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The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center Urges Homeowners in Florida, Louisiana, and All Gulf States to Get Identified if They Have Knauf Drywall

Washington, DC (PRWEB) December 15, 2009

The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center is urging homeowners with a specific type of imported Chinese drywall called Knauf to stand up and be counted right now, while there still could be time. The imported Chinese drywall product called Knauf has been discovered in subdivisions, or condominium projects in and around the metro areas of Fort Meyers, Cape Coral, Miami/Dade, Tampa/Saint Petersburg, & Orlando, Florida, Montgomery, Alabama, New Orleans & its North Shore, in Louisiana, Houston, and Austin,Texas. The group is saying,”while the December 2nd deadline to identify Knauf Chinese drywall may have come and gone, we are still trying to identify Chinese imported drywall homes with this type of wallboard, in the hopes they can still be included.” The group says,”our biggest fear is that the Knauf Chinese drywall maker, may be the only actual Chinese drywall manufacturer that will settle with completely innocent homeowners in Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia, Southeast Texas, or any other state where this imported drywall product has been discovered. Please share this information with you neighbors if you live in a subdivision, or condominium project, if the imported Chinese drywall product called Knauf has been discovered.” Homeowners with Chinese imported Knauf drywall can call the Chinese Drywall Complaint Center anytime at 866-714-6466, or contact the group via its web site at Http://ChineseDrywallComplaintCenter.Com

What major homebuilders used Chinese Drywall? According to the New Orleans Times Picayune. “D. R. Horton, a major national builder that has constructed three subdivisions in the Baton Rouge area, said roughly 50 houses have the drywall. Denise Bell, whose lives in a D. R. Horton home built in 2006, disagreed. “I think that number is extremely low,” said Bell, a resident of the Westminster subdivision near Baton Rouge who found the tainted drywall in her house.” According to the Associated Press, “The homebuilder Lennar is suing Knauf Plasterboard over building defects related to this product,” and “WCI has admitted to using this product in their securities filings.” AP has also reported that Interior Exterior Supply of New Orleans, & Banner Supply of Florida sold the Knauf drywall product to homebuilders. The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center is saying, “We are 100% positive toxic Chinese drywall is in all 50 US states. If a homeowner has imported Chinese drywall in their home, they should contact the Chinese Drywall Complaint Center at 866-714-6466, or contact the group via its web site at Http://ChineseDrywallComplaintCenter.Com

We have found it without problem in the US Southeast, because we think high heat, combined with high thresholds of humidity are the triggers, that set off the worst effects of toxic Chinese drywall. The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center is saying, “the easiest way to check to see if you have this type of drywall is to go to your attic, and see if Knauf is written on the back of the drywall, (use extreme caution when doing this–if you cannot do this because of physical limitations, see if a friend or neighbor can help with this inspection).” The group is saying “the time lines are 2001 to 2008; we think Chinese drywall was used by small, medium, and large national homebuilders throughout the US, especially in the US Southeast, Southwest and Northwest. If you live in a community, that is known to have Knauf (Knauf Chinese drywall) please contact our group immediately at 866-714-6466,” or contact the group via their web site at http://ChineseDrywallComplaintCenter.com

The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center is saying, “if you live in a Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Virginia, Mississippi, or a subdivision, or condominium complex where imported Chinese Knauf drywall has been discovered, please share this press release with your neighbors & have them call us immediately at 866-714-6466,” or contact the group via its web site at Http://ChineseDrywallComplaintCenter.Com

Note from the Chinese Drywall Complaint Center: “We are trying to help all victims of toxic Chinese drywall. Exposure to toxic Chinese drywall is hazardous to your health, as most homeowners in Florida, or Louisiana already know. If your subdivision or condominium project has Chinese drywall we want to hear from you. We are not a failed government agency, trying to hide this problem. There are children involved in this largely ignored US environmental disaster.” The group says,”and the absolutely pathetic US Consumer Products Safety Commission is now saying their may be a link between health effects, and toxic Chinese drywall. Ya Think? Toxic Chinese drywall homes are known to have gone through numerous air conditioning coils. And there has been not one US recall of toxic Chinese drywall? Change-what a lie.”

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The Chinese Drywall Complaint Offers To Assist Any Homeowner From Florida-Texas Discover If They Have Chinese Drywall–Emphasis Knauf

Washington, DC (Vocus) June 21, 2010

The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center is trying to create a real sense of urgency for all homeowners in Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Southeast Texas discover if they have toxic Chinese drywall in their home, and more importantly, if its a specific type of toxic Chinese drywall called Knauf Tianjin. The time frames for toxic Chinese drywall in the US probably go back as far as 2001, to early 2009. However, Knauf Tianjun was probably only used from sometime in 2004-2007. So what is the big deal about Knauf Tianjin Chinese drywall? According to the Chinese Drywall Complaint Center, “while Knauf Tianjin might only be 10% of the total US toxic Chinese drywall disaster in the US-we believe because it was intermixed with US made drywall-in Florida alone there probably is over 100,000 homes with this toxic building product.” The group says, “add in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and especially Southeast Texas & we think there could be 100,000′s of homes in the US Southeast with Knauf Tianjin Chinese drywall.” They say, “bottom line in all of this is we fear Knauf will be the only Chinese drywall manufacturer to actually pay significant damages for each completely innocent US homeowner stuck in the worst environmental disaster for US homeowners in history.” For more information please contact the Chinese Drywall Complaint Center anytime at 866-714-6466, or contact the group via its web site at Http://ChineseDrywallComplaintCenter.Com

The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center is saying,”to date the Federal Court in New Orleans has only identified less than 4000 homeowners with Knauf Tianjin Chinese drywall. We fear in Florida alone there are over 100,000 homes with Chinese made Knauf Tianjin drywall.” The group says, “add in undiscovered toxic Chinese drywall homes in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and especially the Houston & Austin metro areas of Southeast Texas-and we could be talking 250,000+ homes with Knauf Tianjin.” The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center says,”if a homeowner suspects they have Chinese drywall in their Florida home, their Alabama home, their Louisiana home, their Mississippi home, or the Southeast Texas Houston, or Austin home-we will work with them to see if they have toxic Chinese drywall, and we will do everything possible to see if its Knauf Tianjin.” But time is running out to get identified. For more information please contact the Chinese Drywall Complaint Center anytime at 866-714-6466-or contact the group via its web site at Http://ChineseDrywallComplaintCenter.Com

Symptoms of toxic Chinese drywall in homes in Houston, Austin, Louisiana, North Florida, Central Florida, South Florida, South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia, or Southeast Texas include: repeated air conditioning coil failures, within two years of the home being built. In addition to air conditioning coil failures, toxic Chinese drywall in the US Southeast may cause appliance failures, light bulbs burning out prematurely, copper turning black, combined with all, or some of the family are experiencing seemingly never ending upper respiratory issues, nose bleeds, severe headaches, unexplained very unusual rashes, especially in the late spring, or summer. The time frame for Knauf toxic Chinese drywall in the US Southeast is 2005-2007. The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center is saying, “We think the worst effects of toxic Chinese drywall in the US Southeast occur in from mid April—mid October because of high heat combined with high thresholds of humidity-the Knauf Chinese drywall to us is critical–because we need to get these homeowners identified now.” For more information please contact the Chinese Drywall Complaint Center anytime at 866-714-6466, or contact the group via its web site at Http://ChineseDrywallComplaintCenter.Com

Like most of the US, the Chinese Drywall Complaint Center is extremely disappointed the Obama Administration has been such a disconnected miserable failure with respect to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. They say, “we have had the White House phone number on our web site since March of 2009 related to toxic Chinese drywall & 100,000′s of completely innocent US Homeowners. President Obama has yet to comment on toxic Chinese drywall one time since taking office?” The group says further,” the President’s absolutely worthless US Consumer Products Safety Commission has yet to recall one sheet of toxic Chinese drywall, and most importantly the US Centers For Disease Control has yet to offer health care professionals in the US Southeast with treatment protocols for exposure to toxic Chinese drywall-these homeowners have Children!” Http://ChineseDrywallComplaintCenter.Com

(United States District Court-Eastern District of Louisiana MDL Case #2047)

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PC Pandora Computer Monitoring Software Will Help Parents Keep Kids Safe From Internet Predators as They Head Back to School

Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) September 01, 2011

It is official: schools across the United States are back in session. Over the past month, retailers have slashed prices on new PCs in hopes of enticing parents to make a big purchase for the new school year. James Leasure, co-founder of Pandora Corp., is urging parents to protect those new machines with a proper monitoring tool. Right now until Labor Day, the company is offering their flagship computer monitoring software at 50-percent off and extending the free trial period of their subscription-based add-on LIVE! service as a back-to-school promotion.

“The computer has become a necessary tool for school,” says Leasure. “But parents must understand this very powerful technology they are placing in very young hands. It is essential to have tools in place that monitor how your child is utilizing their new connection to the world.”

Pandora Corp. is the maker of PC Pandora computer monitoring software. The program records all activity, both on and offline, through detailed screen captures and data logs. Parents are able to get full details on who their kids are talking to, how they are spending their time online, what programs they are using, what websites they are visiting, and much more. Rather than relying on programs that scan social network profiles and search only for select words and phrases, PC Pandora gives parents full knowledge of what their kids are doing so they can be absolutely certain they are safe.

PROTECTION FROM ANYWHERE

While PC Pandora’s built-in IRIS feature sends email updates and alerts on PC activity to busy parents at work, it’s the PC Pandora LIVE! service that really gives parents an edge. The subscription-based add-on lets parents view their child’s activity and make changes to parental controls from anywhere they can access the Internet, including most smartphones.

“The LIVE! service lets you view screenshots of recorded activity, something that is not featured in the IRIS updates,” says Leasure. “It also allows you to make changes to the parental controls. For example, if your child has found a new pornography website that slips through the filters you have set up, you will see them visiting the site and can make immediate changes to blacklist the site.”

BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPECIAL OFFER

As a special back-to-school promotion, Pandora Corp. is offering the PC Pandora software at 50% off the regularly discounted price, plus a free month of the PC Pandora LIVE! service.

“In this rough economy, we don’t want parents to forgo their child’s safety online because of family finance issues,” says Leasure. “We want to give parents the best tools available to keep their kids safe online, so we’re offering a huge discount on PC Pandora and extending the LIVE! service free trial period. It’s going to give parents a major jump on keeping up with the new computer and Internet activity that their kids are sure to dive into.”

Leasure says the PC Pandora computer monitoring software can be used to keep kids safe from one of the biggest threats they face online: Internet predators.

STOP INTERNET PREDATORS

Ask any officer of the law and they will tell you that Internet predators are real. Since school was last in session, the weekly Wednesday Internet predator series on Pandora’s Blog has relayed coverage of over 70 Internet predators caught, either busted in sting operations or discovered after their victims (or their families) came forward.

Says Leasure: “In just the last couple of months, we’ve seen a lot of guys get busted all over the country for attempting to lure minors for sex, including online sting operations in Florida, Alabama, Virginia and Pennsylvania. But there were also many cases of predators achieving their goals and having sex with kids as young as 13 and 14. These are facts and real cases; every parent should be aware of these horrifying realities.”

Monitoring software can play a huge role in preventing Internet predators from sparking a relationship with your kids. When a child has made a new “friend” online, parents are able to see first-hand how their children are interacting with them. If the friendship starts to turn into a relationship, parents will have the knowledge they need to sit down and talk to their kids and prevent disaster. In some situations, it may save a child’s life.

“Since PC Pandora records all communication, parents will have actual documents they can turn over to police to aid in an arrest,” explains Leasure. “In the event that a child has gone missing, a parent will have communication records and access to possible secret accounts their child had set up. This information could literally be a lifesaver if used to aid in the search of a missing child. You won’t need to wait for police to request records from social networking sites or Internet service providers while the trail goes cold; you’ll have everything you need right there.”

Leasure tells parents they must know who their kids are talking to online, and also, who is trying to talk to them: “The bottom line is these guys are real. They do exist. And they are trying to solicit young kids for sex. But as a parent, there are tools at your disposal that will help you make sure they don’t succeed in luring your child.”

For more information on how PC Pandora can help parents keep their kids safe from online predators, visit http://www.pcpandora.com. Parents can use the code HALFOFF at checkout to get PC Pandora at half price and get a free month of the LIVE! service. The promotion runs through Labor Day (September 5, 2011).

About PC Pandora: Pandora Corporation was formed with one goal – to help our customers monitor, control and protect their families and themselves online. First released in mid 2005, PC Pandora has been constantly upgraded to industry-leading specifications and has received accolades from users, reviewers and even school districts and law enforcement agencies, who use the program to help in the day-to-day supervision of the children and citizens they are charged with protecting. The company website devotes space to helping parents by providing them with 18 Tips to Safe Surfing and Pandora’s Blog, where current news in the world of online safety is discussed regularly. In addition, the Pandora Corp. has made the PD Pandora Internet Safety Symposium available to schools and law enforcement as a free resource for spreading internet safety awareness to parents. Over the past few years, PC Pandora has vaulted into a leadership position for parental control software by boasting a combination of features that are unparalleled in the monitoring industry. In 2010, Version 6.0 was released, again widening the spectrum of coverage and protection offered by the program. Concurrently released with 6.0, the web-based PC Pandora LIVE! service affords parents the ability to keep their kids safe from anywhere at anytime. PC Pandora is also now available through the Pandora Corp. store at Amazon.com.

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Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, on a late summer night on August 29, 1958; the seventh of nine children. Father Joe Jackson was born in Arkansas. In 1949 Joe married Katherine Scruse, whose people are from Alabama.

Joe Jackson had his own band, “The Falcons”, they would practice after work in the living room of their house in Gary. Joe soon discovered the talent of his sons and founded the family band “The Jacksons”. They would later become “The Jackson 5″. Little Michael always watched his brothers rehearse – when he was about 5 years old he joined the group and became the lead singer of The Jackson 5.
Michael’s first public appearance was at a school program in the first grade in 1963 [Garnett Elementary School in Gary]. Wearing black pants and a white shirt, he sang “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” from The Sound of Music. The reaction was overwhelming. Michael: “When I finished that song, the reaction in the auditorium overwhelmed me. The applause was thunderous and people were smiling; some of them were standing. My teachers were crying and I just couldn’t believe it. I had made them all happy. It was such a great feeling. I felt a little confused too, because I didn’t think I had done anything special. I was just singing the way I sang at home every night. When you’re performing, you don’t realize what you sound like or how you’re coming across. You just open your mouth and sing.”
Soon Joe was grooming the band for talent contests. Michael: “We’d perform for him and he’d critique us. If you messed up, you got hit, sometimes with a belt, sometimes with a switch. My father was real strict with us – real strict.” At the age of 6, Michael and the Jackson 5 started collecting trophies with their act at various talent shows or amateur nights.
A local record studio, Steeltown, owned by Mr Keith, gave the Jackson 5 their first chance – the single “Big Boy” was released in 1968. They even got radio play in Gary and became a big deal in their neighborhood.

In winter 1968, they finally reached what they were so hard working for. Motown Records took them under contract. Berry Gordy, owner of Motown Records, promised: “Your first record will be number one, your second record will be a number one, and so will your third record. Three number one records in a row. You’ll hit the charts just as Diana Ross and the Supremes did.” All the big Motown stars had emigrated to California along with Berry Gordy after he moved from Detroit – and so did the Jackson family. Suzanne de Passe was having a great effect on their lives. She worked for Motown, and it was she who trained them religiously once they moved to Los Angeles. She also became a manager for the Jackson 5.
Freddy Perrin, Bobby Taylor and Deke Richards, who, along with Hal Davis and “Fonce” Mizell, were part of the team that wrote and produced their first singles. Together these guys were called “The Corporation”.
When “I Want You Back” was released in November 1969, it sold 2 million copies in 6 weeks and went to number one. Their next single, “ABC”, came out in March 1970 and sold 2 million records in 3 weeks. When their third single, “The Love You Save”, went to number one in June of 1970, Berry’s promise came true.

The Jackson 5′s first major TV show was “The Hollywood Palace”, a big Saturday night show, hosted by Diana Ross. They performed “I Want You Back” live. However, the Jackson 5 made their very first TV appearance on the “1969 Miss Black America Pageant” show, performing “It’s Your Thing” in August of 1969.
“I’ll Be There” was their real breakthrough song. Michael: “It was the one that said, ‘We’re here to stay.’ ” It was number one for 5 weeks! The Jackson 5 became the first group ever to have 4 number one hits in a row!
The crazy days of the big Jackson 5 tours started with a big arena tour in the fall of 1970. When “Never Can Say Goodbye” was a big hit in 1971, they played 45 cities that summer, followed by 50 more cities later that year. They traveled with a tutor called Rose Fine who made sure they did their lessons.
Michael: “My appearance began to really change when I was about 14… I became subconsciously scarred by this experience with my skin. I got very shy and became embarrassed to meet people because my complexion was so bad. It really seemed that the more I looked in the mirror, the worse the pimples got. My appearance began to depress me… Eventually, things changed. I started feeling differently about my condition. I’ve learned to change how I think and learned to feel better about myself. Most important, I changed my diet. That was the key.”

In the fall of 1971 Michael’s first solo record “Got To Be There” came out. The same year, The Jackson 5′s Saturday morning cartoon show started appearing over network televison. Michael’s first real involvement with films came when he sang the title song for the movie “Ben” in 1972. The song went to number one and is still a favorite of Michael. At only 13 years of age, Michael won a Golden Globe Award for his performance and later even got his first Academy Award nomination.
By the time “Ben” came out, they knew that they were going to go around the world. In 1972 they began their first overseas tour with a visit to England.

Michael: “We had three years of hits behind us when we toured Europe that first time, so there was enough to please both the kids who followed our music and the Queen of England, whom we met at a Royal Command Performance. England was our jumping-off, and it was different from any place we’d been before, but the farther we traveled, the more exotic the world looked. We saw the great museums of Paris and the beautiful mountains of Switzerland. Europe was an education in the roots of Western culture and, in a way, a preparation for visiting Eastern countries that were more spiritual…”
Australia and New Zealand, their next stops, were English-speaking, but they met people who were still living in tribes in the outback. Michael: “They greeted us as brothers even though they didn’t speak our language. If I’d ever needed proof that all men could be brothers, I certainly had it during that tour.”

The Jackson 5 released “Dancing Machine” – following the new “disco music” trend. Michael: “When it came out in 1974, I was determined to find a dance move that would enhance the song and make it more exciting to perform – and, I hoped, more exciting to watch. So when we sang ‘Dancing Machine’ on ‘Soul Train’, I did a street-style dance move called Robot. That performance was a lesson to me in the power of television. Overnight, ‘Dancing Machine’ rose to the top of the charts, and within a few days it seemed that every kid in the United States was doing the Robot. I had never seen anything like it.”
Their problems with Motown began around 1974, when The Jackson 5 told Motown in no uncertain terms that they wanted to write and produce their own songs as they didn’t like the way their music sounded at the time. Motown not only refused to grant their requests, they told them it was taboo to even mention that they wanted to do their own music. Michael: “I really got discouraged and began to seriously dislike all the material Motown was feeding us… When I feel that something is not right, I have to speak up. I know most people don’t think of me as tough or strong-willed, but that’s just because they don’t know me. Eventually my brothers and I reached a point with Motown where we were miserable but no one was saying anything. My father didn’t say anything. So it was up to me to arrange a meeting with Berry Gordy and talk to him. I was the one who had to say that we – The Jackson 5 – were going to leave Motown. I went over to see him, face to face, and it was one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done. If I had been the only one of us who was unhappy, I might have kept my mouth shut, but there had been so much talk at home about how unhappy we ALL were that I went in and talked to him and hold him how we felt. I told him I was unhappy… I knew it was time for change, so we followed our instincts, and we won when we decided to try for a fresh start with another label.”
On May 28, 1975 they signed a contract with Epic Records [CBS], taking effect on March 1976. Jermaine, now Berry’s son-in-law, decided to stay with Motown as his situation was more complicated than the others.

When he left the group, Marlon had a chance to take Jermaine’s place. Randy officially took Michael’s former place as bongo player and the baby of the band.

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I’m a Realtor I the Birmingham area of Alabama and if the bank that hold the foreclosed properties do not change their act, I can only see things getting much worser before they get worse – forget about getting better. (…getting much worser…??? – Don’t tell my English teacher I just wrote that)

Last week I lost a deal with “We need a bail-out” GMAC over a $125.00 difference! Yes, I said one hundred and twenty five dollars!

I had a Client who made a FULL price offer on a foreclosed property that was listed through GMAC. When GMAC came back with the final offer, they said my Client had to pay for de-winterizing the home – only $125. My Client felt since she was making a FULL price offer, the least they could do was to pay for the de-winterizing of the home so she could have a proper inspection. Out of all the foreclosed properties I have closed, this was my first with GMAC and the first time I was told my Client needed to pay to de-winterized.

In addition to this $125, they are also very arrogant when you talk with them. The try to bully you and work under the premise of “It’s our way, or the highway.

Most foreclosures work like this – A Buyer’s agent writes an offer on a standard contract. This may go back and forth a few times until everyone agrees on the deal, then they will do a whole new contract in there own format. Some banks will state in their contracts, that is supersedes the standard contract, some will state it is a part of the standard contract. 90% of the wording, either way is just a repeat of what was stated in the standard contract. This makes it very confusing to the buyers.

The deal I just lost, stated the contract was a part of the standard contract, yet there was wording in their contract that contradicted the standard contract. We made a few changed, just so it would be clear, and when the contract came back from GMAC signed, those changes were not initial. When I inquired as to why they signed the contract, but did not initial these items, there response was “We do not initial redundant items”. Come on, just how hard is it to initial something?

I not only blame the banks, but the Listing agents are as much to blame as well. Throughout this deal, as well as with other deals I have done on other foreclosed properties, I’m always made to feel as if I’m bothering the Listing agents whenever I call with a question or concern. If they do not like working forclosed properties, do not take them!

Here’s the kicker! A week after they pulled the offer, they lowered the price by $10,000 No wonder our banks are in the financial mess that are in! Congress – STOP GIVING THESE MORONS OUR HARD EARNED TAX MONEY!

A copy of this was sent to Senator Shelby & Senator Sessions, Ill post the responces once I get it.