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Wolf Gang check! The first leak off Goblin. Get ready!! s/o to hypetrak
Friday, April 29, 2011
Soul Khan - Acknowledgement
The Brown Bag Allstar is mos def stepping his game up. One might thing that Soul Khan is the lost Jewish member of the Wu-Tang Clan after listening to this EP. We all know that's not the case... dude is creating his own late these days. Soul Khan is really leaving it all out on the table with this new EP. Very impressive.
Verbal Kent - Take (Produced by Pete Rock)
Chi-Town staple emcee Verbal Kent, wants real Hip Hop back. With a little help from the Soul Survivor himself he plans on taking it back. Off his latest album Save Yourself
MC Pennywise - Have a Little Fun (video)
Phx own MC Pennywise just dropped visuals for his track Have a Little Fun. This is off his up coming project You Can All Die Now... due out soon!
Sam I Am - Cypha Time
First time I met Sam I Am was in a b-boy cypha. I knew him as Sam the cat in the orange skully that had swipes to headspins all day. It didn't take long until I found out he could also freestyle all night. Our breaking crew, The GroundHogs, would stay late after a night of practice to listen to Sam I Am flow as long as someone was listening. We'd all chime in from time to time but it was obvious we couldn't hang. Neither could his opponents. Sam I Am went on to go on 6 week BET Freestyle Friday tear and put the Chi back on the map. Now Sam let's us know its time to go back full circle. Forget all the written battle bs. It's Cypha Time.
HipHopSite.com presents Dj Pizzo - Bloggin' Outta Control (The 25 Hottest Mixtape Bangers of 2010)
Big ups to HipHopSite.com for putting this one together!!!
For Your Free Download - Dip Your Donuts Here
Blueprint - So Alive (Live Video)
If you don't dig this...we're not friends. Be sure to se it live for yourself in a city near you. The Family Tour is coming to a town near you!!
For Show Dates - Dip Your Donuts Here
Ill Poetic - Illumination (Album)
Someone please go download this album. 1) It's f*cking dope and 2) I've already bought it twice but can't find it in my collection. I'm sure Ill Po will give me another copy, but I'd feel better knowing one of you out there put enough money in his pockets for a cheeseburger while he's out on the Ohio Takeover Tour. Thanks in advance. Album is worth every penny...
To Listen & Download Illumination - Dip Your Donuts Here
Mav(of Sol Camp) - Cry
Mav is one of the hardest working MC's out of AZ. With that: "And another one..."
Thursday, April 28, 2011
TheSekondElement & Bettis - Heaven Sent
TheSekondElement & Bettis give you drum and rhymes with this new joint Heaven Sent.
DJ Multiple Sex Partners - Sweaty Summer
Sweaty Summer is definitely on some drugged-out dance party instrumental hip hop. LOL... check it out.
Neak ft. Simeon Viltz - You Gave Me Life (video)
Brand new video from Neak. Pete Rock got down on the production. Press play and find the deeper meaning.
Jon Connor - I C U Lookin (Freestyle)
Jon Connor wants to remind us hes dope. Plus he can write and free and also is dropping his LP Salvation later next month.
Death Grips - Guillotin It Goes Yah!
This is the type of shit that I always enjoy having hard time understanding. When I listen to this track it takes me back to the first time I heard Dr. Octagon, or Anti-Pop Consortium. Whether you like it or not now, you'll probably end up loving it in the end. Yes they do have a mixtape: Ex-Military.
Lords Of The Underground ft Marly Marl - 20th Anniversary LP preview
Azad Right - Drive Slow
Just got some new Azad Right in the inbox. This cat is brewing up a new project that you will all hear about real soon. In the mean time check out this new track he just let loose over Kanye's drive slow beat...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
FAM x BIZ - What You Need
It's been a minute since we heard some new FAMxBIZ, but the wait is over. Just got this leak in the inbox... this is the first single of their new project L.I.F.E. which is dropping soon.
previous: FAMxBIZ
Cesar Luciano ft. Frou Frou - Deep Thoughts
Cesar Luciano has been on his grind lately... more new material. Get ready for his new mixtape The Great Depresion! It will drop May 2nd.
2-Pac photoshoot for Makaveli (video)
This footage of 2-Pac doing a photo shoot for the Makaveli album just surfaced after almost a decade. Hit the jump to check it out.
Adam Bomb - Wasted Talent (Video & Download)
Was checking out King Magnetic's facebook page and came across this. Whoa!!!!
For Your Free Download - Dip Your Donuts Here
Nobody Famous - Beat Sampler
4 tracks from producer Nobody Famous. To take a listen - Dip Your Donuts Here
Anyone interested in purchasing beats from Nobody Famous can reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com
Ta-ku - Day & Night (EP)
Ta-ku brings you the official EP "Day & Night". 7 day tracks. 7 night tracks. Each beat representing the vibe of either the AM or the PM.
For Your Free Download - Dip Your Donuts Here
A.M. Breakups ft. V8 & Shortrock - Low Bombing (Video)
A.M. Breakups feat. V8 & Shortrock - Low Bombing (Official Video) from Reservoir Sound on Vimeo.
I'm can't really describe how this video made me feel...I just know I liked it.
Big Meridox - DeLorean Fuel EP
New EP from Big Meridox. He's giving you that West Coast flavor with a slice of the South West.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Luke Christopher ft. Asher Roth – Roof Tops
New joint from up and comer Luke Christopher. Dude has a buzz right now...
previous: Luke Christopher
e.d.g.e. - Letters To The Editor (video)
e.d.g.e teams up with Jenkin Au of justalilhype! to create his new video for Letters To The Editor. Check it out after the jump...
Geeter & Ritchcraft - Legendary (video)
Just got this dope ass track in the inbox from Q a.k.a ThroatChopU... Delivery like the post office on this one trust me.
Self Scientific - Trials Of The Blackhearted(EP)
DJ Khalil and Chace Infinite drop a new EP. Trials Of The Blackhearted is a cathartic 8 track EP featuring artist such as Talib Qweli, Freddie Gibbs, Krondon and BIG K.R.I.T.
For the track list and complete download shoot the J.
G-Eazy ft. Jai Paul - Kings (video)
Brand new video from the G-Eazy camp. Kings is one of my favorite tracks off his new mixtape The Outsider. The track has a great vibe to it. Check it out...
previous: G-Eazy
Phresh Muney - F.U.N (Mixtape)
Phresh Muney is back with their Sophomore LP F.U.N (F'ckd Up Naturally) Presented By ImFlashy.com x Fab5ent x Colourfulmoney Clothing x ForeverKool.
Termanology ft. Sean Price, Ghetto - Another Level
Term lets us know why he is where he is, Price and Ghetto also snap. Watch for the Cameo King II dropping on May 24th.
DK - Can You Hear Me Now?
This is the first I'm hearing from DK. I'm impressed, and yes we can hear you now. Hope to hear more soon. Mixed down by Timbuck2. Shout to FSD.
Sir Michael Rocks ft. Phil Ade – Over & Over
Maryland and Illinois link up over this fly 80's beat. Off of the Rocks Report Mixtape.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Orie - Twenty-20
St. Louis own Orie teams up with DjBooth.net to bring you the Twenty-20 EP. I'm a fan of Orie's sound... very original.
Tayyib Ali - Keystone State of Mind (mixtape)
The long awaited mixtape from Tayyib Ali is finally here.
Junk Science & Scott Thorough ft. Homeboy Snadman - You Could Have That
I don't know what it is about 8-bit hip hop beats that really gets me going but it does. This is a DOPE track... check it out
MiLKMEN - Real Deal
This is a sneak peak of the MiLKMEN's new Preview EP that's dropping in two weeks. The beat goes hard on this track!
Austin! White - Tom & Susan 2.0
If you are looking for an artist that sonically challenges the boundries of hip hop today... Austin! White is your guy. This is his new project Tom & Susan 2.0. I can't stop listening to it.
D. Bridge - Fresh Air 2 (mixtape)
Milwaukee's D. Bridge is letting you all breathe again. Dropping Fresh Air 2 for everyone listening enjoyment. It truly is a clean and smooth project. This project is has summertime jams that won't leave you disappointed.
ThroatChopU's Hip-Hop Breakfast EP 51
Let's get this week started right with ThroatChopU's Hip-Hop Breakfast!!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Cloud vs Neguin - Red Bull BC One 2009
Back in 2009 Neguin and Cloud battled in NYC for the Red Bull BC One semifinals. For the vid Shoot the J.
Kanye West - Jesus Walks (video)
I feel this is fitting for two reasons... Sunday Throwback and of course... it's Jesus day people!! I figured I'd give you both versions of the video since it's such a great day. Happy Easter!!!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Super Cr3w 11 yr Anniversary - Knuckle Heads Cali vs. Unique Styles
The world famous Super Cr3w just celebrated 11 yrs. of existence this past week. For the video of one of the dopest battles that took place that night shoot the J.
Villian Vs Verse (Video)
The 1st time I met Villian - it was 3 in the morning, I was drunk, and he was freestyling on the Redline here in Chicago. We chopped it up for a minute and both headed our separate ways. 2nd time I met Villian - it was about 3 in the morning, I was drunk again, and he was hustlin' his CD "Who's Your Favorite Rapper?" outside the bars in Wrigleyville. Long story short - Villian has got some serious potential and I'm real thankful to have heard him spit live & direct. After buying a CD from him - I told him I'd get him up on D&M as soon as I woke up. Well...I'm awake.
Childish Gambino gets bored in Idaho...
Childish Gambino recently had a day off in Boise Idaho. He was a little bored so he tweeted and asked if anyone would come out to a small set at a steakhouse! LOL.. it ended up being a really good set and a great idea. Check it out.
Friday, April 22, 2011
GraffBombingPsyco - State your Name Part One
Gorilla graff and movie making at its grimiest. Only NYC can do it like this. For part one
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Welcome to the course site for English 400: Business and Professional Writing, which is focused on Organizational Rhetoric and Writing. A lot of the course's work will be done through this website. Students are asked to review the syllabus (pdf), the calendar, and the course communication guidelines (pdf). Other documents are available by selecting "Documents" from the top menu bar. I am your professor, Nathaniel Rivers, and I am looking forward to an engaging and productive semester.
Communicating with and within organizations is a crucial component of professional life no matter what shape that life takes or what directions that life moves in. Organizational rhetoric and writing can be defined as communication that motivates and structures values and behaviors within an organizational setting.
Day 14
Wednesday, December 7
- Postmortems & Organization Outcomes Due
- Formal Presentations
- "The Best of Organizational Rhetoric"
For Next Time
- Due (Friday, December 16): Individual Documentation Project: submit to both the instructor and to all team members.
- Due (Monday, December 19): Collaboration Evaluation Forms: students will receive this form upon submitting their Individual Documentation Project.
Week 13: Work Log- Nie
This report is regarding the work that I have done in the week from 11/28 to 12/02 and what I am working on for the next week in SLU tailgating organization.
In the past week I have already done the all the major task in our group. So I begin to develop my individual documentation project. Also, our group has done all the major tasks. We had a group meeting during the class. We summarized all the things we have done from the day one of the project. We discussed the details on organization postmortem. We could not finish it in the class. So we made a group appointment on next Tuesday to do the postmortem and prepare the formal group presentation.
The work I need to do in the upcoming week is to read the sample final documentation project and the sample individual documentation project. Start to summarize what I did in the group and provide it to the group for editing the final documentation project.
Weekly Contribution Willis- Week 13
Date: December 2nd, 2011
To: Dr. Rivers
From: Allie Willis
Subject: Individual weekly contribution
This post summarizes my personal contribution to STL Hookah Bar from November 18th through December 2nd. Along with posting the team work blog for the week, I took and posted the meeting minutes which detailed the final task list for team team member. These minutes are crucial because there is very little room for error and miscommunication, especially in this last week. I have been editing and finalizing the documents that comprise the feasibility report, one of our final deliverables. Specifically editing and finalizing the total investment document and location description. I've also been working with the rest of the group on the formal final powerpoint which has proven more difficult than I thought which we've realized is because the post mortem report has yet to be completed. I'm confident though that if all the group members finish their assigned tasks before our next group meeting where we'll be collectively writing the post mortem.
Week 13: SLU Tailgate Team Work Log
During week 13 of the SLU Tailgating Organization, the group, as a whole, prepared to get everything ready for the final presentation. This included individual work from each team member.
Michael began to start a rough draft of the powerpoint and an outline of the packet. These will serve as a starting point for the group to work together for the completion of the project. Nie and Barret made sure everything was correct in their pitch letters and worked on creating an presentable way to show that the businesses were commited. This is help show that we have done work to SLU and that we are prepared in our presentation. Alex, also, worked on creating a way to present our involvement with the humane society. Brian made the finishing touches to his flyers and made sure everything looked exactly the way he wanted. This will help show that we are an established organization that has a purpose.
For next week, the group will be working together to finish the presentation and packet for SLU. We will also be finshing our Postmortem document and preparing our presentation to the class.

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4" lift kits with or w/out dropped pitman arm??
Hello :wavey:
I have seen a wide variety of 4" inch lift kits that comes with the usual coil springs, adjustable front track bar & rear track bar relocation bracket. Where as some kits also come with the drop pitman arm and others dont. I have heard that a dropped pitman arm is recommended with lifts from 4" inches and up. My question is, if I choose the lift kit w/out the pitman arm is it better to purchase the drop pitman arm & install it or should the lift kit that didnt come with the dropped pitman arm still function properly? Thanks in advance... |
That's a tuff one to answer. There has been a long debate about if you need a dropped pitman arm or not on the tj thread, and I still don't understand their answer. The droped pitman arm is suppossed to keep your steering geometry correct, but some say don't use it and use a adjustable track bar instead. My theory is choose the kit that you think will fill your needs the best and if it has one in it then your good even if you decide not to use it.
the thing is with the JK, they have that ESP steering program. I think Joe from Absolute Off-Road says that any JK lifted 3.5" or more needs a drop pitman arm so the computer doesn't trip the ESP constantly.
Joe is currently in Las Vegas @ SEMA but should be back this weekend, might want to send him a PM (AbsoluteOffRoad) |
The TJ and the JK are different animals..... All in all Id defer to Joe as he has the hands on with liftin em.....g |
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In working with clients as a web designer, I often do more than just create layouts and make things beautiful. Mainly I help my clients figure out how to position themselves through their site so that they can meet the goals they have for their business. There are so many ways to go about creating a website, and deciding what to include and what to leave out is critical to a successful planning process.
On top of that, there's a decision to be made about what voice you want your website to have. Along with the aesthetic of your site, this will communicate your brand. For example, should your website be casual and approachable, but still professional? Or maybe authoritative and more formal, but not prohibitively so?
Whatever you decide, your site users will be looking for one primary thing (and quickly) when visiting your site — they'll be asking themselves: "What will this do for me?"
We all know that writing for the web can be tricky. I work with lots of authors on their websites, and while they do prose very well, writing for the web, especially when you're marketing a product or service, is a whole other thing. And the key to success is to make sure you're quickly & concisely answering the question your site visitors are asking.
"What will this do for me?"
Here's an example: Let's say you're an author and you're creating a website that will feature your new book. Your goal for the site is to raise awareness of the book & sell more books, provide a community space for readers, and encourage site visitors to read & subscribe to your blog so that they'll know when you're doing events or even when your next book is coming out.
You've decided that the voice that's right for you for this site is first person, using a casual and approachable tone. And the aesthetics of the site will support the tone.
Now it's time for you to write up some text for the Home page of your site — you want to make sure it includes your key words, but also to tell people what it will do for them. If your book is fiction, it should take them on a journey where they're completely wrapped up in the world and characters you've created, and you want this initial information to leave them wanting more. If you can demonstrate the kind of journey you'll be taking them on in the book so that they want more of it, they're more likely to purchase the book, or participate in a website community you've build around it.
(As an aside, you can do this with content besides text — you could use a video, for example.)
Often authors already have this text, because their jacket text is designed to do the same thing.
If you're not an author, what then? Here's another example: Let's say you're a high-end window installer. Your website will feature a portfolio of your work in beautiful homes and information about the products that you use. The goal is to gain new customers. The voice of the site will be professional, but still personal since your work is primarily residential.
The most important information you can give a site visitor straight away is examples of your work & information from happy customers (ie: testimonials). In addition, you want some intro text that briefly describes why working with you means quality workmanship, quality products, and how you will beautify a home. And if you've been in business for awhile, that you have a long-standing, proven track record of success.
In either example, with a little effort, you'll craft some great messaging that will help your site meet your goals. And in all cases, after you've told your site visitors what you'll do for them, tell them what to do next to get it. Examples include, "Contact me to learn more…" or "Buy Now!" …
As a bonus, here are few things that you don't want to do:
- Write long paragraphs that don't concisely explain your value proposition
- Leave it vague about what you're actually selling or what your website is about
- Leave out information about what you want your site visitor to do next
If you already have a website, it's not too late to take a critical eye to it with this info in mind. Sometimes it's a small amount of effort that reaps the biggest rewards.


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"Research is showing... that our brains understand music not only as emotional diversion, but also as a form of motion and activity. The same areas of the brain that activate when we swing a golf club or sign our name also engage when we hear expressive moments in music. Brain regions associated with empathy are activated, too, even for listeners who are not musicians.Jerome Bruner's concept of "effective surprise" should have been a thing explored by the writer for the New York Times, as it helps to explain why some executions of musical works are merely that, executions, leaving the work dead, the listener as much so, and some are awakenings. In explaining effective surprise, Bruner quotes Yeats,
And what really communicates emotion may not be melody or rhythm, but moments when musicians make subtle changes to the those musical patterns."
God guard me from those thoughts men thinkAnd so teachers, too, should learn to think in the marrow bone. Effective surprise is a tool that wood workers utilize in creating lasting work, or that a chemistry teacher seeks to engage in the laboratory to capture the lasting interest of his scholars. Get it?
In the mind alone;
He that sings a lasting song
Thinks in a marrow-bone.
The photo above was simply selected from my collection of original photography. Even photography makes use of "effective surprise."
Today we had "creative day" in the wood shop for the first, second and third grade students at Clear Spring School. It is a kind of a teacher's nightmare, as I try to be attentive to each scholar, as they ask for this and that, and need help and materials to make things that have captured their own particular interest. But it is immensely rewarding to see what the children come up with and to witness their enthusiasm. Two of the first grade girls wanted to make stools, and three of the third grade girls wanted to make doll beds or cribs.
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The Real Naples
Not a blog more like another pier banyan tree, a place to come & sit for a little while & wait for something fun to happen. A place for all the greezers, candyasses, Halloween egg throwers, former Publix bagboys & dirt bike riders to kill a little time until Halloween. Just like the good old days, wait around for a couple hours until you could find some geezer to buy you beer...
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
M & M Marina
Friday, October 28, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
House Of High Fidelity
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Old Naples Lemonade Stand 1950's
Sunday, October 16, 2011
USS Marlin @ the Pier late 1950's
Wikipedia link to the submarine believe it or not it's still around but land locked!
Photo credit Kathy Keely Smith
Friday, October 22, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Mid 50's Aerial Photo's #1
Monday, August 23, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
4 Corners 5th Avenue South & North 41
Naples Park, Vanderbilt Beach & Wiggins Pass Area
Good shot of Naples Memorial Gardens like I always said people are dying to get into Naples Park ;)
Undated photo credit Kathy Keely Smith
Undated photo credit Kathy Keely Smith
Friday, August 13, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Boston Whaler Ad
My dad bought an early Boston Whaler from Phil Morse at Boat Haven. This is a picture from one of the original ads. Somewhere there is a picture of the aft section being driven away with an outboard while another fellow rows the bow section in another direction.
This one . . . I'm still lookin' for the guy rowing the bow section . . .
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
1961 Junior Deputy Program Promotional Film
All the local 60's police celebrities! Doug Hendry, Aubrey Rogers, John Rogers & Don Harris. I did one or two of these camp outs & NEVER want to hear "99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall" again. Had a run in with at least one these folks, sure could rain on some Halloween fun.
Film courtesy Capt Mark Baker.
Again many thanks to GC Homeboy for the find!
Film courtesy Capt Mark Baker.
Again many thanks to GC Homeboy for the find!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
The Real Naples On Facebook
The Real Naples is on Facebook now! Photo's only with a brief description (I'm bored with my stories its easier this way).
Friday, June 4, 2010
The "GREATEST" Naples Roadtrip!
I don't know if this relates to Naples but in Homeboy's kookie little world it does. Plus the Rolling Stones album Exile On Main Street just got re released so I'm gonna let this fly. Me & 3 of my friends (Andy Mclenon, Scott Kepp & Barry Johnson) loaded up & drove to Charlotte North Carolina to see the Stones. Incredible tickets front center, 10 feet back in front Keith's amp wholly cow one of the truly greatest things, show, summer vacation in one trip, one summer. Scott has since passed away & so this is kinda my little tribute to him & the summer of 72. If you ever read how how good the Stones were that year triple that by times 10, its still burnt into my memory...
Middle photo: Scott Kepp all others Brookside Homeboy.
Naples Police Department August 1964
From left: Policeman 1st Class Winebrenner, Desk Officer Kaester, Sergeant Bliss, Sergeant Bass, Desk Officer Wall, Sergeant Alexander, Policeman 1st Class Spohn, Policeman 1st Class Jones, Policeman 1st Class Hayes, Patrolman Grimm, Patrolman Young, Chief Of Police Caruthers.
Missing Desk Officer Holzhausen, Patrolman Dampier.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
School Crossing On 2 Lane North 41
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Omah Clark's Bar
Don't drink but if you do buy it here! Great slogan for those days & probably for these days too :) This bar sat on the southwest corner of 41 & 4th Avenue South. As you can see from the top picture it sat right in Nicks Liquor's driveway. From the looks of the bottom picture any moment all hell could break loose. Always have to be careful with rowdy people in business suits...
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Lake Park Area From Goodlette Road
In this photo the old Lake Park Elementary School, Goodlette Road newly paved, the railroad tracks along Goodlette, the rear of Chris' Gourmet Castle.
Also the empty field between Royal Castle & Chris' Gourmet Castle.
Retouched repost photo taken August 16th 1968.
Courtesy of the Les Whitaker Jr. family.
Monday, April 26, 2010
The Beach Store
I believe this was toward the end of the Beach Store & the beginning of the change of 50's, 60's & 70's Naples. Odd things that slip your mind the city's fiberglass garbage cans & the old telephone booth...
Photo's taken June 1974 courtesy Howard Green
Jim B thank you for your comments, it truly makes this worth doing! BH
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Some Naples 60's & 70's Era Characters
A good number of these people have passed away & when my mind wanders back then it gets pretty sad. This is my little tribute to some these guys. If you lived here back then you probably knew some of them.
1st photo: Brent Collins & Johnny Frye
2nd photo: Jeff Barber & Roger Morris
3rd photo: Dab Barber
4th photo: Dave Clements
5th photo: Brad Macintire & Danny Farmer
6th photo: Brookside Homeboy
Note to readers please pay attention, the 3 words "A GOOD NUMBER" of these people have passed away. Please don't panic & think you might have died. If that was true you wouldn't be reading this because I Brookside Homeboy am still among the living. :)
My favorite Jeff Barber story is he would stand on the pier & tell tourists that the pier was there to separate the salt water side from the fresh water side. You could catch fresh water fish on one side & salt water fish from the the other side. :)
Photo's #1-5 Courtesy Kathy Keely Smith
Photo #6 Courtesy Howard Green
4th Avenue North & 41
Interesting in this photo Thunderbird Motel, the Esso Gas Station, Tropics Drive-In & Dairy Queen which believe it or not is still there. Also in this photo Mr. Donut, Barley's Paint Store, OK Tire Store & Pittman Funeral Home.
Courtesy the Les Whitaker Jr. family.
Retouched photo taken August 16th 1968
Courtesy the Les Whitaker Jr. family.
Retouched photo taken August 16th 1968
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Luke Shaw: Man Utd sign Southampton defender for £27m
- From the section Football
England defender Luke Shaw has joined Manchester United from Southampton for £27m, making him one of the world's most expensive teenagers.
The 18-year-old's fee could rise to £31m, depending on his performance. An initial £27m offer was rejected in May.
The left-back has agreed a four-year contract with United, with an option to extend for a further year.
"I want to continue to progress my career and joining United is the ideal place for me to do that," he said.
Ryan Giggs, United's assistant manager, added: "Luke is a very talented young left back with great potential.
"He has developed immensely during his time at Southampton and has all the attributes to become a top player."
Shaw told Saints at the end of last season that he wanted to join United.
He became the youngest player to feature at the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil when he played the entire 90 minutes of England's 0-0 draw with Costa Rica on Tuesday.
He is United's second summer recruit - and second in as many days - after they signed Spain midfielder Ander Herrera, 24, from Athletic Bilbao for a fee believed to be £29m.
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney was the world's most expensive teenager when he moved to Old Trafford in September 2004 for an initial fee of £20m.
Shaw's signing eclipses that and matches the £27m Paris St-Germain paid Roma for 19-year-old Marquinhos in July.
The youngster also becomes the fourth most expensive defender in world football.
World's most expensive defenders | ||||
Player | From | To | Amount (£m) | Date |
David Luiz | Chelsea | Paris St-Germain | 40 | 2014 |
Thiago Silva | AC Milan | Paris St-Germain | 36 | 2012 |
Rio Ferdinand | Leeds United | Manchester United | 33.1 | 2002 |
Luke Shaw | Southampton | Manchester United | 27 | 2014 |
Marquinhos | Roma | Paris St-Germain | 27 | 2013 |
Fabio Coentrao | Benfica | Real Madrid | 27 | 2011 |
Pepe | Porto | Real Madrid | 25 | 2007 |
Southampton insist the money they have received from United will be reinvested in the team.
"While we are sad to see Luke depart the club, we fought to ensure that we got the right deal for a player in whom we have invested a great deal of work over the past decade," said executive director Les Reed.
"This deal is a good one for Southampton Football Club and hopefully sends a clear message to other clubs wishing to bid for our players.
"Luke's transfer fee will be reinvested into the team as our new manager, Ronald Koeman, builds for the new season and for years to come."
Meanwhile, Saints midfielder Adam Lallana is set to have a medical ahead of a proposed £25m move to Liverpool.
The 26-year-old England international is expected to complete his transfer within the next 24 hours.
England striker Rickie Lambert has already moved from Saints to Anfield.


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Posted on 10/23/2003 12:02:06 AM PDT by kattracks
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - A brain-damaged woman was receiving nourishment through a new feeding tube Wednesday, a week after her husband had tried to have such treatment ended but was blocked by the Florida Legislature.Terri Schiavo, 39, was being fed through a tube inserted into her abdomen when family members, fighting an epic battle to keep her alive, visited late Wednesday, said their attorney, Pat Anderson.
Terri Schiavo looked gaunt, with red-ringed eyes, Anderson said, adding: "I think what we're looking at is the price of moving her."
The feeding tube was reinserted during a short stay at Morton Plant Hospital, where the woman was taken after Gov. Jeb Bush, heeding the Legislature's wishes, intervened in the bitter right-to-die case and ordered her kept alive.
Earlier Wednesday evening, she was taken back to the hospice that cared for her several years. The family visited her there, in a Clearwater suburb.
Terri Schiavo's brother, Bob Schindler Jr., said his sister was "alert and responsive" to family members who hugged and kissed her during their visit.
The woman's father, Bob Schindler, said he hoped his daughter would recover from being without food or water for six days.
"Terri is so resilient," he said. "Tomorrow she could be back the same way she was before she left here. Maybe she needs sleep."
Husband Michael Schiavo's attorney angrily complained the woman was being mistreated by attempts to keep her alive, and legal scholars predicted that Bush's intervention would be ruled unconstitutional.
"It is so repugnant to so many provisions of Florida's constitution, we are all certain that it will be overturned," lawyer George Felos said.
The case is one of the nation's longest and most contentious right-to-die cases, pitting members of the same family against one another.
Terri Schiavo has been in a what doctors call a "persistent vegetative state" and on a feeding tube since 1990, when her heart stopped because of a chemical imbalance. Her eyes are open, but doctors say she has no consciousness.
The feeding tube was removed by court order last Wednesday at the insistence of her husband, who has custody.
Bob Schindler and his wife, Mary, say she still could recover. Michael Schiavo contends that she told him she would rather die than be kept alive artificially, but family members said they never heard her say anything like that.
On Tuesday, the Legislature rushed through a bill designed to save Schiavo's life, and Bush quickly invoked the law and ordered the feeding tube reinserted.
A judge later rejected a request by Michael Schiavo to block Bush's order but said he would consider it again after both sides file briefs.
Felos said earlier that the woman was quietly dying after the tube was removed, that her heartbeat had become irregular and her kidneys were shutting down, and that it was "simply inhumane and barbaric to interrupt her death process."
"The hysterical opposition to his case says so much more about us as a society," he said. "I think it says so much more about our fear of death than the sanctity of life."
Outside the hospice later, Pat Anderson again called for Michael Schiavo to remove himself from the case and let the Schindlers take care of their daughter, as they have offered to do.
"He's already moved on with his life," she said. "Just leave her alone."
A message left on an answering machine at Felos' office seeking a response was not immediately returned.
The bill sent to Bush was designed to be as narrow as possible. It is limited to cases in which the patient left no living will, is in a persistent vegetative state, has had nutrition and hydration tubes removed, and where a family member has challenged the removal.
Legal experts widely agreed that the governor and Legislature went too far.
"This particular administration has not yet understood why we have separation of powers," said former Florida Supreme Court Justice Gerald Kogan. "They seem to believe that the governor and the Legislature can do whatever they want and the courts should not interfere and that's not right."
Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe said: "I've never seen a case in which the state legislature treats someone's life as a political football in quite the way this is being done."
Bush and the Republican-led Legislature have a reputation for being at odds with the courts. They have clashed over abortion and the death penalty.
Bush and lawmakers who supported the legislation said they had a legitimate reason to intervene in the case to save Schiavo's life.
"Let us err on the part of not condemning this woman to a painful death that she can feel," said GOP Sen. Anna Cowin.
During the years she has been in a vegetative state, her parents reported their daughter laughed, cried, smiled and responded to their voices. But the court-appointed doctor said the noises and facial expressions she made were reflexes.
"He's already moved on with his life," she said. "Just leave her alone."
Yes. Why won't he?
Her husband has finally relented and will allow her parents and family to visit her, though they won't get any medical updates on her condition.
Because he wants to see that her wishes are carried out. If he walks away now, he's sentencing her to another forty years of staring at the hospital ceiling.
There's some evidence circulating that she is not a vegetable.
Under the circumstances, it seems pretty clear that an amicable solution exists: the parents take Terri and agree not to require alimony...certainly Terri cannot petition for it; Hubby won't; and he could agree to forfiet custody upon that condition.
How expensive is it to care for Terri if the parents are willing to do it? I'd could do it....and survive the economics. Not much different from caring for my Gram with alzheimers and diabetis for two years, I reckon.
How are you so sure that Terri expressed her wish to die? I have often casually said that, under similar circumstances, my wife is to pull the plug. But I never thought enough about it to render it on a document. And reading these stories, I now wonder if I would. Hmmm
1. He's the beneficiary of her life insurance...with a double indemnity clause
2. If he maintains guardianship of her trust it won't be audited when she dies. He will never have to account for where $700,000 that was awarded to her for her rehabilitation and lifetime care has gone
3. If he's the guardian when Terri dies, there will be no autopsy. He's ordered an immediate cremation
4. Terri's caretakers have said that within the past year Terri was able to blink her eyes to answer yes and no questions. He doesn't want her ever to be able to do that
5. His attorney, Felos, wants to publish another book. This one would be about Terri. He'd need her guardian's permission for much of its content. Wonder how much he'd pay Schaivo for that? Wonder how much Schaivo would be paid as a consultant when the film is made?
6. Nearly a decade ago Terri's parents told MS if he would just walk away and let them care for Terri he could keep whatever was left in the trust fund. He refused.
7. At least a dozen medical experts, including 6 very prominent neurologists have stated that Terri isn't in a PVS and that she could benefit significantly from rehabilitation and therapy. Several of them have offered to treat Terri pro bono...(pro bono = free of charge)
There's more, but it's been a long day and I'm hitting the hay. Hope this helps. For a lot more info, you might read the info at this link: http://webpages.charter.net/honeygrl/terri.txt
The following points out the crux of the problem. Terri is very possibly in the state she is in due to her husband. The evidence, which was never investigated by law enforcement points in that direction. It appears that Michael Schiavo, in collusion with Attorney Felos and 'Judge' Greer, are involved in a criminal enterprise to have the state of Florida finish off what Michael started. As other FReepers have pointed out, it appears that these three may have been engaging in this death-for-profit with other patients for some time, but Terri, and Terri's parents, have refused to go quietly, upsetting their apple cart. The following is an excerpt from the link http://webpages.charter.net/honeygrl/terri.txt :
"....49. Terri has not been certified as "terminally ill" as required by federal regulations for the use of federal funds for hospice care, yet has resided at Hospice Woodside since March or April, 2000.
50. Upon information and belief, defendant Schiavo has never paid the bill from defendant Hospice of the Florida Sun Coast, Inc. (Hospice Woodside). [interesting factoid, since this 'hospice' is in debt to the Federal Government for almost $15, and Schiavo received over $1 million dollars for Terri's care. However, the law would seem to have been written for him: 744.358 Liability of a guardian.-- (1) A guardian is not liable, solely because of the guardianship, for the debts, contracts, or torts of her or his ward.]
51. Co-conspirator Felos is a former Chairman of the Board of defendant Hospice of the Florida Sun Coast, Inc.
52. It is believed that co-conspirator George J. Felos combined and conspired with defendant Michael Schiavo to arrange for Terri's "free" stay at Hospice Woodside as part of an "exit protocol" designed to advance Felos' self-perceived messianic mission of
"helping" incapacitated people to die by categorizing them as "terminal," warehousing them, and depriving them of therapy and rehabilitation services.
53. A certified nursing assistant, Carolyn Johnson, came forward on August 28, 2003, in reaction to the publicity surrounding Governor Jeb Bush's intervention in the related case at the Florida Circuit Court level, and revealed that she quit her job at the Sabal Palms Nursing Home, in Largo, Florida, where Terri was once a patient, after being told that defendant Michael Schiavo had ordered no rehabilitative therapy for Terri, a situation quite unlike that obtaining with the patient in the bed next to hers. (See Ms. Johnson's affidavit annexed hereto.)
54. Also attached hereto is a similar affidavit from Carla Sauer Iyer, R.N., who worked at Palm Garden of Largo Convalescent Center, in Largo, from April 1995 to July 1996, while Terri was a patient there. Moreover, paragraph 11 of Nurse Iyer's affidavit strongly suggests the possibility that defendant Michael Schiavo may have wrongly given Terri doses of Regular Insulin while he was alone with her in her room at Palm Garden of Largo.
55. Defendant Schiavo, a state actor in his capacity as the state court-appointed guardian of the person of Theresa Marie Schiavo, upon information and belief, may be using the judicial processes of the State of Florida to conceal prior criminal activity.[ evidence that he may have caused severe trauma to her, including strangulation ]
56. Since February 25, 1990, Terri Schiavo has remained profoundly disabled.
57. Despite her profound disability, however, Terri responds with love and affection to her plaintiff parents, responds to commands, responds to visitors who sing Catholic and secular hymns and songs to her (even on at least one occasion by raising her eyes and her usually rigid arms over her chest as though in an attempt to keep time with
the melody, and showing an expression of appreciation), and vocalizes in context- appropriate ways.
58. Defendant Schiavo has also prevented Terri from undergoing a barium swallow test, a procedure necessary to ascertain the consistency of foods able to be taken by mouth.
59. Were Terri to undergo the barium swallow test, her swallowing of the thick white liquid substance might prove that she in fact is able to eat and that, therefore, there should be no court order to bring about her death by starvation and dehydration.
60. Notwithstanding 13½ years of abuse and neglect at the hands of her husband, Terri remains responsive to her environment and a clear candidate for rehabilitative therapy as required by the ADA and by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This is shown by the following facts: a) approximately a year after the anoxia incident of February 1990, Terri was crying out, "No, no!" and "Stop!" during physical therapy sessions, which defendant Schiavo arranged to be abandoned after 1993. Her statement of pain prompted the aforementioned bone scan revealing evidence of traumatic bone fractures; b) she laughs, smiles, and responds to commands (see Exhibit "B", a color photograph of Terri smiling in her plaintiff mother's immediate presence); and c) she approvingly responds to singing by visitors she seems familiar with, even going so far as to elevate her eyes and neck and lift her arms upward from her chest as though trying to keep the tempo of the melody for an appreciable length of time.
61. A copy of the affidavit of Dr. Alexander T. Gimon, attached hereto as Exhibit "C," presents evidence that Terri Schiavo does indeed have cognitive function and should receive therapy. Dr. Gimon, a clinical neuropsychologist, says on page 12 of the
affidavit: "Given the neglect which Terri has suffered...it is striking that her current cognitive functioning is as strong and varied in expression as it is. This indicates that sufficient brain structure exists for further cognitive and behavioral progress to be made. Terri is an excellent subject for a variety of cognitive treatment protocols designed to improve her neurological function, including neuroaerobics, physical therapy, recreational/occupational therapy, and speech-language therapy."
62. A copy of the affidavit of Sara Green Mele, a speech-language pathologist at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago who is also associated with Northwestern University's Feinberg's School of Medicine, is attached hereto as Exhibit "D." Ms. Mele states that Terri "has sufficient swallowing ability to handle her own secretions" and should receive modified barium swallow study "to assess swallow function for intake trials of thin and thick liquids and pureed consistencies." Ms. Mele states that Terri is clearly vocalizing in context-appropriate ways and would benefit from speech-language therapy, physical therapy, and occupational/recreational therapy. She believes such therapies would "significantly enhance" Terri's quality of life.
63. On or about August 14, 2003, Terri developed vomiting, coughing up of blood, and breathing difficulties, an emergency medical condition within the meaning of EMTALA. She was taken to Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater and admitted.
64. On Thursday, August 20, 2003, Terri was discharged from Morton Plant Hospital without her condition having been stabilized.
65. This premature discharge from hospital may have been against medical advice, at the insistence of defendant Schiavo, as part of the "exit protocol".
66. On Sunday, August 24, 2003, Terri was returned from defendant Hospice Woodside to Morton Plant Hospital with a recurrence of vomiting and a 102 degree fever, and she subsequently was believed to be suffering from left lung pneumonia and sepsis.
67. In an apparent effort to hasten his wife's demise, defendant Schiavo directed non-party co-conspirator George J. Felos to seek an order from the state court trial judge terminating not only food and water, but also the administration of antibiotics and other treatments for the pneumonia. On Monday, August 25, Mr. Felos, conspiring with Mr. Schiavo in the latter's capacity as a state actor, brought an emergent motion in Florida's Sixth Judicial Circuit praying for this relief and for Terri to be provided with only "comfort care."
68. The trial judge, expressing concern about due process, denied this request by Messrs. Schiavo and Felos pending the September 11, 2003 hearing and the filing of a petition by Mr. Felos to terminate Terri's medical care.
69. The emergent motion by Felos and defendant Schiavo in the Sixth Judicial Circuit on August 25, 2003 was clearly part and parcel of the "exit protocol" devised by Mr. Felos, especially as the application is completely outside the ambit of Florida law on the treatment of hospital patients, as the application seeks the denial of antibiotics.
70. In the face of growing public outrage over the efforts of defendant Schiavo's determined efforts to secure the death of his own wife, the Honorable Jeb Bush, Governor of the State of Florida, personally wrote to the trial judge on August 26, 2003, urging him to appoint an independent guardian ad litem and to consider all new evidence regarding Mrs. Schiavo's capacity for rehabilitation and recovery of function.
71. In reaction to Governor Bush's action, Mr. Felos and defendant Schiavo held a news conference on August 26, 2003, during which they alleged that the Governor had interceded in the matter as part of a right wing, Right to Life conspiracy involving his political supporters.
72. At the news conference, Mr. Felos opined that providing Terri with antibiotics and other basic medical care for pneumonia and sepsis is "an example of the over- treatment of a terminally ill patient" and "excessive treatment of the terminally ill" which makes people "wonder why Medicare is going broke".[ THIS FROM AN ATTORNEY WHO HAS ADMITTED TO RECEIVING $500,000 FROM TERRI'S FUNDS, WHICH WERE TO BE USED FOR HER REHABILITATION, AND INSTEAD HAVE BEEN USED TO ENSURE HER DEATH!! ]
73. Plaintiffs repeat all of the allegations of the previous paragraphs of the Complaint as if set forth verbatim and at length herein and incorporate same by reference.
74. The Americans With Disabilities Act (A.D.A.), 42 U.S.C. Sections 12101 et seq., provides that necessary and appropriate rehabilitation services and physical/motor skill therapy not be denied a substantially disabled patient in the United States of America.
75. Moreover, the pertinent federal regulations for implementation of the A.D.A. specifically provide that "Nothing in the Act or this part authorizes the representative or guardian of an individual with a disability to decline food, water, medical treatment, or medical services for that individual." (cf. 28 C.F.R. Ch. 1, Subpart B, Section 35.130) The failure and refusal of defendant Michael Schiavo, acting under the color of state law, to furnish Theresa Marie Schiavo with necessary and appropriate speech and motor skills therapy, rehabilitation services, and the basic essential medical services, and his demand
that she be deprived of food and water, violate her rights under the A.D.A. and constitute unlawful discrimination against her because of her disability.
76. Plaintiffs incorporate by reference all paragraphs above as if set forth verbatim and at length herein.
77. Regardless of what is provided by the laws of the State of Florida and regardless of the Florida District Court of Appeals decision mandating discontinuance of the G-tube, Terri has an independent right to life under the United States Constitution, Amendment V and the Fourteenth Amendment.
78. The state court proceedings and the minimal quality of proof required to establish clear and convincing evidence of Terri's supposed intent to refuse food and water as medical treatment constitute insufficient due process for protection of her federal constitutional right to life.
79. Terri's Fifth Amendment right to life is also violated by the ex post facto application to her situation of a 1999 Florida statutory amendment which by its terms operates only prospectively, adding food and hydration to the categories of medical treatment a patient has the right to refuse under that state's Living Will Law and that state's Constitution. [ SEE NOTE BELOW* ]
80. There was no evidence in the state court proceedings that Terri ever referred specifically to food and hydration in her alleged remark about "nothing artificial" made at a time when Florida law did not allow for termination of food and hydration.[ SEE SAME NOTE* BELOW].
81. Moreover, in the state court proceedings initiated by defendant Michael Schiavo, Terri Schiavo, a severely disabled individual, had no guardian ad litem and no lawyer for most of the time. [ REQUIRED BY FLORIDA LAW ON GUARDIANSHIP http://www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0744/ch0744.htm ].
82. Terri briefly did have the service of Richard L. Pearse, Esq., appointed by the court in 1998.
83. Attorney Pearse was dismissed from the case by the state court on motion by George J. Felos, Esq., the non-party co-conspirator herein, after the former filed a report concluding that Michael Schiavo had an irreconcilable conflict of interest due to Schiavo's relationship with another woman, his financial stake in Terri's death, and the fact that he tried to let Terri die of a urinary tract infection in 1993.
84. The state court proceedings which led to the Florida Second District Court of Appeals' fateful August 22, 2003 order severely prejudiced Terri's federal constitutional and statutory rights, which were never defended and in fact were violated. The violations included: a) ineffective assistance of counsel, b) due process violations, and c) blatant conflict of interest with Terri's guardian, defendant Michael Schiavo, as more fully set forth above.
85. Plaintiffs repeat each and every allegation of the previous paragraphs of the Complaint as if set forth verbatim and at length herein and incorporate same by reference.
86. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §794, prohibits discrimination against an "otherwise qualified" handicapped individual, solely by reason of his or her handicap, under any program or activity receiving federal financial
assistance. Hospitals and hospices that accept Medicare and Medicaid funding are subject to the Act...."
87. Defendant Hospice Woodside is subject to the Act because it receives federal funding.
88. The aforesaid acts and omissions of defendants have violated Terri's right to rehabilitation under the Act.
Under Federal Statute TITLE 42 > CHAPTER 138 > Sec. 14402. Sec. 14402. - Restriction on use of Federal funds under health care programs
(a) Restriction on Federal funding of health care services
Subject to subsection (b) of this section, no funds appropriated by Congress for the purpose of paying (directly or indirectly) for the provision of health care services may be used -
(1) to provide any health care item or service furnished for the purpose of causing, or for the purpose of assisting in causing, the death of any individual, such as by assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing;
(2) to pay (directly, through payment of Federal financial participation or other matching payment, or otherwise) for such an item or service, including payment of expenses relating to such an item or service; or
(3) to pay (in whole or in part) for health benefit coverage that includes any coverage of such an item or service or of any expenses relating to such an item or service.
(b) Construction and treatment of certain services
Nothing in subsection (a) of this section, or in any other provision of this chapter (or in any amendment made by this chapter), shall be construed to apply to or to affect any limitation relating to -
(1) the withholding or withdrawing of medical treatment or medical care;
(2) the withholding or withdrawing of nutrition or hydration;
(3) abortion; or
(4) the use of an item, good, benefit, or service furnished for the purpose of alleviating pain or discomfort, even if such use may increase the risk of death, so long as such item, good, benefit, or service is not also furnished for the purpose of causing, or the purpose of assisting in causing, death, for any reason.
I'd like to point out a few other things:
..."(3) DISQUALIFIED PERSONS.--No person who has been convicted of a felony or who, from any incapacity or illness, is incapable of discharging the duties of a guardian, or who is otherwise unsuitable to perform the duties of a guardian, shall be appointed to act as guardian. Further, no person who has been judicially determined to have committed abuse, abandonment, or neglect against a child as defined in s. 39.01 or s. 984.03(1), (2), and (37), or who has been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, any offense prohibited under s. 435.03 or under any similar statute of another jurisdiction, shall be appointed to act as a guardian. Except as provided in subsection (5) or subsection (6), a person who provides substantial services to the proposed ward in a professional or business capacity, or a creditor of the proposed ward, may not be appointed guardian and retain that previous professional or business relationship. A person may not be appointed a guardian if he or she is in the employ of any person, agency, government, or corporation that provides service to the proposed ward in a professional or business capacity, except that a person so employed may be appointed if he or she is the spouse, adult child, parent, or sibling of the proposed ward or the court determines that the potential conflict of interest is insubstantial and that the appointment would clearly be in the proposed ward's best interest. [ BOTH SCHIAVO'S ATTORNEY, FELOS, AND THE JUDGE IN THE CASE, GEORGE GREER, HAVE TIES TO $UNCOAST HOSPICE.]
FReeper Quinn mentioned on another thread regarding Jeb's EO:
"I've been thinking about what a "more substantial" law should be. Perhaps a bill that would give the Governor the right to appoint a guardian ad litem in cases where a conflict of interest by the Court is suspected and the judge with jurisdiction in question has not properly recused himself. -Qwinn "
Quinn is right. I spent a little time reading the Statutes of Florida, and these guardianship/hospice/ laws look like they could have been written with a career for Schiavo/Felos/Greer in mind.
Look at the following, for example, which discusses the guardian's fees to be paid to the guardian's attorney out of the ward's monies, and to be approved by the 'court'.
(8) When court proceedings are instituted [read Greer's] to review or determine a guardian's [read Michael Schiavo] or an attorney's [read George Felos] fees under subsection (2), such proceedings are part of the guardianship administration process [read the guardianship board that Greer sits on ] and the costs, including fees for the guardian's [Schiavo's] attorney [Felos], shall be determined by the court [Greer's] and paid from the assets of the guardianship estate [Terri's] unless the court [Greer's] finds the requested compensation under subsection (2) to be substantially unreasonable.
There's no accountability here when all the players are in bed (Hospice) together.
This seems to me to go against the grain of the supposed intent of the legislation:
744.1012 Legislative intent.--The Legislature finds that adjudicating a person totally incapacitated and in need of a guardian deprives such person of all her or his civil and legal rights and that such deprivation may be unnecessary. The Legislature further finds that it is desirable to make available the least restrictive form of guardianship to assist persons who are only partially incapable of caring for their needs. Recognizing that every individual has unique needs and differing abilities, the Legislature declares that it is the purpose of this act to promote the public welfare by establishing a system that permits incapacitated persons to participate as fully as possible in all decisions affecting them; that assists such persons in meeting the essential requirements for their physical health and safety, in protecting their rights, in managing their financial resources, and in developing or regaining their abilities to the maximum extent possible; and that accomplishes these objectives through providing, in each case, the form of assistance that least interferes with the legal capacity of a person to act in her or his own behalf. This act shall be liberally construed to accomplish this purpose.
Records are required to be kept, validated by oath. Did I read MS had been remiss in this?
744.104 Verification of documents.--When verification of a document is required in this chapter or by rule, the document filed shall include an oath or affirmation or the following statement: "Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have read the foregoing, and the facts alleged are true to the best of my knowledge and belief." Any person who shall willfully include a false statement in the document shall be guilty of perjury and upon conviction shall be punished accordingly.
The next part of the law REALLY gets my suspicions up:
"...(4) The Department of Elderly Affairs may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
(5) A trust company, a state banking corporation or state savings association authorized and qualified to exercise fiduciary powers in this state, or a national banking association or federal savings and loan association authorized and qualified to exercise fiduciary powers in this state, may, but shall not be required to, register as a professional guardian under this section. If a trust company, state banking corporation, state savings association, national banking association, or federal savings and loan association described in this subsection elects to register as a professional guardian under this subsection, the requirements of subsection (3) shall not apply and the registration shall include only the name, address, and employer identification number of the registrant, the name and address of its registered agent, if any, and the documentation described in paragraph (3)(e).
(6) The Department of Elderly Affairs may contract with the Florida Guardianship Foundation or other not-for-profit entity to register professional guardians.
Sorry, this one is ripe for abuse, if you ask me. The elderly are OFTEN ALONE, vulnerable, and prone to being ripped off by con artists. Furthermore, I question why non-profits are used here, as non-profit means tax-exempt, and too many tax-exempts are dedicated to reducing this country to Communism. Banks are suspect because of their fractional reserve banking practices, tied to the international bankers who make up the 'Federal' Reserve, which is scandalous, if the truth would be known, and because if they are the guardians to some elderly persons with no family, think of the possibilities of embezzlement in the hands of someone like Schiavo/Felos/Greer. A quick trip to the death factory, the bank/trust pockets the ward's money, and no one's the wiser. I wonder if this is what has been going on at Suncoast with Felos and Greer.
At any rate, laws are being broken at both the state and federal level. Schiavo and Felos need to be taken off her case, arrested and held for suspicion of conspiracy to murder, and a host of other crimes someone should be able to come up with. There needs to be at the least restraining order preventing them from getting near Terri. Terri needs to be moved into protective custody away from any hospice or hospital connected with Schiavo/Felos/Greer, and her parents need to be established as her patient advocates, at the least. There needs to be some accountability from the persons in authority at both the state and federal level, because a lot of us out here are wondering how someone can commit murder in view of the whold world, and NO ONE, from the President of the United States and his attorney general on down, seem interested in stopping them.
Extra notes:
The 2003 Florida Statutes
There are many areas where Schiavo et al could be breaking the law, but it would take someone very familiar with the details of the case to figure that out. There also appear to be many loopholes in the hole, which Felos and Greer have appeared to have taken full advantage of. [ Read Galatians 4; the law engendereth to bondage. For which reason Jesus Christ came, to fulfill the law, and make us free. The laws of this nation will work only for a good and righteous people; the trinity of Schiavo/Felos/Greer do not fit the bill.]
The 2003 Florida Statutes
Title XLVI
CRIMES Chapter 825
ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION OF ELDERLY PERSONS AND DISABLED ADULTS View
ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION OF ELDERLY PERSONS AND DISABLED ADULTS http://www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0825/ch0825.htm
"... 825.103 Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult; penalties.--
(1) "Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult" means:
(a) Knowingly, by deception or intimidation, obtaining or using, or endeavoring to obtain or use, an elderly person's or disabled adult's funds, assets, or property with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the elderly person or disabled adult of the use, benefit, or possession of the funds, assets, or property, or to benefit someone other than the elderly person or disabled adult, by a person who:[Felos and Greer need to be investigated by the State of Florida and the US Attorney General.]
1. Stands in a position of trust and confidence with the elderly person or disabled adult; or
2. Has a business relationship with the elderly person or disabled adult; or
(b) Obtaining or using, endeavoring to obtain or use, or conspiring with another to obtain or use an elderly person's or disabled adult's funds, assets, or property with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the elderly person or disabled adult of the use, benefit, or possession of the funds, assets, or property, or to benefit someone other than the elderly person or disabled adult, by a person who knows or reasonably should know that the elderly person or disabled adult lacks the capacity to consent.
(2)(a) If the funds, assets, or property involved in the exploitation of the elderly person or disabled adult is valued at $100,000 or more, the offender commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. [Terri's fund reportedly only has $50,000 left. Felos himself has admitted receiving $500,000 to assist in killing Terri.]
(b) If the funds, assets, or property involved in the exploitation of the elderly person or disabled adult is valued at $20,000 or more, but less than $100,000, the offender commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(c) If the funds, assets, or property involved in the exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult is valued at less than $20,000, the offender commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.--s. 4, ch. 95-158; s. 5, ch. 96-322; s. 1, ch. 97-78.
This is a case for John [I will defend the 'rule of law'] Ashcroft. Where is he?????
Former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald Kogan is on record as saying there is no difference between physician assisted death and refusing to undergo medical care.
He received an award from the ACLU (at a 1999 banquet----oh the irony) for his "bravery" in dissenting from other Fl St. Su Ct justices in a "right-to-be-killed-by-a-doctor" case.
Kogan currently heads the Alliance for Ethical Government, in Miami and has offices at his alma mater, the University of Miami. He is well-situated to influence the thinking of future lawyers.
He is against the death penalty, because someone who is incorrectly executed can not be brought back out of the grave.
I'm bookmarking this thread.
Thanks for all the work.
We know for sure that he is not using his brain, if he has one.
Felos said earlier that the woman was quietly dying after the tube was removed, that her heartbeat had become irregular and her kidneys were shutting down, and that it was "simply inhumane and barbaric to interrupt her death process."
I am willing to bet that this death process is continuing, and will be complete before we know it if there is no intervention.
September 5, 2003, 10:55 a.m.
Schiavos Date with Death
A Florida woman needs non-dehydration intervention.
By Wesley J. Smith
"...Dr. William Hammesfahr, a world-renowned expert in cases such as Terri's and a Nobel Prize nominee testified that Terri is not in a PVS. He also testified that he believes he could help her improve her circumstances through proper medical treatment. Ten other physicians have testified or given statements that Terri is not unconscious. Judge Greer instead chose to believe contrary testimony by a doctor who rarely sees Terri and another doctor, who makes an avocation of testifying in cases such as Terri's throughout the country, always on the side of dehydration.
Despite the clear financial and personal conflicts of interest, Judge Greer repeatedly sides with Michael and against Terri's father, mother, and siblings, who want to care for her for the rest of her life. This means that the man who might benefit financially from his wife's death and who has clear personal reasons for wanting Terri to die continues to have almost sole say over how she is treated and cared for or denied care on a daily basis...."
"...On August 26, reacting to the political heat, and no doubt genuinely concerned with Terri's plight, Bush wrote a letter to Judge Greer requesting that he postpone the dehydration and appoint a guardian ad litem to look into Terri's case. In this regard, it is worth noting that Terri once had a guardian ad litem who recommended against the requested dehydration. Perhaps this is why Judge Greer respectfully told Gov. Bush that he would put the governor's letter in the file with no action taken.
Bush's letter was a nice first step but was clearly insufficient. The time has come for the State of Florida to attempt to formally intervene in the case. Indeed, there are enough substantial questions about the propriety of what is transpiring in Terri's case, that Bush should take whatever legal action is necessary to make the state Terri's official guardian. [ The Governor is to SEE THAT THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA ARE FAITHFULLY EXECUTED. If no one can visit Terri or get news of her health without Michael's permission (so-called patient 'privacy' laws are complicit with this ongoing crime), than how can the Governor SEE anything? He needs to have a guard and a lawyer there protecting Terri's interests 24/7. Waiting 4 more days is unacceptable, and will most likely prove fatal to Terri. Is that the plan?? ]
Taking such action would prevent a husband with too many conflicts of interest from continuing to be in charge of Terri's care. It would permit an objective, professional guardian with no intimate ties to Terri to bring order to this emotionally devastating case and determine:...."
Because if she recovers and can SAY that she was STRANGLED, BEATEN and GIVEN INSULIN SHOTS to cause INSULIN SHOCK---ALL designed to KILL her---then "LOVING" Michael would be CONVICVTED of ATTEMPTED MURDER and get LIFE IN PRISON or the DEATH PENALTY!!!
"LOVING" husband Michael MUST have Terri DEAD!
Apparently Terri's only one of many victims in this scheme. Sad.
No wonder Terri is so jealously kept....$$$$$
Pray for the Jeb's administrative skill...he's gonna need it to battle these turds in the judiciary, the attorneys, and the medical service providers. They're sharks. Vipers. Evil. Rich and despirate and mean and connected.
I also hope Ashcroft can devote some resources...they are afoul of Federal Law if the allegations are true. At least there's enough to initiate an investigation.
I'm not optimistic about justice. Seen too many of these types of cases quietly disappear. This is making me ill.
But I know these kinds of thieves:
I had a dentist all through my life who drilled and filled my teeth with aplomb...he said it was my bad eating and brushing habits.
As an adult, I visited after a seven year hiatus to have a filling examined. He told me that I had ten cavities that had to be attended to...thousands of dollars of work. He made an appointment for me. I got suspicious , got a second opinion (no cavities) , and made a trip to Boston to report him to the Licensing Board and submit to official examination.
He got away with a censure...his assistant had signed the diagnostic....a violation of state law....but he could not be held accountable for the plot.
When I told my mum about this, she told me she stopped going to see him years earlier 'cause he groped her.
I also found out later that his assistant...the former wife of a new friend...had divorced my bud to marry the good doc, and that she described to being part of a regular enterprise of filling good teeth.
The good doc practiced several more years and retired to Florida. He's got a big boat. Big house. No conscience.
When I did that I saw the name schiavomarjory, which is hidden and does not show up on the web page.
The name Marjory Schiavo, shows up as a secretary (and hidden name) in many other corporations listed at sunbiz.org.
If I do a search on "schiavomarjory" at sunbiz.org on the corporate officer/registered agent search page I get
Isn't it odd that schiavomarjory is involved in a lot of other companies and is the hidden name on the webpage for Jerger and Centonze "Insurnace" Agency, which was the Agency Michael was a director for?
Is it possible that Michael has a hidden connection with some of those corporations?
*The name Marjour appears on the web page, but if you look at the image of the actual papers you can see the name of the secretary is really "Marjory."
I AM RESPONDING: "That is just pure Barbra Streisand!!!" You don't KNOW what SHE wanted! You just know what "LOVING" husband Michael wants!"
I AM ADDING: "Did you know I am the sole heir of Howard Hughes' Estate! How do you KNOW? Because I just TOLD you so! [Surely someone wouldn't LIE to obtain BILLIONS of Dollars, would they?]
I AM ADDING: "Do I have ANY proof?...Do I have ANY written, notarized documentation? Not a SHRED of EVIDENCE!...But I AM...I MUST be!...Just because I TOLD you so! (NOT!)
I AM ADDING: "I cannot believe the COURTS have been HOODWINKED by "LOVING" husband Michael! They are KILLING a disabled woman by the WORD of a person who stands to GAIN AT LEAST $1.2 MILLION (Plus a BOOK DEAL)---but ONLY if the disabled woman DIES and cannot speak before she dies to CONFIRM FIRST HAND if he is LYING---and then they let the person who MOST LIKELY is the CAUSE of the injury be the GUARDIAN!!!!! It is INSANE!!!
I AM ADDING: "What other cases do you know of where the courts so easily award the DEATH PENALTY of a 100% INNOCENT VICTIM based on the HEARSAY of someone who stands to GAIN MILLIONS of Dollars and may avoid being CONVICTED of ATTEMPTED MURDER if they can keep the 100% INNOCENT VICTIM from EVER speaking up?????"
I AM ADDING: "When somebody has something BIG to GAIN by LYING and they have NO WRITTEN, NOTARIZED, DOCUMENTATED EVIDENCE, it OUGHT to TELL you something!...IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!!!!!
I AM ADDING: "If Terri had WANTED to be KILLED by her "LOVING" husband Michael, she would have put it in WRITING via a LIVING WILL!!!"
I AM ADDING: "LOVING" husband Michael WANTS---and NEEDS---Terri DEAD!!!
Or, for that matter, suppose there's other criminal malfeasance on the part of Michael, Felos, and Greer would could only be buried with Terri dead. Seems to me that if shown that could be enough for attempted murder right there (though that case would drag trough appeals courts for milenia).
I AM RESPONDING: "I agreed with EVERYTHING you said until you got to the part about his motives being "ENTIRELY financial." I believe that they were ORIGINALLY financial, but are no longer "ENTIRELY" financial."
I AM ADDING: "The Schindlers have offered "LOVING" Hitleresque-husband Michael something like $500,000 to let THEM be Terri's Guardian and let "LOVING" Hitleresque-husband Michael bow out. "LOVING" Hitleresque-husband Michael has REFUSED to allow them to take over."
I AM ADDING: "That tells me "LOVING" Hitleresque-husband Michael NEEDS Terri DEAD! He also wants NO AUTOPSY and CREMATION. The only reason I can think of that that would be the case is if HE NEEDS TO COVER UP ONE OR MORE CRIMES---the BEST of which is MISAPPLICATION OF FIDUCIARY PROPERTY."
I AM ADDING: "Based on "LOVING" Hitleresque-husband Michael's continued NON-DOCUMENTED, NON-NOTARIZED, NON-WRITTEN claim that Terri "wouldn't have" wanted to "live this way," I am 100% CONVINCED that he is guilty of ATTEMPTED MURDER, not only in the very beginning, but also with apparently REPEATED INSULIN INJECTIONS and REPEATED DEMANDS for FOOD and WATER REMOVAL."
He probably felt remorse at first, along with a strong desire to turn back time. But guilt has a way of making people angry and resentful of the person who "makes" them feel guilty, and soon he wished she would just die already. I suspect he's already mentally spent the life insurance money so many times, he feels like the agrieved party because she's keeping him from what's rightfully his.
As for the malpractice money : I hope that gets thoroughly investigated. That was pure evil. The money was meant for Terri's therapy, and he has denied her any therapy and spent the money on his lawyer, himself, and that female with whom he cohabits.
Although I said 'sheerest conjecture', I base my opinions on the signed affadavits of Terri's nurses. I don't think they'd come forward and lie, endangering their current employment. I hope the nurse's testimony gets more attention.
Another thing : The media is looking more and more at MS, the allegations of abuse (in the marriage and through medical neglect afterwards), and of the financial mismanagemnt (at best) of the malpractice money. If worse comes to worse and Terri dies and MS collects the life insurance money-his reputation has been thoroughly blackened. I predict he will leave the country. He should fit in quite nicely in, say, Holland.
Are there any people who have worked with life insurance claims? Are there any grounds from what's been reported re: terri's case and MS's mistreatment of her, where a life insurance company could refuse to pay him out?
"The Schindlers and Schiavo have been feuding since 1993 when a fight almost broke out in Mrs. Schiavo's nursing home between her husband and father. Schiavo threw books, pushed a table and starting coming after Schindler until his wife intervened, Schindler said."
I posted something else from this article on another thread.
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Trip Start
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Down here, each department comes out- water, telephone, electric, etc. So finally, looks like we will start trenching today. We rented the machine from the plumber and Malcolm hisself will operate it. About 150 feet worth of trench, lay and glue up the pipe with a pull string thru it for the power company. Inspection on Monday then fire it up, make sure everything works right. Dedication on Tuesday at 4:00 pm. Malcolm's girlfriend Betty is making gumbo for the group. In further news, Doug Brushaber, who worked with us during the blitz has gotten bit by the volunteer bug and is back with us from Illinois for a few more weeks and will be house leader on Pam Williams house on Adema. I've been squirreling away materials- flooring vinyl and laminate, cabinets and countgertop, tile for around the tub, insulation and plywood for the underside of the raised up house, etc. In keeping with my 'steady pressure, dont panic' motto, we have 4 new houses in various stages of completion and no big nembers of volunteers expected, so we will concentrate on Adema, then Fosters lane, then Jump Basin and finally Orangewood which is the least complete. It has only piles and a deck with a pile of trusses out front. Bart said that United Way floated the idea of another blitz build for Orangewood in 3 weeks. I told him not interested, thank you, unless a coupla conditions attached like everything else grinds to a halt so we could have a decent time for the prebuild and prep, the same group of people all week instead of a new group everyday, extension on the June 30 deadlines for the other 3 houses, etc. Let's see. Also this week, my sister Mary is coming down for a week to help out and the following week, my fourth son, Alex will join us as intern for a while also. This weekend is a big local event, a crawfish boil. They are expecting thousands for the one day festival. Also this weekend begins the Jazzfest in Nawlins. That goes on till May 8th. I'll never forget on May 8th. . . .(for Lois)
Still recuperating from the Blitz build, but we did get back to Malcolm's to finish him up. Been somewhat thin in the volunteer department since then. We have a group of 8 from Massachussetts arriving today to work with us for a week. So we finished all of the work on the inside of Malcolm's home and the last thing to do was have the electricity hooked up. Steve called the power company and the rep came out to the site First thing he says is , "You should have called us when you started the job- we dont hook up lines to the back of houses anymore since Katrina". Also, we are within 1500 feet of the Mississippi river levee and you would need an Army Corp of Engineers permit to drive a new pole. They recommended that we go underground from the pole to the house with 2 1/2" grey pvc (36" deep). That then required to call the Miss Utility to have any potential oopses averted in digging up someone elses lines while trenching. Up north, one guy comes out and marks everbodys.


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In JavaScript, functions are first-class objects. Functions aren't just an immutable block of code that can only be invoked. Rather, each function we declare becomes an object, with its own properties and methods, that can be passed around like any other object.
Let's see how we can use functions as parameters to other functions. Consider the following example:
---- C O D E O M I T T E D ---- //let's create an array with 5 values var values = [5, 2, 11, -7, 1]; //this function simply adds the values of 'a' and 'b' and returns the sum function add(a, b) { return a+b; } //this function simply multiplies the value of 'a' times 'b' and returns the result function multiply(a, b) { return a*b; } /* the 1st param passed to it is the numbers (in this case, the array of values) * the 2nd param passed to it is the initial Value (could be 0, 1, or whatever) * the 3rd param passed to it is the operation - which will actually be one of the functions declared above (add or subtract) */ function combineAll(nums, initialValue, operation) { //let's initialize the local variable 'runningResult' with the initialValue passed to it var runningResult = initialValue; //loop the nums array for (var i=0; i < nums.length; i++) { /* for each iteration, call the function (which can be add or multiply) passing the 2 params * on the first iteration, runningResult will be the initialValue; after that, it will be the value returned from operation(runningResult, nums[i]) * nums[i] simply refers to the current number in the iteration; the 1st will be 5, then 2, and so on. */ runningResult = operation(runningResult, nums[i]); } return runningResult; } //notice the 3rd param passes the "add" function - you can pass a function into anoter function! var sum = combineAll(values, 0, add); //notice the 3rd param passes the "multiply" function - you can pass a function into anoter function! var product = combineAll(values, 1, multiply); alert("Sum: " + sum); //should be 12: 5+2+11+(-7)+1 alert("Product: " + product); //should be -770: 5x2x11x-7x1 ---- C O D E O M I T T E D ----
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No music this week, so instead, I'm devoting the time I would spend typing an update devising what will be the first Sound Test Monthly Challenge.
That's right: I'm stealing ketsugi's FanFic Challenge from August 2004 to inspire more people to get involved with Sound Test and turning his challenge into something more pragmatic for music.
Basically, there will be a theme for each month (in the case of this month there are two themes) involving some aspect of video game music utilized in role-playing games, whether it be music from a certain game or specific themes from a game. File-type requirements follow the standard rules for submissions as found in the guidelines.
This month's first challenge is to remix a theme that you attribute to your favorite character from a role-playing game. For example, if your favorite character is Rydia from Final Fantasy IV, you might choose to remix her theme, appropriately named for her. However, if your favorite character is someone who does not have a theme, like Kain from the same game, then you should choose a theme from the game that you feel should belong to him.
Make sense? No? Oh well. I tried.
The second theme of the month, with Hallowe'en coming soon, is a reprisal of last year's Hallowe'en special! Get ready to freak out your fans with creepy effects, sounds of brain-munching zombies, vampires, witches' cackles (a nod to Tom Plets ^^), try to make leaves rustle, doors creak, ghosts 'boo'; be creative!
The challenges of each month will end by the posting of the first update of the following month, at which point a new challenge will be initiated; since Sound Test is updated on Wednesdays in the evening (Eastern time), respondants to both challenges this month should submit their works by 03 Nov.
This effectively replaces the 'Most Wanted' section, and before this challenge is over, I'll have a separate page devoted to the Monthly Challenge, and will probably come up with a better name for it.
...well, stop reading, and get working!
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Simplot announces reprieve for Bathurst and Devonport
The Simplot vegetable processing facilities at Bathurst, NSW, and Devonport, Tasmania, will both remain open for at least three years.
However, the Bathurst plant will have the amount of vegetables it processes slashed by 50 per cent after this growing season.
The Bathurst plant will also see 110 of its 170 jobs cut in an effort to restrict operations to normal working hours.
Growing quotas in NSW will not change, and any corn not processed in Bathurst will be transported to Devonport, Queensland or overseas.
Devonport will increase the amount it processes each year by 25 per cent. However, after capital investment in automation, the number of casual workers cut will be about 200.
Managing director Terry O'Brien says the high cost of labour has been a big contributor to the decision to downsize Bathurst and upgrade Devonport.
The sustainability of the plant rests heavily on ongoing contracts with the major supermarkets who have signed new or extended contracts with the company in recent months.
Simplot will also invest $7 million in a new freezer for the Bathurst plant, and $52 million in upgrading the Devonport plant.
Federal Government says it 'needed more time'
The Federal Government today expressed disappointment at not being given more time to assess the situation.
Minister for Industry Ian Macfarlane says he needed more time.
"I am disappointed that the Coalition government wasn't given time to work this issue through," he said.
"I realise in the end though it's a decision Simplot wanted to make sooner rather than later.
"They've decided that despite that offer - which I though was quite generous on my behalf, that they need to make a decision now," he said.
"As I say, I'm very disappointed with that."
But Shadow Minister for Industry Kim Carr says that is a nonsense.
"For the government to claim that they haven't had time to consider these issues is complete nonsense," he said.
"What we are seeing with Simplot, and with SPC is that this government has been sitting on its hands, and iconic Australian brands are going to face serious damage as a consequence of the inaction of this government."
Future rests in consumers' hands
While the next three years hold some certainty for permanent workers and growers, the long term sustainability of the factories is still under close scrutiny.
And that three year period is pinned on a contract to supply Woolworths Select brand with exclusively Australian grown produce.
Managing Director Terry O'Brien says both Woolworths and Coles are prepared to pay more for produce grown in Australia, and absorb the cost.
"They're doing that to test the resolve of Australian consumers' resolve of supporting Australian food manufacturing," he said.
AusVeg Deputy CEO says consumers want to see more Australian produce on the shelf, the problem is finding it.
"We found that 80 per cent of Australians want to buy Australian product," he said.
"We found that 69 per cent were willing to pay more to buy Australian product.
"The one thing that holds them back from buying Australian product, is that it's difficult to identify."
A problem that looks set to be resolved through changes to the labelling of supermarket home brand vegetables that are sourced within Australia.
Five months of stakeholder negotiations
In June, Mr O'Brien revealed that the two processing facilities risked permanent closure if productivity and profitability didn't improve.
The Devonport plant is the last Australian vegetable processing facility, employing about 300 people and paying farmers $20 million per year for produce.
The Bathurst facility processes corn and employs around 100 people.
The company has been in negotiations with various stakeholders and the Federal Government for the last five months.
In the lead-up to the election, federal Labor offered an $18 million co-investment to Simplot to help improve efficiencies at the Devonport and Bathurst plants
The Coalition said it would not be drawn into a pre-election auction, and has since said that it will not offer financial assistance to the company.
Instead, it pledged to cut red and green tape and reduce the cost of doing business.
The Bathurst Regional Council has committed almost $300,000 in infrastructure funding to the struggling food manufacturer.
The council says if the facility continues to operate it will provide $170,000 this financial year and $50,000 each year for the next two years.
The promised money was to be spent upgrading major capital water works, saving Simplot hundreds of thousands of dollars in bills.
The Tasmanian Labor Government has pledged $500,000 to the company, but has not enacted any major structural reforms since Simplot announced some of its plants were facing closure back in June.
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has also been involved in negotiations in the lead-up to this announcement.
Tasmanian secretary John Short said there would be no negotiations on pay or conditions outside the Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.
That agreement is not due until January 2014.
Vegetable growers in Tasmania worked closely with the company to establish a five-point plan for improving productivity and profitability.
In the lead-up to the election, federal Labor pledged $10 million to growers to implement the plan, which included increasing research and development.
The new Federal Government has not committed any funding to Simplot growers to date.
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