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Luther "Luke" Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Campbell explains why the Genting Group, the Malaysian gambling company that bought the Miami Herald and Omni properties, won't save the city.
The Genting Group plans to redevelop the Miami Herald's waterfront home into a megacasino with hotels, condos, restaurants, and shops. Sure, there's a lot of potential to generate much-needed revenue for the City of Miami. But the type of resort that Genting executives are promoting will suck the life out of everything else in the Magic City and Miami Beach. And I don't buy into the promises that Genting will create 30,000 permanent well-paying jobs for Miami residents.
In order for the project to be successful, Genting must make sure no customer ever leaves the site. Chief Executive KT Lim won't want his hotel guests and high rollers taking their rental cars over the MacArthur Causeway to enjoy fine dining at Joe's Stone Crab or Prime One Twelve. And the party will no longer be centered at LIV or Mansion. He will make sure he has bigger and better versions of those entrenched Miami establishments to keep his customers from even thinking about venturing elsewhere.
1 Herald Plaza
Miami, FL 33137
Category: Services
Region: Midtown/Wynwood/Design District
Genting will spare no expense to bring in top shows and entertainers. So you can forget about catching Cirque du Soleil at the Arsht Center. Those high-flying performers will have a regular gig inside Genting's casino palace just as they do in Las Vegas and Macao. Genting even has plans for a convention center double the size of the one in Miami Beach.
Miamians will get hired to sweep the floors, change the sheets, and serve the food. We don't have a workforce experienced in manning gambling tables and managing the casino floor. Genting has to bring those people in from places that have a gambling industry, like Vegas, the Bahamas, or Singapore, where the company already has major casino resorts.
Yet it looks like there is no stopping Genting. Watch politicians such as Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez as well as our state senators and representatives during the next few months. They will be lining up to support the World Resorts Miami boondoggle because Genting and its associates will raise bundles of campaign cash. The company basically has to do this to win Tallahassee's approval for a gaming license. Heck, the company is rumored to have taken a few state legislators on a tour of its Singapore site to grease them up.
If I were mayor, I'd tell Genting thanks but no thanks.
I'm sure that this casino will offer jobs to a lot of people living in the vicinity who would otherwise be on welfare and collecting food stamps. They did away with factories and electronic companies which were operating in the Hialeah/Miami Lakes areas for ages, now we need jobs. The average Joe here doesn't care what happens to Joe Stone's Crabs or to Club Mansion, in fact we do not even know what these places are but we need jobs in order to keep our families fed. 4,000 jobs in exchange for a few restaurants, I'll take you up on that anyday.
So Miami's future should be left up to Luther Campbell the 2 Live Crew dude who once threatened University of Miami unless they made a certain Black guy Quarterback, I think his name was Ryan Collins ? He's upset because business will be taken away from the Mansion ?He claims that if he were mayor he would tell Genting no thanks ? This is a joke right ?
Are you serious? Tourists come to Miami for the beaches, the weather, the nightlife and last for the attractions. I hope casinos come our way, it will bring another kind of market to Miami. The hotel in downtown will increase their occupancy while displacing some of the business to Miami Beach and some hopefully to Ft.Lauderdale(they need it). So while the casino managers jobs might go to transplants from other cities, the hotels will be growing their business not only for sweepers but for management and everyone in Miami benefits. Half the places that he mentions are packed and overpriced places that regular Miami folk don't frequent to often, having more of a choice of places might actually let us locals enjoy what only tourist or the snowbirds enjoy.Also we are already the most violent city in the US, I don't think gambling will make that much worse.
Why aren't any of businesses in Miami revolting about this plan? By this going in place it would suck the life of everything. Plus is this really what we want to bring to Miami, gamblers? Don't we have enough stuff to worry about to bring all the negative effects of gambling?
Maybe this will force the greedy landlords on the beach to lower the rents for a change !!!!
"Genting casino will kill Miami"? You can't kill something that's been dead a long time.
If having Casinos in South Florida, but mostly in Miami, depends on give a Big Piece of the Cake to those lazy old men and women in Tallahassee that for years have been doing everything in the their power to block all good ideas to create jobs and give more beauty and value to our cities. Forget it. No way José! People most realize that Floridians, mostly from Okeechobee Lake north never supports Miami for anything. Even on the sports they always support teams from other states when they are facing Miami teams. So now they want to get something from those that they not even support. Come on! Give me a break! But I have an idea. I propose to create a New State (Number 51) composed from all THOSE counties to the north of Hillsborough County, Polk County, Orange County and Brevard County, which must be named TALLAHASSEE STATE. SO WE IN THE SOUTH STAY AS FLORIDA, totally separated from those DREAM STEALERS.
The Genting resort is going to link the performing arts center an the entire downtown Miami waterfront with a connected baywalk. There is no way this could happen without the casino taking over the Herald site. It will be tragic if the politicians screw this up for all of us who live and need to work in Miami.
Don't worry Miami-ans, Casinos will not come to Miami. Tallahassee insist in getting a lump of the profits,between Genting,Miami and Tallahassee asking for a piece of the action there isn't enough profits to go around,only if Tallahassee drop their demands will there be any casino or casinos.We trust the politicians up north to keep their part of this laws that exist today. Furthermore we trust you not to change this laws.We South Floridians know you are above any corruption for monetary gains.Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
It is people like the writer who will ensure that investors shun America. Even American companies are going overseas with attitudes like these. Genting is not a behemoth that will suck the life out of Miami. Wherever Genting sets up shop, it has always been eco-friendly and adds tons of jobs to the place. It had used its profits to fund and support local arts, culture and heritage. It funds security in such a way that down and out crime areas become safer. Their resorts are very family-friendly. So far they haven't killed any local businesses in places they have set up shop. Why is the writer so adamant that Miami remain a crime-prone under-developed boondock?
The rich history of The Miami Herald, where will it go?! This is so sad. There is a deep dock big enough in back for large ships to port into. Wonder if Genting realized that too. Will there No longer be a newspaper in Miami? Sad day.
This is not a good idea. Let them go to another area.
I feel Las Vegas is very family oriented now, and do not believe all are will only do manual labor or be prostitutes! They will need professionals to help in the offices, etc. But as one prior wrote qualifications must be met. Say good accountants, great chefs.
Thank you,Food for thought.
This article has been here for over a week and only around 10 comments are published. It means Miami wants to GAMBLE.
Article has a valid point. In America, Asian company owns YOU! Welcome to the future. They got the cash, and we don't. Money talks, that's the new american way.
Miami has been in trouble ever since Spanish became the primary language of Dade County. The Miami Beach of of the 50's and 60's is gone. I no longer feel like Miami is my home.
Miami is already in trouble and it got here long before Genting. In fact I'm more concerned about how this will effect the Indians gaming. The competition has to be comparable to Vegas & Atlantic City in terms of freebies to lure gamblers in. I believe the lottery people now have a genuine concern too. Who knows though, maybe all those that feign poverty will not show up with enough to make everything successful ? LOL, even the Marlins in their new stadium ?
Just me, but I think Uncle Luke has forgotten how the gambling industry does this in Vegas & Atlantic City. They'll feed you, maybe even give you a bed to sleep in, Just as long as you lose your money at the tables every night ?
Oh yeah, Miamians will sweeo the floors, do laundry & clean, that's unless they are competitive for the better jobs. that's how it usually works, no entitlements.
There goes the damn Neighborhood, now we're going to have 1,000,000 chinos all over Miami. We have enough beach bums, we have enough bad habits to destroy an army and enough culture to melt pot. We don't need it, these big compaines will destroy Miami's nightlife, God knows there's enough traffic already as well. Notice how all the positive comments are very generic, thats all corporate b/s. Hopefully Miami's corruption steps up to the plate and keeps what they've been able to hold onto, no need to share the city with it's new newspaper too! Fuk you AL, Fred, and Bill, I'm sure you're typing from the other side of the world, everyone knows the majority of money from foreign resorts goes back to the country it came from. The Bahamas gets very little money from Club Med ....duhhh
OK, great! and bring craps tables with you LUKE!!!!
Don B. Delray Beach
I am for it, thats the beauty about capitalism and entrepreneurship.If your product is better than theirs there is no reason to fear, but if you are less competitive you are bound to share the same faith Pan am, Chalks and other business that disappeared.Welcome to "the new and improved" Miami.
Well said Fred. People will not want to be isolated in a Casino - especially not in a city with as many beautiful beaches as Miami. The Genting Group has a long history of investing and working with business communities. While this may be a Destination resort, it will be destination Miamia
Getting casinos would be great for our economy. It creates jobs, tourism and helps out other buisnesses in the area. I have never gone to Vegas and just stayed at the resort. We explore the town. Everybody wins. Why should the Indians get all the revenue. Maybe a little competition would be good. I think their slot payouts are very low. When people come down here they usually try and hit all the touristy and local favorites. Orlando would benefit. It's a win, win for us. As far as getting dealers from other places we would have dealer schools open up here to train locals to be dealers. Right now any jobs are a blessing.
My guess is Luther voted for Brilliant Barry. Let's see, don't create thousands of jobs in Miami by building casinos. Don't let AT&T buy T-Mobile and move thousands of jobs from Germany to the USA. Don't sell new jets to Taiwan and create thousands of manufacturing jobs. Get a clue Luther, casino-centric folks don't go to South Beach, Ocean Drive or the Zoo, new casinos will bring thousands of jobs to Miami. On the other hand if we want to keep tens of thousands of south Floridians on the dole, do what Barry and Luther tell you to.
Miami-ans will not be the full core customer base of the casino, remember we are a hub for tourist. Yes they will go there, but they will still visit south beach and other locations. Example I have been to Vegas over the past 20 years and every time I have taken a new visitor with me we make the trip to Hoover Dam and in many occasions we head out to the Rockies .. So don't be afraid of the big black wolf ..
We have been down this road before and have not accomplished anything,if we want casinos here we must give Tallahassee revenue shares which we are not going to do. Its just something for the media to catch our attention by creating a controversy.
WoW, Good Job Luke, let me quote you here,
" Miamians will get hired to sweep the floors, change the sheets, and serve the food. We don't have a workforce experienced in manning gambling tables and managing the casino floor. Genting has to bring those people in from places that have a gambling industry, like Vegas, the Bahamas, or Singapore, where the company already has major casino resorts."
There are much more jobs than that to run a casino Luke, you speak out of ignorance. Running a casino is a mini city. you have facilities, cashiers, attendants, techs, security, Finance, people who run hotel operations, surveillance, and also dealers and people who currently work for the Seminoles who would love to work there. I think you should research it more before you make it public, and put your foot in your mouth.
LISTEN to LUKE ...
Once again LUKE demonstrates his special intellect proving that a 50 IQ on drugs really does know the best path for MIAMI ... he should have been MAYOR !
Allowing Genting into MIAMI will ruin the place ... we can't have any employer create 10,000 or 20,000 or 30,000 PERMANENT JOBS in MIAMI !! ...
LUKE says NO WAY to Genting creating tens of thousands more TEMPORARY JOBS during the 5 years of construction ...
What will happen to that special ambience... that is Liberty City ... you can't have jobs available out there ... people got to collect that free OBAMA money ... forget about working ...
PERMANENT JOBS are NOT for LUKE and his constituents ... forget it !!
Especially SERVICE JOBS ... forget it! ... Housekeeping, Retail, & Food Service jobs are below LUKE and his constituents ... FREE MONEY is THE MIAMI WAY !
The STATUS QUO is fine ...
REELECT OBAMA and send more FREE MONEY
Tell those employers PASS !!!!!
Calling Bullsh*t on Uncle Luke. This project will not "suck the life out of Miami" It will suck the poverty and the unemployment and the despair out of The "Magic City" Luke is either jonesing for a job with Genting or working for the Arts Center either way he's not helping our city get better. I'll take Gentings jobs over Lukes bullish*t anyway
Genting's plans will enhance the Arts Center. I'm sure the types of shows and entertainment will be more of a complement to the Center verses taking business away. The good thing with having the development of the World Resorts Miami is that the next time i go to a performance at the Arts Center, i might be able to go for dinner and drinks either before or after the show. There is NOTHING in walking distance that you can go to around the Arts Center as is. I for one am looking forward to additional entertainment in the local area.
Any casino downtown will not kill Miami Beach's tourism dollars. First of all, not everyone likes going to a casino and gamble - i don't! And frankly, the beach [SoBe] is becoming over built and over congested. The beach will always be the beach - nothing downtown does can replace that. The fact is downtown has desperately needed an infusion of cash and a good clean up for sometime, especially the Biscayne corridor. I am glad downtown is getting a destination resort. It will increase tourism and that will mean that the beach will benefit off that.
How could he possibly say that this casino would be bad for Miami. The resort will help pull us out of this recession. Check out the video and see for yourself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
The argument that this is detrimental to Miami is one-sided. What about the jobs and tax revenue this will bring in? Look at Las Vegas, people leave the Casino they are staying at to go to other casinos whether it be for the established name brand restaurants (such as your reference to Joe's Stone Crab) or to the club of the night like Liv. This will bring Miami up a notch as a destination resort. Nothing wrong with the free markets.
What a crock- this will not kill Miami. We need the jobs and the tax revenue this will create!
The Genting Miami casino is the best thing to have ever happened to Miami. It's going to put our city on the map and help make it the best tourist destination in America. I can't wait for it to open! Luke Capbell has a condo in Vegas and is friends with Sheldon Adleson, who owns the Sands casino. I wonder if that has tainted Lukes "objective" opinion. Tell it like it is Luke.
If unemployment continues at its current rate, soon, even Luke will long for the good old days of BUSH and FULL EMPLOYMENT.
Blacks got robbed by electing this clown. You were sold a bag of lies for your vote, and look what it got ya.
nice try loser,but your wrong as usual.there will always be cruise ship tourist coming to miami and thats the real backbone of revenue for the city.they fill a huge portion of hotel rooms and that will never change,in fact cruising will get bigger in the future with deep dredge project allowing bigger ships in our port.the real fact is that besides our regular tourism buisness the city of miami will expierience a huge boost in buisness with a new type of high rolling tourist.las vegas has all the types of shows and entertainment and restauraunts that are always filled with tourist from all over the world.i think you and the rest of the hip hop crappy crowd that brings nothing but low life element in this city will eventually be drowned out of miami once and for all.,and thats what the majority of miami and beach residents really hope happens.
luther, you're wrong... the hard rock in hollywood hasnt killed the nightlife on their "strip", the tables at all the other casinos in south florida are manned by locals, not the "carpet bagger croupiers" you envision... it might have effect on some high end "hot spots", and i honestly dont see that as a major downside... got a pal who's worried?
Its coming no matter what. They've already purchase the Miami Herald building, I'm sure they wouldn't have if they didn't already know that it was a done deal. One thing everyone needs to accept about the relationship between a corporation and politians, is that as long as politians can get their briefcases full of money, corporation can do whatever the hell the please. SMH :-(
They need to find somewhere as to put the casinos. I understand that it is a great investment, but they is not looking at the big picture. Crime rate is already high. What they think will happen if they put that casino in that location? Don't get me wrong if they do that, they need to train people in Miami so they can put people back to work. But if you really think about all the surrounding businesses will close and that means more people will be out of work.
What city do you live in? Miami has plenty of gambling, in fact Magic Casino, the Micosukee Casino, JaiAlai and Hard Rock Cafe. Don't think about all the negative effects of casinos but instead think of all the job creation which we desperately need.
Spanish is not the primary language on Dade County?. Being able to speak twoo languages is call BETTER CULTURE.
People don't even have to leave the fountain bleu....and they don't. People don't leave atlantis when they go to Bahamas, they stay right there at the resort. The bahamian people barley see any of the money from tourism, it all goes back to the wealthy corporations who built the damn thing.
you morons are blinded by the promise of jobs but I bet you believed Obama's BS too. The Genting group is also tied to criminal activities and terrorist gtoups. Do the research and see...https://secure.wikimedia.org/w...
Ties to Organized CrimeAccording to a United States Senate investigation Genting chairman K.T. Lim has maintained a business relationship with Stanley Ho.[8] Ho is an Asian casino magnate who has been identified as a member of the Chinese Triad, the Chinese crime organization, by the U.S. Justice Department and by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Ho has been denied a casino license in every jurisdiction except in Macau and North Korea. Genting has refused to address their business dealings with Ho and his company Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.
Terror group fundingGenting executives have defended millions of dollars in contributions to Islamic extremist organizations who in turn support and finance jihad to a U.S. Senate investigative committee as a required cost of doing business in Malaysia.[11] And, The Florida Clarion reports that Genting could be one of the largest funders of Islamic terrorist activity in Asia.
Links to Korean dictator Kim Jong-ilVia his business relationship with Stanley Ho, K.T.Lim and Genting have an interest in a casino in North Korea. Controversial photographs of Mr. Lim with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il have circulated the Internet and been part of a U.S. Senate investigation according to Florida news reports.
Seneca Tribe shakedown scandalGenting made hundreds of millions of tax-exempt dollars as the financiers behind two controversial Indian Casino gaming developments in the Eastern United States. In both cases, Genting operations were directed by G. Michael Brown, a former New Jersey Attorney General who was later charged with embezzlement and cocaine use in the Seneca Tribal Court. Brown was charged with putting various mistresses on the casino payroll and using casino funds to pay for luxury condominiums, imported sports cars and expensive jewelry for them.
Genting was the financial backer of the Seneca Niagara Casino Hotel in Niagara Falls, New York. Investigators found that Genting charged the tribe a 28 percent interest rate, in violation of the Indian Gaming Regulations under the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Genting also stayed in the deal for almost 15 years when they were legally limited to five. Seneca Tribal Council members have testified that armed men showed up to collect Genting's money when tribal lawyers pointed out that Genting was violating the law.
Your right on. you have problably seen miami come along way like myself.Genting will only magnify what has been built and hopefuly bring some enrichment to those who need it.I have always seen it comming.To bad LT is out of the loop.
But sadly it's not gonna happen.A Lot of rappers and hip-hop artists are going to be in south beach.
Wow you have awful English grammar. We have many in Dade who are fluent in 2 languages. English and a plethora of other languages besides Spanish.
Please stop seeming to imply Spanish must be spoken. Listen and you will hear other amazing countries represented.


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He told the victims early Thursday morning that he would do it again because the Shell station off Hwy. 58 and Weedpatch Hwy. is an easy target.
Priscilla Moralez was the assistant manager this morning when she said a gunman came in and demanded money. She said the suspect forced her brother-in-law, who was also working there, to drive her car and get him out of the area.
Moralez said the gas station is also a large truck stop where drivers can pay up to $1,000 in cash for fuel. She said minutes before she was robbed a customer just paid a large amount, but she failed to put the cash away in the safe right away. The cash was in the register when the station was robbed.
Moralez was able to call 9-1-1 and her brother-in-law was able to get out of the car and flee for help.
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3 days and a wakeup and I blow this joint for the warmer climes of Yuma and my SSS that has been patiently waiting for me down there to assemble it. Reading all the posts has really got me amped for getting it up into the air. In the long winged variety, I've got a Radian, an Easy Fly, and Easy Glider pro all of which I really like. I will be looking forward to seeing how this one compares to the others.
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Several posters have questioned whether the stock SSS ESC (3A BEC, rated for 4 or 5 servos in the manual) can handle the SSS's six 17-gram micro servos.
In posts 12 and 13 of an older RCGroups thread, two guys measured the free-moving current and stall (blocked from moving) current of some typical medium-sized (37g to 45g) Futaba servos. They measured 60 to 105mA with zero to "light" loads, and 430 to 500mA stall current when the servos were blocked from moving. (See http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...43#post6388771 ) If the SSS's 17g micro servos' performance is in that ballpark (they may be less since they are smaller and lower-torque), you'd have to stall all six of them simultaneously, to reach or exceed the 3A provided by the SSS stock ESC. It's probably nearly impossible to do that (stall all six at the same time). I think we're safe, unless the SSS's micro servos somehow draw more current than those larger Futaba servos. Don't try this at home, you can damage a servo by blocking it from moving while giving it commands to move. |
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Of course, you'd still have to stall all six servos simultaneously to achieve that 3A draw, if these 17g servos draw as much as the larger, higher-torque 37g and 45g Futaba servos in the other thread. Prof, you've had extensive experience with servos, ESCs etc. Could this BEC-dissipation problem be why the builders of the linear-BEC 40A ESC in the SSS manual rated it for only 4 servos and a 3s battery, while they rated the switched-BEC 40A one for 5 servos and up to a 4s battery? And, do you have any educated guesses about how much current these 17g servos in the SSS might draw under "normal" loads the SSS may put on them? I've been unable to find any documentation - that older thread where the guys tested their Futaba servos, is the closest I could find, and they didn't test "normal" loads. |
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2010 thread on UBECs
Here is a good thread on the subject of UBECs and servo amp draw. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...t#post14191710 |
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Has anyone had any problems with servo centering? I'm trying to get mine finished up to fly this weekend,weather permitting, and my elevator servo will not center. if I give it down elevator it will center properly If I give it up elevator it will not return to the same center position, it will always return to the same off center position at a significantly up elevator position.
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- 6 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup(s) sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1.75 cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
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- 2 tablespoon(s) turbinado sugar
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- 2 tablespoon(s) Dutch-processed cocoa
- 1 ounce(s) semisweet chocolate, melted
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The study's objectives were to assess diagnostic stability of initial autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses in community settings and identify factors associated with diagnostic instability using data from a national Web-based autism registry. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to assess the relative risk of change in initial ASD diagnosis as a function of demographic characteristics, diagnostic subtype, environmental factors and natural history. Autistic disorder was the most stable initial diagnosis; pervasive developmental disorder—not otherwise specified was the least stable. Additional factors such as diagnosing clinician, region, when in time a child was initially diagnosed, and history of autistic regression also were significantly associated with diagnostic stability in community settings. Findings suggest that the present classification system and other secular factors may be contributing to increasing instability of community-assigned labels of ASD.
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- Title
- Stability of Initial Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnoses in Community Settings
- Journal
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume 41, Issue 1 , pp 110-121
- Cover Date
- 2011-01-01
- 10.1007/s10803-010-1031-x
- Print ISSN
- 0162-3257
- Online ISSN
- 1573-3432
- Publisher
- Springer US
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- Topics
- Keywords
- Diagnosis stability
- Children
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Community settings
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Amy M. Daniels (1) (2)
- Rebecca E. Rosenberg (1)
- J. Kiely Law (1) (3)
- Catherine Lord (4)
- Walter E. Kaufmann (5) (6)
- Paul A. Law (1) (3)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Medical Informatics, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 3825 Greenspring Avenue, Painter Building 1st Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21211, USA
- 2. Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- 3. Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
- 4. University of Michigan Autism and Communication Disorders Center (UMACC), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- 5. Center for Genetic Disorders of Cognition & Behavior, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
- 6. Departments of Pathology, Neurology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA


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Expanding Foam Attic Insulation
We'd like to upgrade the insulation in our attic. The house is a 1950 prairie style ranch. A friend has just had the expanding foam sprayed in their attic (too recently to give a real evaluation), and it seems like a neat solution. Our roof pitch is low, and we're still not completely finished with some electrical projects (which is why we've held off on the blown cellulose), so we like the idea of insulation that is out of the way and un-disturbable.
I'm about as far from So. GA as you can get, in the mountains of CO., but we have sprayed in foam between our rafters in our upstairs (now a finished master suite). Not only is it "neat", it works extremely well for us. It is cold here every winter and the upstairs needs little (sometimes no) heat. We don't have A/C and in the summer it used to be considerably hotter upstairs than downstairs. Now the temps are closer to the same up and down stairs. It is much more comfortable now. However, we had it professionally done and it is NOT cheap. We have a 9/12 pitch roof and our house is about 50' long by 25' wide. The insulation job was around $6,000. YMMV. We didn't have any choice though because we had an expensive new roof that was not vented and when we went to finish the space as living space we could not use fiberglass bats; because of the lack of venting we had to do a cold deck. Fine with us, in the end, no ice dams at all! And as added bonuses the foam helps deaden outside noise and surprisingly really seems to kind of "glue" our creaky old house together. HTH
"Too good to be true" - have you gotten a quote yet?
In terms of sealing up a space, it is hard to beat foam. In terms of price, ouch!
Just a price comparison to the quote above - we are getting quotes for blown in cellulose for the attic right now. It is about 1000 sq ft and the quotes have been $500-$1,000. There is no way I was spending an extra $5k to cut my heating bills by $20/month for the few "winter" months we have.
bill1, are you concerned about water retention/moisture absorption with the cellulose? As you might have read on a recent thread of mine, I'm considering retrofitting the empty wall cavities with insulation and topping off insulation in the attic. Our auditor had recommended dense-pack cellulose, and many others agree, including the authors of this very informative paper about passive climate control on historical buildings (www.wag-aic.org/1999/WAG_99_baker.pdf).
But after talking things over with my father, who restores historical homes in northern maine, I'm avoiding the cellulose, as he says he spends his days tearing down walls that have rotted because of the water retained by cellulose. I have two estimates scheduled this week with local insulation companies, and the one that has the best reputation (at least as far as I can tell) has this on its website: "If Fiberglass insulation becomes wet, usually it will not lose any R-Value if it able to completely dry out. Cellulose insulation usually needs to be replaced once it becomes wet."
Anyway, just curious what your thought process is these days. Best of luck!
I live in a drastically different climate - raleigh NC. We have a pretty short season where we have to heat the house. Most of the year we either have the windows wide open (so moisture is about the same inside as outside) or we have air conditioning on (so the outside air is more humid.) We have about zero chance of moisture escaping from the house, freezing in the attic, and dripping back down.
In my case, we are redoing a redo of a 1912 colonial. The walls were all opened up, so I had lots of options. I made sure that they were sealed top and bottom against air movement and then used fiberglass rolls. That was more a matter of conveniences since we were doing 1 room at a time. It wasn't really practical to have anything blown in a dozen different times.
For the attic, there was some minimal fiberglass insulation that was either black from air movement or black and white from the bird droppings (apparently the prior owners didn't mind a flock of birds living in the attic!) I removed all of that mess then sealed everything with canned foam.
It is pointless to compare the moisture movement through a building shell in northern Maine to one in Georgia and equally pointless to compare the design of walls to roofs. If you accumulate enough irrelevant information you will not be able to find a good solution. Start with the conditions you cannot change, then the insulation you need and then design a system that addresses moisture movement rather than starting with a popular new solution and trying to find justifications for it.
abbeycat, here's our real life experience. We asked our contractor about off-gassing before install and were told the material would not be toxic. Our closed cell foam had a slight smell the first day, and not even as noticable downstairs as it was upstairs. After the first day, it was not an issue at all. We did not have to leave the house and the installation contractors wore basic respiratory protection. Our relative lack of fumes could be because of the type of closed cell foam they use. Their truck said they had soy-based foam... but I did not inquire as to whether that was specifically what they used in our house. YMMV. Be sure and ask the contractor about this issue too.


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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, in 3D, opened nationwide on July 3, 2012.
Unlike the previous Spider-Man flicks that follow Marvel's comic book plot, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN creates a new, untold story. Utilizing a new cast (shown below) helps the audience with the transition.
Spider-Man Cast:
- Andrew Garfield – Peter Parker
- Emma Stone – Gwen Stacy
- Rhys Ifans – Dr. Curt Connors
- Denis Leary – Captain George Stacy
- Campbell Scott – Richard Parker, Peter Parker's Dad
- Embeth Davidtz – Mary Parker, Peter Parker's Dad
- Irrfan Khan – Rajit Ratha
- Martin Sheen – Uncle Ben
- Sally Field – Aunt May
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The film is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves. The screenplay is from a story by James Vanderbilt, based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Yes, I know it's a mouthful, but I want to give these men credit for reviving a fading comic book hero and movie franchise.
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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN tells the story of Peter Parker, a skate-boarding, photo-taking, science loving outcast high schooler. Yet the movie doesn't start there. The opening scene starts with a glimpse at Peter's past, the last day he saw his parents. Peter is seen walking about the house, calling out for his father before entering his father's office to discover the window broken and papers scattered. His cries raise an alarm, summoning his father who races into the room. Opening a secret drawer the father removes several scientific documents, placing them inside a briefcase. Although, we can't see their contents, we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that those papers are the reason they're in danger. Grabbing Peter, the family races to Uncle Ben and Aunt May's house where they leave him to be raised.
Fast forward several years and we're introduced to a teenage Peter. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, the intelligent and sassy Gwen Stacy, not Mary Jane. Their chemistry is palpable and much more believable than the one shown by Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst in the previous Spider-Man flicks.
While helping his Uncle Ben with a small flood in the basement, Peter discovers his father's briefcase and an old newspaper clipping. Both turn his world upside down!
The newspaper clipping is an important discovery. It leads him directly to Oscorp, where Gwen Stacy also works, and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner and best friend. Yet, it pales in comparison to the documents Peter finds in a secret compartment of his father's briefcase, the very documents he saw his father hide on the night they ran from their home and the reason why they ultimately disappeared.
In his quest to understand his parents' disappearance, Peter Parker is transformed into the amazing Spider-Man. He makes life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero, after the tragic death of his Uncle Ben. These choices prepare him for the collision course with Connors' alter-ego, The Lizard, who he unwittingly helped to create with the information contained in his father's documents. Feeling responsible, he resolves to stop The Lizard, but at what cost?
Memorable Quotes:
Aunt May to Peter Parker: Secrets have a cost. They're not for free, not now, not ever.
Dad: I remember someone saying last week that her fantasy was to live in a chocolate house.
Gwen: Well, that's impractical. (Slams door)
Gwen: (Opens door) … and fattening (Slams door)
Gwen to Peter Parker: He made you promise, didn't he? To stay away from me, so I'll be safe.
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Complete scam artist booked for consultation for Breast reduction surgery and after driving 1.5 hours dr joseph ajaka told us he doesn't do surgery even though he said on TV he does specifically do breast reduction surgery so he's a lier, never even wanted to do a physical and after literally 2 mins told us that we owed him $250 for the consultation which we refused to pay, all this scam artist does is lipo and inject Botox he's basically a over priced glorified nurse
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It's a year now since I had a number of surgical procedures performed by Dr Joseph Ajaka at Cosmos Clinic in Double Bay. Over a two year period these included iGuide for chin, plus vaser liposuction for my arms, tummy and thighs. I have been delighted with the results. At age 60 I was grateful for the improved body shape that allowed me for the first time to fit into normal clothing sizes rather than having to buy two sizes bigger and then take them in because my hips or my arms were disproportionately large.
The discomfort levels after surgery were minimal and the fast recovery meant a few days with a friend followed by a quiet week or two at home. The black and neutral compression garments under clothes looked to others like normal layered clothing. Cooler weather made this stage more comfortable.
The staff at Cosmos Clinic have all been helpful, kind, professional, friendly and up front about costs and expected recovery time frames.
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This doctor was friendly to start with, but then quickly lost interest. It may have been after reading my file or seeing my physical issues, however he was quite dismissive & rude and left me feeling insulted. He had to refer to another doctor in regards to my question about the procedure (which is advertised on the website) who was also quite abrupt. At no stage did he show an interest in having a discussion even excusing himself to dismiss a patient. I am no longer interested in this doctor or clinic performing any surgery on me and the consultation fee was a waste of my money. I have since found another surgeon who has taken the time to listen to my needs and wants and who I will be using for my procedures.
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Can't recommend this dr. Didn't listen to what I wanted and left me with a flat backside. Lacks artistry and is way overpriced. My advice? Visit 5 or 6 doctors, check all their before and after photos (not just the few good ones) and talk to previous patients.
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I first saw Dr Ajaka late last year. At first I was quite nervous not knowing what to expect - sometimes what you envisage is not always feasible, however, after speaking with Dr Ajaka and talking through my needs I was thrilled with what was achievable. His staff are first class, I felt at ease with both Dr Ajaka as well as his entire team. I was thrilled with the results, and the down time was definitely minimal. For those looking at liquid lipo, I would highly recommend Dr Ajaka.
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HMMM how interesting that prior to me there were 2 people who rated mostly 2's and 1's for Dr Ajaka, then the others just happen to be all 5's! Looks like Ajaka has a team of people writing fake reviews. What a joke! I highly recommend looking elsewhere for cosmetic surgery. I went to Ajaka to touch up my legs after having liposution 6 years earlier with a plastic surgeon. I only wanted a very small amount of shaping done, but Ajaka went completely overboard removing heaps of fat from areas I specifically and clearly told him not to. He left me with an ugly roll of skin/fat hanging over one knee, and the other knee looked completely different. He cut off the outer curve of my thighs on both sides, even though I have curvy hips and curvy bum, so basically by body just looks completely bizzare, not to mention flabby, uneven and dented in many areas. I have cried non-stop over my body since the surgery, I can't tell you the regret I feel. Don't fall for all the Cosmos Clinic marketing.
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I would highly recommend Dr Ajaka to anyone considering cosmetic surgery. From our initial consultation through to my final post-op check-up, Dr Ajaka was professional, informative and reassuring. He was able answer all of the many questions I had with expertise and he encouraged me to get in touch at any time if I had any other queries or concerns. I am extremely pleased at the results and incredibly grateful to Dr Ajaka for providing such a first class service with excellent results.
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Thank you for the link. I will always maintain that Abdul-Jabbar is one of the most underrated players in the history of the league. I don't know if anyone will ever embrace that sky hook, but if Dwight Howard decided to go that route, he would change his destiny.
There are so many big, athletic guys in the league who do NOT have a strong post game. The sky hook may not be "cool," but if that is the difference between being an average offensive force and being unstoppable, what's the issue?
It could do wonders for guys like Thabeet and Oden (if he can stay on the floor). Even Emeka Okafor could use it. These guys would really change their profile.
Good job Branson. During the Finals I had an opportunity to speak with Kareem, and express how thankful I was for the things he has done for our people off the court…taking a stand, and being a good example.
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One word — wow. Rihanna's on the cover of the winter issue of '032c' magazine sporting a stunning new look. Do you like that RiRi appears to be crossing over to the dark side? Vote below!
Rihanna, 25, prides herself on being bad, and she's never looked badder than on this cover of 032c magazine's Winter Issue. The sexy singer looks absolutely bold and undoubtedly hot in the stark black and white shot. What do you think?
Rihanna Goes Goth On '032c' Magazine
Rihanna's sexy looks never disappoint — and her 032c mag cover is no different. RiRi opts for a more subdued look and makes her clothes and fierce expression do the talking — not her skin (though we do see a little cleavage there!). The songstress rocks a black Gucci trench coat that just slightly covers her chest. The goth look is paired with heavy black eye shadow and light lipstick — and oh yeah, there's some major mullet action.
Mel Ottenberg styled the Barbados beauty for the cover with some serious neck bling — a black cross!
The magazine, whose cover was shot by Inez & Vinoodh, will drop this winter and feature the sexy star rocking a whole new look.
Rihanna & Eminem Collaborate For New Song
Rihanna and Eminem hit it big on their 2010 single "Love The Way You Lie." Now the pair have hit the studio again and plan to release an even bigger hit. RiRi and Slim Shady hooked up for his The Marshall Mathers LP 2 album (out Nov. 2.) and their collaboration, "Monster" is expected to drop during the last week of October.
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Pointing to the health risks associated with a high-salt diet, the federal New Democrats are resurrecting calls for a national sodium strategy in Canada. NDP health critic Libby Davies tabled a bill Monday encouraging Ottawa to enact a strategy requiring food manufacturers to lower sodium levels, among other tough-on-salt measures. The bill, formally named An Act Respecting the Implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada, will take its cues from a list of recommendations that were published by Health Canada in July 2010. Among the suggestions in Davies proposed sodium strategy: Tweak consumer information about sodium on food labels, in Canadas Food Guide, and in other government publications. Ensure sodium levels in prepackaged foods do not exceed certain benchmarks. Ensure taxpayer dollars arent spent on high-sodium foods. Create a Sodium Reduction Advisory Committee, which will report to the federal health minister. Other ideas include amending Canada's Food and Drugs Act to require all nutrition fact tables on prepackaged food to include sodium levels in milligrams, and as a percentage of 1,500 mg. Public health officials say the average adult should aim for 1,500 mg of sodium per day. For children between four and eight years old that amount is 1,200 mg. But, according to Statistics Canada, Canadians are eating more than double their recommended sodium intake. Much of that sodium is said to come from processedfoods,including restaurant fare, bread, prepared meats and cheese. This issue is now so critical and the level of sodium in some packaged foods and processed foods is so high that it is very unhealthy, that I believe it is imperative that the government of Canada take clear, defensible decisions and actions based on scientific evidence, and that is what the bill is about, Davies told CTV News. Health officials have long warned that many ailments -- high blood pressure, heart disease and more -- can accompany a high-salt diet. Whats more, Canadian researchers have estimated that up to 23,500 cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if sodium consumption is cut in half. The level of sodium that Canadians are taking up is huge and the health impacts of that are really quite dramatic, including 10,000 to 16,000 deaths a year, Davies said. The bill also calls for significant labelling on products that exceed specific sodium levels so consumers know what they are buying, Davies said. The bill also calls for strict guidelines on advertising certain products to children. The Food and Consumer Products of Canada said Monday in response to Davies measure that the countrys food and beverage industry is committed to doing our part to help Canadians lower their consumption of sodium. For years, industry has been steadily and voluntarily reducing the amount of sodium in the food we all consume, while still making the desirable products we all rely on and trust, the FCPC said in a statement to CTV News. We are committed to continuing this trend responsibly and safely. In its own statement, the NDP accused the federal government of ignoring pleas from health advocacy groups to regulate sodium in food. The party also decried a decision in 2011 to disband a Sodium Working Group that had been established by the health minister four years earlier. Bill Jeffery, of the Centre for Science in the Public Interest and a former member of the working group, said Monday that the bill is a good step, and draws on some of the working groups recommendations. Its not simply asking them and hopefully they (make changes) in a couple of years, Jeffery told CTV. Its stipulating that they must do it. They do it, or disclose they are not doing it.
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i've read that sodium intake isn't that bad if you have healthy levels of potassium intake as well. Either way I don't like salt :P
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The bane of my existance is salt. "Salt isn't that bad for you..." You're right, but since nobody is paying attention to how much salt they intake, it's not. Very, very few of us do not eat 2, 3, 4x+ our "daily recommend" amount of salt. Chips, soda, bread, almost anything that come in a package, anything from a drive thru, etc... almost always has a ridiculous of sodium in it. Consciously try to eat just the "recommended daily allowance" of salt for 2 days in a row, and you'll be shocked at what you shouldn't be eating.


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