Q: Julie, Sorry for the delayed response. I can't express to you how excited I am to be coming out there this weekend. After the last week and a half of work I am in desperate need of rest and relaxation (that of course means lots of shopping). As far as activities go, I'm pretty much up for anything. My guess is I'm probably going to want to take a quick nap when I get in Saturday morning before starting the weekend's activities, but after that I say we just get going. The symphony sounds incredible as do the races or the polo match so I'll just leave the final choices to your discretion. I would definitely be up for a trip to the zoo if you want to go, but considering I go there every time I'm in San Diego I could miss it in order to do/see some other things. The only things I insist upon are ample time outdoors and good seafood. Anyway, I arrive in San Diego on America West flight 2180 at about 9:00 a.m. and leave Monday at 6:10 p.m. so we've almost got three full days to work with. Love,
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Q: Energy Firms' Mixed Message Is Focus of Inquiry Deregulation: Senate panel will investigate whether suppliers were being misleading when they promised lower rates for consumers while they were also predicting bigger profits for investors. By ROBERT J. LOPEZ and RICH CONNELL, Times Staff Writers In the summer of 1999, a top official with a major player in California's power market testified during a congressional committee hearing in support of speeding up deregulation. Unleashing market forces, said the Dynegy Inc. executive, would ensure "maximum customer savings" and "low-cost power." That same month, the Houston-based firm made a far different pitch to Wall Street: Deregulation and major swings in electricity prices would boost revenue and stock value. "We know how to take advantage of volatility spikes across the gas and power market," Chief Executive Officer Charles Watson declared in a publication targeting large investors. "The energy marketplace," he predicted, "will simply get more volatile." Dynegy was not alone, a review of federal filings, company documents and public records shows. In the years since California's pioneering deregulation plan was approved, other major out-of-state energy suppliers were sending similar, seemingly contradictory signals to the public and stock buyers. Now, those divergent messages--electricity prices will fall but corporate
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Q: Dawn, I can't believe it...I just saw Phillip Allen laugh!!! Like laugh out loud! Shocking isn't it? I don't know what caused this phenomenon but I thought you'd like to know about it. Later, Robin
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Q: Hi Nancy, It seems we may be scheduling a meeting with VEPCO to discuss the PPA. July 20th is the current date being discussed. I don't know how we want to staff the meeting yet, but I do want to check your availability. How does that date look for you? Thanks,
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