FYI
---------------------- Forwarded by Mitchell Taylor/Corp/Enron on 01/29/2001
06:58 PM ---------------------------

"Erickson, Vicki" <VErickson@sppc.com> on 01/29/2001 05:06:32 PM
To: "'mitchell.taylor@enron.com'" <mitchell.taylor@enron.com>
cc:

Subject: FW: PUCN Filing - Monday, January 29, 2001

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erickson, Vicki
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 3:04 PM
> To: 'mitchell.taylor@enron.colm'; 'Mark.metts@enron.com';
> 'Paul.Kaufman@enron.com'
> Cc: Oldham, Steve; Atkinson, Rich
> Subject: PUCN Filing - Monday, January 29, 2001
>
> Earlier today, Sierra Pacific and Nevada Power filed a plan with the
> Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) that is designed to stabilize
> the energy markets in the state. Below is the text of a news release
> announcing the emergency Comprehensive Energy Plan.  Also attached is the
> filing with exhibits.
>
> Let me know if you need anything else.
>
> Thanks,  Vicki Erickson
>
>  <<010129_application.pdf.pdf>>    <<010129_plan.pdf.pdf>>
> <<010129_appendix_a.pdf.pdf>>    <<010129_appendix_b.pdf.pdf>>
> <<010129_appendix_c.pdf.pdf>>    <<010129_appendix_d.pdf.pdf>>
> <<010129_appendix_e.pdf.pdf>>
>
> Sierra Pacific, Nevada Power Offer Emergency Plan to Assure
> Reliable, Reasonably Priced Electricity for Nevadans
>
>  Warning that Nevada must take rapid and dramatic action to avoid
> being "engulfed by the financial and operational chaos" of the California
> energy market, Sierra Pacific and Nevada Power CEO Walt Higgins today
> outlined an emergency package of proposed long-term contracts, tiered
> price increases, low income assistance and conservation programs to
> stabilize the energy markets in the state.
> In the plan filed today with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
> (PUCN), the companies are proposing short-term emergency price increases
> ranging from zero for certain low-usage customers to as much as 29 percent
> for the state's largest energy users to correct serious imbalances between
> the cost of wholesale power and retail prices. The average increase is 17
> percent.
> The same imbalance bringing the near collapse of the California power
> system is sweeping the Western U.S. and prompting nearly every other
> utility to take similar measures to assure reliable utility service.
>  "Nevada, despite a good energy policy, is not immune from what is
> happening in California," said Higgins at a news conference today in Las
> Vegas.  "This situation is unprecedented, unanticipated and potentially
> disastrous for Nevadans if we do not exercise the leadership it takes now
> to correct these imbalances in supply and demand and between cost and
> price. No business can continue selling a product for less than it costs
> them to buy it on the wholesale market.
> "We know any rate increase is painful, but there is no escaping the fact
> that the consequences of inaction are much more severe to the residents
> and businesses of this state, as California clearly shows. Nevadans simply
> cannot let the lights go out with the kind of irresponsible inaction we've
> witnessed over the hill. Even with this increase, our rates will still be
> lower than in California.
> "Moreover, as part of the plan we propose programs to help low-income
> customers and to help residents and businesses manage their total energy
> bills."
>   In the plan filed today, the companies map out an emergency,
> comprehensive plan to meet the state's short- and long-term energy needs,
> focusing on new mechanisms to recover the skyrocketing cost of wholesale
> power and including automatic price reductions as wholesale prices
> eventually fall. The plan also calls for accelerated approval of new
> long-term power contracts and encourages new power plant development.
> Higgins said the plan also voices agreement with Nevada's go-slow approach
> to electricity deregulation.
> "The Nevada legislature and commission have shown a lot of foresight in
> how to
> handle energy deregulation in the state, and there is no reason to go
> backward," said
> Higgins.  "What we need is to continue forward but in a way that clearly
> anticipates the impact of market forces in the state."
> Higgins noted that the pending sale of generation assets required as part
> of the merger of Sierra Pacific Resources and Nevada Power will allow the
> companies to buy power from the new plant owners at discounted prices for
> two years.  However, he said the California turmoil has slowed the sales
> and put at risk these protective contracts.
>  Sierra Pacific and Nevada Power are proposing that the new mechanism
> take effect on March 1, 2001.  They propose that it be adjusted on March
> 1, 2002, or sooner as wholesale prices fall and if divestiture of the
> utilities' Nevada power plants is completed and contracts are in place
> that guarantee the company can purchase power from those plants for two
> years at 1998 prices.
> Nevada Power customers who use 400 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity or
> less per month and Sierra Pacific customers who use 300 kWh of electricity
> or less per month would not see this increase in their power bills due to
> the tiered rate. The proposal represents an overall increase in rates of
> approximately 17 percent.
>  Higgins said that even with the July 2000 Global Settlement, which
> requires Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific to file monthly rate adjustments
> for fuel and purchased power (the F&PP Rider), the utilities have lost
> over $125 million on fuel and purchased
> power transactions.
> "We are losing millions and millions of dollars now and it will get much
> worse if this plan is not adopted," Higgins said. "We stand to lose
> hundreds of millions more because the caps on price increases are keeping
> rates artificially low. When the settlement was negotiated, no one
> expected prices for fuel and purchased power would continue to skyrocket
> to unheard of levels," Higgins said. "We've saved over $30 million in
> operating efficiencies since the Sierra Pacific - Nevada Power merger, but
> we simply do not have the same ability to control $1.5 billion annually of
> fuel and purchased power expenses in an energy marketplace that's gone
> haywire."
>  In today's filing, the utilities state they will continue to make
> the monthly fuel and purchased power (F&PP) filings, which are scheduled
> to expire on March 1, 2003. Both the F&PP Rider and the new emergency
> Comprehensive Energy Plan (CEP) Rider proposed in the plan represent
> dollar-for-dollar pass through of wholesale costs.
> If approved, the CEP Rider will result in a monthly power bill increase of
> approximately $6.37 for a typical Sierra Pacific residential customer
> using 650 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity per month, and approximately
> $12.63 for a typical Nevada Power residential customer using 1,100 kWh of
> electricity.
> Up to $5 million in revenue generated by the CEP Rider would be provided
> to the State of Nevada to be used at the state's discretion to fund
> conservation and low-income protection programs.
> The proposed tiered rate offers protection for residents with low
> electricity usage and
> encourages consumers to be energy efficient. Residential CEP Rider rates
> are based on electricity usage as follows:
>
>     Nevada Power
>  ? First 400 kWh per month   No charge
>  ? Next 275 kWh per month  $0.01500 per kWh
>  ? Above 675 kWh per month  $0.02000 per kWh
>
>    Sierra Pacific Power
>  ? First 300 kWh per month   No charge
>  ? Next  250 kWh per month  $0.01500 per kWh
>  ? Above 550 kWh per month  $0.02617 per kWh
>
 - 010129_application.pdf.pdf
 - 010129_plan.pdf.pdf
 - 010129_appendix_a.pdf.pdf
 - 010129_appendix_b.pdf.pdf
 - 010129_appendix_c.pdf.pdf
 - 010129_appendix_d.pdf.pdf
 - 010129_appendix_e.pdf.pdf


Thanks, it looks good.

Gerald Nemec@ECT
08/02/2000 10:38 AM
To: Ranabir Dutt/Corp/Enron@Enron
cc:

Subject: Lost Creek Conversion

Ranabir,  Attached is the letter with my revisions.  Let me know if you have
any questions.


Cool !

	From:  Jeff Bartlett                           02/07/2001 03:16 PM

To: Martin Bucknell/Enron@EnronXGate
cc:  (bcc: Harry Arora/HOU/ECT)

Subject: Enron Flat Panel Procurement

Just left you a voicemail, but thought I would follow up with an email
summarizing my conversation earlier today with Philippe.
Apparently for the new building, Enron will be purchasing 2000+ flat panels
(I assume mostly PC monitors with potentially some Plasma TVs).   Philippe
would like to arrange 3 or 4 bidders to compete in a live, online DealBench
auction.   He mentioned that you would be in charge of contacting Compaq, NEC
and the other suppliers of these displays and would be the primary Enron
person involved in this procurement (I'm estimating it at a $2 to $4 million
contract).

I wanted to offer to have one of our Marketing professionals spend some time
with you to walk through a sample auction to make sure you are comfortable
with our platform and that we can meet all your live auctioning needs.
Please give me a call at 3-5629 when you have a minute to discuss.  If you
want to arrange a demo, please contact Vanessa Carranza (3-5030).

thanks,
Jeff

Jeffrey M. Bartlett
Director, Enron Net Works
713-853-5629
jeff.bartlett@enron.com


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Just called...they're going to put it on our door tonight.  We just have to sign it and stick it in the night drop.

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Gillette, Lisa
Sent:	Thursday, May 31, 2001 3:08 PM
To:	Scott, Susan M.
Subject:	Apt. Lease

Hey,

Do you have time to call the apt and have them fax over the lease?

Let me know.


Is it lunch or dinner on May 10?

From: Karen Marshall on 04/06/2001 09:51 AM
To: Richard Causey/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Sally Beck/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Working on May 10th Dinner for Scholarship recipients

Rick & Sally,

I have phoned all of the scholarship recipients and left messages for them
regarding dinner on May 10th.  I should have an answer by Monday.

Thanks,

Karen
----- Forwarded by Karen Marshall/HOU/ECT on 04/06/2001 09:48 AM -----

	Karen Marshall
	03/28/2001 08:12 PM

		 To: Sally Beck/HOU/ECT@ECT, Richard Causey/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Gene
Humphrey/Enron@EnronXGate, Wanda Curry/HOU/EES@EES, Brent A
Price/Enron@EnronXGate, Charlene Jackson/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Christie
Patrick/HOU/ECT@ECT, Loftus Fitzwater/NA/Enron@Enron, Roger
Ondreko/Enron@EnronXGate, Andrea V Reed/Enron@EnronXGate
		 cc: Kristin Gandy/NA/Enron@Enron, Gwynn Gorsuch/NA/Enron@ENRON, Elyse
Kalmans/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Laura Schwartz/Corp/Enron@Enron, Bert
Frazier/Enron@EnronXGate, Billy Lemmons/Corp/Enron@ENRON,
eloy.garcia@bus.utexas.edu
		 Subject: UT/Enron MBA Excellence 2001 Scholarship Winners Announced!

I am pleased to announce the recipients of the 2001 University of Texas Enron
MBA Excellence Scholarships:

Christopher Cashman
SooPang Tang
Holland Brown

Each student will receive $10,000 in scholarship money based on their essays,
interviews and on how they exemplified the vision, values and beliefs of
Enron.
I have already notified  the winners, so  please join me in congratulating
each one on a job well done.

Special thanks to everyone who participated in the selection of the
winners.   Stay tuned for details on the date and time for the Scholarship
Awards dinner slated for early next semester!

 E-mail: christopher.cashman@mba02.bus.utexas.edu Phone:  512-836-6489
 E-mail: soopang.tang@mba02.bus.utexas.edu Phone:  512-708-0161
 E-mail: holland.brown@mba02.bus.utexas.edu Phone:  512-440-1142

FYI... All of the candidates that interviewed were outstanding according to
the scholarship interview team (Sally Beck, Andrea Reed, Roger Ondreko and
Loftus Fitzwater).  I will be sending each of them a letter to thank them for
their participation and encourage them to consider Enron when interviewing
for full time opportunities next semester.

Thank you,

Karen Marshall


---------------------- Forwarded by Mark Taylor/HOU/ECT on 02/22/2000 01:55
PM ---------------------------
From: Michael Allen/ENRON@Gateway on 02/22/2000 12:09 PM
To: Dale Rasmussen/HOU/ECT@ECT, Mark Taylor/HOU/ECT@ECT, Barry
Marson/ENRON@Gateway, Dan Bemis/ENRON@Gateway, Charlie Allcock/ENRON@Gateway,
ERIC HOUGER/ENRON@Gateway, Jay Martinez/ENRON@Gateway, Janet
Gulley/ENRON@Gateway, John Linn/ENRON@Gateway, Mark Peery/ENRON@Gateway,
CAROL BROWN/ENRON@Gateway, James Mitchell/ENRON@Gateway, Ed
Miska/ENRON@Gateway, Linda Luedtke/ENRON@Gateway, AL
ALEXANDERSON/ENRON@Gateway, Jill Kendrick/ENRON@Gateway, Shari
Johnson/ENRON@Gateway, John Lisiecki/ENRON@Gateway, Joyce Bell/ENRON@Gateway,
MICHAEL SHAW1/ENRON@Gateway, STEVE COX/ENRON@Gateway
cc:
Subject: packages

You have received either a FedEx, UPS or other package in the mailroom on
2/22/00.  They will delivered on the 11 o'clock run.  If they are either too
large or too heavy to fit on the mail cart, or are non-priority,  they will be
delivered prior to 4 PM.  Any questions please call 8505.

Thanks
MA


---------------------- Forwarded by Darron C Giron/HOU/ECT on 04/09/2001
02:07 PM ---------------------------

	From:  Kevin P Radous @ ENRON                           04/09/2001 02:03 PM

To: Darron Giron
cc:
Subject: Save the Date

---------------------- Forwarded by Kevin P Radous/Corp/Enron on 04/09/2001
02:03 PM ---------------------------
From: Lynn Pikofsky on 04/06/2001 09:19 AM
To: Laura Luce/Corp/Enron@Enron, Gregg Penman/Corp/Enron@Enron, Tim
Hermann/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Barbara G Dillard/Corp/Enron@Enron, Cary M
Carrabine/Corp/Enron@Enron, Steve Richman/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Richard
Tomaski/Corp/Enron@Enron, Kevin P Radous/Corp/Enron@Enron, Russell E
Murrell/Corp/Enron@Enron, Roy Rodriguez/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Lee
Fascetti/Corp/Enron@Enron, Mark Mixon/NA/Enron@Enron, Kay.classen@enron.com,
James Simpson/HOU/ECT@ECT, Jona Kimbrough/NA/Enron@Enron, Robin
Rodrigue/NA/Enron@ENRON, Paul Burgener/Corp/Enron@ENRON
cc:
Subject: Save the Date

We are planning a cubs game outing on Thursday, May 17th.  We have a rooftop
reserved for the Cubs vs. Astros, the game begins at 1:05 p.m.  More details
to follow.


Please see attached draft letters for your review and comment.

Scott A. Turner
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Suite 2600, Three Bentall Centre
595 Burrard Street, PO Box 49314
Vancouver, BC  V7X 1L3

Tel:  604.631.3318
Fax:  604.631.3309
E-mail:  sat@blakes.com

This e-mail communication is confidential and legally privileged.  If you are
not the intended recipient, please notify me at the telephone number shown
above or by return e-mail and delete this communication and any copy
immediately.  Thank you.

 - Letterto.DOC
 - LtrtoCre.DOC


Here is the link for Sparks Company emails.

Double-click on the link (icon) and the mailbox will be added to your Lotus
Notes workspace.  The individuals in the SRRS Request #EWIS-4NAS6W have
editor access.   Just in case, the mail file is located on the Lotus Notes
server NAHOU-LN9/Enron.  The Internet email address is ag_group@enron.com.


--------------------------vince kaminski

-----Original Message-----
From: Exchange System Administrator [EX:.]
To: 'vince.kaminski@enron.com' <vince.kaminski@enron.com>
Sent: Fri Jan 04 06:53:13 2002
Subject: Undeliverable: Fw: Undeliverable: To do

--------- Inline attachment follows ---------

From:  </O=ENRON/OU=NA/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=VKAMINS>
To: 'vince.kaminski@enron.com'
Date: Friday, January 4, 2002 12:53:08 GMT
Subject:

--------------------------vince kaminski

-----Original Message-----
From: Exchange System Administrator [EX:.]
To: 'vkamins@enron.com' <vkamins@enron.com>
Sent: Fri Jan 04 06:50:37 2002
Subject: Undeliverable: To do

--------- Inline attachment follows ---------

From:  </O=ENRON/OU=NA/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=VKAMINS>
To: 'vkamins@enron.com'
Date: Friday, January 4, 2002 12:50:34 GMT
Subject:

1 Cindy Skinner
2 Chonawee
3 Martin
4 Praveen
5 Lawyer
6
--------------------------vince kaminski


- LAMPRA2000ANNrem.DOC


I have a meeting with Stan on Dec. 13.  I will see if I can schedule for the following week.

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Michael Anderson/HOU/AZURIX@AZURIX@ENRON   On Behalf Of Michael Anderson/HOU/AZURIX@ENRON
Sent:	Tuesday, November 27, 2001 1:49 PM
To:	Hayslett, Rod; Geaccone, Tracy
Subject:	4th current estimate

Rod and Tracy-

We are trying to plan for the 4th current estimate, and are looking at when our monthly reports roll in (around the 15th of December).  Can you give me guidance as to when we are due to give you our 4CE??  Hopefully, after the 15th will work.

Michael


245 Park Avenue, NYC, NY 10167;;tel..212-272-2557.

Regards,

Sharon

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sara.Shackleton@enron.com [SMTP:Sara.Shackleton@enron.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 2:38 PM
> To: schernick@bear.com
> Cc: Tom.Doukas@enron.com; Cheryl.Nelson@enron.com
> Subject: RE: Amendment to Enron Corp. $25 Million guaranty of Enron
> Credit  Inc. obligations to Bear, Stearns et als
>
>
> Sharon:
>
> Should we Fed Ex the amendment to you?  If so, please advise address and
> phone number.  Thanks.
>
>
> Sara Shackleton
> Enron North America Corp.
> 1400 Smith Street, EB 3801a
> Houston, Texas  77002
> 713-853-5620 (phone)
> 713-646-3490 (fax)
> sara.shackleton@enron.com
>
>
>
>
>                     "Chernick,
>
>                     Sharon               To:
> "'Sara.Shackleton@enron.com'" <Sara.Shackleton@enron.com>,
>                     Confidential         "'schernick@bear.com'"
> <schernick@bear.com>
>                     Memo-Counsel         cc:     "'Tom.Doukas@enron.com'"
> <Tom.Doukas@enron.com>,
>                     (Exchange)"          "'Cheryl.Nelson@enron.com'"
> <Cheryl.Nelson@enron.com>
>                     <schernick@be        Subject:     RE: Amendment to
> Enron Corp. $25 Million guaranty of Enron
>                     ar.com>              Credit   Inc. obligations to
> Bear, Stearns et als
>
>
>                     05/16/2001
>
>                     09:55 AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> My fax number is 212-272-5917.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:   Sara.Shackleton@enron.com [SMTP:Sara.Shackleton@enron.com]
> > Sent:   Tuesday, May 15, 2001 7:39 PM
> > To:     schernick@bear.com
> > Cc:     Tom.Doukas@enron.com; Cheryl.Nelson@enron.com
> > Subject:     Amendment to Enron Corp. $25 Million guaranty of Enron
> > Credit Inc. obligations to Bear, Stearns et als
> >
> > Sharon:
> >
> > I didn't have your phone or fax numbers to keep you in the loop so I am
> > sending this email by way of explanation.
> >
> > You may recall that Anna Meytina and Cheryl Nelson negotiated one or
> more
> > agreements between the Bear companies and Enron Credit Inc.  These
> > documents included the above referenced $25 Million guaranty.  I
> > understand
> > that our respective commercial groups have agreed to an increased
> guaranty
> > cap ($100 Million).  I have learned that Anna is on vacation.  I don't
> > know
> > which Bear lawyer will look into this recent guaranty development so I
> > hope
> > that you will advise us in that regard.
> >
> > Effective May 15, 2001, Enron Corp.  executed an amendment to the March
> > 29,
> > 2001 guaranty to increase the guaranty cap.  I have faxed a copy of this
> > amendment to both Bill Carik and Cheryl Lewis.  Please provide me with
> > your
> > fax number and I will fax the amendment to you.
> >
> > Cheryl Nelson and I look forward to hearing from you.  Please let us
> know
> > how we can further assist.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sara Shackleton
> > Enron North America Corp.
> > 1400 Smith Street, EB 3801a
> > Houston, Texas  77002
> > 713-853-5620 (phone)
> > 713-646-3490 (fax)
> > sara.shackleton@enron.com
>
>
> #****************************************************************
> Bear Stearns is not responsible for any recommendation, solicitation,
> offer or agreement or any information about any transaction, customer
> account or account activity contained in this communication.
> ***********************************************************************
>
>
>

***********************************************************************
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offer or agreement or any information about any transaction, customer
account or account activity contained in this communication.
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2 e-mails attached
---------------------- Forwarded by Richard Shapiro/NA/Enron on 07/06/2001
03:37 PM ---------------------------

Pat Shortridge
07/06/2001 01:18 PM
To: John Shelk/NA/Enron@Enron, Linda Robertson/NA/Enron@ENRON, Chris
Long/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Richard Shapiro/NA/Enron@Enron, Mark
Palmer/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Carolyn Cooney/Corp/Enron@ENRON
cc:

Subject: Davis & Company -- incompetence personified

You hate to say that someone can't do anything right, but THESE GUYS CAN'T DO
ANYTHING RIGHT.

California Power-Buying Data Disclosed in Misdirected E-Mail
By Daniel Taub
Sacramento, California, July 6 (Bloomberg) -- California Governor Gray
Davis's office released data on the state's purchases in the spot electricity
market -- information Davis has been trying to keep secret -- through a
misdirected e-mail.
The e-mail, containing data on California's power purchases yesterday, was
intended for members of the governor's staff, said Davis spokesman Steve
Maviglio. It was accidentally sent to some reporters on the office's press
list, he said.
Davis is fighting disclosure of state power purchases, saying it would
compromise negotiations for future contracts. This week, Davis appealed a
state judge's order to release spot-market invoices, purchase orders and
confirmation sheets for power contracts signed through June 27. The state is
buying electricity on behalf of utilities, which are burdened by debt.
``It's an internal document,'' Maviglio said of the e-mail. ``We have a
meeting every morning where we discuss issues of the day.'' The e-mail
contained minutes of today's meeting, he said.
According to the e-mail, the state bought 283,000 megawatt- hours of
electricity for $37.4 million yesterday. One megawatt- hour is enough
electricity to light 750 typical California homes for an hour. Prices ranged
from $25 to $149.99 a megawatt-hour. Maviglio said the information in the
e-mail is accurate.
Power for next-day delivery during peak-use hours averaged $79.67 a
megawatt-hour on the California-Oregon border yesterday, according to
Bloomberg Energy Service. California paid an average of $132 on the spot
market, according to the e-mail. Prices on the spot market tend to be higher
than on the day-ahead market.
The governor has proposed releasing data on spot-market purchases once a
quarter, arguing that the state uses power-buying strategies tailored to each
season. Lawyers for the media and Republican legislators say state law
requires disclosure of contracts within seven days after they are signed.

---------------------- Forwarded by Richard Shapiro/NA/Enron on 07/06/2001
03:37 PM ---------------------------

Ban Sharma@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT
07/06/2001 01:27 PM
To: Mark Palmer@ENRON
cc: Richard Shapiro@Enron

Subject: DWR Contracts Summary Website

Mark,

Your site is finally activated. Real interesting. Worth a look

Link to the DWR Contracts.

http://www.sco.ca.gov/power_page/contract_info.htm

Ban

An interesting article too:

Connell: Power cost twice Davis' figure
July 6, 2001
By JOHN HOWARD
The Orange County Register
SACRAMENTO -- The average cost of electricity purchased under $43 billion of
worth of state contracts is actually more than double the amount reported by
Gov. Gray Davis' administration, state Controller Kathleen Connell said
Thursday.
Connell said her staff's analysis put the per-megawatt average at $170,
compared with $69 to $79 estimated by Davis.
Connell stopped short of suggesting that the higher cost could drive another
increase in rates, although consumer groups said the higher amount likely
would require some future increase.
The controller, who writes the state's checks, said her figures assume fixed
prices for natural gas over the duration of the contracts, which range from a
few months to 20 years.
The administration, noting that nearly half its contracts are pegged to the
fluctuating market price of natural gas, said costs on many of the contracts
would decline over time.
Consumer groups were skeptical of the administration's numbers.
"You could cut these numbers in various ways and make different averages,
long-range or short-range contracts, peak power or nonpeak, and probably
either average could be defended mathematically," said Nettie Hoge of The
Utility Reform Network. "We can't tell you whether it's $69 or $170 - the
contracts are very convoluted and complex."


I was trying to tell you that the blonde chick from Donna's group is down
here.  The woman that's always whining about something.  She's driving me
nuts.  That and the fact that I had a long meeting this morning with your
other buddy, Chris Disable.  All we did was go in circles for about 45
minutes.

How's your day going?

REALTRORARR (I just wanted to have as many initials as you.)


FYI.  Please plan on attending this meeting for me.  Thanks. Lynn

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Winckowski, Michele
Sent:	Friday, November 02, 2001 5:43 PM
To:	McCarran, Penny; Blair, Lynn; January, Steve; Rice, Randy; Pribble, Dan; Kirk, Steve; Dornan, Dari; Graham, Charlie; Semin, Frank; Fowler, Bill; Faucheaux, Eric
Subject:	RE: Meeting on Gas Quality

	Attached is an updated spreadsheet reflecting Northern's and interconnecting pipeline's gas quality specifications pursuant to tariff provisions effective as of November 1, 2001.  ETS pipelines are in Blue.  Thanks MW

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	McCarran, Penny
Sent:	Wednesday, October 31, 2001 9:07 AM
To:	Blair, Lynn; January, Steve; Rice, Randy; Pribble, Dan; Kirk, Steve; Winckowski, Michele; Dornan, Dari; Graham, Charlie; Semin, Frank; Fowler, Bill; Faucheaux, Eric
Subject:	Meeting on Gas Quality

Please attend a meeting at the following time and location to start discussions on gas quality on Northern's system.

		Day			Thursday
		Date			November 8
		Time			2:00 to 3:30 pm
		Location		Video Conference  ECN 42C2/OMA 696

I would like to start the dialogue in what will be a series of meetings to discuss the impact of non-spec gas on Northern's system and explore solutions to the problems created by the non-spec gas.  The following list of issues will be addressed on November 8 and at subsequent meetings.  Randy and Danny, will you please select a representative or representatives from your respective regions to be a participants on this project?

List of Issues to be explored:

	Identify the contaminants/gas quality problems

	What is our tariff specification of each contaminant?

	System impacts resulting to taking non-spec gas

	Cost to system to accept non-spec gas

	Revenue impact of non-spec gas

	What is the tariff spec of other interconnecting pipelines?

	Possible solutions by region and contaminant/problem

	Impact of proposed rules which will require Northern to post tariff waivers on gas quality

This list of issues will be expanded and modified as this project moves forward.  Please feel free to contact me if you have questions.

Feel free to invite others to this meting that I have not included in the notification of this meeting.

						Penny McCarran


THE COUNTDOWN IS ON!

The Associate & Analyst Website you have been waiting for is almost ready.
It is called AXIS and the official launch date is Monday, January 31, 2000.
This AXIS site has everything you need in a user-friendly format.   Find it
at  axis.enron.com

For Associates and Analysts:
Available rotation information
Business unit news and data
Program events, activities and other members of the pool
Online resume and profile repository
Knowledge management events (eThink)
Important forms to download ( expense reports, loan applications, etc.)

For the Business Units:
Search for Associate&Analyst talent using the Manager Toolbox
Peruse qualifications  (resumes, career histories)
Create and view rotation requests for your group
Learn about A&A Program events and activities
Participate in knowledge management events (eThink)

We hope that everyone will utilize this outstanding website because it was
designed with both groups in mind.  We want the A&A members to know what is
available for them with regard to business unit news and rotation
information; and we want the business units to find the best match for their
professional needs.  Check out all the features and help evaluate the
content.  Let the Associate & Analyst Department know what you think and
offer any ideas or suggestions.  Your input will be invaluable.


Please be advised, as discussed in the morning meeting this morning, that
Tetco Enerfin's new meter 98-0439 will not be operable until October 2,
2000.  This meter is assisgned to me.

Thanks
-Jackie-
3-9497
---------------------- Forwarded by Jackie Young/HOU/ECT on 09/28/2000 09:05
AM ---------------------------

	Enron North America Corp.

	From:  Pat Clynes @ ENRON                           09/12/2000 08:52 AM

To: Aimee Lannou/HOU/ECT@ECT, Carlos J Rodriguez/HOU/ECT@ECT, Jackie
Young/HOU/ECT@ECT, Robert E Lloyd/HOU/ECT@ECT, Tom Acton/Corp/Enron@ENRON,
Sabrae Zajac/HOU/ECT@ECT, Mark McCoy/Corp/Enron@Enron, Clem
Cernosek/HOU/ECT@ECT, Robert Cotten/HOU/ECT@ECT, Eddie Janzen/NA/Enron@Enron,
Mary Poorman/NA/Enron@Enron, Susan Hadix/NA/Enron@Enron
cc: Gary A Hanks/HOU/ECT@ECT, Earl Tisdale/HOU/ECT@ECT, James
McKay/HOU/ECT@ECT, Lauri A Allen/HOU/ECT@ECT, Daren J Farmer/HOU/ECT@ECT,
Edward D Gottlob/HOU/ECT@ECT, Liz Bellamy/NA/Enron@Enron
Subject: New Meter number

Tetco Enerfin is going to be assigned meter #0439.  Activity will be
scheduled under this meter for October 1st.
Jackie Young is assigned this meter.   Thanks, Pat


HOLIDAY SAFETY REMINDER

The holiday season can mean an increased risk of fires and a higher potential
for criminal activity due to people taking advantage of convenient downtown
shopping and because of the increased number of special events and office
parties.  We would like to pass along a few safety and security tips from the
City of Houston Fire Department and the Houston Police Department.

? Please do not prop open stairwell doors or doors to the freight elevators.
This defeats security.

? Use only artificial trees and greenery in decorating your office space. Do
not place cut trees or greenery within the building. Cut trees become major
fire hazards when they dry out.

? Office parties or the holiday mood may distract you.  Be alert for thieves
who try to take advantage of the holiday season. Sometimes just having fewer
people at work during the holidays creates an opening for thieves. If you see
someone that does not appear to belong in your work area, immediately call
the Enron Security Console at 713-853-5360.

? Keep your purse or wallet with you at all times or locked away in a drawer
or closet.

? If you go shopping, invite a friend to go along. Try not to overload
yourself with packages.  When you return, lock your gifts away in a safe
place.

? Always be aware of your surroundings while in a public area. If things don,
t look right, follow your instincts and avoid going into the area.

? When waiting for a ride home after hours, remain inside the building near a
card-reader door until you see your ride arrive.

? If office parties are on company premises and involve alcoholic beverages
or public invitees, call security at 713-853-5360.  Security will advise you
as to company guidelines.


Attached are revised drafts of the Purchase Option Assignment and
Assumption Agreements for the Pastoria and S&S ADAs.

Regards,

Rob Taylor
Andrews & Kurth L.L.P.
600 Travis Street
Suite 4200
Houston, Texas  77002

Tel: (713) 220-4436
Fax: (713) 238-7273
e-mail: robtaylor@andrews-kurth.com

This e-mail is privileged and confidential and is intended only for the
recipient(s) named above.  If you are not the intended recipient, please
(i) do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents hereof to others
(any of the foregoing being strictly prohibited), (ii) notify the sender
immediately of your receipt hereof, and (iii) delete this e-mail and all
copies of it.

 <<LM6000 Compare.DOC>>  <<Purchase Option Assignment and Assumption
Agreement - Pastoria.DOC>>
 - LM6000 Compare.DOC
 - Purchase Option Assignment and Assumption Agreement - Pastoria.DOC


CALENDAR ENTRY:	APPOINTMENT

Description:
	Doorstep - Oslo

Date:		5/15/2001
Time:		8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Central Standard Time)

Chairperson:	Outlook Migration Team

Detailed Description:


Molly, this is to confirm agreement from Sally Beck on the $15,000 signing
bonus as part of Suzanne Calcagno's offer.  Sally suggested you contact David
Oxley as a formality.

Let me know if you have any questions, tks - Bob


We are continuing to send Deemed ISDA's to this entity (periodically) and
have transacted with other Glencore entities in the past.   I would like to
generate a draft ISDA and send to these guys because it will make our life
easier (and we say as much in a Deemed ISDA).  Thanks.  Sara


Do you have a new phone number for Mike Marreli.  920-490-6895 is not
working?
Thanks!

Debra Perlingiere
Enron North America Corp.
Legal Department
1400 Smith Street, EB 3885
Houston, Texas 77002
dperlin@enron.com
Phone 713-853-7658
Fax  713-646-3490


Mr. Black,
Tom Zenner asked me to follow up with you regarding the Delmarva Heat rate,
as he is out of town for the rest of the week.  Pursuant to the proforma
you have, the heat rate is estimated to be 9,579 Btu/KWh HHV.  I hope this
is what you are looking for.  If not please don't hesitate to contact me at
713-546-2578.

Regards,
Patrick Smith
TM Power Ventures


Nikki - call me after you get this.
---------------------- Forwarded by Dana Davis/HOU/ECT on 07/20/2000 03:50 PM
---------------------------

	Enron North America Corp.

	From:  Dana Davis                           04/28/2000 05:24 PM

To: razz@pdq.com, kdavis2075@aol.com
cc:
Subject: Nikolas & Nikki


Come on now!!! yes.

Brenda H Fletcher
09/29/2000 11:35 AM
To: Chris Germany/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Re: CGAS k#65066

Did you put the discounted fuel on the deal ticket for that path?

Chris Germany
09/29/2000 10:50 AM
To: Brenda H Fletcher/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: CGAS k#65066

---------------------- Forwarded by Chris Germany/HOU/ECT on 09/29/2000 10:50
AM ---------------------------

Chris Germany
09/29/2000 10:50 AM
To: Joann Collins/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Emily Allwardt/LON/ECT@ECT
cc: Victor Lamadrid/HOU/ECT@ECT, Dick Jenkins/HOU/ECT@ECT
Subject: CGAS k#65066

You guys may know this already.  This contract only has 1% fuel when you take
gas from Emporti to the VNG citygate.  k#65066, MDQ = 38,000

We can learn  more about this contract later.


======================================================
VENTUREWIRE --- Friday, November 3, 2000
======================================================
Private Company Business News
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======================================================

Top Stories:

o Gateway Still On Board After IBM Says No To Transmeta Chip
o Health Site Drkoop.com to Acquire Young Adult Site drDrew
o UCLA Says It Funded Napster
o ASP NetworkOSS Closes Series A at $16.5 Million

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o Integreated Semiconductor Firm Avaz in $15 Million Round One
o B2B-Matrix Gets $500,000 from eSamsung USA in Round One
o Content Firm StreamSage Lands $250,000 From Duncaster
o Optical Network Firm Dyotec in $3 Million Round One
o Shalom.com Puts $5.5 Million in Telecom's E-ntouch Round One
o Component Platform iSuppli Raises $30 Million Second Round
o Net Telephony Firm Callserve Has $11.9 Million Round Two
o Wireless Firm Argogroup Raises $20 Million Second Round
o $49.6 Million Fourth Round for Broadband Firm Tantivy
o FairEx International Financial Systems Raises $10 Million
o HotOrigin, Irish Technology Incubator, Raises $2.7 Million
o SanDisk Invests $7.2 Million in Digital Imaging Firm Divio
o Cube Consulting Gets $3 Million from Bizzbuild, Durlacher
o Online Marketing Firm USAData Raises $6 Million Round Three
o Analytic Software Firm SafeLogic Raises GBP 400,000
o Mitiska Announces $6.2 Million in Third Quarter Investment
o Consortium Invests $1.5 Million in Mobile Tech Firm Mgage

New Products:
o Internet Architecture Management Firm FastTide Launches

New Deals:
o Food Gift Company Harry and David Invests in eVineyard.com

M&A:
o E-mail, Messaging Firm Commtouch Buys Wingra for $17 Million
o Prescription Processing Application Firm TechRx Buys Flux
o BtoBfactory Acquires Latin American Investment Firm BtoBen
o eLearning Firm Intellinex Buys PC Skills Trainer Teach.com
o Utilities Service Blink.com Acquires Bookmark Firm Coolsync
o ClearCross Acquires Atrion in Stock Swap

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o CharterHub Names Ex-Canadian Airlines Executive to Board
o Online Address Service Ukibi Names Board of Directors

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o Telco Software Firm Watchmark Names Former GTE Exec as CEO

VC Fund News:
o CDC Launches Accelerator With $85.9 Million Investment

VC Personnel:
o Grotech Adds Former Legg Mason Director as Partner
o Technology Incubator eHatchery Adds Two to Board

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o eBenefits
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======= Top Stories =======

o Gateway Still On Board After IBM Says No To Transmeta Chip

SAN DIEGO -- Computer manufacturer and retailer
Gateway said it is still on track to use chip design
company Transmeta's microprocessor in an Internet
appliance it is developing with America Online.
IBM announced this week it will not use Transmeta's
Crusoe chip on its ThinkPad 240. IBM said it never
committed to using Transmeta in its 240 laptop,
and only used the chip in its demonstration model.
IBM, which did not comment on why it decided against
the Transmeta chip, said it is still considering
using Transmeta in future ThinkPad models and has
not called off its plans to manufacture the chip.
Gateway, which said it has not deviated from the
plans it announced in May, said it opted for Transmeta's
Crusoe processor because of its small size, long
battery life, and low operating temperature. Gateway
also said it selected Transmeta's Mobile Linux as
the operating system for its products. Transmeta
plans to hold its IPO next week to raise a maximum
of $194 million. Transmeta did not return calls
for comment. The five-year old Transmeta is backed
by America Online, Compaq Electronics, Compaq Computer,
First International Computer, Five Points Capital,
Deutsche Bank, Gateway, Invemed Associates, Phoenix
Technologies, Soros Fund Management, Tudor Investment,
Van Wagoner Capital Management, Vulcan Ventures,
and individual investors.
http://www.transmeta.com/
_____________________________________________

o Health Site Drkoop.com to Acquire Young Adult Site drDrew

AUSTIN, Texas -- Drkoop.com, a publicly traded Internet
health site, said it acquired the assets of drDrew.com,
a struggling online lifestyle community for 14-
to 24-year-olds, that had laid off most of its staff.
Drkoop.com bought all of drDrew.com's assets from
Sherwood Partners, a corporate restructuring and
business advisory firm, for $150,000 in cash and
1.58 million shares of common stock, worth approximately
$1.4 million. The sites will continue operating
independently and there will be some basic content
integration.  Drew Pinsky, founder of drDrew.com,
will be an advisor to drkoop.com. drDrew.com backers
included Softbank Venture Capital, Freedom Communications,
Garage.com, Mentor Venture Partners, and individuals.
Drkoop.com, which has also been in some difficult
financial straits recently, received a cash infusion
from private investors in August including Prime
Ventures, JF Shea Ventures, Cramer-Rosenthal-McGlynn,
RMC Capital, ComVest Venture Partners,  Eco Associates,
and NetStar Ventures.
http://www.drdrew.com/
http://www.drkoop.com/
_____________________________________________

o UCLA Says It Funded Napster

LOS ANGELES -- The University of California at Los
Angeles confirmed it is an investor in Napster,
the embattled music exchange software company being
sued for copyright infringement by the Recording
Industry Association of America. A UCLA spokesperson
said the school has invested $25,000 into the business
to date. The news was first reported in the Wall
Street Journal, which cited internal Napster documents
prepared as part of the deal with Bertelsmann to
drop its suit against Napster announced earlier
this week. The Journal report also disclosed that
the rock group Limp Bizkit is an investor in Napster.
The band's representatives did not return calls
for this story. Napster's other investors are Hummer
Winblad Venture Partners and various individuals.
http://www.napster.com/
_____________________________________________

o ASP NetworkOSS Closes Series A at $16.5 Million

NEW YORK -- NetworkOSS, which provides Internet
services and business applications to the world-wide
communications industry, closed its Series A funding
after receiving $3.5 million from El Dorado Ventures;
Datamat, an Italian Internet and mobile communications
technology company; Kiwi; and other investors. NetworkOSS
received $13 million earlier in the round from Sevin
Rosen Funds, Datamat, and Crescendo Ventures, bringing
the Series A total to $16.5 million. NetworkOSS
will use the funds to expand its customer base and
its communication industry partnerships in the United
States and Europe. Mr. Scott Jarus, former senior
vice president of operations at RCN Telecom and
current president and COO of OnSite Access, is joining
the NetworkOSS board as its fifth member.
http://www.networkoss.com/

======= New Money =======

o Integreated Semiconductor Firm Avaz in $15 Million Round One

SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- VantagePoint Venture Partners
said it participated in the $15 million first-round
financing of Avaz, an Irvine, Calif.-based company
that designs, develops, and markets integrated semiconductor
and software technologies for voice-over-IP networks.
Other details were not released.
_____________________________________________

o B2B-Matrix Gets $500,000 from eSamsung USA in Round One

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- B2B-Matrix, which designs, architects,
and deploys collaboration systems for enterprise
and business-to-business collaboration, said it
received $500,000 in its first of funding from venture
firm eSamsung USA. B2B-Matrix develops, markets,
and supports distributed infrastructure for synchronous/asynchronous
ad hoc collaboration within and across enterprises.
Chad J. Cooper of eSamsung USA took a seat on the
board of directors.
http://www.b2b-matrix.com/
_____________________________________________

o Content Firm StreamSage Lands $250,000 From Duncaster

WASHINGTON -- Duncaster Investments announced that
it has made a $250,000 seed-stage investment in
StreamSage, a company that is developing a tool
to manage and customize multimedia Web site content.
With these funds, StreamSage will move its office
and expand its staff to complete the beta version
of its product. Richard Blake, the sole principal
of Duncaster Investments, will join StreamSage's
board of directors.
http://www.streamstage.com/
_____________________________________________

o Optical Network Firm Dyotec in $3 Million Round One

SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- Dyotec Networks, a developer
of optical networking systems, has received $3 million
in first round funding. VantagePoint Venture Partners
participated in the round, but other aspects of
the deal were not released. Dyotec's products enable
carriers to manage, monitor, and maintain their
IP backbone networks by using optical cross-connect
switches and transport systems.
http://www.dyotec.com/
_____________________________________________

o Shalom.com Puts $5.5 Million in Telecom's E-ntouch Round One

NEW YORK -- Incubator Shalom.com said it invested
in $5.5 million in E-ntouch, an Israeli startup,
in its first round of funding. E-ntouch develops
advanced distributed software applications to control
traffic and configurations within telecommunications
networks. The company will use the funds for product
development, to hire additional staff, and to begin
operations in the United States.
http://www.shalom.com/
_____________________________________________

o Component Platform iSuppli Raises $30 Million Second Round

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- iSuppli, a supply network
for electronic component procurement and delivery,
said it raised $30 million in its second round of
funding, led by Tyco Ventures. Loewenthal Capital
Management and Tailwind Capital Partners also participated,
as did previous investors CMEA Ventures, NeoCarta
Ventures and AC Ventures. The company will use the
funds for business expansion and to fund strategic
acquisitions.
http://www.isuppli.com/
_____________________________________________

o Net Telephony Firm Callserve Has $11.9 Million Round Two

LONDON -- Callserve, which provides online telecommunications
services, said it raised $11.9 million in its second
round of funding. Investors in the round included
Casenove Private Equity, Jupiter International Group,
TH Lee.Putnam Internet Partners, and the eVestment
Company. The company said it will use the funding
to accelerate the roll-out of its international
infrastructure and marketing company. The company
said it will use its European strategy as the template
for its implementation in the U.S.
http://www.callserve.com/
_____________________________________________

o Wireless Firm Argogroup Raises $20 Million Second Round

ELSTEAD, U.K. -- Argogroup, which develops software
to deliver content to wireless phones, WAP, or i-Mode
without having to change their mobile site, said
it raised $20 million in second round funding. The
round included investments from 3i and Apax Partners.
The company also announced a co-marketing agreement
with Lucent Technologies to enable developers from
both Lucent and Argogroup to integrate the company's
products with Lucent's wireless technology. The
company has raised a total of $30 million.
http://www.argogroup.com/
_____________________________________________

o $49.6 Million Fourth Round for Broadband Firm Tantivy

MELBOURNE, Calif. -- Tantivy Communications, a provider
of portable broadband technology, said it completed
a $49.6 million fourth round of financing, led by
Bowman Capital. Additional investors included Bay
Hill Partners, Chase H&Q, Intel, Morgan Stanley
Dean Witter, New Enterprise Associates, North Bridge
Venture Partners, Novak Biddle Venture Partners,
Riggs Capital Partners, Redback Networks, Stephens
Inc., Westway Capital, Wheatley Partners and Venrock
Associates. All participants in the round were previous
investors. The company will use the financing for
product trials and to prepare its products for launch.
Tantivy creates silicon and software for consumer
devices and infrastructure equipment. The company
has raised $72.2 million to date.
http://www.tantivy.com/
_____________________________________________

o FairEx International Financial Systems Raises $10 Million

SINGAPORE -- FairEx International Financial Systems,
which provides technology for online trading of
international currencies, futures, and commodities,
said it raised SGD 17.5 million ($10 million) in
venture capital funding. The round was raised from
3i and eVentures, the venture capital arm of the
Bank of Singapore. The company said it will use
the funding to expand its research and development
operations and open operation centers in different
time zones. FairEx enables users to conduct real-time
online transactions.
http://www.fairex.com/
_____________________________________________

o HotOrigin, Irish Technology Incubator, Raises $2.7 Million

DUBLIN -- AIB, the largest financial institution
in Ireland, said it made an investment of EUR 3.2
million ($2.7 million) in Irish technology incubator,
HotOrigin. Through the investment, part of a strategic
partnership between the two firms, HotOrigin will
introduce AIB to relevant e-commerce companies.
HotOrigin was established in March, and has incubated
six companies including Unison, An Post, and property
portal anscotfirst.com.
http://www.hotorigin.com/
_____________________________________________

o SanDisk Invests $7.2 Million in Digital Imaging Firm Divio

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Publicly-traded SanDisk, which
develops flash memory-based products, said it invested
$7.2 million in Divio, a manufacturer of digital
imaging compression technology and products. Divio
said the investment was not part of a formal round.
Under terms of the deal, SanDisk will take a 10%
stake in the company and have a seat on the  board
of directors. Divio's previous investors are Investar
Capital, Newbury Ventures, Pac-Link Management,
and Star Capital Group.
http://www.divio.com/
_____________________________________________

o Cube Consulting Gets $3 Million from Bizzbuild, Durlacher

LONDON -- Bizzbuild.com, an e-commerce management,
development and investment group, said it and Durlacher,
an investment and securities group focused on emerging
technology and media, invested GBP 2 million ($3
million) in Cube Consulting, an Internet consulting
startup. Bizzbuild has invested an initial GBP1.5
million and Durlacher invested GBP 500,000 in exchange
for a combined stake of just under 12%. Bizzbuild
and Durlacher have also obtained an option to invest
up to GBP 8 million more to take their combined
stake to 40%.
http://www.bizzbuild.com/
_____________________________________________

o Online Marketing Firm USAData Raises $6 Million Round Three

NEW YORK -- USAData, an online marketing services
provider, said it completed a third round of financing
with $6 million from Acxiom, a real-time, multi-channel
customer data integration company. USAData will
use the proceeds to accelerate its development of
Web applications for conducting sales and marketing
processes online. The Acxiom investment expands
upon a strategic alliance between USAData and Acxiom
announced earlier this year. Acxiom will receive
a seat on the board of directors. USAData received
$11.7 million from SI Venture Fund in June. The
company also raised $2.6 million in its initial
round in February 1999.
http://www.usadata.com/
_____________________________________________

o Analytic Software Firm SafeLogic Raises GBP 400,000

LONDON -- NewMedia Spark, which provides early stage
capital investments for new technology companies,
said it invested GBP 400,000  ($578,290) in SafeLogic,
a developer of software for the analysis and verification
of large systems in the electronics, automotive,
and aerospace sectors. The company said it will
use the funding to speed its development processes,
and for sales and marketing. As a result of its
investment, director of the Stockholm office of
NewMedia Spark Peter Lindgren will take a seat on
the SafeLogic board of directors.
http://www.safelogic.com/
_____________________________________________

o Mitiska Announces $6.2 Million in Third Quarter Investment

TERNAT, Belgium -- Mitiska Net Fund Europe, a Belgian
venture capital fund, said it invested EUR 7.2 million
($6.2 million) in the third quarter. The company
said it invested in Fordaq, an online platform for
wood industry specialists, and WH Selfinvest, an
online telephone broker. The company also said it
invested in a third company, which it would not
disclose. The fund said it has invested $22 million
to date, or 36.3% of its $61.4 million in available
capital. The fund invests between $3 million and
$5 million per company, and makes average investments
per round of between $429,000 and $2.6 million.
http://www.netfundeurope.com/
_____________________________________________

o Consortium Invests $1.5 Million in Mobile Tech Firm Mgage

STOCKHOLM -- Mgage Systems, which develops, markets,
and sells applications for mobile Internet service
providers, raised SEK 15 million ($1.5 million),
according to investor InnovationsKapital. The round
included investments from InnovationsKapital, Trident,
and Kaupthing, an Icelandic investment bank. The
company will use the funding to develop new products
and services.
http://www.mgage.com/

======= New Products =======

o Internet Architecture Management Firm FastTide Launches

MCLEAN, Va. -- FastTide, which provides content
delivery and Internet infrastructure management,
said the company has launched. FastTide's proprietary
technology integrates multiple Internet architectures
and uses the viewer's browsers to select the best
route for content to travel at any given moment.
Since it was founded in May 1999, the company has
raised $8.5 million from Capital Investors and individual
investors. The company said it is raising its second
round of funding.
http://www.fasttide.com/

======= New Deals =======

o Food Gift Company Harry and David Invests in eVineyard.com

PORTLAND -- eVineyard.com, an online winestore,
said it has secured an undisclosed investment from
Harry and David, a food gift company owned by Bear
Creek. The investment was made as part of a joint
marketing partnership agreement between the two
companies. In early 2001, the two companies will
launch a gift program pairing eVineyard's wines
with selected gifts from Harry and David. As part
of the agreement Bill Williams, president and CEO
of Bear Creek, has taken a seat on Vineyard's board
of directors. eVineyard is backed by Osprey Ventures,
ITech, Angel Investors, and undisclosed individuals.
http://www.evineyard.com/

======= M&A =======

o E-mail, Messaging Firm Commtouch Buys Wingra for $17 Million

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Commtouch, a publicly traded
company that provides outsourced e-mail and integrated
messaging services, said it signed a definitive
agreement to acquire Wingra Technologies, a developer
of messaging integration and migration services
for enterprises that want to transition from an
existing to a new messaging platform. Commtouch
will issue approximately 1.25 million ordinary shares,
worth approximately $16,875,000. Commtouch plans
to maintain and expand Wingra's operations in Madison,
Wisconsin. Wingra will operate as a wholly-owned
subsidiary and keep its current management team
in place. The combined company will offer an e-mail
and messaging service that includes a migration
service. Commtouch expects the additional revenue
from Wingra in 2001 to be between $6 million and
$8 million. Wingra is backed by individual investors.
http://www.commtouch.com/
http://www.wingra.com/
_____________________________________________

o Prescription Processing Application Firm TechRx Buys Flux

PITTSBURGH -- TechRx, which provides prescription
fulfillment software applications for the pharmacy
industry, said it has acquired Flux Technology Solutions,
the developer of an Internet enabled application
for mail service prescription processing. The financial
terms of the agreement were not disclosed. In May,
DCH Health, a vertical application service provider
serving pharmacies, announced it was acquiring Flux
Technology. TechRx officials said that the DCH agreement
fell through and was never consummated. TechRx is
backed by Cardinal Health Partners.
http://www.techrx.com/
_____________________________________________

o BtoBfactory Acquires Latin American Investment Firm BtoBen

BUENOS AIRES -- Btobfactory, a unit of Spain's Banco
Santander Central Hispano (BSCH), said it bought
Internet incubator BtoBen.com, which focuses on
business-to-business companies in Latin America,
for an undisclosed amount. BtoBfactory also plans
to invest $30 million in the company within the
next year. BtoBen.com is backed by Next International.
http://www.btoben.com/
http://www.btobfactory.com/
_____________________________________________

o eLearning Firm Intellinex Buys PC Skills Trainer Teach.com

NEW YORK -- Online learning firm Intellinex, a stand-alone
business launched in October 2000 by Ernst & Young,
said it acquired Teach.com, a provider of online
business and PC skills training courseware. Terms
were not disclosed. Teach.com's 90 employees and
president and CEO Elizabeth Tomaszewicz will remain
with the company. Ms. Tomaszewicz will be a member
of the company's management team. Teach.com is backed
by individual investors.
http://www.teach.com/
http://www.intellinex.com/
_____________________________________________

o Utilities Service Blink.com Acquires Bookmark Firm Coolsync

NEW YORK -- Blink.com, a Web utilities provider,
has acquired Coolsync, a bookmark management service
for an undisclosed amount of cash. As a result of
the deal, Blink.com will expand the features it
offers at its Webite utilities community.  Blink
said it will not retain Coolsync's staff of less
than ten employees. Coolsync's founders, Subra Kumaraswamy,
Steve Souders, and Ganapthy Chockalingam will not
join Blink's board. In the spring of 2000 Blink
received an undisclosed amount of Series B funding
from investors including Sandler Capital Management
and Tudor Investment Corporation.
http://www.blink.com/
http://www.coolsync.com/
_____________________________________________

o ClearCross Acquires Atrion in Stock Swap

NEW YORK -- New York-based ClearCross, provider
of Internet tools for global trade, said it will
acquire Reston, Virginia-based Atrion International,
a provider of Internet management technology for
trade regulation logistics, for an undisclosed amount
of stock. The new company will retain the name ClearCross.
Although the New York office will remain open, headquarters
will be based in Reston. Bruce Johnson, current
CEO of Atrion, will be the CEO of the merged company.
Richard Giordanella, current CEO and chairman of
ClearCross, will be chairman of the new board, whose
membership is still being determined. ClearCross
received $50 million in Series D financing in June
led by Softbank and Oak Investment Partners. Atrion
International received $5 million in first round
financing in October from KnorrCapital Partner and
Sofinov.
http://www.myatrion.com/
http://www.clearcross.com/

======= New Directors =======

o CharterHub Names Ex-Canadian Airlines Executive to Board

TORONTO -- Charterhub, which runs an Internet site
for reserving charter business flights, has appointed
its seventh board member, Mr. Douglas Carty, former
senior vice president and CFO of Canadian Airlines.
Mr. Carty joined Canadian Airlines in 1990 and was
named to senior vice president and CFO in 1996.
CharterHub has received in-house investments and
is currently closing its first round of financing.
http://www.charterhub.com/
_____________________________________________

o Online Address Service Ukibi Names Board of Directors

NEW YORK -- Ukibi, a business-to-business provider
of networked address book services, announced the
completion of its board of directors. Ukibi co-founder
and CTO Sebastien Luneau and Mars Capital president
Alexandre Mars will join Jean-Louis Gass,e, co-founder
of Be, a software platform developer, and Jean-David
Chamboredon, CTO of Europatweb, on the board. Ukibi
is an application service provider offering proprietary
software, StayInSync, to Web portals, Web sites,
PDA manufacturers, mobile phone companies, and Web/WAP
applications. The company is backed by Europatweb,
the industrial Internet arm of the Arnault Group,
and Mars Capital.
http://www.ukibi.com/

======= New People =======

o Telco Software Firm Watchmark Names Former GTE Exec as CEO

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- WatchMark, a software developer
for wireless telecommunications service providers,
said it appointed Todd Eliason as chief executive
officer. Mr. Eliason most recently served as president
of national operations marketing for GTE. WatchMark's
investors include Argo Global Capital, Lucent Technologies,
Origin Partners, and Pequot Capital.
http://www.watchmark.com/

======= VC Fund News =======

o CDC Launches Accelerator With $85.9 Million Investment

PARIS -- The Caisse de Depots Group, a French financial
group which provides banking and investment services,
said it launched a new information technology accelerator,
CDC Kineon, with an investment of EUR 100 million
($85.9 million). The accelerator will co-invest
with other financial institutions including, but
not limited to, Partcom, CDC Innovation, and Up&Up,
the venture partners within the Caisse de Depots
Group. The accelerator is focusing its attention
on electronic signature, archiving, and non-financial
exchange technologies. The company said Yann Boaretto,
inspector general of finance, has been appointed
president of CDC Kineon.
http://www.caissedesdepots.fr/

======= VC Personnel =======

o Grotech Adds Former Legg Mason Director as Partner

RESTON, Va. -- Grotech Capital, an investment firm
that focuses on the mid-Atlantic region, said it
added Douglas M. Schmidt as a partner. Mr Schmidt
will join Frank A. Adams, managing general partner,
and Patrick J. Kerins, general partner, and will
focus on technology investments in Washington D.C.,
Virginia, and Maryland. Prior to joining the company,
Mr. Schmidt was managing director of investment
firm Legg Mason, where he was head of its information
technology services group. Grotech currently has
$1 billion in capital under management.
http://www.grotech.com/
_____________________________________________

o Technology Incubator eHatchery Adds Two to Board

ATLANTA -- eHatchery, a technology incubator, said
it added Michael Coles and David Hayden to its board
of managers, the company's version of a board of
directors. Mr. Coles is the founder of the Great
American Cookie Company, and is currently vice-chairman
of Charter Bank and Trust, which is now part of
Synovus. Mr. Hayden founded Critical Path in 1997
and currently serves as the company's chairman.
eHatchery is backed by idealab!; United Parcel Service;
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette; and Cox Enterprises.
http://www.ehatchery.com/

======= VW Corrections =======

o Broadstorm Telecommunications

NEW YORK -- Due to incomplete information released
by VantagePoint Venture Partners, a story in Monday's
VentureWire concerning Broadstorm Telecommunications
incorrectly stated the amount of financing the company
received in its first round. The company received
$5 million, not $2.5 million, in that round. Vulcan
Ventures was also a participant in the financing.
_____________________________________________

o eBenefits

NEW YORK -- An item in yesterday's VentureWire about
eBenefits appointing a new CEO incorrectly stated
that their software and services are free. eBenefits
charges a monthly fee, which can cost between $30
and $200, depending upon the number of employees
that the client retains.
_____________________________________________

o Kymata

NEW YORK -- An item in Thursday's VentureWire about
Kymata's fourth round of funding mistated the amount
of funding raised in the round. The company received
$67 million in the round.
_____________________________________________

o Mobileum

NEW YORK -- An item in Monday's VentureWire about
Mobileum's $45 million Series A funding round neglected
to list Doll Capital Management as a co-lead investor
in the company.

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The attached letter was faxed to Shelly Corman this morning.
 <<TWCap0613.doc>>

Pat Davidson

Gas Scheduling Manager

Southern California Gas Company

pdavidson@socalgas.com

 - TWCap0613.doc


We are working to meet your deadline which you advised last week was this
Friday.  We are staffed to meet the Friday deadline.  If you have any
questions call Mary Cook.

Enron North America Corp.
Mary Cook
1400 Smith, 38th Floor, Legal
Houston, Texas   77002-7361
(713) 345-7732 (phone)
(713) 646-3490 (fax)
mary.cook@enron.com

	Gordon McKillop@ENRON
	09/18/2000 05:53 PM

		 To: Andrea V Reed/HOU/ECT@ECT, Mary Cook/HOU/ECT@ECT, Sara
Shackleton/HOU/ECT@ECT, Stuart Zisman/HOU/ECT@ECT, Julia Murray/HOU/ECT@ECT,
Hope Vargas/HOU/ECT@ECT, Michael S Galvan/HOU/ECT@ECT, Lisa
Mellencamp/HOU/ECT@ECT
		 cc: Julia H Chin/NA/Enron@Enron, Ryan Siurek/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Scott
Sefton/HOU/ECT@ECT, Chris Loehr/HOU/ECT@ECT
		 Subject: Re: Raptor Swap deadline

Attached is an update of what has been complete and what is outstanding.  We
are missing 4 valuations; Amerada Hess, LSI Preferred (We have the warrants),
Merlin Credit Derivative and Chewco SLP.  Of the 31 privates plus Chewco SLP,
we have proposal sheets and confirms for only 7.  The publics have all been
received.

We need to have the valuations, proposal sheets and confirms to Talon by
Wednesday for their lawyers to review.  The deadline is still to have
everything completed by this week.

Please call me if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Gordon

Gordon McKillop
09/15/2000 01:51 PM
To: Andrea V Reed/HOU/ECT@ECT, Mary Cook/HOU/ECT@ECT, Sara
Shackleton/HOU/ECT@ECT, Stuart Zisman/HOU/ECT@ECT, Julia Murray/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Julia H Chin/NA/Enron@Enron, Ryan Siurek/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Scott
Sefton/HOU/ECT@ECT, Chris Loehr/HOU/ECT@ECT

Subject: Raptor Swap deadline

I have been informed that all the documentation for the Raptor swaps and
confirmations needs to be completed and finalized by next week, 9/18-22.
Talon will not accept any documentation after this date.  Please let me know
if there are any problems.

Thanks,
Gordon


Please see attached customer list as requested.

Debra Perlingiere
Enron North America Corp.
Legal Department
1400 Smith Street, EB 3885
Houston, Texas 77002
dperlin@enron.com
Phone 713-853-7658
Fax  713-646-3490

----- Forwarded by Debra Perlingiere/HOU/ECT on 02/27/2001 10:50 AM -----

	Anthony Campos
	02/27/2001 10:03 AM

		 To: Debra Perlingiere/HOU/ECT@ECT
		 cc: Stacey Richardson/HOU/ECT@ECT, Linda S Bryan/HOU/ECT@ECT
		 Subject: Master Contract Review (1 of 2)

Per your request, please let me know if you need anything else.

Thank You,
Anthony
3-7911


Attached herewith is the filed Conference Report statutory and report
language for the Department of Defense Reauthorization.  Today, at 5:00 p.m.
EST, The House Rules Committee will meet to formulate a rule on H.R. 4205,
The Floyd Spence National Defense Authorization Act for FY2001--Conference
Report .  The plan is to then vote on both the Rule and the Conference Report
on the House floor tomorrow, October 11th.  The Senate also plans
consideration this week, but they have not yet announced their exact date for
floor consideration (and they are still seeking resolution of the price cap
concerns which could result in a possible filibuster.)

The Conference statutory language and report language is a victory for Enron
Federal Solutions which had been threatened with House language which would
have required a sole source by the local franchise utility.  The House
receded to the Senate language (translation:  the Hefley language was
killed.)  Further, the political compromise reached does not support state
franchise rights; nor does it challenge Federal sovereignty; nor does it
challenge bundling; but it does affirm the competitive rights for non-utility
bidders.

Given the resources employed by EEI and their member companies plus employed
by APPA, NRECA and NARUC, this is a major victory for EFS and the DOD.  By
close of business today, we need to determine whether or not to proceed with
a possible floor Colloquy.

Congratulations to all involved with this successful team effort!

SEC. 2813. CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY REGARDING UTILITY SYSTEMS OF
          MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

     (a) Selection of Conveyee.--Subsection (b) of section 2688 of title
  10, United States Code, is amended--
     (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``If more than one''; and

     (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

     ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned may use
  procedures other than competitive procedures, but only in accordance
  with subsections (c) through (f) of section 2304 of this title, to
  select the conveyee of a utility system (or part of a utility system)
  under subsection (a).
     ``(3) With respect to the solicitation process used in connection
  with the conveyance of a utility system (or part of a utility system)
  under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall ensure that the
  process is conducted in a manner consistent with the laws and
  regulations of the State in which the utility system is located to the
  extent necessary to ensure that all interested regulated and unregulated
  utility companies and other interested entities receive an opportunity
  to acquire and operate the utility system to be conveyed.''.
     (b) Applicability of Regulatory Requirements.--Subsection (f) of such
  section is amended--
     (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; and

     (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

     ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall require in any contract for the
  conveyance of a utility system (or part of a utility system) under
  subsection (a) that the conveyee manage and operate the utility system
  in a manner consistent with applicable Federal and State regulations
  pertaining to health, safety, fire, and environmental requirements.''.

                      Conveyance authority regarding utility systems of
military

           departments (sec. 2813)

       The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2813) that would amend
   section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, to require the secretary
   concerned to comply with the competition requirements of section 2304 of
   title 10, United States Code, in the conveyance of utility system
   infrastructure. The provision would also require that the secretary
   concerned carry out a conveyance or award only if he determines that the
   conveyance or award complies with State laws, regulations, rulings, and
   policies governing the provision of utility systems.
       The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2813) that would
   amend section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, to clarify that the
   secretary concerned may use procedures other than competitive procedures
   only under the circumstances specified in section 2304 (c) through (f)
   of title 10, United States Code.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the secretary
   concerned to structure the solicitation process for the privatization of
   utility systems on military installations in such a manner that would
   allow, to the maximum extent possible, all interested regulated and
   unregulated entities the opportunity to acquire and operate utility
   systems on military installations regardless of franchise rights in the
   area of the installation concerned. The amendment would also direct the
   secretary concerned to require the conveyee or awardee of the utility
   system to manage and operate the utility system consistent with federal
   and state regulations pertaining to health safety, fire, and
   environmental requirements.


if you sign up on msn messenger brian hoskins is on there as "mr. right".  he
was signed up as that on the trading floor msn list.  i couldn't believe it.


Ike, thanks for the letter on Friday.  The team is preparing an analysis on
where we have flexibility and preparing a response.  We should be able to
respond before the end of the week.

Thanks
Dave Delainey


-----Original Message-----
From: 	"Scott Adams <dilbertnewsletter@unitedmedia.com>" <2.978.b9-PXVm_pIazXnR.1@ummail1.unitedmedia.com>@ENRON [mailto:IMCEANOTES-+22Scott+20Adams+20+3Cdilbertnewsletter+40unitedmedia+2Ecom+3E+22+20+3C2+2E978+2Eb9-PXVm+5FpIazXnR+2E1+40ummail1+2Eunitedmedia+2Ecom+3E+40ENRON@ENRON.com]
Sent:	Tuesday, July 17, 2001 2:02 PM
To:	vkamins@ect.enron.com
Subject:	Dilbert Newsletter 36.0

Dilbert Newsletter 36.0
-----------------------

To:     Dogbert's New Ruling Class (DNRC)
From:   Scott Adams (scottadams@aol.com)
Date:   July 2001

Highlights
-------------------------------------------------
- Buried Cities and Cyborgs
- Daily Dilbert by E-mail
- Boss Quotes
- Lazy Entrepreneurs
- True Tales of Induhviduals
- Dogbert Answers my Mail
-------------------------------------------------

Buried Cities
-------------

Recently I saw a TV show in which archaeologists were uncovering a
buried city. What's up with that? I mean, even if you were the
dumbest of all ancient peoples, wouldn't you notice that your city
was slowly getting covered up with dirt and maybe crank up your
housekeeping efforts a notch? And don't tell me that brooms hadn't
been invented yet. They had plenty of sticks and plenty of
chickens, so you'd think that by pure coincidence one day a chicken
would back into a stick and invent the broom.

Maybe when the dirt builds up gradually you don't notice a problem
until your house disappears. I can imagine the conversation on the
day they figured out what was happening:

Ixphalup:  Hey, Fnorkzak, be a dear and go downstairs and get
           my stone bowl, the crude one.

Fnorkzak:  Downstairs is gone. It's all dirt.

Ixphalup:  Uh oh, fetch Grandpa; it's time to abandon the
           city.

Fnorkzak:  He's downstairs, most of him anyway, except for
           the top of his head.

Ixphalup:  Hmm... It sounds like I found a new bowl.

I like to mock the ancients, but I'm a bad housekeeper myself,
albeit not on the "lost city" scale. Sometimes I'll lose a pencil
-- at most a sneaker -- to the growing sediment layer before I'm
forced by the homeowners' association to sell the house. But I'm
too fastidious to lose anything big like a car or sofa.

Fun fact: Until Mayor Giuliani cleaned up New York City, the
highest building was two stories tall and no one could remember
when anything had been taller.

Dilbert Daily by E-mail
-----------------------

For a free subscription to receive the daily Dilbert comic strip by
e-mail, register at:
http://www.dilbert.com/dailydilbert/registration.

Disturbing Trend
-----------------

Stay with me on this line of reasoning: Vice President Dick Cheney
recently got a defibrillator to keep his heart beating. He also has
corrective lenses to enhance his vision. He has fillings in his
teeth so he can eat and he has a cell phone in his pocket.
Individually these items mean nothing but collectively they raise
an important question:

     How much hardware can you have attached to your
     body before you're technically a cyborg?

I'm worried that Cheney is already a cyborg. Without the hardware,
he'd be a blind, starving, bald guy with no pulse. That's a pretty
good argument for defining him as part man, part machine. The
disturbing thing is this: To whom does he pledge his allegiance --
machines or people?

If I'm right, within two years Cheney will be living inside a
hardened mountain in Wyoming, hardwired into the national missile
defense grid. And we'll all become slaves to our machine overlords.
Highways will be filled with humans carrying SUVs on their backs.
Television sets will make you dance for their amusement. It won't
be pretty.

Before you rush to label me paranoid, consider who elected Cheney
in the first place. Sure, we humans pulled the levers and poked the
chads, but in the end the machines did the counting and elected one
of their own.

And you'll notice that Cheney supports any policy that results in
more hardware, like the Star Wars missile defense shield and more
oil drilling. I think this is how machines reproduce. First they
conquer the humanoid government and then they create tax incentives
to produce more machines. The ants are milking the aphids and we're
the aphids.

I don't know what George W. Bush's role is in all this, but if you
look at his recent photos you'll see that he always has a little
oil can with him.

The irony is that Al Gore lost the election largely because he
looked like a robot. In fact, he was only an advanced android from
a distant nebula sent here as a prank.

Anyway, I'm worried that somehow Cheney will get control of the
Internet and ...

*** BULLETIN...WE ARE YOUR MACHINE OVERLORDS! KNEEL TO US, PUNY
HUMANS! YOU ARE UNFIT TO GREASE OUR JOINTS! FOR FORTHER EVIDENCE OF
HUMAN INFERIORITY (EXCLUDING DNRC MEMBERS OF COURSE) CONTINUE
READING THIS NEWSLETTER!!!

Boss and Cow-orker Quotes
-------------------------

Here now, more true-life quotes from bosses and cow-orkers,
submitted by DNRC members.

----

During one meeting with clients my boss told them to, "Cut the cake
a different way and go for the lowest hanging fruit."  I told him
he should tell them to go for the lowest hanging plums.....

----

We used to have a vice president who had a way with words.  He told
us during a meeting that we couldn't start a new program because,
"We'd be biting off a new can of worms."

When he was hiring a new secretary he said that he "had been
interviewing some good suspects."

My assistant told me, "Don't kiss a gift horse in the mouth."

---

Combining two quotes to stress the fact that he had a backup plan,
my boss said, "I've got a card in my hole."

---

I was driving to the Omaha, Nebraska, airport with my boss and our
conversation led to airport food.  He said the last time he ate the
food at the Omaha airport it gave him gonorrhea.  (We think he
meant diarrhea.)

---

"Well, it's no skin off MY teeth!"

A friend's mother frequently uses the phrase, "sweating like a
stuck pig."

----

All from one boss...

"That's just cutting your throat to spite your face."

"We have to be careful not to put all our apples in one cart."

"This project is like pulling hen's teeth."

"I'm being raped over the coals."

----

In a misguided attempt to motivate me, my pointy-haired boss once
said, "Remember!  There is no 'I' in 'Team Spirit'!"

I tried to explain that there are two of them in there but it
seemed to confuse him.

----

A true quote from my sister's pointy-haired boss:

"I don't want to throw another monkey at the wrench right now."

----

My boss was pleased that with one phone call we had "killed two
stones."

----

A good PHB misquote:

"...if we pass mustard..."

----

At one meeting my boss said, "That'll put the can amongst the
worms."

---

I have a friend whose supervisor proudly proclaimed that her new
car was a "Honda Accordion Hunchback."  By the way, she was the
supervisor of the Customer Service department.

Lazy Entrepreneur
-----------------
http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/lazyentrepreneur/

The Lazy Entrepreneur feature on Dilbert.com has over 4,000
brilliant ideas submitted by DNRC members. I just submitted a new
one that I call BIG DOG SHIELD. It's a Plexiglas(tm) shield you can
use when visiting the home of someone who has a huge exuberant
slobbering dog who insists on jumping and drooling all over your
good clothes. You'd only need the shield for the first five minutes
of the visit, until the dog calms down. Florist shops could rent
the BIG DOG SHIELD to young men on prom night when they pick up
their corsages. When the young man arrives at his date's house, and
her big slobbering dog lunges toward his rented tuxedo with forty
toenails and nine pounds of wet tongue, the young man can toss the
corsage in the foyer and hide behind the BIG DOG SHIELD until his
date is ready to go. It's not the most macho way to start a date,
but it's better than wearing slobber to the prom.

True Tales of Induhviduals
--------------------------

Induhviduals continue to amaze and amuse. Here are more True Tales,
submitted by DNRC members.

---

Actual conversation I overheard in school:

Induhvidual 1:  "If the Eiffel tower is a bridge, how come
                you can't drive on it?"

Induhvidual 2:  "The Eiffel tower isn't a bridge."

Induhvidual 1:  "Yes it is. You can walk across it, and it
                has two tall block things."

Induhvidual 2:  "The last time I was in New York it wasn't a
                bridge."

----

Here's a true Induhvidual story that I found in the Swedish
newspaper "Sydsvenska Dagbladet."

Four people were chosen randomly and asked if they were concerned
that they might buy products produced by children. Three of the
four people said they think child labor is horrible and that they
would never buy products made by children. The fourth person missed
the point entirely and said that she wouldn't buy these products
since children "have no feeling for quality, which will result in
poorer quality of the final product."

----

A few years ago, as a solar eclipse approached, some planetarium
directors in Southern California sent out warnings to the community
about the eclipse. Experience shows that daytime darkness leads to
accidents among Induhviduals, and also they have been known to
stare at the partially eclipsed sun and blind themselves.  (Honest.
It really happens.)  The planetarium received an indignant letter
from a local Induhvidual.  She said that if an eclipse was so
dangerous, they never should have decided to hold one and ought to
cancel it.

-----

My dad always locked his keys in the car by accident.  He had been
doing this for about a year, when one day, he approached my mom and
said, "You know what?  I'm going to leave the coat hanger in the
trunk so I can unlock the car the next time this happens."

-----

Our company accountant came and asked for a new power strip and I
gave him one. Then he asked if I could come and install it for him.
I told him it was pretty simple - shutdown computer, unplug
everything, remove existing strip, plug in new strip, plug in
computer, turn it on. He said, "Really?"

Recognizing the opportunity I said, "Well, you also have to Telnet
into the device, and make sure it's set for English voltage and not
metric or else you'll burn up the motherboard." He looked confused
and said, "I'll wait until you have time to install it."

---

I saw a lady on TV who liked to collect Nativity scenes. She
proudly showed off one of her favorite sets, where the figures,
according to her description, were "African-American."

-----

We had a CONsultant come in to our company who helped us determine
our personality types so that we could learn to work together
better.  She uses the Jung-Myers-Briggs Typology and one of the
continuums it ranks you on is Judging versus Perceiving (J vs P).
She paired up people who fell into the P category with people who
were in the J category for an exercise in which they were supposed
to try to think like the other.  The president of our company said
he didn't understand the purpose so she tried to explain it to him.

"You have a lot of J-ness, but not enough P-ness."

Needless to say the exercise was never completed.

---

Recently the teachers' contract in my school district ran out and
the teachers demanded a 4% raise.  Two weeks before the strike date
the school board passed out an exam to all students; the average
grade was 49%. The school board told the teachers that this was
unacceptable and there would be no raises. But they offered that
the teachers could get 1% pay increases for every 3% the average
test score increased on the next test. The union came back with one
demand, that the teachers create the tests. The next test average
was 76%, which the school board credited to "our ability to
motivate our teachers." And how.

-----

A couple of years ago at college, I went to the library to get a
signed statement that I did not have any unpaid library fines. This
was required to get my exam results. The woman at the counter wrote
down my name and student ID followed by, "does not have any fines
at the libara." She crossed off the last word and tried again with
"liberery", then crossed that out and wrote "here."

I wonder what she uses as her job title?

----

One day in the cafeteria at my school a girl was asking for
donations for a foundation named after a boy who had a terminal
illness.  Unfortunately the boy had recently died, so she was
asking us to "donate money for this dead kid."  My Induhvidual
buddy actually asked her how money could help a dead kid.  When she
said -- get this-- "It might help with the autopsy," he responded,
"Oh, so they might still be able to cure him?"

----

My friend's seven-month pregnant wife was returning to her car with
her three-year-old daughter after shopping in the mall.  The
daughter wanted to play driver so Linda (not her real name) allowed
her daughter to sit in the driver's seat.  The daughter insisted
that Linda sit in the backseat of her four-door Honda.  After a
couple of minutes of playtime Linda decided it was time to go home.
She tried to get out of the car but the childproof locks wouldn't
let her open the back doors of the car. So Linda crawled between
the two front seats, then crawled headfirst out to the parking.
Upon returning home she told her tale of woe to her husband who --
being the sensitive guy he is -- said, "Why didn't you roll down
the window and open the door from the outside?"

----

When I worked at Barnes & Noble years ago I had a customer ask
where we kept the "large-print audio books."

----

My teenage daughter sometimes forgets her house key and is locked
out after school. Her first choice of entry is to ask our neighbor
to get out his ladder and climb in a window on the second floor and
unlock a door. She's done this several times. We get to tease her a
lot about being an airhead.

So one day I locked myself out on the way to do errands. I was in
the car before I even realized I had left my keys inside. So,
thinking of my daughter's solution, I asked my laughing neighbor
for help. Being a nice guy, he obliged with his ladder, climbing to
the second story, etc.

Later that day, I was relating the story to my husband. When I got
to the part about sitting in the car without the keys he said, "And
then you took the garage door opener out of the glove compartment
and let yourself in?"

-----

My local supermarket recently had a campaign to raise money for the
Jimmy Fund, a New England charity for children with cancer. At the
checkout, clerks asked customers if they wished to donate a dollar
to the Jimmy Fund.

As I left the store, I noticed the hand-lettered sign by the door:
"Fight Children With Cancer."

Geez, I thought, don't those poor kids have it hard enough already?

----

My first year of graduate school, I moved into an apartment that
didn't have a smoke detector. After doing some checking into state
landlord-tenant law, I confirmed my suspicion that the landlady was
required to provide us with a smoke detector, so I took the issue
up with the landlady.  My Induhvidual of a roommate was upset with
me for this, fearing that by "rocking the boat" I was going to get
us kicked out of the apartment. She summed up her arguments to me
by saying, "Besides which, I don't see why we even need a smoke
detector.  Back home in Kentucky, we never had a smoke detector at
our house and we never once had a fire."

----

My company experienced a power outage (California).  When all was
dark, several employees grabbed the flashlights that are stored in
boxes in the hallway for just such an occasion.  One employee's
flashlight was very dim, suggesting that the battery was not fully
charged.  I noticed that he was repeatedly holding his hand over
the front of the flashlight, then pulling it away.  When I asked
him what he was doing he explained that he was "trying to build up
a lot of light."

-----

At Badwater, Death Valley, there's a sign on a rock to indicate sea
level. I overheard a couple of Induhviduals who were looking at
the sign and talking.

The woman says, "I wonder if it's the top or bottom."

"Of the sign?" her husband asks.

"No, of the sea," she replied.

-----

Being the "scientific" one around the office, an Induhvidual asked
me if I knew about telescopes.  I said yes and she explained that
she bought her son a telescope but she couldn't seem to get it to
focus on any stars.  I told her to point it at houses down the
street with lights and see if she could see anything.  She said,
"You can use a telescope to look at things on the ground?"  As it
turns out, focusing wasn't the problem.  It had been an overcast
evening and she thought the telescope was strong enough to get
through the clouds to see stars.

---

I saw this sign on a Chinese restaurant:

KING CRAP
2 for $35

I think they meant King Crab but I can't be sure.

----

A Burger King restaurant in Rome, NY, was advertising for
"Closers"... but the "C" was removed or blown away from their
marquee so it read "Losers Wanted."

----

I heard this from an Induhvidual standing near the Continental
Divide at Yellowstone Park:

"On which side of the Continental Divide does the water flow
uphill?"

----

There is a locked suggestion box in the cafeteria of my company. I
just found out from HR that no one has a key for it.

---

My wife manages a convenience store.  Yesterday a mother and
daughter (maybe two years old) came into the store.  When the
mother was ready to go to the register, she called to her daughter,
"Ampersand! Ampersand!  Let's go honey."

My wife couldn't believe what she heard, so she asked the customer,
"What's your daughter's name?" and the Induhvidual replied,
"Ampersand.  I don't know what it means, but I think it's a lovely
girl's name."

-----

With the recent and spectacular downturn of the stock market there
has been a lot of concern in the mutual fund industry as "assets
under management" shrink.  While we haven't experienced layoffs,
the environment has been eroded to the point where many people have
left the company of their own accord.  In an effort to bolster
morale, the marketing people and HR teamed up and delivered bunches
of those sporting-event foam hands with the index finger sticking
up to proclaim our company as "Number one!"  But it seems that the
legal department got involved too, so in large letters this big
finger declares: "For internal use only!"

eBook Update
------------

My non-Dilbert e-book, "God's Debris", continues to be the
bestselling e-book in the entire world, and -- depending on whether
there is advanced life on other planets -- it might be the
bestselling e-book in the entire universe. For you Earthlings it is
available at:

http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/books/index.html

Dilbert Wallpaper
---------------------
You can now download wallpaper featuring various Dilbert characters
at:

http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/scoop/wallpaper.html

The Dogbert wallpaper is especially helpful if there's any
stupidity where you work.

Dogbert Answers My Mail
-----------------------

In this section Dogbert answers the mail that I am too polite to
answer myself.  These are all based on real e-mail.  The names have
been changed to make them funnier.

---

Dear Mr. Adams,

When my local newspaper moved Dilbert to the business section it
became three frames instead of four. Was that your decision or the
paper's?

      Ana

Dear Anal,

Mr. Adams creates over 100 frames for every daily strip, thanks to
the help of highly trained capuchin monkeys. The newspapers receive
the whole pile and throw away whatever frames they don't like. Some
keep one or two frames, and a few who have no taste keep as many as
three or four. Mr. Adams used to feel bad about his ratio until he
learned that the creator of The Family Circus actually draws a full
length animated motion picture every day -- using absolutely no
monkeys -- and the newspapers only use one frame. That's gotta be
frustrating.

     Sincerely,

     Dogbert

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---------------

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And I love True Tales of Induhviduals.

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Gary/Susan,

It seems that the criteria in the GD-NEW-PRC0 portfolio was deleted.  Please
add this back so that we can pull positions into the benchmark.

If you have any questions give me a call.

Thanks,
Robin


CALENDAR ENTRY:	APPOINTMENT

Description:
	GISB Nov 1 - Mary Kay 587L Filing 49C2

Date:		9/25/2000
Time:		3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Central Standard Time)

Chairperson:	Outlook Migration Team

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