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HP's performance today in Washington
I heard this morning that the HP general counsel resigned and will refuse to testify at today's congressional hearing. This mess is now at Mark Hurd's doorstep. I'd be interes... |
HP shareholder |
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on Oct 17, 2006 at 7:24 am by bwu, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Did anyone see Dunn on 60 Minutes?
I thought Pattie Dunn shed some interesting light on the internal politics of the HP board room. If you believe her, it sounds like she has been hung out to dry by Mark Hurd a... |
HP shareholder |
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on Oct 11, 2006 at 11:27 pm by J.L., a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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Legislators need courage to end high-speed rail now
Readers! Please inundate our local state legislators with calls, emails, tweets, whatever, urging them to vote no on high-speed rail. No hedging their bets, kicking the can do... |
Editor |
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on Jun 13, 2012 at 11:35 am by Toady, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Space Program
I was really excited to see the Shuttle launch on Tuesday. I'm glad everything went smoothly, and of course, I hope their mission is successful, and they get home safe.
That... |
Mac |
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on Jul 5, 2006 at 10:20 pm by Mac, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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HP to dispose of Little Basin
Who will take it over? |
Friend of HP |
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on Apr 3, 2008 at 4:55 pm by hiker, a resident of Mountain View |
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Oil and the Empire
The oil men of the Bush administration are trying to set up one of the biggest swindles in history--the great Iraq oil robbery.
The cabinet of the new Iraqi government, u... |
Albert |
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on Apr 3, 2007 at 6:38 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Emergency Rally for Childrens Health Care
Please pass this information on to friends, neighbors, families and supporters of health care for children.
You may have heard on the news this morning that President Bush ... |
Elaine Elbizri |
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on Oct 4, 2007 at 2:45 pm by good grief, a member of the Gunn High School community |
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A phoenix rising
Katherine Lerer was at the top of her game in 1994. At age 49, she was fit; she was educated. She was a mother, a wife and a top-selling Palo Alto Realtor. But that year, her ... |
Editor |
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on Sep 2, 2007 at 11:29 am by Lynn Cornish, a resident of Woodside |
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Is The New Addition Really The Internet? Or Are Psychiatrists "Excuse Addicts"?
PA Online just posted this article about yet another addiction identified by the busy "addict-discovery" bees in the psychiatric community
Web Link... |
anonymous coward |
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on Oct 20, 2006 at 3:50 pm by Guest, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Good News! California Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage
Web Link
This is great news for a minority that deserves every right that their heterosexual counterpar... |
Mike |
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on May 21, 2008 at 5:25 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Rally for Healthcare in Sacto with Michael Moore!
Go SiCKO in Sacto today with Michael Moore, 1:45pm! Rally with Mike and California nurses!
Web Link
Great quote for the Executive Director of the Calif... |
Anne |
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on Jul 11, 2007 at 12:32 am by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Obamas Big Speech the Gulf Oil Leak
He's laying out a "battle plan" to fight the leak at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. He's "deploying" the military.
The fact that he had to make the speech is to prepare us... |
Sharon |
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on Jul 29, 2012 at 9:53 am by Pearl Murdock of Fox, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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FOLEY
Once again prominent Republicans have been caught lying. Mark Foley’s press secretary claimed that attacks on Congressman Foley were partisan, but his boss abruptly resigned w... |
Jag Singh |
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on Oct 4, 2006 at 3:35 pm by Marvin, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Patty Fisher Column About Priuses Does Disservice
Patty Fisher, San Jose Mercury News columnist, recently wrote a piece entitled "Priuses lack the cachet they had at first."
Web Link... |
Prius Owner |
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on Mar 12, 2007 at 3:36 am by Another mother here, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Compare Peninsula Funeral Prices
The Funeral Education Foundation based in Palo Alto just released its 2006 survey of mortuary prices in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. The survey indicates that there is ... |
Marjorie Bridges |
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on Dec 10, 2006 at 10:36 am by Marjorie Bridges, a resident of another community |
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Sexual harassment in the US military
Our brave sisters in the military continue to suffer sexual harassment with virtually no protection from their predators and their superiors. Army Specialist Suzanne Swift re... |
Jag Singh |
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on Jul 14, 2006 at 4:29 pm by John, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Election is Over. Gas prices go up...
Web Link |
anonymous |
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on Nov 10, 2006 at 2:11 pm by anonymous, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Steve Jobs, Apple's creative genius, dies at 56
Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple and the creative force behind the company's transformation into one of the world's most iconic and pace-setting technology giants, died Wed... |
Editor |
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on Oct 15, 2011 at 9:52 pm by kjo5, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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Election surprises
What surprised you about the election results? What outcomes were you pleased with? Upset about? Post your comments on the election and share your reactions on this thread!
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Tyler Hanley |
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on Nov 10, 2006 at 11:34 pm by Jerry, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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ISRAEL
The Bush and prior US administrations blatant partiality towards Israel has contributed to the escalating tensions between Israel and the Palestinians. Our government continue... |
Jag Singh |
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on Sep 24, 2009 at 6:26 pm by GET OVER IT, a resident of another community |
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California Unclaimed Property
I just read an article on SFGate about the California Unclaimed Property website.
Web Link
Was interesting to look up different names. Steve Jobs an... |
QQ |
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on Jul 1, 2007 at 11:26 pm by QQ, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Why do manufacturers still use molded plastic pkgs?
I like to recycle or reuse whenever possible. I've noticed that most syrofoam packaging (eg. raw meat packages, styrofoam takeout packages and Jamba juice cups) are labelled ... |
Lisa |
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on Mar 13, 2007 at 3:20 am by annette, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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British professors approve plan to boycott Israeli academics, Israeli universities
More than 120,000 college-level educators, voted May 30 to pass a resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli academics and universities, as well as a moratorium on European U... |
Tally Ho |
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on Jun 4, 2007 at 9:36 pm by Tally Ho, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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VIDEO: Space Shuttle Endeavour passes over Bay Area
A massive crowd gathered on the tarmac at Moffett Federal Airfield Friday morning to watch the historic last flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour as it was ferried to a museum in... |
Editor |
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on Sep 23, 2012 at 8:19 am by BC, a resident of Mountain View |
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Prisoner abuse in Iraq
Despite the world-wide revulsion of the abuse of detainees in Iraq, the Pentagon chooses to turn a deaf ear to the universal condemnation of such abuses.
More recently it h... |
Jag Singh |
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on Jun 26, 2006 at 11:04 am by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |