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The author of the 7/20/01 San Francisco Chronicle article "PG&E extends deals" wrote a piece alongside what two other writers for the 5/4/01 edition of the same paper? | Bob Egelko, Matthew Yi, | PAIRIDX:34386 | [
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"Still, the doomsayers aren't backpedaling, merely clarifying their fevered springtime predictions.",
"Like Michael Zenker, of Cambridge Research Associates.",
"Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle <http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?f ca 2001 07 20 MN215347.DTL - - 7 20 01 PG&E extends deals -- More than 130 independent power generators have signed new five-year deals to supply electricity to Pacific Gas & Electric Co.",
"The utility said that as part of the deal, it will pay the generators the estimated $740 million it owes them, once its reorganization plan is accepted in bankruptcy court.",
"Jennifer Bjorhus in the San Jose Mercury <http: www0.mercurycenter.com premium nation docs QF20.htm -- 7 20 01 Spencer Abraham -- In San Francisco to stump for President Bush's energy plans, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham yesterday praised California's conservation efforts but insisted that frugality alone would not solve the power crisis.",
"Abraham, speaking to a group of Bay Area business leaders, warned against the perception that the crisis is lessening even though rolling blackouts haven't materialized this summer as expected."
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"Participants would be paid a monthly fee of $7 per kilowatt of generation capacity.",
"On top of that, they would receive 35 cents for every kilowatt-hour of power they generate for their own use.",
"That price is about what power plant owners have been commanding in California's pricey electricity market.",
"\"We think the fees we are proposing are fair,\" Van Herik said.",
"\"These aren't people who are in the generation business, and undoubtedly there wil l be wear and tear on equipment and increased personnel and fuel costs.\"",
"The program, which SDG&E wants to implement by June 1, would operate in compliance with air pollution regulations, the utility said.",
"Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times Been there, done that Bay Area finds little new in Bush's ideas Joe Garofoli, Bob Egelko, Matthew Yi, Chronicle Staff Writers Friday, May 4, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?f=3D ca 2001 05 04 MN236123 .DTL Californians who have been sweating for months to cut their home energy usa ge 20 percent didn't blink yesterday at President Bush's suggestion that feder al offices conserve half that much."
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"The few surviving records of his early life indicate that he was born c. 1380–1390, most likely in Maaseik.",
"He took employment in the Hague as painter and \"Valet de chambre\" with John III the Pitiless, ruler of Holland and Hainaut in the Hague around 1422, when he was already a master painter with workshop assistants.",
"After John's death in 1425 he was employed in Lille as court painter to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, until 1429 before moving to Bruges, where he lived until his death.",
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The company who had completed the first 740 MW phase of a power project in India in February 2001 ended it's video-on-demand deal with which company in March 2001? | Blockbuster Inc. | PAIRIDX:34384 | [
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"All the money owed is for electricity produced by a power plant built and largely owned by Enron, and supplied to the cash-strapped electricity board.",
"The Maharashtra government has also written to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee appealing to him \"to help bail the state out from the (payment) crises\", the chief minister said.",
"The Enron power project's first 740 MW phase is already running while the second 1,444 MW phase is expected to be commissioned next year.",
"The state has announced plans for a new committee to review the Enron project and make recommendations to the government.",
"UK: Russian energy trader Crown covets Marc Rich jewels.",
"By Jonathan Leff and Amanda Cooper 02 07 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Billionaire and former fugitive Marc Rich is in talks to sell his commodities trading business to Russian-owned Crown Resources, an aggressive trading house seeking to grow its energy unit and branch into metals, industry sources said on Wednesday."
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"By C. Bryson Hull 03 15 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street took a hard look at Enron Corp.'s content delivery plans this week after it ended its video-on-demand deal with Blockbuster Inc. but remained largely unfazed by the failure of the flagship deal, analysts said on Thursday.",
"On balance, most analysts viewed the busted 20-year exclusive agreement as disappointing, but by no means a fatal blow to Enron Broadband Services' (EBS) budding content delivery segment.",
"Most reiterated buy or strong buy ratings for the Houston company and maintained bullish earnings targets for the Enron Broadband Services division.",
"But all are awaiting an indication of how Enron will reconfigure the content delivery initiative.",
"\"I think Blockbuster represented kind of an anchor tenant for the broadband business, so they have lost a contract that was important,\" said Jeff Dietert, an analyst with Houston investment house Simmons and Co. Now EBS will have to pursue smaller contracts to make up the loss, which could mean a longer road to create as big a book of business, Dietert said."
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Guest hosts on the 1972 TV series The ABC Comedy Hour include Steve Lawrence, Orson Welles, Ed Sullivan, Raymond Burr, Robert Young, Tony Curtis and an actress that played what role in the 1950 film "Three Little Words"? | Helen Kane | PAIRIDX:34383 | [
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"Guest hosts included Steve Lawrence, Orson Welles, Ed Sullivan, Raymond Burr, Robert Young, Debbie Reynolds and Tony Curtis.",
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What was the population in 2015 of the city that the 1995 French Open was held in? | 2,229,621 | PAIRIDX:34382 | [
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"The city is a commune and department, and the capital-heart of the 12,012 km2 Île-de-France \"region\" (colloquially known as the 'Paris Region'), whose 12,142,802 2016 population represents roughly 18 percent of the population of France.",
"By the 17th century, Paris had become one of Europe's major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts, a position that it retains still today.",
"The Paris Region had a GDP of €649.6 billion (US $763.4 billion) in 2014, accounting for 30.4 percent of the GDP of France.",
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What was the 2016 census-estimated population of the city of energy giant Enron? | 2.303 | PAIRIDX:34377 | [
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"\"We believe there is an online market for entertainment, which will prove to be an important channel for consumers to access entertainment media,\" a Son y spokesman said, but declined to comment on specifics about MovieFly.",
"Alternatively, Walt Disney is said to be studying delivering films via the Internet on a wireless set-top box.",
"At a recent meeting with analysts and reporters, Peter Murphy, chief strategic officer for Disney, said the company was exploring ways to broadcast video services to a \"box\" in the home.",
"Murphy said that while Disney had not yet decided to move forward with this product, it was an excellent example of the new business models enabled by digital technologies.",
"Meanwhile, Blockbuster Inc., the nation's largest video rental chain has al so launched a service in a partnership with Houston energy giant Enron to deliver on-demand movies over high-speed telephone lines.",
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New investors in United Messaging's third round of financing include First Union Capital Partners, Comcast Interactive Capital, and an assets management firm that became an independent firm in which year? | 1989 | PAIRIDX:34376 | [
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"ASP United Messaging Closes Third Round with $70 Million?",
"WEST CHESTER, Pa. (VENTUREWIRE) -- United Messaging, an enterprise messa ging service provider, said it closed a $70 million third round of financing led by Broadview Capital Partners.",
"New investors First Union Capital Partners, Comcast Interactive Capital, and Brinson Partners, and previous investors Internet Capital Group, Oak Investment Partners, Infinity, and Labrador Ventures participated in the round as well.",
"United Messaging is a global application service provider that offers hosted messaging and professional services.",
"The company said it will use the funding to expand service platforms in the United States and abroad, to support the launch and promoti on of its existing and upcoming messaging technologies and services, and to op en new sales offices in Europe and Asia.",
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"http: www.unitedmessaging.com ID Management Firm Courion Gets $13.2 Million in Round Two FRAMINGHAM, Mass."
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Out of what airport did Flight 11 of the airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas depart from that terrorists slammed into the World Trade Center? | Logan International Airport | PAIRIDX:34374 | [
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"NEWS ATTACK ON AMERICA; Family, friends from far and wide feel pain of loss; Death struck victims on travels for work, play JOSE MARTINEZ and MARK MURPHY 09 15 2001 Boston Herald All Editions 020 (Copyright 2001) American Airlines flight attendant Gretchen Sarmanian tortured herself yesterday over what to say.",
"She had been asked to speak at a memorial service for a friend she considered one of the best in the business - Cape Codder Barbara Arestegui - and the process was wrenching.",
"\"I think God puts the words in your head at a time like this,\" Sarmanian said.",
"\"She was so, so special, with a smile for everyone - absolutely everyone.\"",
"Arestegui, 38, of Marstons Mills, was part of the ill-fated crew on American Airlines Flight 11 out of Logan International Airport that terrorists slammed into the World Trade Center.",
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In what year was the football team that Nichlas Rohde plays on loan from founded? | 1991 | PAIRIDX:34373 | [
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Which co-founder of the American company founded in 1988 by the merger of SDA Systems and ECAD, Inc is an investor that helped fund engineering software firm Numetrics Management Systems? | Glen Antle | PAIRIDX:34372 | [
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"The Bandwidth Place, created in 1999, recently re-designed its site, which includes bandwidth meters, online forums, tutorials, and articles.",
"http: www.bandwidthplace.com Digital Distribution Firm AudioSonix Gets $250,000 Seed WASHINGTON -- AudioSonix, a Web-based service for the distribution of digital content packages, said it received $250,000 in its seed round from undisclosed individual investors.",
"AudioSonix will use the funds for product development and sales and marketing.",
"AudioSonix is seeking an additional $2 million in funding.",
"http: www.audiosonix.com Engineering Software Firm Numetrics Raises $1.2 Million SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Numetrics Management Systems, which provides Internet-based engineering management software for electronics companies, received $1.2 million in early-stage funding from a group of individual investors that includes Cadence Design Systems co-founder Glen Antle.",
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"http: www.numetrics.com ASP Delivery Managment Service Raises $20 Million Series B MARLBOROUGH, Mass.",
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In what year did the man who wrote an analysis of the future impact of price caps for the San Francisco Chronicle in June 2001 join the Los Angeles Times? | 2007 | PAIRIDX:34371 | [
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"A13, 683 words, Potrero Hill power plant hit by 2 lawsuits; Neighbors, city ask court to cut back hours of operation, Rachel Gordon San Francisco Chronicle, JUNE 20, 2001, WEDNESDAY, FINAL EDITION, NEWS;, Pg.",
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"9; ZONE: N, 333 words, California gets loan for energy purchases, Reuters., SACRAMENTO The Associated Press State & Local Wire, June 20, 2001, Wednesday, BC cycle ?, 9:23 AM Eastern Time, State and Regional, 473 words, FERC still looking into high Northwest power prices, By KATHERINE PFLEGER, Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON Copyright 2001 Copley News Service Copley News Service June 20, 2001, Wednesday SECTION: State and regional LENGTH: 509 words HEADLINE: Customers might have to pay SDG&E debt, advocate says BYLINE: Craig D. Rose DATELINE: SAN DIEGO BODY: Despite assurances from the governor and San Diego Gas & Electric, the threat to local ratepayers of paying most of a $750 million debt to the utility is not gone, a local consumer leader said yesterday."
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In what year did the Polish political party that once won 41% of the general election vote compared to the outgoing centre-right government's 6% become a single party? | 1999 | PAIRIDX:34370 | [
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"font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" Frederick Chiluba, <b Zambia's< b president, lost one of his closest allies when Michael Sata left the government and his job as national secretary of the ruling party.",
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The city where Danish architect Frederik Marius Draiby was the first city engineer is located on the east coast of which peninsula? | Jutland | PAIRIDX:34369 | [
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The American business management author born November 7, 1942, who is best known for "In Search of Excellence" is an alumnus of what organization? | M cKinsey | PAIRIDX:34368 | [
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"Mr Skilling's answer in the early 1990s was to bring in talent from outside the company.",
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Who was the valley where Prospect Mesa is located named for? | Sir Charles Wright | PAIRIDX:34366 | [
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The person who claimed, in response to a legal action that could trigger a constitutional crisis, that "You are treading into the territory of asking a court to make judgment on the rules and the law governing the rights of the Legislature" said what Committee would refuse further requests for funding until the PUC carved out a revenue stream for California's Dept. of Water Resources? | Senate Budget Committee | PAIRIDX:34365 | [
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"\"It is a separation of powers issue of the highest order.\"",
"Representatives from Enron, a power marketer based in Houston, said they are merely concerned that the committee has violated their due process rights.",
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In a conversation with Ray McNally about ARM, wherein he discussed some recent polling data he had seen concerning San Diego, he provided an assessment that the career of a person who held what role in government was over? | State Sen | PAIRIDX:34362 | [
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Who publishes the international daily newspaper that when the newspaper reported Enron was discussing purchasing a stake in Northwest that UBS, Warburg analyst James Yannello was not suprised? | Dow Jones & Company, | PAIRIDX:34361 | [
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"The deal would combine the gas and electric utilities serving Portland, Oregon.",
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"Enron shares were up 25 cents at $33.35. In a brief statement, Northwest said it was confirming the talks with Enron in response to press reports.",
"It said there was no assurance that a deal would be struck and it would not make any additional comments on the matter unless and until a formal agreement was reached.",
"The Wall Street Journal described the talks as advanced.",
"Citing people familiar with the matter, it said the discussions were at a delicate stage and financing could be a problem for Northwest, which had a market value of only $655.5 million based on Thursday's closing stock price of $25.99. News of the talks did not surprise UBS Warburg analyst James Yannello, who said Enron has made no secret of its desire to divest Portland GE, which serves more than 725,000 customers in northwest Oregon."
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A biography of whom is the best known work of the Scottish writer whose good review of William Mudford's 1829 novel "The Five Nights of St. Albans: A Romance of the Sixteenth Century" was considered a rare distinction for the book? | Sir Walter Scott | PAIRIDX:34360 | [
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"His short story \"The Iron Shroud\", about an iron torture chamber which shrinks through mechanical action and eventually crushes the victim inside, was first published in August 1830 by \"Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine\", and later republished separately in 1839 and 1840 with the subtitle \"\"Italian Revenge\"\".",
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Vladimír Padrůněk left Etc... in order to go back to a Jazz band that was established in what year? | 1964 | PAIRIDX:34343 | [
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"He was also member of Energit.",
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Ecogen Developments Ltd's challenge to a government decision to reject its Humble Hill project was viewed as a potential important precedent for determining the viability of a number of offshore wind projects sponsors by Enron Corp., Powergen PLC, TXU Corp, an an oil and gas "supermajor" headquartered in what country? | Netherlands | PAIRIDX:34340 | [
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"FERC spurred a similar standardization process in the natural gas industry, which resulted in creation of a Gas Industry Standards Board, or GISB.",
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"By Bryan Lee, Dow Jones Newswires, 202-862-6647, [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.",
"UK Wind Pwr Co Appeals Proj Rejection In Landmark Case Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 05 30 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) Germana Canzi LONDON -(Dow Jones)- U.K. wind-power developer Ecogen Developments Ltd. said Wednesday it will challenge the legality of a government decision to reject its Humble Hill project after the Ministry of Defense said the turbines would interfere with surveillance radar.",
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The 1927 film "The American", also known as "The Flag Maker", starred an actress who received an academy award nomination for her role in which film? | The Broadway Melody | PAIRIDX:34339 | [
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Which record label released the hip hop album that includes the song "Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story"? | Babygrande Records | PAIRIDX:34335 | [
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What firm invested on behalf of the founder of the eBay auction site in Propel's $38.3 million Series B round of funding? | Ohana Holdings | PAIRIDX:34334 | [
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Nick Evangelista teaches fencing in a school located in a city ranked what by size in Missouri? | third-largest | PAIRIDX:34333 | [
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Doublefinger Peak lies about four nautical miles inland from a harbour that is located between which two capes? | Cape Archer and Cape Roberts | PAIRIDX:34332 | [
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The Drivers' Championship in the 1977 Shellsport International Series was won by a driver who was born in which English county? | Berkshire | PAIRIDX:34329 | [
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What is the date of birth for the person who wrote the principal Assembly plan AB 82xx? | May 9, 1950 | PAIRIDX:34326 | [
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"The Senate scrapped that plan last we ek in favor of its own.",
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"It would have the state issue $2.5 billion in bonds to pay off Edison's debts to alternative generators and banks.",
"The state's large businesses would repay the money through a portion of their monthly rates.",
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What was the founding year of the newspaper Joseph Kahn was a part of while discussing the energy crisis with Laura Holson? | 1851 | PAIRIDX:34325 | [
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"The paper's print version in 2013 had the second-largest circulation, behind \"The Wall Street Journal\", and the largest circulation among the metropolitan newspapers in the United States.",
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Excluding individual investors, UpShot's backers are ABN AMRO Private Equity, Ensley Partners, FrontLine Capital Group, New England Partners, Alloy Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners, and a venture capital firm founded in what year? | 1979 | PAIRIDX:34324 | [
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"Mr. Reid was previously president of the Concur Commerce Network.",
"UpShot's backers include ABN AMRO Private Equity, Ensley Partners, FrontLine Capital Group, New England Partners, Advanced Technology Ventures, Alloy Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners, and individual investors including Bob Finocchio, chairman of Informix; Ken Oshman, chief executive officer of Echelon; Tom Proulx, chief executive officer of Netpulse; and Ben Rosen, chairman of Compaq Computer."
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What was the estimated population in 2016 of the city that Andrew Keith Malcolm Adam was born in? | 673,184 | PAIRIDX:34323 | [
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"The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest such area in the country.",
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Which term is the founder of this American alternative rock band born on March 13, 1963 credited with coining? | Paisley Underground | PAIRIDX:34322 | [
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TradeSpark LP was formed by eSpeed Inc. , Shell unit Coral Energy, Dominion, Koch Energy Trading Inc., TXU Corp.'s TXU Energy unit, Williams Cos.' Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Co., and a financial firm that was founded in what year? | 1945 | PAIRIDX:34321 | [
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"\"That's interrupted the rapid growth we were seeing,\" Williams Chief Executive Keith Bailey said on the call.",
"Enron, which accounts for about a quarter of the trade in the country's power and gas markets and which makes a market for those commodities on EnronOnline, has seen its share price fall by a third this week due to uncertainties about its extremely complex financial structure.",
"Those concerns have raised questions about the business model of EnronOnline, a platform on which Enron is the counterparty in all trades.",
"Those concerns could eventually boost volume on neutral exchanges like TradeSpark.",
"\"We continue to believe in the neutral platform that TradeSpark offers,\" Malcolm said.",
"TradeSpark LP was formed by eSpeed Inc. (ESPD), Cantor Fitzgerald (X.CFZ), Shell (RD) unit Coral Energy, Dominion (D), Koch Energy Trading Inc., TXU Corp.'s (TXU) TXU Energy unit and Williams Cos.' Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Co. -By Andrew Dowell, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-4430; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved."
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The person who was listed directly prior to Jerry Zanelli on the recipient list of a September 20, 2001 1:28 PM e-mail from Hedy Govenar was listed directly following which person on the recipient list of a Thursday, March 15, 2001 3:26 PM from Julee Malinowski-Ball? | Susan McCabe | PAIRIDX:34318 | [
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"Katie Kaplan Manager of State Policy Affairs Independent Energy Producers Association (916) 448-9499 --Original Message -- From: Julee Malinowski-Ball [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 3:26 PM To: Susan McCabe; Scott Govenar; Ron Tom; Robert Ross; Rina Venturini; Phil Isenberg; Mike Monagan; Maureen OHaren; Marie Moretti; Kassandra Gough; Jamie Parker; Hedy Govenar; DJ Smith; Delany Hunter; Chuck Cole; Bev Hansen; Anne Kelly; Fred Pownall; Mark Nobili Cc: Jean Munoz; Greg Blue; Jack Pigott; Jeff Dasovich; Joe Ronan; John Stout; Kassandra Gough; kent Palmerton; Larrea, John; Lynn Lednicky; Paula Soos; Richard Hyde; Roger Pelote; Sandi McCubbin; Stephanie Newell; Steve Ponder; Sue Mara; Jan Smutny Jones; Steven Kelley; Katie Kaplan; Chris Ellison; Doug Kerner; Andy Brown; Nam Nguyen Subject: Action Items from Today's Lobbyist Call ACTION ITEMS from today's IEP member company lobbyist conference call: AB 60x (Hertzberg) - Calpine will attempt to get a meeting with the Speaker on Monday regarding his interest in other \"California First\" avenues, and report the results to IEP."
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The associate of a San Diego-area watchdog group who claimed the response of utilities to a deal concerning deregulation was a case of "buyer's remorse" supported the bill of what person, in spite of claiming that it would not fix California's broken energy system? | Davis | PAIRIDX:34317 | [
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"It's buyer's remorse,\" said Michael Shames of the Utility Consumers' Action Network, a San Diego watchdog group.",
"\"The utilities cut a deal, and now they don't like the terms of the deal and they want out of it.\"",
"Somewhat more flexible is Ed Yates, senior vice president of the Sacramento-based California League of Food Processors, whose energy-intensive industry could be devastated by the full brunt of high wholesale energy costs.",
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"Hoge said the bills that emerged \"seemed the best a corrupt system could spit out.\"",
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"FERC, she said, must legally determine if charges from generating companies are reasonable.",
"TURN and other groups will also press for re-regulation of the industry and will begin to explore municipally owned generating plants.",
"Michael Shames of the Utility Consumers' Action Network supports the Davis bill, although he said it won't fix \"the almost irreparably broken California energy system.\"",
"\"The problem is that California's electricity customers have been subjected to market prices in a dysfunctional energy market,\" Shames said.",
"\"It's a market controlled by the sellers of power and their cronies.\"",
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The American ice hockey player Patrick Mullen attended a university that was founded in which year? | 1864 | PAIRIDX:34315 | [
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"Following his college career he signed with the Los Angeles Kings as a free agent.",
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Who eventually acquired the entity that Shawn Fanning was founder of? | Roxio | PAIRIDX:34314 | [
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"-- Napster, the movie Liberty Media Group's Starz Encore unit is working on a movie about Napster.",
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"However, there is no commitment for production of a movie, yet.",
"A Los Angeles-based writer is developing a screenplay for the project, and has been interviewing people who have been associated with the company and its founder Shawn Fanning.",
"He called his song-swapping program Napster, which was his nickname in high school because of his curly hair.",
"Napster said Thursday it has contracted with Loudeye Technologies to protect copyrighted music downloaded from the service.",
"Loudeye provides digital \"fingerprints\" for files, and will be part of Napster's effort to remove copyrighted content from its service.",
"\"Loudeye's fingerprints and metadata will ultimately help us track millions of unique music files on our service, so we can fulfill our commitment to compensate artists, songwriters, music publishers and record companies,\" said Napster CEO Hank Barry."
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"The company ran into legal difficulties over copyright infringement.",
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Norma Dunn was a senior VP at a company that was acquired by what company in 2012? | Kinder Morgan | PAIRIDX:34313 | [
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"\"As far as we're concerned, we're still negotiating on the project with the m and we'd love to do it,\" said Norma Dunn, an El Paso senior vice president.",
"\"All of the talk of changing the deal, of course, is not true.",
"We're still very much willing to sit down and work this out.\"",
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The 2005 Telugu-language film "Danger" stars Sairam Shankar, Abhishek, Swathi, Shireen, and an actor who is the son of which director? | E. V. V. Satyanarayana | PAIRIDX:34312 | [
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Tirso González de Santalla was the thirteenth Superior General of a religious order which is also known by what one-word name? | Jesuits | PAIRIDX:34309 | [
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"He is generally addressed as Father General.",
"The position sometimes carries the nickname of the Black Pope, because of his responsibility for the largest Catholic, male religious order and as contrasted to the white garb of the Pope.",
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In 2013, the Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament took place at an arena built in which year? | 1961 | PAIRIDX:34308 | [
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The Italian dramatist Carlo Sigismondo Capece was born in the capital of which region of Italy? | Lazio | PAIRIDX:34307 | [
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"With 2,877,215 residents in 1285 km2 , it is also the country's most populated comune.",
"It is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits.",
"It is the center of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4.3 million residents.",
"Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber.",
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What Webango investor was founded in 1983 with offices in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Boston and Israel? | Battery Ventures | PAIRIDX:34305 | [
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"http: www.webango.com Film & TV Show Marketplace Raises $4.8 Million Round One LOS ANGELES -- Tivix.com, an online resource for buyers and sellers of film and television programs, said it received $4.8 million in its first round of financing.",
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InfoMech shares what financial backer with ASC Billing Solutions? | Edison Venture Fund | PAIRIDX:34304 | [
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"http: www.netcarrier.com E-commerce Apps Firm InfoMech Raises $4.2 Million Round One ANNANDALE, Va. -- InfoMech, an Internet commerce software applications firm, said it raised its first round of funding with $4.2 million.",
"Edison Venture Fund led the round with a $2 million investment in the company, which was also backed by Steve Walker & Associates with a $1.25 million investment and by the Maryland Angels Council.",
"Gina Dubbe, managing partner with Steve Walker & Associates, and Gary Golding, general partner with the Edison Ventue Fund, will sit on the company's board of directors.",
"The company will use the funding for further development of its e-commerce application and for sales and marketing.",
"InfoMech's products and services include software, implementation, applications management, and Web site hosting.",
"http: www.infomech.com IT Resourcer Business Layers Has $12.5 Million Third Round ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- Business Layers, a developer of directory-based applications that align business needs with IT resources, said it received $12.5 million in third-round funding."
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"http: www.ascglobe.com Israeli Security Firm Safewww Launches with $3.5 Million UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Safewww, which provides identity protection and authorization technologies, said it launched its service and established a new office in Uniondale, N.Y.",
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The department that maintains employment records for more than 17 million California workers claimed a loss of 135,000 CA jobs would raise the state's unemployment to what percentage, an estimate that Ted Gibson claimed seemed high? | 5.4 percent | PAIRIDX:34303 | [
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"\"It really depends on how severe the blackouts are,\" said UCLA economist Chris Thornberg.",
"\"If we have 30 straight days of blackouts in June you' re going to end up with a mess.\"",
"Everything else being equal, the loss of 135,000 jobs would raise California's unemployment rate by 0.7 percent, to 5.4 percent, based on the latest numbers from the Employment Development Department.",
"Ted Gibson, chief economist with the state Department of Finance, said AUS' estimates seem high.",
"\"It'd be hard for me to think those relatively limited, one-hour-at-a-time (blackouts) would have such an impact,\" Gibson said.",
"As it is, the blackouts have struck some of California's most important employers, such as Sun Microsystems Inc. and Advanced Micro Devices.",
"Tuesday's blackout hit Apple Computer Inc.'s lone United States factory, in Elk Grov e. Economic development agencies from other states have stepped up recruiting efforts in California, hoping to capitalize on the state's misfortunes."
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What is the capital of the country the State Government could not appoint their arbitrator from for the London Court of Arbitration panel regarding the dispute between Enron and the Maharashtra Government? | New Delhi | PAIRIDX:34300 | [
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"A three-person panel will now be set up to solve the dispute in the London Court of Arbitration.",
"Enron has appointed Honourable Andrew John Rogers, former Chief Judge Commercial Division, Supreme Court of New South Wales as their arbitrator.",
"The State Government will have to reply this notice within 30 days and appoint an arbitrator who cannot be an Indian national.",
"The State Government officials have expressed surprise at the notice of arbitration for dishonouring of the December 2000 (Rs 102 crore) dues along with the January 2001 (Rs 111.6 crore), considering the conciliation process with Government of India is already in place.",
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The 1992 play in which Danny Burstein performed was first produced in what year? | 1896 | PAIRIDX:34297 | [
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"He has also won two Drama Desk Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, and received two Grammy Award nominations.",
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"\"The Seagull\" is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays.",
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"At the height of its popularity, it purchased the media conglomerate Time Warner in the largest merger in U.S. history.",
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"The paper reported that the software titan views AOL Time Warner as its first rival in the consumer Internet arena, especially so after Comcast's (CMCSK: 37.55, + 0.58) bid for AT&T Broadband appeared to fail.",
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The company RealNetworks had a display for members of the House Internet and Intellectual Property Subcommittee of an initial version of a subscription service that what music file-sharing service said it would join? | Napster | PAIRIDX:34295 | [
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"\"Almost all the stocks in the technology universe are easier to buy these days,\" he told the Journal.",
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"As part of testimony on copyright and publishers' rights as they are affected by music distribution on the Internet, RealNetworks Chairman Rob Glaser accessed the service.",
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"Through the agreement MusicNet will license its technology and music catalog to Napster which wil l sell the music as a subscription-based service under its own brand.",
"MusicNe t, which will launch later this year, offers the music catalogs of its record label backers.",
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The online workplace infrastructure funded by Bentley Systems can be used on what operating systems? | Microsoft Windows and Unix | PAIRIDX:34286 | [
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"COM2001 is funded by Dell Computer and individual investors.",
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"Project.net is funded by Bentley Systems and individual investors.",
"http: www.project.net o Open Prairie Ventures CEO Joins Board of GlobalView Software CHICAGO -- GlobalView Software, a provider of real-time and historical commodities market information, said it named James Michael Schultz to its board of directors.",
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"The company is funded by Open Prairie and individual investors.",
"http: www.gvsi.com Employee Management Firm HRPath Names Two to Board ALAMEDA, Calif. -- HRPath, an online human resource management service, said it named two new members to its board of directors.",
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Marshall Wittman was a political advisor to a man that opposed Bush's patients bill of rights and was born in what year? | 1936 | PAIRIDX:34285 | [
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"Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who already has opposed Bush on the patients' bill of rights and campaign finance legislation, also has said he favors more conservation measures than the White House proposes.",
"\"He'll be very prominent in cobbling a centrist coalition on the issue,\" said Marshall Wittman, a senior fellow at the conservative Hudson Institute research center and a political adviser to McCain.",
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What is the date of birth for the person who was added as a guitarist to the band Triumph in 1992? | March 10, 1966 | PAIRIDX:34284 | [
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What does the entity that along with the Wisconsin PSC separately had sought review of a decision by the Seventh Circuit on July 31, 2000 regulate in the state of Illinois? | public utility services | PAIRIDX:34283 | [
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"In the case the Supreme Court rejected last week, the Wisconsin PSC and the Illinois Commerce Commission separately had sought review of a decision by the Seventh Circuit (TR, July 31, 2000).",
"The circuit court had ruled that the commissions actions regarding interconnection agreements, SGATs, an d enforcement of agreements weren 't immune from federal court review.",
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Accounting rule makers at the standard setting body that replaced what other body in July of 1973 debated the subject of how to value energy-related contracts extensively for months? | Accounting Principles Board | PAIRIDX:34282 | [
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"e Yet in their financial reports, the companies only vaguely describe the methods they use to come up with fair-value estimates on the contracts.",
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"And in those cases, companies are allowed to base valuations on their own undisclosed estimates, assumptions and pricing models.",
"\"Ultimately they're telling you what they think the answer is, but they're not telling you how they got to that answer,\" says Stephen Campbell, an analyst at Business Valuation Services in Dallas.",
"\"That is essentially saying `trust me.'\"",
"Accounting-rule makers at the Financial Accounting Standards Board have debated the subject of how to value energy-related contracts extensively in recent months.",
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"The band's debut single \"Ghost Bitch\" was originally released physically February 20, 2013 and was later re-released in digital format through the Media Factory music label on June 16, 2013.",
"The band's first EP, \"Perfectly Dirty\" was released October 16, 2013.",
"Their first full-length album, \"Virgin Field\" was released July 9, 2014.",
"A single from the album, \"I Love You and Kiss Me\" was used as the opening song for the show \"Rank Kingdom\" for the months of June and July 2014.",
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What was the date of birth for the player was was captain of the 2002-03 Houston Rockets of the NBA? | February 21, 1977 | PAIRIDX:34280 | [
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"With Yao teamed up with captain Steve Francis, they gelled their first season together, being named as starters for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game.",
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What percentage stake did the company that began in 1898 with a plan to construct railroads in the Oklahoma Territory own in Dabhol Power? | 10% | PAIRIDX:34278 | [
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"Sebell counts among his clients such firms as Compaq Computer, Walt Disney World Soup, Enron, PepsiCo, Citigroup, Starbucks and Dewar's Scotch.",
"MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here http: tbutton.prnewswire.com prn 11690X71118673 CONTACT: Michelle M. Rathman of Impact!",
"Communications, Inc. for Dearborn Financial Publishing, 888-68-impact, or [email protected] 05:11 EDT Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.",
"Enron India Eyes 1st Step To End Pwr Proj - Board Member By Andrew Dowell Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 04 24 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Enron Corp.'s (ENE) troubled Indian unit Dabhol Power Co. is mulling a preliminary move toward terminating its project in the state of Maharashtra in light of its inability to collect payment for power already delivered, a member of the company's board said Monday.",
"Enron, however, plans to complete Phase II of the 2,184-megawatt power plant, said Don Sturmer, a vice president at Bechtel Enterprises (X.BTL) and member of the board at Dabhol Power, in which Bechtel owns a 10% stake."
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What is the name of the reality talent show adopted from "The Voice" that premiered in 2011 in the country where Pavlo Anatoliyovych Tabakov was born? | Holos Krainy | PAIRIDX:34277 | [
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"\"This could rival Pete Wilson's alienation of Latinos,\" said the Democrat, referring to the former Republican governor's strident stand against illega l immigrants, which many blame for the party's weak standing in California.",
"A sign of the GOP's concern surfaced this week with television ads, finance d by anonymous sources but produced by Republican Party strategists, that bla me the Democratic governor for California's energy problems.",
"Democrats, who long have worried that the crisis could cost Davis a second term, now take credit for having pressured the White House and federal regulators to take a more active role.",
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which had previously resisted suc h efforts, took steps toward controlling wholesale electricity prices Monday.",
"Later in the week, two commissioners appointed by President Bush testified that they might be open to further price restrictions and support huge refunds to California.",
"And just yesterday, Vice President Dick Cheney, who has been among California's most vocal critics, told Senate Democrats behin d closed doors that he could support refunds to California if federal regulators agreed, according to those in the meeting."
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What entity that Randy Harrison works at is based in the city that is the capital of Georgia? | Mirant, | PAIRIDX:34268 | [
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"\"I have a real concern about the notion that we should give back some of the money we made,\" said John Stout, a senior vice president of the Houston-based Reliant Energy, which says it is owed $300 million by Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric.",
"Stout said that much of the money Reliant made in California is being reinvested in power plant construction--although he added that the company has no generators under construction in California.",
"\"Political uncertainty has put a huge risk factor on investment in California,\" Stout said.",
"Randy Harrison, an executive with Mirant, based in Atlanta, said the issue of a so-called \"haircut\" was discussed, though not in detail.",
"Harrison said it is \"not completely off the table.\"",
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What was the population in 2014 of the city proper that Enron Corp withdrew from their $2 billion project to import natural gas from Qatar? | 1.5 million | PAIRIDX:34265 | [
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"'s $2 Bln Gas Project (Update1) (Add comments from Dolphin's chairman in the second paragraph, and background throughout) Abu Dhabi, May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Enron Corp., the world's biggest energy trader, withdrew from Abu Dhabi's $2 billion project to import natural gas from Qatar and sell it to other Persian Gulf emirates, the project's chief said.",
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The 1954 album Lady Sings The Blues was by a musician born in what year? | 1915 | PAIRIDX:34251 | [
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Who sent an e-mail to, among many others. the British writer, journalist and television presenter first seen on Channel 4's youth entertainment programme "The Word" in 1995 on September 14, 2001 10:43 AM about a flower bouquets from Enron Government Affairs? | Dernehl, Ginger | PAIRIDX:34247 | [
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",2001 Associated Press Las Vegas hit by rolling blackouts Posted at 7:02 a.m. PDT Tuesday, July 3, 2001 BY JOHN WOOLFOLK, STEVE JOHNSON AND MIKE ZAPLER Mercury News LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- In one of the clearest signs yet that the power crisis is not just California's problem, rolling blackouts swept through Las Vegas on Monday afternoon in the city famed for its dazzling casino lights, the firs t forced outages to hit Nevada."
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"Gray Davis the benefit of the doubt now disapprove of the way he is handling the crisis as well.",
"The nonpartisan, statewide public opinion survey asked Californians to rate how 11 individuals or entities are doing on the energy front.",
"The strongly negative appraisal of Bush ranks up there with out-of-state electricity generators, public utilities and regulatory agencies that have long been portrayed as the villains in the crisis.",
"\"It's incredible to me that Bush is rated in that league,\" said Mark DiCamillo, associate director of the Field Poll.",
"\"I think that's an ominous sign of the mood Californians are in vis-a-vis the federal government dragging its feet on providing any short-term relief.\"",
"He said the numbers seem to signal that the Democratic portrayal of Bush as a captive of \"big oil\" and more sympathetic to corporate energy interests tha n consumers is taking hold with the public."
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"(Editorial) Individual.com, Tues, 5 22: Mexico Seen As Medium-Term Solution To Californ ia Power Shortage _ Rate hikes bigger worry than blackouts, poll says By Dan Smith Bee Deputy Capitol Bureau Chief (Published May 22, 2001) The vast majority of Californians expect to be inconvenienced by power blackouts this summer, but two-thirds continue to be far more concerned abo ut higher electricity rates they believe are unjustified, according to a Field Poll released Monday.",
"Meanwhile, 85 percent of the state's residents say they have cut back their energy use since the crisis began, and nearly two-thirds believe they can conserve an additional 5 percent to 10 percent.",
"As they were at the outset of the crisis, poll respondents remain skeptical of the power shortage's root cause.",
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"Commerce One also announced a joint marketing and sales alliance with Intershop, another German software maker, on Thursday.",
"At home, Ariba has been encountering problems in integrating its Tradex software, which enables users to participate in auctions over the Internet, into its customers' systems, as well as into its own software platform.",
"Ian Toll, an analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston, says those problems shouldn't be viewed as too much of an impediment for Ariba.",
"But they do illustrate the complexities of building software that is designed to do everything from manage back-office accounting systems to trade real-time with outside partners.",
"\"Implementation has certainly been a concern with Tradex,\" Toll said.",
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What Austrian-American Governor, who was also an actor and author did Kenneth Lay try and sway over to his position in regards to how to solve the energy crisis in California? | Arnold Schwarzenegger | PAIRIDX:34238 | [
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"The Senate today confirmed Mr. Bush's nominees for two Republican vacancies on the five-member panel.",
"They are Patrick Wood, a former head of the Texas Public Utilities Commission, which deregulated electricity in the president's home state, and Nora Brownwell, a Pennsylvania utility regulator.",
"Mr. Cheney has indicated that Mr. Wood will take over as chairman.",
"Photo: Senator Dianne Feinstein (Associated Press) Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.",
"NEWS Enron's secret bid to save deregulation PRIVATE MEETING: Chairman pitches his plan to prominent Californians Christian Berthelsen, Scott Winokur Chronicle Staff Writers 05 26 2001 The San Francisco Chronicle FINAL A.1 (Copyright 2001) Energy executive Kenneth Lay, head of powerful Enron Corp., quietly courted Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Riordan, Michael Milken and other luminaries this week in Beverly Hills to drum up support for his solution to California's energy crisis.",
"His prescription called for more rate increases, an end to state and federal investigations and less rather than more regulation."
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Who was named vice president of corporate communications at the company that received much of the proceeds from Montana Power's sale of its power plants to PPL? | Cortlandt L. Freeman | PAIRIDX:34236 | [
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"Few Montana lawmakers understood what was happening, said Ken Toole, a Democratic state senator and an opponent of the deregulation.",
"\"It was a steamroller with the mantra of free market,\" Toole said.",
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"Montana Power disputed that interpretation.",
"Jack Haffey, its president and chief operating officer, said, \"it was not a bill pulled out of somebody's pocket and foisted on the public.\"",
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"Mr. Cox was VP-congressional and regulator y affairs at AT&T Corp. Mr. Roche was CTIA 's assistant vice president-pol icy and research and has headed the trade group 's research department since 1993. BellSouth Corp. has named Barry Boniface vice president-corporate development.",
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"He was director of that unit.",
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"He was genera l manager of LGIC Korea.",
"Jonas Neihardt, vice president-federal government affairs for QUALCOMM, Inc ., is heading the wireless technology company 's Washington office.",
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Karl-Gerhard Eick was the Chief Financial Officer of a German telecommunications company that had a stake in Global One and Wind SpA; in what city is this telecommunications company headquartered? | Bonn | PAIRIDX:34235 | [
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"Those plans have helped shift investors' perceptions of the companies' creditworthiness, money managers said.",
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"``Drastic measures such as deeply-discounted rights issues led investors to believe they will maintain their single-A status.''",
"The gap, or spread, between British Telecom's sterling denominated bonds maturing in 2006, and U.K. five-year government bonds has narrowed 50 basis points to 109 basis points in the past month.",
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Who was the father-in-law of the 19th-century writer who wrote the novel "Ovingdean Grange"? | John Ebers | PAIRIDX:34234 | [
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"http: www.imediation.com Luxxon Adds Nick Pilbeam and Ian Ross as Region VPs mail?",
"top MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Luxxon, a provider of adaptive rich media technology, said it added Nick Pilbeam as vice president Asia-Pacific media networking.",
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"Ian Ross was also named vice president Europe, Middle East, and Africa, media networking.",
"Mr. Ross was previously with companies such as Plessey, Sema Group, and Compaq.",
"Luxxon is backed by Allen & Co., Angels' Forum, AV Labs, Cisco Systems, Luxmi Venture s, MKS Ventures, Redwood Venture Partners, Sony Corporation of America, Viventures Partners, and Zodiac.",
"http: www.luxxon.com TECHNOLOGY Novazyme Adds William J. Fallon as Technical Op.",
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"top PRINCETON, N.J. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Novazyme Pharmaceuticals, which provides technology platforms for developing enzyme replacement therapies, said it added William J. Fallon as vice president of technical operations."
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Which investor has backed Silicon Energy and also provided initial funding for Read-Rite's formation of Scion Photonics? | Integral Capital Partners | PAIRIDX:34231 | [
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"http: www.need2buy.com M&A o Silicon Energy Acquires EPS Solutions ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Silicon Energy, which provides Internet-based energy technology software, said it will acquire EPS Solutions, an energy rate software and information company.",
"The terms of the deal were not disclosed at this time.",
"Silicon Energy's backers include Andersen Consulting, GPU, Integral Capital Partners, GE Capital, United Technologies, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Energy, and RealEnergy, Peregrine Systems, Nth Power, and Red Rock Ventures.",
"http: www.siliconenergy.com United States Wireless Data to Acquire CellGate Technologies NEW YORK -- United States Wireless Data, a publicly traded wireless transaction services company, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire CellGate Technologies, a provider of wireless services for financial transaction processing.",
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"http: www.cmgi.com Fiber Optics Firm Scion Photonics Launches with $25 Million FREMONT, Calif. -- Optical component manufacturer Read-Rite said it has formed Scion Photonics with $25 million in initial funding from Tyco Ventures, the lead investor, and Integral Capital Partners.",
"Read-Rite said it is contributing its wafer fabrication facility in Milpitas, Calif., as well as technical and management resources to the new company.",
"The company also said it is in discussions with several other interested parties for further technology and capital investment in Scion Photonics.",
"http: www.scionphotonics.com DLJ Leads $217.6 Million for Louis Dreyfus Communications LONDON -- Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette said it led a EUR 250 million ($217.6 million) in Louis Dreyfus Communications Networks.",
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What company issued an arbitration to the Indian government and has Jeffrey McMahon as head of it's industrial markets group? | Enron | PAIRIDX:34230 | [
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"Looks at Dealings By FLOYD NORRIS 10 25 2001 The New York Times Page 2, Column 5 c. 2001 New York Times Company The Enron Corporation, its stock battered by a sudden loss of investor conf idence, yesterday ousted its chief financial officer, Andrew S. Fastow, who se involvement in complicated transactions with Enron has drawn the scrutin y of the Securities and Exchange Commission.",
"''In my continued discussions with the financial community, it became clear to me that restoring investor confidence would require us to replace Andy as C.F.O.,'' Kenneth L. Lay, Enron's chairman and chief executive, said in a statement announcing the change.",
"Only one day before, Mr. Lay had told in vestors in a conference call that he and the Enron board ''continue to have the highest faith and confidence in Andy.''",
"The company said that Mr. Fastow had taken a leave of absence, but it also named his successor, Jeffrey McMahon, the head of Enron's industrial market s group and a former corporate treasurer."
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"'Ontario should open power market National Post 04 05 01 California lawmakers want windfall profits tax on energy companies Houston Chronicle, 04 05 01 SURVEY - SITE FEED - WORLD PULP AND PAPER: Online trading gets the cold shoulder The industry seems to be taking a cautious attitude towards the web Financial Times; Apr 5, 2001 COMPANIES & FINANCE UK: BG to get Pounds 51m from Enron NEWS DIGEST Financial Times; Apr 5, 2001 COMPANIES & FINANCE THE AMERICAS: Duke outlines its Dollars 1bn Europe plan Financial Times; Apr 5, 2001 UK: UPDATE 1-Britain gears up for offshore wind power.",
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"Reuters English News Service, 04 05 01 FDI proposals worth Rs 545 crore cleared The Economic Times, 04 05 01 Law Lords order Enron to pay pounds 100m over pipeline The Daily Telegraph, 04 05 01 Merger Increases Value of King of Prussia, Pa., Video-Conferencing Company KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania, 04 05 01 Bandwidth Mkt: Price Adjustments Fail To Spur Action Dow Jones Energy Service, 04 04 01 Financial Post: Editorial Ontario should open power market Kenneth L. Lay National Post 04 05 2001 National Post National C19 (c) National Post 2001. All Rights Reserved."
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What can Enron deliver on demand according to the Merrill Lynch employee who noted that consumers enjoyed a significant decrease in Chicago natural gas prices between mid-1984 and 1999? | movies | PAIRIDX:34228 | [
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"They haven't taken note that gas prices are dramatically higher than they were a year ago.\"",
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"As expensive as it's likely to be to heat a Chicago-area home this winter, prices are higher in other areas, says Donato Eassey, first vice president for natural gas research at Merrill Lynch in Houston.",
"Nationally, Eassey said, residential prices for natural gas have escalated 88 percent over last year.",
"\"If they are only increasing 48 percent in the Chicago area, they've done a good job of keeping costs down,\" Eassey said.",
"Eassey also said that even if the predicted price increases occur, the cost of natural gas is still much lower than it has been in the past.",
"Consumers enjoyed a significant decrease in gas prices between mid-1984 and 1999, with prices on average down 2 percent or 3 percent, though the consumer price index stayed steady, Eassey noted."
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"But he also cut earnings targets for the EBS segment to $8.40 share because of the failed Blockbuster deal.",
"Heady cash-flow projections figured heavily in Enron's guidance for 2001, which called for a stock price of $126, of which EBS would account for $40, Meade said.",
"Meade, whose company initiated coverage on Enron in late May 2000, had been alone among Enron analysts in keeping a hold rating on the stock.",
"Merrill Lynch analyst Donato Eassey on Monday released a note reiterating his buy recommendation with a $99 share price target.",
"\"While the separation from such a high-profile name is disappointing, we do not view this as negative,\" Eassey wrote.",
"\"This could in fact actually accelerate Enron's content delivery strategy.\"",
"Eassey pointed out that Enron and Blockbuster's trial in Seattle, Salt Lake City, New York and Portland, Ore., proved Enron can deliver movies on demand.",
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Enron and Totalfina were involved in a 365-kilometer pipeline that ran from Doha to what United Arab Emirates city with a 2014 population of 1.5 million people? | Abu Dhabi | PAIRIDX:34227 | [
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"Last year, Offsets sold 49% of the project to TotalFinaElf SA (TOT) and Enron (ENE), which have been commissioned to implement the initial phase of the project, estimated at a cost of about $4 billion.",
"McClelland said Enron is responsible for midstream and marketing while Totalfina will be in charge of upstream operations.",
"The 365-kilometer pipeline from the Qatari capital Doha to Abu Dhabi is estimated to cost about $1.2 billion, $750 million-$800 million of which will be on the subsea pipeline, he added.",
"McClelland said currently, it's economically feasible to pipe 2 billion cubic feet a day of gas through the pipeline but the long term plan is to send 3.2 bcf a day from Qatar to the UAE and Oman."
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"PJM is on board but consumers who want to sell directly into the PJM demand-side market fa ce opposition from some EDCs.",
"To unlock the potential of demand-side markets, the Pennsylvania PUC, other state commissions and the FERC must support the role of PJM and other ISOs in creating such a market.",
"PJM must be permitted and encouraged to offer a demand-side platform.",
"Finally, EDCs must be required to fully deploy advanced metering and remote appliance control programs.",
"These small but important public policies will help to protect the reliability of our electricity system, our wallets, and our environment.",
"E-cubed is available for reprint in newspapers and other publications.",
"Authors are available for print or broadcast.",
"Support E-cubed by becoming a member of PennFuture * visit our secure online membership page at www.pennfuture.org by clicking on &Support Our Work. 8 PennFuture, with offices in Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, is a statewide public interest membership organization, which advances policies to protect and improve the state ,s environment and economy."
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What Akron, Ohio based energy company that operates across seven different states is not a part of a functioning ISO? | FirstEnergy | PAIRIDX:34223 | [
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What firm that invested in Mazu Networks' Series A round of funding was founded in 1965? | Greylock Partners | PAIRIDX:34222 | [
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"Net Security Firm Mazu Gets $8 Million Series A, New CEO?",
"CAMBRIDGE, Mass.",
"(VENTUREWIRE) -- Mazu Networks, which provides Internet security technology, said it has secured $8 million in its Series A round of funding from Greylock Partners, Matrix Partners, and Benchmark Capital.",
"As a result of the investment, David Arnoff of Greylock and Andy Marcuvitz of Matrix will join Mazu's board of directors.",
"The company also said that Phil London, who has served in senior executive positions at Lotus Development Corp, Trilogy Software and Agillion, has joined Mazu as its new chief executive officer.",
"http: www.mazunetworks.com Commerce Software Firm Momenta Gets $5 Million Round One AUSTIN, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- Momenta, a software company provi ding collaborative commerce applications and services for electonic market places, said it has raised $5 million in its first round of funding.",
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The moth Drasteria stretchii belongs to which superfamily? | Noctuoidea | PAIRIDX:34221 | [
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"The Erebidae are a family of moths in the Noctuoidea superfamily.",
"The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups.",
"The family includes the underwings (\"Catocala\"); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae); piercing moths (Calpinae and others); micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae (for example, crambid snout moths).",
"Some of the erebid moths are called owlets."
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