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[ { "title": "e3610_p4", "sents": [ "It was too early to say whether the governor would support the plan, he said.", "Dominic DiMare, a lobbyist with the California Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber has told the Davis administration that shifting the burden of the Southern California Edison bailout to businesses is \"a very bad idea\" that could cost the state billions of dollars in economic activity.", "\"This [plan] would really screw businesses,\" Mr. DiMare said.", "\"We just got hit with a 50 to 90% rate increase.", "We're dangerously close to losing our businesses to other states.\"", "Write to Jason Leopold at [email protected] Copyright (c) 2001 Dow Jones & Company, Inc." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Jason Leopold", "sents": [ "Jason Leopold is an American senior investigative reporter for \"BuzzFeed\".", "He used to be an investigative reporter for \"Al Jazeera America\" and \"Vice News\".", "He worked at \"Truthout\" as a senior editor and reporter, a position he left after three years on February 19, 2008, to co-found the web-based political magazine \"The Public Record\", Leopold's profile page on \"The Public Record\" now says he is Editor-at-Large.", "Leopold returned to \"Truthout\" as Deputy Managing Editor in October 2009 and was made lead investigative reporter in 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19594_p2", "sents": [ "These synthetic issues utilize a credit default swap that references Enron' s senior unsecured debt and therefore the rating on the credit-linked notes will reflect the current senior unsecured rating of Enron.", "OUTSTANDING RAT INGS LOWERED AND PLACED ON CREDITWATCH NEGATIVE Enron Credit Linked Notes Trust US$500 million credit linked notes Rating To From Notes BBB Watch Neg BBB+ Enron Credit Linked Notes Trust II US$500 million credit linked notes Rating To From Notes BBB Watch Neg BBB+ Enron Euro Credit Linked Notes Trust EUR200 million credit linked notes Rating To From Notes BBB Watch Neg BBB+ Enron Sterling Credit Linked Notes Trust GBP125 million credit linked notes Rating To From Notes BBB Watch Neg BBB+ CONTACT: Mary Ryan, New York, +1-212-438-2090, or Frank J. Trick, New York +1-212-438-1108, both for Standard & Poor's 11:47 EST Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "DJ CNBC's FABER REPORT: Enron Dynegy Deal Talk 2001-11-07 14:56 (New York) The following is a transcript of a report aired Wednesday by CNBC reporte r David Faber: Enron is in discussions with Dynegy about a range of options that include a merger of the two companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "CNBC", "sents": [ "CNBC is an American basic cable, internet and satellite business news television channel that is owned by NBCUniversal News Group, a division of NBCUniversal, owned by Comcast.", "Headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, the network primarily carries business day coverage of U.S. and international financial markets; following the end of the business day and on non-trading days, CNBC primarily carries financial and business-themed documentaries and reality shows." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1720_p20", "sents": [ "An d the futures market for power indicates that wholesale power prices will jum p 50 percent by midsummer; higher prices and greater purchases could increase the drain on the state treasury to as much as $5 billion a month.", "State Treasurer Phil Angelides is desperately trying to arrange a bridge lo an to relieve pressure on the state's rapidly vanishing reserves, but Wall Street is reluctant to lend without a fuller explanation of what's happenin g and a specific authorization from a suspicious Legislature.", "Meanwhile, bankers are sending strong signals that the state government is becoming as poor a lending risk as the utilities.", "Davis, for some reason, is unwilling to declare this situation the emergenc y that it is truly becoming -- one that could take a toll on human life if major blackouts shut down air conditioners, respirators and traffic lights.", "He insists on issuing his periodic -- and wholly unrealistic -- assurances that things will turn out all right, even declaring to reporters on Tuesday \"We think we'll have this thing licked by the end of fall.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Phil Angelides", "sents": [ "Phillip Nicholas \"Phil\" Angelides ( ; born June 12, 1953) is an American politician who was California State Treasurer and the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of California in the 2006 elections.", "Angelides served as the Chair of the Apollo Alliance and of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e822_p8", "sents": [ "The bills had been bogged down in squabbling between the Assembly and Senate.", "The delay raises questions about whether the conservation incentives will be in place long enough to have an immediate effect.", "The bills, a $709-million measure by state Sen. Byron Sher (D-Stanford) and a $409-million measure by Assemblywoman Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego), contain a dizzying range of financial \"carrots\" designed to help people cut power use.", "There is $50 million to help low- and moderate-income consumers replace energy-wasting appliances such as old refrigerators with new, more energy-efficient equipment, $60 million to help consumers replace older lighting systems, $7 million to teach school children about energy efficiency, and $50 million for electricity meters for businesses.", "The Senate bill won final passage on a 31-6 vote; the Assembly bill cleared the Legislature on a 55-15 vote.", "However, not everyone supported the concept of government subsidies to reduce power use.", "Meanwhile, utility watchers issued gloomy reports early Thursday, helping to drag down the stocks of Edison International and PG&E Corp., parent corporations of the beleaguered utilities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Christine Kehoe", "sents": [ "Christine T. Kehoe (born October 3, 1950) is an American politician from San Diego, California.", "A Democrat, she served from 2004 to 2012 as a member of the California State Senate representing the 39th district.", "She was previously a member of the California State Assembly (2000–2004) and of San Diego City Council (1993–2000)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10852_p4", "sents": [ "It is this approach that has allowed the private company to attract heavyweight investors such as Cisco Systems, Corning, Intel, and Kleiner Perkins.", "Floyd Kvamme, a partner from Kleiner who sits on Gemfire's board, was one of the founders of National Semiconductor.", "\"So much of what we are doing reminds him of what they did in the early days of National Semiconductor,\" says Tompane.", "Southampton Photonics offers a similar amplifier product.", "It, too, has invented an amplifier that can handle eight separate strands, except that its shares diodes between them.", "But Southampton is also branching out into some more daring pursuits -- as one might expect from a company co-founded by David Payne, who 15 years ago led the team that invented the erbium-doped fiber amplifier, the basis of most of today's optical amplifiers.", "Payne is now looking into other ways to control and manipulate light.", "One of the more intriguing solutions is a specialty fiber, known as a Bragg grating, that acts as a filter because its index of refraction changes along its length." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "National Semiconductor", "sents": [ "National Semiconductor was an American semiconductor manufacturer which specialized in analog devices and subsystems, formerly with headquarters in Santa Clara, California, United States.", "The company produced power management integrated circuits, display drivers, audio and operational amplifiers, communication interface products and data conversion solutions.", "National's key markets included wireless handsets, displays and a variety of broad electronics markets, including medical, automotive, industrial and test and measurement applications." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3705_p39", "sents": [ "Company at advantage The criticized provisions are part of a larger package settled on after roughly five weeks of negotiations.", "The talks occurred in a political atmosphere that heavily favored the power company: Gov.", "Gray Davis endorsed Metcalf in April, and the California Energy Commission is widely expected this month to override the city's November denial of the plant.", "Mayor Ron Gonzales and Calpine executives defended the deal, saying its unusual terms were tailored to a unique project.", "Metcalf, they said, would become the city's biggest customer of recycled water, consuming an average of 3 million gallons daily -- or nearly one-thi rd of the current total usage -- to cool the plant.", "That would help the city achieve its goal of reducing freshwater usage and diverting more water from the San Francisco Bay for ecological reasons.", "And the city would receive other concessions from Calpine, supporters say, including two extra air-monitoring stations and $6.5 million mostly for par ks and open space." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7595_p10", "sents": [ "Telephone +44-207-702-5544. o Fiber Optics Firm Bandwidth9 Has $80 Million Series F FREMONT, Calif. -- Bandwidth9, a designer and manufacturer of tunable fiber-optic components and modules for telecommunications, said it closed an $80 million Series F round of financing led by new investors Van Wagoner Capital Management and BlueStream Ventures.", "Other new investors participating include American Express, Merrill Lynch, Munder Technology Fund, and Sands Brother Venture Capital.", "Previous investors including Accel Partners, Institutional Venture Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Lucent, Hook Partners also participated this round.", "Bandwidth9 has created aa vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) technology, which incorporates broad tuning and direct modulation.", "The company is developing optical transmission products that will allow remote, dynamic provisioning of bandwidth to businesses and consumers.", "The company said it will use the funding to prepare for its launch of new products, as well as continue its expansion of production capacity.", "Bandwidth9 has raised $111 million to date." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3517_p13", "sents": [ "top SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- OptiMight Communications, which develops coherence division multiplexing optical transport systems for sale to carriers, said it added Josephine Yuen and P. 'Ramki' Ramakrishnan to its operations division.", "Ms. Yuen joins the company as chief operations officer Previously, she worked at Lucent Technologies as director of product management.", "Mr. Ramakrishnan joins the company as vice president of operations.", "He recently served as vice president of operations at Campio Communications.", "OptiMight is backed by Brentwood Venture Capital, Hook Partners, Lucent Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Thomas Weisel Partners, Venrock Associates, Vertex Management, and Worldview Technology Partners.", "http: www.optimight.com World Wide Packets Adds David Allen as VP for Europe mail?", "top LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- World Wide Packets, which provides hardware and software for optical broadband connectivity, said it has appointed David Allen vice president for Europe.", "The company is establishing a sales office in London that will oversee operations in the U.K. and Europe." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Theera Wongsamut", "sents": [ "Theera Wongsamut (born 15 December 1948) is the minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand.", "He is also leader of the Chartthaipattana Party" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Chartthaipattana Party", "sents": [ "The Chartthaipattana Party (Thai: พรรคชาติไทยพัฒนา \"Phak Chat Thai Patthana\", (CP) English: Thai Nation Development Party ) was founded on 18 April 2008, in anticipation of the 2 December 2008, Constitutional Court of Thailand ruling which dissolved the Chart Thai Party and banned its executive members from participating in politics for five years beginning on that date.", "Numerous former members of the Chart Thai Party joined the Chart Thai Patthana Party.", "Therefore, the Chart Thai Pattana party is the \"de facto\" successor party to the Chart Thai Party.", "The party's current leader is Chumpol Silpa-archa, the younger brother of former Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa, who has been banned from politics by the Constitutional Court.", "On 15 December 2008, the party joined the Democrat Party, forming a six-party coalition government under Abhisit Vejjajiva.", "In Abhisit's cabinet, the CP supplied the Deputy Prime Minister (Sanan Kachornprasart), the ministers of Tourism and Sports (Chumpol Silpa-archa), and Agriculture, and the deputy minister of transport." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7287_p7", "sents": [ "Creature Labs will use the funds to expand its product portfolio and general company expansion.", "http: www.creaturelabs.com Real Estate Site InterNest Raises $250,000 CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. -- Open Prairie Ventures, a venture capital fund which invests in early stage new technologies, said it will invest $250,000 in InterNest, a Chicago-based real estate Web portal, as part of its Series B round of funding.", "This investment follows its earlier investment of $500,000 in June.", "InterNest said it will use the funds to expand its service into additional markets and add Web site enhancements.", "InterNest is also backed by Dodi Ventures, Origin Ventures, Garage.com, and individual investors.", "http: www.internest.com School Savings Network UPromise Has $55 Million Second Round BROOKLINE, Mass.", "-- UPromise, which operates a network that enables families to save money for college while shopping, said it raised $55 million in its second round of funding.", "New investor Hellman & Friedman led the round, which included previous investors Charles River Ventures, General Atlantic Partners, General Catalyst, the Goldman Sachs Foundation, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "Charles River Ventures", "sents": [ "CRV (a.k.a.", "Charles River Ventures) is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in technology and new media companies.", "The firm, which is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Menlo Park, California, was founded in 1970 to commercialise research that came out of MIT.", "(Its name comes from the Charles River that divides Boston and Cambridge)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4432_p14", "sents": [ "Jim Acos, former president of JPA Associates, will act as president of the new company.", "Companies will be admitted to SBTP based on the viability of their business model.", "SBTI, the sole owner of new company, intends to acquire an additional 100,000 to 200,000 square feet of space by the end of next year.", "http: www.sbtechnology.com Online Outer Space Firm Project Voyager Now Called OneCosmos SAN FRANCISCO -- Project Voyager, a media network focused on space and science, said it changed its name to OneCosmos.", "The company will operate an online portal that it plans to launch on January 1, 2001 and a television and film production unit.", "The company was founded by Ann Druyan, who was wife and collaborator to the late astronomer, author, and television personality Carl Sagan, and USWeb co-founder Joe Firmage, who is also the chairman of venture development firm Intend Change.", "The company launched with $23 million in seed funding from Crosspoint and Softbank Venture Capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 6 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p3", "sents": [ "http: www.ridgewoodcapital.com Network Telephone Dials Up $256 Million in Financing PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Network Telephone, a provider of facilities-based broadband telecommunications services, said it raised $256 million in its Series D round of funding.", "Lehman Brothers led the round, which included Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., Desai Capital Management, Spectrum Equity Investors, and Wind Point Partners.", "The round comprised $156 million in cash and a $100 million secured bank line.", "The round brings the company's total cash investments to $204.5 million.", "Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. partner Lawrence Tucker; Desai Capital Management chairman, president, and chief investment officer Rohit M. Desai; and Thomas E. Darden, managing director for Wind Point Partners, have all recently joined the company's board.", "The company will use the funding for continued expansion of its facilities-based networks in the Southeastern United States Network Telephone has also been backed by Onset Ventures.", "http: www.networktelephone.net o TeraBeam Founder Sells Stock, Gives Up Chairman Post SEATTLE -- TeraBeam Networks, a developer of fiberless optical technology and services that enable the delivery of Internet data, said its founder and chairman Greg Amadon is selling a portion of his personal stock to previous investor Softbank Venture Capital in a deal worth $100 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e5725_p38", "sents": [ "The $1.8 billion offer is \"a very strong price.\"", "Mitchell said he doesn't blame the utilities for rejecting his initial offers, since the governor has promised more.", "But he stressed that the company has a future in the industry, and plans to go public eventually.", "Formed in 1998, Trans-Elect is trying to be the country's first national transmission company.", "As utilities deregulate, they are allowed to sell assets, including the transmission lines.", "The American Transmission Company, a private transmission company based in Wisconsin, has a similar mission as Trans-Elect, but not the level of financial backing, said ATC spokeswoman Maripat Blankenheim.", "\"They're out there out with a really big check book,\" she said.", "Davis Asks for Energy Refund Help Power: Governor urges United States Senate action to get \"back the money that was wrongly taken from us.\"", "By RICHARD SIMON, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON--California Gov.", "Gray Davis, seeking to shift the focus of the energy debate, urged Congress on Wednesday to turn up the political hea t on federal regulators to help California recover $9 billion in estimated overcharges by power generators." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 9 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Florence", "sents": [ "Florence ( ; Italian: \"Firenze\" ] ) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.", "It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2013, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1496_p1", "sents": [ "Since from the beginning truffles interested philosophers and scientists, starting fighting and discussions to whom neither very strict thinkers like Savonarola could avoid to partecipate.", "It is not so strange then that in the first book scientifically talking about mushrooms which has been printed, the Opusculus de Tuberis di Alfonso Ceccarelli da Bevagna (1564), was about TRUFFLES.", "Almost 2000 years before the Greek philosopher Teophrastus (370-287 a.C.) turned on the discussion asserting that truffles were vegetables without roots, originated during winter rains, if there were thunders.", "Strange theory, without doubts.", "The Romans were really crazy for truffles and the Latin poets Apicious and Giovenal glorified the truffles and their taste, writing also a recipes book.", "During the middle age it was the king on the refined tables of every king's court.", "In a document from Baron A. Ancaiani (1761) about the \"active and passive commerce of the town of Spoleto\" huge quantities of truffles sent to Florence and Venice are described." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dynegy", "sents": [ "Dynegy Inc. is an electric company based in Houston, Texas, in the United States.", "It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are natural gas-fueled or coal-fueled.", "The company is located at 601 Travis Street in Downtown Houston.", "The company was founded in 1984 as Natural Gas Clearinghouse.", "It was originally an energy brokerage, buying and selling natural gas supplies.", "It changed its name to NGC Corporation in 1995 after entering the electrical power generation business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e19612_p31", "sents": [ "`Running Out of Time' ``Enron is running out of time and that's what's pushing them to the bargaining table,'' said Zach Wagner, an analyst with Edward Jones & Co., who cut his recommendation on Enron to ``reduce'' from ``accumulate'' on Oct. 23. Dynegy would gain a wholesale energy business, the leading energy manager for commercial and small-industrial customers, and an Internet energy trading operation many times larger than its own, said UBS Warburg LLC analyst James Yanello.", "ChevronTexaco Corp., which owns about 27 percent of Dynegy, is also involved in the talks.", "``If history is any guide, Dynegy is stingy when it comes to acquisitions, so I don't expect them to do anything stupid'' such as overpaying for Enron, said Yanello.", "``A deal could provide Dynegy with tremendous opportunity.''", "He rates Dynegy ``strong buy'' and doesn't own shares of either company.", "Enron Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Lay wouldn't hold a management position with the combined company under terms being discussed Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2326_p25", "sents": [ "Border problems Filner and others are concerned that the NAFTA has increased problems along the border that are not being addressed.", "\"That's my biggest disappointment, that we have not been able to bring the border to its rightful place in national consciousness.", ".?.?.", "Nobody gives a damn about it in Washington,\" said Filner, who attended Mexican President Vicente Fox's inauguration and is in his second year of Spanish lessons.", "Filner got on the energy crisis last year when San Diego became the first California city to bear the brunt of the state's 1996 deregulation legislation.", "His working-class district has been particularly hard hit.", "In January, he introduced a bill to force the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to cap energy rates, retroactive to last June.", "It was supported by Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, a conservative about as far from Filner on the political spectrum as one can get.", "Filner now supports another energy bill advanced by representatives from California, Washington and Oregon." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "San Diego", "sents": [ "San Diego ( , Spanish for \"Saint Didacus\"; Spanish: ] ) is a major city in California, United States.", "It is in San Diego County, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, approximately 120 mi south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "All About Love (2001 film)", "sents": [ "All About Love (original title: De l'amour) is a 2001 French drama film directed by Jean-François Richet.", "It stars Virginie Ledoyen and Yazid Aït.", "It was nominated for an award at the 2001 Cairo International Film Festival in 1945." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Cairo International Film Festival", "sents": [ "The Cairo International Film Festival (Arabic: مهرجان القاهرة السينمائي الدولي‎ ‎ ) is an annual internationally accredited film festival held in Cairo Opera House.", "It was established in 1976 and has taken place every year since its inception, except for 2011 and 2013, when it was cancelled due to budget limitations and political instability ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5680_p83", "sents": [ "With that oversight hearing pending this week, the commission called a special meeting Monday and took stronger action.", "It expanded existing electricity price controls around the clock and to all 11 Western states.", "Under the commission's plan, ceiling prices will be set that suppliers can exceed as long as they provide justification for the higher price.", "A hard price cap would set a price that could not be exceeded.", "Commission Chairman Curt Hebert, a Republican, said politics played no role in enacting the new plan.", "But Commissioner William Massey, one of two Democrats on the five-member commission, acknowledged that political pressure in recent weeks from Republicans and newly empowered Democrats in the Senate had an impact.", "\"We are an independent agency but we operate in a highly charged political environment.", "I would not imply that we did not rule on an independent basis here, but you know, this is Washington, D.C. for God's sake,\" Massey told the San Jose Mercury News Tuesday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 4 ] }, { "title": "e490_p42", "sents": [ "The state contends that the overcharging was made possible because some power generators kept prices artificially high through questionable bidding practices or by limiting the supply of electricity.", "But unless the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission changes its philosophy and methods, the grid's plea for relief could fall on deaf ears.", "Federal regulators have so far been willing to review only transactions that took place during Stage 3 alerts, when the state is on the verge of the kind of rolling blackouts that swept through California this week.", "And FERC's commissioners say they can only consider alleged overcharges since Oct. 2, which they previously set as a starting point for considering any refunds.", "The state's analysis goes back to last May.", "\"We have no recourse legally to go back retroactively and look at rates that occurred before we set the refund-effective period,\" FERC Commissioner Linda Breathitt said in an interview Thursday.", "Breathitt and FERC's chairman, Curt Hebert, defend only reviewing charges during Stage 3 alerts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Stilpo", "sents": [ "Stilpo (or Stilpon; Greek: Στίλπων , gen.: Στίλπωνος; c. 360 – c. 280 BC ) was a Greek philosopher of the Megarian school.", "He was a contemporary of Theophrastus, Diodorus Cronus, and Crates of Thebes.", "None of his writings survive, he was interested in logic and dialectic, and he argued that the universal is fundamentally separated from the individual and concrete.", "His ethical teachings approached that of the Cynics and Stoics.", "His most important followers were Pyrrho, the founder of Pyrrhonism, and Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "Zeno of Citium", "sents": [ "Zeno of Citium ( ; Greek: Ζήνων ὁ Κιτιεύς , \"Zēnōn ho Kitieus\"; c. 334 – c. 262 BC) was a Hellenistic thinker from Citium (Κίτιον , \"Kition\"), Cyprus, and probably of Phoenician descent.", "Zeno was the founder of the Stoic school of philosophy, which he taught in Athens from about 300 BC.", "Based on the moral ideas of the Cynics, Stoicism laid great emphasis on goodness and peace of mind gained from living a life of Virtue in accordance with Nature.", "It proved very successful, and flourished as the dominant philosophy from the Hellenistic period through to the Roman era." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "XO Communications", "sents": [ "XO Communications (previously Nextlink Communications, Concentric Network Corporation and Allegiance Telecom, Inc. is a telecommunications company owned by XO Holdings, Inc (OTCBB: XOHO).", "XO provides managed and converged Internet Protocol (IP) network services for small and medium-sized enterprises.", "XO delivers services through a mix of fiber-based Ethernet and Ethernet over Copper (EoC).", "In addition, the company has external network-to-network interface (E-NNI) agreements with traditional carriers and cable companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e10178_p179", "sents": [ "(Page 14) Qwest-BellSouth Alliance - It was the rumor du jour 21 months ago: Bell South s purchase of a 10% stake in Qwest meant the companies might merge.", "Times have changed, however, and BellSouth now is cashing in much of its Qwest investment to raise $1 billion for other projects.", "(Page 15) Qwest Performance Data - Qwest says it has improved its service to end-u ser customers and other carriers in key areas -including those that have come under fire from consumers and regulators.", "The company cites new data and announces four permanent line-sharing pacts.", "(Page 15) NorthPoint Bankruptcy - NorthPoint Communications doesn 't expect to e merge from bankruptcy as an independent entity but has asked a bankruptcy court to allow a \"structured sale of its assets.", "One analyst expects bids fr om McLeodUSA, XO Communications, and interexchange carriers seeking local broadband infrastructure.", "(Page 16) Reseller Discrimination Case - A federal appeals court upholds a lower c ourt decision directing AT&T to pay $2.1 million for discriminating against a reseller in favor of its own retail customers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "California Environmental Protection Agency", "sents": [ "The California Environmental Protection Agency, or CalEPA, is a state cabinet-level agency within the government of California.", "The mission of CalEPA is to restore, protect and enhance the environment, to ensure public health, environmental quality and economic vitality." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e7695_p0", "sents": [ "\"Some bills worth noting: SB 1460 (Kelley) - This bill would provide that an electrical cooperative may become a member or stockholder of any other electrical cooperative.", "SB 1408 (Alarcon) This bill would enact the Environmental Justice Technical Assistance Grant Demonstration Program.", "The bill would require the Office of Planning and Research to allocate grants in amounts up to $25,000 to community-based nonprofit organizations in communities with low-income populations or minority populations to obtain technical assistance in connection with the organization's participation in a decision to issue a permit by any board, department, or office within the California Environmental Protection Agency, or in a decision to issue a permit by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3228_p0", "sents": [ "VentureWire Wednesday, May 23, 2001 CONTENTS COMPANIES INVESTORS ADVERTISE TELL A FRIEND VentureW ire Index 'VentureWire today: 736.2 -0.55% top stories Thomas Weisel Closes Early-Stage Fund at $255M Asera Names Former Tivoli Chief as New President & CEO Groove Networks Cuts 8%; Will Target Larger Clients VantagePoint Forms $150M New York Fund TODAY'S FEATURES Sun Cuts Investment Size, Looks to Earlier Stage Deals By Matthew Sheahan Sun Microsystems Venture & Strategic Investment fund has seen a drama tic drop in its average investment size, Brian Sutphin, vice president of strategic development, told VentureWire.", "more UPCOMING EVENTS June 5-6: San Francisco Mobile Outlook 2001 George Davis, vice chairman and president of Aether Systems, will dis cuss how his company powers mobile and wireless data services for Charles Schwab, National Discount Brokers, the USPS, Office Depot, Nissan, and more.", "With industry leaders such as George Davis planning to be at Mobile O utlook, why aren't you?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e3786_p7", "sents": [ "-- Juniper Financial, an online financial services company that offers banking and personal financial services, said it raised $94 million in its Series B round of funding.", "New investor J.W.", "Seligman led the round, which included other new investors Aether Systems, Fifth Third Bancorp, Kemper Ventures, Kingdon Capital, Maverick Capital, Sonera, Total Technology Ventures, and previous investors Benchmark Capital and individual investors.", "The round brings the company's total funding to $114 million.", "Sonera Plaza president and CEO Harri Hollmen and Total Technology Ventures managing partner Tom Smith will join the company's board.", "The company will use the funding for launching its products and services this fall and for company expansion.", "Juniper Financial focuses on credit card, checking, and bill payment services with a focus on Internet and wireless technology.", "http: www.juniper.com Palladium Equity Partners Closes $300 Million Fund NEW YORK -- Palladium Equity Partners said it closed a new fund, Palladium Equity Partners II, for $300 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "CommerceHub", "sents": [ "CommerceHub (also known as Commerce Technologies, Inc.) is a provider of hosted integration, drop ship fulfillment, and product content management for multi-channel e-commerce merchants.", "It provides integration and fulfillment services to both online and brick and mortar retailers, distributors, and supplier companies such Sears, MSC Industrial Direct, Kohl’s, Macy's, Costco, QVC, Staples, Best Buy, Meijer, drugstore.com, Walgreens, Dell, Toshiba, Sanyo, Minolta, Gateway and Little Tikes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e11765_p15", "sents": [ "Jeffrey Branman of Interactive Technology Holdings will take a seat on the company's board of directors as part of the agreement.", "CommerceHub said it will use the funds to enhance its infrastructure.", "CommerceHub raised $1.4 million in its first round of funding from T.S.", "Capital, a Troy, NY-based venture capital firm, and individual investors.", "http: www.commercehub.com T-Venture Takes 12.9% Stake in French Telecomm Firm Ipanema PARIS -- T-Telematik Venture Holding (T-Venture), a corporate venture capital subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, said it acquired a 12.9% stake in the French start-up company Ipanema Technologies, which develops and sells systems for controlling quality in telecommunications networks.", "The companies did not reveal financial terms of the deal.", "http: www.ipanematech.com Wedding List Gets $1.5 Million Bridge Round Investment NEW YORK -- The Wedding List, a multi-channel retail company focused on the United States and U.K. wedding gift and registry business, said it secured a $1.5 million bridge round equity investment from New York-based venture capital firm Javva Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20071_p0", "sents": [ "'INDIA: Enron may sell India's Dabhol at discount - source.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 03 01 BG Group to Buy Enron India Assets for $388 Million (Update2) Bloomberg, 10 03 01 NEWS SNAP: BG Builds E&P, India Asset Base In Enron Deal Dow Jones International News, 10 03 01 UK: UPDATE 1-BG to buy Enron India assets.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 03 01 India: RCF seeks British Gas supply for Trombay Business Line (The Hindu), 10 03 01 India: Enron refuses to take hit on equity Business Line (The Hindu), 10 03 01 NCP, Cong differ on judge to head Enron probe The Times of India, 10 03 01 INDIA PRESS: Enron Rejects Tata, BSES Offers For Dabhol Dow Jones International News, 10 02 01 High Court To Decide FERC's Role In Competitive Pwr Mkts Dow Jones Energy Service, 10 02 01 UK: United States Enron, Guinness sign 15-year energy deal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Guinness", "sents": [ "Guinness ( ) is an Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness (1725–1803) at St. James's Gate brewery in the capital city of Dublin, Ireland.", "Guinness, produced by the Diageo beverages company, is one of the most successful beer brands worldwide.", "It is brewed in almost 50 countries and is available in over 120.", "Annual sales total of Guinness in 2011 was 850 e6litre ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "CMS Energy", "sents": [ "CMS Energy (), based in Jackson, Michigan, is an energy company that is focused principally on utility operations in Michigan.", "Its principal business is Consumers Energy, a public utility that provides electricity and natural gas to more than 6 million of Michigan’s 10 million residents.", "Its non-utility businesses are focused primarily on domestic independent power production.", "Consumers Energy has operated since 1886." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e6492_p3", "sents": [ "This new gate station will be called the Bluff Creek station and will be located near Whitewater.", "The Bluff Creek gate station will be constructed during the construction of Guardian Pipeline.", "Northern Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Enron Corp., with a market area capacity of about 4.3 Bcf d, provides natural gas transportation services to utility customers in the upper Midwestern United States through its approximately 16,000 miles of pipeline.", "Guardian Pipeline is a partnership of three Midwestern energy companies: CMS Energy, based in Dearborn, Mich.; Wisconsin Energy, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis.; and Viking Gas Transmission, a wholly owned subsidiary of Xcel Energy, and located in St. Paul, Minn. Wisconsin Electric-Wisconsin Gas, the principal utility subsidiary of Wisconsin Energy Corp. (NYSE: WEC), serves more than one million electric customers and more than 960,000 natural gas customers throughout Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.", "Visit our company's Web site at www.WE-WG.com." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Gazprom", "sents": [ "Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom (Russian: Публичное Акционерное Общество «Газпром» , \"Publichnoe Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo Gazprom\", abbreviated PAO Gazprom, Russian: ПАО «Газпром» , ] ) is a large Russian company founded in 1989, which carries on the business of extraction, production, transport, and sale of natural gas.", "The company is majority owned by the Government of Russia, though technically private.", "Its name is a portmanteau of the Russian words Gazovaya Promyshlennost (Russian: газовая промышленность - gas industry).", "The headquarters of Gazprom are in Moscow." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e1447_p8", "sents": [ "Enron Ends Gas Import, Marketing Venture With Romania's Petrom 2001-04-19 14:00 (New York) Enron Ends Gas Import, Marketing Venture With Romania's Petrom Bucharest, April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Enron Corp. withdrew from a venture with Romania's national oil company, SNP Petrom SA, after failing to gain access to the gas import pipeline, Petrom said.", "Enron Europe, a unit of the world's largest energy trader, set up Petrom-Enron Gas SRL three years ago to import natural gas to Romania and market Petrom's gas at home and abroad.", "``Enron withdrew from the joint venture because they said they couldn't get access to Romania's natural gas import transportation system,'' Petrom spokesman Gabriel Nastase said in an interview.", "State-owned Transgaz, which operates the nation's natural gas pipeline, was not available for comment.", "Romania currently imports natural gas from Russia's OAO Gazprom through Wintershall AG, the oil and gas unit of BASF AG.", "Last year, Transgaz stopped gas imports from Ukraine, at that time Romania's other foreign supplier, after Gazprom charged that Ukraine was stealing gas from its pipeline that transits that country with the purpose of re-exporting it." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Broadway Journal", "sents": [ "The Broadway Journal was a short-lived New York City-based newspaper founded by Charles Frederick Briggs and John Bisco in 1844 and was published from January 1845 to January 1846.", "In its first year, the publication was bought by Edgar Allan Poe, becoming the only periodical he ever owned, though it failed after only a few months under his leadership." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Charles Frederick Briggs", "sents": [ "Charles Frederick Briggs (December 30, 1804 – June 20, 1877), also called C. F. Briggs, was an American journalist, author and editor, born in Nantucket, Massachusetts.", "He was also known under the pseudonym \"Harry Franco\", having written \"The Adventures of Harry Franco\" in 1839, which was followed by a series of works dealing more or less humorously with life in New York City." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "1964 World Series", "sents": [ "The 1964 World Series pitted the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals against the American League champion New York Yankees, with the Cardinals prevailing in seven games.", "St. Louis won their seventh world championship, while the Yankees, who had appeared in 14 of 16 World Series since 1949, did not play in the Series again until ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "National League", "sents": [ "The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest current professional team sports league.", "Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, it is sometimes called the Senior Circuit, in contrast to MLB's other league, the American League, which was founded 25 years later.", "Both leagues currently have 15 teams.", "The two league champions of 1903 arranged to compete against each other in the inaugural World Series.", "After the 1904 champions failed to reach a similar agreement, the two leagues formalized the World Series as an arrangement between the leagues.", "National League teams have won 48 of the 112 World Series contested from 1903 to 2016.", "The 2016 National League champions are the Chicago Cubs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5725_p48", "sents": [ "\"This says to the people of the West, 'Your emergency doesn't count to us,' said Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco).", "But such assertions were countered by House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Texas), who said: \"Members should reject the siren song of price caps an d remember this: Government price controls will mean more blackouts.\"", "The issue erupted during debate on a $6.5-billion midyear appropriatio n bill to cover unanticipated costs and emergency expenditures, including $5. 5 billion for the Defense Department and $116 million to help the Internal Revenue Service pay the cost of sending out rebate checks authorized by the recently enacted tax cut law.", "The measure passed, 341 to 87. In an earlier vote, Bush barely escaped an embarrassing slap when Democrats moved to cut the proposed IRS increase by $29 million--the cost of a letter the agency is sending to tell taxpayer of their impending tax reba te." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "San Francisco", "sents": [ "San Francisco (initials SF) ( , Spanish for Saint Francis; Spanish: ] ), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.", "The consolidated city-county covers an area of about 47.9 sqmi at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.", "It is the fourth-most populous city in California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with a 2016 census-estimated population of 870,887.", "The population is projected to reach 1 million by 2033." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Houston", "sents": [ "Houston ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States.", "With a census-estimated 2016 population of 2.303 million within an area of 667 sqmi , it is also the largest city in the southern United States and the seat of Harris County.", "Located in Southeast Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, it is the principal city of the Greater Houston metro area, which is the fifth-most populated MSA in the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3202_p2", "sents": [ "And Reliant Resources, the IPO spun off this month from its Houston parent to deal with Texas' new deregulated electricity market, has signed on for offices in a 36-story skyscraper.", "What's fueling the high-rise fever is simple: excess cash.", "Enron's first-quarter revenues were up 281%, while Calpine's revenues and net income were each up more than 400%--even with California's deadbeat utility PG&E owing the company more than $300 million.", "After a decade of contraction in the business, with companies having shut offices from New Orleans to Oklahoma, deregulation and new marketing strategies are sparking Houston's renaissance.", "\"Enron is a leading example of the new energy industry.", "Ten years ago, there were no trading floors,\" points out Stephen Brown, senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas.", "Both Calpine and Reliant will also have trading operations in their new offices.", "Though Houston no longer relies so heavily on the energy business (down to 48% of the local economy from 82% in 1982) the turnaround sure feels good after the city lost more than 15,000 energy-sector jobs two years ago, says Barton Smith, director of the Institute for Regional Forecasting at the University of Houston." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4740_p4", "sents": [ "NetZero, which also provides free Internet services, said it signed a non-binding agreement to acquire certain assets of Freei Networks, including its users who will be transferred to NetZero's service.", "Last week Freei said it laid off about 90 workers.", "The company is backed by Sequoia Capital and AXP Strategy Agressive Fund, an American Express fund.", "http: www.netzero.com http: www.freeinternet.com E-Commerce Firm Impresse Loses its CEO, Lays Off Workers SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Impresse, a provider of Internet commerce services focused on commercial printing procurement, said it laid off workers following the resignation of former chief executive officer Nimish Mehta.", "Chairman Siva Kumar said he was now acting CEO and that the company had laid off an undisclosed number of workers, bringing its total number of employees back down to 150. He said the company has enough capital to last until the third quarter of 2001. Impresse is backed by Adobe, Amerindo Investment Advisors, Atlas, BancBoston Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Comdisco, Gilbert Global Equity Partners, Hambrecht & Quist Ventures, JW Seligman & Co., Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Palantir Capital, and Van Wagoner Capital Management." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e401_p4", "sents": [ "WebCT will use the financing to expanding the scope of academic resources available on the company's site.", "WebCT has received revious investments from BancBoston Ventures, Boston Millennia Partners, Chase Capital Partners, CMGI @Ventures, Duke Management, Kestrel Venture Management, NetInvest, and SCT.", "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." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Urbanfetch", "sents": [ "Urbanfetch was an Internet company founded in 1999 which enabled customers to order products (DVDs, music, books, snacks, gifts, etc.)", "online and have them delivered by bike messenger in less than an hour within certain delivery areas covering most of Manhattan and London.", "The company's business plan was essentially identical to that of Kozmo.com, which led to a lawsuit from them.", "Apparently, the founder of Urbanfetch, Ross Stevens, had been approached to fund Kozmo, but instead launched a competing business with an identical business model.", "The suit was settled in December 1999." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e4946_p1", "sents": [ "Will physicians rally to save e-health?", "Who will follow the early adapters?", "Physicians and the Internet, an expert roundtable at Healthcare Outlook 2000, will ask these questions and more.", "Panelists include: Wende S. Hutton, General Partner, Mayfield Fund Jonathan Bush, Chief Executive Officer, athenahealth.com Dr. Robert I. Kramer, Director, Life Sciences, Technologic Dr. Lloyd A. Hey, Chairman, Mdeverywhere James O. Steeb, President & CEO, Salu http: www.technologicpartners.com tp conf ho2000 vw 001013 Top Stories o Urbanfetch Shuts Down B2C Service After Failed Kozmo Talks NEW YORK -- Urbanfetch.com will discontinue its consumer delivery service following the failure of merger talks with Kozmo.com.", "The company, which had operations in New York and London, will focus on its business courier service Urbanfetch Express in New York.", "Urbanfetch CEO, Ross Stevens, said in a statement that \"Urbanfetch Express is now, in fact, more profitable and larger than our combined New York and London B2C operations.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5031_p4", "sents": [ "Siebel has authored two books on selling.", "His current book Cyber Rules, which details his business principles, was published in April 1999. Siebel began his career as employee number 50 at Oracle, after earning his bachelor's in History, a master's in Computer Science, and an MBA from the University of Illinois.?", "In 1990, he left Oracle and became CEO of Cayenne Systems, which he renamed Gain Technology and merged with Sybase.", "In 1993 he founded Siebel Systems.", "FORMER ORACLE PRESIDENT AND COO RAY LANE PREDICTS THE FUTURE FOR DOT-COMS Raymond J. Lane, former president of Oracle Corporation and new general partner at the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), will give his vision of the future of the New Economy to the Haas community on Friday, November 3, at 4:00 p.m.", "This event is the first of the 2000-2001 Business Faculty Research Dialogue: Shakeout in Cyberspace: What's Next for the Dot Coms." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "Siebel Systems", "sents": [ "Siebel CRM Systems, Inc. was a software company principally engaged in the design, development, marketing, and support of customer relationship management (CRM) applications.", "The company was founded by Thomas Siebel and Patricia House in 1993.", "At first known mainly for its sales force automation products, the company expanded into the broader CRM market.", "By the late 1990s, Siebel Systems was the dominant CRM vendor, peaking at 45% market share in 2002." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Max van Egmond", "sents": [ "Max van Egmond (born 1 February 1936 in Semarang) is a Dutch bass and baritone singer.", "He has focused on oratorio and Lied and is known for singing works of Johann Sebastian Bach.", "He was one of the pioneers of historically informed performance of Baroque and Renaissance music." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Semarang", "sents": [ "Semarang (formerly Dutch: Samarang, Indonesian: Kota Semarang), is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, Indonesia.", "It is the capital and largest city of the province of Central Java." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3384_p28", "sents": [ "The company \"did not have a financial incentive to withhold pipeline capaci ty in order to increase natural gas prices in California,\" said Ralph Eads, president of El Paso Merchant Energy, which markets natural gas on pipeline s from Texas and New Mexico into California.", "Merchant is a division of El Paso Corp., which operates a key pipeline that supplies about one-sixth of California's natural gas.", "Eads is a corporate executive vice president.", "He said that although Merchant earned more than $180 million in pre-tax profits in selling natural gas in the past year, the company lost potential ly hundreds of millions of dollars more by entering into long-term contracts under what is known as a \"hedging\" strategy.", "During afternoon testimony yesterday, Eads repeatedly denied suggestions by an attorney for the California Public Utilities Commission that the company kept gas capacity \"out of the hands of other marketers\" to drive up profits between November and March." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e1473_p4", "sents": [ "Steinberg zeroed in on the difference between California and other parts of the country.", "From March 2000 to February 2001, natural gas prices have risen 489 percent compared to a 266 percent increase in New Mexico and a 247 percent jump in Chicago.", "Steinberg asked Ralph Eads, the president of an El Paso Natural Gas Co. subsidiary, for an explanation.", "\"The 275 percent difference you say is attributable completely to constraints on the pipeline and demand?\"", "Steinberg asked.", "\"Yes,\" Eads replied.", "Eads said the state's energy crisis, which led power plants to run harder and longer, dramatically increased demand for natural gas over the summer and a winter with temperatures about 15 percent cooler than the year before exacerbated the problem.", "In another twist to California's deregulation nightmare, El Paso officials said they gained greater control of the pipeline after the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. relinquished the capacity four years ago." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7688_p25", "sents": [ "AtoBe's services include strategic consulting, applications development, hosting, and deployment services.", "http: www.atobemobile.com Radix Wireless Changes Name to BeamReach Networks MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Radix Wireless, a wireless technology firm, said it has changed its name to BeamBeach Networks to reflect the company's development of new broadband technologies for network service providers.", "The company received $13 million in its first round of funding from Goldman Sachs, Verizon Communications, the Walden International Investment Group, Sofinnova Ventures, Mitsui Private Equity,and Siemens Mustang Ventures in March of this year.", "http: www.radixwireless.com Internet-Based Electronic Delivery Service NetEx Now Certia HERNDON, Va. -- NetEx, a provider of an Internet-based electronic delivery service, said it has changed its name to Certia.", "Backers for the company include ABS Ventures, Advantage Capital Partners, and Mina Multimedia Telecommunications.", "http: www.certia.com M&A o Acquisition Agreement Between Easi and Coventus Lapses KANATA, Ontario -- Coventus, which provides Web-based applications and remote access services for business travelers, said its agreement to be acquired by U.K.-based hotel technology provider easi Solutions has lapsed." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p11", "sents": [ "Wasabi said it will use the proceeds to fund growth and expand its staff.", "http: www.wasabisystems.com Science Communications Secures Pre-Series A Funding HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Science Communications, a provider of e-mail marketing services, said it has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from ABS Ventures, an affiliate of Deutsche Bank Alex.", "Brown.", "The company said it would use the funds to expand to international markets.", "Science Communications directs online marketing campaigns and e-commerce through its EmailEngines technology.", "http: www.sciencecommunications.com Airslide Systems Closes $35 Million Second Round of Funding HERZELLA, Israel -- Airslide Systems, which is developing an IP-based technology for cellular network infrastructures, said it has closed a $35 million second round of funding led by investment affiliates of Soros Private Equity Partners.", "The round included Anschutz Investment, KPNQwest, Telecom Italia Mobile, Intel Communications Fund and first round investors Sequoia Capital Seed Fund.", "Airslide said it will use the proceeds for development, marketing, manufacturing and sales." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "San Francisco", "sents": [ "San Francisco (initials SF) ( , Spanish for Saint Francis; Spanish: ] ), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.", "The consolidated city-county covers an area of about 47.9 sqmi at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.", "It is the fourth-most populous city in California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with a 2016 census-estimated population of 870,887.", "The population is projected to reach 1 million by 2033." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e20427_p9", "sents": [ "-- Allow the agency to issue revenue bonds without approval by the Board of Supervisors or voters.", "Any bond issue of more than $100 million would be subject to referendum.", "-- Require the new agency to maintain some ties to City Hall.", "For example, the Board of Supervisors would have to approve the use of eminent domain to take over PG&E's distribution lines and generation facilities.", "-- PROPOSITION I Placed on the ballot by initiative, the measure would: -- Establish a Municipal Utility District for both San Francisco and Brisbane.", "The district would be run by an elected five-member board of directors.", "Candidates for the director posts also are on the Nov. 6 ballot.", "-- Give directors the authority to determine whether to take over PG&E's electrical and distribution system in San Francisco, as well as the Hetch Hetchy system, in order to provide publicly owned power directly to ratepayers.", "Requires a feasibility study of such an action." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Rodadero Sea Aquarium and Museum", "sents": [ "The Rodadero Sea Aquarium and Museum (Spanish: \"Acuario y Museo del Mar del Rodadero\" ) is a public aquarium and maritime museum located in the \"Inca Inca\" Cove off the Rodadero beach in Santa Marta, Colombia.", "It was opened in 1965 by Captain Francisco Ospina Navia.", "The aquarium is part of the National Network of Museums of Colombia and part of \"ACOPAZOA\", the Colombian branch of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.", "Accessible mainly by motorboat, the aquarium has 13 pools with direct connection to the Caribbean Sea, and 15 glass aquaria that contain over 805 animals that include sharks, sea turtles, dolphins, sea lions, crustaceans, fishes and seabirds, 98% of which are native to the area." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "World Association of Zoos and Aquariums", "sents": [ "The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) is the \"umbrella\" organisation for the world zoo and aquarium community.", "Its mission is to provide leadership and support for zoos, aquariums, and partner organizations of the world in animal care and welfare, conservation of biodiversity, environmental education and global sustainability." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Edward Moore (South African cricketer)", "sents": [ "Edward Moore (born 17 March 1993) is a South African first-class cricketer.", "He was included in the Eastern Province cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "2015 Africa T20 Cup", "sents": [ "The 2015 Africa T20 Cup was a Twenty20 cricket tournament held in South Africa from 4 September to 4 October 2015, as a curtain-raiser to the 2015–16 South African domestic season.", "Organised by Cricket South Africa, it featured thirteen South African provincial teams, as well as a Zimbabwean development XI and the national sides of Kenya and Namibia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5974_p63", "sents": [ "\"It's selling at a P E of 18, but they keep raising numbers,\" she notes.", "\"My favorite right now is Mirant,\" adds Dan Ford, an Institutional Investor-ranked utilities analyst at Lehman Brothers.", "\"In the long run, you'll see differentiation in pricing of the energy merchants like Mirant and Dynegy over the asset-centric players like Calpine and NRG.", "Right now Mirant is trading at a discount to both groups.\"", "Noble Drilling (NE) $45.07 John Tozzi, the hedge fund manager, likes to say that \"the only real answer to energy shortages is the drill bit.\"", "As long as we use fossil fuels so liberally to power transportation and electric-generation plants, he's probably right.", "And as the major energy companies reluctantly increase their capital investment in new production, much of that spending will find its way to the drilling companies.", "Noble is Wall Street's favorite midcap drilling company.", "Fourteen of the 20 analysts covering the oil-field-services company, which drills for both oil and natural gas, rate it a strong buy, according to Zacks Investment Research." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Lehman Brothers", "sents": [ "Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (former NYSE ticker symbol LEH) was a global financial services firm.", "Before declaring bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States (behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch), doing business in investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales and trading (especially U.S. Treasury securities), research, investment management, private equity, and private banking.", "Lehman was operational for 158 years from its founding in 1850 until 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3345_p40", "sents": [ "Simon started forming a campaign team in March, including John Herrington, former United States energy secretary under President Reagan and former chairman of the state Republican Party.", "Of potential primary opponent Jones, Simon said: \"He seems like a perfectly nice fellow.", "I just don't think that he provides the contrast to Gray Davis that I do.\"", ",2001 Associated Press POLL: Californians dissatisfied with government handling of energy crisis Thursday, May 24, 2001 ,2001 Associated Press: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D news archive 2001 05 24 s tate0 922EDT0156.DTL&type=3Dnews (05-24) 06:22 PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Over the past four months, Californians have developed increasingly negativ e feelings toward state and federal officials and agencies involved in California's energy crisis, according to a Field Poll released Thursday.", "A large number of those surveyed are also fearful that Pacific Gas & Electric's bankruptcy filing will make it more difficult for the company to provide service to its customers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e894_p140", "sents": [ "Generating electricity takes a lot of gas.", "Midwest Generation's gas-fired power plant in Morris last year burned enough to keep about 192,000 homes supplied with natural gas for a year: 24 billion cubic feet.", "That plant generated only about 7 percent of all the electricity that Midwest produced, mostly by burning coal.", "Despite the spike in gas prices during the winter, some companies planning to build gas-fired power plants said they have not changed their minds.", "Even if gas prices never drop to what they were a year ago, they said the new plants will still be cleaner than coal, and efficient, flexible, and profitable.", "Skip Horvath, president of the Natural Gas Supply Association, said his industry is planning for the coming demand--on paper, anyway.", "\"We are working flat-out to meet that demand,\" he said, \"but we are running into constraints that are slowing us down.\"", "Among those constraints: finding workers to operate drilling rigs, finding engineers to design them and locate the supplies, getting access to land where the supplies exist." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e894_p144", "sents": [ "\"I really don't think we will see a tremendous supply problem,\" said Jim Monk, president of the Illinois Energy Association, a trade group for electric utilities.", "\"The question it comes down to is what price people would have to charge for electricity because of the gas prices,\" said John Long, a vice president at Midwest Generation.", "For now, deregulation has frozen electricity rates in Illinois until 2004. Commonwealth Edison has made long-term contracts with its electricity suppliers so that electric rates don't reflect the higher price of gas.", "That means companies such as Midwest Generation had to absorb the higher cost of generating electricity with gas.", "Midwest switched to burning oil at its Morris plant in February because of the high cost.", "What will happen after 2004 isn't clear.", "Arlene Juracek, ComEd's vice president of regulatory and strategic services, said diversifying the way electricity is generated is a good thing.", "That way, price hikes in one sector can be compensated for by the others." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Patrick Leahy", "sents": [ "Patrick Joseph Leahy (born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and the senior United States Senator from Vermont, since 1975.", "A member of the Democratic Party, Leahy served as the President pro tempore of the United States Senate from December 17, 2012, to January 6, 2015.", "As President pro tempore, he was third in the presidential line of succession.", "He is the most senior senator and took office at 34 years old, younger than any other current senator.", "Leahy received the title of President pro tempore emeritus upon the commencement of the 114th Congress.", "He is the last remaining member of the Senate to have served prior to the 1976 election of President Jimmy Carter." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e27274_p3", "sents": [ "As many as 28,000 of the people who screen air passengers and their baggage will become federal employees.", "The bill also calls for stronger cockpit doors on aircraft and more armed federal marshals on flights.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" An elderly woman in Connecticut died from the inhalation form of <b anthrax< b A letter to Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont tested positive for the disease: so did the offices of two more senators.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <a href=\"http: TheEconomist.s.maildart.net link_34868_6659418_2_80010922_60368779_1_65\" See article: Curiouser and curiouser< a <img src=\"http: www.economist.com images dingbats e5.gif\" hspace=\"2\" width=\"17\" height=\"10\" alt=\"E+\" font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" The United States denounced Iraq, North Korea, Iran, Libya, Syria and Sudan for having, or seeking to acquire, <b biological weapons< b The move accompanied proposals by the Bush administration to strengthen the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <a href=\"http: TheEconomist.s.maildart.net link_34867_6659418_2_80010922_60368779_1_64\" See article: Where should Mr Bush put his chips now?< a <img src=\"http: www.economist.com images dingbats e5.gif\" hspace=\"2\" width=\"17\" height=\"10\" alt=\"E+\" font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" font p <br clear=\"all\" <div <font face=\"verdana, geneva, arial, sans serif\" <b Rasmussen beats Rasmussen< b font div <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <b Denmark's< b centre-right Liberals, led by Anders Fogh Rasmussen, won a general election, beating the centre-left Social Democrats, led by Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, the European Union's longest-serving prime minister.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <a href=\"http: TheEconomist.s.maildart.net link_34873_6659418_2_80010922_60368779_1_61\" See article: Anders Fogh Rasmussen< a <img src=\"http: www.economist.com images dingbats e5.gif\" hspace=\"2\" width=\"17\" height=\"10\" alt=\"E+\" font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" The government of <b Germany's b chancellor, Gerhard Schr&ouml;der<b b narrowly won a parliamentary vote of confidence tied to his promise to send troops abroad to help in the war against terrorism, but many of his coalition's Greens, who have a party congress this weekend, continue to wobble.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <b b font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <a href=\"http: TheEconomist.s.maildart.net link_34872_6659418_2_80010922_60368779_1_60\" See article: Still edgy< a <img src=\"http: www.economist.com images dingbats e5.gif\" hspace=\"2\" width=\"17\" height=\"10\" alt=\"E+\" font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <b b Mr Schr&ouml;der's chief foreign-policy adviser, <b Michael Steiner< b resigned after losing his temper with a German sergeant who is said to have failed to get him some caviare during a refuelling stopover.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" An ex-Communist, Georgi Purvanov, was elected president of <b Bulgaria< b against the wishes of the country's prime minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg, its ex-king.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <a href=\"http: TheEconomist.s.maildart.net link_34871_6659418_2_80010922_60368779_1_5f\" See article: Up to a point, King Simeon< a <img src=\"http: www.economist.com images dingbats e5.gif\" hspace=\"2\" width=\"17\" height=\"10\" alt=\"E+\" font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" In <b Kosovo b the more moderate ethnic-Albanian nationalists led by Ibrahim Rugova, who is expected to become the province's president, won a general election.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" After weeks of hesitation, <b Macedonia's b parliament endorsed constitutional amendments to give the country's ethnic-Albanian minority more rights.< font p <br clear=\"all\" <div <font face=\"verdana, geneva, arial, sans serif\" <b Middle East peace effort< b font div <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" Colin Powell, America's secretary of state, heralded a fresh American effort to end <b Israeli-Palestinian violence< b Anthony Zinni, a former commander of American forces in the Middle East, was instructed to help negotiate a ceasefire, and to remain in the region until his mission was accomplished.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <a href=\"http: TheEconomist.s.maildart.net link_34875_6659418_2_80010922_60368779_1_63\" See article: When an irresistable Zinni meets an immovable Sharon< a <img src=\"http: www.economist.com images dingbats e5.gif\" hspace=\"2\" width=\"17\" height=\"10\" alt=\"E+\" font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" Ninety-four suspected <b Islamic militants< b 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[ { "title": "2009–10 AZAL PFC season", "sents": [ "The Olimpik-Shuvalan 2008-09 season was Olimpik-Shuvalan's fifth Azerbaijan Premier League season and their first season with Nazim Suleymanov as manager.", "They participated in the 2009–10 Azerbaijan Premier League as well as the 2009–10 Azerbaijan Cup, finishing the league in 7th place and being knocked out of the Cup at the Semifinal stage by Khazar Lankaran." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "2009–10 Azerbaijan Cup", "sents": [ "The Azerbaijan Cup 2009–10 was the 18th season of the annual cup competition in Azerbaijan.", "It started on 17 September 2009 with four games of the Premiliary Round and ended on 22 May 2009 with the Final held at Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku.", "FK Karabakh were the defending champions.", "Twenty teams competed in this year's competition." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6618_p1", "sents": [ "The event is scheduled for 11 a.m. PST (1900 GMT) at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District's Hedge Photovoltaic Facility.", "A DOE spokesman declined to provide further information Tuesday.", "-By Bryan Lee, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-6647, mailto:[email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires 31-10-00" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Sacramento Municipal Utility District", "sents": [ "The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) provides electricity to Sacramento County, California, and a small portion of adjacent Placer County.", "It is one of the ten largest publicly owned utilities in the United States, generating the bulk of its power through natural gas (estimated 56% of production total in 2009) and large hydroelectric generation plants (22% in 2009).", "SMUD's green power (renewable) energy output was estimated as 19% in 2009." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "California Public Utilities Commission", "sents": [ "The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or PUC) is a regulatory agency that regulates privately owned public utilities in the state of California, including electric power, telecommunications, natural gas and water companies.", "In addition, the CPUC regulates common carriers, including household goods movers, passenger transportation companies (like limousine services) and rail crossing safety.", "The CPUC's headquarters are located in the Civic Center district of San Francisco, and the agency has field offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e5806_p34", "sents": [ "All California generators, investor-owned utilities, some municipal utilities and state officials from the Public Utility Commission and Davis' office will attend, Wagner said.", "The administrative law judge said reaching an agreement in the 15-day period scheduled for the conference was \"going to be tight.\"", "\"But it's something we need quick action on,\" he added.", "\"Sometimes it's best to have a short time period to do something.\"", "Wagner is also separately hearing the California Public Utilities Commission's complaint accusing El Paso Corp. of improperly sharing information with its natural gas marketing arm to boost the price of natural gas deliveries to California.", "The judge has found himself at the center of a political whirlwind over the role United States regulators should take to head off the California energy crisis.", "The White House has repeatedly rejected price caps, while Democrats insist they are the only way to shield rate payers from prices ten times higher than usual." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Quentin Valançon", "sents": [ "Quentin Valançon (born 31 March 1989) is a French rugby union player.", "His position is Centre and he currently plays for Section Paloise (Pau) in the Rugby Pro D2.", "He began his career with Stade Français, spent a year at Bordeaux Bègles before returning to Paris.", "He moved to Pau in 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Stade Français", "sents": [ "Stade Français CASG (] ) is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.", "The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Obviously", "sents": [ "\"Obviously\" is a song by English pop rock band McFly.", "It was released as the second single from their debut studio album, \"Room on the 3rd Floor\".", "The single itself features a cover version of Beatles single, \"Help!", "\", as well as the band's first recorded interview - part one of which can be found on CD2, with part two appearing on a limited edition 7\" picture disc.", "The single was the band's second number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, where it stayed for one week.", "It also got to number 14 in Ireland." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Room on the 3rd Floor", "sents": [ "Room on the 3rd Floor is the debut studio album by English pop rock band McFly.", "It was released on 5 July 2004 in the United Kingdom via Island Records, and was later issued in the United States by Island Def Jam Records via the iTunes Store." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Nokia", "sents": [ "Nokia Corporation (Finnish: \"Nokia\" , ] , , ), stylised as NOKIA, is a Finnish multinational communications, information technology and consumer electronics company, founded in 1865.", "Nokia's headquarters are in Espoo, Uusimaa, in the greater Helsinki metropolitan area.", "In 2016, Nokia employed approximately 101,000 people across over 100 countries, did business in more than 130 countries, and reported annual revenues of around €23.6 billion.", "Nokia is a public limited company listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange.", "It is the world's 415th-largest company measured by 2016 revenues according to the \"Fortune Global 500,\" and is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e6686_p17", "sents": [ "(Dow Jones) Nokia to Supply Omnitel HELSINKI -- Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker, will provide network equipment for Italian operator Omnitel Vodafone in a contract valued at 150 million euros, the company said.", "The three-year deal includes delivering third-generation mobile-phone network infrastructure equipment and services, Nokia said.", "Deliveries will begin immediately and services will be launched for commercial use during the second half of 2002. As part of the agreement, Nokia and Omnitel plan to establish a center in Milan to develop 3G applications and a technology testing center.", "Omnitel Vodafone is a wireless operator with more than 16 million customers.", "Omnitel became part of the Vodafone group last year.", "(AP) KPNQwest Has Collection Woes AMSTERDAM -- KPNQwest NV confirmed Wednesday that a second client may be having payment problems.", "Canada's 360networks isn't likely to be paying the full amount of a 160 million euro order for fiber from KPNQwest in Europe, or even very much of it, because the company recently filed for protection from creditors in Canada and for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States \"We're not holding our breath (on receiving more money from 360networks); let's put it that way,\" said KPNQwest's head of investor relations, Jerry Yohananov." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1217_p4", "sents": [ "The company also said Mr. Amadon will give up the chairman title to TeraBeam president and CEO Dan Hesse.", "Mr. Amadon will not have a title with the company, although he still remains the company's largest individual shareholder.", "As a result of the deal, Softbank Venture Capital becomes the single largest institutional shareholder in TeraBeam Networks.", "The company's other backers include Capital Research and Management Group, Fidelity Management & Research, Madrona Investments, Merrill Lynch IBK Positions, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Oakhill Venture Partners, and T. Rowe Price Investment Services.", "http: www.terabeam.com Numerical to Buy Cadabra Design Automation for $130 Million SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Publicly traded Numerical Technologies, which provides technology and services for producing subwavelength integrated circuits, said it plans to acquire Cadabra Design Automation, a provider of technology used to create standard cell, semi-custom, and custom integrated circuits.", "Numerical will exchange 3.2 million shares, worth about $130 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p14", "sents": [ "An official of 3i is expected take a seat on Brainshark's board.", "http: www.brainshark.com Evant Solutions Raises $12 Million in Second Round SAN FRANCISCO -- Evant Solutions, a provider of supply-chain services to online companies, said it raised $12 million in its second round of funding.", "Softbank Venture Capital led the round, with participation from Kline Hawkes & Co. and Bain Capital.", "Scott Russell from Softbank and Jay Ferguson from Kline Hawkes & Co. will join Evant's board.", "http: www.evant.net o French Mobile Location Service Provider Raises $15.1 Million SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS, France -- Opteway, a multi-access mobile location service provider, raised $15.1 million in its most recent funding round.", "The round included investments from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Part'Com, and previous investor 3i.", "The company said the funding will be used to support product launches in the last half of the year and global expansion through marketing and partnerships." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2868_p196", "sents": [ "Democrats want energy price limits Lawmakers counter Bush plans with monetary incentives and conservation.", "May 16, 2001 By DAVID ESPO Associated Press WASHINGTON - Eager to draw a contrast with President George W. Bush, House Democrats are unveiling an energy blueprint that calls for the government to hold down price increases for electric power while sparing environmentally sensitive areas from oil and gas exploration.", "The plan also includes proposed tax credits of up to $4,000 for the purchas e of energy-efficient homes and cars and additional tax incentives for businesses to invest in energy-efficient technologies or vehicles.", "\"Democrats believe in a balanced national energy policy that helps consumer s by both increasing energy production and reducing energy demand,\" they said in an energy blueprint drafted for unveiling by House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., and other lawmakers.", "\"The Bush administration is merely following the same tired old Republican playbook: cast blame, insist on extreme anti-environmental proposals, and provide American families with no real help now or very little in the future.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "George W. Bush", "sents": [ "George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009.", "He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.", "After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry.", "Bush married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter.", "He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election.", "Bush was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial win over Democratic rival Al Gore, becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes than his opponent." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ghulam (film)", "sents": [ "Ghulam (translation: \"Slave\") is a 1998 Indian action crime drama film directed by Vikram Bhatt starring Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji and Deepak Tijori in the lead roles.", "The film was inspired by Elia Kazan's \"On the Waterfront\" (1954).", "It is the remake of Vishesh Films first production \"Kabzaa\" starring Sanjay Dutt.", "Ghulam did well at the box office and was declared as 'Hit'..", "The song \"Aati Kya Khandala\", rendered by Aamir Khan and Alka Yagnik, was a chart-buster and trendsetter." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Sanjay Dutt", "sents": [ "Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema (Bollywood).", "The son of veteran Hindi film actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt, he made his acting debut in 1981 and has since appeared in more than 100 Hindi films.", "Although Dutt has enjoyed great success as a lead actor in genres ranging from romance to comedy, it has been the roles of gangsters, thugs and police officers in the drama and action genres that have won him much appreciation.", "The Indian media and audiences alike popularly refer to him as \"Deadly Dutt\" for his larger-than-life portrayals of such characters." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3539_p4", "sents": [ "Unless the \"seams\" issue is addressed, \"RTOs could soon resemble huge speed bumps which could not just slow down, but do permanent harm to the vehicle of competition,\" the petitioners warned.", "Addressing the \"seams\" issue is \"absolutely crucial to the RTO process,\" Hebert said Wednesday, expressing the hope that the conference can be scheduled before July and allow FERC to \"figure out the right way to do it.\"", "The groups that petitioned for the technical conference welcomed the decision to hold the technical conference.", "\"It's overdue, but we appreciate the fact that it's coming about,\" said John Hughes, technical director at the Electricity Consumers Resource Council.", "ELCON represents large industrial electricity users.", "\"Looking at the seams issues and addressing the seams issues successfully will address an awful lot of problems we see in terms of balkanized, dysfunctional markets,\" Hughes said.", "ELCON was joined in the petition by Enron Power Marketing Inc. (ENE), Reliant Energy Power Generation (REI) and Dynegy Inc. (DYN), and the Electric Power Supply Association." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e3558_p10", "sents": [ "\"New capacity cannot be brought on in time for this summer's peaks,\" he said.", "\"But demand reductions could be purchased with a minimum of disruption to businesses, workers and the economy.\"", "The incentives can be substantial.", "Residential retail electricity prices in California normally average around 10 cents per kilowatt-hour.", "Spot-market wholesale prices have soared as high as $1.90 per kilowatt-hour.", "A consumer who agreed to stop consumption for an hour to sell that power could realize $1.80 from a bidding California utility, and still pay the 10 cents to his or her own electricity provider.", "\"Every customer should want this type of service in the marketplace, because it will bring prices down,\" said John Hughes of the Electricity Consumers Resource Council, a national organization of industrial and commercial power users.", "Reliant Energy, which has been vilified by California Gov.", "Gray Davis and other California Democrats for its high-priced electricity, bought full-page ads in four national newspapers last week to promote negawatts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5997_p1", "sents": [ "Governor brings another facility online., CARL INGRAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER, SACRAMENTO Los Angeles Times, July 3, 2001 Tuesday, Home Edition, Page 1, 530 words, THE ENERGY CRISIS; Power Sales Halted by New Pricing Curbs; Electricity: Confused suppliers, unsure what they will be paid, refuse to sell to state, which asks FERC for a ruling but doesn't get it., NANCY VOGEL, TIMES STAFF WRITER, SACRAMENTO Los Angeles Times, July 3, 2001 Tuesday, Home Edition, Page 1, 1429 words, THE ENERGY CRISIS; Hidden Costs Revealed in Power Pacts, RICH CONNELL, ROBERT J. LOPEZ, JEFFREY L. RABIN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS The New York Times, July 3, 2001, Tuesday, Late Edition - Final, Section A; Page 10; Column 5; National Desk, 804 words, Power Company Rebuts Accusations of Gouging, By JAMES STERNGOLD, LOS ANGELES, July 2 San Jose Mercury News, July 3, 2001, Tuesday, STATE AND REGIONAL NEWS, K5369, 508 words, Davis paying millions to energy consultants, contracts reveal, By Dion Nissenbaum San Jose Mercury News, July 3, 2001, Tuesday, SJ-ENERGY-PRICE, 834 words, California Officials Insist Energy Company Manipulated Prices, Output, By Brandon Bailey San Francisco Chronicle, JULY 3, 2001, TUESDAY, FINAL EDITION, NEWS;, Pg." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "The New York Times", "sents": [ "The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated NYT and The Times) is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851, by The New York Times Company.", "\"The New York Times\" has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper.", "The paper's print version in 2013 had the second-largest circulation, behind \"The Wall Street Journal\", and the largest circulation among the metropolitan newspapers in the United States.", "\"The New York Times\" is ranked 18th in the world by circulation.", "Following industry trends, its weekday circulation had fallen in 2009 to fewer than one million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Staggered (film)", "sents": [ "Staggered is a 1994 British romantic comedy film starring Martin Clunes and Anna Chancellor.", "It follows the misfortune of Neil (Clunes), a bridegroom trying to get back to his intended bride after a stag night." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Martin Clunes", "sents": [ "Alexander Martin Clunes, OBE (born 28 November 1961) is an English actor.", "He is best known for portraying Martin Ellingham in the ITV drama series \"Doc Martin\" and Gary Strang in \"Men Behaving Badly\".", "Clunes has narrated a number of documentaries for ITV, the first of which was \"Islands of Britain\" in 2009.", "He has since presented a number of documentaries centred on animals.", "He has also voiced Kipper the Dog in the animated series, \"Kipper\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2933_p21", "sents": [ "ABC has raised $77 million to date from backers Ironwood, Red Rock Ventures, and Technology Crossover Ventures.", "ABC was founded in October 1997. http: www.allcovered.com Princeton eCom Buys Venture Finance Software from Intuit mail?", "top PRINCETON, N.J. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Princeton eCom, which provides ele ctronic billing and payment services to corporations and banks, said it acquired Intuit's online bill and payment service, Quicken Bill Manager, and all the outstanding shares of Venture Finance Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of publicly traded Intuit.", "Financial details of the deal were undisclosed.", "As part of the deal Intuit has the option to take a 20% equity stake in Princeton or the cash equivalent in February 2002. Princeton also said it made employment offers to the 25 employees from Intuit's Quicken division a nd plans to open an office in the vicinity of Intuit's Quicken offices in Mountain View, Calif. Princeton eCom raised $20 million in convertible debt in April from existing investors Mellon Ventures and New Century Equity Holdings." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Intuit", "sents": [ "Intuit Inc. is a business and financial software company that develops and sells financial, accounting and tax preparation software and related services for small businesses, accountants and individuals.", "The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California.", "Greater than 95% of its revenues and earnings come from its activities within the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Banuband", "sents": [ "Banuband (Persian: بنوبند‎ ‎ , also Romanized as Banūband, Banooband, Banū Band, Benū Band, and Bonūband) is a village in Tazian Rural District, in the Central District of Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 586, in 123 families." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Tazian Rural District", "sents": [ "Tazian Rural District (Persian: دهستان تازيان‎ ‎ ) is a rural district (\"dehestan\") in the Central District of Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 21,371, in 4,803 families.", "The rural district has 19 villages." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Strait Country", "sents": [ "Strait Country is the debut studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on September 4, 1981 by MCA Records.", "The album's traditional country music approach—a mix of Texas honky tonk and the Bakersfield sound—presented a sharp contrast to the dominating trends within country music at that time.", "The album includes the singles \"Unwound\", \"Down and Out\", and \"If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)\", reaching 6, 16, and 3 respectively on the \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles chart.", "The album peaked at number 26 on the US \"Billboard\" Top Country Albums chart.", "\"Strait Country\" has been certified platinum by the RIAA.", "The album was one of the first to be recorded and mixed digitally." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Bakersfield sound", "sents": [ "The Bakersfield sound is a genre of country music developed in the mid- to late 1950s in and around Bakersfield, California.", "Bakersfield country was a reaction against the slickly produced, string orchestra-laden Nashville sound, which was becoming popular in the late 1950s.", "Buck Owens and the Buckaroos and Merle Haggard and the Strangers are the most successful artists of the original Bakersfield sound era.", "Other major Bakersfield country artists include Wynn Stewart, Jean Shepard, Tommy Collins, Susan Raye, Joe Maphis, Dennis Payne and Freddie Hart." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2972_p14", "sents": [ "The company said it plans to use the new funds for sales and marketing, as well as for further national expansion.", "As a result of this financing, Gavin Gray of Milestone Equities has been granted the seventh seat on the company's board of directors that includes John S. Boyd and Bob Fabbio of TL Ventures and Tom Herring of Polaris Venture Partners.", "eRealty.com is planning to raise a larger round of strategic funding from partners in the financial services, media, and real estate service sectors by the close of this year.", "In February 2000, eRealty.com received $10 million from TL Ventures and Polaris Venture Partners.", "http: www.erealty.com ERisk Raises $10 Million Second Round mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- ERisk, which provides software and consulti ng for enterprise risk management, said it raised $10 million in the second round of financing from new investor JPMorgan Partners, which led the round with participation from all past investors including a UBS subsidiary aventic AG Internet Finance Partners, Katalyst Venture Partners I, and Risk Management Solutions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e27434_p1", "sents": [ "Meanwhile, education software company Carnegie Learning pulled in a $14 million second round co-led by previous investors Collier Investments and Draper Triangle.", "The company also announced that Robert Longo resigned as president and CEO to join Emerald Partners, a consulting firm, and that it has laid off approximately 30% of its staff.<br <br In more promising news for the life sciences sector, JPMorgan Partners and PPD, a provider of discovery and development services and products for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, teamed up to form a new company called Apothogen, which will acquire, develop, and commercialize pharmaceutical products.<br <br Webvan was also in the news again as WhyRunOut.com, an online provider of neighborhood retail and delivery services in Southern California, said it has acquired the rights to the West Coast customers of the defunct online grocery service that filed for bankruptcy last July for an undisclosed amount of cash.", "Undaunted by Webvan&#39;s much publicized demise, Dan Frahm, president of WhyRunOut, expects to expand to most or all of the West Coast markets for which it now has customer lists by sometime next year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ziemomyśl A", "sents": [ "Ziemomyśl A (German \"Schönwerder A\") is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dolice, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.", "It lies approximately 9 km east of Dolice (\"Dölitz\"), 26 km south-east of Stargard (\"Stargard in Pommern\"), and 56 km south-east of the regional capital Szczecin (\"Stettin\")." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Gmina Dolice", "sents": [ "Gmina Dolice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.", "Its seat is the village of Dolice, which lies approximately 20 km south-east of Stargard Szczeciński and 49 km south-east of the regional capital Szczecin." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Proviso Mathematics and Science Academy", "sents": [ "Proviso Mathematics and Science Academy (or \"PMSA\") is a magnet high school in Forest Park, Illinois, United States.", "It is one of the newest schools in the Proviso Township High Schools District 209.", "It serves students in many towns in western Cook County including Forest Park, Berkeley, Broadview, Maywood, Melrose Park, Stone Park, Hillside, Bellwood, and Westchester among others.", "PMSA opened its doors to 126 freshmen in 2005.", "The current principal is Dr. Bessie Karvelas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Forest Park, Illinois", "sents": [ "Forest Park (formerly Harlem) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, United States.", "The population was 14,167 at the 2010 census.", "The Forest Park terminal on the CTA Blue Line is the line's western terminus, located on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines Avenue." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Joseph Stiglitz", "sents": [ "Joseph Eugene Stiglitz ( ; born February 9, 1943) is an American economist and a professor at Columbia University.", "He is a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2001) and the John Bates Clark Medal (1979).", "He is a former senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank and is a former member and chairman of the (US president's) Council of Economic Advisers.", "He is known for his support of Georgist public finance theory and for his critical view of the management of globalization, of \"laissez-faire\" economists (whom he calls \"free market fundamentalists\"), and of international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Council of Economic Advisers", "sents": [ "The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is a United States agency within the Executive Office of the President established in 1946, which advises the President of the United States on economic policy.", "The CEA provides much of the objective empirical research for the White House and prepares the annual Economic Report of the President." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bill Peters (ice hockey)", "sents": [ "William Robert \"Bill\" Peters (born January 13, 1965) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former college player.", "He is currently the head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).", "He has also served as the coach of the Canadian men's national ice hockey team." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Calgary Flames", "sents": [ "The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.", "They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).", "The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the Calgary Tigers (1921–1927) and Calgary Cowboys (1975–1977).", "The Flames are one of two NHL franchises in Alberta; the other is the Edmonton Oilers.", "The cities' proximity has led to a rivalry known as the Battle of Alberta." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5812_p55", "sents": [ "Headquarters: S an Francisco Local employment: 1,300 in San Francisco and 2,000 in California Founded: 1898 Stock: Privately held CEO: Riley Bechtel -- Revenues Bechte l gets most of its revenue from building power plants and running government facilities.", "Power $3.1 billion Civil (bridges, tunnels, airports, etc.)", "$2.1 billion Petroleum and chemicals $1.5 billion Pipeline $1.2 billion Mining metals $1.7 billion Telecom $1.5 billion Bechtel National Inc. (Federal gov.t facilities management) $3.1 billion Sources: Bechtel - CHART (2): BECHTEL LEADS THE PACK -- Construction Engineering Firms Rank Company HQ Revenue(x) 1. Bechtel Group Inc., San Francisco $12.42 2. Fluor Corp., Aliso Viejo (Orange County) $7.83 3. Kellogg Brown & Root, Houston $5.34 4. The Turner Corp., Dallas $5.85 5. CENTEX, Dallas $5.4 (x) - In billions; includes revenue from construction engineering contracts only.", "-- Top Power Construction Firms Rank Company Revenue(y) 1. Bechtel Group In c. $1,100 2. Duke Engineering & Services $303 3. Sargent & Lundy $292 4. Black &amp; Veatch $241 5. Stone & Webster Engineers and Constructors $234 (y) - In millions; Includes revenue from energy contracts only." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "San Francisco", "sents": [ "San Francisco (initials SF) ( , Spanish for Saint Francis; Spanish: ] ), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.", "The consolidated city-county covers an area of about 47.9 sqmi at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.", "It is the fourth-most populous city in California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with a 2016 census-estimated population of 870,887.", "The population is projected to reach 1 million by 2033." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10413_p6", "sents": [ "Beginning in July, the company would have to install 95%.", "The draft rules also would allow Qwest to have a maximum of five held orders per 1,000 new, transfer, and change orders at the end of any month.", "Beginning Jan. 1, 2002, the company could have only four such held orders.", "If it missed an installation commitment, residential customers would receive a $10 credit, and small business customers would receive a $40 credit.", "Qwest would have to repair 80% of all out-of-service troubles within one business day and repair 85% of them starting in July.", "It would have to repair 90% within two business days.", "If Qwest missed a repair commitment, it would have to credit residential customers $10 and business customers $40. The proposed rules also address reporting requirements, billing, and disconnection.", "The rules are scheduled to be submitted to Administrative Rules for publication Jan. 31. (Docket no.", "00-R340-01, In the Matter of a Proceeding to Adopt Rules Governing Service Quality Standards to End Users for All Tariffed Public Telecommunications Services Pursuant to UCA 54-8b-3.3 (6)(a)) TAXATION MISSOURI Bill would exempt some interstate telecom services from sales taxes Sen. Harry Wiggins (D., District 10) has introduced SB 234 to extend an existing sales tax exemption on certain types of telecom services." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Qwest", "sents": [ "Qwest Communications International, Inc. was a large United States telecommunications carrier.", "Qwest provided local service in 14 western and midwestern U.S. states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Texaco", "sents": [ "Texaco, Inc. (\"\"The Texas Company\"\") is an American oil subsidiary of Chevron Corporation.", "Its flagship product is its fuel \"Texaco with Techron\".", "It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand.", "Texaco was an independent company until its refining operations merged into Chevron Corporation in 2001, at which time most of its station franchises were divested to the Shell Oil Company.", "It began as the Texas Fuel Company, founded in 1901 in Beaumont, Texas, by Joseph S. Cullinan, Thomas J. Donoghue, Walter Benona Sharp, and Arnold Schlaet upon the discovery of oil at Spindletop." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3552_p34", "sents": [ "BuildOnline is backed by $31.4 million from BancBoston Capital, Delta Partners, ETF Group, Goldman Sachs, GRP, Viventures, and Sal Oppenheim.", "http: www.buildonline.com http: www.iscraper.com Metavante Acquires Online Bill Management Firm CyberBills mail?", "top MILWAUKEE (VENTUREWIRE) -- Metavante, a financial services enabler w holly owned by publicly traded Marshall & Ilsley Corp., announced it has acquired CyberBills, a San Jose, Calif.-based developer of a Web-based bill manageme nt service, for an undisclosed amount.", "Metavante's clients will be able to off er customers the ability to view and pay presented bills within their Internet banking sites.", "This is Metavante's second acquisition in a month.", "On May 1, the company announced plans to acquire Derivion, a provider of Web-based electronic bill presentment and payment services.", "CyberBills is backed by J Net Ventures I, GE Equity, J.W.", "Seligman, Texaco, Dotcom, Intuit, and Vertex Management.", "http: www.cyberbills.com http: www.metavante.com Outtask Acquires Upright Software, Terms Not Disclosed mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4033_p0", "sents": [ "'========================= VENTUREWIRE Monday, September 18, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o Champion Ventures Takes Home $150 Million for New Fund o Business.com Secures $61 Million in Series C Financing o Ness Technologies In $255.6 Million Merger With Sapiens o 3Com Ethernet Spinoff, Atrica, Has $16 Million First Round o Ex-Tech Lawyer Reback's Voxeo Gets $35 Million First Round o Egan-Managed Capital Launches $66.7 Million Second Fund Advertisement \"Structuring Effective Private Equity Partnerships\" is a Harvard Business School Executive Education course that brings together venture capitalists, institutional investors, fund managers, and corporate executives in Silicon Valley, November 8-10, 2000. HBS Professors Paul Gompers, Felda Hardymon, and Josh Lerner focus participants on best Practice strategies for establishing successful venture funds.", "For more information and to apply, visit: http: www.exed.hbs.edu vw Also in This Issue: New Money: o Communications Firm Impinij Gets $15 Million, Round One o Wireless Provider YadaYada Has $14.1 Million First Round o Interactive Form and E-mail Firm Quinzer Raises First Round o Streaming Media Firm Everstream Gets $8.4 Million Round One o Web App Architecture Firm MTW Raises $26 Million First Funds o Cardiobeat, Web-based Cardio Assessment Firm, Gets Funds o Media Resource NewsMarket Launches with $3 Million Series A o $15 Million Round Two for Wireless Broadband Firm PipingHot o Management Services Firm Global Factory Raises $12 Million o Wireless Tech Supplier Macalla Gets $7.4 Million Round Two o Support Site SafeHarbor Raises $25 Million in Round Three o MachineryLink, Online Resource For Farmers, Gets Funds o Telecom E-Business Platform Company TeleGea Gets $1 Million New Products: o Geographic Targeting Service for Advertisers Quova Launches o New Internet Browser UltraBrowser.com Launches o Online Securities Market Bondweb Launches Trading Platform o Digital Pipe Launches E-learning Product, nCore New Deals: o Online Mexican Food Portal MexGrocer.com Launches M&A: o Healthcare Industry Tools Firms HealthMagic and MPACS Merge o Online Petroleum Commerce FuelQuest to Merge with Oilspot New Directors: o Chief Scientist of Vodafone Named to LinkAir's Board o Former HNC Software President Joins Centor Software's Board New People: o Strategic Data Names Delphi Information Founder as CEO VC Fund News: o Quester to Launch New $70.2 Million Fund in U.K. o The Atlantis Group Forms $6 Million Fund for Startups VW Corrections: o Summa VentureWorks o Venture Worx Advertisement Find talent, capital, jobs, & drinks under one roof-at NYNMA's SUPER CYBERSUDS?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Business.com", "sents": [ "Business.com is a digital media company and B2B web destination which offers various performance marketing advertising, including lead generation products on a pay per lead and pay per click basis, directory listings, and display advertising.", "The site covers business industry news and trends for growth companies and the B2B community to stay up-to-date, currently housing more than 15,000 pieces of content as of November 2014.", "In October 2014, the website was ranked #1 on Inc.com's '50 Websites Your Startup Needs to Succeed'." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "1916 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team", "sents": [ "The 1916 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1916 college football season.", "In their 17th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–1 record (3–1 against Western Conference opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 348 to 28." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "University of Minnesota", "sents": [ "The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (often referred to as The University of Minnesota, Minnesota, the U of M, UMN, or simply the U) is a public research university in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota.", "The Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses are approximately 3 mi apart, and the Saint Paul campus is actually in neighboring Falcon Heights.", "It is the oldest and largest campus within the University of Minnesota system and has the sixth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 51,147 students in 2013–14.", "The university is the flagship institution of the University of Minnesota system, and is organized into 19 colleges and schools, with sister campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6506_p46", "sents": [ "His sympathy for the conservative base is extraordinary.\"", "The Salvation Army sought to benefit from that sympathy when a lobbyist it hired who was friendly with Rove asked the senior adviser for help.", "Rove asked the Office of Management and Budget to look into the request.", "The White House rejected the proposal last week when the request, and claims from the Salvation Army of a \"firm commitment\" to act on it, became public.", "As it turns out, House Republicans, working with several White House officials, had already made changes to the House legislation two weeks ago that gave the Salvation Army most of what it wanted: protection from cities' domestic partnership benefit requirements.", "This protection comes in a provision allowing all grant programs covered under the faith bill to be turned into vouchers.", "\"Indirect assistance through vouchers rather than a city contract would spare the [Salvation] Army and other religious groups the burden of the domestic partner benefits,\" said Ira Lupu, a George Washington University law professor." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "The Salvation Army", "sents": [ "The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian movement and an international charitable organization structured in a quasi-military fashion.", "The organisation reports a worldwide membership of over 1.5 million, consisting of soldiers, officers and adherents known as Salvationists.", "Its founders Catherine and William Booth sought to bring salvation to the poor, destitute and hungry by meeting both their \"physical and spiritual needs\".", "It is present in 127 countries, running charity shops, operating shelters for the homeless and disaster relief and humanitarian aid to developing countries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7455_p13", "sents": [ "http: www.novatelwireless.com Bad News o Consulting Firm Omnient Lays Off 62, Names New CEO BLUE BELL, Pa. -- Omnient, an Internet business strategy consulting firm, said it layed off 62 employees, leaving the company with a staff of 25. The company said it is restructuring its business to focus more on specific markets.", "The company also said it appointed Al Chiaradonna, formerly president and chief operating officer, to the CEO post.", "Former CEO Michael Monheit will remain with the company as a consultant.", "Mr. Chiaradonna is former director of Arthur Andersen's Southeast region.", "Investors LLR Equity Partners and New Spring agreed to invest an undisclosed amount of additional capital.", "http: www.omnient.com HalfthePlanet.com, Site for Disabled Community, Closes Doors NEW YORK -- HalfthePlanet.com, a portal for the disabled community and their caregivers, said unreceptive market conditions have forced the company to shut down.", "The company, which is in undergoing liquidation, has closed its offices in New York and Washington and laid-off all of its 31 employees with severance pay." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "Arthur Andersen", "sents": [ "Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, is an American holding company and formerly one of the \"Big Five\" accounting firms among PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG, providing auditing, tax, and consulting services to large corporations.", "In 2002, the firm voluntarily surrendered its licenses to practice as Certified Public Accountants in the United States after being found guilty of criminal charges relating to the firm's handling of the auditing of Enron, an energy corporation based in Texas, which had filed for bankruptcy in 2001." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jean-Louis Beffa", "sents": [ "Jean-Louis Beffa (born 11 August 1941 in Nice, France) is a French businessman.", "He was the chairman and CEO of Saint-Gobain, he is now the Chairman of the board of Saint-Gobain, and a former member of the Saint-Simon Foundation think-tank." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Nice", "sents": [ "Nice ( , ] ; Niçard Occitan: \"Niça\" , classical norm, or \"Nissa \", nonstandard, ] ; Italian: \"Nizza\" ] ; Greek: Νίκαια ; Latin: \"Nicaea\" ) is the fifth most populous city in France and the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes \"département\".", "The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of about 1 million on an area of 721 km2 .", "Located in the French Riviera, on the south east coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, at the foot of the Alps, Nice is the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast and the second-largest city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region after Marseille.", "Nice is about 13 kilometres (8 miles) from the principality of Monaco, and its airport is a gateway to the principality as well." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8917_p12", "sents": [ "Netliant is also backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners.", "http: www.netliant.com FreightPro.com Secures $17 Million in Second Round mail this story?", "top OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (VENTUREWIRE) -- FreightPro.com, an Internet-based transportation and logistic provider, said it has raised $7 million in its second round of funding from new investors White Pines Ventures, Gazelle TechVentures, and Kansas Venture Capital.", "The company said it will use the funds to support information technology development, marketing, and brand-recognition efforts, as well as for general working capital.", "http: www.freightpro.com Optics Firm Optillion Raises $53 Million In Second Round mail this story?", "top STOCKHOLM, Sweden (VENTUREWIRE) -- Optillion, a fiber optics tranceiver company, said it raised $53 million in its second round of funding.", "The round was led by Crescendo Ventures with additional investments from Cisco Systems, Investor Growth Capital, the venture capital company of Investor AB, and previous investor ITACT.", "The company said it will use the funding to accelerate the development of its transceivers, build its own manufacturing plant, and open an office in the United States Optillion intends to develop transceivers that operate at ten times the speed of existing Ethernet transceivers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "Cisco Systems", "sents": [ "Cisco Systems, Inc. (known as Cisco) is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in San Jose, California, in the center of Silicon Valley, that develops, manufactures and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment and other high-technology services and products.", "Through its numerous acquired subsidiaries, such as OpenDNS, WebEx, Jabber and Jasper, Cisco specializes into specific tech markets, such as Internet of Things (IoT), domain security and energy management." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Goraj, Greater Poland Voivodeship", "sents": [ "Goraj is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubasz, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.", "It lies approximately 2 km west of Lubasz, 6 km south-west of Czarnków, and 59 km north-west of the regional capital Poznań." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Gmina Lubasz", "sents": [ "Gmina Lubasz is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.", "Its seat is the village of Lubasz, which lies approximately 7 km south-west of Czarnków and 57 km north-west of the regional capital Poznań." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e646_p17", "sents": [ "Also, DTE Energy Co. and MCN Energy Group Inc. recently were forced to renegotiate terms of their merger.", "At 4 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading, Entergy was unchanged at $38, while FPL was down nine cents at $61.21. Troubled Electricity Deals Acquirer: DTE Energy Target: MCN Energy Deal: DTE was to purchase MCN for $28.50 a share Result: Renegotiated the price to $24 a share valuing the transaction at about $2.24 billion.", "Acquirer: Con Edison Target: Northeast Deal: Con Edison to purchase Northeast for $3.8 billion Result: Northeast and Con Edison have sued each other for the merger's failure.", "Acquirer: Sierra Pacific Target: Enron Deal: Sierra Pacific to buy Enron's Portland General Electric for $2 billion Result: Sierra Pacific has had difficulty selling generating assets, which it had to do to be able to purchase PGE.", "Acquirer: FPL Target: Entergy Deal: Merger of equals now valued at $8 billion Result: Agree that if either company closes another comparable deal within nine months it will have to pay a breakup fee." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Portland General Electric", "sents": [ "Portland General Electric (PGE) is a Fortune 1000 public utility based in Portland, Oregon.", "It distributes electricity to customers in parts of Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion, Yamhill, Washington, and Polk counties - 44% of the inhabitants of Oregon.", "Founded in 1888 as the Willamette Falls Electric Company, the company has been an independent company for most of its existence, though was briefly owned by the Houston-based Enron Corporation from 1997 until 2006 when Enron divested itself of PGE during its bankruptcy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bonduiyeh", "sents": [ "Bonduiyeh (Persian: بندوئيه‎ ‎ , also Romanized as Bondū’īyeh and Bondūyeh; also known as Bondāreh) is a village in Kuh Mareh Sorkhi Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 250, in 59 families." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Kuh Mareh Sorkhi Rural District", "sents": [ "Kuh Mareh Sorkhi Rural District (Persian: دهستان كوه مره سرخي‎ ‎ ) is a rural district (\"dehestan\") in Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 9,034, in 1,883 families.", "The rural district has 29 villages." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5975_p27", "sents": [ "Bryson said it should surprise no one that people are leaving.", "\"The skill base remains very good,\" he said, \"but people want to be sure they have a future to exercise their skills at building a company.\"", "Bryson believes that such opportunities remain at Mission Energy.", "He noted that the company is working on four or five projects.", "And there is room, he said, to boost cash flow and profit through smart management and improving operating efficiencies at the company's formidable stable of existing power plants.", "* Times staff writer Miguel Bustillo in Sacramento contributed to this report.", "RELATED STORIES Power paradox: Businesses pad use to gain in blackouts.", "A1 Energy savers: State residents are consuming less power.", "B7 Moving Up Edison Mission Energy has been producing more power in recent years and moving up in the ranks of the world's top independent power producers: 2000 Rank company Megawatts of generating capacity 1. AES 33,044 2. Edison Mission Energy 22,935 3. International Power 14,933 1999 Rank company Megawatts of generating capacity 1. AES 20,459 2. International Power 16,362 3. Mirant 12,660 4. Edison Mission Energy 9,383 1998 Rank company Megawatts of generating capacity 1. AES 16,241 2. International Power 10,562 3. TXU 6,973 4. Edison Mission Energy 6,223 Sources: Platts, McGraw-Hill Rising Revenue, Falling Profit Edison Mission Energy's revenue has risen rapidly in recent years, but profit growth hasn't kept pace." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "Edison Mission Energy", "sents": [ "Edison Mission Energy (EME) was an independent power producer based in California, United States.", "It was owned by Edison International.", "On December 17, 2012, EME filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy with a proposal to transfer control of the company to holders of $3.7 billion in unsecured bonds.", "The reorganization plan was approved in March 2014 by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.", "Under the reorganization plan, Edison Mission Energy would remain a subsidiary of Edison International, but a new trust, under the control of the former bond-holders, would contain almost all of the former assets and liabilities of EME." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2881_p6", "sents": [ "Mr. Reiner formerly served as publisher of the Internet divisio n at Jobson Publishing where he launched Sightstreet.com, a business-to-business portal for the eye care community.", "Cognitive Arts is backed by Catterton-Simon Partners, GE Equity, ING Furman Selz Investments, Leeds Equity Partners, and Regal Capital.", "http: www.cognitivearts.com IPOptical Names Former Marconi Fore Systems Exec as VP mail?", "top DULLES, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- IPOptical, a developer of next generation multi-petabit optical routing technology, said it has named Jack Waters as vice president of sales and marketing.", "Mr.", "Waters was formerly vice preside nt of worldwide sales at CoManage, an operational support system startup.", "Mr.", "Waters also formerly served as director of mid-Atlantic operations at Marconi Fore Systems.", "IPOptical is backed by AMP Capital Partners, which invested $8 million in the company in 2000. http: www.ipoptical.com Plateau Systems Adds VP, Sales and Marketing mail?", "top FAIRFAX, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Plateau Systems, which provides e-learning a nd knowledge management systems for regulated industries, said it named Steven Roth as senior vice president, sales and marketing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e3786_p28", "sents": [ "The RhondaWorks team includes both publishing and Internet veterans led by chief operating officer Jim Schulte, formerly the editor-in-chief of USATODAY.com, and Rhonda Abrams, founder and CEO of RhondaWorks.", "The company is backed by individual investors.", "http: www.rhondaworks.com Gilat-To-Home Becomes StarBand Communications MCLEAN, Va. -- Gilat-To-Home, which provides consumer focused two-way satellite broadband Internet service, said it changed its name to StarBand Communications.", "The company said the change in name represented its new category Intenet high-speed delivery, which it plans to launch this fall.", "StarBand is backed by Gilat Satellite Networks, Microsoft, EchoStar Communications, and ING Furman Selz Investments.", "http: www.starband.net o Local Busines App Firm Dbusiness.com Now LocalBusiness.com FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Dbusiness.com, an Internet provider of local business applications, local news and intelligence, tools, and research resources for small and medium-sized businesses, said it has changed its name to LocalBusiness.com.", "The company, which recently acquired request-for-proposal provider TrueAdvantage, said the name change reflects its focus on local business applications and services." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e894_p98", "sents": [ "The Northwest, long the land of cheap, clean hydroelectric power, is already beginning to see its 5- and 6-cent electric rates climb.", "Many of the utilities in the Northwest receive huge portions of their juice from the Bonneville Power Administration, which oversees 29 dams in the Columbia and Snake River basins and provides 45% of the region's electricity.", "However, the severity of the region's drought--and the accompanying electricity shortage--was illustrated last week when the BPA announced that it would stop spilling precious water over its dams to help the spring salmon run.", "Announcing the news to residents who for decades have fought to restore salmon runs decimated by the dams was perhaps made a bit easier for acting BPA administrator Steve Wright because he had previously made another announcement.", "The BPA, Wright said, would likely be raising its own wholesale rates from 95% to 200% come October.", "Some of the rate hikes around the country are surcharges, meant to fill utility coffers left empty by the leap in natural gas prices, for example." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Snake River", "sents": [ "The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest in the United States.", "At 1078 mi long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean.", "Rising in western Wyoming, the river flows through the Snake River Plain of southern Idaho, then through the rugged Hells Canyon area via northeastern Oregon and the rolling Palouse Hills, to reach its mouth near the Washington Tri-Cities area, where it enters the Columbia.", "Its drainage basin encompasses parts of six U.S. states, and its average discharge is over 54000 cuft/s ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Place We Ran From", "sents": [ "The Place We Ran From is the debut album by the alternative rock/alt country supergroup Tired Pony, released on July 5, 2010, through Polydor/Fiction in the United Kingdom and on July 28, 2010, in the United States by Mom and Pop.", "The album grew from what was initially a solo project for Snow Patrol songwriter Gary Lightbody which rapidly became a collaboration with members of Belle and Sebastian, R.E.M., and producer Jacknife Lee joining as well as contributions from actress and singer Zooey Deschanel, guitarist M. Ward, and Tom Smith of the indie rock group Editors.", "The tracks were recorded over the course of one week in January 2010, in Portland, Oregon.", "The album was recorded over the course of one week in January 2010 and charted in over a half dozen countries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "R.E.M.", "sents": [ "R.E.M.", "was an American rock band that formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by lead singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry.", "One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M.", "was noted for Stipe's particular vocal quality and obscure lyrics, Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style, and Mills' melodic basslines and backing vocals.", "R.E.M.", "released its first single—\"Radio Free Europe\"—in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone.", "The single was followed by the \"Chronic Town\" EP in 1982, the band's first release on I.R.S.", "Records.", "In 1983, the group released its critically acclaimed debut album, \"Murmur\", and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases, constant touring, and the support of college radio.", "Following years of underground success, R.E.M.", "achieved a mainstream hit in 1987 with the single \"The One I Love\".", "The group signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988, and began to espouse political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27107_p2", "sents": [ "-- Credit card fraud top merchant worry More than half the online merchants questioned in a recent survey say online credit card fraud is their primary concern as they go into the holiday season.", "Almost two-thirds of them are taking more precautions this year than last, including more manual checking of submitted information, according to Cybersource, which provides transaction services for retailers.", "Emerchants are optimistic: 54% expect their sales volume to grow an average of 37% this year from last.", "-- eBay uncorks wine sales EBay is offering wine for sale.", "Chief Executive Meg Whitman made the announcement during a speech at the Comdex Computer show in Las Vegas.", "\"We think it's a big market, we think it's a fun market,\" she said, according to CNET.", "The company's Web site includes wines, wine racks and even a complete winemaking facility, with set up and training.", "She said eBay will list items only from sellers licensed to distribute wine, and will not make sales in states where such shipments are illegal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Las Vegas", "sents": [ "Las Vegas ( , Spanish for \"The Meadows\"), officially the City of Las Vegas and often known simply as Vegas, is the 28th-most populated city in the United States, the most populated city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County.", "The city anchors the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert.", "Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife.", "The Las Vegas Valley as a whole serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center for Nevada." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Chometokadmon", "sents": [ "Chometokadmon is an extinct genus of anguimorph lizard from the Early Cretaceous of Italy.", "The type and only species is Chometokadmon fitzingeri, named by Italian zoologist Oronzio Gabriele Costa in 1864.", "It is known from only one specimen, a nearly complete skeleton from the comune of Pietraroja in the Apennine Mountains.", "Costa identified the specimen as a lizard, but in 1915 paleontologist Geremia d'Erasmo reclassified the skeleton as that of a rhynchocephalian on the basis of another rhynchocephalian specimen Costa had described, which d'Erasmo thought belonged to the same species.", "Later studies of the anatomy of these two specimens revealed that they belonged to two different species; Costa's \"Chometokadmon\" was a lizard whereas the other specimen, renamed \"Derasmosaurus\" in honor of d'Erasmo, was a rhynchocephalian.", "The first detailed description of \"Chometokadmon\" came in 2006, allowing it to be incorporated into a phylogenetic analysis of lizards.", "The analysis placed \"Chometokadmon\" as a member of the clade (evolutionary grouping) Anguimorpha, which includes Anguidae, Xenosauridae, and Varanoidea." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "Anguidae", "sents": [ "Anguidae refers to a large and diverse family of lizards native to the Northern Hemisphere.", "Common characteristics of this group include a reduced supratemporal arch, striations on the medial faces of tooth crowns, osteoderms, and a lateral fold in the skin of most taxa.", "The group includes the slowworms, glass lizards, and alligator lizards, among others.", "The family is divided into three subfamilies (Anguinae, Diploglossinae and Gerrhonotinae), and contains approximately 100 species in ten genera." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ruth Todd", "sents": [ "Ruth Todd is an award-winning Salt Lake City television news anchor.", "She most recently worked in television for KTVX ABC4.", "Todd joined the ABC4 news team in December 2001, but first appeared on-air April 15, 2002 as the station's lead female anchor.", "Her last newscast was February 28, 2007, after her five-year contract expired." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Salt Lake City", "sents": [ "Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC) is the capital and the most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Utah.", "With an estimated population of 190,884 in 2014, the city is the core of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a population of 1,153,340 (2014 estimate).", "Salt Lake City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo Combined Statistical Area.", "This region is a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along an approximately 120 mi segment of the Wasatch Front, comprising a population of 2,423,912 as of 2014 .", "It is one of only two major urban areas in the Great Basin (the other is Reno, Nevada)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19748_p6", "sents": [ "The rating agency expressed concerns that it would be too easy for Dynegy to give up its bid, further undermining Enron's creditworthiness.", "Moody's decision to preserve Enron's investment grade rating was one of the main reasons why Dynegy was able to go ahead with its rescue bid.", "In justifying the all-stock bid, Chuck Watson, chairman of Dynegy, said last week that buying the company for a low price - a fraction of Enron's market capitalisation at its peak in 2000 - was a major protection against failure.", "But he admitted that much of the last round of negotiations with Moody's had been spent reassuring them that the material adverse change clauses in the merger agreement were not too loose.", "According to Dynegy, the material adverse change clauses relate to the outcome of a Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry into Enron's finances, possible litigation against the energy company, balance sheet strength and earnings forecasts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Dynegy", "sents": [ "Dynegy Inc. is an electric company based in Houston, Texas, in the United States.", "It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are natural gas-fueled or coal-fueled.", "The company is located at 601 Travis Street in Downtown Houston.", "The company was founded in 1984 as Natural Gas Clearinghouse.", "It was originally an energy brokerage, buying and selling natural gas supplies.", "It changed its name to NGC Corporation in 1995 after entering the electrical power generation business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "1974 FA Charity Shield", "sents": [ "The 1974 FA Charity Shield was the 52nd FA Charity Shield, an annual English association football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League First Division and FA Cup.", "The match was contested by Leeds United, the champions of the 1973–74 Football League First Division, and Liverpool, the 1973–74 FA Cup winners.", "It was held at Wembley Stadium on 10 August 1974.", "Watched by a crowd of 67,000 and televised (although not live as has often been claimed), the match ended in a 1–1 draw and was decided by a penalty shoot-out which was won 6–5 by Liverpool." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Liverpool", "sents": [ "Liverpool ( ) is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 478,580 in 2015.", "With its surrounding areas, it is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the UK, with over 2.24 million people in 2011.", "The local authority is Liverpool City Council, the most populous local government district within the metropolitan county of Merseyside and the largest within the Liverpool City Region." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3052_p41", "sents": [ "ICICI shares fell 4.25 rupees, or 4.75 percent, to 85.15 rupees on the Mumbai stock exchange.", "Industrial Development Bank of India Ltd., the largest lender to Enron, fell 2 rupees, or 7.4 percent, to 25.15 rupees while State Bank shares were down 3.7 rupees, or 1.57 percent, to 232.5 rupees.", "State Bank, ICICI Decline as Enron Plans to Pull Out of India 2001-05-21 03:02 (New York) Mumbai, May 21 (Bloomberg) -- State Bank of India and ICICI Ltd., lenders to Enron Corp.'s Dabhol Power Co., fell after Enron served a notice on India's Maharashtra State Electricity Board to end its power supply contract because of unpaid dues.", "The state electricity board owes 3 billion rupees ($64 million) to Dabhol for supplying power in December and January.", "``The banks will take a big hit on their balance sheet if the Dabhol project is stalled,'' said Deepak Malhotra, who helps manage $88 million in assets at Max India Ltd. in New Delhi." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3052_p42", "sents": [ "State Bank of India, India's biggest commercial bank, fell 2.7 rupees, or 1.1 percent, to 233.5 rupees after earlier falling as much as 2 percent.", "ICICI Ltd., India's second-largest lender, fell as much as 7.1 percent.", "ICICI declined 4.35 rupees, or 4.9 percent, to 85.05 in recent trading on the Mumbai Stock Exchange.", "Industrial Development Bank of India Ltd., India's biggest lender, fell as much as 2.75 rupees, or 10 percent, to 24.4 rupees.", "IDBI shares dropped 2 rupees, or 7.4 percent, to 25.15 in recent trading.", "ANZ Investment's Rangnekar on Loans to Power Companies: Comment 2001-05-21 05:36 (New York) ANZ Investment's Rangnekar on Loans to Power Companies: Comment New Delhi, May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Abhay Rangnekar, director and head of project finance and corporate advisory services at ANZ Investment Bank in India, speaks on the impact on lending to power companies after Enron's Dabhol Power Co. served notice it may cancel its power supply contract with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20385_p5", "sents": [ "3M's profit sags Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. says third-quarter profit fell 21 per cent as a slumping global economy reduced sales and workforce cuts increase d expenses.", "Profit fell to $394 million (U.S.), or 99 cents a share, from $499 million, or $1.25, in the year-ago quarter.", "Sales fell 7.1 per cent to $3.97 billio n from $4.27 billion, the company added in a statement yesterday.", "3M, which makes products that range from Post-It Notes to circuit boards, h as been eliminating 5,000 workers and cutting costs to cope with slowing sa les.", "Copper plunges Copper fell in London yesterday, nearing the lowest price in almost 15 year s, on expectations for slowing demand from users such as electronics makers and construction companies.", "Copper for delivery in three months fell as much as $8 (U.S.) to $1,366 at onne on the London Metal Exchange, where prices are down 25 per cent this y ear." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 5 ] }, { "title": "London Metal Exchange", "sents": [ "The London Metal Exchange (LME) is the futures exchange with the world's largest market in options and futures contracts on base and other metals.", "As the LME offers contracts with daily expiry dates of up to three months from trade date, weekly contracts to six months, and monthly contracts up to 123 months, it also allows for cash trading.", "It offers hedging, worldwide reference pricing, and the option of physical delivery to settle contracts.", "Since 2012 it has been owned by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, after LME's shareholders voted in July 2012 to approve the sale of the exchange for a price of £1.4 billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5050_p13", "sents": [ "Thomas Kelly, vice president of Cisco's worldwide training group, will join KnowledgeNet's board of directors as a board observer.", "The company will use the funds to develop its Internet-based training technology, sales, and marketing.", "http: www.knowledgenet.com Wireless Infrastructure Firm, Broadbeam, Gets $29 Million PRINCETON, N.J. -- Broadbeam, a provider of wireless infrastructure provider, said it secured $29 million in a round of financing led by ABS Capital Partners with Nassau Capital, The Co-Investment 2000 Fund, StarVest Partners, Allegra Partners, and Dime Capital Partners contributing.", "Timothy T. Weglicki, a partner of ABS Capital Partners, joined the board of directors.", "The funds will be used for product development, sales, and marketing.", "http: www.broadbeam.com Dynamic Logic, e-Marketing Analysis Firm, Raises $5 Million NEW YORK -- Dynamic Logic, which provides analysis on online marketing effectiveness, said it raised $5 million in its Series C round of funding.", "The round was funded entirely by eVerger, a $100 million fund formed by the Aegis Group and Warburg Communications." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e5463_p20", "sents": [ "Former SNK president Hizakasu Yamaguchi will serve as president of the Asian distributor.", "Varimetrix is backed by SNK and Samsung.", "http: www.vx.com http: www.encee.com New Directors o Web App Software Firm Notara Adds Two to Board NEW YORK -- Notara, a Web application software company, said it has appointed Neil Austrian, the chairman of iWon.com and former president and chief operating officer of NFL, to its board of directors.", "Mark Dowley, the president of the marketing communications group of McCann-Erikson WorldGroup and chairman and chief operating officer of Momentum Worldwide has also taken a seat on the board, Notara said.", "Notara is backed by Hummer Winbald Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Nassau Capital, Sumitomo Corp, and the UK-based Prot,g, Group.", "http: www.notara.com Advent Partner Joins Board of Imaging Firm LightLab WESTFORD, Mass.", "-- LightLab Imaging, a developer of optical coherence tomography systems for imaging applications, said it appointed William C. Mills III to its board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3137_p12", "sents": [ "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Takemori was president and general manager of Centura Embedded Systems Japan, where he l ed the company's embedded database and network solutions division.", "Solid is backed by Apax Partners, BancBoston Capital, Bayview 2000, CDC-Valeurs de Croissance, Conventum, Essex Investment Management, Intel 64 Fund, Nokia Pension Fund, Pogue International Fund, Prime Technology Ventures, Robertso n Stephens Funds, and RS Coinvestment Fund.", "http: www.solidtech.com GlobalSight Adds Russ Davis as Sr. VP, World Sales mail?", "top SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- GlobalSight, a provider of infrastructur e software and strategy for Web globalization, said it named Russ Davis as senior vice president, worldwide sales and field operations.", "Mr. Davis most recently served as vice president of worldwide sales at DecisionPoint Applications.", "The company also named John Grillos as vice president, busine ss development.", "Mr. Grillos formerly headed global e-business alliances at Documentum, where he developed the company's worldwide alliance program." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e3248_p17", "sents": [ "John Pfaff was named chief information officer, formerly serving as principal at BusinessEdge Solutions, an operations systems integrator.", "Ron Toth was name d vice president, network engineering.", "Mr. Toth was formerly with AT&T.", "Spher a Optical Networks is backed by Mayfield, Oak Investment Partners, Pequot Capital Management, Soros Private Equity Partners, and Worldview Technology Partners.", "http: www.spheranetworks.com BancBoston Adds William Gemmell as Mng.", "Dir.", "of Operations mail?", "top BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- BancBoston Capital, the private equity arm of FleetBoston Financial, said it appointed William Gemmell as managing direct or of operations, managing the company's systems, finance and administrative teams, and its client services group.", "Mr. Gemmell formerly served as executive vice president of operations at BostonCoach, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fidelity Investments.", "BancBoston Capital and its affiliates have invested more than $5 billion.", "http: www.bancbostoncapital.com Ensim Appoints Effendy Shahul-Hamid as Managing Director mail?", "top SUNNYVALE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Ensim, a hosting automation provider, said it appointed Effendy Shahul-Hamid as managing director, Asia Pacific." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "European pied flycatcher", "sents": [ "The European pied flycatcher (\"Ficedula hypoleuca\") is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family.", "One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridizes to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher.", "It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia.", "It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa.", "It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Old World flycatcher", "sents": [ "The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds mostly restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia).", "These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, as the name implies, take their prey on the wing.", "The family includes 324 species and is divided into 51 genera." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "National Post", "sents": [ "The National Post is a Canadian English-language newspaper.", "The paper is the flagship publication of Postmedia Network, and is published Tuesdays through Saturdays.", "It was founded in 1998 by Conrad Black.", "Once distributed nationally, it later began publishing a daily edition in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia, with only its weekend edition available in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.", "As of 2006, the \"Post\" is no longer distributed in Canada's Atlantic provinces and the territories.", "As of 2017, the \"Post\" is no longer a daily newspaper, publishing on a reduced schedule and transitioning subcribers to electronic delivery." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e27392_p0", "sents": [ "'Enron's Skilling Cites Stock-Price Plunge As Main Reason for Leaving CEO Post The Wall Street Journal, 08 16 01 Enron's Lay to Name Two to Chairman's Office, Newspaper Reports Bloomberg, 08 16 01 Veritas Software, Vitesse Decline Amid Tech Slump, Energy Surge The Wall Street Journal, 08 16 01 Houston-Area Energy Giant Plans to Quickly Fill CEO Position Houston Chronicle - Texas, 08 16 01 Enron's Skilling Cites Stock-Price Plunge as Main Reason for Leaving CEO Post Dow Jones Business News, 08 16 01 Enron's Skilling says resigned due to plummeting share price AFX News, 08 16 01 After a tumultuous six months as the energy company's president and CEO, Jeffrey Skilling says \"No mas,\" tendering his resignation.", "Redherring.com, 08 16 01 Enron shares decline after CEO resigns National Post, 08 16 01 Shares Fall, With the Nasdaq Closing at a 4-Month Low The New York Times, 08 16 01 Skilling quits, jolts Enron The Times of India, 08 16 01 World Watch The Wall Street Journal, 08 16 01 Markets Your Money Enron Stock Hits 52-Week Low on Skilling's Exit Reaction: Some analysts, however, reaffirm their confidence in the energy trader's bold strategy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Slon (album)", "sents": [ "Slon is the third album from the Chicago Underground Trio.", "The album was released in January 2004 on Thrill Jockey Records .", "This is their first release on Thrill Jockey, their first two albums were released by Delmark Records.", "The album was produced by Bundy K. Brown.", "The trio consists of Rob Mazurek on cornet, Noel Kupersmith on bass and Chad Taylor on drums.", "This is their last release with bassist Noel Kupersmith.", "Mazurek and Taylor have also combined as the Chicago Underground Duo and with the Chicago Underground Orchestra." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Bundy K. Brown", "sents": [ "Bundy Kenneth Brown, also known Ken Brown or Bundy K. Brown, is an American musician and recording engineer.", "He is best known for being a founding member of Tortoise and for his production, engineering and remixes in the Chicago post rock scene." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jeffrey Skilling", "sents": [ "Jeffrey Keith \"Jeff\" Skilling (born November 25, 1953) is the former CEO of Enron Corporation.", "In 2006, he was convicted of federal felony charges relating to Enron's collapse and is currently serving 14 years of a 24-year, four-month prison sentence at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) – Montgomery in Montgomery, Alabama.", "The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in the appeal of the case March 1, 2010.", "On June 24, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated part of Skilling's conviction and transferred the case back to the lower court for resentencing.", "During April 2011, a three-judge 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that the verdict would have been the same despite the legal issues being discussed, and Skilling's conviction was confirmed; however, the court ruled Skilling should be resentenced.", "Skilling appealed this new decision to the Supreme Court, but the appeal was denied.", "In 2013, the United States Department of Justice reached a deal with Skilling, which resulted in ten years being cut from his sentence." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1267_p78", "sents": [ "1988 - Enron opens its first overseas offices in England to take advantage of the country's privatization of its power industry.", "The company's major strategy shift - to pursue unregulated markets in addition to its regulated pipeline business - is revealed to executives in a gathering that became known as the \"Come to Jesus\" meeting.", "1989 - Jeffrey Skilling joins the company and Enron launches its Gas Bank, a program under which buyers of natural gas can lock in long-term supplies at fixed prices.", "The company also begins to offer financing for oil and gas producers.", "1992 - Enron acquires Transportadora de Gas del Sur.", "It was Enron's first pipeline presence in South America and the start of a push to expand on the continent.", "1993 - Enron's Teesside power plant in England begins operation, one of the first big successes for the company's international strategy.", "1994 - Enron makes its first electricity trade, beginning what will turn out to be one of the company biggest profit centers in the next few years." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Chingai", "sents": [ "Chingai is a village located north of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India.", "The village is one of the seven sub-divisional headquarters of Ukhrul district.", "The village partially connected by National Highway 150, Imphal-Kohima road via Jessami.", "Chingai is also one of the 60 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Manipur and MK Preshow Shimray is the incumbent Member of Ligislative Assembly (MLA) elected from this colnstituency.", "The village is flanked by Awang Kasom in the west, Khamasom in the south, Somrah Tract in the east and Kharasom in the north." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Imphal", "sents": [ "Imphal (ɪm'fɑl    ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur.", "Ruins of the Palace of Kangla, the royal seat of the erstwhile Kingdom of Manipur, are in the city centre, surrounded by a moat." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Skrzypkowo", "sents": [ "Skrzypkowo (German: \"Halmbruch\" ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Obrowo, within Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.", "It lies approximately 22 km east of Toruń." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Toruń", "sents": [ "Toruń (German: \"Thorn\" ) is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River.", "Its population was 202,591 as of June 2016.", "Previously it was the capital of the Toruń Voivodeship (1975–98) and the Pomeranian Voivodeship (1921–45).", "Since 1999, Toruń has been a seat of the self-government of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and, as such, is one of its two capitals (together with Bydgoszcz).", "The cities and neighboring counties form the Bydgoszcz-Toruń twin city metropolitan area." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "KXJB-LD", "sents": [ "KXJB-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 30, is a CBS-affiliated television station serving Fargo, North Dakota, United States.", "Licensed to nearby Horace and owned by Gray Television, the station is a sister to NBC affiliate KVLY-TV, and the two stations have a co-located studio/office located at 21st Avenue South in Fargo.", "KXJB-LD broadcasts a 1080i high definition signal from a transmitter located at the KXJB/KVLY studios." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "CBS", "sents": [ "CBS (an initialism of the network's former name, the Columbia Broadcasting System) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation.", "The company is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City with major production facilities and operations in New York City (at the CBS Broadcast Center) and Los Angeles (at CBS Television City and the CBS Studio Center)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8209_p30", "sents": [ "The details of the acquisition were not released.", "Stanford Resources will remai n in San Jose and will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary.", "iSuppli raised $ 30 million in a second round of financing led by Tyco Ventures earlier in this month.", "http: www.isuppli.com new directors Cisco Exec Joins Board of Broadband Delivery Firm HarmonyCom ANN ARBOR, Mich. (VENTUREWIRE) -- HarmonyCom, which develops bro adband delivery software, said it added David Sibbald of Cisco Systems to its board of directors.", "Mr. Sibbald is currently senior director and gener al manager of Cisco Systems Communications software group.", "Cisco is an inv estor in the company.", "Prior to joining Cisco, Mr. Sibbald founded and serv ed as CEO at Atlantech Technologies, a network management software company HarmonyCom is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson-ePlanet, Genesis Partner s, Cisco Systems, ComSor Investment Fund, Iscal Holdings, Pino Venture Par tners, and Yozma Venture Capital.?", "http: www.harmonycom.com?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e2756_p4", "sents": [ "http: www.cmgi.com Fiber Optics Firm Scion Photonics Launches with $25 Million FREMONT, Calif. -- Optical component manufacturer Read-Rite said it has formed Scion Photonics with $25 million in initial funding from Tyco Ventures, the lead investor, and Integral Capital Partners.", "Read-Rite said it is contributing its wafer fabrication facility in Milpitas, Calif., as well as technical and management resources to the new company.", "The company also said it is in discussions with several other interested parties for further technology and capital investment in Scion Photonics.", "http: www.scionphotonics.com DLJ Leads $217.6 Million for Louis Dreyfus Communications LONDON -- Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette said it led a EUR 250 million ($217.6 million) in Louis Dreyfus Communications Networks.", "Louis Dreyfus Communications, a subsidiary of the Louis Dreyfus Group, operates a pan-European broadband network and provides broadband and communications services.", "The company said it will use the investment to expand its long haul network, metropolitan rings, and data centers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Somewhere with You", "sents": [ "\"Somewhere with You\" is a song written by Shane McAnally and J. T. Harding, and recorded by American country pop singer Kenny Chesney.", "It was released in November 2010 as the second single from his album \"Hemingway's Whiskey\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "J. T. Harding", "sents": [ "John Thomas \"J. T.\" Harding is an American country music songwriter.", "He has written songs for Uncle Kracker and Kenny Chesney." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Giriraja Kavi", "sents": [ "Giriraja Kavi (Telugu: గిరిరాజ కవి ) was a noted composer of Carnatic music, who lived in the 18th century in the kingdom of Thanjavur.", "His hometown, Tiruvarur, lies in the present-day state of Tamil Nadu." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Carnatic music", "sents": [ "Carnatic music, Karnāṭaka saṃgīta or Karnāṭaka saṅgītam is a system of music commonly associated with southern India, including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, as well as Sri Lanka.", "It is one of two main subgenres of Indian classical music that evolved from ancient Hindu traditions, the other subgenre being Hindustani music, which emerged as a distinct form because of Persian and Islamic influences in northern India.", "The main emphasis in Carnatic music is on vocal music; most compositions are written to be sung, and even when played on instruments, they are meant to be performed in \"gāyaki\" (singing) style." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Spodnji Kamenščak", "sents": [ "Spodnji Kamenščak (] ) is a settlement in the hills southwest of Ljutomer in northeastern Slovenia.", "The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Mura Statistical Region." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Ljutomer", "sents": [ "Ljutomer (] ; German: \"Luttenberg in der Steiermark\" ) is a town in northeastern Slovenia, some 40 km east of Maribor.", "It is the seat of the Municipality of Ljutomer.", "Traditionally it was part of the region of Styria.", "It is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.", "The economy of Ljutomer is largely based on grape farming and wine making." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7455_p23", "sents": [ "Daniel Rom remains the Tel Aviv-based president of Transale.", "Transale also said it has appointed Itzhak Krinsky, managing director in the mergers, acquisitions, and corporate advisory group of Deutsche Banc Alex Brown; and William Aimetti, managing director of operations and technology at Depository Trust Clearing Corp, to its advisory board.", "Overseas Transale raised its first round of financing from Israeli venture firm Technorov, small Israeli companies and undisclosed individuals earlier this year, and is working on closing its second round.", "http: www.transale.com Former Mail.com President Named CEO of BountySystems NEW YORK -- BountySystems, a provider of co-branded referral marketplaces, said it named Lon Otremba as chief executive officer.", "Allen Davis, the company's founder and acting chief executive officer, will remain as chairman.", "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Otremba was president of Mail.com, a publicly traded messaging service provider.", "BountySystems is backed by Prospect Street, Sentinel Capital Partners, Mass Ventures Equity Fund, and Kestrel Venture Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "Mail.com", "sents": [ "Mail.com is a web portal and web-based email service provider owned by the German internet company United Internet.", "It offers news articles and videos and a free webmail application with unlimited storage." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Luigi Simoni", "sents": [ "Luigi \"Gigi\" Simoni (born 22 January 1939) is an Italian football technical director, currently in office with Gubbio of Serie B, and a former player and coach.", "As manager of Italian club Internazionale, he won the UEFA Cup in 1998." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Serie B", "sents": [ "Serie B (] ), currently named Serie B ConTe.it due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A.", "It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the Serie A and Serie B.", "Common nicknames for the league are \"campionato cadetto\" and \"cadetteria\", as \"cadetto\" is the Italian for junior or cadet." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Karimpoocha", "sents": [ "Karimpoocha is a 1981 Indian Malayalam horror film, directed and produced by Baby.", "The film stars Ratheesh, Seema, Jagathy Sreekumar, Jose Prakash and Meena in lead roles.", "The film's score was composed by KJ Joy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Ratheesh", "sents": [ "Ratheesh (1954–2002) was an Indian film actor best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.", "He was a native of Kalavoor in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India.", "He was a popular movie star during the late-1970s and 1980s.", "He was popular for his villainous roles during the 1990s.", "He had acted in 158 films with directors such as K. G. George, I. V. Sasi, Joshiy, P. G. Vishwambharan, Thampy Kannamthanam, and Shaji Kailas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 4 ] } ]