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What was the most successful song for the musician who wrote the children's book, Steamboat in a Cornfield? | Gentle on My Mind | PAIRIDX:35623 | [
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"John Cowan Hartford (December 30, 1937 – June 4, 2001) was an American folk, country and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore.",
"His most successful song is \"Gentle on My Mind\" which won three Grammy Awards and was listed in \"BMI's Top 100 Songs of the Century\".",
"Hartford performed with a variety of ensembles throughout his career, and is perhaps best known for his solo performances where he would interchange the guitar, banjo, and fiddle from song to song.",
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Which investor has backed both Nishan Systems and Top Layer? | Raza Ventures | PAIRIDX:35622 | [
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"Fuegotech is backed by $22.5 million from Sevin Rosen Funds, Star, Stephens Group, and SS M Ventures.",
"http: www.fuegotech.com Nishan Names Ex-Sprint, Intel Exec as CFO mail?",
"top SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Nishan Systems, a provider of IP and Ethernet-based storage networking products, said it named Howard M. Bailey as the company's new chief financial officer.",
"Mr. Bailey was formerly an executive with C-Cube Microsystems and Quantum Effect Devices and has also worked for Sprint and Intel.",
"To date, Nishan has raised $90 million in two rounds from Altos Ventures, ComVentures, Dell, Discovery, Quantum Technology Ventures, Raza Ventures, Siemens Venture Capital, Sofinnova Ventures, Sun Microsystems, TPG-Comm Partners, and Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners.",
"http: www.nishansystems.com Allegiance Adds Analyst VPs as Part of New Division mail?",
"top DALLAS (VENTUREWIRE) -- Allegiance, an investment banking firm specializing in the middle market segment, said it has incorporated a new analysis and research division and named Jason Johanne Bedasse, O. Mike Duwaji, and Eric Tyler as analyst vice presidents."
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"Mr. Cohen, who has been with the company for the last three years, will leave to pursue other opportunities.",
"A Layer Networks spokesperson said the company began searching to fill the COO position in January 2001. When Mr. Brumback was introduced to the company through Steve Garfinkle of the Boston office of executive search firm Battalia Winston, it was decided that he would join the company in a capacity higher than that of a COO.",
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"Founded in 1997, Top Layer is backe d by 3Com, Banc of America Securities, Brad Peery Capital, Egan-Managed Capital, Fidelity Ventures, Granite Ventures, ITOCHU Finance, LSI Logic, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, MSD Capital, Raza Ventures, Technolo gy Crossover Ventures, TI Ventures, Van Wagoner Capital Management, and privat e investors.",
"http: www.toplayer.com Sur La Table Names Tim Hopkins as New CEO mail?"
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Which investor led Videoshare's second round of funding and also backed WebCT? | Chase Capital Partners | PAIRIDX:35621 | [
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"http: www.chelseapaper.com Web Audio ASP Gets $1.5 Million, Ex-Toys 'R Us Exec on Board WOBURN, Mass.",
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"Mr. Lewis, Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Kosowsky were named to the board of directors.",
"The company said it will use the funds to increase product deployment and development.",
"The company is planning to raise a round of institutional funding.",
"http: www.byobroadcast.com Streaming Video Firm Videoshare Raises $15 Million Round Two WATERTOWN, Mass.",
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"WebCT will use the financing to expanding the scope of academic resources available on the company's site.",
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"http: www.thomson.com http: www.webct.com Recruiting App Firm SkillSet Gets Funding From Microsoft PLEASANTON, Calif. -- SkillSet Software, which develops employment recruiting applications, announced it has secured a multi-million dollar investment from Microsoft.",
"Skillset said it has also received funding from undisclosed institutional and individual investors.",
"The company said it will use Microsoft's products and the funding to support expansion.",
"Microsoft is expected to take a seat on the company's board of directors.",
"http: www.skillset.com Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Interactive Firm RTime FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Sony Computer Entertainment America said it acquired RTime, a provider of products and services that support real-time interactivity on the Internet and broadband networks, for an undisclosed amount."
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The principal investigator of the Consortium for Very High Efficiency Solar Cells also runs which solar panel manufacturing firm? | AstroPower | PAIRIDX:35619 | [
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"\"I don't see anything that bodes well\" in the Bush plan as far as subsidies and credits, he said.",
"\"And there's nothing just for California.\"",
"That's fine with Karl Rabago, managing director of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a not-for-profit organization that advocates efficient use of resources, including energy.",
"Rabago said he doesn't want energy use subsidized, because that short-circuits the market mechanism that forces users to reduce consumption in response to higher prices.",
"At the same time, he also doesn't like aspects of the Bush plan that he believes subsidize energy production.",
"Jesper Michaelsen, sales manager for wind turbine manufacturer NEG Micon USA of Rolling Hills, Ill., said he was disappointed that Bush's plan doesn't set any specific goals for increasing the amount of power generated from renewable sources.",
"Wind and solar sources account for just 2 percent of the nation's total electricity market.",
"But Allen Barnett, who heads solar panel maker AstroPower of Newark, Del., said he's thankful for any attention at all, given the oil-and-gas backgrounds of many Bush advisers."
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BlueLight.com announced it was going to offer a new plan that offered more local access numbers than its competitors, of which include what Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California company that is a subsidiary of United Online? | NetZero | PAIRIDX:35612 | [
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"'Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Internet Daily for Monday, July 30, 2001 by Frank Barnako CBS MarketWatch.com -- Kmart drops free net access plan Kmart and BlueLight.com announced Monday a new Internet service plan offering unlimited nationwide access for $8.95 a month.",
"A free service offered by BlueLight.com, with 12 hours use a month, will be discontinued at the end of August.",
"The company said the new plan will offer more local access numbers than competitors, including America Online and NetZero.",
"\"We're doing this because we wanted to give the consumer a freeway to Kmart and to be able to alert shoppers to specials in the store and online,\" said Dave Karraker, vice president of corporate communications.",
"BlueLight.com reported it has 7 million active subscribers.",
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In December of 2009, the 19th edition of what handball championship took place in Nanjing? | World Women's Handball Championship | PAIRIDX:35611 | [
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The television commentator Dwight Edwin Stones was an analyst for 2008 Summer Olympics coverage for a network that is owned by which company? | NBCUniversal | PAIRIDX:35609 | [
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"Other programming from outside producers – such as coverage of the Ironman Triathlon – is also presented on the network through NBC Sports.",
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The 37th Governor of California demanded how much money be repaid to the state due to a study by the ISO suggesting that it was overcharged? | $8.9 billion | PAIRIDX:35607 | [
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"\"I can tell you that it's fair to say that everyone is interested in support for the numbers the governor and the ISO have been using.\"",
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What is the street name of the headquarters for the global financial services firm whose former president is replacing ousted chief executive Allen Wheat at Ellwood Agonistes CSFB? | Broadway | PAIRIDX:35606 | [
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"Webvan, an American online grocer once valued at $8.7 billion, said that it would close with the loss of 2,000 jobs.",
"The company had slowed its losses by abandoning extravagant expansion plans, but could not do enough to offset a rapid decline in orders.",
"Real Madrid paid a record euro77m ($66m) for Zinedine Zidane, a French international.",
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"This will, in effect, put an end to consolidation among Britain ,s big banks; they may now seek targets abroad.",
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The Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams are located on a river that is how long? | The river is 1243 mi long, | PAIRIDX:35605 | [
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"\"We didn't make the same decision they did,\" Locke said.",
"\"But California's effect is impossible to avoid.\"",
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"The river is 1243 mi long, and its largest tributary is the Snake River.",
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What is the job title of the man that moderated a special roundtable dedicated to drug research and discovery at the January 2002 Healthcare Outlook event? | VP & Senior Research Analyst | PAIRIDX:35603 | [
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"James Reddoch of Banc of America Securities will moderate a special roundtable dedicated to drug research and discovery at this year's Healthcare Outlook Conference.",
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"Healthcare Outlook, January 22, 2002 San Francisco Airport Marriott, Burlingame, CA http: www.healthcareoutlook.com <http: venturewire.com ads ad.asp?id=1454 * Digital Island Veterans Launch Proficient Networks By Michelle Tsai <mailto:[email protected] top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=IHJPOPJNII SAN FRANCISCO -- Proficient Networks, a provider of network management appliances that enable companies to route network traffic based on their access policies, has launched and expects to ship its first product by the end of the year, CEO Allan Leiwand told VentureWire."
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"Some investors have rushed in, but others haven't forgotten the lessons learned in previous biotech booms.",
"Remember gene therapy?",
"There will be winners and losers in the race to create a new era in drug therapy.",
"Healthcare Outlook has dedicated a special track for management presentations by private companies in genomics and proteomics.",
"We also will convene a special industry roundtable: From Laboratory to The Pipeline led by James Reddoch, VP & Senior Research Analyst, Healthcare Group, Banc of America Securities.",
"He'll be joined by: *Michael Grey, Chief Business Officer, Structual Genomix *Lowell T. Harmison, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health, Department of Health and Human Services *Daniel Janney, Partner, Alta Partners *Gary Zweiger, Director, Strategic Business Development, Development, Life Sciences, Agilent Technologies Come see the companies that will create the change and the experts that can put it in perspective, Healthcare Outlook on October 9 in San Francisco.",
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In what county is the island whose trash-fueled power plant produced the energy that was sold to Edison by the city of Long Beach? | Los Angeles County | PAIRIDX:35600 | [
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"Edison has also reached repayment plans with many small and renewable power producers who collectively are owed $1.2 billion.",
"\"Edison can take steps to assure that all creditor classes are treated equally,\" said Richard Wheatley, a spokesman for Reliant Energy in Houston, which is owed $100 million to $200 million by Edison.",
"A spokesman for Atlanta-based Mirant, which is also owed more than $100 million, sounded a similar note.",
"\"It is time SCE made clear when, how much and even if it is going to pay us,\" Patrick Dorinson said.",
"So far, other creditors have balked at the idea of pushing Edison into bankruptcy, believing that a judge would probably consider a bankruptcy petition premature until after the Legislature meets Oct. 9 in a special session to deal exclusively with Edison's plight."
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The Major League Baseball player Charles Albert Small graduated from a college in 1927 that was located in what city? | Lewiston, Maine | PAIRIDX:35597 | [
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Which American daily newspaper, focused on business and based in New York City, reported on May 21st, 2001, that Enron and the Maharashtra State Electricity Board were working toward ending their contract in six months? | The Wall Street Journal | PAIRIDX:35595 | [
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The gospel songwriter Charles Earnest Moody was in band called Georgia Yellow Hammers which were from a city that as of 2010 had a population of how many people? | 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,650, | PAIRIDX:35594 | [
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What company, the ISO alleged, overcharged California by more than $500,000 had Robert Reilley as a Vice President? | Coral Power, L.L.C. | PAIRIDX:35593 | [
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"The ISO alleges the following companies overcharged the state by the listed amounts between May 2000 and February: American Electric Power Service Corp. (AEP): $22.9 million Arizona Public Service Co. (PNW): $24.6 million Aquila Power Corp. (ILA): $28 million Avista Energy Inc. (AVA): $48 million Automated Power Exchange: $16 million British Columbia Power Exchange Corp: $439 million Calpine Corp. (CPN): $236 million Constellation Power Source Inc. (CEG): $7.8 million Cargill-Alliant LLC: $1.4 million Citizens Power Sales: $557,000 Coral Power, LLC."
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ECOutlook and Raeleum share what common investor? | Venrock Associates | PAIRIDX:35589 | [
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Which private equity firm, founded in 1981 and employing over 400 people, acquired Daewoo Telecon and launched it as Mercury Corp.? | CVC Capital Partners | PAIRIDX:35588 | [
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Which investor participated in Dynamic Trade's second round of funding and also backed RespondTV? | Tribune | PAIRIDX:35587 | [
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Which Indian actress started her career as a costume designer and starred in the 2013 film, Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Again? | Sonakshi Sinha | PAIRIDX:35585 | [
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Which firm joined Chase Capital Partners to fund both Scout Electromedia and Y Media? | TechFund Capital | PAIRIDX:35584 | [
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"http: www.idealab.com Princeton Review Takes Stake in Education ASP SchoolNet NEW YORK -- The Princeton Review, a provider of test preparation and college admissions services, said that it will partner with and make an undisclosed equity investment in SchoolNet, an ASP that offers education management products for K-12 school districts."
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Which Governor of California, later recalled and removed from office, resisted disclosing energy pricing invoices for fear that suppliers may charge more? | Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis Jr. | PAIRIDX:35581 | [
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What publicly traded firm invested $2.7 million into Group Management Technologies and $3.6 million into Universal Processing Services? | Newtek Capital | PAIRIDX:35577 | [
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What is the date of birth of the Chief Executive of Bank One Corporation that gave up a $2.5 million bonus following a $511 million loss the previous year? | March 13, 1956) | PAIRIDX:35575 | [
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The showrunner of the television show Supernatural's fifth season was born on what date? | (born April 24, 1974) | PAIRIDX:35574 | [
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Which new investor contributed to the $28 million funding to Magma Design Automation along with another new investor, which was acquired by Microsemi Corp. on April 28, 2015? | Toshiba | PAIRIDX:35521 | [
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Which mountain range is found on the east of this geographic region, to which the high-voltage line known as the intertie connects California to? | Cascade Mountain Range | PAIRIDX:35520 | [
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"The Communications Act of 1934, as amended, prevents any one political party from appointing more than a bare majority of FCC Commissioners.",
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"UAE: Enron to pull out of Dolphin project 05 18 2001 Middle East Economic Digest Copyright (C) 2001 Middle East Economic Digest; Source: World Reporter (TM) The US' Enron Corporation is to relinquish its stake in Dolphin Energy (DEL), the joint venture company formed to develop the Dolphin gas project."
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The novel "El Señor Presidente", for which the government of dictator Manuel Estrada served as a model, was written by a novelist born in what year? | 1899 | PAIRIDX:35497 | [
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"He died in 1944 in Buenos Aires and his body is interred in the San Lázaro cemetery in Antigua Guatemala.",
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"Democrats have seized on the meetings to accuse the administration of the kind of ethical lapses that Republicans were quick to jump on during the Clinton administration, and Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) has demanded that Rove's conduct be referred to the Justice Department."
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"BYLINE: RICHARD SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER DATELINE: WASHINGTON BODY: So what if President Bush has opposed electricity price controls sought by California officials?",
"Or that he has proposed cutting aid to states for incarcerating illegal immigrants convicted of crimes?",
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"Bush really does care about California, the White House insists, even if the state preferred Al Gore on election day.",
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"\"I don't think he's treated California any differently than any other state,\" said Rep. George P. Radanovich (R-Mariposa).",
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"Vice President Dick Cheney's energy policy report last month proposed initiatives to speed approval and construction of new pipelines, noting that New England and other regions faced capacity squeezes, too.",
"The report says that the United States needs 38,000 miles of new gas transmission pipelines, almost a 20 percent increase.",
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On February 2, 2008, rebel forces opposed to President Idriss Déby entered a capital city located on which river? | Chari River | PAIRIDX:35478 | [
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"After the forum, streaming video of the event will be available on the Haas web site at http: www.haas.berkeley.edu haas video_room - HAAS DOES WELL IN OFF-BEAT RANKINGS As business school rankings proliferate, they highlight different strengths of MBA programs.",
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What type of construction requirements did Leap Wireless request a waiver from the bureau that sought comments on whether to extend a deadline on a trust holding assets of Verizon and Vodafone to divest Chicago and Cincinnati assets? | broadband PCS | PAIRIDX:35468 | [
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"Verizon -Vodafone Assets The FCC 's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is seeking comments on whet her to extend the deadline for a trust that holds certain wireless assets of Verizon Communications, Inc., and Vodafone AirTouch plc to divest the Chica go and Cincinnati assets.",
"The trust was formed to dispose of overlapping asse ts when Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE (which merged to form Verizon) and Vodafone AirTouch combined to form Verizon Wireless place the wireless asse ts \"in trust for the purposes of divestiture (TR, April 3, 2000; and Ju ly 3, 2000, notes).",
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What character did an actor and film director portray in the movie "On the Waterfront" who was photographed by award-winning American photographer Ruth Orkin? | Terry Malloy | PAIRIDX:35467 | [
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What year did the United States President who beat Ford in the 1976 election end his term? | 1981 | PAIRIDX:35466 | [
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The woman that was vocalist for Machine Gun Fellatio under the pseudonym Feyonce in 2004 has been a lead vocalist since 2005 for a band that has been nominated for an ARIA Music Award how many times? | fourteen | PAIRIDX:35465 | [
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In what premiership does the team other than Ystradgynlais RF that Joe Jones played for at the club level play? | the Welsh Premiership | PAIRIDX:35464 | [
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Who required the telephone company that holds naming rights to Cincinnati's streetcar system to allocate the 211 dialing code to a cabinet for a trial period in November 1997? | the PSC | PAIRIDX:35459 | [
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"The company's Dynegydirect Internet-based trading platform, which was launched late last year, recorded nearly $9 billion in notional transaction value during the first quarter of 2001. Dynegy's fledgling broadband telecommunications business, which began operations in the second half of 2000, posted a first quarter loss of $11.6 million.",
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"Contact Jim Puz zanghera at [email protected] or (202) 383-6043. Power purchase bills exceed $7.5 billion Published Tuesday, July 10, 2001, in the San Jose Mercury News BY MARK GLADSTONE, NOAM LEVEY AND DION NISSE NBAUM Mercury News Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO -- Six months after ju mping into the electricity business, the Davis administration on Monday pro vided the first detailed glimpse of California's daily power purchases, sho wing more than $5 billion in payments, much of it to government-owned utili ties and private companies that state officials have branded as price gouge rs."
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Which subset engages young people in the workforce in networking and global affairs within the group to whom Bush gave a speech around the same time Davis planned to sue the FERC for not capping prices in which Bush conceded price caps sound appealing at first blush? | the Young Professionals program, | PAIRIDX:35426 | [
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"But on the issue that Davis described as \"the big enchilada\" - his request that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission impose emergency price caps on electricity - \"the president and I have a fundamental disagreement,\" Davis said.",
"Davis announced after meeting with Bush that he planned to sue FERC for failing to cap wholesale prices, even though a San Francisco federal court Tuesday threw out a similar lawsuit filed by state legislative leaders.",
"Bush conceded in his speech to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council that at first blush, price caps sound appealing.",
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"However, when contacted, Enron officials refused to react to the proposed renegotiation.",
"Meanwhile, the state government has asked the Godbole panel to negotiate with DPC to restructure the project including separation of LNG facility, to bring down the tariff and all other related aspects.",
"The state government on Monday announced the formation of the renegotiating panel.",
"The panel has been given a months time to finish its task.",
"It will negotiate with DPC for direct sale of surplus power, not needed by MSEB, to third parties including the Government of India or their agencies.",
"The panel will invite DPC formally for discussion very soon, say sources.",
"As reported by ET on April 28, the Madhav Godbole committee has been entrusted the responsibility of renegotiating the Enron deal.",
"The other members of the panel are Deepak Parikh, RK Pachauri, Dr EAS Sarma, Kirit Parikh, Central governments nominee, states energy secretary Vinay Mohan Lal, finance secretary SK Srivastav, chairman MSEB Vinay Bansal and the chairman of the central electricity authority."
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"He has also served as Senior Economic Advisor to United Nations Development Programme from October 1997 to September 1998.",
"He has been a member of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) of the Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and had been a member of EAC of Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi, V.P.Singh, Chandra Shekhar and P.V.",
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"05 02 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, May 2 (Reuters) - Calpine Corp. and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., said on Wednesday they plan to build a new natural gas pipeline from New Mexico's San Juan basin to California to help meet California's growing energy demand.",
"The companies said the Sonoran line would be developed in two phases, with 400 million cubic feet of gas a day (mmcfd) already contracted by Calpine for the first phase of the planned 1,160-mile line.",
"The first phase, slated for completion in the summer of 2003 pending regulatory approval, involves building a 36-inch diameter line from San Juan County, N.M., to Southern California with a transport capacity of 750 mmcfd to 1 billion cubic feet a day (bcfd).",
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"Pursuant to the modifications in the merger settlement, PECO entered into bilateral negotiations based on an August 24, 2000 RFP.",
"Three suppliers submitted conforming bids, and PECO selected New Power as the winner on October 18, 2000. New Power is the new competitive supplier actively marketing residential and small commercial customers in the PECO service territory and is backed by Enron, AOL, and IBM.",
"PECO and New Power negotiated a complete contract that is before the PUC f or approval on November 9, 2000. Under the proposal, PECO and New Power expanded the size of the CDS requirement to include 22% (299,300) of non-shopping residential customers instead of 20% of all residential customers, whether shopping or not.",
"This change was designed to implement paragraph 39 of the Restructuring Settlement, requiring adjustments to the numbers assigned to CDS in order to have 35% of all PECO residential and commercial customers obtaining competitive generation as of January 1, 200 1. There also will be a second round of assignment of non-shopping customers as of October 15, 2002 if New Power is providing CDS to fewer than 20% of all PECO residential customers New Power electricity will be 2% renewable in 2001, 2.5% renewable in 2002, and 3% renewable in 2003 as required, but does not include a commitment to exceed the requirements or provide cleaner power for the non-renewable portion of the product."
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The first national park created in Arunachal Pradesh is ranked in what position in terms of area in all of India? | third largest national | PAIRIDX:35421 | [
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"The park harbours the northernmost lowland evergreen rainforests in the world at 27°N latitude.",
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Who was the co-author of the analyst who said California pursued distractions instead of building power plants to solve the energy crisis in writing the book "Beyond California's Power Crisis: Impact, Solutions, and Lessons"? | Daniel Yergin | PAIRIDX:35419 | [
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"Fine, but will a change in utility ownership help solve California's energy crisis?",
"Not really, says Lawrence Makovich, senior electricity analyst at Cambridge Energy Research Associates.",
"\"California is pursuing distractions, arguing about transmission lines and utility finances,\" he says.",
"\"It needs to build power plants.\"",
"But Freeman counters that state authority and public ownership are just what will ensure that plants are built.",
"\"We'll see to it that enough plants are built and old plants re-powered to give the state a 15% reserve of power,\" says Freeman, who has headed the Tennessee Valley Authority, the New York State Power Authority and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District in a long career.",
"Attaining a 15% reserve would mean adding at least 5,000 megawatts of power--enough to serve about 3.75 million typical homes.",
"The price of power, he reckons, will be $ 60 to $ 70 a megawatt-hour.",
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"Lawrence Makovich, senior director of Cambridge Energy Research Associates, and Daniel Yergin, chairman, are co-authors of \"Beyond California's Power Crisis: Impact, Solutions, and Lessons.\"",
"2001 The Washington Post Company"
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What FirstMile Technologies investor is headquartered in Miami, Florida and was founded in 1954? | Lennar Corporation | PAIRIDX:35415 | [
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"In addition to financial support, two Redleaf executives will serve on Medebiz' board of directors.",
"Medebiz will have access to Redleaf Innovations, which offers product development and Web integration capabilities to Internet partner companies.",
"Redleaf will also provide Medebiz with recruiting assistance and will develop alliances with service providers.",
"Medebiz was incubated last year by American Hytech.",
"http: www.redleaf.com Telecomm Firm FirstMile Closes Second Round of Funding INDIANAPOLIS -- FirstMile Technologies, a provider of bundled telecom, high-speed data, security, and video services to new home developments, said it recently closed its second round of financing for an undisclosed amount.",
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"The new funding will be used to continue FirstMile's deployment of bundled connectivity services across the country.",
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What energy company based in Houston, Texas that was founded in 1984 under a different name profited off of the deregulation of energy in California? | Dynegy | PAIRIDX:35414 | [
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"Still, as the power crisis worsens and public frustration grows, calls for the governor to seize power plants have become more intense.",
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"The only thing these exploiters would understand is possibly a little counterterrorism.\"",
"Reliant got involved in California's deregulated market in 1998, buyin g five power plants from Edison for $292 million.",
"Combined, the plants are capable of supplying 3,700 megawatts of electricity, enough to serve 2.8 million homes.",
"In the first quarter of 2001, Reliant's wholesale energy sales increas ed by 171%, producing income of $216 million, compared to a loss of $22 millio n for the same period last year.",
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"The company is located at 601 Travis Street in Downtown Houston.",
"The company was founded in 1984 as Natural Gas Clearinghouse.",
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In preparation for an eventual futures contract, London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange started temperature indexes in the capital of France, London, and what other city? | Berlin | PAIRIDX:35413 | [
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"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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"The potential impact on earnings from bad weather is a key reason why the derivatives market is growing, said Ravi Nathan, weather portfolio manager and head of weather derivatives group for Kansas City Missouri-based Aquila, a subsidiary of Utilicorp United Inc. ``Every winter we see more utilities involved,'' Nathan said.",
"``It gets into the chief financial officer's consciousness only when there's a big hit'' on earnings.",
"Weather derivatives are slowly spreading outside of the United States Trading in North America accounted for 95 percent of the world weather derivatives market in the six-month period ended April 14, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, down from 97 percent a year earlier.",
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The source of the Paillon is north of a commune whose inhabitants are called the what? | Lucéramois | PAIRIDX:35412 | [
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Dan Douglass sent an e-mail on September 23, 2001 at 12:08 AM whose recipients included a U.S. representative from New York who announced, in 2012, that he would retire at the end of what number session of Congress? | 112th | PAIRIDX:35411 | [
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"Dan says we need to file this Friday to make sure we meet the 10-day requirement in the statute.",
"Will be trying to get individual customers to sign on as well.",
"Already have call in to UC CSU attorney.",
"--Original Message -- From: Dan Douglass [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 12:08 AM To: ARM; Gary Ackerman; Vicki Sandler; Anderson, Robert; Merilyn Ferrara; Max Bulk; John Yurkanin; Steve Huhman Subject: Draft Application for Rehearing Attached for your review and comment is a draft application for rehearing of the Commission's Thursday Decision 01-09-060 suspending the right of direct access.",
"Although we have prevailed (at least for now) on the issue of retroactivity, the decision still violates various provisions of state and federal law.",
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What investor in Brainhunter.com is a government owned bank? | Business Development Bank of Canada | PAIRIDX:35410 | [
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"The company announced its first investment last month with the launch of the German-language sports site Sportgate.",
"Venturepark has offices in Berlin, Madrid, and Paris, and intends to continue its expansion across Europe.",
"http: www.venturepark.com New Money o Web Recruiter Brainhunter.com Has $12 Million First Round TORONTO -- Brainhunter.com, a full service Web-based recruitment agency, said it secured $12 million in its first round of funding led by Hollinger Capital.",
"The company said it will use the funds to expand its North American market share.",
"Other investors involved in the round include McLean Watson, the Business Development Bank of Canada, and Crossbow.",
"http: www.brainhunter.com Content and Publishing Firm Closes on $8 Million First Round MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- NetPost, a provider of Internet content services that enable the integration and publication of content, said it raised $8 million in its first round of funding.",
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Ewopole is a village in the administrative district whose seat is a village that is how many km away from Lublin? | 33 | PAIRIDX:35408 | [
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E.On sought regulatory clearance for its takeover of a company that worked with what other company around March 2001 to profit from a new power trading system in the UK? | Innogy Plc | PAIRIDX:35407 | [
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"It has also proven it can cut the fat out of operations.",
"When it released preliminary earnings figures in early July, RWE said its cost-cutting program brought EUR1 billion of savings over the past 12 months.",
"It wants to reduce costs by an additional EUR1.55 billion per year through 2004. Though it released earnings data promptly after the end of its fiscal year, some were disappointed that except for sales, RWE failed to release operating and net profit figures beyond giving percentages to the general market, though it provided more detailed information to analysts at subsequent meetings.",
"\"We think RWE shows greater signs than E.On of wanting to take the necessary steps to reveal the value of (shares) to the stock market,\" a Schroder Salomon Smith Barney report from July 11 said.",
"E.On, however, will have a stronger position in the United States - where market consolidation lags well behind Europe - if it gets regulatory clearance for its takeover of Powergen Plc (PWG), analysts said."
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"Lay's base salary last year was $1.3 million, unchanged from 1999. He also received $7.5 million in restricted stock awards as well as options for 782,830 shares that could be valued at $35 million if Enron's stock appreciated 10 percent annually over the life of the options.",
"Most of the options expire on January 10, 2007 and can be exercised at $47.31 a share.",
"Enron's stock was at $60.08 in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange, down $1.40. Over the past 52 weeks the shares have been as low as $51.55 and as high as $90.56. Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.",
"Powergen, Innogy Look to Profit From New Power System (Update1) 2001-03-27 06:19 (New York) Powergen, Innogy Look to Profit From New Power System (Update1) (Adds company comment in 17th paragraph.)",
"London, March 27 (Bloomberg) -- Powergen Plc, Innogy Plc and other large generators will benefit from a new system of trading power in the U.K., while nuclear and renewable-energy producers may find the rules harder going, analysts and executives said."
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What creek flows along the southern slopes of the 5404 meter mountain that lies to the west of Collota and to the east of Pilanco? | Los Cedros Creek | PAIRIDX:35406 | [
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"It is located in Yuracmarca District, Huaylas Province, Ancash.",
"It lies between Santa Cruz in the southeast and Champara in the northwest.",
"Pilanco is located east of it.",
"Los Cedros Creek flows along its southern slopes."
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Crescent Beach is a beachside community within South Surrey next to Mud Bay as well as a Bay which is on the border of Canada and what U.S. state? | Washington | PAIRIDX:35405 | [
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Where is located the sports club that was relegated along with Umeå FC and IK Oddevold during the 72nd Allsvenskan season? | Stockholm | PAIRIDX:35404 | [
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"A direct translation would be “Deergarden” or “Animalgarden”.",
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Who is the president for North American operations of the company that paid $38.5 million to control some California pipeline capacity from March 1, 2000, until May 31, 2001? | Clark C. Smith | PAIRIDX:35403 | [
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"Critics said they believed El Paso made the move in hopes of lessening the chance of government action.",
"El Paso executives deny that but do say that their decision was influenced by the backlash over the arrangement.",
"Surrendering the pipeline capacity made for a ''gut-wrenching'' decision, Mr. Smith said, but was ''a first-class gesture'' to California.",
"El Paso Merchant paid $38.5 million to control the pipeline capacity from March 1, 2000, until May 31, 2001. While Mr. Clark said he did not know the return on that investment, he acknowledged that it was lucrative.",
"''No doubt about it,'' Mr. Clark said, ''we made good money.''",
"The question of whether El Paso's conduct has driven gas prices higher is expected to be scrutinized by legislators in Sacramento this week.",
"The company also faces several lawsuits, including one by the city of Los Angeles, that accuse it of conspiring with other companies to prevent pipeline projects that could have eased California's energy crisis."
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"The utilities are not allowed to recoup the costs from customers.",
"While the cost of 1,000 cubic feet of gas typically is less than $1 higher at the California end of the pipeline, spot prices in the state rose to almost $50 more than the Texas-New Mexico price in December.",
"To executives of the parent company, the El Paso Corporation, the accusations of market manipulation are ludicrous.",
"High gas prices in California, El Paso executives said in interviews, are easily explained by soaring demand, the poor credit standing of the state's utilities and the failure of the utilities to retain pipeline capacity or store enough gas for winter.",
"''The idea that anybody is holding back on California is really ridiculous,'' said Clark C. Smith, president of El Paso Merchant's operations in North America.",
"Some El Paso customers, though, agreed with California officials.",
"The Pacific Gas & Electric Company, the San Francisco-based utility, condemned El Paso in a filing with the federal agency after its lawyers reviewed the sealed company documents."
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What role did Amanda Martin have at the unit of Enron agreed to be purchased by American Water Works? | president | PAIRIDX:35401 | [
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"Financial Post: Canada Field Notes American Water Works absorbs Enron unit, bulks up North American operations Bloomberg News 08 07 2001 National Post National C06 (c) National Post 2001. All Rights Reserved.",
"American Water Works Co. Inc., the largest publicly traded United States water utili ty, agreed to buy Azurix North America, a unit of leading energy trader Enr on Corp., to expand in the United States and Canada.",
"Terms of the acquisiti on will not be released until certain filings are made with the Securities & Exchange Commission, said Nancy Macenko, American Water spokeswoman.",
"The transaction will probably be completed within 90 days, she said.",
"The purcha se will help American Water expand its operations and services in the south eastern and northwestern United States and in three Canadian provinces, Ms. Macenko said.",
"Azurix North America provides water and waste-water services including operations and maintenance, engineering and other services.",
"The unit has annual revenue of US$157-million."
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"City officials were notified of the pending sale Friday, the last business day before today's meeting of the so-called Hawk, as the citizen board is known.",
"The Hawk is expected today to pick one of three companies it would like to negotiate with on a design-build-operate contract for the plant.",
"The plant will be the beginning of an expected $2 billion in expenditures to handle surface water in the Houston area.",
"Diane Bazelides, spokeswoman for Azurix, confirmed Sunday that Amanda Martin, president of Azurix North America, informed the office of Mayor Lee Brown and the attorney for the water corporation Friday about the search for a buyer for her company.",
"Bazelides declined to discuss the sale further.",
"David Berg, the trial lawyer who serves as Hawk chairman, said this news probably will play a part in today's meeting.",
"\"Certainly this will be considered by the board and go into the decision-making,\" Berg said."
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Bembecia sirphiformis is a moth found in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, as well as a group of Mediterranean countries situated in the northern-most region of what continent? | Africa | PAIRIDX:35400 | [
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"It is also found in North Africa."
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"title": "North Africa",
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"North Africa is a group of Mediterranean countries situated in the northern-most region of the African continent.",
"The term \"North Africa\" has no single accepted definition.",
"It is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west, to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east.",
"Others have limited it to the countries of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, a region known by the French during colonial times as “Afrique du Nord” and by the Arabs as the Maghreb (“West”).",
"The most commonly accepted definition includes Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, as well as Libya, Sudan, and Egypt.",
"The term “North Africa”, when commonly used in North Africa and the Middle East, often refers only to the countries of the Maghreb and Libya.",
"Egypt, due to its greater Middle Eastern associations, is in the Middle East."
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