一點睡，五點半起床，十分鐘出門，往運河，去拍照。在西門圓環被妓女招手，嚇人，繼續往目的地，第一次這樣子被召妓。拍了二百餘張照片。
回來睡，找阿賢等人又去，周氏蝦捲吃北白魚粳，湯頭黏稠適中，略有辛味，不錯吃。正端午往高雄或運河冠軍賽，待議。
和阿賢去立德，迷途羔羊，心驚，未知的眼前道路。立德大，甘蔗園，簡陋的設備，假正經的宿舍警衛，幹。落後學校，禁止逾子時睡覺，蔗園內的文明啊。回程依然心驚，依然未知的路程，終究豁然開狼，心愉。
晚上，阿公荔枝，在大王家享用。初見小芬，聲音細，沒有想像中的火辣。
2006-05-20
白沉‧夜趣
早上起床後沒有多心思擬稿，查詢影像處理的書籍，晚上衝去遠東請坤城幫忙借書，以後轉戰崑山或成大即可，不然去遠東也是有段距離。早上人文課老師有兩句話我記下來；一則是道家思想，把計劃講在前面，無形中也是給自己壓力，使自己沒有調整空間，以後若失敗，即不知如何面對別人，最好不要張揚。越事大事，越需如此。另一則是 Discovery 談水的專輯中結語，水，需要的只是時間，它創造了萬物。第一則是警戒自己，其次是妙語。
早上上課時，郭董說我頭髮掉了不少，我也發現最近肝火上升，睡眠不足、不規律，所以小便顏色較濃，該保養身體了，跑步。
下午有力無氣的，連怡萱都覺得不習慣想揍我，哈哈。上離散時還刻意想著早上的警戒語，心中沒有太大的起伏，平靜的自己一個人算著題目，思索內容，發覺效果良好，不易分心，或是精力用竭。
在遠東回程時，撥給 Cinphy，她考了 30x ，也建議她去推虎尾，因為推甄原本就要帶有點冒險的精神，去闖關，分發的話就來當我學妹了。約好 10:30 來拿光碟桶，結果牛奶碰巧出現，害我又跟他們去瘋狂。跑去長榮路上的阿伯冰店吃八寶牛奶冰，好甜，好冰，實在不適合半夜吃冰食。接著就去大王家，瘋到 2:30 才回家。我跟牛奶兩個散步時拆了兩張鹽埕里的候選人看板，結果還帶回自己的房間，想說來搞怪。但是阿賢又說，選舉期間，刻意破壞選舉廣告文宣是犯法的，哈哈，難不倒我的，來剪貼。
希望明天可以乖乖的寫演講稿，還有 Kitty 要的稿子，加油了。不要再讓邪惡的牛奶拖去 High，哈哈。
早上上課時，郭董說我頭髮掉了不少，我也發現最近肝火上升，睡眠不足、不規律，所以小便顏色較濃，該保養身體了，跑步。
下午有力無氣的，連怡萱都覺得不習慣想揍我，哈哈。上離散時還刻意想著早上的警戒語，心中沒有太大的起伏，平靜的自己一個人算著題目，思索內容，發覺效果良好，不易分心，或是精力用竭。
在遠東回程時，撥給 Cinphy，她考了 30x ，也建議她去推虎尾，因為推甄原本就要帶有點冒險的精神，去闖關，分發的話就來當我學妹了。約好 10:30 來拿光碟桶，結果牛奶碰巧出現，害我又跟他們去瘋狂。跑去長榮路上的阿伯冰店吃八寶牛奶冰，好甜，好冰，實在不適合半夜吃冰食。接著就去大王家，瘋到 2:30 才回家。我跟牛奶兩個散步時拆了兩張鹽埕里的候選人看板，結果還帶回自己的房間，想說來搞怪。但是阿賢又說，選舉期間，刻意破壞選舉廣告文宣是犯法的，哈哈，難不倒我的，來剪貼。
希望明天可以乖乖的寫演講稿，還有 Kitty 要的稿子，加油了。不要再讓邪惡的牛奶拖去 High，哈哈。
2006-05-18
歸納
睡到十點半起床，吃昨晚買的乾糧，原本以為早上會大風大雨，可卻是風和日麗。整理 Kitty 要的 Palm PDA 安裝 CJKOS，發現沒有她要的字典，明天要還她。整理 del.icio.us 及電腦裡的檔案，整理 BlogSpot 的子網誌，加入 comment 的機制，也換了 theme。有試用樂多了，有一個 Opera 專屬的問題，就是換 theme 時會 re-directing，但是會轉到日本，轉不回來，小e跟小狐都正常。因為樂多擺在 Hinet IDC 機房，所以速度大家都快。倒是 Wordpress.com 我想放棄了，按個 My Dashboard 就要等很久，即使它有再漂亮的 theme 及背負著 WP 的響名，我也想放棄。
後來，寫 Java HW，還剩一題。幫阿翔做 Ogre SDK Wizard 中文化，瘋子，一心一意只想要使其 HTML Validated，終究放棄不幹，因為中文化後對我影響等於零，只是知道原來 Wizard 是用 HTML 寫成的。
下午去看房子，設備更簡陋，路程較遠，地點坐落在河旁，頗安靜地。可是，參觀的過程，看見傢俱都滿髒的，所以就不想住那。Roger 原本想要明天來我這，期待週末的聯誼，可我想忙其他的事情，且沒人回覆我有冇活動，所以作罷，他選擇要去明志吧。晚點，Cinphy 想借光碟桶，老是約不到，哈哈，也看不到。
晚上，忙企劃書，還是沒有進度，原因在於沒閱讀怎麼瞎掰，明天去向老師延後，星期一給她，所以週末要看書了，也快要期末了，筆記要開始整理了，最好用影像回憶法。明早起床要改演講稿。
寫 paper 時，因為參考 ncsu 的範例，需要一個首頁的 logo，發覺自己的 gimp 能力不足，的確是需要看 tutorial 來增強能力。
後來，寫 Java HW，還剩一題。幫阿翔做 Ogre SDK Wizard 中文化，瘋子，一心一意只想要使其 HTML Validated，終究放棄不幹，因為中文化後對我影響等於零，只是知道原來 Wizard 是用 HTML 寫成的。
下午去看房子，設備更簡陋，路程較遠，地點坐落在河旁，頗安靜地。可是，參觀的過程，看見傢俱都滿髒的，所以就不想住那。Roger 原本想要明天來我這，期待週末的聯誼，可我想忙其他的事情，且沒人回覆我有冇活動，所以作罷，他選擇要去明志吧。晚點，Cinphy 想借光碟桶，老是約不到，哈哈，也看不到。
晚上，忙企劃書，還是沒有進度，原因在於沒閱讀怎麼瞎掰，明天去向老師延後，星期一給她，所以週末要看書了，也快要期末了，筆記要開始整理了，最好用影像回憶法。明早起床要改演講稿。
寫 paper 時，因為參考 ncsu 的範例，需要一個首頁的 logo，發覺自己的 gimp 能力不足，的確是需要看 tutorial 來增強能力。
2006-05-10
SGI Takes Action to Reduce Debt
在 in2 @ Ptt2 看到的。
Taiwan CNET,
http://taiwan.cnet.com/news/hardware/0,2000064553,20106223,00.htm
Silicon Graphics公司8日宣布，已根據破產法第11章聲請破產保護，希望藉重整過程走出財務困境。
SGI一度是生意興隆的伺服器與工作站製造商，產品備受好萊塢與製圖業歡迎。該公司宣布，已向紐約南區美國破產法院聲請破產保護，不久後便會呈交重整計畫，希望在六個月內完成破產重整過程，並東山再起。
此外，SGI表示，已和債權人簽署協議，將依照重整計畫簡化資本安排，並打消大約2.5億美元的債務。
SGI執行長Dennis McKenna發表書面聲明說：「這是必要、而且負責任的一步，將強化本公司並支持SGI轉危為安。」
總部在加州山景城的SGI自成立以來，歷經風風雨雨，曾多次力挽狂瀾。
最近一次力圖振作，是在今年3月。當時SGI宣布裁員12%，並聘請新的財務長和營運長。McKenna年初受聘為執行長，上任後便積極推動這些整頓措施。McKenna表示，他希望SGI擴大進軍有高階運算需求的新消費者市場，例如電信市場。
在1999年上任的前執行長Bob Bishop任內，SGI也在2000年推行組織改造計畫，營運焦點不再鎖定銷售超級電腦、多媒體軟體和消費者裝置用的嵌入式晶片，而是轉向更小型的市場，例如數位內容製作和科技研究計畫專用的超級電腦。例如，SGI的技術在電影「魔戒」等內容的製作過程中扮演重要的角色。
更前一任執行長Rick Belluzzo也曾設法整頓SGI，包括裁減1,500個職務，並脫售Cray超級電腦部門。
儘管SGI自1990年代初期以來頻頻整頓，但仍然虧損連連，失去投資人的寵愛。去年底， SGI的股票自紐約證交所下市。（唐慧文）
SGI news,
http://www.sgi.com/company_info/newsroom/press_releases/2006/may/sgi_reorg.html
SGI Announces Pre-Negotiated Reorganization
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., (May 8, 2006)—Silicon Graphics (OTC: SGID) today announced that it has reached an agreement with all of its Senior Secured bank lenders and with holders of a significant amount of its Senior Secured debt on the terms of a reorganization plan that will reduce its debt by approximately $250 million, greatly simplifying its capital structure.
As part of this agreement with many of its major stakeholders, and as the next step in its previously announced plan to reorganize its businesses, the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. SGI's non-U.S. subsidiaries, including European, Canadian, Mexican, South American and Asia Pacific subsidiaries were not included in the filing; will continue their business operations without supervision from the U.S. courts; and will not be subject to the requirements of chapter 11. The Company expects to file its Plan of Reorganization reflecting the agreement shortly, and to emerge from Chapter 11 within six months.
"We want to assure our customers, our employees and our communities that SGI is operating-business as usual," Dennis P. McKenna, the recently appointed, Chairman and CEO of SGI, stated. "Our customers can continue to rely on SGI for its mission-critical products, services, and support."
This reorganization is planned with no disruption to day-to-day customer and partner activities as the Company positions itself to recapture mindshare and market share. Over the last 100 days, the Company under the leadership of its new management team has had several significant achievements. During this time it has:
Assembled a new management team including a new Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as well as the appointment of other experienced executives;
Closed on some significant sales orders reflecting continued customer confidence in SGI;
Completed a program that has resulted in $100 million in annualized cost savings with an additional $50 million in savings underway;
Identified additional paths to streamline operating and administrative costs;
Improved efficiencies in its manufacturing operations;
Strengthened and expanded its product roadmap; and
Implemented a plan to reposition its product and market focus to take advantage of the Company's significant technology and market potential.
"This is a necessary and responsible step that will strengthen the Company and foster a sustained turnaround at SGI. This milestone marks a fundamental and comprehensive change," McKenna continued. "Our customers and partners want the Company to succeed because of the value SGI continues to bring to the disciplines and capabilities of discovery, innovation, engineering and information transformation which are at the center of the world's achievements and business processes."
"We expect to proceed quickly and will emerge from these proceedings with a significantly improved balance sheet and, as a result, greater operating flexibility. I am confident in SGI's future. The new direction I have set is comprehensive, the product portfolio we will unveil is expansive and our dedication to customer satisfaction is unwavering," McKenna added.
Certain holders of the Company's existing Senior Secured notes are providing SGI with a $70 million financing facility. The Senior Secured notes represent a majority of the Company's total outstanding debt. Subject to court approval, the proceeds from the financing together with cash generated from daily operations and cash on hand, will be used to paydown a portion of SGI's pre-petition debt and to fund operating expenses including post-petition supplier payments, employee wages and benefits, and other operating expenses.
The agreement contemplates that the Company's existing Senior Secured bondholders will be converting their existing debt into the new equity of SGI and, through a rights offering, will have the opportunity to purchase $50 million of additional new equity. The $50 million rights offering is being backstopped by certain of these bondholders to ensure that the Company raises the full $50 million of new equity capital. It is contemplated that the $50 million of new capital will be used to reduce debt and further enhance the Company's liquidity.
Upon confirmation of the plan, the new common stock of the Company will be issued to the holders of SGI's Senior Secured bonds in the manner described above. All of SGI's existing common stock and the unsecured subordinated debentures will be cancelled upon confirmation of the plan by the court and receive no recovery. Accordingly, the Company believes that SGI's currently outstanding common stock and unsecured subordinated debentures have no value.
McKenna concluded by stating "We regret the effect that this will have on SGI's shareholders and other unsecured creditors. SGI plays a critical role in the world's infrastructure. This needs to be preserved."
SGI's principal bankruptcy counsel is Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
The filings were made today in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
More information about SGI's reorganization is available on the Internet at www.sgi.com/reorg.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements relating to future events or expected financial performance that involve risks and uncertainties. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: the effects of our chapter 11 filing; our ability to maintain adequate liquidity; and our ability to obtain and maintain normal terms with customers, suppliers and service providers. These and other risks are or will be detailed from time to time in SGI's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Form 8K's filed today in conjunction with this announcement (and other announcements) and SGI's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 30, 2005. Silicon Graphics is under no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether changes occur as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SILICON GRAPHICS | The Source of Innovation and Discovery™
SGI, also known as Silicon Graphics, Inc. (OTC: SGID), is a leader in high-performance computing. SGI helps customers solve their computing challenges, whether it's sharing images to aid in brain surgery, finding oil more efficiently, studying global climate, providing technologies for homeland security and defense, enabling the transition from analog to digital broadcasting, or helping enterprises manage large data. With offices worldwide, the company is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., and can be found on the Web at www.sgi.com.
Silicon Graphics, SGI, the SGI cube and the SGI logo are registered trademarks and The Source of Innovation and Discovery is a trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc., in the United States and/or other countries worldwide. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
Taiwan CNET,
http://taiwan.cnet.com/news/hardware/0,2000064553,20106223,00.htm
Silicon Graphics公司8日宣布，已根據破產法第11章聲請破產保護，希望藉重整過程走出財務困境。
SGI一度是生意興隆的伺服器與工作站製造商，產品備受好萊塢與製圖業歡迎。該公司宣布，已向紐約南區美國破產法院聲請破產保護，不久後便會呈交重整計畫，希望在六個月內完成破產重整過程，並東山再起。
此外，SGI表示，已和債權人簽署協議，將依照重整計畫簡化資本安排，並打消大約2.5億美元的債務。
SGI執行長Dennis McKenna發表書面聲明說：「這是必要、而且負責任的一步，將強化本公司並支持SGI轉危為安。」
總部在加州山景城的SGI自成立以來，歷經風風雨雨，曾多次力挽狂瀾。
最近一次力圖振作，是在今年3月。當時SGI宣布裁員12%，並聘請新的財務長和營運長。McKenna年初受聘為執行長，上任後便積極推動這些整頓措施。McKenna表示，他希望SGI擴大進軍有高階運算需求的新消費者市場，例如電信市場。
在1999年上任的前執行長Bob Bishop任內，SGI也在2000年推行組織改造計畫，營運焦點不再鎖定銷售超級電腦、多媒體軟體和消費者裝置用的嵌入式晶片，而是轉向更小型的市場，例如數位內容製作和科技研究計畫專用的超級電腦。例如，SGI的技術在電影「魔戒」等內容的製作過程中扮演重要的角色。
更前一任執行長Rick Belluzzo也曾設法整頓SGI，包括裁減1,500個職務，並脫售Cray超級電腦部門。
儘管SGI自1990年代初期以來頻頻整頓，但仍然虧損連連，失去投資人的寵愛。去年底， SGI的股票自紐約證交所下市。（唐慧文）
SGI news,
http://www.sgi.com/company_info/newsroom/press_releases/2006/may/sgi_reorg.html
SGI Announces Pre-Negotiated Reorganization
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., (May 8, 2006)—Silicon Graphics (OTC: SGID) today announced that it has reached an agreement with all of its Senior Secured bank lenders and with holders of a significant amount of its Senior Secured debt on the terms of a reorganization plan that will reduce its debt by approximately $250 million, greatly simplifying its capital structure.
As part of this agreement with many of its major stakeholders, and as the next step in its previously announced plan to reorganize its businesses, the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. SGI's non-U.S. subsidiaries, including European, Canadian, Mexican, South American and Asia Pacific subsidiaries were not included in the filing; will continue their business operations without supervision from the U.S. courts; and will not be subject to the requirements of chapter 11. The Company expects to file its Plan of Reorganization reflecting the agreement shortly, and to emerge from Chapter 11 within six months.
"We want to assure our customers, our employees and our communities that SGI is operating-business as usual," Dennis P. McKenna, the recently appointed, Chairman and CEO of SGI, stated. "Our customers can continue to rely on SGI for its mission-critical products, services, and support."
This reorganization is planned with no disruption to day-to-day customer and partner activities as the Company positions itself to recapture mindshare and market share. Over the last 100 days, the Company under the leadership of its new management team has had several significant achievements. During this time it has:
Assembled a new management team including a new Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as well as the appointment of other experienced executives;
Closed on some significant sales orders reflecting continued customer confidence in SGI;
Completed a program that has resulted in $100 million in annualized cost savings with an additional $50 million in savings underway;
Identified additional paths to streamline operating and administrative costs;
Improved efficiencies in its manufacturing operations;
Strengthened and expanded its product roadmap; and
Implemented a plan to reposition its product and market focus to take advantage of the Company's significant technology and market potential.
"This is a necessary and responsible step that will strengthen the Company and foster a sustained turnaround at SGI. This milestone marks a fundamental and comprehensive change," McKenna continued. "Our customers and partners want the Company to succeed because of the value SGI continues to bring to the disciplines and capabilities of discovery, innovation, engineering and information transformation which are at the center of the world's achievements and business processes."
"We expect to proceed quickly and will emerge from these proceedings with a significantly improved balance sheet and, as a result, greater operating flexibility. I am confident in SGI's future. The new direction I have set is comprehensive, the product portfolio we will unveil is expansive and our dedication to customer satisfaction is unwavering," McKenna added.
Certain holders of the Company's existing Senior Secured notes are providing SGI with a $70 million financing facility. The Senior Secured notes represent a majority of the Company's total outstanding debt. Subject to court approval, the proceeds from the financing together with cash generated from daily operations and cash on hand, will be used to paydown a portion of SGI's pre-petition debt and to fund operating expenses including post-petition supplier payments, employee wages and benefits, and other operating expenses.
The agreement contemplates that the Company's existing Senior Secured bondholders will be converting their existing debt into the new equity of SGI and, through a rights offering, will have the opportunity to purchase $50 million of additional new equity. The $50 million rights offering is being backstopped by certain of these bondholders to ensure that the Company raises the full $50 million of new equity capital. It is contemplated that the $50 million of new capital will be used to reduce debt and further enhance the Company's liquidity.
Upon confirmation of the plan, the new common stock of the Company will be issued to the holders of SGI's Senior Secured bonds in the manner described above. All of SGI's existing common stock and the unsecured subordinated debentures will be cancelled upon confirmation of the plan by the court and receive no recovery. Accordingly, the Company believes that SGI's currently outstanding common stock and unsecured subordinated debentures have no value.
McKenna concluded by stating "We regret the effect that this will have on SGI's shareholders and other unsecured creditors. SGI plays a critical role in the world's infrastructure. This needs to be preserved."
SGI's principal bankruptcy counsel is Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
The filings were made today in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
More information about SGI's reorganization is available on the Internet at www.sgi.com/reorg.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements relating to future events or expected financial performance that involve risks and uncertainties. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: the effects of our chapter 11 filing; our ability to maintain adequate liquidity; and our ability to obtain and maintain normal terms with customers, suppliers and service providers. These and other risks are or will be detailed from time to time in SGI's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Form 8K's filed today in conjunction with this announcement (and other announcements) and SGI's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 30, 2005. Silicon Graphics is under no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether changes occur as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SILICON GRAPHICS | The Source of Innovation and Discovery™
SGI, also known as Silicon Graphics, Inc. (OTC: SGID), is a leader in high-performance computing. SGI helps customers solve their computing challenges, whether it's sharing images to aid in brain surgery, finding oil more efficiently, studying global climate, providing technologies for homeland security and defense, enabling the transition from analog to digital broadcasting, or helping enterprises manage large data. With offices worldwide, the company is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., and can be found on the Web at www.sgi.com.
Silicon Graphics, SGI, the SGI cube and the SGI logo are registered trademarks and The Source of Innovation and Discovery is a trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc., in the United States and/or other countries worldwide. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
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