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First a pretexting scandal, then the abrupt departure of a CEO, followed by the dismissal of his chosen successor, and now an $8.8 billion write-down as a result of an ill-fated acquisition. For Hewlett-Packard, the bad news just keeps coming.
The Palo Alto-based computer and information technology giant announced Tuesday that it has asked regulators in both the U.S. and U.K. to probe alleged financial improprieties involving British software company Autonomy, which HP acquired for $11.1 billion last year, according to sibling publication Law Technology News.
As LTN noted when the acquisition was announced, the all-cash deal was the largest-ever in the legal technology sector, given Autonomy's role as a leading e-discovery and document management provider. But the acquisition about which some observers voiced skepticism, especially with regard to how much HP had agreed to pay hasn't turned out the way HP and former CEO Leo Apothekar envisioned.
After only 11 months on the job, Apothekar was fired as HP's top executive in September 2011 and replaced by former eBay CEO Meg Whitman. In the months that followed it became apparent that the Autonomy deal, which saw seven Am Law 100 and international firms play key advisory roles, was going sour.
Autonomy founder Mike Lynch left HP in May as part of an exodus of former Autonomy executives that included Andrew Kanter, who served as the Cambridge, England-based company's COO and general counsel. Kanter, who once practiced at now-defunct Silicon Valley firm Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, is now with an investment firm called Invoke Capital, which Lynch launched this fall.
While Kanter was not immediately available for comment on the allegations of "accounting improprieties" and "outright misrepresentations" that HP has leveled against by Autonomy, the Irish-born Lynch has publicly refuted those claims in several interviews. Lynch claims that HP is merely trying to shift blame for its own mismanagement of the company. (Bloomberg reports that the Autonomy transaction is just one in a series of bad deals to make their way onto HP's balance sheet in recent years and that the company's explanation for its losses on the Autonomy acquisition are difficult to decipher.)
As for the many lawyers advising HP and Autonomy on their ill-fated union, most are staying mum. Reuters, The New York Times's DealBook, and The Wall Street Journal have reported that while the accounting and law firms that worked on the matter will likely face questions about why Autonomy's dubious bookkeeping is only now coming to light, it remains unclear who gets the blame for missing it in the course of due diligence. (DealBook also examined what future legal proceedings related to the HP/Autonomy matter might look like.)
One attorney on the periphery of the transaction who spoke to The Am Law Daily on the condition of anonymity says one potential problem inherent in putting together such large public M&A transactions is that they often come together quickly and in the heat of competitive pressure. "These deals often happen in a hurry," the lawyer says. "And then you've got to worry about other bidders."
Reuters reported at the time that HP's rivals might well come forward with competing bids for Autonomy. The company's sale to HP eventually closed in October 2011 and in the months that followed, several of the lawyers who worked on the transaction have moved on to new jobs.
Former HP general counsel Michael Holston left the company in December 2011, according to sibling publication Corporate Counsel. Four months after departing HP in a move that a knowledgeable source says was unrelated to the Autonomy acquisition, Holston was named chief ethics and compliance officer for New Jersey-based pharmaceutical giant Merck.


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Just bad ass!!! In all ways...fast exotic
and its GREEN!!!
Just bad ass!!! In all ways...fast exotic
and its GREEN!!!
Looks like a TVR design over a Corvette body. But of much better quality. ( Then TVR at least )
A green supercar? Way to ruin it. I highly doubt the price of gasoline will matter to someone spending $150k on a car.
If it does the numbers, and delivers the same excitement, how does being "green" ruin a supercar?
IMO "Green supercars" are what is really going to push green auto technology to the edge. Then that tech can trickle down in to our everyday cars in years time. Hopefully not too many years...
Just because one may be rich, doesn't mean they don't care about being environmentally responsible while they spoil themselves on fun toys. If anything, that's a selling point.
"...my heart is turned to stone; I strike it, and it hurts my hand..."
The extra 30k would more then likely be a non-issue to anyone in that price bracket for a supercar.
Besides, how do know know how much extra this being "green" costs this car? And if this car were a run o the mill petrol engine, would we be talking about it? Would it even gain any real attention? Or would it just be lost in the world of small biz super car builders which seem to be popping up everywhere. Pushing green tech in this car is a great business angle for the company. As it is for Tesla.
You can be fast as hell, and still be green. Yes, there is a market for that. If Ferrari, Lambo, or Porsche put one of these supercars out, it would indeed sell no matter what the price. The technology alone is both braggin rights, and historically significant.
One of these just might end up in Jay Leno's garage if the car does indeed deliver on it's promise.
I was going to say Tesla is a good example..
There is an all electric car beating the snot out of gas engine cars..its running 11's right now and maybe 10's very soon...ALL ELECTRIC..
I love my gas engines but I think electric cars might be a great intergration into fast cars. Also electric cars have all the tourqe right off the bat where gas has to build it up..these cars are fast..and this one is hydrogen..thats really cool.
The whole hybrid thing helps with fuel efficiency, but the technology for it is tough, that's why they're so expensive, so AllHailMegatron, let's not get into conspiracies here, lol.
But for me, it doesn't matter because hybrids are still gas powered vehicles. It's time to move forward, like Z28 mentioned above, electric, hydrogen, etc., we have the tech. I'd love to see more Teslas on the road.
"The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they're genuine." - Abraham Lincoln
Can you really even call this a supercar? From the articles I've read none of this has been proven yet, it's all just speculation. But even if it was, which would be more likely to happen:
a) They buy a 150k "green" car from a company nobody has heard of nor has been proven to do 0-60 in 3.5s and has a top sped of 200+ mph
b) They buy a Lamborghini Gallardo or Ferrari 360 for 100k that has been proven to do what they say it does.
I'm going to bet on the ladder.
Just, speculation, like it's claims of 0-60 in 3.5s and a top speed of 200+ mph. Who is exactly talking about it? It isn't getting any "real" attention. It's just going to fail like Fisker and Tesla.
It would sell because it's Ferrari, Lambo, or Porsche. In the world of Supercars, you would be laughed at if you "bragged" about being "green".
It doesn't matter if the car is terrible, which it is, it might still end up in Leno's garage. Have you seen some of his cars?
If that's the case then it's gonna take time until somebody develops something new and practical. Gasoline is going to become obsolete in the future (maybe 50 years from now, I'm not trying to jump the gun here), but it can't last forever, it's going to be replaced.
"The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they're genuine." - Abraham Lincoln
wow the car is so cool i like the style
Like I said, IF the car delivers on it's promise. But I don't look at things half empty. Especially before they get a chance to start. I tend to give people an honest chance to deliver what they promise before talk negative about them. If they deliver, then yes, they do have a market. I think your argument that Supercar fanatics laugh at the concept of being green is hogwash. Yea there probably are a few who think as narrow minded as you do. But I doubt you can classify the entire class in that manor. I don't doubt at all that this car could end up in collections right next to prized Ferraris. For these consumers, price is no concern. A car is purchased on style, design, performance, and status.
I think it's hardly a time to say that Fisker and Tesla have failed. It's not easy to create a startup car company, let alone one that breaks ground where little to no one else has ventured into. They are by no means dead. And I wouldn't call either one a failure. Fisker hasn't really started yet and Tesla recently announced a new family sedan model. How's that failure? To me that's progress.
These new groundbreaking type things take time. It's not like the Wright Brothers were able to commercially fly anyone across the country 6 months after the first flight. Someone has to break new ground. Can't get to "green" cars that equal the same connivence and power of a century's development of a gasoline engine without starting somewhere.
Where you see "failure" and "crap" I see progress, evolution of technology, and the developing future of automotives. It's an exciting time. Not one to shrug my nose at even though I can't afford any of these cars in the first place. Breaking ground new ground is not for everyone, but if someone didn't do it, we wouldn't get anywhere. We wouldn't have the WWW. We wouldn't have the computer. We wouldn't even have cars at all.
Not everything in Jay's garage is a car I like or would want. But he does tend to collect cars of significant historical value. And it's good that someone does. Personal collections are subjective after all. What authority do I have to call his collection garbage when I don't know much over half the cars in his fleet? They all have a story to tell. It's not just about performance to Jay Leno. It's about the history.
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Your choice for new Walton TDC website name?
The new TDC branding would require a new domain name to match it's new brand change from Beaches of South Walton to South Walton. The most desirable domain would be a .com domain. It appears that LKM (TDC marketing company) purchased the domain "www.toeachyourbeach.com" in November of last year. The two other domain names that appear to be desirable would be "www.southwalton.com" and "www.visitsouthwalton.com" and those are currently owned by other individuals - one since 1997 and the other since 2009.
Who will win the contest ? Who will grab the golden ring ?Last edited by Bob Hudson; 04-19-2011 at 06:47 PM.
Thanks to whoever altered my poll. I should have included the add I guess but really don't consider it an option.
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People don't identify a location by the county. Example: "Funn in Fulton County" versus "Atlanta" (enough said).
With the word "Walton" in the name, one can't tell clueless people where it is because they always think "Ft. Walton." Same for "Santa Rosa Beach" -- that's not the same as Santa Rosa County. I am really tired of explaining where our beach house is.
Me: It's in Seagrove Beach.
Others: Where's that?
Me: Have you heard of Seaside or Watercolor or Grayton?
Others: No.
Me (after much frustration): Well, it's halfway between Destin and Panama City.
Others: Oh, yes, I know where that is.
The solution is the name "SoWal." It doesn't explicitly say the county, yet it does it implicitly once one "get" it. I don't understand why Kurt hasn't cashed in on that name because it is upscale and exactly descriptive. Absolutely perfect.
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I choose none of the above - entirely too limited.
South Walton - with no beaches? this leaves out a very important word that describes this area). we could be in Oklahoma, who could tell?
I would either go with the current website - which is fine (the domain name is ok, the website itself is not the best), or change to:
and then also add on the visitsouthwaltonbeach.com, or whichever, if that is really needed, which I do not know if it is.
after seeing other TDCs online, some have two sites:
one is for the TDC itself - such as - waltoncountytdc.com
one is for promotion of the area - visitstpeteclearwater.comLast edited by Teresa; 04-20-2011 at 10:27 AM.
Unfortunately Teresa those are already owned, one by a real estate company and the other is owned by something called Destin Directory.
How about
I now know which one it will not be, Breaking news later this week.
Well That One Is Gone !
WALTON COUNTY, Fla., April 20, 2011 - 30A.com announced the acquisition of the website domain name, SouthWalton.com. The URL joins a family of other brands owned by the company, including Grayton.com, 30-A.com, ThirtyA.com, 30Arealestate.com, 30Arentals.com, 30Abeaches.com, CoastalDuneLakes.com, 30Atv.com, 30Anews.com, TheBeachHighway.com and over 150 other domain names related to the region.
"Everyone knows what 30A is, but there's always been some confusion about how to brand the broader region," said 30A.com's Mike Ragsdale. "With civic institutions already in place such as South Walton High School, South Walton Fire District, South Walton Courthouse Annex and South Walton Coastal Branch Library -- in addition to the recent 'South Walton: To Each, Your Beach' marketing initiatives announced by our Tourist Development Council -- it's clear that the 'South Walton' brand is here to stay."
30A purchased the domain name from Robert Nelson of I Fix Computers, Inc. (I Fix Computers, Inc.) in DeFuniak Springs.
"I like what Mike's doing with 30A.com, and I'm happy that we were able to strike a deal," said Nelson, who has owned the domain name since 1997. "I know he plans to use it to promote our community and local businesses."
Terms of the acquisition are undisclosed, and Ragsdale said that the company is not yet ready to share its vision for the brand.
"It's a very exciting opportunity, and it's also a responsibility that we take very seriously," said Ragsdale. "Right now, we just know that owning SouthWalton.com will enable us to drive even more visitors to local businesses, charities and events."
I wonder how much cheddar 30A.com had to spend on that "acquisition" (I love that term - they're acting like two media giants just went all Wall Street). They bought a domain name for crying out loud, not an institution.
Anyway, I'm happy for 'em cuz I love 30A.com. 'SouthWalton.com' is NOT, however, the premier item it may seem to be to those of us who see ka-ching in the words "south" and "walton". There's a lot of work ahead for whoever wants to somehow get that term linked with paradise in the imaginations of non-natives everywhere. Most likely, there'll be at least one other major image revision before somebody gets it right, and it's not going to be 'South Walton' or 'South Walton To Each Your Beach'.
Gonna be something else. I'm FROM here and it doesn't do anything for me, so I can't see it having an effect on those alien to this region.Last edited by MrMentalFitness; 04-20-2011 at 08:22 PM.
Hey I like that KA-CHING! Best one I've seen. They bought the land - now they gotta do some serious building, and it's gonna have to outshine everything else that has to do with 30A, Walton County, South Walton Blah Blah, Beaches, Real Estate, etc.
Heck, I think SOWAL would have been a much better buy, because it doesn't sound backwoods like "South Walton" does. Every time I see or hear "South Walton" I hear, "G'nite John Boy - g'nite Granpa, etc. etc." crickets chirping and mosquitos and banjos being plucked and you shore got a purty mouf and whatnot. When I see 'SoWal', I see hip, elegant, chic, and beach scenes with lavish beauty in my mind. Of course, that's cuz it's been conditioned. I'm sure "To Each Youz-a Beach-a" will find its way into the psyche after a few years of much money spent trying to get people to stop saying "The Beaches Of South Walton."
In any case, they got some bright pros on the job and I'm sure TDC and 30A.com have grand, exciting things up their sleeves.
Then again, I should probably shut up cuz deep down I don't want anybody else knowing about all this awesomeness. Matter of fact, if they succeed the way they hope, all that prosperity is gonna suck!
G'nite Bob, g'nite BeachSi02, g'nite Teresa, g'nite SWGB, g'nite Smilin Joe, g'nite...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzLast edited by MrMentalFitness; 04-21-2011 at 12:44 AM.
I have a question. The Tourist Development Council or TDC as it is called wants to promote tourism in Walton County. Is there a reason that we do not market all of the county? Sure the beaches are nice, but that is only part of the charm of coming here. Right? Who cares where the tourists decide to go once they are in our county and spending money, right? Why not market all of Walton County and use the current Walton County website that we have. If you look at other counties, big places....they do not seem to need another website to tell people about their county. You can do it all on one website, save taxpayers some money.
Tourism is important, don't get me wrong about that. I'm well schooled enough to know that we make in one day off tourism what it costs to take care of the Sherrif's office for a year....or thereabout.
I just feel that we're about to come to blows with this NORTH and SOUTH county stuff. Unless we're going to divide and conquer and become two seperate entities, we need to start thing of the whole picture. Try holding off on that new website. Walton County can't afford it.
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Because the TDC makes its money only from people staying short term (6 months or less) in SOUTH Walton. They are trying to promote off-beach activities now, hence the desire to drop "beaches" from the branding. They know that many people enjoy much more than the beach. Prime example is my friend who is in town right now, who has yet to step foot on the sand, and won't be likely to do so before leaving. For her, the beach is about just visiting friends, with a touch of shopping and dining.
The north end does not participate in the bed tax and yet the TDC does do some eco tourism up this way and does market activities up here. But it is hard to blame them for not focusing on the part of the county that is footing the bill.
The purchase of SouthWalton.com is pretty big. Keep in mind that Google goes for keywords in the actual domain name first. Obviously throwing the word beaches in there would help, but my understanding is with minimal content that domain name has gotten some serious traffic over the years.
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I voted for the current name. All of these constant changes are stupid.
You know what happens when I have a link bookmarked and it doesn't work? I delete it. I don't go searching to find the new website.
And I think it's a mistake not to market the whole county to the whole country. Defuniak and the surrounding area have some pretty cool stuff - Chataqua, holiday lights, holiday home tours, springs, E.O. Wilson Biophilia.....
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I say stay with the current name as well.
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All of the wine sniffers in Walton County would go for this one.Citizens are stronger when they stick together. - WaltonIsOne
IMO the Redneck Riviera (at least pre-BP) is WAY nicer than the European Riviera.
Beach is a very important identifier, but does not mean there is nothing to offer here other than sand and water - just as other beaches throughout Florida - there is much to offer. My guess is that the beach is the number one reason for tourism here.
What about something completely different:
The South Walton Coast
does that pretty it up a little Mr Mental?
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I agree with the other reviewers…our room was clean & this is a basic older motel, I loved the knotty-pine walls as it took me back to motels of my younger days. A little more then I like to pay for a Mom/Pop motel but there were events going on as w/any free enterprise, prices go up. It fit the... More
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we went there for breakfast they still have great shakes but after that it went so down hill. first we got our food well most of it missed one whole platte all together and of coarse it had to be one of the kids. then as i cut into the food mine had a great big long hair. so had to send it back.T...hen we got the platte we were missing and guess what ANOTHER HAIR this time black and long.finshed our meal got our check got no adjustment no im sorry nothing. so i spoke with the owner wow i dont know how that place stays open all he can say is it happens and it was more then likely one of yours. mind you all of my family has light colored hair and the hair we found was jet black . he was so rude . so good luck to anyone who eats there
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Awful. That's the only way to describe the only experience I had in the airplane. My wife and daughters took me here for my birthday a while back. I am a pilot and flight instructor so they thought it might be fun for me. The plane is, of course, separated from the main building and the staff has a lengthy walk to and from the main building for almost anything. After placing out order we did not see our server again for over 20 minutes. After watching several other diners get their food when they had ordered after us I asked another server if they could find out what was going on. It turns out that our server had 'had enough' and walked out without telling anyone. I worked in restaurants for 17 years, this happens. The problem is, no one noticed. They found our food which was sitting in the kitchen, pushed to the side for who knows how long and brought it out. Needless to say it was mostly inedible but not one person apologized or offered to replace the food or even the gesture of a complimentary dessert. While I was in the restroom someone dropped of the bill which I paid in cash and we left. Its not a very bright way to run a business.
The only good thing about this place is their chili, but you can buy that at Whole Foods. Finny thing is, it costs about $2.00 LESS at Whole Foods, versus at the restaurant.
You see all these people here waiting for a seat? Well yer taking up two seats and you're only orderin' one thing. So goes the $5.00 shared plate charge explanation from one of their staff. I realize the server is only following policy and didn't make the rules, and in the past we've never been charged extra $5 for sharing. I actually understand this policy at the original location on Costilla, but not Bijou. Oh well, I just had to vent. Smiley's has better food anyway.... just nowhere to sit... Smell ya later Chef...


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The Athens Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake held a joint meeting on Thursday at Athens Country Club.
Pam Burton, president and 19-year member of the Athens Rotary Club, introduced Cedar Creek Lake RotaryClub President Kathi Nailling and other members of the lake area Rotary Club.
Dr. Phil Bandel, Rotary District 5830's District Governor, was the guest speaker. Dr. Bandel, a dermatologist, is a member of the Rotary Club in Paris, Texas. Bandel has been an active member of Rotary for more than 30 years.
Bandel updated both clubs on upcoming District 5830 Rotary events. He said the Rotary District Conference will be held in Texarkana in April. Bandel also talked about Rotary's effort to eradicate polio worldwide.
"Two years ago there were 600 cases of polio throughout the world," Bandel said. "So far this year 10 cases have been reported."
Until the Rotary International took on the goal to eradicate polio, more than 1,000 people were dying each day from the disease. Rotary International has raised more than $240 million in its efforts to stop the disease.
Both the Athens Rotary Club and Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake contribute to their respective communities by providing college scholarships, supporting local libraries and food pantries, as well as many other organizations in the Henderson County area.
Athens Rotary Club meets on Thursdays at noon at the Athens Country Club. Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake meets on Fridays at noon at Vetoni's Restaurant in Gun Barrel City.
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The ceremonial groundbreaking was held on Wednesday morning for the newest resident at Athens Industrial Park.
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An open casting call for the upcoming feature film, "Hellion," by award winning Texas director Kat Candler and Executive Producer Jeff Nichols will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, June 21 and from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 22 at Underground MX Park, located at 7353 Farm-to-Market 3396 in Kemp.
Mayor gives update
Athens Mayor Jerry Don Vaught updated the Athens Kiwanis Club on several city projects at the Country Club on Tuesday.
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When Donna Johnson took to the podium last week at Trinity Valley Community College, it wasn't to tell her own story.
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A Monday afternoon fire inflicted severe damage to a house at 911 W. Cayuga Dr. in Athens.
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CQ ... CQ ... CQ ... This is what you will hear this coming Saturday and Sunday, June 22 and 23, when the Athens Amateur Radio Club once again participates in the annual Amateur Radio Relay League's (ARRL) National Field Day event.
Retired teachers get raise, fund solvency
During the final days of the 83rd Legislative Session, the Texas House approved the Teacher Retirement Actuarial Soundness Bill, or SB 1458, which will put the Teachers Retirement System on solid ground for years to come.
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The annual Fourth of July fireworks show at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) is coming up on Thursday, July 4. The show will last about one-half hour and is one of the biggest in East Texas.
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Athens bullrider Kody Ingham hangs on during the opening round of the 2nd Annual Juneteenth Black Rodeo held at the Henderson County Fairpark Complex Friday night.
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Winter Wednesdays - It's Slightly Weird, But...
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- Mrs Bok - The Bok Flock said...
There is definitely one more! I didn't get a chance to post this one but I was thinking to myself 'oh there is one more winter wednesday next week I'll do it then!'
Your hair does not look remotely frizzy! - August 24, 2011 at 6:18 PM
- thenewgoodlife said...
I did also note the pre-emptive last winter Wednesday posts thinking I might have missed something on the whole end of winter start of spring thing.
Love the no frizz hair! - August 24, 2011 at 7:35 PM
- duchess_declutter said...
I just love the no humidity and it's great that your hair agrees too.
The Winter Wednesdays have been fun - I guess there can always be Spring Sundays etc. cheers Wendy - August 24, 2011 at 7:47 PM
- HAZEL said...
Okay...so I stuffed up. It is the penultimate Winter Wednesday...but I am so sick of Winter I am not doing it next week. If you want to do one...go right ahead..but this little chickadee is going to be enjoying Spring, from now on...
- August 24, 2011 at 8:18 PM
- dixiebelle said...
Here's to good hair days, er, months!!
- August 24, 2011 at 8:25 PM
- Ali said...
Ooo penultimate - we are pulling out the fancy vocabulary... what's that I hear Hazel? Sick of winter?? You? Sick of winter?
Dixiebelle, you should have seen me in Brazil... looked like I had popped my finger into a socket.
DD Sunny Springy Sundays... too cheerful?
Thenewgoodlife, some people just don't know when the month ends!
Mrs Bok - only 'cause it's winter! - August 24, 2011 at 8:40 PM
- Phoebe said...
Im glad we established that it's not the last winter wednesday. I was confused but am now satisfied with Hazel's reasoning. Lets forget the last week of winter and abandon your beautiful winter hair and embrace the frizz. FRIZZ oh glorious FRIZZ!!!!
- August 24, 2011 at 9:57 PM
- Mrs Bok - The Bok Flock said...
HAHA I just read phoebe's post and could only think of you and Florence, my Frizzle bantam - lots of FRIZZ! and laughing picturing you with hair like that!!
- August 24, 2011 at 10:32 PM
- Mark Willis said...
You're lucky to have hair! Some of us are more "Follickly challenged".
- August 25, 2011 at 6:21 AM
- hearts_in_asia said...
I understand the frizz thing. Not for me - sorry, but I got lucky there - but my poor mum suffers through frizz, rain, hail or shine, and has tried otu just about every anti-frizz product on the market ever promoted, a marketer's dream!
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- Daniel Murphy went 1 for 4 with an RBI double.
- Josh Thole went 1 for 2 with a double.
Capuano was great tonight. After a rough first inning of getting the ball stung, he really settled down and kept the giants at bay. I honestly thought after the first inning tonight, he was in for a 3 or 4 inning start. Very tough loss for Capuano tonight.
All of the Mets hits tonight were 2 out doubles. Kind of strange how things work out that way.
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2) Game got stuck towards the end of the construction site just after the last barrels fall down the iron trappings and the scene kind of opens up into something like a plain dirt ground. Like before in the snow level: No more enemies, but screen didn't scroll. This didn't happen the first time I played the mod, though.


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Workshop format: Sharon will use examples to show how effective filmmaking is used to motivate people to feel different emotions and even modify their behavior.
Who should attend this workshop: Any student who wants to effectively communicate the need for environmental behavior change. Applies to students interested in environmental policy, education, behavior change, communication/marketing, business, or community outreach. No film or editing experience or equipment is required to attend this workshop.
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In the film, The Animatrix, specifically the Beyond section after the girl and the kids are quarantined, they return to the spot that had the glitch. I understand why she dropped the can (to see whether it will float), but what was the fixation with the blood?
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There's a couple ways to interpret this scene. The straightforward approach is to just assume she was cutting her hand with the can to see if maybe the 'power' they thought they had had to do with the can or with themselves, meaning maybe only organic matter (bodies, blood, etc) will work, but the blood still dripped to the ground. The other more psychological approach is her realization that the place has no more 'magic' to it and the cutting is possibly an extreme way to feel something after having this area's special properties taken away from her. Finally, it could just be dramatic effect and nothing more, though the stories of the Matrix have never been known to use imagery for something so basic, I believe. |


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KABUL, Afghanistan — Recent pronouncements by the Taliban have raised the possibility that the insurgents may be softening their stance on what a future without U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan might look like.
But even among those who are most optimistic about reviving a stalled peace process, there is hesitation about prospects for reaching a political settlement before the bulk of NATO forces pull out in 2014. And others dismiss the Taliban's overtures as propaganda designed to build the group's political profile among Afghans and the international community.
At informal talks last week in France with Afghan government officials and members of the political opposition, Taliban representatives said the militant group wasn't looking to monopolize power and would be willing to govern with other factions. They also promised to grant rights to women and ethnic minorities, which they have violently repressed.
But there is reason for caution. According to some local and Western accounts, the group is riven by internal power struggles. Preliminary contacts between the United States and the Taliban's political representatives in Qatar met with a backlash from the group's military commanders that helped scuttle that initiative.
The insurgents are well aware of growing calls in the United States for an accelerated withdrawal from Afghanistan, and some appear to believe it makes more sense to wait out international troops than to come to the bargaining table.
The Taliban cut off contacts with the U.S. in March, accusing officials of failing to follow through on proposals to hand over several senior insurgents held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only American soldier known to be held by the Taliban. The proposed swap had been intended as a confidence-building measure.
President Hamid Karzai's own efforts at establishing a channel with the Taliban have also foundered.
In September 2011, a suicide bomber posing as a Taliban emissary killed Burhanuddin Rabbani, a former Afghan president and head of the High Peace Council set up by the government to conduct negotiations with the insurgents.
The government appears to have made more progress with recent overtures to Pakistan, which agreed to release at least nine Taliban prisoners who Afghan officials thought could help jump-start the peace process. But government officials would like Pakistan to do more, including using its influence to persuade the Afghan insurgents to begin formal negotiations.
Pakistan has ties to the Taliban that date back to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, and many experts believe it continues to support the insurgents as a hedge against nuclear archrival India.
Although the Taliban refuses to negotiate with the Afghan government, which it derides as a "puppet" of the United States, it agreed to send two representatives to France to present its views. The envoys read a speech that was later circulated to journalists.
Abdul Hakim Mujahid, a former Taliban envoy who represented the government's High Peace Council at the talks hosted by a French think tank at a secluded chateau near Paris, described the encounter as a "very successful step … toward peace and reconciliation."
"It was the first time in 10 years that the people of Afghanistan from different tribes, different political lines, including the government and opposition, came together around one table and discussed the problems of this country," he said. The views expressed "were not that much different."
He noted that there were two female Afghan parliamentarians among the participants and said there was joking between them and the Taliban representatives about the "excellent progress" made by the group on women's rights, given their willingness to sit at the same table.
The Taliban has suffered military setbacks, particularly in the south of Afghanistan, and U.S. officials have said the pressure is drawing some militants to the bargaining table.
A State Department official had no comment on the contents of the Taliban's speech. But he said, "We support such meetings and discussions among Afghans about the future of Afghanistan, and we will do whatever we can to support a peaceful political settlement."
Gran Hewad of the Afghanistan Analysts Network said the Taliban of today is not the same movement that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until the U.S.-led invasion in 2001.
"It's clear that the Taliban is not as popular as they were … or as strong," he said. "This is an opportunity. They are signaling that they are willing to talk, that they want to go forward."
But others aren't convinced that the line taken by the Taliban in France represents a genuine policy shift.
"It's too early to say," said Fazil Sancharaki, a spokesman for the National Coalition of Afghanistan, the party of President Hamid Karzai's main rival in the 2009 elections, Abdullah Abdullah. "On the one side, they are continuing their fighting; on the other side, they are taking part in political talks."
Gen. Atiqullah Baryalai, a former deputy defense minister and prominent member of the Northern Alliance that battled the Taliban in the 1990s, was blunter. "They are playing with words," he said. "It is just propaganda."
Baryalai said he believes the militants are probably buying time until the 2014 Western pullout, when he said they intend to make their move.
The speech delivered by the Taliban's representatives in France reiterated many of the group's long-standing policies. It said that the Taliban's "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" is the nation's "legitimate government" and insisted that all foreign forces leave the country.
It also demanded a new constitution because it said the current one was "written under the shadows of B-52 aircraft."
And it appeared to rule out Taliban participation in a presidential election scheduled for 2014, saying the poll would not be "beneficial for solving the Afghan quandary" because it will be organized under occupation.
Even the pledge to grant rights to women appeared to contain caveats.
"Women in Islam have the right to choose husbands, own property, right to inheritance and right to education and work," the speech said. "The Islamic Emirate will safeguard the rights of women such that their legitimate rights are not violated … and Islamic requirements endangered under the guise of education and work."
The government, for its part, maintains that the Taliban must agree to renounce violence, recognize the constitution, cut ties with foreign terrorists and respect human rights.
"Peace efforts are part of the process," Foreign Ministry spokesman Janan Mosazai said this week. "All these issues can't be resolved in one, two or three meetings. We hope that this process of meetings, consultations and dialogue, which includes all the key Afghan sides, will continue."
Special correspondent Hashmat Baktash contributed to this report.


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