BP p.l.c.
International Headquarters
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London, SW1Y 4PD
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Attention

Following a meeting with the President of the United States, 16 June 2010, the BP Board announces an agreed package of measures to meet its obligations as a responsible party

arising from the Deepwater Horizon spill.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100616/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill

Agreement was reached to create a $20bn claims fund over the next three and a half years on the following basis:

BP will initially make payments of $3bn in Q3 of 2010 and $2bn in Q4 of 2010. These will be followed by a payment of $1.25bn per quarter until a total of $20bn has been paid in.

While the fund is building, BP's commitments will be assured by the setting aside of U.S. assets with a value of $20bn. The intention is that this level of assets will decline as cash contributions are made to the fund.

The fund will be available to satisfy legitimate claims including natural resource damages and state and local response costs. Fines and penalties will be excluded from the fund and paid separately. Payments from the fund will be made as they are adjudicated, whether by the Independent Claims Facility (ICF) referred to below, or by a court, or as agreed by BP.
The ICF will be administered by Ken Feinberg. The ICF will adjudicate on all Oil Pollution Act and tort claims excluding all federal and state claims.

Any money left in the fund once all legitimate claims have been resolved and paid will revert to BP.

If you have any claims, you advised to open an online account immediately with Fibia Private Bank UK for immediate payments.

INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO OPEN AN ONLINE ACCOUNT IN FIBIA PRIVATE BANK.

Please,log into the website www.fibiaprivate.com and click on ONLINE BANKING or simply go to  http://fibiaprivate.com/clientaccess/index.php , then fill all the necessary required information and SUBMIT, this will immediately qualify you to operate an Online account with the bank.

To date, BP has opened 25 claims offices and issued approximately 25,000 claims checks totalling $63 million.By the end of the week we expect to have paid out $85 million inclusive of these initial large loss claims payments.

Our commitment to resolving pending claims
BP is committed to working with individuals to ensure that ALL legitimate claims are paid.

We have asked the companies processing claims to assist individuals and businesses that may be experiencing difficulty identifying or locating necessary information.

BP deeply regrets that you have been impacted and inconvenienced.

Regards,
James Foster

WOW!!!  Glad I checked in on the SOC bunch.  Testy.  Jud, are you saying bouffant hairdos are passe?    And Barry send Joan wishes for a full recovery from me.  Now back to Mother Theresa and The Devil Woman.  

Lynelle, now you've raised a whole new topic.  I said I was thinking about it, but there are of course other considerations.  I can't just do as I please without regard for those I spend my life with.  While my son would embrace the idea, my daughter (equally wonderful) who is slightly more rigid in her thinking would be appalled.  My husband would never condone it.  He's an ex-marine and rigid as an iron pipe!  I can of course do anytihng I choose to do, but isn't it selfish to disregard those who mean the most to me, just to satisfy my own whims!? Are we going to analyze this too?  For the record, I'm probably not getting a tattoo! But if I did, it would not diminish who I am...I think that's my point anyway!

Lynelle, like it or not the world has changed...so whether they need to brush up on manners about wearing a hat at the table or the likely choice (b) are not concerned about their perception by others, the point is that it still doesn't mean they are lacking in character, intelligence or spiritual values.  It doesn't mean anything significant...as for going to North Park in a bath robe, well that's not trendy quite yet, but if we live long enough it might be.  Store clerks should not show favoritism for customers who appear to be more refined than others (i.e. scrambling to wait on the one with the biggest diamond ring)...that is the same pitfall we have been addressing all day...it's all about perception...we are all human beings, each with a heart, each with joys and sorrows...each needing to be accepted without criticism! I was thinking about getting a tattoo!

Jack, take Hwy 19 north from I-20 at Canton about 7 miles.  Peachguy's place is on the east side of Hwy 19.  Now, back to As The World Spins! 

Lynelle, thanks for the congrats...you haven't been judged at all, but to say someone lacks intelligence because they wear a baseball cap  backwards or sideways projects the appearance of being small-minded...it's not judgement...again, it's all about perception and I was taught to always assign the highest motive to the behavior of others (thinking the best)...so I try to do that...I too find myself with thoughts like that...I'm human and I was raised in a world of prejudice which I strive to overcome...my wonderful son has opened my eyes to that.  We are alll a reflection of our environment....Oh, to be good! That would be awesome...but I'm not good and others aren't bad just because they are different from me...they might be, but they also might not be! Enough! I'm pretty sure you are a great woman!

Lynelle, I truly understand what you are saying...but you CANNOT judge a book by it's cover! I'm going to get personal here.  This is a good story and worth remembering.  My son, age 33, is brilliant, makes more than a simple 6 figure salary and is highly respected by all who know him.  He is the most solid guy you could ever meet and faithful to a fault! He is discerning and compassionate...always for the underdog!  He has lived debt free for at least ten years, including paying us back every penny for his college education which he did on his own because he felt good about it and he was appreciative of our hard work to provide him a good life.  He's anything but a gangster! A couple of years ago he and a friend were in Switzerland and most of the hotel rooms were sold out due to events in the area.  They went into a posh hotel late at night in their baggy shorts, tee-shirts and baseball caps (Oh, and they both have tattoos).  The desk clerk said "we don't have any rooms"...but he hesitated, so my son said..."do you have anything at all?"  The guy said "yeah, but it's $450 a  night." To which my son replied, "what, you think we can't afford it?"  They stayed there and after a very insightful talk with the GM the following morning, they got the room for free for 2 nights...that desk clerk blew it...there's a lesson here for all of us!  Every mother in the world should pray for a son like the one God gave to me...tattoos and all!

Shhhh! Barry...keep them in your closet...the doc keeps his ciggies in his desk and the taxi driver chews tic-tacs!  It's all about perception and some folks believe they have an inside track even if the patient before them left their cigs on the doc's desk! It's a "judgement" call!

Jud, you are wise...it really isn't about what someone else thinks so much as the principle of the matter...no one has the right to cast aspersions on another's character on the basis of his/her appearance, but they do!

Casual words give cause to reflect! The world will forever judge folks on their appearance...that's just how it is, but God sees their hearts and that's all that really matters anyway.  I just hate that anyone looks at another and decides their intelligence, values and character by their appearance! I know most folks do it, but it's really sad...on your worst day, do you want someone evaluating who you are by the way you look...I don't! Just something to think about!

Barry, it sounds like Cousin Johnny has inadvertently purchased capri pants instead.  At least drop the black socks Johnny, or get a wide belt and a pirate's hat, and pass yourself off as Johnny Depp at the grocery store. 

Barry, while John is shopping for shorts and groceries to assist Dru in her recovery, (way to go John) Ginger thinks "everybody is talking about SOC '63"  ...that's okay Ginger, we have folks who think the same thing about SOC '62...hahahaha!   Now that's very amusing! Barry, please don't be so sensitive...on every one of these websites, there is a dominance by certain folks...Your ideas are different from theirs...you are a "Renegade" and that's a good thing!  What if we were all alike...yikes!  How is Joan doing with that broken wrist? Namaste!