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The former Enron Chief Financial Officer who made more than $30 million from managing and investing in private limited partnerships called LJM Cayman LP and LJM2 Co-Investment LP was born in what year? | 1961 | PAIRIDX:33416 | [
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"Enron fired Treasurer Ben Glisan and Kristina Mordaunt, the general counsel of an unspecified Enron division.",
"The two invested in an affiliate created by Enron to buy and sell the company's assets, the Houston-based company said in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.",
"The transactions also involved two former Enron employees and former Enron Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow, who was replaced two weeks ago, the filing said.",
"The former employees were Kathy Lynn, vice president of an unnamed Enron division, and Anne Yaeger, identified by Enron as a non-officer employee.",
"Lea Fastow, Andrew Fastow's wife, referred all questions to her husband's attorney, who couldn't immediately be reached for comment.",
"Glisan wouldn't comment.",
"Attempts to reach Mordaunt weren't successful.",
"$30 Million Profit Fastow made more than $30 million by managing and investing in two private limited partnerships called LJM Cayman LP, known as LJM1, and LJM2 Co-Investment LP.",
"Enron said on Oct. 24 that Fastow had been replaced as CFO and put on leave."
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"Andrew Stuart Fastow (born December 22, 1961) is a convicted criminal and businessman who was the chief financial officer of Enron Corporation, an energy trading company based in Houston, Texas, until he was fired shortly before the company declared bankruptcy.",
"Fastow was one of the key figures behind the complex web of off-balance-sheet special purpose entities (limited partnerships which Enron controlled) used to conceal Enron's massive losses in their quarterly balance sheets.",
"By unlawfully maintaining personal stakes in these ostensibly independent ghost-entities, he was able to defraud Enron out of tens of millions of dollars.",
"The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission subsequently opened an investigation into his and the company's conduct in 2001.",
"Fastow served a six-year prison sentence for charges related to these acts.",
"His wife, Lea Weingarten, also worked at Enron, where she was an assistant treasurer; she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy and filing fraudulent income tax returns, and served jail time before early release to a halfway house."
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What member of Independent Energy Producers commended the 63rd Mayor of San Jose on his decision to that could help bring 600 MW of electricity to his city? | Jan Smutny-Jones | PAIRIDX:33415 | [
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"Ronald R. Gonzales (born 1951) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, who served as the 63rd Mayor of San Jose, California.",
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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 man born on April 15, 1942 who died while vacationing, three months before his October 23 sentencing, said the state of California could pay from $50 billion to $80 billion during a summer for what following a rate proposal with average rate hikes of between 35 and 40 percent? | electricity | PAIRIDX:33414 | [
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"Kenneth Lee \"Ken\" Lay (April 15, 1942 – July 5, 2006) was an American businessman.",
"He was the CEO and chairman of Enron Corporation for most of its existence and is a central figure in the Enron scandal.",
"Lay was indicted by a grand jury and was found guilty of 10 counts of securities fraud.",
"Lay died while vacationing, three months before his October 23 sentencing.",
"A preliminary autopsy reported Lay had died of a heart attack caused by coronary artery disease and his conviction was vacated."
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"The blackouts - the most visible result of an energy crisis caused by California's disastrous 1996 experiment with power market deregulation - are forecast to continue through the summer as warm temperatures keep air conditioning demand high.",
"The industry groups that commissioned the study hope to use it to campaign against a new, tiered power rate structure being considered by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which they claim will pass too much of the burden of paying for California's energy crisis on to industrial customers.",
"That rate proposal, officially put forward Wednesday, would slap residential customers who use the most electricity with average rate hikes of between 35 and 40 percent, while industrial users could face rate hikes of 50 percent or more.",
"Kenneth Lay, chairman of Enron Corp. the biggest buyer and seller of electricity in North America, said California could pay from $50 billion to $80 billion this summer for electricity."
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An 8/24/01 story titled "Finding out cause of blast" ran in a paper based in what town? | Darlington | PAIRIDX:33412 | [
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"'Finding out cause of blast The Northern Echo, 08 24 01 UK: Electric work behind lethal Teesside blast-Enron.",
"Reuters English News Service, 08 24 01 \"We Built a Heck of a Business\"; Enron's former CEO Jeffrey Skilling is vague about the \"balanced life\" he wants but adamant that the company is in great shape BusinessWeek Online, 08 24 01 Enron's Ken Lay: \"There's No Other Shoe to Fall\"; As the energy giant's stock tumbles after Jeffrey Skilling's sudden resignation, the interim CEO tries to reassure investors BusinessWeek Online, 08 24 01 POWER POINTS: Skilling Moves On To Charities, Family Dow Jones Energy Service, 08 24 01 New Ontario Power Market Date Not Firm Enough - Industry Dow Jones Energy Service, 08 24 01 Jeffrey Skilling's Surprising Split from Enron; The CEO's abrupt resignation has some investors wondering what's behind the trickle of execs leaving the company BusinessWeek Online, 08 15 01 Finding out cause of blast 08 24 2001 The Northern Echo 03 Copyright (C) 2001 The Northern Echo; Source: World Reporter (TM) DETAILS have been officially released on the cause of the fatal electrical explosion at the Enron power station which killed three workers."
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"The Northern Echo is a regional daily morning newspaper, based in the town of Darlington in North East England; serving County Durham and Teesside.",
"The paper covers national as well as regional news.",
"According to its then-editor, it is one of the most famous provincial newspapers in the United Kingdom.",
"Its first edition was published on 1 January 1870."
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How much was the payment of the subdivision of this American gas utilities holding company with the abbreviation (SDG&E) supposed to be erased with an agreement with Governor Davis in 2001? | $747 million | PAIRIDX:33411 | [
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"Sempra Energy is an American natural gas utilities holding company based in San Diego, California.",
"It divides its interests into two broad categories: California utilities, including Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E); and businesses not subject to California utilities regulation, chiefly Sempra International and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power."
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"'OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR PR01:295 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06 18 2001 GOVERNOR DAVIS ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH SDG&E, SEMPRA ENERGY $400-$12,000 Per Customer Balloon Payment Eliminated, No Additional Rate Increases Required to Pay Off Undercollection SACRAMENTO Governor Gray Davis today announced an agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric and the utility's parent company, Sempra Energy, that will erase a $747 million balloon payment facing the utility's three million customers.",
"\"The balloon is burst,\" Governor Davis said.",
"\"Under this agreement, the undercollection is eliminated, without any increase in rates.",
"This is a massive benefit to the San Diegans, the first Californians to bear the brunt of our state's energy crisis last summer.\"",
"The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed by the Department of Water Resources for Gov.",
"Davis with Sempra Energy and SDG&E executives while a group of San Diego ratepayers, and State Senators Steve Peace (D-El Cajon) and Dede Alpert (D-Coronado) looked on, includes a number of provisions to eliminate the undercollection that could have cost each customer approximately $750 (as much as $400 for each residential customer, $1,400 for each small-commercial customer and $12,000 for each medium-sized commercial customer)."
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On what date was the article "Heat wave spawns statewide blackouts" published in the newspaper that published the article "Poor find more red tape than federal energy aid" on Sun, 6 3? | Tues, 5 8 | PAIRIDX:33410 | [
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"'Please see the attached articles: SD Union, Sun, 6 3: Poor find more red tape than federal energy aid SD Union, Sun, 6 3: Top energy adviser confident of gaining pact for L.A. surplus SD Union, Sun, 6 3: Energy firm ties enriched top advisers to president SD Union, Sun, 6 3: Report: State may have little money left to head of blackouts SD Union, Sat, 6 2: San Onofre reactor back on line, sending power to state grid SD Union, Sat, 6 2: State files to manage energy on its own SD Union, Sat, 6 2: Escondido not running power plant process, ex-official says SD Union, Sat, 6 2: PG&E bankruptcy judge won't challenge state regulation SD Union, Sat, 6 2: New majority leader says nay to electricity price caps LA Times, Sun, 6 3: Watchdogs Take a Hit in State's Power Ills LA Times, Sat, 6 2: Duke Charged Record Price for Electricity LA Times, Sat, 6 2: Incoming Senate Leader Daschle Lukewarm on Power Price Caps LA Times, Sat, 6 2: PUC May Trip Bailout of Edison LA Times, Mon, 6 4: Better Than Bankruptcy (Commentary) SF Chron, Mon, 6 4: Electricity usage shrinks by 11% State's consumers beat goal set by governor SF Chron, Mon, 6 4: Enron is my spiritual teacher (Commentary) SF Chron, Mon, 6 4: Change in Senate control slows Bush's energy plan SF Chron, Mon, 6 4: Developments in California's energy crisis SF Chron, Mon, 6 4: Electricity usage shrinks by 11% State's consumers beat goal set by governor SF Chron, Mon, 6 4: Gov."
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"'Please see the following articles: Sac Bee, Tues, 5 8: \"Hot spell forces blackouts: More outages are probable today in a likely preview of a long, hot summer\" Sac Bee, Tues, 5 8: \"$13.4 billion bond bill clears split Assembly\" Sac Bee, Tues, 5 8: \"Dan Walters: Summer-like heat brings blackouts, partisan fingerpointing\" Sac Bee, Sun, 5 6: \"How Californians got burned\" (Jeff Skilli ng quoted) SD Union, Tues, 5 8: \"Heat wave spawns statewide blackouts\" SD Union, Tues, 5 8: \"Bond clears Assembly with a partisan twist\" (Enron mentioned) SD Union (AP), Tues, 5 8: \"Refinery merger could raise California gas pric es\" SD Union (AP), Tues, 5 8: \"Enron could supply universities with state-subsidized power\" LA Times, Tues, 5 8: \"Edison's agony For CEO, Life in 'Foxhole' Means Little Sleep, Peace\" LA Times, Tues, 5 8: \"Power Cut to Parts of State\" LA Times,Tues, 5 8: \"Landlords, Janitors Join in Plan to Save Energy\" LA Times, Tues, 5 8: \"Effort to Repay State for Power Is Delayed\" LA Times, Tues, 5 8: \"Blackouts Mean More Than Inconvenience for Disabled\" LA Times, Tues, 5 8: \"In 1st Hearing, PUC Urged to Lift Rate Hike\" LA Times, Tues, 5 8: \"An Oilman's Dream\" (Commentary) LA Times, Tues, 5 8: \"Cheney's an Oaf on Conservation\" (Commentary) SF Chron, Tues, 5 8: \"Secret power deals contain hidden costs THE CLAUSE: A link to natural gas prices SF Chron, Tues, 5 8: \"Bush won't budge on fuel prices Despite fears of a $3 gallon, he will oppose controls\" SF Chron, Tues, 5 8: \"Hot weather sparks new round of blackouts SUPPLIES LOW: Usage keeps climbing as temperatures surpass 90 degrees SF Chron (AP), Tues, 5 8: \"Developments in California's energy crisis\" SF Chron (AP), Tues, 5 8: \"Blackouts hit California as spring heat wave se ts in\" Mercury News, Tues, 5 8: \"Scorching heat sparks rolling blackouts\" Mercury News, Tues, 5 8: \"More than 100,000 customers hit by power blackou ts\" Mercury News, Tues, 5 8: \"Carmaker Says Outages Could Damage Equipment, Harm Efficiency\" Mercury News, Tues, 5 8: \"SF Airport plans to run extra generators\" Mercury News, Tues, 5 8: \"EXEMPT FROM BLACKOUTSThe state Public Utilities Commission exempts the following energy users from rolling\" OC Register, Tues, 5 8: \"Blackouts back, businesses cope\" OC Register, Tues, 5 8: \"Shortage somewhat a surprise\" OC Register (AP), Tues, 5 8: \"Energy notebook Gas pipeline expansion OKd to benefit Southwest\" OC Register, Tues, 5 8: \"Energy borrowing OKd Democrats in Assembly support the $13.4 billion bond over GOP opposition\" OC Register, Tues, 5 8: \"Jones has bright ideas on electricity\" (Commentary) Individual.com (Businesswire), Tues, 5 8: \"Power Scramble A Forbes.com Special Report\" Individual.com (Bridgenews), Tues, 5 8: \"[B] Calif. ISO says power blackouts this evening unlikely\" Individual.com (PRnewswire), Tues, 5 8: \"Stage 2 Electrical Emergency Declared; SCE to Curtail 'Load' for Some Customers\" Individual.com (AP), Tues, 5 8: \"Rolling Blackouts Hit California\" Energy Insighty, Tues, 5 8: \"Hearts, minds, & pocketbooks\" - Hot spell forces blackouts: More outages are probable today in a likely preview of a long, hot summer."
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John Chambers, Larry Ellison, Kenneth Lay, Michael Dell, and a former chairman and CEO of GE during what span of years were all among the first corporate executives to understand the power of the Internet? | 1981 and 2001 | PAIRIDX:33409 | [
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"More significant, it needs to get into less cyclical, higher-margin businesses, like aircraft maintenance.",
"The math here is pretty simple: Boeing earns 9% margins building planes.",
"It can make more than 20% margins servicing them.",
"Theoretically, at least, the Internet will make doing all this easier; in other cases, it will make it possible.",
"What's happening at Boeing is hardly new.",
"A handful of corporate executives like John Chambers, Larry Ellison, Kenneth Lay, Michael Dell, and Jack Welch have understood the power of the Internet for years.",
"It's why virtually no paper changes hands at Cisco; it's why Oracle could even claim to have saved $1 billion a year; it's why Enron has been able to transform itself from a low-margin natural gas supplier to a high-margin energy-trading firm; it's why Dell has no stores and no inventory; and it's why GE can boast it will more than double pretax earnings in the next few years."
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"title": "Jack Welch",
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"John Francis \"Jack\" Welch Jr. (born November 19, 1935) is an American retired business executive, author, and chemical engineer.",
"He was chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001.",
"During his tenure at GE, the company's value rose 4,000%.",
"In 2006, Welch's net worth was estimated at $720 million.",
"When he retired from GE he received a severance payment of $417 million, the largest such payment in history."
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If a US entity sells licensed customers in the autonomous territory south of Mainland China with how many people in its territory, it may have to get a class license? | 7.2 million | PAIRIDX:33408 | [
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"- our entity buys capacity from properly licensed HK fixed network facilities based carriers and sells (if sold in HK) to licensed entities.",
"- we are a service operator we don't get the circuit itself, we get the capacity.",
"We buy capacity from a properly licensed HK fixed network carrier - may be way for US entity to be used for most of the transaction.",
"If our US entity buys and sells capacity from the entity here without needing any facilities here, it may be able to do it wo its own license in HK: If US entity sells to non-HK customers, no license is needed for the sales If US entity sells to licensed HK customers, it may have to get a class license - But again, which is better for us, a US entity or a Hong Kong SIngapore one, tax-wise and regulatory-wise.",
"In Singapore we need to see if it is like HK but I think it probably will be close."
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"Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory south to Mainland China and east to Macao in East Asia.",
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How many workers are employed by member companies of the association that filed court briefs in support of FERC and that, along with Electric Power Supply Association, filed court briefs supporting Enron's position? | more than 500,000 | PAIRIDX:33407 | [
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"That wasn't done Wednesday,\" said John Kane, NEI's vice president for governmental affairs.",
"Kane also called for Congress to firmly delineate the responsibilities of the federal government and industry in securing nuclear power plants against attack.",
"It isn't appropriate for private industry to respond to threats from enemies of state, he said.",
"Bingaman, the Senate chairman, said Wednesday that, while he supports federalizing airport security, he believes that nuclear power plant defenses should remain the responsibility of the industry.",
"-By Bryan Lee, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-6647; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.",
"USA: CORRECTED - Future of US power grid at stake in Supreme Court case.",
"10 05 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. In Oct. 3 WASHINGTON story headlined \"Future of US power grid at stake in Supreme Court case\"",
"please read in paragraph 9",
"Industry lobbying group Electric Power Supply Association filed court briefs supporting Enron's position, while Edison Electric Institute filed in support of FERC instead of Industry lobbying groups Edison Electric Institute and Electric Power Supply Association filed court briefs supporting Enron's position (corrects Edison's position)."
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The firms that helped Skulogix reach $7 million in its first round of financing in January included both Cyrk and a firm that invested in what Canadian consumers and small businesses provider in its second funding round? | Borderfree | PAIRIDX:33406 | [
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"The company received $7 million in its first round of financing in January, 2000. Previous investors in Skulogix include Mosaic Venture Partners and promotional marketing firm Cyrk.",
"http: www.skulogix.com Internet Machines Raises $30 Million Second Round AGOURA HILLS, Calif. -- Internet Machines (IMC), a developer of platform services based on networking semiconductor devices that can be used to build next-generation carrier network and Internet infrastructure equipment, said it has raised $30 million in its second round of funding led by Meritech Capital Partners.",
"The round included additional investments from previous investor, Redpoint Ventures, and several other individual investors.",
"IMC said the funds will be used to accelerate growth and the development of its networking products.",
"IMC has raised over $40 million to date.",
"http: www.internetmachines.com Onehealthbank.com Raises $42 Million in Series B Funding CRANBURY, N.J. -- Onehealthbank.com, a developer of technology that enables online financial settlement of healthcare transactions, said it secured $42 million in Series B financing from new investors Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Internet Healthcare Group (IHCG), and Prism Venture Partners."
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"http: www.aego.com Canadian Commerce Services Firm Borderfree Gets $7.4 Million TORONTO -- Borderfree, which provides services to Canadian consumers and small businesses purchasing products on United States Web sites, said it raised over C$ 11 million ($7.4 million) in its second round of funding.",
"The round included investments from Mosaic Venture Partners, Brightspark Ventures, and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board.",
"The company's service provides customers with a guaranteed total price including exchanges, tariffs and duties, and shipping and handling.",
"The company also manages deliveries and returns of items purchased through the service.",
"The company said it will use the capital for technological infrastructure development, strategic partnerships and marketing activities, and continue its plans for global expansion.",
"The company said it intends to expand its services to include the United Kingdom and others in 2001. Rick Nathan, managing director of Brightspark, occupies a seat on the company's board of directors as a result of the funding."
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How many families are there in this order of insects, which get infected by Mattesia just like "Coleoptera", "Hymenoptera", and "Siphonaptera?" | 126 families | PAIRIDX:33404 | [
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"It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world.",
"The Lepidoptera show many variations of the basic body structure that have evolved to gain advantages in lifestyle and distribution.",
"Recent estimates suggest the order may have more species than earlier thought, and is among the four most speciose orders, along with the Hymenoptera, Diptera, and Coleoptera."
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Digital Media On Demand's investors are Greylock, Pilot House Ventures, Sage Hill Partners, and a technology company headquartered in which California city? | Santa Clara | PAIRIDX:33402 | [
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"http: www.assentive.com MidStream Names Stuart Rosove Marketing Vice President mail?",
"top BELLEVUE, Wash. (VENTUREWIRE) -- MidStream Technologies, a developer of multiformat, narrow and broadband flexible streaming hardware, said it name d Stuart Rosove as vice president of marketing.",
"Mr. Rosove was recently CEO of AudioTrack Watermark Solutions and also owned consulting firm Rosove Consulting Services.",
"MidStream is backed by ARCH Venture Partners, Cascadia, Fluke Venture Partners, Imperial Bank, Polaris Venture Partners, a nd Xilinx.",
"http: www.midstream.com Digital Media On Demand Adds Mark Overington as VP mail?",
"top BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Digital Media On Demand, a provider of secure distribution and commerce services for digital assets, said it added Mark Overington as vice president of sales and marketing.",
"Mr. Overington formerl y served as vice president of marketing at Excara.",
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"http: www.dmod.com 'Mobile DSPs Provider Improv Systems Names VP of Sales mail?"
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"It is the world's second largest and second highest valued semiconductor chip makers based on revenue after being overtaken by Samsung, and is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers (PCs).",
"Intel supplies processors for computer system manufacturers such as Apple, Lenovo, HP, and Dell.",
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The earliest known earthquake in California was recorded in 1769 by members of the Portolá expedition travelling along a river that rises in which mountains? | San Bernardino Mountains | PAIRIDX:33401 | [
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"Although the written history of California is not long, records of earthquakes exist that affected the Spanish missions that were constructed beginning in the late 18th century.",
"Those records ceased when the missions were secularized in 1834, and from that point until the California Gold Rush in the 1840s, records were sparse.",
"Other sources for the occurrence of earthquakes usually came from ship captains and other explorers.",
"The earliest known earthquake was documented in 1769 by the Spanish explorers and Catholic missionaries of the Portolá expedition as they traveled northward from San Diego along the Santa Ana River near the present site of Los Angeles.",
"For the period 1850–2004, there was about one potentially damaging event per year on average, though many of these did not cause loss of life or property damage."
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In which cities are the offices of this Afghan TV host of a TV channel launched on 1 July 2006 and based in Irvine, CA with branches in Kabul and Hamburg, located? | San Francisco, Dubai and Hamburg | PAIRIDX:33399 | [
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"Nabil Miskinyar (Persian: نبيل مسكينيار , born 26 September 1948) is an Afghan TV host who currently runs a TV channel from United States called Ariana Afghanistan TV.",
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The physiologist László Z. Bitó was born in a city that is the capital of which country? | Hungary | PAIRIDX:33396 | [
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The painting "Willem van Heythuysen posing with a sword" hangs in an art gallery that is part of which art collection? | Bavarian State Picture Collection | PAIRIDX:33391 | [
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The Governor who claimed, in May of 2001, that he would sue the federal government in order to force caps on wholesale electricity prices held a B.A. in what subject? | history | PAIRIDX:33390 | [
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"At Stage 3, the grid can impose blackouts.",
"Richardson said at a Washington, D.C., news conference he was using emergency powers to force wholesalers to sell power to California at a price he deemed fair.",
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By defeating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Steffi Graf captured her seventh win of a competition that is part of what number of annual Grand Slam tournaments? | four | PAIRIDX:33388 | [
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Which member of the board of directors at Question.com is a general partner for the Texas private equity firm founded in 1984 that has raised approximately $3.9 billion since inception? | John Thornton | PAIRIDX:33387 | [
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"AV has raised approximately $3.9 billion since inception across ten private equity funds.",
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"Mr. Barry was a chief executive officer and president of Oxford University Press USA and currently serves on the board of iUniverse.com.",
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"Seegers and Edwards join existing members John Thornton, Austin Ventures general partner; co-founder Hark Weghorst; and CEO and chairman David Sikora.",
"Question.com is funded by Austin Ventures, Charles River Ventures, GE Equity, GE Global eXchange Services, and Vignette.",
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What position does Rick Kemper have at the organization where Thomas E. Wheeler is President and Chief Executive Officer? | director-wireless technology and security | PAIRIDX:33386 | [
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"EB-00-TS-212. Easing Spectrum Crunch Tops CTIA 's 2001 Lobbying Agenda Spectrum issues will top the wireless industry 's Washington agenda for t his year, according to Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas E. Wheeler.",
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"The Bush transition team staff member responsible for NTIA, James Derderian a former Republican staff director of the House Commerce Committee, couldn 't be reached for comment.",
"But at his confirmation hearing for Commerce secretary earlier this month, Donald L. Evans said the Bush administration was committed to finding 3G spectrum (TR, Jan. 8).",
"Industry Expresses Frustration At last week 's meeting, several industry representatives expressed frustration that they didn 't have access to data they said they needed to make recommendations on use of the 1755 -1850 MHz and 2500 -2690 MHz ba nds in time for NTIA and the FCC to consider.",
"Industry representatives in NTIA-established working groups are reviewing the bands.",
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"Rick Kemper, director-wireless technology and security for the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, said determining the cost of relocating incumbents or whether band sharing or segmentation was feasible requires information on how many systems operate in the frequencies and how they are being used."
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Besides the co-chair, the economic commentators at the Economic Outlook Forum 2001 held on November 9, 2001 in Arthur Andersen Auditorium were Severin Borenstein, Jerry Engel, Rich Lyons, Ken Rosen, Janet Yellen, and an economist who was born in what year? | 1947 | PAIRIDX:33385 | [
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"'Dear Haas Evening MBA Students, On Friday afternoon November 9, 2001, some of the School's most distinguished economists and I will participate in a \"teach-in\" about the US economy.",
"\"Economic Outlook Forum 2001\" will examine economic conditions in the United States in the wake of the tragic events of September 11 and the ongoing war on terrorism.",
"I am fortunate to co-chair this session with Professor Ben Hermalin, who will begin serving as Interim Dean of the Haas School in January 2002. Professor Hermalin will moderate the panel presentations and following discussion.",
"In addition to myself, our economic commentators will be Professors Severin Borenstein, Jerry Engel, Rich Lyons, Ken Rosen, Hal Varian, and Janet Yellen.",
"An agenda for the program is attached.",
"I hope you may be able to join me for the Economic Outlook Forum in the School's Arthur Andersen Auditorium on Friday November 9, 2001 at 4:00pm.",
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"He has written two bestselling textbooks: \"Intermediate Microeconomics\", an undergraduate microeconomics text, and \"Microeconomic Analysis\", an advanced text aimed primarily at first-year graduate students in economics.",
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A commission directed the company that amended its 11/15/00 application for authority to construct and operate facilities to serve new and existing powerplants in California as of 5/1/02 to file a what within 30 days? | tariff provision | PAIRIDX:33382 | [
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"\"KERN RIVER AMENDS 2002 EXPANSION; DISPUTE FLAIRS OVER DISPOSITION OF CAPACI TY AT WHEELER RIDGE Kern River Gas Transmission (CP01-31) recently amended its 11 15 00 application for authority to construct and operate facilities (2002 Expansi on Project) to serve new and existing powerplants in California as of 5 1 02. Because the 2002 Expansion now incorporates most of the facilities to be installed for the short-term California Action Project (CP01-106), Kern Riv er needs only an additional 10,500 dth d from Wyoming to California.",
"The 10,50 0 dth d plus 114,000 dth d expiring on 5 1 02 for California Action shippers will create 124,500 dth d needed by all 2002 Expansion shippers.",
"However, t he revised design includes the continuation of 21,000 dth d of capacity - at t he Wheeler Ridge delivery point where Kern River interconnects with Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) - available to California Action shippers through 5 1 03, at which time Kern River will incorporate the 21,000 dth d into its 2003 Expansion Project."
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"While the reservation of capacity was not precluded under its existing tariff, Kern River told FERC that it would file for explicit authority to reserve capacity under the current circumstances.",
"Noting that such capacit y would be available for interruptible and secondary firm deliveries between the in-service dates of the California Action and the 2003 Expansion, the Commission directedKern River to file a tariff provision within 30 days.",
"In a request for rehearing filed May 7, the Firm Customers challenged FERC ,s assumption that there will be &some excess capacity 8 at Wheeler Ridge They cited evidence indicating that Wheeler Ridge is already constrained, resulting in &significant 8 scheduling cuts (e.g., firm nominations cu t 50% in May).",
"They insisted that expansion shippers should not have primary point access at Wheeler Ridge.",
"In the alternative, expansion shippers should not enjoy the same level of firm service as existing shippers.",
"This line of argument was challenged by Kern River and expansion shipper Mirant Americas Energy Marketing LLC, who urged FERC to deny rehearing."
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The person whose telephone number was (415) 782-7802 received an e-mail from what person on 5/30/01 asking them to call Jennifer Rudolph? | Joseph Alamo | PAIRIDX:33381 | [
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"\"* from Govt Affairs * DA customers are exempt from both plans - Forwarded by Jennifer Rudolph HOU EES on 05 10 2001 05:59 PM Susan J Mara@ENRON 05 10 2001 04:23 PM Apologies to those who already got this from Harry.",
"Sue Mara Enron Corp. Tel: (415) 782-7802 Fax:(415) 782-7854 -- Forwarded by Susan J Mara NA Enron on 05 10 2001 02:20 PM -- Harry Kingerski 05 10 2001 12:31 PM CORRECTION - last line, Monday, May 14 Harry Kingerski 05 10 2001 01:16 PM 2 proposed decisions were released last night by the California PUC - one by the Judge and one by Chairman Lynch.",
"Direct access customers are exempt from the surcharge.",
"Each customer class is allocated an equal 3 cents, plus an amount to cover the shortfall from having residential usage up to 130% of baseline exempt from the surcharge (as required by law).",
"Each decision allocates a substantial portion of the subsidy to non-residential classes, although Lynch does this to a lesser extent The new rates become effective June 1, and the shortfall from the actual effective date of the increase, March 27, through June 1 will be amortized over 12 months."
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"Joseph Alamo 05 30 2001 01:49 PM To: Jeff Dasovich NA Enron, Susan J Mara NA Enron cc: Subject: Inquiry of Jennifer Rudolph Sue Jeff: Please call Jennifer Rudolph of Houston ofc @ 713.345.8206 re: inquiry on Exit fees -- to begin retro to February?",
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California state's power auction through which all power was traded held a claim against what company for $1.9 billion? | Pacific Gas & Electric | PAIRIDX:33380 | [
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"All of this has been characterized as the \"fiasco in California,\" leaving many to conclude that the market in the state is not workably competitive.",
"The only clear winners in the situation were the wholesale providers, who appeared to simply benefit from the low supply and high demand cycles that drove California this summer.",
"The California Power Exchange, the state's power auction through which all power is traded, issued a recent report acknowledging that, while the state's electricity market is severely flawed, it could find \"no patter n of abuse by any group, individual or company participating in the state's main electricity auction.\""
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"\"We are still confident that we will earn $1.70 to $1.75 per share for the year,\" Palmer said.",
"He would not specify how much Enron has reserved to cover Pacific Gas & Electric's debt.",
"The prevailing wisdom had been that Enron's exposure in California was minimal because it does not own power plants there.",
"Companies such as Reliant Energy and Dynegy, which own power plants in California, have been forced to sell power with no guarantee of payment.",
"Although Enron is one of the larger creditors of Pacific Gas & Electric, others are owed substantially more.",
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Club Social y Deportivo Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial is a sports club in a city that is located on the slopes of which volcano? | Pichincha | PAIRIDX:33377 | [
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"The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu" is a film starring Peter Sellers, David Tomlinson, and a man who played what role in the sitcom "Dad's Army"? | Sergeant Arthur Wilson | PAIRIDX:33376 | [
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"'Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Email Alert Internet Daily for Friday, October 26, 2001 by Frank Barnako CBS MarketWatch.com Google searches for subscriptions Search technology company Google is reportedly weighing offering searches for a fee.",
"Subscription options could include \"vertical market\" searches, which could have an appeal to academic researchers and consumers, CNET reported.",
"Medical information or technology are two areas reportedly being studied.",
"A Google source said plans are still at the discussion stage, and no immediate offering is planned.",
"\"Their big problem right now is that 70% of their revenues come from advertising,\" Danny Sullivan, editor of SearchEngineWatch.com told CNET.",
"\"You tend to get nervous when you're largely dependent on one thing,\" he added.",
"-- Cox cuts local Web sites Cox Communications Inc.'s Cox Enterprises is pulling the plug on city site portals Miami and Los Angeles.",
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Who was the US Energy Secretary at the time when the 37th Governor of California was addressing the energy crisis in California? | Spencer Abraham | PAIRIDX:33372 | [
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"The Navy has nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines in San Diego and Washington state.",
"But Navy officials said it is not technologically feasible to use the nuclear reactors aboard the ships to provide power for the grid because most of that power goes directly to the propulsion systems.",
"Even to \"capture\" power not used for propulsion would require extensive construction on shore and retrofitting aboard ship, officials said.",
"Also, using ships to provide onshore power could disrupt training and deployment schedules, they said.",
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Which software company based in Beverly, Massachusetts, raised $41 million in its third round of fundraising and provides a peer-to-peer networking platform for personal computers? | Groove Networks | PAIRIDX:33371 | [
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Michael J. Cyrus was CEO of the energy merchant business unit and the president of Capital & Trading at an energy company based in which Ohio city? | Cincinnati | PAIRIDX:33370 | [
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"It will directly contribute to our target of growing our energy merchant earnings at a 10-12 percent average rate as part of our three-year corporate target of seven to eight percent,\" said Michael J. Cyrus, CEO of Cinergy's energy merchant business unit and president of Capital & Trading.",
"\"It also gives our business merchant capability in another energy trading hub that will complement our leadership status in the 'Into Cinergy' energy trading hub.\"",
"The acquisition consists of Enron's 494-megawatt Brownsville generation facility located in Haywood County, Tennessee and the 504-megawatt Caledonia generation facility located in Lowndes County, Mississippi.",
"Brownsville has four natural gas-fired combustion turbines and Caledonia has six.",
"Plant management and staff at both facilities have agreed to join Cinergy, allowing these facilities to be ready for the summer peaking season.",
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Which California governor urged state officials to vote for utility regulation legislation that would have controlled energy prices but was later recalled and removed from office? | Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis Jr. | PAIRIDX:33368 | [
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"The proposal, voted down 20 to 12 by the House energy and air quality subcommittee, would have required the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to impose price controls keyed to the cost of generating power.",
"The Republican-controlled panel went on to approve a bill containing a number of less aggressive energy crisis measures, such as allowing Californ ia to relax environmental restrictions on power plants and extending daylight saving time to reduce evening electricity consumption.",
"But the vote on price controls, which split largely along party lines, was the most contentious issue addressed by the subcommittee.",
"Although pric e cap advocates are expected to press their campaign at least twice more in t he House, Thursday's vote was a significant setback.",
"It signaled that Congress is not inclined to rein in soaring energy prices, despite repeated pleas fr om Gov.",
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"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).",
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According to Bussel, the Bankruptcy Judge that delivered a blow to small energy generators by signaling that he'll probably require them to sell power in California at state-regulated rates is likely to make his reputation on a jurisdictional battle between the feds, the state of California, the PUC, and which energy company? | PG&E | PAIRIDX:33367 | [
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"The plan was also blasted by the California Public Interest Research Group for over-reliance on new power plants, drilling on public lands and increas ed subsidies for coal and nuclear power, while the Sierra Club faulted the lac k of proposals to raise fuel economy standards for cars and sport-utility vehicles.",
"Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope said such standards are \"the biggest single step President Bush could have taken to cut our oil dependence and curb global warming.\"",
"The Bee's Emily Bazar can be reached at (916) 326-5540 or [email protected] James Rosen of The Bee's Washington Bureau contributed to this report.",
"Judge dims PG&E producers' shot at relief By Claire Cooper Bee Legal Affairs Writer (Published May 18, 2001) SAN FRANCISCO -- United States Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali delivered a sharp blo w to a large number of small energy generators, signaling in an opinion released Thursday that he'll probably require them to continue selling powe r within California and at state-regulated rates."
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"PG&E has been negotiating with state officials for months trying to find a solution to the crisis, but chairman Glynn said Friday it has given up hope of success.",
"\"The bankruptcy code provides a mechanism that can get people, hopefully, to coalesce around a plan,\" Bussel said.",
"\"It also has mechanisms to try to keep different constituencies in line, to the extent that their demands are undermining the ability of the company to successfully reorganize.\"",
"The different constituencies in this case include the utility, its creditors, state regulators, state legislators, federal regulators, ratepayers and taxpayers.",
"All will be represented in negotiations, under the oversight of United States Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali.",
"\"There is going to be a huge jurisdictional battle between PG&E, the feds, the state, and the PUC,\" Bussel said.",
"\"(The judge) will certainly be making his reputation on this case.",
"We'll see how he handles it.\"",
"Asked if he thought the bankruptcy judge would order PG&E to raise its rates more than permitted by the PUC, PG&E chairman Glynn said Friday \"the bankruptcy court and the PUC will probably have some very interesting conversations on that subject.\""
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What is the largest city in the country which has Surkhet District as a subdivision? | Kathmandu | PAIRIDX:33366 | [
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"Nepal is divided into 7 states and 75 districts and 744 local units including 4 metropolises, 13 sub-metropolises, 246 municipal councils and 481 villages.",
"It has a population of 26.4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area.",
"Bordering China in the north and India in the south, east, and west, it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state.",
"Nepal does not border Bangladesh, which is located within only 27 km (17 mi) of its southeastern tip.",
"Neither does it border Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between.",
"Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth.",
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The paper that ran a story on 4/20/01 titled 'Hines will add to skyline' bought out its long-time rival in what year to become its home city's primary newspaper? | 1995 | PAIRIDX:33365 | [
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"'Enron, and on, and on: Enron's Indian troubles: The world's biggest power trader cannot shake off its Indian headache The Economist, 04 21 01 Hines will add to skyline Houston Chronicle, 04 20 01 EDP in Talks to Buy Brazil's Elektro From Enron, Diario Says Bloomberg, 04 20 01 PORTUGUESE PRESS: EDP In Talks to Buy Brazil's Elektro Dow Jones International News, 04 20 01 INDIA: Enron may sell majority stake in India unit - paper.",
"Reuters English News Service, 04 20 01 INDIA PRESS: Enron May Sell Majority Stake In Dabhol Dow Jones Asian Equities Report, 04 20 01 Enron plans to sell majority stake in Indian power venture Agence France-Presse, 04 20 01 Enron plans to shed majority DPC stake Business Standard, 04 20 01 Gas Diversification: Long-term Contracts are not the Best Polish News Bulletin, 04 20 01 Enron Dumps Romania Venture.",
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"s of 2016 , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States.",
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The video game "Airborne Ranger" was initially playable on the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MS-DOS, and a computer that was produced until which year? | 1990 | PAIRIDX:33364 | [
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"It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and the German-speaking parts of Europe."
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What is the stock symbol for the electricity power generator formerly known as Calgary Power? | T.TA | PAIRIDX:33363 | [
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"It operates over 70 power plants in Canada, the United States and Australia.",
"TransAlta operates geothermal, wind, hydro, natural gas and coal power generation facilities.",
"The company has been recognized for its leadership on sustainability by the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, the FTSE4Good Index and the Jantzi Social Index.",
"TransAlta is Canada's largest investor-owned renewable energy provider.",
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"Power traders said that Mirant, which is the recently spun-off unregulated division of Southern Co. (SO), also was buying from Northwest utilities and selling to the ISO in the first half of December.",
"\"Specifically, I can't say if we bought from Northwest utilities and sold to the ISO,\" Mirant spokeswoman Jamie Stephenson said.",
"\"In general, we bought and sold power nationwide.\"",
"The \"sleeving\" of power sales, as it is called by power marketers, stopped in the second half of December after the Department of Energy issued its emergency order.",
"In-State Producers, Enron And TransAlta Owed Most On the receivable side of the March 2 bill, Dynegy Inc. (DYN) and partner NRG Energy (NRG), Enron, Mirant, Reliant Energy (REI), TransAlta (T.TA), Williams, BC Hydro and the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power are owed the most - tens of millions of dollars each, according to a person familiar with the billing."
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Element 14 is backed by Amadeus Capital Partners, TTP Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Atlas Venture, Sofinnova Venture Partners, and a venture capital unit based in which city? | Tokyo | PAIRIDX:33362 | [
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"Element 14 is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Atlas Venture, Amadeus Capital Partners, NIF Ventures, TTP Ventures, and Sofinnova Venture Partners.",
"http: www.broadcom.com http: www.element-14.com Sony Broadband Launches Incubator 550 Digital Media Ventures NEW YORK -- Sony Broadband Entertainment said it formed a subsidiary, 550 Digital Media Ventures, that will incubate, fund, and acquire digital media companies.",
"Sony has contributed several hundred million to the venture.",
"Working with Sony Corporation of America (SCA), Sony Music Entertainment (SME), and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), 550 Digital Media Ventures will develop and manage a network of digital media companies.",
"Initially, the network will consist of about 35 companies.",
"550 Digital Media Ventures will focus on broadband services, wireless, personal broadcasting, e-mail and direct marketing, digital asset management, e-commerce facilitation, and professional Internet services.",
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"http: www.yankeetek.com NIF Ventures Promotes Partner to Run Silicon Valley Office PALO ALTO, Calif. -- NIF Ventures, the Tokyo-based venture capital unit of Daiwa Securities Group, said it promoted partner Jim Timmins to managing partner of the firm's Silicon Valley office.",
"Mr. Timmins served with Redwood Partners and Hambrecht & Quist prior to joining NIF in 1998. NIF Ventures manages approximately $1.2 billion.",
"Its portfolio companies include AccessLan, eFinance, SpectraSwitch, and WaveSplitter.",
"Telephone 650-461-5000. VW Corrections o Rtime NEW YORK -- An item in yesterday's VentureWire about Sony's acquisition of Rtime incorrectly listed the company's URL.",
"Rtime's URL is http: www.rtimeinc.com.",
"Advertisement Has patent law gone too far?",
"The courts have granted protection to one-click shopping, but is this way of doing business so obvious and trivial that lawmakers should intervene?",
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Which company based in Thousand Oaks, California, was one of the first to create networking products for notebook computers and was later in talks with Intel to be purchased for approximately $750 million? | Xircom | PAIRIDX:33360 | [
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"The company's products enabled notebook users to share information over a network connection.",
"During fiscal 1999, the company introduced 56K modems in the MiniPCI form factor.",
"In September 1999, the company acquired Rex PC Card Organizer product line.",
"During fiscal 2000, the company acquired Omnipoint Technologies, Inc. and Entrega Technologies Inc.",
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"\"My preference is to analyze a recent clean merger?in order to further understand M&A valuations.",
"I?am not too excited by obscure accounting rules.",
"One recent merger that would be personally good to analyze is the Intel acquisition of Xircom - about to close any day now Here is a URL with further details about the acquisition.",
"http: www.intel.com pressroom archive releases 20010115corp.htm What's interesting is that Intel effectively paid about 1x sales for this company.",
"They announced a purchase price of ~750 million, but the firm has about ~300 mil cash on the books, making it effectively ~450 million.",
"The firm's annual sales are ~500million.",
"Any interest?",
"I'm open to analyzing any merger -Anil [email protected] wrote: Greetings: Sounds like I'm glad that I missed the quiz last week.",
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The 1992 Indian film "Mr Bond" starred Akshay Kumar, Sheeba, and an actor who played what role in the TV series "The Great Maratha"? | Sadashivrao Bhau | PAIRIDX:33358 | [
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Which investor participated in 12snap's third round of funding and has also backed MongoMusic? | Nokia | PAIRIDX:33357 | [
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"MongoMusic received its backing from Angel Investors, Argus, Draper Richards, Nokia, and Sony Music Entertainment.",
"http: www.microsoft.com http: www.mongomusic.com Gabriel Venture Partners Raising New $300 Million Fund TYSON'S CORNER, Va. -- Gabriel Venture Partners said it is raising a new $300 million venture capital fund.",
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"The fund will focus on the IT sector, with an emphasis on Internet and telecommunications businesses.",
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"http: www.viathan.com 12snap, M-Commerce Developer, Raises $32.8 Million LONDON -- 12snap, a mobile commerce company, said it raised EUR 37.2 million ($32.8 million) in its third round of funding.",
"The round was co-led by the Apax Europe IV fund and Argo II.",
"Additional investors in the round included Sirios Capital Management, CDB Web Tech, and Broadband, Nokia, and Goldman Sachs.",
"The company said it will use the capital to develop technology and services, and to continue its expansion across Europe.",
"The company's previous rounds were funded by Viventures, BayernKapital, Nokia, and Goldman Sachs.",
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A lawsuit filed in which Texas city, the most populous city in the state, accused Enron's board of costing $35 million in partnerships run by Enron's CFO? | Houston | PAIRIDX:33356 | [
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"The original lawsuit, filed on Oct. 17 in Houston, accuses?Enron's board of co sting the company at least $35 million through?dealings with two partnershi ps run by former Chief Financial?officer Andrew Fastow.",
"In the amendm ent filed today, the suit accuses Fastow of?using insider knowledge that En ron's stock was going to drop to?prevent losses at one of the partnerships, LJM2. The partnership was committed to buying Enron stock at?predete rmined price in September 2000, the complaint says.",
"Enron?agreed to renegot iate the terms of the transaction to let LJM2 buy?the shares two months ear ly.",
"That let the partnership earn a $10.5 million in profit, the?suit says.",
"If the transaction had not been renegotiated, the?partnership would h ave lost $8 for every share it sold in?September, the suit alleges.",
"`Bailed Out' ``Mr. Fastow and LJM2 took advantag e of inside information to?reap illicit insider trading profits, in the mil lions of dollars?in this transaction alone,'' the suit says."
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"Enron sold its stake to the UAE Offsets Group (UOG) for an undisclosed amount.",
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"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.",
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"\"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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Immunex is a biopharmaceuticals developer that is based in a city in which Washington county? | King County | PAIRIDX:33338 | [
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"DATELINE: SACRAMENTO BODY: I hope President Bush understands how perilous a course he is setting for both California and the national economy with his opposition to caps on the outrageously high wholesale price of electricity -- opposition he reiterated to me when we met Tuesday.",
"California is experiencing an energy shock like that perpetrated by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in the 1970's.",
"That episode plunged the United States into deep recession and gave rise to a long period of stagflation -- rising prices in a no-growth economy.",
"The size of the energy shock to California this year is likely to be in the range of $40 billion to $50 billion, according to Alan Blinder, the former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.",
"It is enough to threaten the still solid California economy with recession and to knock the nation's gross domestic product down by at least half a percent -- enough to counter the stimulative effects that the Bush tax cut is intended to have on the stumbling national economy."
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"\"The Economy in Crisis: A Panel Discussion with Haas School Experts,\" takes place Wednesday, April 4, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Arthur Andersen Auditorium.",
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"Today most of the territory of Lika (Gospić, Otočac, Brinje, Donji Lapac, Lovinac, Perušić, Plitvička Jezera, Udbina and Vrhovine) is part of Lika-Senj County.",
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When does the race that Attica Meli finished second in along with the Coronation Cup take place each year? | June | PAIRIDX:33324 | [
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"In 1973, Lieråsen Tunnel was built to shorten the Drammen Line, and much of the old line was closed down.",
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"Allmystuff enables durable goods companies to keep product information and services on a personalized page for their customers.",
"http: www.allmystuff.com Entertainment Site SRSwowcast Raises $6 Million Series A SANTA ANA, Calif. -- SRSwowcast.com, an Internet music and entertainment broadcasting company, said it raised $6 million in its Series A round of financing from WI Harper Group.",
"The company will use the funds for expansion and technology development.",
"SRSwowcast.com is a subsidiary of publicly traded audio and video technology company SRS Labs.",
"http: www.srswowcast.com B2B Service Firm for Music Industry Adds $5 Million Seed LOS ANGELES -- MoodLogic, a business-to-business service provider for the music industry, said it raised $5 million in additional seed money from individual investors and led by Broadband.",
"The company plans to use the funds to develop its product and database.",
"http: www.moodlogic.com Dais and SmallHill Merge to Form Quivox; Raise First Round LOS ANGELES -- Dais, a developer of online, business-to-business claims management and underwriting technology for the property and casualty insurance industry, said it has merged with SmallHill, a developer of production management software for the automobile physical damage repair industry."
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The Notorious Mr. Bout was screened at what film festival that takes place in Columbia, Missouri? | True/False Film Fest | PAIRIDX:33316 | [
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Who can set up interviews with the association of which Jack Stewart was president regarding the fight to preserve direct access? | Edelman | PAIRIDX:33314 | [
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"\"FYI.",
"I don't know if this means that Sue and I both get a ticket, or if there's only one.",
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"Otherwise, I'm sure that we'll take full advantage of the opporunity.",
"Just let us know.",
"Best, Jeff --Original Message -- From: Jack M. Stewart, President - CMTA [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 1:54 PM To: Dasovich, Jeff Subject: CMTA Hosting President Bush 10-17-01 RSVP ASAP Dear CMTA Members: From: Jack Stewart, President - California Manufacturers & Technology Association The California Manufacturers & Technology Association is hosting a major foreign policy and international trade speech by President George Bush!",
"President Bush is making the stop as he travels to China on a two-day state visit and the White House asked us just yesterday to host the event.",
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"Yet, the more power DWR doesn't need to buy because large users have done it for themselves, the less financial exposure the state incurs.?",
"Last week, for the first time, Governor Davis suggested that he may be supportive of letting businesses shop for their own power, but it is unclear at this time how solid his support may be.?",
"Meanwhile, the Legislature continues to run in circles and do everything it can to avoid meaningful action on this issue.?",
"Direct access was one issue at the center of the fissure between Assembly Republicans when they replaced their leadership two weeks ago.?",
"Senator Bowen's much-awaited \"clean-up\" bill, SB 27x, has been more than a disappointment-in fact it's perceived as ensuring there will be no customer choice.",
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"Edelman can arrange interviews with the California Chamber of Commerce, California Retailers Association, California Manufacturers & Technology Association, Calpine and other organizations fighting to preserve direct access as well as individual businesses organizations who have chosen to bypass their local utilities and cut their own power deals in order to reap huge savings and or gain certainty about their energy budgets.?"
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What did the American senator from Illinois who has served since 1997 call for amid indications of price manipulation in the electricity and gasoline markets? | a national consumer en ergy commission | PAIRIDX:33308 | [
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"NEWS ANALYSIS Power Rescue Plan Rests on Many 'Ifs' By NANCY VOGEL, RICH CONNELL and ROBERT J. LOPEZ, Times Staff Writers The success of Gov.",
"Gray Davis' plan to end California's energy crisis rides on assumptions that, if wrong, could lead to billions of dollars in runaway costs for taxpayers.",
"Davis, who signed a historic $13.4-billion bond measure Thursday to finance the plan, has refused to release key data and presented a single model for how California will buy electricity--and pay for it--over the nex t 15 years.",
"If Davis and his cadre of financial advisors are right, the state will emerge from the most ominous period of the crisis in less than two years, flush with cash and the prospect of electricity rate cuts."
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What year did the California Governor who battled Bush to place caps on skyrocketing wholesale energy prices become governor? | 1999 | PAIRIDX:33307 | [
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"For several days in January, Duke Energy charged the California Independent System Operator $3,880 per megawatt hour.",
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"Duke's $3,880 charge is twice the $1,900 rate that brought another power generator harsh criticism in May from California Gov.",
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"The ISO sale came to light during a Knight Ridder analysis of federal documents that provide a rare public look at closely guarded pricing in California's convoluted energy market.",
"After that analysis, Duke also gave pricing data it has previously refused to release.",
"Duke says its average wholesale price in California last year was $76 per megawatt hour.",
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"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).",
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Who was the drummer on the Pavement album that includes the single "Gold Soundz"? | Steve West | PAIRIDX:33306 | [
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Which investor participated in Siros Networks' first round of funding and Sparkolor's first round of funding? | Optical Capital Group | PAIRIDX:33305 | [
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"Toshiki Takei, senior managing director of Takefuji, will serve as the president of the new firm.",
"The company said the portfolio will eventually grow to $215 million.",
"http: www.takefuji.co.jp New Money o Wireless Broadband Firm Siros Raises $10 Million First Round SEATTLE -- Siros Networks, a developer of wireless broadband network infrastructures, said it closed $9,950,000 in its first round of funding.",
"Contributors to the round included Optical Capital Group, Kinetic, and Access Venture Partners.",
"Optical Capital Group and Kinetic will each gain a seat on Siros' board of directors.",
"The funding will be used for product and organizational development, and to begin field trials of its wireless network services during the fall of next year.",
"http: www.sironetworks.com Agility Communications Raises $70 Million Second Round SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Agility Communications, a developer of tunable lasers for fiber optic networks, said it raised $70 million in its second round of funding."
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"Microsystems, super-miniaturized machines, are used in wireless, biomedical testing and treatment and industrial components.",
"Telephone 313-874-8572 o Optical Networking Firm Gets CEO, $13.25 Million First Round SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Sparkolor, a developer of optical networking components and modules, said it appointed Mukesh Patel as its new chief executive officer.",
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"Investors participating in this round include Optical Capital Group and New Enterprise Associates.",
"The funds will enable Sparkolor to bring their first products to market and to develop its infrastructure.",
"http: www.sparkolor.com Ex-London Times Editor Named Chairman of News Site NewsMax WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- NewsMax.com, a news coverage Web site, said William Rees-Mogg, former editor of the Times of London, was named chairman of the board.",
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When did the show in which Gevorg Martirosyan participated with Tata Simonyan begin? | late 2012 | PAIRIDX:33304 | [
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"The show premiered in late 2012 continuing to 2013.",
"The rules of the show are based on \"The Voice of Holland\" and \"The Voice\" (U.S.) and include blind auditions (in Armenian Կույր լսումներ), 'wild card' round, battle phase (in Armenian Մենամարտ), and live rounds (in Armenian Գալա համերգներ)."
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What was the date of birth for the person who along with Jackie McLean, Paul Chambers, and Art Blakey joined Lee Morgan to perform on his album Leeway? | December 19, 1935 | PAIRIDX:33303 | [
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The Romanian women's national ice hockey team has not participated since 2011 in this worldwide governing body that is based in which country? | Switzerland | PAIRIDX:33302 | [
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What year was the organization founded that The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowship Program is a program of? | 1983 | PAIRIDX:33301 | [
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Jean Noël Éric Desjardins played 17 seasons in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers and another team; this other team is in which division of the NHL's Eastern Conference? | Atlantic Division | PAIRIDX:33300 | [
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Which broad category of Sempra's interests did Lad Lorenz serve as a director of capacity and operations under? | California utilities | PAIRIDX:33298 | [
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"NATGAS STRANDED AT BORDER Forecast demand of 6.9 bcf this year means interstate pipelines bringing natural gas supplies into California will be pushed to their limit.",
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"Wood and other officials said Sempra Energy's (NYSE:SRE - news) Southern California Gas Co, which serves San Diego and the southern portion of the state, had especially tight supplies.",
"Lad Lorenz, director of SoCal Gas capacity and operations, told the FERC conference the company had ``adequate'' transmission capacity for its customers.",
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The entity that is a public utility Fortune 1000 company based in Portland, Oregon sent someone out this week to repair what? | the damage | PAIRIDX:33296 | [
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The Indian politician J. C. D. Prabhakar is a member of a political party that was founded by which person? | M. G. Ramachandran | PAIRIDX:33291 | [
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Iggy Pop originally wanted Phil Spector or a producer born in what year to produce the song "Bang Bang"? | 1947 | PAIRIDX:33286 | [
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Which strait lies to the north of the island on which the Otago Peninsula is located? | Cook Strait | PAIRIDX:33280 | [
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In which year did this American politician and environmentalist run for president against an opponent, George W. Bush? | 2000 | PAIRIDX:33278 | [
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"An opposition alliance, led by a former prime minister, Anerood Jugna th, won the general election in Mauritius.",
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"See article: Lexington on the war against Hollywood picture picture credit Wen Ho Lee, an Asian-American scientist controversially accused of sp ying, agreed to plead guilty to one charge."
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The writer Khwaja Nazir Ahmad was born and died in a city that is the capital of which province in Pakistan? | Punjab | PAIRIDX:33277 | [
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Who was the North American managing partner of the big five Chicago holding company that surrendered its license in 2002? | Terry Hatchett | PAIRIDX:33276 | [
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What is the screen name of the actor who is a son of Rajkumar and starred in the 2017 film Srikanta? | Shiva Rajkumar | PAIRIDX:33275 | [
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Brother's Keeper is a Hong Kong television series based on the story of a bakery that was founded by which person? | Leoung Chan-Kuong | PAIRIDX:33273 | [
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Wynford Vaughan-Thomas was a war correspondent in World War II for a broadcaster that is based out of what building? | Broadcasting House | PAIRIDX:33272 | [
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Marc Steven Bell is the real name of the drummer for a punk band that formed in which neighborhood of New York City? | Forest Hills | PAIRIDX:33271 | [
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"Joseph Jean-Paul Robert Rousseau (born July 26, 1940) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger.",
"Bobby is the brother of former NHL players Rollie and Guy Rousseau."
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"title": "Calder Memorial Trophy",
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"The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given \"to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League (NHL).\"",
"It is named after Frank Calder, the first president of the NHL.",
"Serving as the NHL's Rookie of the Year award, this version of the trophy has been awarded since its creation for the 1936–37 NHL season.",
"The voting is conducted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the conclusion of each regular season to determine the winner."
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"Mission of Gravity" is a novel by an author who also painted under which name? | George Richard | PAIRIDX:33262 | [
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"Its first hardcover book publication was in 1954, and it was first published as a paperback book in 1958.",
"Along with the novel itself, many editions (and most recent editions) of the book also include \"Whirligig World\", an essay by Clement on creating the planet Mesklin that was first published in the June 1953 \"Astounding\"."
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"title": "Hal Clement",
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"Harry Clement Stubbs (May 30, 1922 – October 29, 2003), better known by the pen name Hal Clement, was an American science fiction writer and a leader of the hard science fiction subgenre.",
"He also painted astronomically oriented artworks under the name George Richard."
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In what city are the headquarters of the company that owned MSNBC.com at the time of the launch of www.olympics.com? | Redmond | PAIRIDX:33261 | [
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"'Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Email Alert Internet Daily for Monday, November 19, 2001 by Frank Barnako CBS MarketWatch.com AOL, Yahoo start charity Web site AOL Time Warner, Yahoo and Cisco Systems announced Monday a Web site they've launched to enable 850,000 charities to solicit donations, recruit volunteers and collect comments.",
"The purpose of NetworkforGood.org is to help nonprofit organizations become more effective and efficient by integrating the Internet into their fundraising and related activities.",
"\"We will be able to make giving, volunteering and speaking out on issues as central a part of the Internet as shopping or getting e-mail,\" said Steve Case, AOL Time Warner's chairman.",
"-- Olympic-sized sports Web site General Electric's NBC, Microsoft's MSNBC.com and the MSN network launched Monday what they said will be the largest event Web site in sports history.",
"The Olympics-oriented site is available at http: www.olympics.com and http: www.nbcolympics.com During the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, the site will feature exclusive live results."
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"title": "Microsoft",
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"Microsoft Corporation ( , abbreviated as MS) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington.",
"It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and services.",
"Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers.",
"Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface tablet lineup.",
"As of 2016, it is the world's largest software maker by revenue, and one of the world's most valuable companies.",
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What is the date of birth for the person who stars along Ruru Madrid on Naku, Boss Ko! | December 2, 1998), | PAIRIDX:33260 | [
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"It is the third primetime miniseries produced by GMA News and Public Affairs (after Elemento and Ilustrado).",
"It premiered on April 25, 2016 for a two-week run, airing on the timeslot usually reserved for GMA's Korean drama offerings.",
"It also aired worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV."
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"title": "Gabbi Garcia",
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"Gabriella Louise Ortega Lopez (born December 2, 1998), known professionally as Gabbi Garcia, is a Filipino actress, endorser and recording artist.",
"Currently an artist of the GMA Network, she starred and landed her very first acting role as Nicole Perez on GMA Network's primetime series \"My Destiny\", Pia Sta.",
"Maria in \"Let The Love Begin\".",
"She got her biggest break for her role as Sang'gre Alena in the reboot of \"Encantadia\"."
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