million$367.00 millionViewListen4/28/2015Q115$1.03$1.01$355.18 million$372.00 millionViewN/A2/17/2015Q414$0.82$0.85$325.70 million$338.00 millionViewN/A10/20/2014Q314$1.02$0.79$341.30 million$339.00 millionViewN/A7/23/2014Q214$0.87$1.05$334.89 million$344.00 millionViewN/A4/23/2014Q114$0.82$0.72$320.28 million$335.00 millionViewN/A10/17/2013Q313$0.98$1.34$339.13 million$320.00 millionViewN/A7/24/2013Q2 2013$0.94$0.91$352.60 million$328.90 millionViewN/A4/23/2013Q1 2013$0.87$1.03$347.26 million$337.40 millionViewN/A2/19/2013Q4 2012$0.82$0.47$317.71 million$314.00 millionViewN/A10/24/2012$0.82$1.02ViewN/A7/25/2012$0.78$1.06ViewN/A4/25/2012$0.75$1.09ViewN/A10/24/2011$0.62$0.63ViewN/A7/27/2011$0.53$0.63ViewN/A4/27/2011$0.54$0.47ViewN/A(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward) Estimates Earnings Estimates for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU)2017 EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.202018 EPS Consensus Estimate: $5.99QuarterNumber of EstimatesLow EstimateHigh EstimateAverage EstimateQ1 20171$1.06$1.06$1.06Q2 20171$0.89$0.89$0.89Q3 20171$1.00$1.00$1.00Q4 20171$1.25$1.25$1.25Q1 20181$1.55$1.55$1.55Q2 20181$1.54$1.54$1.54Q3 20181$1.41$1.41$1.41Q4 20181$1.49$1.49$1.49(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research) Dividends Current Dividend Information for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU)Most Recent Dividend:8/15/2017Annual Dividend:$2.00Dividend Yield:1.94%Payout Ratio:44.44% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 36.70% (Based on This Year's Estimates)34.13% (Based on Next Year's Estimates)Dividend History by Quarter for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ KALU)AnnouncedPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date7/18/2017quarterly$0.502.15%7/25/20177/27/20178/15/20174/18/2017quarterly$0.502.53%4/25/20174/27/20175/15/20171/18/2017quarterly$0.502.48%1/25/20171/27/20172/15/201710/14/2016quarterly$0.452.22%10/21/201610/25/201611/15/20167/15/2016quarterly$0.451.92%7/21/20167/25/20168/15/20164/15/2016quarterly$0.452.06%4/21/20164/25/20165/13/20161/15/2016quarterly$0.452.09%1/21/20161/25/20162/12/201610/14/2015quarterly$0.401.92%10/21/201510/23/201511/13/20157/15/2015quarterly$0.401.97%7/22/20157/24/20158/14/20154/16/2015quarterly$0.402.04%4/23/20154/27/20155/15/20151/14/2015quarterly$0.402.27%1/21/20151/23/20152/13/201510/15/2014quarterly$0.351.9%10/22/201410/24/201411/14/20147/16/2014quarterly$0.351.93%7/23/20147/25/20148/15/20144/16/2014quarterly$0.351.92%4/23/20144/25/20145/15/20141/15/2014quarterly$0.352.01%1/22/20141/24/20142/14/201410/16/2013quarterly$0.301.65%10/23/201310/25/201311/15/20137/16/2013quarterly$0.301.85%7/23/20137/25/20138/15/20134/15/2013quarterly$0.301.97%4/23/20134/25/20135/15/20131/14/2013quarterly$0.301.89%1/23/20131/25/20132/15/2013(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Insider Trades Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU)Insider Ownership Percentage: 3.00%Institutional Ownership Percentage: 98.04%Insider Trades by Quarter for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU)Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionDetails9/5/2017Carolyn BartholomewDirectorSell1,000$99.00$99,000.00 8/17/2017Alfred E Osborne JrDirectorSell2,000$94.56$189,120.00 8/11/2017John Malcolm DonnanEVPSell5,115$95.39$487,919.85 8/8/2017Del L. MillerVPSell817$97.07$79,306.19 8/2/2017Mark KrouseVPSell1,500$96.50$144,750.00 7/24/2017Del L. MillerVPSell1,282$96.81$124,110.42 7/10/2017Carolyn BartholomewDirectorSell1,000$92.00$92,000.00 7/10/2017Jack A. HockemaCEOSell9,000$91.18$820,620.00 5/11/2017Ray ParkinsonVPSell2,000$80.75$161,500.00 4/28/2017Keith HarveyCOOSell4,877$84.59$412,545.43 4/24/2017Neal E. WestVPSell2,500$84.54$211,350.00 3/29/2017Ray ParkinsonVPSell1,200$78.16$93,792.00 12/5/2016John BarnesonVPSell2,334$84.57$197,386.38 5/6/2016John Malcolm DonnanEVPSell5,915$89.93$531,935.95 5/5/2016Daniel J RinkenbergerCFOSell803$90.05$72,310.15 5/5/2016Melinda C EllsworthVPSell1,100$91.33$100,463.00 5/4/2016Jack A HockemaCEOSell8,037$90.70$728,955.90 5/4/2016John Malcolm DonnanEVPSell2,083$90.70$188,928.10 5/4/2016Keith HarveyCOOSell6,999$92.08$644,467.92 5/4/2016Neal E WestCAOSell3,000$92.00$276,000.00 3/1/2016Brett WilcoxDirectorSell10,000$77.80$778,000.00 9/15/2015John Malcolm DonnanEVPSell1,500$81.88$122,820.00 8/17/2015John Malcolm DonnanEVPSell1,500$85.56$128,340.00 7/15/2015John Malcolm DonnanEVPSell1,500$81.47$122,205.00 7/1/2015Jack A HockemaCEOSell5,000$83.30$416,500.00 6/15/2015John Malcolm DonnanEVPSell1,500$83.88$125,820.00 5/15/2015John Malcolm DonnanEVPSell1,500$83.26$124,890.00 5/1/2015Jack A HockemaCEOSell5,000$81.81$409,050.00 5/1/2015Neal E WestCAOSell1,000$82.04$82,040.00 5/1/2015William F MurdyDirectorSell2,500$82.24$205,600.00 4/15/2015John Malcolm DonnanEVPSell1,500$76.64$114,960.00 4/1/2015Jack A HockemaCEOSell5,000$76.57$382,850.00 3/16/2015John Malcolm DonnanEVPSell1,500$76.01$114,015.00 2/25/2015Keith HarveyEVPSell1,000$76.93$76,930.00 2/23/2015William F MurdyDirectorSell1,400$76.23$106,722.00 2/20/2015Jack A HockemaCEOSell5,000$74.94$374,700.00 1/15/2015John Malcolm DonnanEVPSell1,500$70.95$106,425.00 12/15/2014John Malcolm DonnanEVPSell1,500$70.96$106,440.00 12/1/2014Jack A HockemaCEOSell5,000$73.13$365,650.00 11/17/2014John Malcolm DonnanEVPSell2,000$72.73$145,460.00 11/17/2014William F MurdyDirectorSell1,000$72.49$72,490.00 10/1/2014Jack A HockemaCEOSell5,000$75.37$376,850.00 8/1/2014Jack A HockemaCEOSell5,000$77.04$385,200.00 7/2/2014Pete BuninEVPSell2,500$72.66$181,650.00 7/1/2014Jack A HockemaCEOSell5,000$73.51$367,550.00 6/3/2014Pete BuninSVPSell2,500$68.62$171,550.00 5/2/2014Pete BuninSVPSell2,500$70.17$175,425.00 3/25/2014David FosterDirectorSell1,000$72.01$72,010.00 2/28/2014Leeuwen Thomas Melton VanDirectorSell8,500$70.27$597,295.00 10/3/2013Jack A HockemaCEOSell5,000$72.52$362,600.00 9/4/2013Alfred E Osborne JrDirectorSell7,505$70.01$525,425.05 9/4/2013Jack HockemaCEOSell5,000$70.23$351,150.00 8/19/2013Jack HockemaCEOSell5,000$67.92$339,600.00 7/11/2013Jack A HockemaCEOSell5,000$65.60$328,000.00 6/10/2013John BarnesonVPSell6,000$63.25$379,500.00 6/3/2013Jack A HockemaCEOSell5,000$63.54$317,700.00 5/29/2013Keith HarveySVPSell6,592$63.63$419,448.96 12/3/2012Pete BuninSVPSell1,500$60.87$91,305.00 11/1/2012Pete BuninSVPSell1,500$60.32$90,480.00 10/31/2012Jack A HockemaCEOSell1,300$60.02$78,026.00 9/4/2012Jack A HockemaCEOSell1,000$56.13$56,130.00 9/4/2012Pete BuninSVPSell1,500$55.43$83,145.00 (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Headlines Headline Trends for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) Latest Headlines for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) Source: All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat.com Bloomberg MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ Reuters Seeking Alpha The Street The Wall Street Journal Yahoo Finance DateHeadlineCIRCOR International (CIR) Surges: Stock Moves 5.6% Higherfinance.yahoo.com - September 26 at 10:03 AMWesco Aircraft Holdings (WAIR) Names Kerry Shiba as EVP & CFOwww.streetinsider.com - September 18 at 7:43 PMKaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) Expected to Post Quarterly Sales of $335.79 Millionwww.americanbankingnews.com - September 16 at 11:28 AMShould You Buy Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) At This PE Ratio?finance.yahoo.com - September 15 at 3:16 AMKaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) Expected to Post Earnings of $1.11 Per Sharewww.americanbankingnews.com - September 14 at 4:16 AMKaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" from Brokerageswww.americanbankingnews.com - September 9 at 8:38 PMInsider Selling: Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) Director Sells 1,000 Shares of Stockwww.americanbankingnews.com - September 5 at 10:28 PMTriMas (TRS) Relocates Corporate Headquarters in Michiganfinance.yahoo.com - August 28 at 7:49 PMKaiser Aluminum Corp. : KALU-US: Dividend Analysis : July 27th, 2017 (record date) : By the numbers : August 28, 2017finance.yahoo.com - August 28 at 7:49 PM Analysts Anticipate Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) Will Announce Quarterly Sales of $335.79 Millionwww.americanbankingnews.com - August 28 at 3:36 AMKaiser Aluminum Corporation: Is KALU a Good Stock for Value Investors?www.nasdaq.com - August 25 at 7:30 AMKaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) Upgraded by BidaskClub to "Strong-Buy"www.americanbankingnews.com - August 22 at 6:58 PMKaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) Director Alfred E. Osborne, Jr. Sells 2,000 Shareswww.americanbankingnews.com - August 21 at 7:46 PMKaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Brokerageswww.americanbankingnews.com - August 16 at 12:42 AMJohn Malcolm Donnan Sells 5,115 Shares of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) Stockwww.americanbankingnews.com - August 15 at 4:28 AMSee what the IHS Markit Score report has to say about Kaiser Aluminum Corp.finance.yahoo.com - August 15 at 12:15 AMEdited Transcript of KALU earnings conference call or presentation 20-Jul-17 5:00pm GMTfinance.yahoo.com - August 12 at 2:09 AM$335.79 Million in Sales Expected for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) This Quarterwww.americanbankingnews.com - August 10 at 1:18 PMDel L. Miller Sells 817 Shares of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) Stockwww.americanbankingnews.com - August 9 at 9:28 PMMark Krouse Sells 1,500 Shares of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) Stockwww.americanbankingnews.com - August 4 at 10:32 PMIs Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) a Great Growth Stock?finance.yahoo.com - August 3 at 10:50 PMTop Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for August 2ndfinance.yahoo.com - August 3 at 1:16 AMKaiser Aluminum Corp. :KALU-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2017 By the Numbers : August 1, 2017finance.yahoo.com - August 2 at 2:27 AMKaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) PT Raised to $100 at Deutsche Bankwww.streetinsider.com - July 31 at 7:35 PMHow Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Stock Stands Out in a Strong Industryfinance.yahoo.com - July 29 at 12:45 AMForm 4 KAISER ALUMINUM CORP For: Jul 24 Filed by: Miller Del Lwww.streetinsider.com - July 26 at 2:56 AMKaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) VP Del L. Miller Sells 1,282 Shareswww.americanbankingnews.com - July 25 at 10:21 PMMorgan Stanley Reiterates "Equal Weight" Rating for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU)www.americanbankingnews.com - July 25 at 8:16 PMDividend Coverage: This Aluminum Products Company has a Dividend Yield of 2.09%; Will Trade Ex-Dividend on July 25, 2017finance.yahoo.com - July 24 at 9:57 AMQ3 2017 EPS Estimates for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Lowered by Seaport Global Securities (KALU)www.americanbankingnews.com - July 24 at 7:30 AMKaiser Aluminum Corporation 2017 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Slidesseekingalpha.com - July 22 at 11:37 PMKaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) Receives Average Recommendation of "Buy" from Brokerageswww.americanbankingnews.com - July 22 at 12:28 AMKaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) Price Target Raised to $85.00 at Bank of America Corporationwww.americanbankingnews.com - July 21 at 11:06 PM$335.67 Million in Sales Expected for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) This Quarterwww.americanbankingnews.com - July 21 at 9:10 PMInvestor Network: Kaiser Aluminum Corporation to Host Earnings Callfinance.yahoo.com - July 21 at 12:33 AMBRIEF-Kaiser Aluminum posts Q2 earnings per share $0.27www.reuters.com - July 20 at 4:16 AMKaiser Aluminum Corporation Reports Second Quarter and First Half 2017 Financial Resultsfinance.yahoo.com - July 19 at 11:15 PMKaiser beats Street 2Q forecastsfinance.yahoo.com - July 19 at 11:15 PMKaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.49 EPSwww.americanbankingnews.com - July 19 at 9:16 PM Analysts Anticipate Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) to Post $1.01 Earnings Per Sharewww.americanbankingnews.com - July 19 at 8:53 AMKaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.50www.americanbankingnews.com - July 18 at 4:16 PMWhy Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Might Surprise This Earnings Seasonfinance.yahoo.com - July 18 at 4:12 PMKaiser Aluminum Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend Paymentfinance.yahoo.com - July 18 at 5:25 AMSeaport Global Securities Comments on Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's Q2 2018 Earnings (NASDAQ:KALU)www.americanbankingnews.com - July 17 at 10:53 AMKaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) Set to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesdaywww.americanbankingnews.com - July 17 at 7:52 AMKaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) Raised to Hold at Zacks Investment Researchwww.americanbankingnews.com - July 14 at 11:02 PMFY2018 Earnings Forecast for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) Issued By Seaport Global Securitieswww.americanbankingnews.com - July 14 at 1:57 PMJack A. Hockema Sells 9,000 Shares of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) Stockwww.americanbankingnews.com - July 12 at 10:50 PMAnalyzing Century Aluminum Company (CENX) & Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU)www.americanbankingnews.com - July 8 at 7:43 AMKaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) Upgraded to Buy at BidaskClubwww.americanbankingnews.com - July 6 at 10:52 PM Social Chart Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) Chart for Tuesday, September, 26, 2017 This page was last updated on 9/26/2017 by MarketBeat.com Staff


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Sunday, July 17, 2011
Richard Dawkins
The God Delusion
By Richard Dawkins
Book Review
By Richard E. Noble
Richard Dawkins is British. He is a scientist and an avid supporter of Darwin and the concept of Natural Selection. He is a professor at Oxford University. He is also an atheist – or as close as one can get to an atheist by his own definition. He offers no support for "faith" or religion. The Bible and the God of the Old Testament are not two of his favorite things. In case there is any doubt about where Mr. Dawkins stands on those issues let me quote a snippet from page 31 of this text:
"The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty, ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously, malevolent bully."
I should think that quote by itself should absolve the author from any returns made by purchasers claiming that they bought this book by mistake. They thought that the author was a Christian Theologist and now they would like their money back.
He defines "faith" as belief beyond reason. And he further states that this is not a good thing. To encourage others to believe in what is not reasonable, or beyond logic and scientific reasoning, is the source of most of the world's problems and has been for centuries. He feels it should be discouraged.
He is not a supporter of organized religions. He supports those who feel that teaching religion to children is a form of child abuse. He feels that educating children into religions should be stopped. Everyone notices the outrage of this practice when viewing the practice among religions not of their choice but find the whole process legitimate with their own children and their religious choice.
I would say that this book is basically an argument against belief in God or a God and the dangers of organized religion. The author deals with this controversial subject intellectually and reasonably. His views are very strong but he supports them with logical arguments and science.
He dismisses the proofs for the existence of God by St. Thomas Aquinas in as quick and a simple a fashion as I have ever read. He covers many of the basic philosophical arguments in a simple and direct language. For a more in depth analysis of this subject I would recommend "The Impossibility of God" edited by Michael Martin and Rici Monnier.
The author says that he is attempting to open people's awareness and especially their awareness of the ramifications of Darwin's principle of Natural Selection.
He has got my curiosity. I am interested in his explanations and I am certainly not as aware as he would like me to be.
For example: At one point in the book he argues with those who contend that the Universe and Life could not have been a matter of chance. The author agrees but contends that the argument is not between chance and design by a supernatural creator but between chance and Natural Selection.
I'm of the opinion that chance is fine. It is the only reasonable alternative and an acceptable answer. To posit God as an answer to the complicated origin of life and the Universe when there is no evidence of the existence of such a phenomenon is the same as saying Santa Clause did it or it was the Fairy Queen who is responsible for life and the Universe. It is a non-sequitur.
I can understand the author's position in choosing Natural Selection as the origin of life but I do not see how Natural Selection answers the question of the origin of the Universe. Natural Selection is also subject to the infinite regression argument as is God.
To say that the Universe always was and always will be in one shape or form or another is fine with me. I see no other rational alternative at this time. To say that it "came about" via a process of "Natural Selection," I find confusing. Clearly I need to be made more aware. I have another of the author's books on my reading shelf "The Extended Phenotype." I will read that and see if I can become more aware.
This book, The God Delusion, is simple, easy to read and covers the basics of apostasy as I see it. The author pulls no punches and presents his view confidently and unabashed.
I commend the author, Richard Dawkins, for speaking out as forcefully as he does. Theologists and the modern crowd of evangelicals are not the least bit timid in making their superstitions public. I see no reason why those of a contrary and more rational opinion should not do likewise.
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Jeff and Coni Lynch of
Grafton are pleased to
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Amy Lynch to
Scott Kuhn, son of Ed and
Carla Kuhn of Novelty, Ohio.
Amy is also the granddaughter
of Robert and Janet Lynch of
LaGrange, formerly of Grafton.
Amy is a 1999 graduate of
Midview High School, a 2003
graduate of University of
Cincinnati, with a Bachelor of
Business and a 2006 graduate
of Kent State University, with
a Master of Business
Administration (MBA). Amy
worked from 2004 to 2012 as the Marketing Manager with J.M.
Smucker Company in Orrville, Ohio. She currently works as the
Senior Marketing Manager with InterDesign USA in Solon.
Scott is a 1995 graduate of Solon High School, a graduate of
University of Akron's Culinary Program and a graduate of
Malone College, with a Bachelor of Business. He is a
Restaurateur and owner of Driftwood Restaurant Group which
includes the Allegheny Grille in Foxburg, Pennsylvania;
Welshfield Inn in Burton, Ohio; 87 West in Crocker Park in
Westlake; Washington Place Bistro and Inn, located in Little Italy,
Cleveland. The Orchard House in Brunswick and, the new Cibréo
Italian Kitchen located in Cleveland's PlayhouseSquare theater
district which is scheduled to open in early September 2013.
The couple will marry at the Inn at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton,
South Carolina on Saturday, September 28, 2013.


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Open all year
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At Andergrove Van Park, you are really on a holiday!
That's because we have everything you need to relax - everything from ensuite sites, tent sites and Melanesian-style cabins, to a fabulous inground swimming pool in tropical surroundings.
We are centrally-located, have a camp kitchen for your use and best of all, NO SANDFLIES!
As you enter Andergrove Van Park you can see straight away that it is different from your average Caravan Park. Entering into Sunstate Drive a tree lined avenue and looking through the trees you can see spacious large green grass areas. The first thing you will see is the bird feeding area that is amass with all our native birds at feeding time each day. Just past the Bird feeding area you will see the Rugby posts, the basketball hoop and the volleyball net that is available to all our guests.
At the end of long entry road you will see the Office. When you pull up along side our office the view across the road is a lovely grassed area, perfect for a picnic under the trees, then just behind you can not miss our large undercover Camp kitchen. The Camp Kitchen with it's games tables sitting proudly in the centre, along side the Camp kitchen is the children's playground and our Queensland shaped swimming pool.
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text: We had a good discussion going on on the venting thread but it died out. So now that I am caught up with the series, I wanted to revive it. I thought the scene was done pretty well though not as gorey as I'd imagined. I was all tensed up the whole episode. I'm not sure how to start the thread though since some of us are further than the others as far as book reading goes. I'm really really interested in what is going to happen this last season 3 episode. (spoiler) Lady Stoneheart reveal? Someone else would probably be better at getting a discussion going but wow, I am still reeling from the episode. I bet it was a lot worse for the people that had no idea that was coming.


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Maksim Chmerkovskiy & His Man-Cleavage Bring Carmen Electra & Jessica Lowndes To Armani Exchange
Maksim Chmerkovskiy and his Dancing With the Stars co-star Tony Dovolani enjoyed yesterday afternoon playing with squirt guns at an Armani Exchange truck in Los Angeles on July 14, 2010, before hitting the store themselves for some shopping.
Carmen Electra stopped by the store to do a little shopping, while 90210 hottie Jessica Lowndes dropped a hefty amount of money, $986.60 to be exact.
Everyone seemed to leave the store in a great mood. Especially Maksim's pecs which were allowed to roam almost free.


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Smart warming plan
Open Minded Mormon Everett, 00June 16, 2014 4:09 p.m.
Woods Cross, UT
First of all, CO2 is a microfraction of 1% of the atmosphere. Water vapor is 96% of the atmosphere.
Oh come on.
You are just making stuff up.
[but, it's just like those AM radio college drop outs do...]
We are not fish.
lost in DC West Jordan, UTJune 16, 2014 12:33 p.m.
A carbon tax is NOT a market based solution – it is an artificial influence on the market.
Those religious protections included in the 1st amendment really bother you, don't they?
Since when have reasonable arguments and the truth about China ever prevented liberals from their rants?
Frozen Fractals Salt Lake City, UTJune 16, 2014 11:56 a.m.
Roy Spencer's fellow AGW skeptic John Christy believes 2015 is likely to be the warmest year in the modern record. He should also know that the models don't model solar output and we had the weakest solar cycle in a century, yet we only get a pause out of it.
"When you look at, say, the 3000 year record, we are still below the median temperature."
Try looking at global charts, not Greenland only charts.
"Water vapor is 96% of the atmosphere. "
Water vapor is around 1-2% of the atmosphere. N2 and O2 make up around 96% of the atmosphere (Argon another 1%).
"The sun is the driver of our atmosphere and climate."
The sun and Earth temperature have been going in opposite directions for the better part of 40 years now.
"Because when it is warm there are more plants and animals, and when they die they decompose which releases CO2, thus increasing the amount of CO2."
We are at CO2 levels unseen in hundreds of thousands of years, and they've increased at rates unseen in millions of years. That's not a natural effect, that's anthropogenic.
Kora Cedar Hills, UTJune 16, 2014 11:11 a.m.
This is a simple concept Liberals don't get. Global warming has been going on for many millenia. Climate cycles constant occur and change and even can have rapid changes. This has occurred multiple times in history, long before we had heavy CO2 emissions.
All of the "evidence" from climate scientists that Man is the cause of the climate change is speculative and theory. None of it is Fact.
I want clean air and water too, but sell it as that, not as man causing climate change that will destroy the Earth as portrayed in movies.
I do find it interesting how much these Man caused climate change advocates have made off of their claims. How much is Al Gore worth now? I heard it is more than Mitt Romney, and it all started with his "Inconvenient Truth" which he promoted while flying around in private jets. If these liberal activists all really believe this, why do they live in houses, drive cars, and fly planes that use huge amounts of energy? Why would they consume more energy than 99.99% of the population if they truly believed it was as dangerous as they claim?
booshway Woods Cross, UTJune 16, 2014 11:05 a.m.
First of all, CO2 is a microfraction of 1% of the atmosphere. Water vapor is 96% of the atmosphere. Which do you think has more affect on the climate? The sun is the driver of our atmosphere and climate. The AGW religionists always ignore this fact. Not one of them has answered the question - if man causes "global warming" then why are the polar ice caps on Mars melting? Couldn't possibly have anything to do with the sun. The temperature graph so happily displayed by AGW religionists shows that CO2 goes up AFTER a warming period, not before. Why? Because when it is warm there are more plants and animals, and when they die they decompose which releases CO2, thus increasing the amount of CO2. When you study "global warming" you find all sorts of things - like - lying about temperature readings, faking temperature readings, lying about faking them, ignoring anything that doesn't support AGW agenda (like volcanoes), paint used on weather stations has changed and has affected the readings, weather stations too close to buildings and parking lots, etc. etc., etc.
What is the "solution" to AGW? Taxes. That says it all.
Nate Pleasant Grove, UTJune 15, 2014 11:59 p.m.
@Frozen Fractals "Does the 2000s being the warmest decade in the modern record not mean anything?"
It doesn't mean much, because we all know the reason behind that awkward construction: current measured temperatures are far cooler than the temperatures predicted by the vast majority of climate models.
(See "EPIC FAIL: 73 Climate Models vs. Observations for Tropical Tropospheric Temperature," by Roy Spencer.)
(See also: "95% of Climate Models Agree: The Observations Must be Wrong," by Roy Spencer.)
When a theory is contradicted by observation, the scientific approach is to admit that the theory is flawed; but global warming hysteria has little to do with science, and much to do with politics.
We also know the reason why you are focused on the "modern record": proxy data shows that during its long history, our planet has been much warmer than it is now. When you look at, say, the 3000 year record, we are still below the median temperature.
higv Dietrich, IDJune 15, 2014 8:14 p.m.
@Blue Does manmade global warming cause heatwaves, droughts, hurricane or crop failure. Those things have happened a long time before the industrial revolution, We are not doing anything to cause death now.
marxist Salt Lake City, UTJune 15, 2014 5:42 p.m.
@VST "As I have stated before (and most people ignore), until you get the rest of the World to "pony up" in their efforts for reducing carbon emissions, anything the U.S. does without worldwide participation is the equivalent of spitting into the wind." We will not get the rest of the world to "pony up" until we do it. The U.S. must lead. I know there are no guarantees the rest of the world will cooperate, but I can tell you with absolute certainty that if we don't reduce our emissions the rest of the world won't either.
Longfellow Holladay, UTJune 15, 2014 5:15 p.m.
Sorry Bob, but questionable science leads to bad policy. You can be excused for confusing the talking points of activists, politicians, and lazy journalists for real science.
First: "Climate Change" is a meaningless term in the context of this discussion. The proper term is "Anthropogenic Global Warming" or AGW for short.
Second: AGW is real and is caused by the "Greenhouse Effect".
Third: One cause of the Greenhouse Effect is carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by human activity.
Fourth: The critical question is how much of the measured warming of the climate is attributable to AGW.
Most climate scientists believes that AGW is responsible for a significant portion of the measured warming. These scientists have developed formulas based on this belief and incorporated these formulas into climate computer models. These models predict that if the concentration of carbon dioxide continues to increase at its present pace, significant increases in the earth's temperature will follow.
The problem is the models are seriously over predicting the actual measured temperature rise and it's getting worse every month. Until the world's climate scientists develop reliable climate models, implementing policy changes with significant economic impact is unwise.
Frozen Fractals Salt Lake City, UTJune 15, 2014 4:56 p.m.
"As shown above, U.S. actions alone will not make any significant difference in the amount of carbon emissions being added into the atmosphere."
Yes. Now if a country were to take the lead and develop an efficient alternative source of energy then well... what's to stop the companies owning those solutions from selling their innovative solution to other countries and spur change through the free market?
"Everywhere except the thermometer."
Does the 2000s being the warmest decade in the modern record not mean anything? I saw the other day that even AGW skeptic John Christy was predicting that thanks to the expected to develop El Nino, 2015 may end up the warmest year in the modern record. (And yes, El Nino is natural, but there's a reason the recent El Ninos are the warmest El Nino years and the recent La Ninas are the warmest La Nina years, and that is because there's an underlying warming trend increasing the baseline).
The Real Maverick Orem, UTJune 15, 2014 4:29 p.m.
"Bring on global warming as warmer temperatures are more pleasant anyway and more things grow."
Try telling that to someone in New Orleans or New Jersey.
Those living along the coastlines, low areas, or near rivers (most of the population) might disagree with some sofa scientist from Utah.
Thinkin\' Man Rexburg, IDJune 15, 2014 4:26 p.m.
What global warming? Even the most biased, jaded experts have admitted that warming stopped in 1998 while CO2 levels continue to rise. That means the climate models are wrong, and that making trillion-dollar decisions based on them would be premature if not outright foolish. There is obviously a lot we don't understand about the controls on climate (and that CO2 is not the main control).
That said, reducing air pollution is obviously a good thing. We should be focusing on the sulfates, particulates, nitrates, metals, ozone, and aerosols that are the real and immediate problems. We should be replacing coal-fired power plants with nuclear power plants, importing high-mpg vehicles from Europe and Japan, developing fuel cell technology, stopping the ethanol foolishness, stopping rain forest deforestation, planting trees, and doing the things that make real and immediate differences.
one old man Ogden, UTJune 15, 2014 1:37 p.m.
"Bring on global warming as warmer temperatures are more pleasant anyway and more things grow." Only up to a certain point. And then . . . ?
"Manmade climate change is not a fact it is a way to control our lives and destroy prosperity." According to the Koch brothers and other propagandists.
" We cannot control the climate why are we letting it control us." Ask the people who live in the Sahara how much the climate controls them. Or, for that matter, ask an Eskimo.
" When we no longer have electricity or fuel do to what writers of this letter want us to do what are we going to do." Is anyone proposing to do away with electricity or fuel? No.
" And why are people living longer after the industrial revolution than before?" Improvements in medical care, cleaner water, cleaner air, environmental regulations.
" Name one person that died because of "man made climate change" None have -- yet. But unless we smarten up, our descendants will.
Nate Pleasant Grove, UTJune 15, 2014 1:16 p.m.
@Mr. Speiser "It's a fact that all of us can see."
Everywhere except the thermometer.
Blue Salt Lake City, UTJune 15, 2014 12:26 p.m.
Heat waves are not "more pleasant."
No, the extra CO2 doesn't help "things grow." Yes, the plants get bigger, but the food value of what the produce is _lower_. That's the science.
Yes, we absolutely can control the climate. We're doing it now. BTW, natural sources of climate change have been rigorously studied and found to be _not_ the cause of global warming. The evidence couldn't be clearer - it's us burring fossil fuels.
No one is even remotely suggesting an end to electricity. Far from it - the goal is to encourage new sources of electricity from non-polluting sources.
Re your comment "Name one person that died," I have to ask - what's your standard of proof? Does a person who dies from a heat wave, or a drought, or a flood, or a hurricane, or crop failure, count? If rapidly changing climate causes a significant increase in these things, then why wouldn't an increase in deaths due to these climate-related problems be attributable to climate change?
ugottabkidn Sandy, UTJune 15, 2014 12:10 p.m.
There are some in this forum specifically that believe 97% of the world's climate scientists (those who are trained in science that specifically study our environment and climate) have a massive conspiracy to control your very being. Poppycock. These same people encourage the spewing of toxins into the air, waterways and nature for the benefit of a very few beneficiaries. There never has been an oil pipeline that has not leaked and history has shown us that with some effort we can make strides to protect our environment. Since the EPA was introduced, we have see forests that were once dying from acid rain make major improvements and when was the last time you saw a river catch on fire like happened in Cleveland? There is no conspiracy. You can't even get 3 tpeas to agree on everything, ie Cantor and what's his name. Time to turn off Beck, turn on rationality, and pull our heads out of the sand. Best error on the side of caution, we will not save ourselves by earth destruction.
Schnee Salt Lake City, UTJune 15, 2014 11:12 a.m.
" We cannot control the climate why are we letting it control us."
We caused urban air pollution problems, we caused the ozone hole, we caused acid rain, we know CO2 is a greenhouse gas that has increased in atmospheric concentration dramatically the past 200 years... why is it so unrealistic to think this time... no, we're not having an impact?
"Bring on global warming as warmer temperatures are more pleasant anyway"
Personal opinion: I disagree with that.
HaHaHaHa Othello, WAJune 15, 2014 10:57 a.m.
exactly right HIGV, couldn't have said it better myself.
Climate change has been going on for millions of years, no need to be overreacting now. If the alarmist crowd is so convinced, start imposing your ideas and theories on yourselves and fellow believers, under a voluntary program. No need to force the rest of us to participate. If your ideas are so wonderful, the rest of us will follow. Freedom is a wonderful thing. Besides, if you really think the US is the main cause of alleged manmade climate change, and the majority of us are "believers", then you will have great success getting the majority to follow your ideas and programs in a voluntary manner. That will make such a huge, wonderful difference right there. (sarcasm off) My guess is that will never happen, because the climate really isn't the issue with this crowd. Control and restriction of freedom, along with punishing prosperity are the real goals of this crowd!!
one old man Ogden, UTJune 15, 2014 10:12 a.m.
Be very careful not to fall for the Koch brothers' propaganda. There is absolutely no attempt being made by anyone to eliminate "electricity or fuel to what writers of this letter want us to do."
Any educated and thinking person will easily see the fallacy behind the argument that people are living longer since the industrial revolution despite the undeniable effects of that revolution upon our earth. The industrial revolution has nothing to do with advances in medical care, food supply, sanitation, clean water and clean air that have been the actual reasons for a longer life.
Asking that we name anyone who has died because of climate change is a great bit of conservative silliness. No one has -- yet. But if we don't take action soon, many will be dying either as direct results of drought, famine, war or other things resulting from an earth that can no longer support a growing human population.
This planet, like any natural system, has a finite carrying capacity. Damaging our home planet in any way will have consequences. WE won't pay the price, but our descendants will.
Who may they thank for that? People like our friend from Idaho.
The Real Maverick Orem, UTJune 15, 2014 8:59 a.m.
We have been trained so well and for so long that anything to help clean up our environment will be bad that we don't even listen to the helpful and constructive proposals anymore.
Admitting that they're good ideas or worthwhile plans to consider (if not act upon) means that those "liberals" were right and "we conservatives" were wrong.
higv Dietrich, IDJune 15, 2014 8:11 a.m.
Bring on global warming as warmer temperatures are more pleasant anyway and more things grow. Manmade climate change is not a fact it is a way to control our lives and destroy prosperity. We cannot control the climate why are we letting it control us. When we no longer have electricity or fuel do to what writers of this letter want us to do what are we going to do. And why are people living longer after the industrial revolution than before? Name one person that died because of "man made climate change"
one old man Ogden, UTJune 15, 2014 7:35 a.m.
Those who oppose improvements in energy are from the same mold as those cavemen who resisted the wheel for as long as they could. Or until they actually tried using one.
Remember all the screaming and whining about Frontrunner before it was built?
Hutterite American Fork, UTJune 15, 2014 1:03 a.m.
Faith requires no proof. Fact can be dismissed with a hint of dissent.


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Summary: the playoff standings are really tight and every result matters.
United will again be without defender Bryan Namoff today, who is still recovering from a concussion. Marc Burch (ankle surgery), however, is listed as probable and may see some minutes.
San Jose is one of only two teams who have not won on the road in 2009, managing a record of just 0-8-3 (9 goals for, 23 goals against) away from home. The team is also without arguably its best player in Darren Huckerby who had season-ending hip surgery in recent weeks.
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- United's Emilio May Be Rebounding Just in Time - by Steve Goff (Washington Post)
- United set for playoff push - by John Haydon (Washington Times)
- United's Emilio feeling the heat to regain MVP form - by Craig Stouffer (Washington Examiner)
- United aim to continue winning ways Sunday - by Charlie Boehm (dcunited.com)
- Earthquakes at D.C. United facts - by Elliott Elmond (San Jose Mercury News)
- Video: Ben Olsen previews San Jose (dcunited.com)
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Day 1: Entebbe/Lake Mburo (Approximately 5 hours drive). Arrive at the newly refurbished Entebbe airport, met by your guide and representative, quick briefing on your safari, then drive to Lake Mburo National Park in Mbarara District where the people keep massively horned cattle, which have been bred in this region for centuries and are used as an indicator of personal wealth. The horns of these domestic animals may measure well in excess of four feet each. Small children tend their herds, making sure that the cattle don't invade the fertile fields and banana plantations that dot the countryside. Lake Mburo National Park, a small park surrounding a lovely system of lakes and papyrus swamps, offers perhaps the best opportunities in Uganda to see birds associated with acacia woodlands, such as the Bare-faced Go-away Bird, Black-bellied Bustard, Black-headed Gonolek, Grey Hornbill and Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater and the African Fin foot.
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Day 3: Bwindi/Gorilla Tracking (can take from as little as 1 hour to 9 hours). The Impenetrable Forest of Bwindi National Park is certainly aptly named. On its steep slopes and in the deep valleys, the largest of the primates has managed to escape extinction. Report at the park office at 7.30am for the gorilla tracking. Carry a picnic lunch and plenty of water. Cameras and plenty of fast speed film is recommended. It can rain at short notice; hence waterproof clothing is a good essential including zip lock bags for cameras and film. After being briefed on the trek, ranger guides, gorilla watchers head off the steep, trail-less slopes to search for gorillas. In addition to the gorillas, you may spot many birds, red-tailed and ground-dwelling L'Hoest's monkeys.
Although park rangers try to keep tabs on the whereabouts of the gorillas, they are free ranging wild creatures and can be difficult to locate. Sometimes finding the gorillas can be easy, as they may have remained close to the area where they had been feeding the previous day. Sometimes they require constant tracking, which can be arduous. Some of the difficulties to be encountered can include steep, muddy slopes, stinging nettles, safari ants, and rain. The reward is an extraordinary opportunity to observe the gorillas at close range. The gorillas are not tame, but they have been scientifically habituated to accept the presence of quiet and non-threatening observers.
The park rangers will brief you on appropriate behavior. You can expect to stay with the animals for about an hour after first encountering them. However we can't guarantee you'll see them but chances are 98%. If your group size is less than six members, the park rangers will add other trekkers to your group. You have no way of knowing who these trekkers will be or what physical condition they may be in, and our group will need to trek together. Should your gorilla trekking end early, rainforest walks in Bwindi can be arranged. Other wildlife you may encounter includes yellow-backed duiker and a variety of birds. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 4: Bwindi/Gorilla Tracking. Second day of gorilla tracking. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 5: Bwindi/Mbarara (Approximately 6-7 hours' drive). Early morning breakfast, drive to Mbarara, the home of the long-horned Ankole cattle, visit the interesting local market, where everything is sold from a bolt of cloth to meat to fruits and vegetables. Overnight at the Rwizi Arch hotel. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 6: Mbarara/ Departure (approximately 5 hours' drive). Early breakfast, drive back to Entebbe, if time permits, stop at the Mpigi Royal drum makers and witness how the Baganda people make their drums for centuries. Long before the coming of the Europeans, the Buganda people had a highly structured society and drums were used extensively for long distance and rapid communications. Shopping in Kampala and then drop off at the airport to connect with departure flight or we can arrange another overnight. Includes: (B), (L).
Note: Your departure flight should be late in the afternoon or in the evening otherwise, another night can be arranged in Entebbe. By no means are you restricted to this itinerary. If you like a certain itinerary, we shall design it for you.
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If you're not familiar with quinoa, it is a grain, but packed with protein. I googled it and found lots of info & recipes.
yep! i worked as a 2 yo teacher and we often had cinnamon quinoa for breakfast. they loved it but it was the worst to clean....you can really sweep it..it gets stuck...and you can't really wipe it cause it smooshes. but it's really good for you...amino acid-wise also.
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Nobody Loves You When You're Old and Gay
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The illusions of youth?
Older guys? Forget it, Jamey, a 24-year-old movie store manager in Detroit, told Bergling. I get bored out of my skull if one of them walks up to me and tries to start a conversation, even if he isnt hitting on me, which he probably is.
Probably not an illusion. I assume most older people would welcome, think about being able to have sex with a younger partner. And the majority of boys and girls just shudder at the idea. I can't project from my own experience. When I was young I liked younger and am probably lucky that I didn't find myself in prison. I grew out of it. Sure, there's a pang sometimes when I see a young lovely. Knowing that even if I were devastatingly handsome the mere fact of chronology would keep him out of my reach. Really I'm mostly happy to be able to look. Beauty is beauty: flowers, music, fragrances, good English prose.
The preference for youth is probably rooted in out evolutionary past as much as anything else. Breeders we may not be but as Richard Dawkins might say: we are the product of our ancestors. You can't disassociate youth from vitality and a vital mate was the one most likely to produce offspring.
It is easy to blame it all on pop culture. A sinister force as it were beaming the ephemera of the moment into our brains. If you can't setup your own force field then you are helplessly in the grip of many things. Blaming your cultural environment is just away of escaping responsibility.
All those younger guys think older guys like me just want to get them all into bed, Rick, a 45-year-old software consultant in Mansfield, Ohio, told Bergling online. Please. What an utter waste of time would that be? They could never keep up, and good lord, what the hell would we even talk about?
That could be sour grapes. But if you want more than a few hours diversion it is perhaps more dead on that many younger people can realize. Call it seasoning or texture but there are qualities that the passage of time - in and only in a worthwhile person - that can deepen and become richer.
Sometimes when a customer in my used bookshop tries to engage me in conversation I try to slip loose. If they are older I assume they are just the captives of accumulated prejudices. Younger folks I feel should come back and talk about it a few years in the future. By which time they'll probably be bound in the shell of their own prejudices. But it is kinder to think someone naïve than an old fool.
At the same time, more than half of the respondents felt unappreciated by gay people under age 30, he says.
Um, how should they 'appreciate' us (me?)? They have bars to go dancing at and a whole series of love affairs to tear themselves apart over. I'm not looking to be appreciated. Mostly all I've wanted for the human race to do is shut up and step aside.
... and 42 percent said that gay social services arent doing enough for people over 60 ...
That sounds sad. Though I'm not sure what services they are talking about. If older HIV+ men are being neglected due to their age then it is evil. Maybe I'm unimaginative but what other specifically gay social services are they looking for.
The men who were less fearful about aging were those who dont want or expect a relationship, Hostetler says.
There we have it. Mostly because I was a young gay man who liked younger gay guys I often thought that when I hit thirty I'd be dead, maybe should make myself dead. What was on my silly mind? Partly sex seemed far more important than it does now (not that sex has become a minor matter, trust me). Poor young Richard desperately wanted to be In Love; he was in love with Love.
As much as I love to be in love I came to realize that I'm too quirky for most people to regard romantically. Maybe for a day or a week but I'm too alive to my inner life and that always seemed to quickly dim my charms.
When I realized I might never live my monogamous dream I made peace with my biological and erotic decay. Not that I stopped trying to find romantic fulfillment. Though the last few days have suggested maybe I'd have been a smarter man if I had.
I'm not sure if the ageist divide between younger and older gay men is much more than the usual divide between generations. You grow up listening to different music. Your quotidian priorities aren't the same.
Younger queers may feel that you'd like to get into their pants (and maybe you would, if only in an absentminded way). Older queer men may feel bored by youth's chatter about celebrities he's barely heard of. So what.
In recent years I've encountered heterosexual couples that've formed romantic attachments sometime around the time they started collecting social security. If straight people can do it gay people can as well.
If some pretty twink is rude to you, don't fret. Time and biochemistry will get him. You may not be around to see his thinning hair, false teeth, his forlorn glances at the youths he used to be like.
Or maybe he'll wise up. No reason to begrudge his current intolerance. You yourself was probably once a foolish young thing.
Pity I didn't think of any of this the other day when I wrote: Gay & middle age crazy?
Southern Voice: Older gay men battle fears of isolation, invisibility
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Dish Network (Nasdaq: DISH) plans to unveil a new streaming video service anchored by its recently acquired Blockbuster brand on Friday.
The satellite TV provider, which acquired Blockbuster last April, invited reporters to attend an event titled "A stream come true," in San Francisco at 10 a.m. PT. Dish Network spokesman Marc Lumpkin on Monday declined to discuss how Dish will price the Blockbuster streaming service, or how it may be marketed to non-Dish subscribers, noting that Dish will share details at the event on Friday.
Dish could challenge Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) with its streaming video service, especially if it undercuts Netflix subscription prices, which begin at $7.98 monthly. But it's only been five months since Dish acquired Blockbuster through a bankruptcy auction, and it hasn't had much time to build a broad streaming video library that could compete with Netflix's library of more than 20,000 titles.
"We think that there's an opportunity for us with the by-mail (DVD) business, an opportunity to break into the digital business a little bit heavier, and there's a tremendous brand there as well," Michael Kelly, who oversees the Blockbuster brand for Dish, told analysts in May. "We think there might be synergies back with Dish Network's business. We're not sure yet," he added.
In August, Dish EVP of corporate development Thomas Cullen said that the company was dedicating more resources to develop a streaming video product under the Blockbuster brand. "We have expanded the dedicated team on the Blockbuster digital side and have invested resources in enhancing the digital platform, which I think is key to us in the long term," Cullen said on Dish's second-quarter earnings call.
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I just modified the interactions in sinval.c and sinvaladt.c per http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.db.postgresql.devel.patches/18820/focus=18822 It looks a lot saner this way: the code that actually deals with the queue, including locking etc, is all in sinvaladt.c. This means that the struct definition of the queue, and the queue pointer, are now internal "implementation details" inside sinvaladt.c. One side effect of this change is that the call to SendPostmasterSignal now occurs after the lock has been released. ISTM this is a good idea on general principles (no syscalls in lwlocked code), but I'm wondering if I created a thundering hoard problem that did not exist before. All tests pass. As a test of Review Board, I uploaded the patch to it: http://reviewdemo.postgresql.org/r/19/ -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.
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