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What title did a Grether Professor in Public Policy and Business Administration hold at the energy institute of the University of California at Berkeley? | director | PAIRIDX:30720 | [
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"Read the full article here: <http: www.thestandard.com article 0,1902,28813,00.html Severin Borenstein, E.T.",
"Grether Professor in Public Policy and Business Administration, in the San Jose Mercury on Aug. 26 that the mild weather contributed more to California avoiding rolling blackouts, than conservation did.",
"Read the full article at: <http: www0.mercurycenter.com premium front docs summerend26.htm The Management of Technology program was mentioned in Electronic Buyer's News on Aug. 27 in connection with NEC support of the program.",
"The study of market analyst's performance for the year 2000, which was co-authored by Brett Trueman, the Donald and Ruth Seiler Professor of Public Accounting and chair of the Haas Accounting Group, and Reuven Lehavy, assistant professor in the Haas Accounting Group, appeared in The American Enterprise Online on their September issue.",
"Read the full article here: <http: www.taemag.com taesep01b.htm The Young Entrepreneurs at Haas (YEAH) program was mentioned in the San Jose Mercury on Aug. 24 in the article titled \"2 east bay schools send most frosh to UC Berkeley.\""
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"After raking in billions of dollars for their companies last year, the energy traders are emerging as the first business hotshots of the new millennium.",
"\"They are extremely good at what they do,\" said Severin Borenstein, director of the University of California at Berkeley's energy institute.",
"\"There are guys on Wall Street that spend all their time doing extremely complex calculations on bond yields and figuring out how to make the most money on the spreads.",
"These traders (at the power companies) are doing the same thing with the energy market.\"",
"As they become more sophisticated, the power marketers are moving much of their muscle online, where they are proving more adept at e-business than most of Silicon Valley's fallen Internet companies.",
"Enron handles much of its trading business on a Web site launched in November 1999. The company describes Enrononline.com as the world's biggest e-commerce site, based on the completion of 548,000 transactions, totaling $336 billion, with 3,000 customers in 2000. Following Enron's lead, Duke, Reliant and another major California generator, Mirant Corp., banded together with Wall Street investment banks Goldman Sachs and Dean Witter Morgan Stanley to launch IntercontinentalExchange.com."
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Who is the leader of the bandwidth trading team for the former "Big Five" accounting firm that voluntarily surrendered its licenses to practice as Certified Public Accountants after being found guilty of criminal charges relating to their handling of the Enron audit? | Ciara Ryan | PAIRIDX:30719 | [
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"Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, is an American holding company and formerly one of the \"Big Five\" accounting firms among PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG, providing auditing, tax, and consulting services to large corporations.",
"In 2002, the firm voluntarily surrendered its licenses to practice as Certified Public Accountants in the United States after being found guilty of criminal charges relating to the firm's handling of the auditing of Enron, an energy corporation based in Texas, which had filed for bankruptcy in 2001."
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"There's still a future for commodity trading in telecom, because companies want to avoid big capital outlays for laying and lighting networks and want to preserve cash, said Ciara Ryan, leader of Arthur Andersen's bandwidth trading team.",
"Rather than each company building a network to link all the cities in Europ e, in North America or throughout the globe, companies need to cooperate more, she said.",
"If a company has unused capacity, it can raise revenue by selling it to a competitor.",
"When it needs capacity not covered by its network, it c an buy it from a competitor.",
"That more efficient approach means carriers would be more interested in two requisites for trading - a more standardized contract and more widespread interconnectivity.",
"They want to preserve capital, manage cash flow and earn more from network assets, Ryan said.",
"That means bandwidth trading will reflect less the hype drummed up by the energy players and more a solid business rationale."
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In what city are the headquarters of the media group that co-owned Orange along with France Tlcom, Bredband Mobil, Skanska, and NTL? | Oslo | PAIRIDX:30717 | [
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"The company, which received $5 million in debt financing from those three investors in November, declined to say whether the debt financing converted to equity.",
"The company said that funds will be used for product development.",
"http: www.embark.com Orange to Become Third Co-owner in 3G Infrastructure mail?",
"top STOCKHOLM (VENTUREWIRE) -- Orange, a wireless communications company said it has signed a letter to buy a third of of 3G Infrastructure, a joint venture between Europolitan Vodafone and Hi3G Access that will provide 3G mobile telephony infrastructure.",
"3G will operate in areas outside of Goteborg, Malmo, and Stockholm.",
"Orange is owned by France Tlcom, Bredband Mobil, Skanska, NTL, and Schibsted.",
"Hutchison Whampoa has a 60% stake in Hi 3G and Sweden's Investor AB holds the remaining 40%.",
"http: www.orangecommunications.nu bad news Linux-based Software Developer Eazel Closes mail?",
"top MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Eazel, a developer of user-in terface software and system management services for Linux, said it has ceased operations."
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"Schibsted Media Group is an international media group active in 22 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and America.",
"The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway, and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange."
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Who did the 37th Governor of California who was recalled in his second term blast for "playing partisan politics" with the energy crisis that was threatening the world's sixth biggest economy? | Republicans | PAIRIDX:30716 | [
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"Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.",
"A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.",
"Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).",
"Davis holds a B.A.",
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"He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War."
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"Gray Davis blasted Republicans for \"playing partisan politics\" with an energy crisis that threatens the world's sixth biggest economy.",
"California's power purchases have drained the state treasury of some $6 billion, spurring state officials to warn that the nation's most populous state risks costly financial ratings downgrades and could see funding shut off for important programs such as health or education.",
"The bond issue is intended to pay the state back, with the debt to be paid off over 15 years through a portion of Californians' monthly power bills.",
"The Assembly Republicans' refusal to support emergency legislation puts the state's fiscal integrity at great and continuing risk, and does great serious harm to essential services from education to public safety to health care,\" State Treasurer Phil Angelides said in a statement.",
"Now Angelides -- who wanted to issue the debt by June -- will have to wait at least 90 days for it to take effect as regular legislation."
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What energy association is the person a director of who has the same name as a New York Representative who announced his retirement from the House of Representatives on March 15, 2012? | sellers | PAIRIDX:30714 | [
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"Gary Leonard Ackerman (born November 19, 1942) is a former U.S. Representative from New York, serving from 1983 to 2013.",
"He is a member of the Democratic Party.",
"On March 15, 2012, Ackerman announced that he would retire at the end of the 112th Congress on January 3, 2013 after fifteen terms, and would not seek re-election in November 2012."
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"But they won't do that.",
"The prices are too good from the sellers' perspective.",
"Calpine, which has signed three such contracts for the state, said immediately that it has no intention of reneging on its agreements.",
"And Gary Ackerman, director of the sellers' association, told the Mercury News that he didn't expect power companies in general to back out of the deals.",
"But there may be some real good news for California.",
"The Davis administration hired dozens of people that have little or no experience in energy trading to purchase billions of dollars of power.",
"Perhaps they are quick learners.",
"This week presented an excellent opportunity for the state to pick up what it needs - summer power for this year only - on sale.",
"Low prices in the daily market Monday and Tuesday drove the summer contract prices down to $325 MWh, which is cheap by recent standards.",
"The contract price moved up to $390 MWh, but the state took advantage of the opportunity while the window was open."
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In what California city were were the headquarters of the company where Vinod Khosla was on the board in addition to their board seats at Redback, QWEST Communications, and IP Unity? | Sunnyvale | PAIRIDX:30713 | [
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"Telephone 212-741-5106 x21. o IP Unity Raise $12 Million in Series B from Kleiner Perkins MILIPITAS, Calif. -- IP Unity, which develops voice infrastructure technologies for networks, said it raised $12 million in its Series B round of funding from sole investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.",
"The company had raised its initial funding from Battery Ventures and New Enterprise Associates.",
"The two initial investors did not invest in the second round in order for Kleiner Perkins to take an equivalent 20% equity stake in the company.",
"The investment gives IP Unity a valuation of $60 million.",
"Battery Ventures and New Enterprise Associates, who had each received a 30% stake, now hold 20% of IP Unity.",
"Vinod Khosla, a general partner with Kleiner Perkins and board member of Juniper Networks, Redback, and QWEST Communications, will take a seat on the company's board of directors as a result of the Kleiner Perkins investment."
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"Juniper Networks, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California that develops and markets networking products.",
"Its products include routers, switches, network management software, network security products and software-defined networking technology."
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What was the 2006 population of the dehestan containing the village Shah Rasul? | 19,061 | PAIRIDX:30712 | [
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"Shah Rasul (Persian: شاه رسول , also Romanized as Shāh Rasūl; also known as Shāh Rasūl-e Pā’īn) is a village in Tula Rud Rural District, in the Central District of Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran.",
"At the 2006 census, its population was 58, in 13 families."
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"Tula Rud Rural District (Persian: دهستان طولارود ) is a rural district (\"dehestan\") in the Central District of Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran.",
"At the 2006 census, its population was 19,061, in 4,280 families.",
"The rural district has 35 villages."
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Who had invoked the state government guarantee last week when the state-owned electricity regulation board formed in 1960 failed to pay their Rs 152 crore bill for December, 2000? | DPC | PAIRIDX:30711 | [
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"Maharashtra State Electricity Board (or MSEB) ( Marathi:महाराष्ट्र राज्य विद्युत मंडळ) is a state-owned electricity regulation board operating within the state of Maharashtra in India.",
"The MSEB was formed on 20 June 1960 under Section 5 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948.",
"In 1998 it was the second largest electricity generating utility in India after National Thermal Power Corporation."
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"The private distribution company should be given a plan of eliminating pilferage over a period of two years as per an agreed schedule.",
"The state should compensate the private distributor for pilfered power only as per the agreed schedule.",
"If the private firm eliminates pilferage at a faster pace, it would make extra profit.",
"If it delays, it loses money.",
"That is its incentive.",
"Such a scheme makes privatisation of distribution acceptable to consumers who should see better, cheaper power with higher efficiency.",
"So deal with the main problem first.",
"DPC not to invoke central guarantee Our Corporate Bureau Mumbai 02 14 2001 Business Standard 1 Copyright (c) Business Standard The Enron -promoted Dabhol Power Company (DPC) has decided not to invoke the Central government counter-guarantee for now, although the Maharashtra government failed to pay the Rs 152 crore bill for December, 2000 on Tuesday.",
"DPC had invoked the state government guarantee last week when the Maharashtra State Electricity Board failed to pay the bill."
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Virginia is what kind of constituent political entity that the United States is currently made up of 50 of? | U.S. state | PAIRIDX:30710 | [
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"Haines Chapel, together with the South Mountain Cemetery, is a historic property located near the Blue Ridge Parkway in Rockbridge and Nelson Counties in the U.S. state of Virginia.",
"The site is located just west of the parkway and north of Virginia Route 56 (Tye River Turnpike).",
"The cemetery apparently began as a family cemetery in the 18th century; its oldest dated grave marker is a modern one dated 1793, although the oldest legible stone gives a date of 1857.",
"The chapel, a simple wood frame building constructed in 1914, stands on the Nelson County side of the property.",
"Its interior contains well-preserved period woodwork, and is largely in original condition, including a period piano and organ.",
"It is still used occasionally for services and special occasions, and the cemetery is also open to new burials."
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"A U.S. state is a constituent political entity of the United States of America.",
"There are currently 50 states, which are bound together in a union with each other.",
"Each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory, and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government.",
"Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government, Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside.",
"State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons covered by certain types of court orders (e.g., paroled convicts and children of divorced spouses who are sharing custody)."
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What year did the California Governor who credited long-term contracts with generators for helping drastically reduce prices begin his term as governor? | 1999 | PAIRIDX:30709 | [
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"Rather than appointing one power grid manager to decide how to divide power in the West, Ackerman predicts utilities in non-deregulated states will simply sell their power within their borders.",
"That would hurt California, which this week imported about 10 percent of its electricity and its remaining supply from local plants owned by out-of-state power companies.",
"Price cap or not, utilities in the region will watch out for each other as best they can, because they might need the favor returned, said Charles Reinhold, executive consultant for Electric Resources Strategies in Ariz.",
"Saddled with rising bills that threatened to exhaust the state's budget, California recently began to sign long-term contracts with generators.",
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"Gray Davis credits the change for helping to drastically reduce prices on t he spot market, which earlier this month fell below $50 per megawatt hour for the first time in a year.",
"The long-term contracts, though, weren't cheap."
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"A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.",
"Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).",
"Davis holds a B.A.",
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"He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War."
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The city that Bergnart Carl Lewis spent the winter of 1839-40 in serves as the capital of what region? | Lazio | PAIRIDX:30708 | [
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"Bergnart (Bernhard) Carl Lewy was a Danish chemist; born in Copenhagen on 5 July 1817.",
"He died there on 1 January 1863.",
"He obtained the degree of graduate of pharmacy in 1835, and then studied chemistry for three years at the polytechnic school.",
"In 1839 he studied in Berlin (Ph.D.), and spent the winter of 1839-40 in Rome.",
"He then obtained a position as assistant in the private laboratory of J.",
"B. Dumas in Paris."
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"Rome ( ; Italian: \"Roma\" ] , Latin: \"Rōma\" ) is the capital of Italy and a special comune (named \"Comune di Roma Capitale\").",
"Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region.",
"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.",
"The Vatican City is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city: for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states."
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The research and manufacturing sites were renamed to what, of the company who release the colon cancer treatment Erbitux? | "Eli Lilly and Company" | PAIRIDX:30706 | [
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"'Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Email Alert Morning Market View(TM) for Monday, December 31, 2001 as of 9:30AM EST Information provided by Schwab Center for Investment Research FUTURES POINT TO SLIGHTLY LOWER OPEN Equity index futures were trading slightly higher, but below fair value, as most international stock exchanges were closed ahead of New Year's Day.",
"Shares of ImClone Systems (IMCL,55.25,f1) fell on concerns over its new colon cancer treatment and Treasuries were virtually flat.",
"The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 6.0% or 650 points year-to-date and the Nasdaq Composite Index is down 19.6% or 483 points.",
"The S&P 500 Index has shed 12.1% or 159 points.",
"Look for volume and liquidity to dry up this afternoon as traders get a head start on the New Year's Day holiday.",
"Shares of ImClone Systems are getting shredded in premarket trading after the company said on Friday that the release of its colon cancer treatment, Erbitux, would be delayed until at least 3Q02. ImClone had planned to release the treatment in May 2002, but the release will be delayed because the FDA has questions about the drug's clinical data."
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"ImClone Systems Incorporated is a formerly independent biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing biologic medicines in the area of oncology.",
"It was founded in 1984 and has its corporate headquarters in Bridgewater, New Jersey and its research headquarters in New York City.",
"On October 6, 2008, it accepted a $6.5 billion acquisition offer from Eli Lilly and Company, and became a fully owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company on November 24, 2008.",
"Prior to the acquisition, it was traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol IMCL.",
"In 2014 the use of the ImClone brand name was retired and the former ImClone research and manufacturing sites were renamed \"Eli Lilly and Company\"."
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Davis's senior advisor who claimed the balance tipped away from withholding information on long-term energy contracts in June of 2001 was a former deputy chief of staff to what person prior to accepting her $118,000 per year role? | Gore | PAIRIDX:30705 | [
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",2001 Associated Press Governor set to reveal terms of power deals Court must decide confidentiality issue Lynda Gledhill, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau Wednesday, June 13, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D chronicle archive 2001 06 13 M N156901.DTL Sacramento -- Gov.",
"Gray Davis reversed course yesterday on the secrecy of long-term energy contracts, saying he now wants to make public details of t he deals the state has signed with electricity generators.",
"Davis and his advisers said they have signed enough contracts that releasin g the information will not seriously jeopardize the state's bargaining position.",
"Administration officials, however, said the contracts contain confidentiality clauses and they will ask a judge today to release the stat e from those provisions.",
"Republican lawmakers and several media organizations, including The Chronicle, have filed suit against Davis, demanding that the contracts be made public.",
"\"We now believe that the balance tips in favor of disclosure rather than continuing to withhold the contracts,\" said Davis senior adviser Nancy McFadden."
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"'Just in case anyone had any doubts about how Davis is approaching the issue Davis announces four new energy advisors Updated: May 18, 2001 - 2:54 p.m. Gov.",
"Gray Davis has added four new advisers to his energy staff, including members of former Vice President Al Gore's staff and campaign team.",
"Chris Lehane, former Gore press secretary, and Mark Fabiani, a deputy campaign manager for the Gore-Lieberman presidential run, will coordinate the governor's communications staff on energy issues and help recruit a new director of communications.",
"Lehane and Fabiani's company will earn $30,000 per month for six months.",
"Nancy McFadden, former deputy chief of staff to Gore, will earn $118,000 a year as a senior adviser to the governor, said Steve Maviglio, Davis' spokesman.",
"McFadden will concentrate on the governor's relations with federal regulators and with generators.",
"Davis also has recruited Kellan Fluckiger, chief operations officer for the Independent System Operator, keeper of the state's power grid."
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What did Dabhol Power invoke to stop selling power to the state-run provincial power with which it had been locked in a row over purchase terms? | political force majeure | PAIRIDX:30703 | [
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"The Houston-based company said it could terminate its contract with the Indian utility after the federal government rejected its latest proposal to buy out Enron's stake in its subsidiary at cost price.",
"\"The clock is continuing to tick down on the deadline,\" K. Wade Cline, chief operating officer of Enron India Pvt Ltd, told Reuters in an interview.",
"\"Terminating the contract is not inevitable, but it is a possibility if no solution is found.\"",
"Cline said Enron has not heard from the government directly, but India's junior power minister rejected the proposal in parliament on Thursday.",
"Maharashtra State Electricity Board, a state-run provincial power utility and Enron's Dabhol Power Corporation are locked in an acrimonious row over the terms under which they agreed to buy and sell power.",
"The cash-strapped Indian utility now claims it does not need all the power that Dabhol wants to supply.",
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"Dabhol Power Co., 65 percent owned by Enron, yesterday invoked `political force majeure' which allows it to stop selling power to Maharashtra state without being penalized.",
"The three-member panel will include one person each nominated by Dabhol Power and the Indian government, said Mogal.",
"The third member will be chosen by these two, he said.",
"The case will go to international arbitration if the panel fails to arrive at a solution, Mogal said.",
"Maharashtra State Electricity Board, or MSEB, Dabhol Power's only customer, hasn't paid the December 2000 bill of 1.02 billion rupees ($22 million) and the January bill of 1.27 billion rupees, saying they were too high.",
"The defaults have forced Dabhol Power to invoke payment guarantees by India's federal and Maharashtra state government, where its plant is located.",
"That forced the government today to agree to conciliation, Agence France Presse reported today, citing India's Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha."
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Between the three organizations involved in reaching an agreement with Ron Gonzales about bringing 600-megawatts of clean, efficient electricity to the area he was a mayor of, which two of them turned to the firm Darius Anderson was president of when looking for a lobbyist in Sacramento? | Calpine and its development partner Bechtel Enterprises | PAIRIDX:30702 | [
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"'IEP issued the following response to San Jose Mayor Gonzales' support of th e Metcalf Energy Center.",
"Below is also a copy of Calpine's release.",
"Thanks, Jean Independent Energy Producers Respond to San Jose Mayor Gonzales?",
"Support of Metcalf Energy Center Metcalf power plant developers, Calpine Corporation and Bechtel Enterprises, reached an agreement earlier today with San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales a decision that could help bring 600-megawatts of critically needed clean, efficient electricity to the San Jose region and California enough power to light 600,000 homes.",
"In response, Jan Smutny-Jones, Executive Director of the Independent Energy Producers, said: \"We commend Mayor Gonzales?",
"leadership in advocating a real solution to help solve California?s current electricity crisis a decision that wil l help bring desperately needed power on-line to serve the citizens of the South Bay.",
"\"This crisis can only be resolved if we all work together to find real solutions, instead of pointing fingers which only creates an unstable political and regulatory environment which will further complicate the supp ly problem in California."
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"\"The governor believes the energy commission should complete its review.\"",
"But there have been growing signs that Davis would throw his weight behind Calpine's project.",
"A senior energy commission official said aides to the governor have been calling the commission for months to urge quick approval of the Metcalf plant.",
"The governor's press secretary said no calls have been made.",
"When Davis was looking for a backdrop to hold a press conference earlier this year to announce his plans to speed up approval of new power plants, he chose Calpine's new plant in Sutter.",
"The company also has actively campaigned for the governor's support.",
"Earlier this year, Calpine offered to sell the state cheaper power from the plant if it is approved.",
"When Calpine and its development partner Bechtel Enterprises were looking for a lobbyist in Sacramento, the companies turned to Platinum Advisors, whose president, Darius Anderson, was finance chairman of Davis' 1998 gubernatorial campaign."
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"Vance Opperman, owner of is.com, which is also based in Eagan, Minn., will become a shareholder of WAM!NET as part of the deal.",
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"ASP Agilera App oints Time Warner Telecom Pres, CEO to Board?",
"ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Agilera, an information technology and Internet business ASP, said it has appointed Larissa Herda, president and C EO of Timme Warner Telecom, to its board of directors.",
"Agilera completed an $8 5 million second round of financing led by First Union Capital Partners in August of this year.",
"http: www.agilera.com Internet Publishing Group Appoints Board Member NEWTOWN, Pa. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Internet Publishing Group, which p roduces news and analysis for business-to-business Web sites, said Rob Cor d, managing dirrector of Pennsylvania Early Stage Partners, will fill Penn sylvania Early Stage Partners' second board seat and become the board's si xth member."
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"http: www.realtimemedia.com EXECUTIVE SEARCHES Sr. Director, Quantitative Analytics - New York - Marketing Infrastructure Services Wheelhouse, which designs implements and manages strategic Internet marketi ng systems, seeks a leader with a unique combination of solid quantitative analytics, modeling, and business intelligence skills along with business development skills.",
"This position involves significant pre-sales and sales involvement, billable client work, and participation in the ongoing definition and development of analytic service offerings.",
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The journal that shared a 5/2/01 story about California generator's record profits ran a story on 5/2/01 about what country's shipping ministry trying to cash in on a revolution in liquefied gas? | India | PAIRIDX:30700 | [
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"LNG carriage to be preserve of India-flag ships 05 02 2001 Lloyd's List International 16 Copyright (C) 2001 LLoyds List; Source: World Reporter (TM) In an attempt to cash in on the liquefied natural gas revolution, India's shipping ministry is pushing through a proposal to restrict the transportation of the gas only to companies registered in India and vessels carrying the Indian flag.",
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"Until now, the ministry has managed to get LNG ferried by energy companies on fob basis.",
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The news service that shared a 4/27/01 story about Santa Clara County joining a lawsuit against power suppliers shared a story from The Orange County Register on 3/24/01 about the same area planning for more what to be built? | Power Generators | PAIRIDX:30699 | [
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"Manager's Journal: The Welch Legacy: Creative Destruction By Richard Foster 09 10 2001 The Wall Street Journal A18 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) Whole institutions may one day be built just to preserve and dissect the leadership lessons of Jack Welch, who stepped down as chairman and CEO of General Electric on Friday.",
"But the key to understanding Mr. Welch's astonishing legacy of shareholder return -- a 23% compounded annual growth rate over his 20-year tenure, versus 15% for the S&P 500 -- lies in what Joseph Schumpeter, the great Austrian-American economist of the 1930s and '40s, called \"the gales of creative destruction.\"",
"In the latter part of his helmsmanship, Mr. Welch updated this mantra for a while by urging the managers of his business units to \"destroyyourbusiness.com,\" embracing the emerging capabilities of the Internet.",
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The CAISO staff were looking to move forward on a plan that was not too inconsistent with the entity whose proposal to mitigate price surges was placed on the agenda by FERC Chairman Hebert? | RTO West | PAIRIDX:30690 | [
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"\"I see no downside to calling the question on California ISO Governance.",
"The CAISO staff was ready to move forward on a proposal that was not too inconsistent with the DStar and RTO West.",
"As a result, there was a good chance that seams issues could be addressed before the other two RTOs start up.",
"At yesterday's Western Seams Task Force meeting, the California rep had to make it clear that everything was on hold until the new political (my words not his) board was educated.",
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"'Executive Summary FERC Considers Price Caps in the West Davis SoCal Ed MOU subject to legislative revisions (we still stand by our early reports that the SoCal Davis transmission deal will most likely fail and that SoCal will follow PG&E into bankruptcy court) FERC mitigates price spikes in the West FERC Chairman Hebert has placed a RTO West proposal onto the agenda for this week's meeting.",
"The proposal would \"mitigate\" price surges by requiring generating companies to sell power into California and other western states during Stage 3 emergencies (when there is less than 1% surplus electricity in the grid) and cap the price generators could charge during these highest states of emergency.",
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Which firm employed both Dan Fidell and Mike Heim? | A.G. Edwards & Sons | PAIRIDX:30689 | [
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"\"It certainly leads me to believe they're in the very late stages of their talks,\" said Allyson Rodgers of Wells Fargo Van Kasper.",
"Enron started shopping Portland General Electric not long after acquiring t he Portland-based utility in 1997 for $3.2 billion.",
"Disappointed by a slower-than-expected pace of deregulation in Oregon, Enro n tried to unload PGE to Sierra Pacific Resources, based in Reno, Nev.",
"But the deal faltered and was called off in March, about a year and a half afte r it was announced in November 1999. A merger with Northwest Natural Gas would be a much better fit for PGE than either Enron or Sierra Pacific, Rodgers said.",
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"The deal brought immediate criticism from one of the state's leading consumer watchdog groups.",
"Bob Jenks, executive director of the Citizens Utility Board, said he was concerned about the heavy debt Northwest Natural Gas will carry under the deal and the gas company's recent efforts to lobby the Legislature to bypass regulators.",
"\"They've tried to politicize rate proceedings,\" Jenks said.",
"\"If that's going to happen, and PGE rate cases are fought out in the Legislature and the governor's office, then I don't think that's going to be in the interest of PGE customers.\"",
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"The station is a mixture of variety eighties (80's) till today's hits.",
"The station was originally launched in 1994 as TOP FM Corfu.",
"On 25 November 1997 it was relaunched and renamed as Energy (NRG) Corfu.",
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"It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the northwesternmost part of Greece.",
"The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality, which also includes the smaller islands of Ereikoussa, Mathraki and Othonoi.",
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Of the $382.5 in cuts recommended by Gray Davis on 11/14, the largest cut was to be made in a program belonging to a regulatory agency whose headquarters are in what city? | San Francisco, | PAIRIDX:30676 | [
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"This may ultimately be a very good thing for the consumers of rankings.\"",
"In other rankings over the past eight months, Haas has placed?",
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How much did the company that, along with Duke Energy, said it would be willing to accept less than 100 cents on the dollar say it was owed for power sold to the California Independent System Operator as of March 31? | $252 million | PAIRIDX:30668 | [
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"\"As we have said before, we fully expect to receive 100 cents on the dollar,\" said John Sousa, spokesman for Dynegy Inc. (DYN, news, msgs), which is owed $265 million in California.",
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"Williams Cos. (WMB, news, msgs), which hasn't disclosed its California receivables, and Duke Energy (DUK, news, msgs), which is owed $410 million, have said publicly that their companies would be willing to accept less than 100 cents on the dollar.",
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"Pat Dorinson, spokesman for Mirant Corp. (MIR, news, msgs), which is owed $385 million in California, wouldn't say whether the company would accept less than what its owed.",
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"\"We believe a rational course of action that seeks new sources of supply must be combined with public policy that ensures confidence that services provided in the past and future will be paid in full,\" Bailey said.",
"\"The combination of short-term, regional price controls during emergency periods along with the elimination of credit risk, should provide the market a respite while creating incentive for the private sector to invest with confidence,\" he said.",
"Williams Cos said that as of March 31, it was owed $252 million for power sold to the California Independent System Operator (ISO) and the now defunct California Power Exchange.",
"Since April 1, Williams' power sales to California have been through the state's Department of Water Resources, which enjoys a far better credit rating than the financially strapped ISO.",
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What panel in the Assessing the California Crisis hearings is the executive on who said, "What frightens us is that the utilities and the state could declare the rate freeze over" and referred to how the rising summer power costs had made some San Diego County agricultural products noncompetitive? | Panel One | PAIRIDX:30666 | [
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"\"Essentially this is the result of a deal gone wrong.",
"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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What percent of Californians are in favor of nuclear plants despite the horrors of a city 90 km northeast of Kiev? | 59 | PAIRIDX:30665 | [
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"Chernobyl is about 90 km northeast of Kiev, and approximately 140 km southwest of the Belarusian city of Gomel.",
"The city was the administrative center of Chernobyl Raion (district) from 1923 until it was disestablished in 1988.",
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"Power shortages and the stratospheric cost of electricity have put dozens of new power plants on the fast track, though probably none of them will be online in time to fend off summer outages.",
"Old idea gains new proponents Today's energy crunch also has Californians mulling an option once left for dead: nuclear power.",
"Decades after the horrors of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl turned most people against atomic power, 59 percent of California ns now favor building more nuclear plants, according to a Field poll in May.",
"Nuclear energy was the wave of the future in 1963, when the AEC predicted half the nation's electricity would be nuclear-generated by 2003. A citizens group fought plans for the San Onofre plant.",
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Who did the U.S. Representative for Michigan 's 6 congressional district and former Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce say was his "first and only choice" to be FCC chairman? | Mr. Powell | PAIRIDX:30661 | [
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Who was the founder of America Online? | Alan Patricof | PAIRIDX:30659 | [
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"AOL was one of the early pioneers of the Internet in the mid-1990s, and the most recognized brand on the web in the U.S.",
"It originally provided a dial-up service to millions of Americans, as well as providing a web portal, e-mail, instant messaging and later a web browser following its purchase of Netscape.",
"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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"\"Dear Haas Student: New York Venture Capitalist Alan J. Patricof will be at the Haas School on Wednesday November 29, 2000 to participate in the 2000-2001 Haas Business Faculty Research Dialogue: Shakeout in Cyberspace--What's Next for the Dot Coms?",
"The Business Faculty Research Dialogues are sponsored by the Clausen Center for International Business and Policy and California Management Review.",
"Founded in 1969 by Alan Patricof, Patricof & Co. has helped start a number of major companies, including Apple Computer, AOL, Office Depot and bigchalk.com The firm manages over $7.0 billion on behalf of institutional investors in the US and abroad.",
"Mr. Patricof will speak in the Haas School's Wells Fargo Room at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday November 29, 2000. Refreshments will be available in the Wells Fargo Room starting at 12:00 p.m.",
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How many people live in the metro area of the Canadian city where RoundArch has an office? | 9.2 million | PAIRIDX:30658 | [
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"top CHICAGO (VENTUREWIRE) -- RoundArch, a provider of customer relations hip services, said it cut approximately 34 people, or 12% of its 290 member staff, from its North American offices.",
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"RoundArch said it is profitable and has no plans to seek additional funding.",
"The company was founded in May 2000 with $10 million fr om Deloitte Consulting, Broadvision, and the WPP Group.",
"RoundArch also has offices in Toronto and London.",
"http: www.roundarch.com new products Online and Analytical Consultancy Compete Announces Launch mail?",
"top BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Compete, which provides online and analytica l consulting services focused on customer intelligence, announced its launch.",
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"Toronto is the centre of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the most populous metropolitan area in Canada, and anchors the Golden Horseshoe, an urbanized region that is home to 9.2 million people, or over 26% of the population of Canada.",
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The division that backed TurboLinux along with August Capital, Broadview International, Dell, Compaq, Fujitsu, Hitachi, IBM, NEC, Novell, Oracle, SGI, and Softbank E-Commerce is a part of what larger corporation? | Intel Corporation | PAIRIDX:30657 | [
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What is the colloquial name given to the region where Encinitas is located? | SoCal | PAIRIDX:30655 | [
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The E.T. Grether Professor in Public Policy and Business Administration that will participate in conducting a study on financing healthcare for the poor is the director of the energy institute at what university? | University of California at Berkeley | PAIRIDX:30654 | [
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"FACULTY NEWS: FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE STUDIES AT HAAS Paul Gertler, professor at the Haas School and the School of Public Health and faculty director for the Graduate Program in Health Management, and Kristi Raube, adjunct professor and executive director of the Graduate Program in Health Management, have received funding for three new research initiatives.",
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"After raking in billions of dollars for their companies last year, the energy traders are emerging as the first business hotshots of the new millennium.",
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"\"There are guys on Wall Street that spend all their time doing extremely complex calculations on bond yields and figuring out how to make the most money on the spreads.",
"These traders (at the power companies) are doing the same thing with the energy market.\"",
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"Enron handles much of its trading business on a Web site launched in November 1999. The company describes Enrononline.com as the world's biggest e-commerce site, based on the completion of 548,000 transactions, totaling $336 billion, with 3,000 customers in 2000. Following Enron's lead, Duke, Reliant and another major California generator, Mirant Corp., banded together with Wall Street investment banks Goldman Sachs and Dean Witter Morgan Stanley to launch IntercontinentalExchange.com."
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What is the first and best-known product of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group Member Company who offered to host Santa Clara County Energy Summit II which is to take place on May 4? | Design Compiler | PAIRIDX:30653 | [
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"'Dear Silicon Valley Leader: Please plan to join the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group, San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales, Santa Clara County Supervisor Jim Beall and other key community leaders for a \"Santa Clara County Energy Summit II.\"",
"The goal of the Summit is simple - and critical: What IMMEDIATE steps can each of us individually and collectively take to get California through the summer months, to minimize rolling blackouts.",
"With that in mind, we will focus on QUANTIFIABLE deliverables relative to conservation, load management during peak periods, generation and state policies.",
"Special thanks to SVMG Member Company, Synopsys, for offering to host the Summit, which will take place On Friday, May 4, from 8 a.m. (sharp) until 12 Noon at their Sunnyvale company site, 455 North Mary Avenue, Building 2. Invitations and registration materials to follow.",
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"The two-day meeting in Singapore was scheduled to discuss the bids made by the two Indian companies, Tatas and the Bombay Suburban Electricity Supply, to acquire a stake in DPC.",
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The writer of the article "What will be fallout from California's energy meltdown?", published in the San Francisco Chronicle in April 2001 was born in which year? | 1966 | PAIRIDX:30646 | [
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Whose latest measures did the New York CIBC World Markets analyst who said, "No one's going to sign a contract that doesn't contain a fuel-cost adjustment" say must be viewed as "a step away from a purely market-based solution"? | FERC's | PAIRIDX:30643 | [
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"\"The fact that this information has not been made previously available illustrates the importance of unsealing the contracts so the public can see what's in them,\" he said.",
"Little is known about the contracts except that they are at an average pric e of $69 per megawatt hour for about 9,000 megawatts -- almost a fourth of California's current electricity needs.",
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What is the predicted 2033 population of the city in which Lara Leibman, Mike Khan, Sam Miller, Jeff, and one other person planned to caucus in before traveling to DC for a meeting in the middle of the week of 10 Jan with a DOJ lawyer regarding the investigation into SDG&E arising out of the SW Marine activities? | 1 million | PAIRIDX:30639 | [
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"'VTS-- I received a call from Lara Leibman, who informs me that the DOJ has initiated its investigation into SDG&E arising out of the SW Marine activities.",
"The DOJ lawyer assigned to the investigation has yet to issue a Civil Investigative Demand in this matter due to other priorities, but she intends to focus on SDG&E after the New Year.",
"The DOJ lawyer has requested a meeting shortly after New Years with Lara and myself to discuss the matter.",
"Lara is trying to arrange a meeting sometime in the middle of the week of 10 Jan, which would allow us to caucus with Mike Kahn and Sam Miller in San Francisco first, and then fly from SF to DC.",
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In what year did the Cuban politician, who in his 2006 transfer of duties designated José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera as one of the six members of the Cuban government, begin his presidency? | 1976 | PAIRIDX:30638 | [
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Who was the spokeswoman of the house minority leader who stated that the Bush administration should put price caps on mountainous power costs? | Laura Nichols | PAIRIDX:30637 | [
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"Wine was provided by UST Inc., which owns several wineries and the United States Smokeless Tobacco Co. Party officials also said that with the spiraling costs of campaigns, politicians have little incentive to eschew large donations at this point.",
"\"We're not dealing in the hypothetical,\" said NRCC spokesman Carl Forti.",
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What two staff reporters of the American business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City wrote a story on 10/23/01 for that paper about Enron's dealings with the Securities and Exchange Commission? | Rebecca Smith and John R. Emshwiller | PAIRIDX:30636 | [
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Bernard Sanders joined the person who was a Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and was born on July 16, 1946 as well as what other person in order to boost an emergency funding bill to $800 million? | John M. McHugh | PAIRIDX:30633 | [
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"Bonds Fall Enron's 8 percent coupon bonds due in 2005 fell $34 per $1,000 face value to be offered at $1,022 today from $1,056 on Friday, traders said.",
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"Fastow continues to work, and Enron hasn't punished him, Palmer said.",
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"``We believe everything that needed to be considered and done in connection with these transactions was considered and done,'' Lay said in the statement.",
"Enron will hold a conference call to discuss investors' concerns at 9:30 a.m. New York time Tuesday.",
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"Power reforms and regulations Kirit Parikh 02 14 2001 Business Standard 11 Copyright (c) Business Standard Power shortages, scheduled power cuts and unscheduled brownouts have plagued the country for many years.",
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How low did the former U.S. Representative from New York who served from 1983 to 2013 and retired at the end of the 112th Congress say the price of power has gone? | a dollar | PAIRIDX:30605 | [
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Stan Rogers's song "The Idiot" is found on two of his albums, "Northwest Passage" and another album; in what year was this other album recorded? | 1982 | PAIRIDX:30600 | [
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The director of the 1944 film Code of the Prairie was born in what year? | 1893 | PAIRIDX:30599 | [
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Kate van Orden was Editor-in-Chief from 2008 to 2010 of an academic journal that is published by which publisher? | University of California Press | PAIRIDX:30594 | [
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Claudia Rivero Modenesi is a professional badminton player who was born in a city that overlooks which ocean? | Pacific Ocean | PAIRIDX:30593 | [
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Who founded the production company which produces The Minstrel Boy in 1937? | William Butcher | PAIRIDX:30591 | [
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The head of UCAN said that which bill provides protection against further rate shocks? | Davis bill | PAIRIDX:30576 | [
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"\"There's no just excuse for trapping people in elevators,\" said Bill Abolt, Chicago's commissioner of environment.",
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"Across the country, reduced hydroelectric production due to the Pacific Northwest drought, an aging transmission system, rising costs for the natur al gas that fires many power plants and increasing demand for electricity is expected to produce shortages and higher prices in the Northwest, New Engla nd and other regions.",
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The person that was California's Secretary of State from 2007 to 2015 was previously a state senator from what city? | (D-Marina del Rey) | PAIRIDX:30568 | [
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"\"The real question here is whether it makes any sense for the ratepayers to buy one-third of the transmission system,\" said Sen. Debra Bowen (D-Marina del Rey).",
"\"Normally, if you buy one-third of a bridge, you get very wet.",
"We feel that the ratepayers are already getting soaked.\"",
"Another question being pondered by legislators is whether they need to keep Edison out of bankruptcy.",
"Much of the focus in Sacramento has been on keeping the utilities from going to bankruptcy court, an outcome many legislators believed would have catastrophic consequences for California.",
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An article titled "Bush Adviser Rove Owns Stock in Major United States Firms" by Jim VandeHei was published on 06-04-2001 in a newspaper that is based in which city? | New York City | PAIRIDX:30567 | [
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Which investor has backed ClaimsDesk and Corrigo? | Staenberg Private Capital | PAIRIDX:30566 | [
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"http: www.claimsdesk.com IT Products and Service Directory KnowledgeStorm Launches ATLANTA -- KnowledgeStorm, an IT directory, announced its launch.",
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"http: www.corrigo.com Pioneer Behavioral Health To Acquire TherapyRightNow.com PEABODY, Mass.",
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"http: www.therapyrightnow.com New Directors o Time Warner CTO Joins Board of Digital Imaging Firm QBeo NORTH BEND, Wash. -- QBeo, which makes digital enhancement technology, said Michael Dunn, chief technology officer of Time Warner, has been added to the company's four-member board of directors."
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What is the county town of the county in which the Irish village of Cadamstown is located? | Tullamore | PAIRIDX:30565 | [
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According to a BNP Paribas analyst report, the international corporation whose holdings include the world's biggest port could be interested in a takeover of which utility company in 2002? | AGL | PAIRIDX:30564 | [
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"At least one analyst predicted the lifting of the cap would leave AGL open to potential takeovers.",
"\"AGL could well be a takeover target as the global economy picks up and the big utilities start to expand,\" a BNP Paribas analyst said in a report today.",
"The analyst said big utilities such as Utilicorp, TXU, GPU, Hutchison Whampoa, Singapore Power, Enron and AEP may be interested in AGL in the first half of the 2002 financial year, when the global economy should be stronger.",
"AGL shares had slumped 13 per cent since March 8, after the energy giant warned of a flat full-year profit result.",
"AGL posted a 14.5 per cent increase in half year net profit to A$208.1 million (US$99.14 million), in line with expectations, but warned that second half profits would be lower because of seasonal factors, the slowing economy, and AGL's strategic transformation.",
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Miss Teen USA 2016 was webcast via Xbox Live on Xbox One and another console; in what year was this other console officially unveiled on MTV? | 2005 | PAIRIDX:30561 | [
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Which New York city based American professional baseball team, formerly known as The Highlanders, did the former pitcher Michael Dennis Kekich play for? | New York Yankees | PAIRIDX:30560 | [
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What position does Jeanne Cain hold at California's largest broad-based business advocacy group? | vice president for government relations | PAIRIDX:30559 | [
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"But any plan would have to order the ISO to give more notice of potential blackouts.",
"Davis also hopes to give 48-hour and then 24-hour notices of probable blackout scenarios.",
"Administration officials said the two-day notice would go to law enforcement, while everyone would get a 24-hour warning.",
"Business groups welcomed the executive order.",
"\"We need to plan, we need to make adjustments in business schedules,\" said Jeanne Cain, vice president for government relations for the California Chamber of Commerce.",
"\"There are concerns about employee safety issues.",
"The more notice we have, the better we can accommodate the blackout.\"",
"Carl Guardino, an ISO board member and president of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group, has been pushing for an advanced notification plan and working with the governor.",
"\"Sixty minutes is twice as good\" as 30 minutes, he said.",
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Which investor participated in SupplySolution's second round of funding and also backed GoToMyDoc? | the Sprout Group, | PAIRIDX:30557 | [
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"http: www.desktop.com new products Doc-to-Patient Site GoToMyDoc Changes to AviaHealth mail this story?",
"top FARMINGTON, Conn. (VENTUREWIRE) -- GoToMyDoc, a Web site that connects patients to their ob gyn physician or pediatricians, said it changed its name to AviaHealth.",
"The company has received $25 million from Bessemer Venture Partners, Delphi, E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., InterWest Partners, Marquette Venture Partners, Pacific Venture Group, PNC Capital, and the Sprout Group.",
"http: www.aviahealth.com new deals National Geographic Takes 19% Stake in Art Site Novica.com mail this story?",
"top WASHINGTON, D.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- National Geographic, a nonprofit scientific and educational organization, and Novica.com, an Internet commerce site specializing in handcrafted works of fine art and home decor sourced from artisans in developing economies, said they entered into a strategic agreement."
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"Sender Cohen of Soros Private Equity Partners and Scott Carpenter of Anschutz Investment will join Airslide's board of directors.",
"http: www.airslide.com B2B Service Firm SupplySolutions Has $20 Million Round Two NEW YORK -- Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette announced that its venture capital affiliate, the Sprout Group, has led a $20 million second round investment in SupplySolution, a provider of Internet-based application services for the automotive supply industry.",
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"SupplySolution said it will use the funds to develop products and service offerings and expand existing sales and service areas.",
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"http: www.supplysolution.com Behavioral Technology Firm Gets $11.2 Million in Series B HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Motivation Online, a developer of behavioral business systems, said it raised $11.2 million in its first, Series B round of funding."
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Who appointed the man who worked for Clinton in Bosnia and was formerly president of a construction firm to head a Generation Implementation Task Force intended to speed up permitting and construction of power plants? | Davis | PAIRIDX:30555 | [
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"Governor sees the crisis abating by fall.",
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"\"It's an immense issue,\" he said of the energy crisis.",
"\"I've given what I c an to it, and I need to take a break.\"",
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Which department serves as the power procurement agency for the state which contains four Duke Energy electricity generating plants and three Williams Energy Marketing and Trading Company electricity generating plants, the later being in its southern portion? | Water Resources | PAIRIDX:30554 | [
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"Williams Energy Marketing and Trading Company operates three electricity generating plants in southern California which supply wholesale electricity to the California Power Exchange.",
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"Duke Energy operates four electricity generating plants in California which supply wholesale electricity to the California Power Exchange.",
"15. Defendants DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, are sued herein under fictitious names because their true names are unknown to the Plaintiff.",
"When their true names and capacities are ascertained, Plaintiff will amend this complaint by substituting their true names and capacities herein.",
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"\"SDG&E is continuing its record of providing safe and reliable gas and electric service for our 1.2 million customers today, tomorrow and for years to come.",
"There are several significant financial, legislative and regulatory differences that distinguish Sempra Energy and SDG&E from PG&E.\"",
"SDG&E is covered under Assembly Bill 265, a law signed by the Governor last September which guaranteed that SDG&E will be able to collect the difference between the capped price of electricity and the wholesale cost of power, providing the power was prudently purchased.",
"PG&E is not covered by AB 265 and that guarantee.",
"At the end of February, the under-collection in the balancing account was $681 million.",
"Since the state's power procurement agency, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), has been purchasing power for SDG&E, the growth of the company's balancing account has slowed significantly.",
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When Dan Ford gave a talk organized by the Haas Technology Club about the business issues associated with the relationship management market, he was a General Manager in the Communications and Media Business Unit at a company founded in which year? | 1993 | PAIRIDX:30551 | [
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"Want to learn more about the communications and media industry?",
"Want a job in alliance management, business development, product management or marketing?",
"Interviewing soon with Siebel Systems?",
"You are invited to a talk on \"Relationship Management - the Siebel Way\" by Dan Ford, General Manager, Siebel Systems Siebel Communications and Media Business Unit Date: Thursday, November 1st, 2001 Time: 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. with refreshments from 5:30 p.m.",
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The company whose chairman was Kenneth Lay had a failed video-on-demand deal with what other company? | Blockbuster Inc. | PAIRIDX:30550 | [
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"Lay's 2000 bonus shot up to $7 million from $3.9 million in 1999, the Houston-based company said in its annual proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.",
"\"In recognition of Enron's extremely strong performance during 2000 relative to recurring after-tax net income and other financial measures, Mr. Lay received a cash annual incentive award of $7,000,000,\" said the company.",
"Enron determined the figure by taking into account the pay level for the head of a company of comparable revenue size as well as increases in total recurring net income and earnings per share, according to the proxy."
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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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The multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina that was the 26th largest company in the United States by total revenue in 2016 petitioned India's Supreme Court along with 10 other companies on what day of the week? | Friday | PAIRIDX:30549 | [
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"Meanwhile, international lenders of the Dabhol Power Company, including the US Government's Overseas Private Investment Corporation, have said that they extended loans worth about $444 million (Rs 2,088 crore) to the project only because the PPA provided for settlement of disputes by neutral international arbitration.",
"- Our Bureau Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.",
"M and A Banks want to back Enron's India withdrawal by Terry Brennan 07 30 2001 The Daily Deal Copyright (c) 2001 The Deal LLC Eleven foreign lenders petitioned India's Supreme Court for the right to support Enron's plans to back out of a $2.9 billion power plant investment near Mumbai.",
"Eleven foreign lenders with $440 million in loans asked India's highest court for the right to support Houston based Enron Corp. in its bid to withdraw from a $2.9 billion power plant investment near Mumbai, according to published reports.",
"Bank of America, Citibank, ABN Amro, Overseas Private Investment Corporation of the United States and seven other lenders petitioned India's Supreme Court on Friday for the right to support Enron's plans to back out of India's largest foreign direct investment project, Financial Times reported."
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"\"The Economic Times\" is published simultaneously from 12 cities—Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Chandigarh, and Pune."
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"The Economic Times, 06 01 01 Calif. investigations focus on whether out-of state wholesalers manipulated energy prices Associated Press Newswires, 06 01 01 California Lawmakers Eye Billing Businesses for Edison Rescue Dow Jones Business News, 05 31 01 Construction of power plant in DeSoto County is underway Associated Press Newswires, 05 31 01 Politics & Policy Democrats Prepare to Duel Bush Over Energy Price Caps in West By John Harwood and Jeanne Cummings Staff Reporters of The Wall Street Journal 06 01 2001 The Wall Street Journal A16 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) WASHINGTON -- If you talk to economists, many will say President Bush is on solid ground in opposing caps on soaring electricity prices in California and elsewhere.",
"But if you talk to voters, many will suggest he has political problems.",
"And now that Democrats control the United States Senate, they are poised to make those problems a lot worse."
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